After the dust settled at Burning Man 2012 and attendees went home, the team at Walter Productions — specifically, founder and Valley resident Kirk Strawn — began thinking of what to take to the event in 2013. “We wanted to take fire, and a next-generation sound system,” Strawn says. Burning…
Lindsey Stirling leaped and danced across the stage at The Marquee last night in Tempe. Stirling is known for her unique blend of classical and modern electronic music styles. She plays violin over original dubstep tracks and other remixes. Her live shows are a complete production, equipped with many costume…
Old Town was congested on Saturday night, what I assumed to be a combination of ASU graduation celebrations, the Mario Lopez appearance at International and Nervo’s performance at Maya Day and Nightclub. If you have a ticket or table, getting into Maya usually isn’t a problem. There is a normal…
Australian sisters, producers and DJs, Nervo, are the embodiment of what so many others wish they were. They have it all. They work with their best friend, they’re accepted into dance music’s in-crowd, they’re talented songwriters and producers, they’re at the forefront of today’s fashion and music movements, and are…
A couple of locals are making music that’s Hollywood-bound. Local producer John Costello’s remix of “How U Girlz Git Down” by local rapper Marcus Latief Scott is featured in the official trailer of Walk of Shame. Walk of Shame is a romantic comedy that came out May 7. The movie…
Boys Noize Monarch Theatre May 7, 2014 Wednesday night Boys Noize and L-Vis 1990 headlined at Monarch Theatre, bringing underground house and electro to a relentless crowd. By 11 the third opener, Bijou was wrapping up his set. The local DJ known for playing deep house and Chicago style house…
Boys Noize performs at Monarch Theatre in Phoenix on Wednesday, May 7. The electro producer and founder of Boys Noize Records is an authority in the electro music scene on a global scale, and was shaping the American electro scene long before anyone was doing the Dada. Boys Noize, aka…
Dubstep producer and DJ Asaf “Borgore” Borger is scheduled to perform Friday, May 2, at the Pressroom in Phoenix. This Israeli-native is known for his brash and brutal style of dubstep, which he named “gorestep.” Borgore is one of the pioneers of modern dubstep in America. His 2010 breakout hit,…
Cloudy skies, gushing winds and 60-degree temperatures greeted day one of the East Valley’s annual water-park not-a-rave at Big Surf Water Park in Tempe on Saturday. Although the sun pushed away the clouds in the afternoon, conditions were slightly less than ideal. This is unfortunate for the festival goers, given…
Wet Electric, Phoenix’s original water-park festival returns this weekend for two days at two locations: Saturday, April 26, at Big Surf in Tempe, and on Sunday, April 27, at Talking Stick Resort and Casino in Scottsdale. As always, the lineup includes everything from dance music heavyweights to local legends. If…
Since Chromeo’s formation almost a decade ago, the band has become a leader in dance music with its innovative, modern take on funk. Most notably, the group’s third album, 2010’s Business Casual, released hits like “Hot Mess” and “Don’t Turn the Lights On.” Chromeo’s fourth studio album, White Women, is…
Jay Lujan is fast becoming a local DJ success story. He’s opened for countless big-name DJs and EDM superstars like Wolfgang Gartner and Fedde Le Grand, played last year’s Groove Cruise Los Angeles and recently toured the country in support of his annual compilation CD, This Is Lujanic. On top…
Dutch-born DJ and producer Dyro has experienced rapid success in dance music over the past few years. He’s produced successful original singles like “Metaphor,” “Leprechauns and Unicorns,” and “Black Smoke.” Not only that, he’s also collaborated with names like Tiësto, Bassjackers and Hardwell. Currently, he holds a residency at Light…
If you’ve spent anytime on Facebook recently, it’s a strong possibility that any of the EDM fans, club kids, or party-monster millennials on your friends list have dropped a link in their respective newsfeeds to “#SELFIE” by The Chainsmokers, probably with comments along the lines of “ZOMG! This is soooo…
While trance music may not have caught on as much in America as it has in other parts of the world, the trippy, uptempo electronic dance music genre still maintains a huge following here in the states. Tomorrow night, local trance fanatics will find sanctuary at INTL in Old Town…
Crush Music Festival Arizona Event Center 2/15/14 Like any good Valentine’s Day date, the crowd at Crush Music Festival on Saturday night was hot, wet, and ready for action. Young ravers, EDM fans, and party monsters packed themselves into a sold-out Arizona Event Center in Mesa for the sixth edition…
While Phoenicians are busy planning romantic dinners, exchanges of roses and chocolate, and other sappy Valentine’s rituals, those in the local dance music scene are busy with plans of their own. The Crush Music Festival is scheduled to go down on Saturday at Arizona Event Center in Mesa, and its…
