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Ultra Music Festival Announces Phase Two of Its Lineup

Ultra Music Festival released the second phase of its lineup, and while the biggest names in the list offer no big surprises, a number of other, smaller acts added to the bill demonstrate more of the festival's forward-thinking approach this year. So here are the titans who will play (again): Paul ... More >>

Dave Seaman Returns to Shine at the Shelborne on Friday

www.windishagency.comThe Leeds-born house DJ Dave Seaman, is by now, is a worldwide household name in electronic music, with countless mix albums and original releases, a record label (Audio Therapy), and a constant international touring schedule calibrated with military precision. But in the mid- t ... More >>

Winter Music Conference Event Listings

Find all the best parties taking place March 25-29.

Winter Music Conference Event Listings

Find all the best parties taking place March 24-29.

Catch Matthew Dear and His Spectral Sound Around Town

Find all the best parties taking place March 24-29.

Dave Seaman

Find all the best parties taking place March 24-29.

Matthew Dear: Spectral Shapeshifter

He touches down in Miami as two versions of himself.

Samuel L. Session Brings Dance Music Back to the Beach

Our new music columnist, Suicide Blonde, says the Swede’s a good omen

Tech Itch

Our new music columnist, Suicide Blonde, says the Swede’s a good omen

Time to Shine

DJ and promoter Jon Cowan reopens his spot in the Shelborne Hotel by resurrecting, for one night, another ghost of South Beach club past: Groove Jet

Subversive Emergence

DJ and promoter Jon Cowan reopens his spot in the Shelborne Hotel by resurrecting, for one night, another ghost of South Beach club past: Groove Jet

Energy Flash

In with the old, in with the new

The Cosmic Twins Land

Derrick May and François K team up for one night only at Nocturnal.

Not that Sacha

Derrick May and François K team up for one night only at Nocturnal.

Concert Review: Wolfgang Gartner at Mansion, December 12

Photo by Sarah TylerClick here to view more photos from this event.I went to Mansion on Saturday night in order to find out what's happened to electro house. This energetic style, blended with equal parts electro and indie dance rock, exploded on the international scene in 2006 but lost most of its ... More >>

A look at 2009 in dance music

Photo by Sarah TylerClick here to view more photos from this event.I went to Mansion on Saturday night in order to find out what's happened to electro house. This energetic style, blended with equal parts electro and indie dance rock, exploded on the international scene in 2006 but lost most of its ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2010 Phase 1 Lineup Announced UPDATE

​I rarely ever take flier handouts while walking at night around South Beach, but for some reason as I was leaving Klutch I took an Ultra flier from a guy. Honestly, the first thing I felt was exhaustion because I don't know if I can handle the fact that Winter Music Conference is already creeping ... More >>

Julius the Mad Thinker Music Video Premiere & DJ Set at Vagabond Saturday

​House music reigned supreme at Vagabond Saturdays throughout 2009, with weekly performances by such classic house luminaries as Frankie Knuckles, Little Louie Vega, Jellybean Benitez, and Jesse Saunders. So far the soulful house vibes promise to live on at the downtown hotpot in 2010, and Saturda ... More >>

Passion Pit, Caspa Added to Ultra Music Festival 2010 Lineup UPDATE

Photo by Chrissy PiperPassion Pit​Here comes the Ultra Music Festival shuffle! You have to remember nothing is concrete even on the day of the festival (Bloc Party canceled last year at the last minute). According to an official press release from Ultra's organizers, indie-rock band Passion Pit ha ... More >>

Get Mad!

Photo by Chrissy PiperPassion Pit​Here comes the Ultra Music Festival shuffle! You have to remember nothing is concrete even on the day of the festival (Bloc Party canceled last year at the last minute). According to an official press release from Ultra's organizers, indie-rock band Passion Pit ha ... More >>

Mark Farina Plays Nocturnal on Saturday, January 23

​Few artists in the world of electronic dance music can take credit for the sort of self-styled signature sound that has made Mark Farina one of the most original and idiosyncratic DJ/producers of the last twenty years. As a house music veteran with old ties to the Chicago, Detroit and San Francis ... More >>

Mushroom Jazz originator Mark Farina does Nocturnal

​Few artists in the world of electronic dance music can take credit for the sort of self-styled signature sound that has made Mark Farina one of the most original and idiosyncratic DJ/producers of the last twenty years. As a house music veteran with old ties to the Chicago, Detroit and San Francis ... More >>

When You're 21, You're No Fun

​Few artists in the world of electronic dance music can take credit for the sort of self-styled signature sound that has made Mark Farina one of the most original and idiosyncratic DJ/producers of the last twenty years. As a house music veteran with old ties to the Chicago, Detroit and San Francis ... More >>

