Electronic Music

No, Seriously, Is Daft Punk Playing Coachella?

This is, so far, the burning question of this Coachella, inescapable from the campsites to the press tent. Even though performance rumors stemming from a Vevo leak were officially squashed in Rolling Stone, many Coachellans aren't buying it. And last night things got even a little more complicated. ... More >>

Five Must-See Artists at Beyond Wonderland

This weekend, Insomniac takes its fourth journey down the Alice & Wonderland-themed rabbit hole to Beyond Wonderland Music Festival, held at the San Manuel Amphitheater after the city of San Bernardino complained from previous wonderland events at the NOS Events Center. Don't be fooled by the new lo ... More >>

CONTROL's Fourth Anniversary Party- Avalon Hollywood - Friday February 22, 2013

CONTROL's Fourth Anniversary Party (Jack Beats, Carnage and Whiiite) Friday February 22, 2013 Avalon Hollywood On Friday night we headed to Hollywood for CONTROL at the infamous Avalon Nightclub for their Fourth Anniversary Party featuring sounds from Jack Beats, Carnage and Whiite. Ryan Jaso, who ... More >>

Kaskade Explains His Rise to Fame, Shares New Track at Grammy Museum

See Also: *The American Music Awards Celebrates New EDM Category *Kaskade at Staples Center and Exchange LA--Which Show Was Better? *Kaskade Talks EDC, Freaks of Nature Tour and Partying at Focus Tuesdays in OC On Tuesday night, the Grammy Museum hosted a Grammy nominee spotlight on Kaskade,  ... More >>

Norin & Rad Put as Much Fire Into Their Beats as They Do Into Their Food

[Locals Only] The Westminster duo's diet of trance beats, hard work and Srirachi earns them a deal with EDM label Anjunabeats

Rusko Talks About Bringing UK Dubstep to Cali and Shares His New EP for Free

Born Christopher Mercer, the English 27 year-old dubstep king better known as Rusko announced that his new EP titled Kapow will be released on his website via Rusko Recordings this Sunday November 4th for free with an iTunes release on November 6th. Currently on a three-month tour to promote the EP, ... More >>

Get Up Tuesdays

Tiki Bar

Borgore on His Dubstep Track With Miley Cyrus: "I'm Fucking All These Chicks, That's What I'm Going to Sing About"

It took a little  while for teen-Disney-star-turned-pop-monolith Miley Cyrus to move to the dark side (sonically, anyway), this summer it finally happened, thanks to dubstep. On August 20, Cyrus tweeted, "Yo, check out me & Borgore's new track." Though the song has been out for three months ... More >>

Singularity Highlights the M in EDM

[Locals Only] The OC-bred beat-maker keeps his style unapologetically ecletcic

EDC 2012: Calvin Harris Plays CDs of Himself Singing

Dance music is fighting for its soul. The charts are filled with tracks (Rihanna, Flo Rida) that borrow from the ecstatic trance and pulsing grooves of electronic dance music. The last time pop was so infatuated with the dance floor was 1979, the year disco died. This time around fans are more sav ... More >>

PeaceTreaty's Name Was Coined as a Joke By An Ex-Girlfriend -- But It Suits Them Perfectly

Sure, Ryan Jaso may always wear black, but he has been managing electronic music artists for over four years now. He knows not only what kinds of threads his DJs look best in, but also what styles the fans who come to their shows love most. He took his rock-star sense of style and opened a store to ... More >>

DJ Scotty Boy - Yost Theater - 5/5/12

See also: DJ Scotty Boy Takes Us on a Tour of His Favorite OC Spots On Cinco de Mayo, party people pound Mexican beer and tequila shots, and sport around town in sombreros. For those that survived the BBQs and pub crawls, a night out at the club was the best way to keep the party going. We headed t ... More >>

Nero on EDM Naysayers, Clubbing and the Possibility of Another Track With Skrillex

