EVENTS
Ganja White Night Announce Lineup for 2021 Red Rocks Weekend Run “Wobble Rocks”
After being postponed due to the ongoing global health crisis, Ganja White Night have announced the new dates and lineup for their Red Rocks Amphitheatre event. Dubbed Wobble Rocks, fans will get to experience three sets from the live bass performers and a cast of supporting talent both new and old in April 2021. The Belgian duo will be laying down a unique set at each night of the weekend run. On the first night, they’ll be taking the stage with friends for a “GWN & Buds” set while nights two and three will feature a throwback and Wobble Rocks set, respectively. Alongside the headlining act will be performances from Boogie T, Mala, Caspa, Truth, Mr. Bill, and more. Ganja White Night’s Wobble Rocks will take place April 16th to 18th, 2021 at Red R...
Jason Ross and Seven Lions to Take Over Insomniac TV in “The Atlas” Livestream
Jason Ross is taking his mix show “The Atlas” to the airwaves of Insomniac TV for a special livestream this coming week. Ross’ frequent collaborator Seven Lions will be making an appearance with him during the event. Seven Lions’ Ophelia Records imprint has become a home to Ross, who has released multiple singles and his debut album 1000 Faces on the label. The two have also made lightning strike twice with their hit collaborations “Ocean” in 2018 and their sweeping electro-trance hybrid single “Known You Before” a year later. It’s been a momentous year for Ross, whose 2020 debut album landed him on the shortlist of promising producers to watch. The multi-genre artist began making a spectacle of his music discovery process with the adve...
Watch Flume Perform with Diplo at Ambient Stargazing Concert in California
Following the release of his first-ever ambient album MMXX, Diplo partnered with The Smithsonian‘s AirSpace podcast for a series of one-of-a-kind, limited capacity stargazing concerts. Debuting the series on September 8th and 9th, he played out the record at the “Under Ancient Skies: A Night of Ambient Music and Stargazing” show in Pioneertown for his fans, who were able to melt away under the glittering California night sky. When he announced the initiative on August 31st, Diplo mentioned “one more surprise up our sleeve.” It seems that surprise was an appearance from Flume, who shared video from the unique show via Instagram. Flume can be seen playing the keyboard alongside Diplo and Secular Sabbath on a stage retrofitted with an abundance of plants and a cl...
Adam Beyer, Honey Dijon, Maceo Plex, More to Perform at Junction 2 Festival in 2021
The organizers of London’s Junction 2 Festival have officially unveiled the event’s 2021 lineup and it does not disappoint. After taking a year off due to the impact of COVID-19 and switching gears to the 3D digital market, they plan to bring the fest back to Boston Manor Park bigger and better than ever on June 4th and 5th, 2021 with some of the biggest names house and techno have to offer. The weekend will begin with sets from Four Tet, Honey Dijon, Jon Hopkins, Joy Orbison, Nina Kraviz, and more. Saturday’s lineup is just as impressive with performances by Adam Beyer, Amelie Lens, Blawan, Mind Against, and Maceo Plex, among others. If you are looking for a festival to plan out your return to live events, Junction 2 should be at the top of your list. Th...
Fortnite Reveals New In-Game Concert Series Amid Bitter Legal Battle with Apple
The wildly popular battle royale mass multiplayer game Fortnite has been continually collaborating with musicians such as Marshmello, Diplo, and Travis Scott, pushing the envelope of what’s really possible within the world of video games. Fortnite has now announced a brand new concert series within its “Party Royale” mode to kick off with singer and rapper Dominic Fike, but users hoping to stream the shows via their Apple devices may find themselves royally peeved. Amid a bitter legal battle stemming from Apple’s accusation that Fortnite creator Epic Games introduced its own in-app payment system to circumvent the tech giant’s 30% transaction fee on all digital payments, Fortnite is currently unavailable on th...
Excision Announces Stacked Lineup for Lost Lands’ Virtual Edition with Barely Alive, Virtual Riot, More
The collective jaw of the dubstep community just hit the carpet after Excision dropped a behemoth of a lineup for the upcoming virtual edition of his flagship festival, Lost Lands. The third iteration of his “Couch Lands” series, the digital fest flaunts a who’s who of some of the most fearsome names in bass music. Set to appear on the monumental livestream are Barely Alive, Virtual Riot, Sullivan King, Habstrakt, Modestep, Ray Volpe, Chime, Jantsen, HEKLER, Hi I’m Ghost, Hydraulix, Jeanie, Jinx, Kai Wachi, LEVEL UP, LICK, Samplifire, SWARM, TYNAN, and YOOKiE. The festival’s plucky hero, Excision, is also performing. The dubstep favorite recently hyped up his virtual festival on September 3rd, when he told fans to prepare for a “very special se...
