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Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Weekend

If you want to see the Refreshments, who haven't played together as a band since 1998, now might be a good time to figure out whether you're legally allowed to go to Mexico. I don't mean to spoil this week's Must-See Phoenix Shows This Weekend, but it might take you a little time to figure that ou ... More >>

Zeds Dead @ El Santo Cantina

Four Must-See Local DJs at This Weekend's Dirty Disco in Peoria

Listen up, local party monsters and EDM fans. There are a few things you'll definitely need before going wild out at the massive outdoor dance fiesta and electronica rager known as Dirty Disco tomorrow evening. First, make sure to sport a colorful and eye-catching ensemble that you don't mind gettin ... More >>

Tom Swoon Is Ready To Play Cinco de Mayo (And Learn What Cinco de Mayo Is)

Polish DJ Tom Swoon will help El Santo in Scottsdale celebrate Cinco de Mayo on Sunday, taking to the DJ booth prior to Porter Robinson. From the beginning of his career, only a few years ago, Swoon has emerged rapidly into the EDM scene and is now making himself known throughout North America. We ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix This Weekend

Hey ya, the weekend is here. So get off the couch and go dancing, Phoenix. Maybe these shows: Our Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix This Weekend.

Coachella's "Bloom" Video: WTF Does it Mean?

Yesterday afternoon, the home page of the Coachella website changed to a video called "Bloom," which shows plants and art exhibits sprouting from the ground. Some look pretty creepy--did those worm/slug things 30 seconds into the video really just form a structure? At least the rest are fairly cute ... More >>

Why Is Everyone So Pissed About the EDM Reality Show?

By Andy Hermann As the Hollywood-based casting guru behind Jersey Shore and A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, Doron Ofir knows how the lowbrow culture game is played. But even the man who gave the world Snooki might have been caught off-guard by the outrage over one of his latest projects: a compet ... More >>

Top Five New Years Eve Parties in Metro Phoenix

If it ain't one apocalypse, it's another, right? First December 21 rolls on by with nary an earthquake or a giant dragon emerging from the sky and burning us all to death with his flaming volcano mouth, and now we're perched on the edge of the dreaded fiscal cliff. But chances are things will proba ... More >>

Wolfgang Gartner @ El Santo Cantina

La La Land Music Festival, Phoenix Convention Center, 12/7/2012

La La Land Music Festival @ Phoenix Convention Center, 12/7/2012Has the current zeitgeist of electronic dance music about to hit its expiration date? It's a contentious topic that's been bandied about by DJs, producers, and online music wonks in recent weeks. No less a source than the great godhea ... More >>

Up on the Sun's EDM Halloween Playlist

There are two Halloweens: One is for the kids, so they can get dressed up in costumes and score candy. The other? It's known as "the one night a year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it." Yes that is a Mean Girls quote. I'll be honest and state that ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

Curious about what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

Eclec'tech @ The Monarch Theatre

Alex Navarrete, What Are You Listening To?

Alex Navarrete Navarrete is the Executive Chef of Saddle Ranch Chop House at Westgate City Center. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I listen to my TuneIn radio app on my phone. I skim through The Vibe of Vegas, Pop in the 80's, and 1 ... More >>

Identity Festival 2012: 15 Funky Fresh GIFs

See also: Identity Festival at Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion, 8/19/12 See also: Live Nation Looks to Cash In on EDM Rage with Identity Festival See also: Paul van Dyk on Why He Dissed Madonna, His Quest for the Perfect Track, and the Growth of EDM in America See also: Luke Romero on The Psycho ... More >>

Four Reasons Lollapalooza Needs EDM

See also: Lollapalooza Suspended, Resumed After Dangerous Weather Conditions See also: 10 Things Your Lollapalooza Outfit Says About You By Ian Traas With every year that passes, it feels like electronic dance music gains a bigger foothold in the summer festival circuit, and the climb in popularit ... More >>

DJ Tranzit on His Alter Ego, New CD, World Travels, and the Current Oversaturation of EDM

The future 's looking pretty damn bright for Steven Chung, which is probably why he's wearing those Von Zipper shades in the picture above. Over the next 72 hours alone, the 31-year-old house music maestro (who performs as DJ Tranzit) will open for EDM wunderkind DallasK this evening at Wild Knigh ... More >>

