Fans of The Prodigy were surely disappointed when the seminal group cancelled their headlining slot on the second night of Ultra. However, much of their disappointment was alleviated when Joel Zimmerman announced that he would be the one to attempt to fill their formidable shoes.
Day 2 of Coachella saw dance music once again take the spotlight at some of the festival's biggest slots. Flosstradamus and Axwell Λ Ingrosso notably drew two of the larger crowds of the night to the Outdoor Theatre, while the Yuma Tent provided what was likely its biggest lineup of the weekend with Danny Tenaglia, Loco Dice and more on hand. Meanwhile, the Sahara saw a wide variety of acts perform from Gramatik, to Deorro, to Ratatat -- leaving plenty of options for fans of all forms of electronic music.
What you need to know from Electric Zoo day two.
With an overcast sky and many festival goers still recovering from the night before, the Saturday edition of the Wavefront Music Festival got off to a slow start, but by no means does that mean it was not one for the record books. The Wave Stage brought the bass with quality names like Caspa and Rusko, the Oasis Stage hosted some of the guys from Seth Troxler's Visionquest label as well as a lengthy set from the three men of Apollonia, and of course, the Legends tent belonged to Chicago house veterans Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle, Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Ralphi Rosario, and Gene Farris (among others). Here's what really stuck out for us yesterday:
With surprise special guest Boys Noize joining an already loaded lineup of Bromance buddies Brodinski and Gesaffelstein and Dirtybird owners Claude VonStroke and Justin Martin, Hard Miami's second night was akin to a diplomatic summit between techno, electro and tech funk pioneers.