Article courtesy of Zac Hirsch, Co-Founder & CEO of Festival Addicts

NEW YORK — Steve Angello can finally shed his armor. He no longer has to save the world with his sidekicks Axwell and Sebastion Ingrosso. The death of Swedish House Mafia represents a new life for Steve. The machine that SHM became chained Angello down to a place that lacked innovation and growth. It was finally time for the dark knight to rise and Electric Daisy Carnival NYC aka Gotham City would serve as the perfect platform…

Need an escape from the work week? How does techno queen Nicole Moudaber parlaying her music through Cielo’s award-winning sound system sound? As the talented marketers at Corona always say, ‘Find Your Beach.’ Well, I’ve found mine, and it comes in the form of dark, ominous, and oh-so entrancing techno in one of NYC’s premier clubs.

Tickets here: Nicole Moudaber @ Cielo

Nicole Moudaber released her debut artist album on Drumcode Recordings  on May 6th, and has been on a tear through the international underground scene since. Preview ‘Believe’ below to get psyched for tonight’s extravanganza:

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Dear Trance Family,
Well what can I say about scream tour? I danced all night, lost my voice, and was blown away by one of the most magical performances Ive ever witnessed. Markus Schulz is a trance legend to say the least. The way he is able to control his audience is unbelievable. The Scream tour was over the top in excellence. Upon arriving you could see a line going down the street of people waiting for what will certainly unfold to be a night to remember forever. The visual and audio experience were out of this world , the lights were perfectly executed and the stage set up certainly was created to blow your mind.  Avalon is one of my favorite clubs in the world, perhaps even my favorite after the performances by all the DJs who played in Los Angeles this past weekend. I arrived early to catch … Read more

This Friday, May 10th, John Dahlback will be gracing New York’s Pacha branch with a bit of the ever-popular Swedish dance vibe. Over the years, it has become quite evident that Mr. Dahlback has the uncanny ability to turn the progressive house genre into something that encompasses that dark, grungy, nightclub ambience that so many of us crave.  Dahlback’s deep and bouncy sound is the love-child of tech and progressive house — the end result? You get all the groove without losing any of that coveted 128 BPM tempo. Luckily for you, FromDJs4DJs is giving away a pair of VIP tickets to Friday night’s show. All you have to do is tell us why you should be the fortuitous fan we select — Go to Faceb0ok now and comment on the post: John Dahlback Giveaway

**Given the nature of the VIP tickets, you must be 21+ to enter. You can … Read more

1. The OWSLA vs. BoysNoize Records tent will provide you with some of the freshest dubstep, elctro-house and the newly named “dirty house.”
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This May, Dada Life is back again in California and you know what that means – be prepared to dance until you cant feel your feet! The highly anticipated duo will be playing in San Fransisco and Los Angeles on May 18th and 19th at the Craneway Pavilion and The Shrine Expo, respectively. For West-coasters, it’s exciting to have Dada back in California and this will be undoubtedly be of the best shows of the year.

The banana loving DJ/producers have been touring the world, but will be back in North America momentarily. Those stops include California as we mentioned, and in August they’ll be at Veld in Toronto, Electric Zoo in New York, and Lollapalozza in Chicago (according to their current schedule).

Check out this awesome trailer if you haven’t already snatched up your tickets for their shows.

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Did you miss your chance at going to Coachella? Couldn’t swing that airfare into your budget? East coasters may not have a festival in the desert (for obvious reasons), but we do have a festival, or shall I say a ‘ball’, that boasts a similarly eclectic lineup.

We’re just 50 days away from Governors Ball now and we can just taste what’s to come. You’ve likely heard the bangin’ artists who will rock the stages June 7-9 at New York City’s Randall’s Island, included the former mysterious headliner, Guns n’ Roses. From rock to hip-hop, to house music, you’ll find chart-topping names such as Kanye West, Kings of Leon, Nas, Icona Pop, and Pretty Lights. Another thing we like here is names that we may not have had the chance to catch in concert, but a festival setting will give a taste of acts such as Cut … Read more

This Friday, Estonia native Mord Fustang will be gracing Pacha with his presence, and FromDJs has a pair of VIP tickets to hand out to the person who posts the best EDM-related spoonerism. Don’t know what that means? The best example is Mord’s name. Just switch the first sound of the first word with the first sound of the second word. Be creative, be funny, leave it in the comment section. If you can’t think of anything clever, just tell us why we should pick you.

If you REALLY can’t think of anything, buy tickets here: Mord Fustang 4/12

Here’s a fun fact about Mord Fustang: 70% of his body is made up of video games. I’d like to be the first to call BS on this one, but once you’ve heard his music it’s quite evident that he’s not lying. In so many words, he’s managed to convert those … Read more

As we previously reported (here), EDC New York is slated to take place this year at Citi Field May 17^th and 18^th. And here comes the starting lineup!

That’s right, after a little backlash from a seeming let-down of some big names missing from the bill, EDC knocks one out of the park with an expanded lineup (see below). Luckily tickets are still available for sale by clicking HERE. Four our baller viewers, it seems they’ll likely make announcement on tables soon, as per the website.

Afrojack is back after spinning two sets at last year’s show. One of our favorite sets on the mainstage came from Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano who is back this year as well. Our good friends in spacesuits, the Manufactured Superstars will make their return (interview here).

Some names that will make one sad littler raver … Read more