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The Top 10 San Francisco Dance Parties of 2012, According to Us

In retrospect, 2012 was one of the best years for San Francisco nightlife in a long time. A part of that was the way in which many of the city's new venues seemed to finally come into their own: 222 Hyde re-opened with a dazzling lighting array, Monarch set a new standard for sound, and Public Works ... More >>

Swedish House Mafia Hints at San Francisco Stop on Farewell Tour

Swedish House Mafia, the three-DJ dance juggernaut that ranks among the world's most popular EDM groups, is saying farewell to all the thumping and the lights, and hanging up its headphones for good. But before they call it quits, DJs Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Axwell are heading out for ... More >>

EDC 2012: The Underground Has Left The Building

Twenty years after rave culture first entered the American mainstream, the success of a festival like Electric Daisy Carnival begs the question: Can electronic dance music retain its authenticity, warehouse roots and peace, love, unity and respect (PLUR)? EDC, whose organizers claim they sold out t ... More >>

Top Five Reasons Electric Daisy Carnival Rules

Sure, we have our issues with the predictability of Electric Daisy Carnival's lineup this year: With the likes of Tiesto, David Guetta and Afrojack on the bill, it was about as surprising as taxes. The talent seemed to reflect Coachella's lineup in April which, in turn, mirrored last year's EDC. We ... More >>

EDC Vegas Pulls Plug on Music Due to High Winds

[Update at 2:48 a.m]: EDC is over for the night. Organizers are waiting for crowds to thin out before making an official announcement. More details and older updates at the bottom.Electric Daisy Carnval in Las Vegas tonight was shut down temporarily as a result of high winds buffeting tall sound st ... More >>

Felix Cartal on His Favorite Karaoke Song and What's Going on With His Hair

Lately, the talk surrounding Canadian producer and DJ Felix Cartal has focused on his hair, his love of sushi, and his latest album, Different Faces. Growing up in Vancouver listening to punk bands like Death From Above 1979, he later developed a taste for the electronic side of music. Eventually he ... More >>

I Love That City: An S.F. Mega-Rave Moves to Shoreline

I Love That City

A huge new rave moves from S.F. to the Peninsula -- before the first beat even drops.

I Love This City Festival Moved to Shoreline From AT&T Park Parking Lot

Well, it appears that the parking lots surrounding AT&T Park won't be the site of a new mega-rave in San Francisco after all. Citing "production challenges," the organizers of the I Love This City Festival have moved the two-day event to Shoreline Amphitheatre, and opted to offer partygoers free shu ... More >>

I Love This City Festival Gets Even Bigger, Adds David Guetta, Datsik, Apparat, AraabMusik, and More to Lineup

See also: * I Love This City Festival: Tiësto, Duck Sauce, Steve Aoki, James Murphy, Holy Ghost! and More to Play Over Two Days in S.F. We warned you: The I Love This City festival, which is scheduled to bring two days of throbbing bass and pulsing tempos to the parking lots around AT&T Park late ... More >>

I Love This City Festival: Tiësto, Duck Sauce, Steve Aoki, James Murphy, Holy Ghost! and More to Play Over Two Days in S.F.

This May, San Francisco is getting a two-day electronic dance music party of titanic proportions: I Love This City will bring huge names like Tiësto, Steve Aoki, Duck Sauce, James Murphy, the Crystal Method, and many more to the AT&T Park parking lot over Memorial Day weekend, May 25 and 26. No do ... More >>

Deadmau5 Comes Out as a Non-Drug-User. Is EDM Sobering Up?

​This week, one of the biggest stars in EDM -- Deadmau5 -- chastised one of the biggest pop stars of all time -- Madonna -- for using drug lingo (specifically the phrase "Has anyone seen Molly?") on stage at this year's Ultra Music Festival. And he didn't do it in a small way either, indulging in ... More >>

Ten Things Your SXSW Outfit Says About You

​By REED FISCHER Some folks attend South by Southwest to look at bands, but a good many passing through the 2012 edition seem to enjoy the added benefits of being looked at, as well. Even without haute couture, music fans and opportunists on the streets of Austin send a wealth of subliminal messag ... More >>

Lost in the Night: Lights Down Low Throws a Modern Massive at Public Works

Derek OppermanDanny Daze at work​ Lights Down Low's Six Year Anniversary Public Works Feb. 17, 2012 Better Than: Bizarre forms of enthusiasm. Is anybody else fascinated by the recent arrival of megaparties? It feels like every weekend there are more crazed promoters dumping money into incre ... More >>

