Summer time Chi is in full swing now with the rising temps, grooving day parties, and Mamby on the Beach right around the corner! This year brings a few changes to Chicago’s beloved beach front festival in the forms a date and venue change. Not only do we get to …
On a devilish tear through 2019, Duke & Jones continue to impress the most adamant fans in the music industry. With their latest release “Vacancy” the standards are bound to be through the ro. This track is an outstanding reflection their signature production encompassing earthy/organic synth choices, & minimalist production, …
R. Kelly is being detained in Chicago after being arrested on Thursday, July 11, on 13 counts, including charges relating to child pornography, sex trafficking and the obstruction of justice. NYPD and Home Security officers made the arrest at 7pm while the 52-year-old was out walking his dog, CNN reports. …
GoodSex is something we should all aspire to, and when we get it, it should make you “Glow.” Okay, it sort feels like GoodSex, the project Joes Domingo from Chicago, came up with that name specifically for the purpose creating sentences like that one. But at the same time, you …
It’s a jungle out there and Gianni Blu knows it. The producer consistently hits us with quality productions that transcend genres, adhering to a style all his own. It takes that kind producer — that kind personality — to thrive in the jungle. One must make and play by their …
Chicago artist and acid house originator Derrick Harris, AKA Sleezy D, has passed away from kidney failure. Sleezy D was most famous for releasing the 1984 acid house anthem ‘I’ve Lost Control’ alongside his close friend and fellow music pioneer, Marshall Jefferson, Trax Records. Despite the success of the track, …
It’s been an exciting time these past years seeing more and more states legalize recreational and medical cannabis, and others move to decriminalize on their way to full legalization. For a majority those who listen to music, the herbaceous plant ten enhances the experience and make festival food more palatable. …
DJM-REC, an iOS app developed by Pioneer to record mixes, will now allow DJs to legally clear their recordings for major streaming services for the first time, thanks to a recent partnership with rights management company Dubset. It works as follows: a mix is uploaded from the app to Dubset, …
Change is in the air this year for one particular festival, Mamby on The Beach. The 2019 iteration the event brings us new dates with Mamby now being held at the end August rather than July and a brand new location up north, Montrose Beach! Chicago’s only beachside summer music …
Block9 has announced the line-up for its biggest Glastonbury so far. The space will now comprise of two adjacent fields – Block9 East and Block9 West – with a brand new area added, IICON, as it triples in size. Situated in Block9 East, IICON welcomes Laurel Halo, Kode9, Larry Heard …
Record label Toolroom Records has released the full listings for its 17-week Sundays Are For Family residency at Eden Ibiza. A host of new artists have been added to the parties, including Jack Back, Shiba San, KC Lights, Dale Howard, Dirty South, Jesse Perez and Monki. They join the likes …
Multi-faceted artist Virgil Abloh has designed his own CDJ and mixer in collaboration with Pioneer DJ that will be displayed at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art. The transparent CDJ-2000NXS2 and DJM-900NXS2 were first revealed on Abloh’s Instagram and later debuted at his Coachella DJ set. Now the collab will be …
Virgil Abloh is never one to do things by the status quo. The founder Off-White™ and newly appointed Men’s Artistic Director Louis Vuitton is also a DJ, and so frequently uses the Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 and DJM-900NXS2 combination. It seems as if the standard design the hardware wasn’t quite enough for Abloh …
North London-based club The Cause will throw its first birthday party next Sunday. It will kick off at 8am with a friends and family brunch and finish off at 6am on Monday in true Bank Holiday spirit. The party, which is coined ‘XXX’, will take place across its five areas. …
Dutch duo Firebeatz are back in Los Angeles, and they’re bringing the heat to Academy LA this Saturday night. It’s been more than two years since Tim and Jurre last played a club show in Los Angeles, so expect tons new music and an epic night under the LED ceiling …
It’s hard to believe that Chicago’s own North Coast Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. This gem a music festival just announced the artist lineup and new location. This year’s headliners are and Major Lazer. Additional acts include Jauz, , , Flux Pavilion, i_o, Big Wild, Gorgon City …
Following the release his new album and before his first performance at Coachella a week ago, fans were skeptical Gesaffelstein. Would it be the same sort poppy mish mash on HYPERION, or would it be a return to his original style, or somewhere in between? Thankfully, the answer was about 80/20 …
Acid house pioneer DJ Pierre is celebrating 35 years of DJing and making music with a massive remix package of his iconic ‘Acid Track’. Pierre started out in the early 1980s with his friend Spanky in their hometown Chicago. The two put together a group called Phuture and created their …
If there’s one up and coming act to keep your eyes and ears glued to, it’s Birthdayy Partyy out Chicago. These twins have what seems to be an unlimited supply hits and they’ve just released another. They cooked up “Cake” with the help the rapper Born I who is coming …
Following a massive $280 million overhaul, Chicago’s Red Line 95th Street Station has unveiled a “first of its kind” performance space at the new bus and train station that comes paired with its very own radio station and DJ booth. Chicago-based artist and community activist Theaster Gates has partnered with …
Following a massive $280 million overhaul, Chicago’s Red Line 95th Street Station has unveiled a “first of its kind” performance space at the new bus and train station that comes paired with its very own radio station and DJ booth. Chicago-based artist and community activist Theaster Gates has partnered with …
Jill Hervey and Lucas Goodman of the New York City R&B duo, Lion Babe, have released their brand new album ‘Cosmic Wind’ and announced an extensive US tour. Their second full-length studio album has a total of 15 original cuts and features three collaborations with Leikeli47, Bilal and hip hop …
A new album from the production duo Director’s Cut, comprising Frankie Knuckles and long-time collaborator Eric Kupper is coming out this spring on SoSure Music. It features some of the last works ever made by Frankie before his passing in 2014. This weekend marked the five year anniversary of his …
EDC Orlando is the longest running EDC event outside the flagship festival that began in LA and has called Las Vegas home for a decade. EDC Orlando began 8 years ago, and despite the other location-based EDC’s dying out – Orlando has stayed strong. Dallas, New York and Chicago all …
Almost two weeks ago we were finally given what we all had been waiting for, the new Spring Awakening Music Festival location and headliners! People had been growing antsy with all the silence coming from the SAMF camp, rightfully so. The fate the festival had been hovering in limbo for …
Lee Burridge‘s iconic open-air gathering All Day I Dream has introduced an enormous world tour with over 20 occasions going down in six totally different nations between March and October of 2019. The iconic roving social gathering collection, which is now in its ninth 12 months, thrives at creating supernal …
The annual index created by the worldwide publication Time Out has topped New York City because the world’s greatest metropolis in 2019. Based on surveys of greater than 34,000 individuals in 48 totally different cities all over the world, the index indicated that The Big Apple was essentially the most …
Nike has launched a brand new line of Air Max sneakers which are designed to pay tribute to Berlin’s membership tradition. The Air Max 180 BLN options the phrases “UNITY” and “FREEDOM” on its clear outsoles and neon colours on the heel on the tongue are supposed to symbolize the …
Acid home pioneer DJ Pierre is celebrating 35 years of DJing and making music with a large remix package deal of his iconic ‘Acid Track’. Pierre began out within the early 1980s together with his buddy Spanky of their hometown Chicago. The two put collectively a gaggle referred to as …
After bracing the checklist EDM Sauce’s Up & Coming Artists for 2019, Romen Jewels is already f to a head begin for the 2019 yr. Just just lately, Romen Jewels was nominated for Best Remixes 2019 and have simply introduced their present at SXSW this yr. We caught up with …
