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202 items archivedGRiZ’s Seven Stars Festival will go on hiatus and search for a new home after its current site in Virginia was revealed to be a former plantation. The dubstep star apologized for the oversight and shared his decision to move the festival away from the Oak Ridge Estate in Arringto…
Maryland is officially getting a Sphere Entertainement venue. Prince George’s County councilmembers authorized the country to issue up to $215 million in special obligation bonds to help build the 6,000-seat venue in National Harbor in a unanimous 8-0 vote earlier this week. It w…
One year on from the release of her debut album, SIPPY just dropped a rare live recording of Scars In Stereo. Filmed in her family home in Australia, the 20-minute session reimagines the bass dynamo’s deeply personal first LP with live keys, drums, and vocals, performed in front…
Justice’s original score for Grand Theft Auto VI is dropping as an album next month. Rockstar Games today announced that the official Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score album will be released on CD, vinyl and digitally on December 11, a little over three weeks after the highly a…
GRiZ and Subtronics just dropped the lineup for GRIZTRONICS Gorge 2. After announcing dates and initial details yesterday, the pair of dubstep stars revealed a deep roster of bass talent for the second edition of their curated festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre, extending to thre…
It appears EXIT Festival is heading back home to Serbia. After a student-led movement ousted the country’s longtime authoritarian leader Aleksander Vučić from power in a parliamentary election last weekend, EXIT Festival director Dušan Kovačević hinted at the long-running dance e…
Subtronics and GRiZ just teased new details for the second edition of their GRIZTRONICS weekender at the Gorge. In a skit video posted to Instagram today, the pair of dubstep stars revealed that their curated festival will return to the scenic amphitheater overlooking the Columbi…
Wasteland Orlando just dropped its inaugural lineup. Insomniac’s hard dance festival will make its first appearance in Florida at Orlando’s Central Florida Fairgrounds on February 6-7, pushing the tempo with two days of performances from leading names across the genre. Announced…
Twenty years after dropping his debut album, Claude VonStroke is finally cutting Beware Of The Bird on wax. The tech house legend is celebrating two decades of his influential first album with today’s deluxe edition re-release of the 2006 LP, landing on vinyl for the first time e…
Insomniac and Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) are joining forces for a new electronic music conference during EDC Las Vegas 2027. The partnership was revealed today, October 22, during Insomniac founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella’s keynote appearance at ADE Pro, where he joined Billboa…
Sammy Virji just surprised fans with a new album. Earlier today, the UK garage star took to social media and shared a link to a website where fans queued for an online premiere of the new project, Open Late, out now on major streaming platforms. The online listening party feature…
LAYZ is hitting the road for a headline tour and new EP in 2027. After sharing a thriller film-inspired teaser video yesterday, the dubstep dynamo today unveiled nine club shows as part of her “OUTNUMBERED” tour, kicking off at Denver’s Summit Music Hall on January 29-30 ahead of…
BICEP is flexing a new album and major tour dates in 2027. The revered Belfast-born electronic duo revealed yesterday that their new album, ‘SLUG,’ will arrive on January 29 via Ninja Tune, marking their first full-length LP under their main project since 2021’s ‘Isles.’ Followin…
Montréal’s Igloofest has shared its lineup for 2027. The long-running electronic event returns for its 19th season at Old Port from January 14 to February 6, bringing headline performances from KAYTRANADA, James Hype, Chris Lorenzo, Fatboy Slim, KETTAMA, Ninajirachi, Frost Childr…
Benny Benassi loves Halloween. Since he began touring in the U.S. over two decades ago, the Italian producer and DJ has made a habit of playing raves dedicated to the haunting fall holiday, including Escape Halloween, where he’ll make his sixth appearance at Insomniac’s themed fe…
Two Mersiv sets, Caspa B2B The Widdler, and a weekend spent basking in suspiciously good bass. Beyond Existence is giving us plenty of reasons to pack the camping gear this November. The independently owned Texas bass festival returns for its seventh edition from November 6-8, br…
EDSea has unveiled its 2027 lineup. Insomniac’s cruise ship festival will set sail out of Miami for a five-night journey on the Norwegian Joy from January 26-31, charting course for Harvest Caye, Belize, and back with performances from over 60 top DJs. This year’s cruise will hos…
Thirty years ago, Amsterdam Dance Event was a modest industry gathering with 300 professionals and a clubbing program spread across three clubs. Next week, it returns to the Dutch capital with thousands of artists performing in over 300 venues, and a guest list as long as the Ams…
Sara Landry has released her sophomore album, ‘Divine Intervention.’ Described as “a fourteen-track ritual of rebirth,” the hard techno high priestess’ second full-length LP arrives today, 10 months in the making, via her own HEKATE label, marking the awaited follow-up to her acc…
Nejvex and SLANDER first met digitally in 2023. After hearing Nejvex’s tunes, the star dubstep duo slid into the young bass artist’s Twitter DMs to ask for tracks to play out and whether he’d be interested in releasing on their labels. At the time, the producer and DJ—born Milosl…