R.I.P. Solomon Kahn, DJ for the Golden State Warriors, 1977-2012

Solomon Kahn, a beloved local DJ who performed at such diverse venues as Oracle Arena, AT&T Park, and every major club in San Francisco, was tragically killed Tuesday, Jan. 31, in Bangkok, Thailand, in a car accident. He was 34. Kahn, known to clubgoers as DJ Solomon, was in Thailand as a part of a ... More >>

Steve Aoki at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium: The Next Generation of Ravers Gets Down

DEADMEAT TOUR featuring Steve Aoki and Datsik Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Jan 21, 2012 Better than: Being slowly asphyxiated by menthol cigarettes and Vick's Vaporub. First silence, and then it hit. The subwoofers setup just a foot in front of me began to pump air out into the 7,000-capacity Bill ... More >>

Weekend Parties: Laurent Garnier, Octave One, Steve Aoki, and More

There's so much going on in San Francisco these days that it can sometimes be hard to keep track of it all. This weekend is no exception, with a whole crop of alluring events. We've got a big party tonight (Jan. 19) featuring French techno mastermind Laurent Garnier, a performance on Friday by class ... More >>

Fauxchella: How to See Your Favorite Coachella Bands Without Leaving S.F.

Christopher VictorioYou could see the Coachella artists... without seeing this.​ Maybe you hate traveling. Maybe you're broke. Or maybe you're allergic to waiting in long lines under the hot sun while privileged pre-teens gyrate to David Guetta. There are many, many good reasons not to go to ... More >>

Weekend Party Preview: Star Eyes at Som, Leftovers at 330 Ritch, Go Bang!'s Third Anniversary, and More

​ As you might imagine, Thanksgiving weekend isn't exactly the most lively time of the year. Yet, despite what you'd think, the city still offers plenty of options for those of you unaffected by heroic doses of tryptophan. In fact, following the theme of Black Friday, this weekend offers budget s ... More >>

Five EDM Tours that Paved the Way for Identity Festival

Colin Young-WolffWe've seen this before...​ The good folks of Identity Festival, which comes to Shoreline this Saturday, don't want to lie to you. Yet despite what they've claimed, they're not the first-ever electronic touring festival ever seen in America. It's merely the first electronic-onl ... More >>

DJ Morse Code on Quitting Teaching to a Become a Pro DJ, and His New Project, Pools

​While it is the hope of every novice schoolteacher that their hard work in the classroom will eventually land them a job as a Hollywood club DJ, few are actually able to pull off the transition. In 2006, at the crossroads of his two careers, San Francisco native DJ Morse Code decided to become a ... More >>

Bart B More on Why the Dutch Make Amazing House, and How Not To Be a One-Hit Wonder

Yep, pretty sure there's something in the water over there.​When the words "Dutch DJ" come to mind, most think of Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, or Ferry Corsten, who all seem to possess a strange ability to take over dance charts with why-is-this-stuck-in-my-head tunes. But if you prefer something wit ... More >>

New Year's Eve Guide 2011

New Year's Eve Guide 2011

New Year's Eve 2011: 10 Ways To Celebrate in S.F.

Calibree PhotographyThey think you should make those NYE plans early​No one will fault you on New Years Eve for being too glitzy, too loud, or too boozy. It's the one time of the year we're pretty much required to celebrate to excess -- there's even a mandatory beverage (champagne) and sexual acti ... More >>

Live 105 Announces BFD Lineup

The Offspring BFD 09's acts have been announced. Main stage acts include: the Offspring, 311, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Dead Confederate; the Subsonic Tent features Crystal Castles, DJ AM, Mike Relm, Steve Aoki, and more; among the Festival stage performers are Taking Back Sunday, Alakaline Trio, Rebelu ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Vin Sol

The big names in dance music have Vin Sol on speed-dial when they come to San Francisco. The local DJ/producer/mixtape master is a chameleon with his setlists: he can warm up a crowd whether they're in the club for hip-hop (Yo Majesty, Prince Paul, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Mickey Avalon); dance ... More >>

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Electro Selectors

DJs Jefrodesiac and Richie Panic keep dancefloors crammed with Frisco Disco and Blow Up.

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