Monthly Archives: June 2016

Ever After is Basshead Paradise

written by Nick Austin Imagine a land where the bassheads run free, where the music is thick, and where you can ignore all of that and frolic around a wave pool if you so choose. Introducing Ever After Music Festival, a wicked 3-day event in Kitchener, Ontario. Only in it’s second year, Ever After stands […]

Sonic Bloom: Where the Cultivation of Music, Movement, Vision and Permaculture Flourishes

Written by Bryan Deng Sonic Bloom, a transformational electronic music festival located at Hummingbird Ranch in Spanish Peaks Country, CO, heads into its 11th year next week. In addition to headliners Tipper and Bonobo (DJ set), the festival is welcoming back British producer & musician OTT, a Pumpkin tribute featuring Everyman, and a can’t-miss Herbie Hancock Tribute set featuring […]

Interview: SubOctave Co-Owner Discusses What Separates the Festival from the Rest

written by Austin Allen Houston, Minnesota will be melting to the sounds of multiple filth artists during the weekend of July 22. A lineup featuring Minnesota B2B G Jones, Ill Gates vs. KJ Sawka, Space Jesus, Psymbionic, special guests Michal Menert & The Pretty Fantastics shows impressive progress for the two-year-old SubOctave Music Festival. We […]

Blaze ‘n’ Glory is a Crash Course in SoCal Culture

written by Mia Nissen As a Southern California native who hasn’t gotten to know the Southern California music scene very well, I took Blaze ‘n’ Glory as my first opportunity to get acquainted. The lineup for this one-day festival is what caught my interest (how many times can you witness an Atmosphere/Nas/GRiZ combo without ever […]

Interview: Sharam on Looking to the Past to Find Your Future

written by Ariana Assaf Meet Sharam, native Iranian DJ and producer of house-inspired music. In 2002, Sharam won a Grammy for his remix of Dido’s “Thank You”, made with Dubfire when the two worked together as Deep Dish. Now, Sharam seems to have arrived at the pinnacle of perfecting his own unique sound, by returning […]

Euphoria Brings Festing from the Pastures of Texas to the Mountains of Alaska

These days, a music festival can happen almost anywhere: a Serbian fortress, beautiful beaches of the southern United States, an island in the middle of Budapest’s Danube river… But what about having a music festival here? Vivid Sound Entertainment is taking its Austin, TX-based Euphoria Music Festival “up north to the future” for the first installment […]

Welcome to Movement, the Home of Detroit Techno

Written by Evan Cudworth Movement Electronic Music Festival Quick Facts: Camping: No Capacity: Medium to Large Crowd type: Techno Ravers (plenty of black outfits) but overall a well-mixed crowd. Family friendly (kids welcome!) and on average a bit older than typical festival (25 – 35) Music genre: Techno, Deep House How To Get There Most […]