Ah, Valentine's Day. Chocolates, flowers, PDA... all red and pink all over. Barf.
The restaurants are all booked up, the rom-com tickets are sold out, the ci...
Not going home for Thanksgiving? Skipping the airport crowds and torrential East Coast storm nonsense and staying put in good old Denver? Lucky you.
Because ...
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The night began with the made-up and mischievous master of ceremonies in Bohemia, grinning on the stage above me while str...
Didn't get tickets to Burning Man this year? Don't get your “manties” in a wad, Burning Man musical ambassadors Mutaytor are delivering a smorgasbord of Pla...
Who says that fashion needs to be all about catwalks and designer labels? After all, it’s the one-of-a-kind pieces that you mix into your wardrobe that really s...
Pink Mammoth is trying to get back to Black Rock Desert. As many Coloradans already know, Black Rock is the Northern Nevada site of Burning Man. And Pink Mamm...
The West Coast electronica scene and the jam band community have been in bed together for what seems like forever now. Bassnectar’s first Colorado appearanc...
From the sky, it looks like a ginormous horseshoe. From Center Camp Cafe, it reminds me of the bar in Star Wars. From the trash fence on the outer perimeter, ...
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....
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....
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....
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....