Radical self-expression, extreme self-reliance, pronounced counterculture, thumping music and one-of-a-kind art installations—there’s a lot that makes Burning Man special. But for those who can’t make the quest to Nevada’s Black Rock desert, Mayan Warrior offers a taste of the experience outside the playa. Mayan Warrior, a collective of artists, craftsmen, photographers, designers, technologists and architects from Mexico City and Northern California, is behind one of Burning Man’s hottest art cars, a colossal custom truck that blends Mayan and Huichol art with modern technology. 2022 marks the collective’s 10th anniversary, and the art car is on tour in the U.S. to celebrate. On its most recent tour stop, Mayan Warrior held a doubleheader in New York, where the striking art car took...
Amidst a busy summer touring schedule, Duke Dumont landed in New York to perform an explosive set at the Brooklyn Mirage on June 18th. Part of the Avant Gardner complex, the famed Brooklyn Mirage is the premier destination for dance music enthusiasts in New York with its eye-popping production and massive lineup of shows and brand takeovers. Dumont’s Brooklyn Mirage debut was a smashing success, finding him perform for a sold-out crowd. The night also featured stellar supporting DJ sets from the likes of Kamino and Cassian as well as option4, who took the party into the morning with his groovy house sounds. Cassian at the Brooklyn Mirage. Chris Lavado Kamino at the Brooklyn Mirage. Chris Lavado option4 at the Brooklyn Mirage. Chris Lavado While Dumont’s melodic house hits...
Airbeat One‘s highly anticipated 2022 edition is just days away, and tens of thousands of attendees are itching to return to Neustadt-Glewe for four days of dance music bliss. Organized by Music Eggert, the gigantic electronic music festival is celebrating its momentous 20-year anniversary in 2022 while aiming to take fans to the destination of Italy with its groundbreaking Mainstage design. As you’re getting ready to hit the fields of Neustadt-Glewe and enjoy the mesmerizing experience Airbeat One has to offer, here’s all the information you need to make the most out of your festival experience this year. Airbeat One dates and location Airbeat One is taking place July 6-10 in an old airfield near Neustadt-Glewe, a small town in Northern Germany. Located on Autobahn 24, Neustadt-Glew...
Jesse Boyer of The Rust Music and Ryan Karolyi of Aspire Higher have pulled out all of the stops for their second Submersion event. The ink is now dry on the full lineup for the first multi-day camping event as Submersion Festival, scheduled for October 7-8 at Paradise Lakes Campground in Hammonton, New Jersey. The final lineup announce for the event boasts its headliners: Chase & Status (DJ Set), Emancipator, Justin Martin (Original + DnB), KOAN Sound (Original + First Ever Sunrise Set), Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (DJ Set), Mr. Bill (IDM Set) and TRUTH. With a whopping 75 artists of international, national and regional flair, Submersion Festival promises to entertain EDM fans of all tastes. Massive debuts and special sets are aplenty and will come courtesy of KO...
After the biggest announcement of Ray Volpe‘s career, fans from New York City to Los Angeles will be seeing nothing but laserbeams. “It’s all led to this,” tweeted the surging “Laserbeams” producer, who today revealed his first-ever headlining tour. Volpe’s “Legend of the Volpetron Tour” is set to kick off on July 26th before a run of 33 dates which includes DJ sets at New York’s fabled Webster Hall and Ohio’s Lost Lands, one of the world’s most popular bass music festivals. The announcement arrives at a crest in the blossoming career of Volpe, who was named to EDM.com‘s Class of 2022 earlier this year. He is currently watching “Laserbeams,” his breakthrough single and the most-pla...
Coming to Ninilchik, Alaska in September 2022, Sacred Acre Festival is bound to immerse attendees in a locale of stunning natural beauty, strong community and an impressive roster of electronic music talent. Over three days from September 9-11, revelers will gather in a sprawling location of over 40 acres of idyllic meadowlands adjacent to the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds. It’s here where they’ll see the largest digital art and onstage laser displays ever showcased in Alaska, and be able to partake in a slew of onsite excursions like glacier hikes, ATV excursions and sustainable fishing charters. Touted as Alaska’s first major EDM festival, Sacred Acre’s exciting lineup features two performances from none other than pioneering “world bass” artist CloZee, as wel...