EDC 2012: Calvin Harris Plays CDs of Himself Singing

See more EDC Vegas coverage: EDC Vegas Pulls Plug on Music Due to High Winds EDC 2012: House Music Beef With DJ Sneak Plays Out in Steve Angello's DJ Set EDC 2012: Coachella or Electric Daisy Carnival: Which One is Better? Slideshow -- EDC Day 1 Slideshow -- EDC Day 2 Dance music is fighting for i ... More >>

Erik "Riot Earp" King on Microgenres, Beatport, the Future of Moombahton, and Whether or Not Seapunk is a Joke

Erik King is probably unlike any other DJ or producer in the Valley. The 29-year-old, better known by his nickname Riot Earp, wouldn't be caught dead mashing up Skrillex, Deadmau5, or any other overexposed EDM artist. Instead, King prefers work in little known microgenres you've probably never heard ... More >>

Intrinzik and lululemon to Bring "Yoga Rave" to Phoenix

Admit it, you saw the words "yoga" and "rave" and thought they were two mutually exclusive propositions. One involves healthy living and the other...uh, drugs and baby pacifiers is the first thing that springs to mind there. That thought has certainly crossed the mind of enterprising local rapper Wi ... More >>

Silent-J on EDM's Popularity, His Beat-Mixing Philosophy, Working With Miss Krystle, and How 300 Inspired His Tracks

​Despite what his nom de guerre of Silent-J might portend, Jimmy Ng is rarely at a loss for words. Ask him his opinion on the current state of electronic dance music or what skills are necessary to succeed as a DJ these days and you'll get an earful from the veteran producer and mixer jock. Such ... More >>

Caspa @ School of Rock

Grimes and Born Gold at Rhythm Room, 2/27/12

Grimes and Born Gold Rhythm Room Monday, February 27 Montreal-based Claire Boucher, known as Grimes, not only has a stirringly sweet voice that she layers like K-pop frosting but also a penchant for weaving bombastic beats inside ambient textures. Her latest record on 4AD, Visions, manages to embod ... More >>

DanceMission @ Madison Event Center

RE:GENERATION Documentary: Finally Skrillex Teams Up with The Doors

Photo by Brian Nevins​If the Grammy's taught us anything, it's that despite Dave Grohl's apparent objections, electronic dance music, or EDM, has stepped boldly into the spotlight, with artists like Skrillex and Deadmau5 leading the charge toward the mainstream. Director Amir Bar Lev's RE:GENER ... More >>

Adele Won and Nicki Minaj Creeped; We Recap the Grammys

​If Adele could rap, she probably would have won that Grammy as well. Sunday night's Grammy Awards made for interesting viewing, with Adele's sweep, some amazing tributes, performances, and a downright weird and horrible showing from Nicki Minaj. Host LL Cool J opened up with a prayer for Whitne ... More >>

Wolfgang Gartner @ Wild Knight

Club Candids: Above & Beyond at Axis/Radius

Some nights are destined to be great. Above & Beyond had a fantastic evening in the cards on Friday, January 20 when the British trance trio performed at Axis/Radius in Scottsdale. The group was recently ranked #5 on DJ Magazine's list of the top 100 DJs, falling behind the likes of David Guetta, T ... More >>

Zedd @ Wild Knight

Bass Oddity: Skrillex Brings Dubstep to the Masses

Andrea Beesley-Brown, What Are You Listening To?

​Andrea Beesley-Brown Beesley-Brown is the owner/operator of The Royale Mesa's newest independently owned microcinema. I've also done shows in the Valley for the past 5 years under the moniker of the Midnite Movie Mamacita. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what statio ... More >>

Fashion Choices at Last Night's Deadmau5 Gig -- WTF?