Q&A with Marc Romboy, Playing the One Year Anniversary Block Party at Electric Pickle on Friday

​For going on two decades, German DJ/producer Marc Romboy has established himself as one of the preeminent figures of electronic dance music through a rare combination of innovative vision and heartfelt reverence for the classic forms. A childhood fascination with synthesized sounds, via the likes ... More >>

Ryan Crosson Plays Space on Saturday

​Like homies and Visionquest partners Seth Troxler and Lee Curtiss, DJ/producer Ryan Crosson is part of a new breed of Detroit-bred artists who have staked their place in Berlin's underground EDM scene since the late 2000s. Born and raised in Metro Detroit, Crosson absorbed the native sounds of se ... More >>

Juan Atkins reflects on 25 years of Detroit techno

​Like homies and Visionquest partners Seth Troxler and Lee Curtiss, DJ/producer Ryan Crosson is part of a new breed of Detroit-bred artists who have staked their place in Berlin's underground EDM scene since the late 2000s. Born and raised in Metro Detroit, Crosson absorbed the native sounds of se ... More >>

The 25 worst moments in dance music history

​Like homies and Visionquest partners Seth Troxler and Lee Curtiss, DJ/producer Ryan Crosson is part of a new breed of Detroit-bred artists who have staked their place in Berlin's underground EDM scene since the late 2000s. Born and raised in Metro Detroit, Crosson absorbed the native sounds of se ... More >>

Q&A with Barem, Playing at Electric Pickle Tonight

​DJ/producer Mauricio Barembuem a.k.a. Barem has been Argentina's number one techno export since alighting on the international scene in the mid 2000s. Having caught the ear of minimal techno magnate Richie Hawtin in 2006, Barem signed to his prestigious Minus label and remains one of its most cel ... More >>

Give ’Em Space

​DJ/producer Mauricio Barembuem a.k.a. Barem has been Argentina's number one techno export since alighting on the international scene in the mid 2000s. Having caught the ear of minimal techno magnate Richie Hawtin in 2006, Barem signed to his prestigious Minus label and remains one of its most cel ... More >>

Electric Zoo Festival: Full Final Lineup Announced

​The Electric Zoo festival, which launched just last year, is New York City's somewhat latecoming answer to Detroit's Movement Electronic Music Festival and Miami's own Ultra -- better late than never, right? 2009's successful inaugural event at Randall's Island Park in Manhattan summoned over 26, ... More >>

John Selway Talks Musical Experimentation and His Eclectic Side Projects

​NYC-based DJ, producer, label owner, and all-around renaissance man John Selway is easily the hardest-working dude in electronic dance music. Ground-breaking and career-making accolades like having co-produced the 1992 debut release by house superstars Deep Dish hardly begin to define Selway's ta ... More >>

UK House Legend Charles Webster Talks Three Decades of EDM and His Latest Projects

​Charles Webster's story reads like the history of transatlantic dance music itself. He was born and bred in the early-'80s electronic music boomtown of Sheffield, England, cradle to such seminal acts as the Human League and Cabaret Voltaire. He shared time in the studio with Detroit techno pio ... More >>

Five Influential Tracks by Dieselboy, Spinning at Electric Pickle This Saturday

via twitter.com/djdieselboy​Unlike with punk rock, at the height of drum 'n' bass' near-mainstream crossover, there was never much of a debate over its country of origin. The skittering, ragga-inflected, bass-heavy electronic music was, at least at its inception, purely a product of the U.K. Singl ... More >>

Richie Hawtin at Mansion November 27

via twitter.com/djdieselboy​Unlike with punk rock, at the height of drum 'n' bass' near-mainstream crossover, there was never much of a debate over its country of origin. The skittering, ragga-inflected, bass-heavy electronic music was, at least at its inception, purely a product of the U.K. Singl ... More >>

Richie Hawtin Talks Darkness, the Detroit Underground, and the Future of Plastikman

Photo by Riva Sayegh Photography​Recording under his persona Plastikman, minimal mastermid Richie Hawtin first established himself as a standard-bearer for material as much about breath as breadth. Now, seven years since the last Plastikman album and 18 years since debuting the brand, Hawtin is pr ... More >>

Junior Sanchez Talks New Albums and Pop Projects

​World-renowned DJ-producer Junior Sanchez hardly needs an introduction. Like his homies Erick Morillo and Harry "Choo Choo" Romero, Sanchez was bred in New Jersey's seminal '90s Latin house scene. He would cut his teeth spinning at legendary NYC hotspots like Limelight and the Shelter. As a me ... More >>

