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Holding the honor of being on the best electronic events in Southern California, CRSSD Festival made its triumphant return since early 2020. Attendees of the spring 2020 edition of CRSSD may not have realized at the time that they would be attending one of the last major events to occur before the pandemic shut the live event industry down. Safe to say, the fan-favorite electronic music festival came roaring back for its fall edition this year.
CRSSD Festival today has announced a unique assemblage of after-dark programming for its Spring 2018 event offering attendees a day into night tour through some of San Diegoâs most iconic venues.
Bang Bang will once again act as CRSSDâs after-hours hub as it welcomes disco-house icon DJ Harvey all-night-long for a Friday pre-party, followed by Shiba San on Saturday, and Gorgon City alongside KCRW mainstay Jason Bentley to close out the weekend. Music Box will host Turbo boss Tiga and Toolroom Records curator Mark Knight as well as a jacking This Ainât Bristol takeover on Sunday. Blonde Bar returns to the bill for a Saturday night of disco with Honey Dijon and Heidi Lawden.
The techno-driven NGHT MVS brand will touch down at Spin on Saturday with Cirez D, Charlotte De Witte, and Cristoph followed by an all-night Sunday closing party with Nicole Moudaber, ANNA, and Man Power. Then Ardalan and Nora En Pure will host their own day-time soirées at El Camino and Kettner Exchange respectively, while Bonobo rounds up the winos for a Sunday DJ session at Syrah.
Over the weekend the words posted on social media accounts by Canadian artist Tiga had a lot of people talking.
In a post that appeared on his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, Tiga opened up and discussed a subject rarely tackled in the world of electronic music: it’s simply impossible for a DJ to have a perfect set every single time. Peers and music fans alike weighed in, and how could they not after reading such a singular perspective from an artist as recognized as him.
Ultimately, Tiga shined a light on a side of electronic music culture that is sometimes easy to lose track of but that remains essential for the true artistry of the genre we love to flourish and prosper: the human element.
Yesterday night Canadian producer and DJ Tiga came off playing a gig in Rome, Italy, with a perspective most DJs seldom acknowledge, if ever.
“Here’s something nobody talks about; how about when you DONT kill it,” he began, before admitting that at times it is the DJ who is “what is actually wrong with the party.”
Brazilian born and Barcelona based DJ and producer ANNA returns with her third release Artha on Tigaâs Twin Turbo. It’s deep, dark, and oozing with experimental synths. The EP is set for release on September 16th, 2016.
Her heavy hitting techno sound has been noted with previous releases on the labels Diynamic, Terminal M and Kraftek. Even industry leaders like Carl Cox, Tiga, and Richie Hawtin have shown support as well as remixes by Nervo, Gorgon City, and Hot Since 82âs Label Knee Deep In Sound. Her diversity as an artist for both underground and commercial acts is unmistakable and continues to expand her global demand.
To coincide with her Artha release she tours the US for the first time this September with five stops on the Western seaboard of the country:
Listen to preview snippets of her forthcoming EP here:
The Ocean View Stage – Photo by Felicia Garcia
This past weekend San Diego saw the return of CRSSD Festival for an entirely Sold-Out weekend. An estimated 15,000 attendees packed out the city’s Waterfront Park for a two-day of music bonanza that featured the who’s who of international house music as well as eclectic acts from the indie electronica world.
Colder-than-usual temperatures didn’t stop the festival from reaching peak attendance, leaving everyone to wonder if CRSSD will expand to three days in the near future or will continue as it has done for the past three editions. It is nothing short of remarkable that the team behind CRSSD has built a sold-out festival in merely a year, in no small part thanks to well-curated line-ups and one of the most beautiful festival setting in the United States.
CRSSD Sunset magic – Photo by Glen Silva
Things started strong on Day one courtesy of Crosstown Rebels chief Damian Lazarus who took over the City Steps stage with a two hour set of powerful house peppered with tribal sounds.
Next up, it was the turn of Skream , who played not one but five sets over the weekend including a back-to-back with Tom Trago subbing in for a late Loco Dice on Day 2, a surprise back-to-back with Jamie Jones at an after-party and a set each on both Friday and Saturday.
Skream at The City Steps – Photo by Skyler Greene
Elsewhere, as the sun begun to set attendees were treated by beautiful performances by Lane 8 at The Palms stage and Ryan Hemsworth at the Ocean View Main Stage.
GESAFFELSTEIN DJ Set at the Ocean View Stage – Photo by Felicia Garcia
As the sky turned dark and a blanket of drizzle began to fall, Tiga took over at The Palms with a set that blurred the lines between techno and house while France’s GESAFFELSTEIN delivered with a powerful DJ set of personal production favorites that had the crowd wanting for more.
Depending on your taste, you could choose to end Saturday with Hot Creations boss Jamie Jones at The Palms stage, Cirez D and his signature progressive techno at The City Steps or the increasingly popular Odesza at the main stage. Despite the rain the crowds remained strong to close out the first day of CRSSD.
City Steps – Photo by Skyler Greene
Overall, things went fairly smoothly throughout the first half of the weekend. Admittedly, large crowds caused some bottlenecks at the bathrooms which CRSSD worked to handle (and only partially did) by adding more porta potties on Sunday and it appeared that sound could be improved at both the City Steps and Palms stages by adding more stacks for those in the back. These are understandable and easily solvable growing pains for a festival that has perhaps expanded more than anyone could have ever expected in such a short period of time.
Sunday started strong, as blue skies took over welcoming thousands back to close out the weekend in style. Dirtybird faithful J.Phlip and Ardalan went back-to-back in front of a large crowd early in the day as Tom Trago handed over the decks to Swiss duo Adriatique at the City Steps.
Oliver Heldens took over the Ocean View stage for  one of the day’s most anticipated sets under his Hi-Lo moniker, drawing an unsurprisingly large crowd. A quick walk elsewhere as Green Velvet gave The City Steps his Chicago house treatment and Gorgon City went back-t0-back with Kidnap Kid highlighted just how busy the festival was at sold-out capacity: all three stages were busy with thousands of dancing crazy festival goers.
Maceo Plex closing out The City Steps – Photo by Glen Silva
Regardless, as thousands poured out of Waterfront Park and began to make their way to their chosen after-parties, it became clear that CRSSD Festival has undeniably cut itself a large slice of the pie that is the American festival scene. We look forward to seeing how the festival handles the amazing prospect of expansion in the coming years.
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