Justice are the brains behind the in-game soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto VI. Rockstar Games revealed the French electronic duo as the composers of the original score for the highly anticipated GTA sequel today. The announcement came alongside a new trailer for the game, out next…
Avalon Hollywood just upgraded to a new state-of-the-art sound system. Designed by club founder and custom sound designer John Lyons and Insomniac’s Pasquale Rotella, the system debuted during SIDEPIECE’s Hollywood Block Party Afters on October 3 and powered the club’s headline a…
Japanese DJ Illumi Maeda is officially the world’s youngest female club DJ. Performing as DJ ILLU, Maeda earned the Guinness World Records title at six years and 99 days old after spinning for more than an hour at a Yokohama nightclub in March. The record-breaking performance cam…
Indio is sparing Goldenvoice a nearly $50,000 curfew fine following Head Trip. The City of Indio issued a statement yesterday saying it will not penalize the promoter after Swedish House Mafia’s headline performance at Goldenvoice’s one-time-only dance festival ran more than 30 m…
Ultra Miami has unveiled its phase one lineup. Ultra’s flagship festival returns to Miami for its 27th edition from March 26-28, 2027, back at Bayfront Park after a sold-out 2026 edition with performances from over 100 of the world’s leading DJs, including 26 headline acts, annou…
Dom Dolla has launched his own record label. The Australian house artist just announced that Good Fortune Records will open its catalog this Friday, October 16, with the release of “DANCE,” the hotly tipped new tech house single from fellow Aussie Torren Foot and British singer-s…
Brooklyn Pacha just unveiled its opening weekend lineup. After an inaugural summer of shows on Pacha New York’s open-air dance floor, the party moves indoors to the venue’s adjacent former Great Hall space on November 6 and 7, where Brooklyn Pacha is set to offer New York clubber…
Mau P has launched his own record label. “I just wanted to let all of you know that Baddest Behavior Records is happening. The word is out,” the Dutch house star said in a video posted to Instagram today. “It’s to support all the people that have been sending me music for years n…
Effin lets his heart do the sampling. Three years ago, the now-30-year-old bass artist—real name JD Bowden—was struggling to find his place in electronic music. After launching his career with a slew of heavy dubstep and trap hits, the Nashville-based producer and DJ committed to…
Head Trip is bringing dance music’s A-listers to the desert “just this once,” and Goldenvoice is accordingly pulling out all the stops. This weekend, the Coachella producer’s one-off electronic festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, will host Calvin Harris, Swedis…
Teksupport’s days are officially numbered. As reported by Unmixed Magazine, a New Jersey judge yesterday ordered that “there will be no more events through TCE/Toma Vitacco Entities” after November 7, ending the influential NYC house and techno event series that brought leading c…
Cloonee has released his debut album, Are You Still You?. Out today via his own Hellbent Records, the UK-born DJ and producer’s first full-length project marks a defining moment in the career of one of house music’s biggest names as he continues to push the genre envelope. The 16…
Neither rain nor mud came between headbangers and their annual trek to Lost Lands. Last month, Excision’s flagship festival returned to Thornville’s Legend Valley Campground for its ninth edition, welcoming more 150,000 attendees for three days of earth-shaking bass, dinosaur-siz…
Primavera Sound has unveiled its 2027 lineup. The long-running Spanish festival will return to Barcelona’s Parc del Fòrum for its 25th edition from June 2-6, 2027, marking its silver anniversary with a lineup of 151 leading acts from across the world of music. Unfolding over thre…
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. CRSSD Festival has been dominating San Diego’s house and techno scene for over a decade, and at this point, they’ve got the recipe down pat. Carefully curated lineups of massive names and emerging stars, straightforward stage layouts at a well-lov…
Tale Of Us is officially over. Legal documents that surfaced yesterday confirmed founding member MRAK’s departure as managing director of Karmat Music GmbH, the parent company of the melodic techno duo’s Afterlife label and event series, amid an ongoing internal legal dispute, al…
Insomniac just shared an overview of the programming for EDC Las Vegas’ 12-day “Dusk Till Dawn” experience. For the first time, the festival giant’s flagship event will return to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway over two weekends next year. The newly reimagined festival begins with E…
ÄGAPĒ has been building its own corner of New York City’s techno scene since 2021. What began as an independent party series and record label has grown into warehouse shows, international collaborations, and a community rooted in techno’s heavier sounds. This month, that evolutio…
As we look back on another summer season, we can’t help but notice that Canada’s festival scene feels different. Ten years ago, the scene was thriving, with multi-genre camping festivals spread across the country. Squamish, WayHome, and Pemberton—then Canada’s largest—pulled huge…
Head Trip and Floating Points have unveiled the lineup for Sunflower Sound System’s U.S. debut. The heralded British musician, composer, and DJ’s custom-built hi-fi experience will make its first Stateside appearance when Goldenvoice’s one-time-only dance festival touches down at…
