North America

Lightning in a Bottle is a music and arts event that has always seemed, at least to me, like the bridge between mainstream and underground festival cultures. For those who are familiar with the West Coast festival circuit, the ‘transformative’ event has long been renowned for its Coachella-leveled production value but with the vibes of... Read more »

Returning to the Caribbean for their third year in a row, SXM Festival has just announced their 2018 dates. From March 14-18th, music and travel enthusiasts will be able to enjoy the warm waters and alluring jungles of Saint Martin while listening to the world’s top electronic music artists. Past headliners include Lee Burridge, Richie... Read more »

Montreal’s Ilesoniq makes for an interesting spectacle for house and techno lovers this year as the festival, in collaboration with local outfit I Love Neon, adds a distinctly underground sect to the largely EDM-focused line-up. Crosstown Rebels head honcho Damian Lazarus leads the line alongside Madhouse and Madtech legend Mr. Kerri Chandler. The pair will be joined... Read more »

AIM festival (art-innovation-music) returns to Parc Carillon July 14-16th, 2017 for it’s third edition of a three day electronic music festival that includes 32 hours of non-stop quality music. AIM continues to grow in popularity due to a unique camping experience they provide to festival attendees. Imagine yourself along with friends camping along the beautiful... Read more »

Montrealers will finally be able to discover Piknic Électronik’s new site this Sunday May 21st and Monday May 22nd, during the traditional double opening Piknic which signals the start of summer and which will launch the 15th season of this festive weekly get together. Entirely reconceived and now installed at Île Sainte-Hélène’s Plaine des jeux,... Read more »

This year, the Do Lab’s internationally-known transformational festival Lightning in a Bottle will feature a brand new attraction graciously provided free of charge by Mother Nature. For the first time in its 12 year history Lightning In Bottle will feature a full and functional Lake San Antonio. The lake has been off-limits since LIB expanded... Read more »

May 6th saw the Montreal underground unite under the ambition Abandoned banner as a legion of local collectives and crews joined forces to present Abandoned Academy – a 24 hours experiential rave moulded within the walls of an eery lake-side boarding school.  Situated beyond the outer limits of the Canadian city, the collaboration extracted the... Read more »

Montreal party series Abandoned returns May 6th to present a one day rave in a vacant school setting in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The event will host Diynamic pair Adana Twins as well as talents like Drol. (Live), Chiino, Risa, Atroxx, Jimmy Be, Or Room, Johnny Messina, Rafa Pineda, Adam Husa, Kris Tin and Vowels &... Read more »

Hamburg’s own Adana Twins land in Montreal on May 6th for the latest edition of  the Abandoned series. The German duo will be hosted in an undisclosed location by an ensemble of Quebec’s leading collectives including the likes Ancient Future, Husa Sounds, Front Rite, 8day and Octov. Ahead of their arrival we had the pleasure of catching... Read more »

In the wake of a rising demand for destination festivals, a new production co, RHA, has announced a 4-day experience on the peninsula of Punta Mita. A mere 2 hour flight from Southern California will take you to a breathtaking beach in Mexico’s Nayarit province — an indigenous land of the Wixárika that contains 200... Read more »