Melissa FossumDeadmau5 brought out the freak in y'all.​​Last night I went to see Deadmau5 (read our review here) and on multiple occasions I got to play one of my favorite games: Put Your Ass Away. The game is simple. When some chick's booty is hanging out of her bottoms, you call out the phrase ... More >>

September 2 In Blogs: First Friday, Music Tapes, Da Vang, and Katt Williams

​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Deadmau5 Rocks Parties and Bodies

Pendulum @ Marquee Theatre

Epic Meal Time Makes an Epic Mistake: An Open Letter from an Unhappy Fan

Epic Meal TimeThis is not a good sign​ For a while there, I thought you could do no wrong, Epic Meal Time (EMT). For weeks, it was hit after hit. Sure, I worried your schtick would get old, but ingenious episode ideas like hilarious fan inclusions (Meat Building 101), awesome special guests ... More >>

Deadmau5 Guest Stars on Epic Mealtime

Epic Meal TimeDeadmau5 on Epic Meal Time? That's some next level shit!​"What's Havarti again?" Deadmau5, Canadian-based DJ and producer known throughout the world for his tasty, electronic beats, asks the question standing in a super market with an oversized, metallic mouse head where his huma ... More >>

Lollapalooza Unveils Lineup: Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse

​Lollapalooza has revealed an absolutely killer lineup for its 20th-anniversary show, according to Consequence of Sound.Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, and Muse are at the top of this summer's impressive bill. Other big names scheduled to perform include My Morning Jacket, Deadmau5, A Perfect Circ ... More >>

Club Candids: Just Keep Raving IV at Stratus

Benjamin LeathermanAfter-hours outrageousness took place at Just Keep Raving IV on Friday, February 25, at Stratus.​Ravers are an ultra-colorful bunch, to say the least. For example, if you happened to hanging out at Stratus this past weekend, your eyeballs likely woulda exploded from the onslau ... More >>

Top 25 Lists of 13 New Times Contributors

DJ Louder Talks Christmas, Deadmau5, IDM, Pancho Villa, Raves, Liquid Stranger, and More

DJ Louder​Like the small number of unfortunate souls are required to do every year, DJ Louder will be toiling away at his job on Christmas while the rest of us are engaging in mass amounts of holiday cheer. But don't you dare pity him, as the 32-year-old will be spending the most wonderful time ... More >>

The MTV Video Music Awards Get Worse Every Year

​MTV's annual Video Music Awards have been working their way steadily downhill for a few years now.This year's show was pretty damn near the bottom of the slope, one would hope. The 2010 iteration included predictable performances, a lack of pans to stars in the crowd, and a lack of award winners ... More >>

An Open Letter To Coachella

How can such an idyllic scene be such an absolute nightmare? Selling 75,000 tickets is a start...​​​Dear Goldenvoice, Promoter of the Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival,My name is Michael Lopez and I have been attending your festival for the past five years. In those past five years, I ... More >>

Sasquatch Announces 2010 Lineup

The 2010 lineup for the Sasquatch! Music Festival has been announced, and it is, my friends, rather impressive (finally)​​It's been a long time coming, but the Sasquatch! Music Festival -- held annually at Washington's Gorge Amphitheater over Memorial Day weekend -- has come of age. Too long the ... More >>

Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Announced: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Weezer, Stevie Wonder and More

​Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>

DJ Dossier: Soloman

Saki Photography​The Valley's dance music scene has been most kind to DJ Soloman. He's been kicking around local clubs for more than a decade, from his days manning the dials at ASU's KASR and working the wheels of steel at the much-missed Club Freedom to his current residencies at Tempe's Zuma Gr ... More >>

Incoming: Yo La Tengo, Mars Volta, Monsters of Folk, The Voodoo Organist, Marcy Playground, Sevendust

We've already hit a lot of the highlights of this week's concert announcements earlier in the week (Yo La Tengo, Mars Volta, Monsters of Folk, The Voodoo Organist) but somehow a big one slipped through the cracks.Yes, Marcy Playground (pictured) is making their long-awaited return to Club Red o ... More >>

Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

By Randall RobertsAny knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive hous ... More >>

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Celine Dion, David Banner, The Hanson Brothers, Wu-Tang Clan, and more

DJ Deadmau5 is scheduled to spin tonight at Myst in Scottsdale. While we're sure most of you are gonna be heading out west to the Cricket Pavillion to check out tonight's mega-sized Phooson shindig, there's more than just that concert going on this weekend. Here's our weekly rundown of the weekend ... More >>