TAG: Benny Benassi

Dec20

Deadmau5, Guetta, Tiesto To Headline Ultra Music Fest

Ultra Music Festival has announced the initial batch of performers for their annual dance music bachannal in Miami, including easily the three biggest names in dance music—Deadmau5, David Guetta, Tiësto—to headline the event’s first three-day party. Also on the bill are global dance faves The Chemical Brothers, Benny Benassi and Sander Kleinenberg (performing an unusual live set). But beyond these mainstream mainstays, the bill is packed with popular American electro icons (MSTRKRFT, Steve Aoki, Wolfgang Gartner), crossover indie dance stars (Chromeo, !!!, Empire of the Sun, Cut Copy, Klaxons, CSS, Crystal Castles), European techno legends (Laurent Garnier, Carl Cox, Gui Boratto) and dozens of other top acts from Afrojack to, er, Afrobeta. …MORE

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Sep06

North Coast Music Festival, Day 3.

A synopsis of the third day at North Coast Music Festival….

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Aug13

Chems, Lupe, De La and More :: Northcoast Music Fest Schedule (EXCLUSIVE)

Chicago needs all the entertainment it can get before this whole state goes into hibernation until next May. As soon as the weather gets somewhat manageable we all run to streets praising hallelujah and dancing til’ the morning sun. From all the major festivals to smaller performances and a summers worth of high profile concerts, Chicago is a music town despite all the anti-raving acts and promoter fiascos.

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Jul26

Live review: Robyn & Kelis @ The Music Box in L.A. (7.23.10) (MP3)

This was the kick-off performance of Robyn and Kelis’s North American co-headlining road show.  After a few weeks of exchanging tweets about the outing, they decided to name it the “All Hearts” tour. With both of them having new albums out, it was exciting to hear a mix of old bangers and new anthems.

First one out was R&B vamp Kelis, and she was surrounded by 2 dj’s and one drummer. It was all about glitz and glam; she was wearing a purple sequined jumpsuit and a silver sparkly wig, looking like Patrice Rushen on disco overload, and she looked stunning. She opened up with “22nd Century,” a filtered house gem from her new album Flesh Tone, and then continued with old songs like “Young, Fresh N’ New”, …

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Jul07

Kelis – Flesh Tone (Review)

Kelis

Flesh Tone

Released by will.i.am music


After a four-year hiatus, which saw her get more press for both divorcing Nas and giving birth to his child, Kelis is back with fifth studio album Flesh Tone. Long-time Kelis fans might be initially surprised at the sonic switch-up—it’s more dance than quirky R&B—but there’s something totally right about the way Kelis tackles electronic music. Maybe it’s the production: an array of very known, almost rote, euro-dance beatsmiths (from David Guetta to Boys Noize to Benny Benassi) pave the album with synths. But it’s probably all Kelis: her trademarked ...

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