Richie Hawtin and Loco Dice announce fifteen city North American tour
Electronic music kingpins Richie Hawtin and Loco Dice are embarking on a fifteen city US and Canada tour that plans to spread the message of dance music across numerous music venues and college campuses alike. The tour, called CNTRL: Beyond EDM, combines the educational dynamic of college lectures followed by an evening of electronic music with Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, and their touring guest DJs.
Sonar Festival announces eight city North American tour for November
Before today, Sonar was a festival that took place across various venues in Barcelona, booking some of the biggest names in dance music. Today, they announce they'll be coming across the pond to debut their North American tour. Making stops everywhere from New York's Roseland Ballroom to Los Angeles' Shine Expo Hall, this festival, along with its starstudded underground line up, looks to be a promising one.
Where My Head’s At: Skrillex’s mothership lays waste to the mainstage at Electric Zoo 2012
Back in 2010, a then unknown in dance music, Screemo rockstar, Sonny Moore, released a 5 track EP under the moniker Skrillex. Then he gave it away for free to the world, sparking a sonic revolution creating a rift in the EDM landscape. There was no corporate entity behind him, just a kid on his laptop making music that he liked, experimenting with new sounds -- creating a new genre, by himself, alone in his bedroom. I don't remember how I found Skrillex's first EP, it was likely on one of the countless electro blogs that have come and gone since then, but from the moment I pressed play on "My Name is Skrillex" I knew that what I was hearing wasn't going to go away. It was too robust and too unique to not explode into the forefront of the next generation of electronic dance music.
Verboten and the Hot Creations crew take to the high seas
Verboten and the Hot Creations crew took to the high seas on a 1000-person mega-yacht comprised of two dance floors, multi-level outdoor lounge areas, accessible bars everywhere, and star-studded line up of world-class DJs. Hot Creations, the label curated by Jamie Jones and Lee Foss -- and who also make up the duo, Hot Natured, were the main attraction of the night, bringing along Infinity Ink, Robert James, and Richy Ahmed. For the last big show of the summer, Verboten pulled out all the stops.
99 reasons to be excited that EDC is tomorrow
Tomorrow night, a hundred thousand people will gather under the electric sky to celebrate the biggest dance party America has ever seen. As you might imagine, we're pretty excited. Here are 99 things we're looking forward to (feel free to add your own in the comments).