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CA Pool party festival Splash House Announces Lineup: Claude VonStroke, Kygo, Tycho, Kaytranada, and more
Splash House returns to Palm Springs June 13-15 this summer with some of hottest producers around and a mix of DJ sets and live acts. The festival features a powerful west coast lineup with 2 Dirtybirds, Giraffage, and Tycho among others. The festival goes beyond the coast though featuring international acts like Kygo and Kaytranada...
Exclusive interview with Duke Dumont
With the ever-increasing commercialization of the EDM scene, many have begun to wonder if the true feel of old warehouse raves will ever truly come back. Duke Dumont’s performance at Coachella’s Yuma Tent was a wonderful throwback to that feeling amid one of America's most commercial festivals
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Claude VonStroke’s “Sugar & Cinnamon” gets a makeover from a fellow Dirtybird
Justin Jay's been playing Dirtybird shows ever since VonStroke found him spinning in LA, and as one of the Dirtybird Players, (the larger group of producers around the core 5), his support for Claude VonStroke's shows has given him a unique ability to taste the Dirtybird style up front and center and on a regular basis (he just played Marquee NY with the Dirtybird founder)
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elektro Freshmen 2014: The Chainsmokers
Alex Pall and Andrew Taggert, aka The Chainsmokers, are an Indie Progressive and Big Room House duo based out of NYC. The Chainsmokers initially gained recognition for their remix of Smallpool’s “Dreaming” in mid 2013, topping a million plays on Soundcloud before the end of the year
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The Do Lab Stage: Coachella’s Hidden Gem
The Do LaB returned for their 10th year at Coachella and they brought the Dirtybird crew, painters, the Lucient Dossier Experience, and their telltale saturated architecture. The Los Angeles based event producers moved "The Heart of Coachella" to a its own side of Coachella this year, creating a sanctuary of colorful trees, fun people, and mist raining over the dancing masses...
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The Skrillex Mothership lands at Coachella
Skrillex proved his massive reputation with two incredible Coachella sets. Coming off the release of his debut studio album, 'Recess,' the hype for Skrillex was higher than ever. The album showcased Skrillex’s ability to master genres other than dubstep and his set definitely reflected this...
Contortionists, Trapeze Artists, and Lucent Dossier’s Psychedelic Circus at Coachella
The coolest little moment of Coachella was the final performance by the Lucent Dossier Experience, a traveling circus that's been performing at Burning Man and Lightning in a Bottle the last few years. They brought their largest and most mesmerizing show yet to the Gobi stage on Sunday night, in addition to a breathtaking performance at The Do LaB stage for their 10th year in a row
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Dillon Francis premieres new stage & music at Coachella
For Dillon’s second year at Coachella, he pulled out all the stops, bringing along an entire new stage production with him. Hinting at it on Twitter beforehand, the stage (what he likes to call “The Gary”) featured LED lights woven between geometric white lines form to create a DJ superstructure big enough to support Dillon’s huge sounds. Ope
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Highlights from the Polo Grounds
Sunday marked the end of another incredible year at Indio Valley's Coachella Music & Arts Festival. Now, we're bringing you the best the festival had to offer. Check out pics of the highlights of the festival below, and experience (or relive) the monumental performances from Calvin Harris, RL Grime, & Disclosure.
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