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Electric Forest Round 3 Lineup Additions & GOOD LIFE VIP More Electric Forest lineup additions have just been announced, piling on even more talent to the stacked lineup.  No surprise that EDM heavy-hitters Krewella and Flosstradamus are joining the fun.  There's plenty of rowdy electro and dubstep all over the lineup, so Krewella is joining an already packed party.  But especially since we're getting a Clockwork set instea ...

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Electric Forest :: Line-up Phase 2 Announcement Reassuring us why it is one of our favorite summer destinations, Electric Forest has announced their second phase line-up with almost thirty additions to their already stellar festival.  Some of the bigger names that made headlines yesterday include Above & Beyond, GRiZmatik with Special Guests, Morgan Page, Eskmo and many more.  I'd go into more depth here, but the video publis ...

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Electric Forest :: 2013 Line-up Announced! Today is apparently the day festival promoters have chosen to blow my mind.  Electric Forest has just announced the first portion of its 2013 line-up.  There are some heavy hitter names on this list people, and once again The String Cheese Incident will be lighting the place up with three shows.  Who is to say what a second lineup announcement will add to this list, but it looks lik ...

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Electric Forest :: Ticket Sale Information Released Just like their 2013 announcement video last week, Electric Forest's release of ticket sale information has made the online music community jump for joy.  Fans of one of the most celebrated summer music festivals in the great United States cannot get enough EF action.  Starting January 19, 2013, tickets for this years gathering will go on sale to the general public.  If you happen t ...

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Electric Forest :: Rothbury, MI :: Dates Announced! If you shared the same joy as our UFO crew did last summer at Electric Forest, then I believe it is safe to say that we have all been patiently for this announcement...It is my pleasure to share the news from the awesome crew over at Madison House and Insomniac.  Electric Forest is happenening!  Official dates were dropped today by the production giants, bringing closure to my end-of-Jun ...

INTERVIEW

See-I :: The Thievery Connection, Natural Vibes, and Seeing the I in You The Steele brothers Zeebo and Rootz are See-I, a contemporary reggae group who has amassed an army through their party-friendly vibes (and their notoriety as original members of Thievery Corporation).  I had a chat with Zeebo about his upcoming Forest set – for our Denver friends that missed out on this super rootsy Forest party, See-I will be coming to Cervantes’ this ...

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Beats Antique :: Clapping in Sync, Rooted Music, and Reinvigorating the Land Beats Antique, the quintessence of modern mystical energy and a group who commands the attention of crowds all over the world.  Very few groups embody the type of energy that UFO has recognized is spreading across festival cultures and the universe at large.  Also, with a frontwoman who is by training a dancer, you cannot deny this is dance music.  We were b ...

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Big Freedia :: New Orleans Bounce, Hypersonic Ass-Shaking, and Being The Queen of Bounce No one can bounce it like Big Freedia can bounce it.  A dynamite performer who has taken a local dance scene to an international level, Freedia is one of the only rappers who can shake what they momma gave them better than the dancers they bring on stage.  We were sold on this star well before we encountered one of the most fun ways to win a download, ever.  As Freedia&nbs ...

INTERVIEW

WALA :: Bhangra-Crunk, Bass Gurus, and Making Anthropology Sexy Ever since we had the luck of stumbling upon Cali bass sprite WALA and a mind-bending EP, we have been on the lookout for this purple-haired goddess and pleasant chatterbox to find out more about how she cultivated her unique sound.  She has a strong connection to the Colorado bass scene and is coming from out of nowhere with a big sound, and she sat down for a generous Skype s ...

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Nickodemus :: Record Crates, The Sun and Moon, and The NY Club Scene A veteran of the New York DJ circuit and curator of the superb Turntables on the Hudson compilations, Nickodemus (pronounced nee-ko-dee-mus, not like Nickelodeon) is an under-recognized maestro of class and soul.  With a new, electronic-focused album out (Moon People) and a polite New Yorker personality (really, no sarcasm), he popped on our radar as an artist to look ...

PHOTOS

Electric Forest Festival :: Rothbury, MI :: June 28 - July 1, 2012 Be sure to check out our Forest interviews with Big Freedia, WALA, and Nickodemus!We have fallen down the rabbit hole. Between 2008 and 2009, Rothbury Music Festival erupted onto the scene without mercy.  In the face of larger festivals (Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, etc.), Rothbury brought the heat with two years of stacked lineups, consisting of artists suc ...

PLAYLIST

Electric Forest 2012 Sampler We're putting together the pieces of our forest survival kit and packing up the car.  Time to share some of the road-trip music that will guide our way across the Midwest.  Some of these songs are very familiar and others are new sounds to our ears, but either way they are getting our hopes up for an incredible, blissful weekend.  Have a listen and share the joy. String Cheese In ...

NEWS

Electric Zoo Announces Phase 1 Lineup Just this morning Made Event announced Phase 1 of the Electric Zoo (Aug 31- Sept 2) lineup.  Already we are seeing world class talent like Above & Beyond, Guetta, Pretty Lights, Dada Life, and Sander Van Doorn just to name a few.  This year looks more promising then any of the previous ones so get you tickets quick before they sell out! ...