Tomorrowland season is upon us. With the Belgian EDM festival readying for kickoff, this year’s edition is guaranteed to be bigger than ever. The iconic fest expanded to three weeks of action and so too has its programming, starting with 21 days of broadcast on One World TV & One World Radio One World TV will feature three unique channels to comprehensively capture all of the action happening on and off its stage. The first will be primed on the marquee event: The Reflection of Love main stage. The second channel will flip between the Atmosphere and the Freedom stages while the third will feature backstage conversations as artists drop in and out of the hot seat for exclusive interviews and more. The televised countdown to Tomorrowland’s epic return begins this week with a ...
Electric Forest has joined forces with Planned Parenthood for a new giveaway initiative inspired by the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24th, 2022, the festival’s organizers announced on social media. The decision was officially handed down during the festival’s run this year in Rothbury, Michigan. Festival-goers protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade during Electric Forest 2022. c/o Electric Forest To enter the giveaway, the organizations are hosting a joint campaign via Propeller, where supporters can sign a virtual “Bans Off Our Bodies” petition and submit donations. Every participant through July 8th will be automatically eligible to win a pair of “Good Life” VIP wristbands for the 2023 edition of Electric Forest. Scrol...
As the return of Ultra Europe looms just one day away, the festival’s organizers have revealed its set times and three-day schedule. And with DJ sets on tap from the game’s biggest players, like Hardwell, Martin Garrix and Amelie Lens, the event’s 2022 programming is bound to lead to some tough decisions for ravers. There’s going to be more scheduling conflicts than a divorce attorney’s office. Ultra Europe returns to Split, Croatia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, beginning July 8th. Check out the set times festival map below. Ultra Europe 2022 Set Times: July 8 Ultra Europe/Twitter Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Ultra Europe 2022 Set Times: July 9 Ultra Europe/Twitter Ultra Europe 2022 Set Times: July 10 Ultra Europe/Twitter Ultra Europe 202...
In a move almost no one could have predicted, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced a summer-long electronic music event series. “Sun Sets” is the first concert series to ever grace The Met, with performances scheduled on Fridays and Saturdays beginning July 8th and ending September 3rd. Don’t expect the events to be a late-night affair, though—the music kicks off at 5:30pm and ends at 8:30, according to The Met. The event series “celebrates the freedom, inclusivity, and creativity of electronic music culture,” according to The Met. A slew of DJs and dance music producers have been confirmed to perform on the rooftop this summer, such as David Paglia, Liondub, Connie, Stealthy, Vyper and Raw Unkut, among others. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Robe...
This July, fans of Daft Punk and Tron have the opportunity to return to the grid. In celebration of the beloved film franchise’s 40th anniversary, Disney and the House of Blues San Diego are set to host a one-of-a-kind dance party, “D23 Derezzed – A TRON 40th Dance Party.” The original 1982 cyberspace thriller was of course followed up by 2010’s Tron: Legacy, which features one of the modern era’s most acclaimed film soundtracks thanks to the legendary robots. The album, which remains Daft Punk’s only film score, delivered hits at the crossroads of orchestral and electronic music, such as the seminal such as “Derezzed.” The soundtrack went on to earn a Grammy Award nomination for Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media. Veteran radio DJ ...
This July, fans of Daft Punk and Tron have the opportunity to return to the grid. In celebration of the beloved film franchise’s 40th anniversary, Disney and the House of Blues San Diego are set to host a one-of-a-kind dance party, “D23 Derezzed – A TRON 40th Dance Party.” The original 1982 cyberspace thriller was of course followed up by 2010’s Tron: Legacy, which features one of the modern era’s most acclaimed film soundtracks thanks to the legendary robots. The album, which remains Daft Punk’s only film score, delivered hits at the crossroads of orchestral and electronic music, such as the seminal such as “Derezzed.” The soundtrack went on to earn a Grammy Award nomination for Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media. Veteran radio DJ ...