BICEP David Rudnick This week in dance music: Sacred Society Music Group launched a new label focused on ambient music made in spatial audio, Zerb and Sofiya Nzau released a music video for their viral hit “Mwaki” shot in Kenya’s Hells Gate National Park, we shared exclusive footage of Rico Nasty and Boys Noize throwing...
A 2023 DEG Party Courtesy of DEG Events The Lunar New Year — encompassing Chinese New Year, Seollal in Korea, Tet in Vietnam and more — starts on Feb. 10, bringing two weeks of festivities celebrating the year of the dragon. For those in the New York City area, the party options include Lunar Eclipse,...
Holy Ship Wrecked 2023 Jason Fenmore Last month, several thousand fans trekked to Riviera Maya, Mexico to experience one of the final dance music festivals before the holidays, Holy Ship! Wrecked. The party from Insomniac Events — which formerly took place on an actual cruise ship and has been on land since 2020 — took...
Carlita Ryan Sarajdola This week in dance music: Lightning In a Bottle announced a 2024 lineup lead by Skrillex, Labrinth and James Blake, Boiler Room announced its 2024 world tour city stops, Movement 2024 announced its phase one lineup, Tomorrowland announced a lineup for its July festival featuring more than 400 artists, Justice announced the...
Bassnectar performs onstage during the Meadows Music and Arts Festival – Day 3 at Citi Field on Sept. 17, 2017, in New York City. Mike Coppola/Getty Images Following public backlash, the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Ga. has cancelled a pair of Bassnectar shows scheduled at the venue for April. The cancellation comes amid...
Heidi Klum Rankin There’s no mistaking the opening riff. A moody synth played in a minor key bumps back and forth over a insistent kickdrum before Corey Hart saunters onto the song to sing about wearing his sunglasses at night, so he can “watch you weave then breathe your story lines.” Today (Jan. 26), the...
Tomorrowland 2023 Courtesy of Tomorrowland The world’s biggest electronic music festival, Tomorrowland, has released its 2024 lineup. As always, the festival will gather many of the world’s biggest dance music artists for the event, happening in Boom, Belgium, July 19-21 and 26-28. You’ll need a magnifying glass to read the lineup poster, which features artists...
Diplo – Live in Antarctica 2023 (Full Set) Courtesy Photo Last month, Diplo played what was surely one of his coolest sets ever, both literally and figuratively — performing from the helipad of a ship in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Antarctica. Today (Jan. 23), the producer shared the full 90-minute performance on...
Boiler Room New York City 2023 Muccitas Boiler Room is going global, again, in 2024. The dance culture event series and streaming platform announced a world tour on Tuesday (Jan. 23) that will feature rising acts, local artists and scene stars playing across 25 cities. Expanding on the platform’s first-ever world tour last year, in...
Lightning in a Bottle 2023 Mars Photo Before festival season is festival lineup release season, with Lightning In a Bottle joining the pack Monday (Jan. 22) with its 2024 artist roster. Leading the lineup are Skrillex — who will be making his debut at the longstanding SoCal event — along with Labrinth, James Blake, M.I.A.,...
