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August 17th Chicago welcomed the Pryda Friends Tour to The Palladium at the Chicago Castle Nightclub. This tour consisted of two rising stars on the Pryda Label, Jeremy Orlander and Fehrplay. This was a bound to be a special night as not only are these two making waves in the EDM world with their dark melodies and bass driven sound, they have taken what Eric Prydz has perfected and made their own

Check out the Crowd Album from this event and more below! There is always some form of palpable excitement buzzing around the venue in anticipation for the headlining DJ to take command of the decks. I’ve been there to see some of the most talented and famous DJ’s spin, however there is one group in particular in which the tension is more than tangible, so thick it feels like everyone in the crow

Many headphones come in and out of the doors of our elektro offices in search of glowing reviews. Some fall short of expectations; headbands are too tight, sound is too patchy, the buds keep falling out of your ears. However, there are the few and worthy that step up their game and rise to the challenge...

Before the weekend of Veld Music Festival, I had never stepped foot in Canada and of course my first encounter with the country would have to be for a music festival. Having absolutely no idea what to expect, besides the footage from last year, I arrived at Downsview Park expecting a moderate sized festival due to the fact that there were only two stages available...

Well it was the first weekend of August and that could only mean one thing… Lollapalooza is upon us. Chicago houses one of the biggest festivals in the world, in one of the biggest cities. Boasting a massive lineup of every genre, we at Elektro like to focus on one stage and one stage only, and that was Perry’s Stage...

The folks over at Verboten sure know how to throw one hell of a party. After a killer premiere on July 4th, their StageOne Waterfront Series continued its “Somewhere in Brooklyn” theme, taking over the waterfront along Kent Avenue once again to deliver a heavy dose of techno and sleek house beats...

The unique and always impressive Seven Lions graced Webster Hall this past Friday for a proper main floor set, having just played the basement a few months earlier. David Heartbreak opened the night playing track after track of big beat, hardstyle and trap as the crowd filtered in for another sold out show...

Friday night elektro got fancy and hit up renowned NYC club Lavo on 58th and Madison. As we walked in, the opener and resident DJ, Kyle Rayner, had the dance floor filled with people getting low to some deep house. Throughout his set he played a lot of unidentified progressive house and at times he incorporated jazz instruments that made his sound the only one of its kind...

There are shows and then there are experiences, moments in time where stars align for an unbelievably trip to another world. Such was the experience for anyone and everyone celebrating the 4th of July at Verboten’s inaugural StageOne Waterfront Series show, Never Say Never...

Photo courtesy of Rukes. I believe most people will agree and say Gareth Emery and Michael Woods at Governors Island was one of the weekend’s best events. We boarded the ferry about 6:45 with hundreds of members of the trance family and two black SUV’s...