It was a good night for underground techno lovers this past Friday at the Roxy. Gel Set opened the show for headliner Kedr Livanskiy, who has finally come to Los Angeles as part of an extensive European and North American tour. Hopefully she had a chance to enjoy the sun before she returns home to […]

After the closing of London’s Fabric nightclub, I momentarily questioned the city’s dance music scene. Was this the first domino to fall? Scandals relating to drug abuse are sadly not rare, though shutting the venue down abruptly wasn’t the answer. Of course, looking back I was foolish to react with such pessimism; thanks to the […]

MSTRKRFT are back and armed with a new album and song reveal. The duo comprised of Jesse F. Keeler (Death From Above) & AL-P just dropped a new song titled “Party Line” and it’s going to blow your mind. In a time where electronic music has become tainted with the fabricated pop sounds of “EDM” […]

When I discovered KMFDM in 1996, they were already well more than a decade into their career and even then I felt like an interloper, so it was encouraging to see that, nearly 20 years later, they’re still pulling in fans who weren’t even born when the Mortal Kombat soundtrack came out. Of course, it […]

For most long time aficionados of electronic music, when you hear the acronym “EDM,” you tend to cringe. Visions of bros fist-pumping to Skrillex at Electric Daisy Carnival fill the mind and make for a tainted perception of electronic dance music. Well, before “EDM” and before the electronic dance music culture became a button-pushing game, […]

Next Saturday, November 29, Hot Chip and DFA Records are taking over the Avalon Hollywood with an electrifying dance party you will not want to miss. Hot Chip will perform a DJ set with support from the always entertaining 2 Bears, Juan Maclean (DJ Set), Nancy Whang and Magic Touch. From Electroclash, disco, techno, house […]

Los Angeles is getting lucky for a couple of days by having French techno DJ Mike Lévy, better known as Gesaffelstein, rocking the Fonda Theater. After a long wait going well past Gesaffelstein’s set time, the crowd was growing ancy and calling bull shit. Finally, Gesaffelstein showed up with his very slick and charming suit, cigar […]

Photo: Peter Boettcher These guys are the architects of electronic music, or as the “Lego Movie” would say, Kraftwerk are the Master Builders of electronic music. Kicking off their highly anticipated string of performances at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, last night Kraftwerk took fans and newcomers on a spectacular aural history of electronic music. […]

Always suited up and looking very dapper, French techno artist and DJ, Gesaffelstein is headed to Los Angeles for two back-to-back dates at the Fonda Theatre. Gesaffelstein is set to headline the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday, May 22nd (18-and-over) and Friday, May 23rd (all-ages). Gesaffelstein will warp you mind with his hypnotic beats […]

Moderat is the musical collaboration between Modeselektor and Apparat, two profound IDM artists. These two creative forces are highly regarded by Radiohead frontman, Thom Yorke, and radio DJ John Peel. It took seven years to release their first full length album, but caught the attention of fans all around the world. You can catch Moderat […]