Nero members Dan Stephens and Joe Ray have been making music together since 2004. They recently premiered their "Second Reality" live show with singer Alana Watson in the United States at Club Nokia in L.A. in between gigs at Coachella Valley Music Festival. Alana is on all of their single ... More >>

Infected Mushroom at Sutra, April 5, 2012

Infected Mushroom April 5, 2012SutraLast night the legendary Israeli psychedelic trance DJs and electronic band Infected Mushroom had a unique DJ set at the always posh Sutra in Costa Mesa. In typical "Element Thursdays" fashion Sutra brings the top EDM DJs to our backyard--and this was no exception ... More >>

Six Can't Miss EDM Acts Coming to Orange County

​Sunshine is upon us and it's time to break out your bikini body--but what about showing off that sexy bod at the club? Orange County is emerging as an EDM destination with great artists making appearances at Sutra, the Yost Theater, Ten and the Observatory in the coming weeks. Here are six can't ... More >>

Felguk at the Yost Theater, March 1, 2012

​FelgukYost TheaterMarch 1, 2012Last night, the Yost Theater hosted the dynamic electro duo from Rio de Janeiro, Felguk.  Felguk didn't just come to say hello, they started the weekend off with with big house sounds and arena anthems for all to dance to.

Joachim Garraud at Sutra Last Friday Night

Joachim GarraudSutra-Costa MesaFeb. 13, 2011Sutra was invaded all the way from Paris, France, as Joachim Garraud took over with keytar in hand. The resident DJ, Drew Pierce led the crowd in a prelaunch ritual for Joachim Garraud with club hits "Bounce," "Turn Me On" and "We Found Love."

Skrillex, 12th Planet at the Echoplex Last Night

Matt Oliver/OC Weekly​Check Yo Ponytail 2EchoplexJan. 25, 2012Skrillex forgot to check his ponytail at the door last night, when he was joined onstage by the American Godfather of Dubstep, a.k.a. the hero of Dubstep, 12th Planet and U.K.'s Caspa. If you were at the Echoplex, you were in for a trea ... More >>

Korn's Jonathan Davis Says Obama Is an "Illuminati Puppet"

Getty image​Jonathan Davis, lead singer of Korn, says he feels Barack Obama has "basically dragged this country down into the worst it's ever been," and calls the president an "Illuminati puppet." The nu-metal band, who played Los Angeles last night, released their latest, a "dubstep" album, ... More >>

Destructo aka Gary Richards: 'Steve Aoki Was Like, Why Don't You Call it Hard On? Like, I Got a Hard On for LA'

​Years ago, Destructo, also known as Gary Richards, spent Halloween 2007 promoting the first-ever HARD NYE in Vegas, which, by his own admission, made for a sucky Halloween. Since then, HARD has become a ubiquitous representation of high-quality DJ acts and has no problem moving tickets. Destructo ... More >>

Atlantis 2011: The Show Will Go On, With Less Stages and Earlier Closing Time

​First things first: Rumors going around that the electronic event Atlantis 2011 is cancelled are not true. The show, which will have Dash Berlin, Headhunterz, DJ Isaac, Heatbeat, Miles Dyson, Starkillers, Swanky Tunes, Mord Fustang, Cookie Monsta, Chaosphere and 6blocc spinning, will go on as sch ... More >>

Dntel: On Postal Service, Bjork, Male vs. Female Vocalists and Touring for the First Time

​It's not good journalistic form to say certain things about famous people, but I'll confess: James Scott Tamborello, or Dntel of Postal Service fame, is a pretty odd dude to chat with (only further hamstringed by my own awkwardness). Luckily, in Dntel's case, his music speaks ... More >>

the Pinker Tones

Detroit Bar

JFK of MSTRKRFT

City National Grove of Anaheim

Daft Punk 'Derezzed' Video for Tron: Compare Official Versions

​Yesterday, Daft Punk released the official video for "Derezzed," as a companion piece to the Tron: Legacy soundtrack  Like everything connected to this movie, the video is super cool; unlike the first "Derezzed" clip Tron released a month ago, it has more Daft Punk and neon, less movie clip ... More >>

Phoenix Daft Punk Last Night at the Madison Square Garden = Double Rainbow (and Hey, What About That Tron Gig?)

Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyPhoenix at the Hollywood Bowl, Sept. 18, 2010​A few weeks ago, we talked about why Phoenix as a band is a gamechanger as they exemplified how concerts in the age of social media and internet memes are different. At their Hollywood Bowl show, every act was theatrical--from s ... More >>

College Night Bowling

Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge

Sander van Doorn to En-Trance Sutra Tomorrow

Capital T, small v​When Dutch techno-trance DJ/producer Sander van Doorn played Code in Newport Beach last October, the usually civil Thursday house night was so rammed (as van Doorn would say), promoters Giant had to turn people away.

Mphase Capture the Sea

[Locals Only] This Costa Mesa trio make waves of glassy electro-rock

Paradiso Girls

Sutra Lounge

Dance Music Pick of the Week: Gene Farris at Focus

​One of my favorite house tracks of all time is Gene Farris' "Richard's Word," (sample) which floats a skit by the late, great Richard Pryor above an optimistic groove that's laced with a flighty flute loop. Pryor is at his gut-busting best riffing, for example, on what it takes, power tools and a ... More >>

Dance Music Pick of the Week: Jason Blakemore at the Light Gallery

Erin Wade​In a club scene the constantly recycles DJ newbies, groupies and transplants in search for easy stardom, Jason Blakemore is a rare Southern Californian whose been spinning at the region's biggest events since the dawn of the '90s. The Laguna Beach native got his start at iconic Los Angel ... More >>

Z-Trip, DJ Dan Set For This Year's Jujubeats Festival in Irvine

Oak Canyon Ranch: It's not just for Hootenanny anymore! The massive electronic music carnival known as Jujubeats Festival, which returned last year after a hiatus, is back against in Irvine on August 1, with acts like Z-Trip (pictured) on the bill. Read more for...more!

Dance Music Pick of the Week: Charles Feelgood at Focus (With MP3 Link!)

BY DENNIS ROMEROListen/download "Charles Feelgood vs. Michael Jackson" here.Revealing a favorite DJ can date you like an exotic entertainer who plays Bon Jovi for her pole-dancing finale. (She thinks she's rocking out like it's 1988 on the Sunset Strip, but she's really putting on a sad bio-drama.) ... More >>

Blake Miller of Moving Units Lives the Best of Both (Indie and Electronic) Worlds

[CD Review] Late of the Pier, 'Fantasy Black Channel' (Astralwerks)

It's Tricky

Tricky

[Aural Reports] KUCI DJ Arthur Galestian Spins You Right 'Round With 'Division of Hardcore Samples'

Arabian Prince's Electro Legacy Gives Gangstas Something 2 Dance 2-Again

[Locals Only] Cursed Chimera, 'The Great Caldune'

65daysofstatic's Blend of Metal and Electronica Could Be Your Cure

Video Savant: Aphex Twin's “Equation”

Ah, they don't make 'em like this anymore. This 1999 cut (on the B-side to the world-beating Windowlicker 12,” whose title track was hailed by this writer as one hell of a sex aid) is one of Aphex Twin's weirder creations (which is really saying something). The title is a long-ass mathematical ... More >>

Sprawl of Sound

Heavenly Beats, Demonic Metal, Slack Clergy: Absorbing Seattle’s Decibel Festival, Assessing Disney’s HOB Flub, Heeding Lazy Preacher

This Week in a Scrumptious Stew of Something New

Digital::Nimbus n5MD Showcase

Dr. Freeclouds Electronic Music Boutique

As One

Daedelus

Falling Up

Ubiquity Recordings at 100

Monsieur Leroc Le Slow Motion Boogie WoogieCornerstone R.A.S./skunk.com

Daniel Bremmer

a Huntington Beach-based DJ, designer, event curator and fish-taco connoisseur who recommends shopping for his favorite music at Noise Noise Noise or Dr. Freeclouds Mixing Lab, both in Costa Mesa