As expected, Alesso crushed Lavo on Friday following his opening gig for Kaskade’s “Trick or Beats” show at Roseland Ballroom. Now I know that Lavo is technically in the nosebleed section, but the venue is pulling some killer DJs and every time I’ve gone it’s proven more than worth the journey to see world famous [...]

When: October 22nd Where: Chinatown Who: A-Trak, the Rapture and Crystal Castles Lucky ladies we are, we got to check out SPIN’s CMJ closing party, Flip Out: A Never Hide Concert, featuring performances by A-Trak, my current favorite band… The Rapture and Crystal Castles at a former firehouse downtown on Sat. Oct. 22.  Kanon Vodka [...]

It took me about 3 days to recover from Creators Project —  just in time for CMJ.  My week kicked off with Light Asylum and Class Actress at Public Assembly. Light Asylum FADER describes them best… Shannon Funchess has a powerful voice. She’s got extreme range, from brutally low and operatic to punchy post-punk. For “Dark Allies,” [...]

Now that the party is not on a Thursday, I can finally justify traveling uptown Friday to check out Alesso at Lavo. Part of the Swedish House Mafia extended family, Alesso is a breakthrough producer who recently released the smash hit “Calling” with mentor/co-producer/SHM member Sebastian Ingrosso. Yesterday Alesso tweeted out a new preview for his fans entitled “Raise Your [...]

I had the privilege of asking Belgian brothers/phenoms Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike a few questions following their dope NYC debut at electronic music mecca District 36 last Thursday. The brothers have been taking Europe by storm, producing Belgian music fest Tomorrowland’s anthem in 2010 and 2011, and Thursday’s show marked the beginning of a [...]