Rebel Rave US Tour

After putting their signature mark on the underground dance music community with highly original, trend defying DJ sets and releases, Damian Lazarus and his Crosstown Rebels label crew have announced a two month, 23 date North American tour.

I saw Damian perform a daytime set at the Beatport Pool Party at last year’s WMC and was entranced by his eclectic track selection –  from subtle and psychedelic to deep and tough – and his overall integrity.   Now sensitized, upon my return I got turned on to his label, it’s artists, the amazing Rebel Rave video series, and the LazPod podcast – always defying expectations and pushing boundaries.

So, it’s with great enthusiasm that I post the dates and promo video below and hope to catch them on the dancefloor!

REBELRAVE US TOUR 2010 from David Terranova on Vimeo.

Tour Dates:

- Robert LaFrance

Tarry Not feels like a manifesto for the future of techno.  This collection of dark, brooding, intricate tech-house never makes it above 128bpm but feels downright energetic due to its layers of expertly crafted, ever-evolving sounds, subtle melodic textures and vast analog-style bass.  This is holistic, human-machine music for the next generation of the underground.

Click here to hear samples of all the tracks and purchase it legally at Beatport.com.

– Robert LaFrance

The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, one of the world’s biggest music events, has announced it’s official lineup and it certainly features a solid number of dance and electronic music artists.

Big wigs such as Orbital, Tiesto, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Plastikman (aka Richie Hawtin), Benny Benassi, LCD Soundsystem are represented along with more underground artists like Dirty South, Sia, Major Lazer, Kaskade, and The Glitch Mob.

Of course, when you mix in a whole heaping of other genres and world class acts like Jay-Z, Gorillaz, Thom Yorke, Sly and the Family Stone, Public Image Limited, The Specials, etc, etc, you’re looking at an amazing three days and $269 well spent (minus travel and accomodations).

So, if you’re one of the lucky ones thumbing your nose at this recession, BOOK NOW! Otherwise, we can wait for the YouTube videos.

Here is the full lineup:

FRIDAY APRIL 16:  Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Deadmau5, Public Image Limited, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Benny Benassi, Fever Ray, Grace Jones, She & Him, Erol Alkan, The Avett Brothers, Calle 13, The Whitest Boy Alive, The Cribs, La Roux, Yeasayer, Lucero, DJ Lance Rock, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Proxy, Ra Ra Riot, Deer Tick, Wolfgang Gartner, Aeroplane, Iglu & Hartly, Sleigh Bells, P.O.S., Baroness, Hockey, Little Dragon, White Rabbits, Wale, Kate Miller-Heidke, As Tall as Lions, Jets Overhead, Alana Grace, Pablo Hassan.

SATURDAY, APRIL 17:  Muse, Faith No More, Tiësto, MGMT, David Guetta, The Dead Weather, Hot Chip, Devo, Coheed and Cambria, Kaskade, 2Many DJ’s, Major Lazer, Dirty Projectors, Gossip, Z-Trip, The xx, John Waters, Les Claypool, The Raveonettes, Mew, Sia, Camera Obscura, Tokyo Police Club, Porcupine Tree, Old Crow Medicine Show, Aterciopalados, Bassnectar, Frightened Rabbit, Dirty South, Flying Lotus, Corinne Bailey Rae, Pretty Lights, Shooter Jennings, RX Bandits, The Almighty Defenders, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, Craze & Klever, Zoe, The Temper Trap, Portugal. The Man, Band of Skulls, Girls, Beach House, Steel Train, Frank Turner.

SUNDAY, APRIL 18:  Gorillaz, Pavement, Thom Yorke????, Phoenix, Orbital, Spoon, Sly and the Family Stone, De La Soul, Julian Casablancas, Plastikman, Gary Numan, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yo La Tengo, MUTEMATH, Deerhunter, Infected Mushroom, Club 75, Matt & Kim, The Big Pink, Gil Scott-Heron, King Khan and the Shrines, Florence and the Machine, Yann Tiersen, Little Boots, Miike Snow, Talvin Singh, Ceu, B.o.B., Babasonicos, Owen Pallett, The Glitch Mob, Mayer Hawthorne, Local Natives, Rusko, The Middle East, Hadouken!, The Soft Pack, Kevin Devine, Paparazzi, Delphic, One EskimO.

- Robert LaFrance