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Digital Dreams music festival report
Genre: Electronic
Jul 5, 2012Canada Day long weekend marked the beginning of a series of electronic music festivals scheduled in Toronto over a two-month span that covers the dog days of summer. Some are [...]
Electronic Music Entices Canada’s Capital – Escapade Music Festival 2012
Genre: Electronic
Jul 1, 2012On its first day the Escapade Music Festival started off slowly. As dust swirled off the pitcher’s mound at the Ottawa Fat Cat’s Stadium, festival workers were putting the finishing [...]
J. Phlip @ U Street Music Hall, Washington DC [show review]
Genre: Deep House, Tech House
Jun 21, 2012So, I get pretty excited about female DJs. Maybe it’s because they seem to be rare occurrences, or that I just feel a little solidarity seeing someone behind the booth [...]
DJ Maseo, Wale, and Santigold perform secret #uncapped show in Chicago’s west loop
Genre: Hip Hop
Jun 18, 2012This article was generated in collaboration with vitaminwater and the FADER #uncapped concert series, and we are most grateful for their support of our craft and for putting on a [...]
Danger at Wrongbar [show review]
Genre: Dubstep, Electro House, Tech House
Jun 14, 2012Walking into Wrongbar to see last friday night’s Danger show seemed almost like walking into an alternate universe; it’s very strange to be in a venue you’re so used to [...]
Deadmau5 ‘Unhooked’ and in your face
Genre: Electro House
May 9, 2012What was the designated party time last night in Chicago? Well, if you were at Studio Paris, Joel Zimmerman would say ‘9:30’. He performed an up close and personal, two [...]
M83 @ The Sound Academy 05.06.2012 [show review]
Genre: Alternative, Synth Pop & Indie Dance
May 9, 2012My recollection of M83‘s sold-out performance at the Sound Academy this past Sunday is somewhat of a hazy blur, thanks in part to a wisdom teeth operation I underwent the [...]
Show Preview: Happy Endings #014 starring Schlachthofbronx, Poirier, Pho Saturday, April 14th, 2012 @ Dim Sum King
Genre: Electronic
Apr 10, 2012This Friday Mansion + Yes Yes Y’all will be hosting Schlachthofbronx once more at their one of their wild Happy Endings parties. The concept of a Happy Endings party is [...]
Show Review: Munchi in Vancouver, April. 5th
Genre: Moombahton
Apr 10, 2012Vancouver moombahton ambassador Ziad from 110BPM here. One of the pioneers of moombahton, Munchi, recently played a show in Vancouver and wanted to share the experience (along with exclusive excerpts from my [...]
CBot’s best of SXSW [review + photo gallery]
Genre: Electronic
Apr 2, 20121. JacquesMaster at Icee Hot, Barcelona On the closing night of SXSW, Jackmaster and Jacques Greene’s last minute surprise, back to back set — dubbed “Jacquesmaster” — pulled out all [...]
Show Review: Jacques Greene, Machinedrum, Oneman x Jackmaster, Nick Hook + Andrea Balency [SXSW2012]
Genre: Deep House, House, Tech House, UK Garage
Mar 23, 2012Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Salacious fans of all ages: my SXSW 2012 coverage is about at an end. This will be my last show review of the week [...]
Photo gallery: The Roots @ The Mohawk [SXSW2012]
Genre: Hip Hop
Mar 21, 2012For those of you who pictured me wheeling around in a chair, hobbling on crutches, or passed out somewhere drooling on myself on Saturday during SXSW: you weren’t far from [...]
Show review: Nadastrom, Torro Torro, Toddla T, Diplo, Dillon Francis, Nicky Da B, and Bro Safari [SXSW2012]
Genre: Moombahton
Mar 16, 2012You can view the full gallery of photos from the Moombahton Massive here. I’m sometimes faced with “as good as it gets” moments in live music performances, and it always [...]
Porter Robinson, Adventure Club, and The M Machine at Fox Theatre, Oakland [show review]
Genre: Dubstep, Electro House
Mar 8, 2012Last Friday I had the incredible opportunity to attend Porter Robinson’s show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA. It blew my mind. I say “Porter Robinson’s show”, but to [...]
Paris Syndrome
Genre: Electronic
Feb 21, 2012In the DSM-IV, the catalogue of all mental illnesses known to modern medicine, there’s a short section in the back on “culturally specific” illnesses. Post-colonial arguments notwithstanding, I found one [...]
12th Planet infiltrates Wrongbar w/ Flinch & Crizzly on The End is Near! tour [show review + photo gallery]
Genre: Dubstep
Feb 17, 2012On Wednesday, Bassmentality played host to one of the biggest parties I’ve seen at Wrongbar in a very long time. The arrival of 12th Planet, Flinch, and Crizzly has been [...]
If It Bleeds It Leads — Knife Party at Ministry of Sound [Show Review + Photos]
Genre: Dubstep, Electro House, Moombahton
Jan 25, 2012Knife Party – Fire Hive.mp3 School, family, work, friends, hobbies, health, happiness, clean living… These are just a few of the many things that rank below Knife Party on my [...]
Re:mix Lab Recap
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Mashup
Dec 12, 2011For complete coverage, hit the Re:mix Lab category link at the top right of the article! The last packed day of events for Re:mix Lab was Saturday, and the evening [...]
Re:mix Lab Update – Kickoff and RE:Generation ft Skrillex, DJ Premier, Erykah Badu, Crystal Method
Genre: Alternative, Electronic, Hip Hop
Dec 9, 2011So Re:mix Lab is half over, and I am half dead from the series of open-bar x no-cover parties that have been running this week down at 401 S. Main [...]
Quintino Performs to Packed House @ Cobra, Toronto
Genre: Electro House, House
Dec 5, 2011Quintino’s latest mix (hit play and read on!): On Thursday December 1st, Quintino, one of the most exciting new artists of the year was in Toronto for a performance at [...]
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