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EDC Orlando Lineup by Day Announced!
Swanky Tunes & The Parakit release “Chipa-Lipa” + music video.
Swanky Tunes have teamed up with French artist The Parakit on the bouncy electro track, “Chipa Lipa,” out now on Ultra Music.
“Chipa-Lipa” is an energetic progressive number with an undoubtedly catchy chorus and topline. Accompanying the release is a music video directed by Evgeny Kuritsyn (director of legendary duo TATU : “Not Gonna Get Us” and “All The Things She Said”) and showcases a men’s soccer team who eventually learn a new dance routine from a sassy little girl.
Stream or Purchase here.
Aoki & Linkin Park Release “Darker Than The Light That Never Bleeds” (Chester Forever Steve Aoki Remix) in Memory of Chester Bennington.
Steve Aoki announced via his Instagram account the remix “Darker Than The Light That Never Bleeds” (Chester Forever Steve Aoki Remix). The song is a mash up of “Darker Than Blood” and “A Light That Never Comes,” two songs he created with Linkin Park. Steve made the mash up as his tribute to his late friend Chester Bennington. The remix is available now with net proceeds from the track being donated in Chester’s name to Music For Relief’s One More Light fund.
LISTEN: “Darker Than The Light That Never Bleeds” (Chester Forever Steve Aoki Remix) HERE
North Coast Announces Official 2017 After Parties | Tickets On Sale Now.
The NCMF party doesn’t stop with the last headliner! North Coast has announced the official after parties at some of Chicago’s finest and funnest venues! Catering to almost every age, NCMF artist will be showing off their parting skills beyond the festival closing time. North Coasters, get your festival gear and your going out outfits ready because this Labor Day weekend will be one for the books!!!
Official NCMF After Party list:
FRIDAY
- Manic Focus & Russ Liquid – Bottom Lounge – Tickets available HERE (17+)
- Eric Prydz – the MID – Tickets available HERE (21+)
- Gucci Mane – Prysm Nightclub – Tickets available HERE (21+)
SATURDAY
- Spafford – Concord Music Hall – Tickets available HERE (18+)
- EOTO – Bottom Lounge – Tickets available HERE (17+)
- Don Diablo – the MID – Tickets available HERE (21+)
- Carnage – Prysm Nightclub – Tickets available HERE (21+)
SUNDAY
- STS9 – Concord Music Hall – Tickets available HERE (18+)
- Destructo – the MID – Tickets available HERE (21+)
- Elephante – Sound-Bar – Tickets available HERE (21+)
MONDAY
- Porn and Chicken – NCMF Official Closing Party ft. Special Guest TBA – the MID – Tickets available HERE (21+)
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‘It’s The Ship’ Phase 1 line-up With Headliners Yellow Claw & Krewella.
With support from Peking Duk Tigerlily, Brennan Heart, Keith Ape, Higher Brothers and Joji! If you’re one of the lucky first 350 ‘It’s The Ship” ticket holders, along side your ticket you’ll receive an exclusive party bag (not a baggie, a swag bag!).
Don’t know about ‘It’s The Ship’? Here’s what you need to know about the 2017 edition:
Ragers will sail out from Singapore to Phuket on November 17, and will be treated to the hottest beat makers across the dance and hip-hop spectrum.
Yellow Claw
Krewella
Peking Duk
Cirque Le Soir
Benson
Higher Brothers
Joji
Keith Ape
Lucille Croft
DJ AK
Courtney Mills
Kate Foxx
Tigerlily
Brennan Heart
Coone
Dirtycaps
Third Party
Gianni Marino
M.A.X. & Crown
One More Time – A Tribute to Daft Punk
Rave Republic
Kaku
Nucleya
Thaitanium
Bankgkok
Invaders
Joe Flizzow
Sonaone
Sebastian
Morxx
Oliver Osborn
Twinkies
And Many more to be announced!!
Head to www.galactix.asia/itstheship-2017 for cabin purchase!
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Party Favor Announces TUNED OUT Tour Dates and Lineup.
From thursday, Sept. 28 to Nov. 22 the party will be with Party Favor, AKA Dylan Ragland! The ‘Turned Out’ Tour will bring out all new production and a strong list of supporting acts including 4B, Bad Royale, Falcons, FKi 1st, Gladiator, Kittens, Krane, Noodles, SAYMYNAME and Two Fresh. Kicking off on September 28th and running through November 22nd, the tour touches down in iconic venues throughout cities such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and many more. Tickets are available here now.
Party Favor is the master creator of “Bap U”, “Booty Loose” and most recently “Caskets” all via Diplo’s label Mad Decent. His highly anticipated Party and Destroy EP released last summer included collaborations with Dillon Francis, Gucci Mane, Sean Kingston, Rich The Kid, Gent & Jawns and Georgia Ku.
North Coast Music Festival Announces Brand-New Stage!!
North Coast Music Festival revealed a brand-new stage and more artist to its 2017 edition! Each day the new stage will vibrate to the beats of a different genre!
On Friday, house, techno and disco will dominate with performances from the likes of Derrick Carter and Gene Farris. On Saturday, Chicago’s Most Wanted, the supergroup comprised of Porn and Chicken, The Trap House and Light.Em.Up headline a day of earth shaking bass. And on Sunday, legendary hip hop DJs Rude One and Jesse De La Pena finish a day of hip hop and deep cuts for the heads. Stage lineup below:
Single Day, 3-Day and VIP Tickets Are On Sale Now at northcoastfestival.com!