Bushbaby is coming off his biggest summer yet. Since May, the English producer and DJ has been on a jet-setting five-month tour of the UK, Europe, and North America, where—as sounds imported from Britain continue to crash into the dance scene on this side of the Atlantic—his step…
Re:frame is coming back for another winter season in Los Angeles. The seasonal party series from Goldenvoice’s house and techno brand, Framework, will return to its home at Reframe Studios, a redesigned soundstage in Atwater Village, for 27 shows from December to late February. A…
Apple Music has announced the opening of a new music venue in London. Located beneath the UK headquarters of the tech giant’s music platform at Battersea Power Station on the River Thames, the 600-capacity Apple Music Hall will host one-off shows by major artists and bands to be…
Rockstar Games just announced the official soundtrack album for Grand Theft Auto VI. Created in partnership with Atlantic Records, GTA VI: The Album will feature 34 new original tracks that capture the energy of the video game’s playable worlds, Vice City and Leonida, created by…
CRSSD Festival is just one week away, and San Diego’s house and techno community is in for another thrilling weekend. The fall edition of local outfit FNGRS CRSSD’s biannual festival returns to Waterfront Park next weekend, September 26-27, bringing dozens of performances from th…
Time Warp has unveiled the lineup for its Los Angeles debut this fall. The renowned German house and techno brand will join forces with Insomniac Events to bring a three-warehouse music experience to Los Angeles’ Ace*Mission Studios on November 27-28, featuring performances from…
The X Games League is bringing big dance names to its winter tour. The ski and snowboard competition announced yesterday that its three-city run for 2027 will host headline performances from ZHU, Marshmello, Levity, Steve Aoki, and Adriatique when it hits the slopes from January…
Tahoe Live just dropped its 2026 lineup. The three-night dance festival returns to Palisades Tahoe for its fifth edition from December 11-13, bringing a wide range of industry-leading electronic talent to its mountainside stage, steps from the ski lifts at the California resort,…
MPH has a new album on the way. The UK garage sensation today revealed his third full-length, Here, Forever, will arrive via DisOrder and Capitol Records on November 20. Ninety percent written from the road across a run of 50 gigs in four months last year, the project is describe…
Since live music events returned after the pandemic, ARC Music Festival has brought the global house and techno scene home to Chicago on Labor Day Weekend. Over six editions, the festival’s growing profile has helped turn the holiday weekend in the Windy City, the birthplace of h…
Barry Can’t Swim and Sammy Virji have teamed up to release their new single, “I Could Be Madonna.” The joyous peak-time tune arrives today on Barry’s Earths Only Paradise label in partnership with Atlantic Records, combining the talents of two of Britain’s leading dance exports i…
Dannic has remixed Sir Ivan’s “Love Is The Piece.” The Dutch producer-DJ’s big room rework of the recording artist-philanthropist’s latest single was released on Sir Ivan’s Peaceman Music last Friday as the third in a series of remixes that reshape the delivery of its peace-drive…
Levity is bringing an all-new production experience to its annual hometown Snow Day show in Chicago. After DJing in laserships and at the foot of volcanoes, the fan-favorite bass trio today revealed they’ll debut “Octobot,” the latest of several custom production setups that have…
Las Vegas’ Jackpot Festival has unveiled its 2026 lineup. Formerly known as Jackpot NYE, the two-night rave makes its way to the Llama Lot in Downtown Las Vegas this holiday season, going all-in with performances from a roster of the scene’s leading bass DJs on December 26-27. Th…
Framework just added a second night to its Miami Art Week takeover. After announcing its first-ever party in the 305 with ANOTR last month, the Los Angeles-based house and techno outfit today unveiled another show as part of its special collaboration with Miami’s unKommon Events…
Hijinx just dropped its lineup for New Year’s Eve 2026. Known as one of the East Coast’s biggest year-end raves, the two-night massive will celebrate its eighth “full send” in Philadelphia with performances from massive bass names at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on December…
Phoenix’s M3F just added fresh names to its 2027 lineup. House chart-toppers SIDEPIECE, hip-hop auteur Flying Lotus, indie favorite Young & Sick, and a high-profile B2B from dance disruptor Tiga and rising house star AYYBO will join the bill when the long-running festival returns…
Camp EDC is going for 12 days straight for the first time in its history. As EDC Las Vegas expands to two weekends next year, the festival’s on-site campground at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host 12 consecutive days of music, programming, and experiences to coincide with th…
Mau P has finally released “Just A Little Bit More.” The Dutch house icon’s most-demanded ID of the summer arrives today after months of playback on his globetrotting festival run and even more live support from more of the scene’s biggest DJs. Led by a sultry vocal that beckons…
Sara Landry is keeping things “Interesting” on her new single, out today. The latest high-speed offering from the hard techno high priestess’ forthcoming sophomore album, Divine Intervention, lands on her own HEKATE Records in a storm of glitchy stabs and screaming synths. Fusing…
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