Carl Cox, Amelie Lens, Pete Tong, More to Perform at Virtual Beirut Fundraiser
Electronic Labor Day and Beatport ReConnect have teamed up to launch the “For Beirut“ initiative as part of their efforts to raise funds to support Lebanon after a deadly explosion rocked the city on August 4th, 2020. The capital, which was already reeling from the economic pitfalls of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, has seen over $15 billion USD in material damages and the deterioration of the livelihoods of tens of thousands of individuals and families. Through the new charitable initiative, ELD and Beatport are uniting the international electronic music community to host a massive livestream on Sunday, September 13th geared towards raising funds to help rebuild Beirut. Headliners Andhim, Amelie Lens, Blond:ish, Carl Cox, Danny Howard, Dennis Ferrer, De...
First-Ever Nationwide College Virtual Festival to Feature NGHTMRE, San Holo, Ekali, Ghastly, and More
Monster Energy‘s Up & Up Festival is pushing its chips into the virtual concert pot after announcing the launch of “Welcome Back,” the first-ever nationwide college virtual festival. Citing the impact of COVID-19 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the organizers of Up & Up—the nation’s largest college touring music festival—have decided to go virtual, taking to the digital stage from October 9th to 11th. “Welcome Back” will feature performances by some of EDM’s most popular artists, including NGHTMRE, San Holo, Ghastly, Ekali, and more. “When the longer term reality set in of how the live restrictions would affect college campus life, it was important for us to identify a creative, compliant solution to give st...
Navigate a Virtual Sound Museum as a Teddy Bear with New Sound Campus Exhibit
Enrique Tomás sought to combine sound, art, and the feeling of visiting a museum with the advent of his concept project Sound Campus, which sees its virtual debut this week. Over 120 artists answered the call with submissions ranging from live sound installations to live performances. A third of those works were ultimately selected to become part of the exhibit, which was built in partnership with the University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz. Set in a dynamic virtual world, Sound Campus creates a shared experience among attendees who navigate the Titanic-shaped gallery as teddy bears. The surreal environment will focus on “uneasy” experimental sounds as its sonic theme. Live performances will also take place throughout multiple days of the exhibition. The 3D bin...
Look Inside the 2020 Virtual Burning Man Multiverse
In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it’s no longer a surprise when a music festival decides to host an online event. While many have opted for run-of-the-mill livestreams hosted on platforms like YouTube and Twitch, some organizers have devised clever ways to spice up the experience. Always one for both technological and artistic advancements, The Burning Man Project introduced a virtual Burn to give fans a way to connect and experience the event from the safety of their homes. Users created avatars and were able to explore a virtual Black Rock City, traversing a digital recreation of the playa in full 3D. On the Burning Man website, organizers shared a video showing how to get involved with the online event. On Twitter, DJ Nick Warren shared a...
Above & Beyond to Celebrate 20 Years of Anjunabeats with Extended Livestream Event
Above & Beyond‘s historic Anjunabeats imprint is rapidly approaching a milestone anniversary of 20 years. To celebrate the occasion, the trio is setting the stage for an extended ABGT400 livestream event, set to take place on the River Thames in London, back where their legacy all began. While the group is getting ready to celebrate the monumental achievement, the process in the pandemic era has been vastly different. For starters, the trio has not been together in person since March, which they say is the longest they have not seen each other in 20 years. Normally, they’d be on a studio blitz in preparation, but these times of social distancing have seen the members working independently on various projects. Despite slowing down on new Above & Beyond work, the tri...
Adventure Club, PEEKABOO, More to Perform at Rip-Roaring “Pavement Rave” Drive-In Shows This Weekend
Following a successful turn with Subtronics in early August, the organizers of Scranton drive-in concert series “Pavement Rave” are back for Round 2 and they are bringing out all the stops. In two lineups for separate shows this weekend that would make the heart of Dunder Mifflin proud, the newest iterations of the series feature a stable of the most promising producers in bass music, who are set to descend on the Montage Mountain parking lot for twin drive-in raves. PEEKABOO, Champagne Drip, TVBOO, and Sully will perform on Saturday, September 5th while Adventure Club, Wooli, TYNAN, and Codd Dubbz will grace the stage on Sunday, September 6th. In a post-trap landscape that moonlights as an EDM Wild West where artists get extremely creative with unorthodox sound design, PE...