Carl Craig at Electric Pickle February 11

​World-renowned DJ-producer Junior Sanchez hardly needs an introduction. Like his homies Erick Morillo and Harry "Choo Choo" Romero, Sanchez was bred in New Jersey's seminal '90s Latin house scene. He would cut his teeth spinning at legendary NYC hotspots like Limelight and the Shelter. As a me ... More >>

IDMA 2011 Nominees Announced and Crossfade Picks the Winners

James Murphy deserves an IDMA or two.​Every year, coinciding with Winter Music Conference, the International Dance Music Awards (IDMAs) recognizes those who make electronic music great. Sure, it's not exactly the Grammys or MTV's Video Music Awards. But dammit, it's a homegrown awards show and tha ... More >>

Richie Hawtin on Sunday School, the Subtropics, and Ultra Week

​It's 2011 and after working his way up from Detroit's techno underground, Richie Hawtin is a world-class dance music institution. Of course, there are his seminal labels Plus 8 and Minus, his acclaimed Plastikman alter ego, and his hard-earned rep as a game-changing innovator in the arenas of pro ... More >>

Richie Hawtin at Sunday School: The Lost Weekend March 25

​It's 2011 and after working his way up from Detroit's techno underground, Richie Hawtin is a world-class dance music institution. Of course, there are his seminal labels Plus 8 and Minus, his acclaimed Plastikman alter ego, and his hard-earned rep as a game-changing innovator in the arenas of pro ... More >>

Ten Electronic Dance Music Legends We Wish Had Come to Miami in March

Aphex Twin, if you're reading this, please come to Miami!​WMC and Ultra Week have come and gone. There were mind-blowingly awesome DJ lineups and there were majorly overrated ones. Sure, March has never disappointed. But there's no denying how bloated and commercial certain chunks of the EDM in ... More >>

Ramadanman and Zed Bias at Eve April 23

Aphex Twin, if you're reading this, please come to Miami!​WMC and Ultra Week have come and gone. There were mind-blowingly awesome DJ lineups and there were majorly overrated ones. Sure, March has never disappointed. But there's no denying how bloated and commercial certain chunks of the EDM in ... More >>

Identity Festival 2011: A Guide for Bros, Girls, Hip-Hoppers, Snobs, and Hipsters

​Dance music's gonna blow up! That's the kind of ecstatic chatter that's been endlessly parroted by pop commentators in 2011. However, this perception that electronic tuneage has been waiting idly on the sidelines just isn't true. Dance music crossed over a long time ago. In case you hadn't not ... More >>

Identity Festival signals dance music's true arrival on the American scene

​Dance music's gonna blow up! That's the kind of ecstatic chatter that's been endlessly parroted by pop commentators in 2011. However, this perception that electronic tuneage has been waiting idly on the sidelines just isn't true. Dance music crossed over a long time ago. In case you hadn't not ... More >>

Good Old-Fashioned House Party

​Dance music's gonna blow up! That's the kind of ecstatic chatter that's been endlessly parroted by pop commentators in 2011. However, this perception that electronic tuneage has been waiting idly on the sidelines just isn't true. Dance music crossed over a long time ago. In case you hadn't not ... More >>

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs at Bardot November 3

​Dance music's gonna blow up! That's the kind of ecstatic chatter that's been endlessly parroted by pop commentators in 2011. However, this perception that electronic tuneage has been waiting idly on the sidelines just isn't true. Dance music crossed over a long time ago. In case you hadn't not ... More >>

Skrillex, 12th Planet, Two Fresh, and Nadastrom at the Fillmore Miami Beach December 17

​Dance music's gonna blow up! That's the kind of ecstatic chatter that's been endlessly parroted by pop commentators in 2011. However, this perception that electronic tuneage has been waiting idly on the sidelines just isn't true. Dance music crossed over a long time ago. In case you hadn't not ... More >>

Steve Lawler at Wall Lounge December 28

​Dance music's gonna blow up! That's the kind of ecstatic chatter that's been endlessly parroted by pop commentators in 2011. However, this perception that electronic tuneage has been waiting idly on the sidelines just isn't true. Dance music crossed over a long time ago. In case you hadn't not ... More >>

Candyland 2011 at Revolution Live December 23

​Dance music's gonna blow up! That's the kind of ecstatic chatter that's been endlessly parroted by pop commentators in 2011. However, this perception that electronic tuneage has been waiting idly on the sidelines just isn't true. Dance music crossed over a long time ago. In case you hadn't not ... More >>