Showtek Announce AMEN EP featuring title track “AMEN” + the AMEN North American Tour.
The SHOWTEK boys are back on a stage in a city near you!!! Their new two track EP, AMEN, sets the tone for their upcoming North American tour kicking off August 31st. In the AMEN Tour, the combination of the Caribbean tropical like beats on “Amen” with the signature Showtek heavy bass and drops in “Don’t Shoot” will keep concert goers moving nonstop the entire time.
Tickets are now on sale here and you can purchase AMEN here.
Sonny Alven | A Guy Who Loves Music!
The Norwegian musician, Sonny Alven, and I have something common… Music evokes an intoxifying feeling we can’t help but chase after. Now, I don’t know how to make music… so for me is about what I hear. For Sonny Alven is the creation of a something that fulfills him. In there, lies the artistry of his talent… He makes music for a feeling, for something to burst inside ourselves that’s personal while shareable with many. I love this about his passion and was incredibly excited when I got to interview him! Check out Sonny Alven, a guy who loves music… and has something in common with me!
1. Introduce Sonny Alven using 5 words or less.
A guy who loves music!
2. What’s the very first tape/CD you ever own?
Out of what I can remember, my first CD would have to be “Curtain Call” by Eminem.
3. What do you love about making music?
What I love the most about music is when I get that feeling, where it feels like I’ve made something really good. And I just want to listen to it over and over again, and I’m really proud of it. It doesn’t really matter if people like it or not, as long as I’m happy with it. Chasing that feeling is something that keeps me going.
4. If you could collab with any 3 musicians, dead or alive, who would they be and why?
Lana Del Rey, Michael Jackson and The Beatles. It would be so interesting to see how these super talented people work when it comes to music. I’m sure I could learn so much.
5. Tell us about your newest EP, Girls, and what inspired each track.
My EP ‘Girls’ consists of three songs, featuring only female vocalists. I was sent ‘Your Touch’ as a demo and fell in love with the vocals straight away. Olivera has such a great and nice voice which I really like! ‘Wasted Youth’ and ‘Too Late To Love Me’ came together in two different sessions, where I brought some instrumental ideas and we started to write on top of that. ‘Wasted Youth’ is about breaking the rules and going on your own path, not letting anyone else tell you what to do. ‘Too Late To Love Me’ is more of a love song where the boy in a relationship messes up too many times, and tries to get back with her, but it’s too late..
6. Now for raannt’s signature question: How do you define sexy?
Sexy can be many things… But when someone is really great at something, like they totally just own it. I think that can be very sexy (maybe depends on what it is though, haha).
7. What’s going on with Sonny Alven this summer?
I’m doing a lot of gigs, some big festivals and some smaller stuff. Mostly playing here in Norway, at places such as Stavernfestivalen, Findings, Stereo and Utopia. While also focusing on finishing up music that will be released after summer, which I am really excited about!
8. What’s your favorite social media app (snapchat, instagram, facebook, tinder) and why (also tell everyone where they can follow you and your music)?
I think my favorite social media app must be Instagram. I think it’s a fun and easy way to share pictures and videos. You can follow me on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Just search for Sonny Alven! 🙂
9. What are your three simple luxuries?
I can’t really think of three simple luxuries…But my biggest luxuries is definitely being able to do music full time, and having a lot of fun a long the way. I feel very privileged!
Sonny, thank you so much for taking the time to let me interview you!!! Excited for the new beats and will have to make it out to Norway for one of your shows!
Spring Awakening 2017 | Review.
AAAHHHH the heat of Chicago summer is always amazing. Even if you’re not a summer or heat person, the warm air and lake breeze puts you in the let’s-go-outside-and-do-something mood! As calendars start to fill up, we’re lucky to compare these plans to the amazing experience Spring Awakening Music Festival 2017 provided us. Sure, every experience is unique, but come on! One can’t have a fun night without remembering other great ones… So, here’s a piece of our Spring Awakening experience.
First day was packed! There were lines for the lines to get in lines to get anything! Though it may sound like a negative, it isn’t. It’s a great thing! Nobody wants to go to an empty festival!! The rides looked amazing, we didn’t get a chance to hop on any, and the food smelled even better! A huge high five to SAMF for their stage game this year. Love how, like years past, the Silent Disco is in a bumping cars festival ride set up… LOVE THAT!! The branded tents were pretty epic, and a huge step up from last year! Another high five!! And both the main stages stood tall and grand to host some of the biggest names in electronic music. 3 days of heat, filled with huge talent equals to (at least for us and for those we witness) a successful Spring Awakening Music Festival experience.
The VIP experience is for sure the way to go, if you can invest a few more $$ in your festival experience, do it! With that, I think a club VIP sponsor would take the whole experience to the next level! The elevated areas can have ‘sections’ or bottle service. There can be multiple bars and even servers for those lounging around… you know, boujee VIP experience! The Corona Electric Beach Oasis was so bomb! I will say this, React Presents has a special touch at each of their festivals and that’s this little bobble like stages that teleport you into a different world within their festival world! The oasis was hot, temp and vibe, the music thumped and the party literally felt as if we were on a beach!
Branded Stage
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Equinox Stage
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Equinox Stage
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Corona Electric Beach Oasis
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Solstice Stage
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Branded Stage
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Branded Stage
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Branded Stage
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Branded Stage
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Spring Awakening 2017, for us you were great! Thank you for bringing the Midwest festival lovers together with a great festival, beautiful music and unforgettable memories! Did you go to Spring Awakening 2017? Tells us about it! We want to hear from you.