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The Unicorn Love Party: 7 Deadly Sins Annual Valentine’s Day Bash
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Chocolates, flowers, PDA… all red and pink all over. Barf. The restaurants are all booked…
Event Horizon: Feast of Beats Kicks Off Holiday Party Season Hard
Not going home for Thanksgiving? Skipping the airport crowds and torrential East Coast storm nonsense and staying put…
Hindsight: Bohemia’s Forbidden City @ Casselmans
The night began with the made-up and mischievous master of ceremonies in Bohemia, grinning on the stage above…
Burning Man ambassadors Mutaytor “Playafy” Bluebird 4/28
Didn’t get tickets to Burning Man this year? Don’t get your “manties” in a wad, Burning Man musical…
Style Porn: Masked Mania
Who says that fashion needs to be all about catwalks and designer labels? After all, it’s the one-of-a-kind…
Dance Floorgasm: Pink Mammoth Fundraiser Rager
Pink Mammoth is trying to get back to Black Rock Desert. As many Coloradans already know, Black Rock…
Hindsight: Glitch Mob @ Red Rocks
The West Coast electronica scene and the jam band community have been in bed together for what seems…
Road Trippin’: Burning Man
From the sky, it looks like a ginormous horseshoe. From Center Camp Cafe, it reminds me of the…
Pitchin’ a Tent: Horizons
Partying under the stars is a quintessential summer activity. From large-scale massives such as Burning Man to intimate affairs like Mother Earth Sound System's Full Moon Gatherings, some of my best memories ever are made on outdoor dance floors. Paradigm Pro Audio's Alexander Brooks can relate. Ever since Moontribe took his dance music campout virginity, Brooks has fantasized about making a venue out of Mother Nature. Horizons, an indoor/outdoor event this weekend near Peoria, will do exactly that. Key scene players who've agreed to get their hands dirty too include DJs mLe, Ishe, Jantsen, Alert, Miraja, Schmid-E, Scott Everett and Trip Coffin, among others. Brooks even got to book two of his idols; desert party legends Brad and Treavor of Moontribe are set to headline. Paradigm and its Turbosound rig have spent years helping fellow promoters realize their own party dreams. Triad Dragons, Sub.mission, Euphonic Conceptions and Floorbangrs have all benefitted immensely from Paradigm's aural support. The time has come for reciprocation.
303’s Master Mix: DJ Mu$a
Mu$a is a master of aural kung fu. Two full decades behind the decks tend to facilitate that kind of skill level. Fittingly, Bruce Lee is one of his biggest influences. Lee once advised “Be like water making its way through cracksâ€; Mu$a follows Lee's counsel to a tee, perpetually filling the specific needs of each dance-floor he encounters. Versatility enables him to play everything from hip hop to dubstep, but also makes him difficult to pigeonhole.
Hindsight: Beats Antique @ The Boulder Theater
I can't pinpoint the specific moment Beats Antique appeared on my radar, but I can guarantee Bassnectar is to blame. Several years ago, he added his signature whomp to their tune “Roustaboutâ€, then invited them to join his traveling circus for a Left Coast jaunt or two. Burn night with Suze Q was definitely my first time experiencing their “live†act, normally consisting of two producers/DJs--one of which who peppers sets with both violin and sitar-sounding guitar--and a tribal belly dancer named Zoe Jakes.
Beatport Floorfillers: Bassnectar – Timestretch
If you thought Bassnectar was some sort of ceviche recipe, consider yourself officially out of touch with the underground. Lorin Ashton, long eclipsed by his strikingly accurate moniker, is an extremely versatile DJ, capable of juggling a plethora of genres within a single, continuously-mixed set. His sublime sunrise sets at Burning Man have soundtracked some of the finest, most memorable moments of my entire life.