This year’s Movement Detroit weekend is just around the corner, and not only are we giving away two tickets to the festival itself but are also launching a special giveaway for 6AM readers looking to join us at BLEU DETROIT for our Saturday and Sunday label showcases there.
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As the number one open-air concert + picnic series across Canada, Electric Island in Toronto has quickly earned its reign as the best of the best producing five events over the course of each summer, showcasing renowned international artists, taking place on the picturesque Hanlan’s Point, Toronto Islands. Stepping into its seventh season, be sure to save the dates for Sunday, May 19th, Saturday, June 22nd, Saturday, August 10th, and a two-day festival season finale on Saturday, August 31, and Sunday, September 1st. Electric Island holds a piece of magic as it represents a true summer romance, as we come together again for the love of dance music we present to you, the May 19th Season Opener lineup and the roster for the second edition for this year, to take place on June 22nd.
Our yearly appointment with the best techno festival in North America is fast approaching.
Movement Detroit is next month, taking place during Memorial Day Weekend within the confines of Hart Plaza in the heart of Detroit!
Chicago’s Spring Awakening Music Festival is relocating to the suburbs for its 2019 edition, with over 60 incredible artists announced to perform at what is now the Midwest’s largest all-electronic music festival.
The event is set to make its way to the Chicagoland area on June 7th through 9th, taking place at Poplar Creek at 59-90 Entertainment District in Hoffman Estates, a Northwest Chicago suburb, for the first time ever.
On March 16th, Los Angeles will see the return of Maceo Plex as part of his Mutant Tour.
Hosted by Insomniac’s Factory 93 event series, the day-into-evening event will take place from 3pm until 11pm at the event series property located at 1756 Naud St in Chinatown.
On 8th Feb, Life and Death will be teaming up with Sónar festival to bring a diverse line-up of artists at the cutting edge of dance music to a special event at the unique Brooklyn venue, Avant Gardner.
The first wave of artists announced for this unique joint event in NYC balances a select roster of DJs, with a carefully curated group of Live A/V acts, many of which have played at Sónar events around the world. Also taking part are Life and Death signees, Red Axes, while artists like Call Super and Daedelus make their Life and Death debut.
Earlier this week we had the pleasure of interviewing producer/DJ Brian Cid in honor of the release of his album Meteorite Man on the revered Balance Music label that is home of the well-known Balance Series.
Today, we join forces with Brian to give his fans the chance of winning 2 tickets to his next New York City gig, a massive NYE/NYD affair at Brooklyn’s Avant Gardner venue: The Cityfox Odyssey.
Insomniac’s Factory 93 event series is gearing up to host one last massive hurrah for 2018, hosting an open-to-close back-to-back set from Jamie Jones and The Martinez Brothers.
The event, which is set to take place at The Hollywood Palladium, will run from 9pm until 4am giving attendees the chance of catching the two popular acts perform for a total of 7 hours together.
While tickets are available at www.thefactory93.com, we have also teamed up with Factory93 to give 6AM readers a chance of winning two tickets to the show.
This Friday, November 23rd, Chicago’s Paradigm Presents welcomes SCI+TEC to the Windy City for a Black Friday experience headlined by label head-honcho Dubfire.
Joining Dubfire are label-mate Lancaster and Chicago techno favorite Jason Patrick. The event will take place at The Mine Music Hall, an event venue not commonly used for electronic music events that will also be prepared with custom production for the occasion, making this a special event in more ways than one.
On Friday, November 30th, I Want Lasers and Funk’n Deep Records come together to present a warehouse night until sunrise, featuring a selection of international acts local quality artists and aptly called Warehouse 31.
Spektre, who boasts releases on Drumcode, Kraftek and Respekt, began life as an experimental side-project for members Paul Maddox and Rich Wakley, but now find themselves over a decade later as established and respected features of the techno landscape. As performers, Spektre’s unique sound has taken them to some of the biggest and most highly regarded venues worldwide, with frequent bookings by the likes of Space Ibiza, Exit Festival, Pacha Buenos Aires and Burning Man.
