Memorial Day weekend is approaching, which for the international techno community can only mean one thing — it’s time for Detroit’s Movement Electronic Music Festival. Heading into it’s lucky 13th year, Movement is coming with one of it’s best line-ups ever, including headliner sets by Public Enemy, Lil Louis and Jeff Mills (performing a retro-’80s set as The Wizard). URB has a pair of tickets to give away to Movement 2012. E-mail is at contest[at]urb[dot]com with the subject line “Movement 2012″ to enter. Winners will be notified on Monday, May 21st. …MORE
Promoters Paxahau has announced the complete line-up and schedule for Detroit’s 2012 Movement Festival, giving the nearly 100,000 EDM fans who pass through the gates each Memorial Day Weekend plenty of time to plan how to attack the 106 DJs performing on five stages, and bemoan the fact half of our favorites—Carl Craig, Clark Warner, Matthew Hawtin—are on before 4PM. If you happen to be up and moving in Hart Plaza that early, please bring us coffee and hash browns. …MORE
First rule of attending a festival is that there will be afterparties. Since the first DEMF found Derrick May DJing to 200 friends in a late-night art gallery space, the Movement party scene has grown to seveal dozen events, ranging from amped-up clubnights to secret venue all-nighters. Since Detroit is a 2am town, and many of these venues are not typically used for DJ music, there’s always the chance for a bum party. But that’s part of the adventure once you leave Hart Plaza and start exploring the city’s darker corners. Here’s a list of events where you’ll find URB—bloodshot eyes and all. …MORE
Promoters Paxahau have announced more talent has been added to the 2011 Detroit Movement Festival, including the first ever live performance by Carl Craig under his 69 guise. Though not as well known as Craig’s work under his own name, as well as Paperclip People and Innerzone Orchestra, many of the techno legend’s most infamouse tracks were recorded under the 69 name.
Also added to the line-up are headliners are Felix da Housecat and Fatboy Slim, disco faves DJ Harvey and Metro Area, Panorama Bar resident DJ and Detroit native Ryan Elliott. LA beat scene ambassador The Gaslamp Killer and techno icon Claude Young, making a rare appearance in …



























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