EDM

The multi-day EDM extravaganza Electric Daisy Carnival is here! Taking over Tinker Field in downtown Orlando, EDC is bringing in big names like Afrojack, Green...

Ever since Orlando's 1990s reign as the home of breakbeat, EDM has had a strong hold on Central Florida. Former Orlando resident Diplo is still...

We previously gave EDM events organizer Insomniac credit for pushing their massive annual bacchanal of bass back until a time that holding fests could conceivably...

click to enlarge Photo via Diplo's official FacebookDiploclick to enlarge Photo via dubfire.comDubfireThis Friday is absolutely star-studded for EDM heads, with two mega names headlining at two different clubs downtown and — heads up — tickets are going fast.In their biggest booking to date, the Vanguard is going huge with DJ-producer-songwriter Diplo, whose acumen as a platinum prospector of global sounds has certified him as one of the most groundbreaking and tastemaking names in modern dance music. But, unfortunately, that show is alreadyHowever, tickets are still available for Dubfire, one half of Grammy-winning house duoand the other heavyweight dance-music icon making an appearance downtown on Friday, Feb. 5. Unlike the progressive house of Deep Dish, Dubfire’s solo sound is more rooted in minimal techno.As of this writing, though, only Tier 4 general admission tickets are left so you better jump if you wanna go. Show is at 10 p.m.If you go out, respect everyone’s distance, for all our sakes.

Vehicles submerged in flood waters in Beira, Mozambique Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. “If you remember in (Cyclone) Idai we all said ‘That’s not too bad,’ but 24 hours later the big waters came." "The amount of rain will be sufficient to flood low areas of Beira and Buzi. Eloise is the second cyclone to hit central Mozambique this season, after Chalane in December. But since Idai, “people now know what a cyclone is and they take it seriously," Van Wyk said.

click to enlarge Photo courtesy of Dim MakARMNHMR— the latest iteration of thebuilding — continues to build on the venue’s dance-music history and blaze a new EDM path by featuring Dim Mak artiststhe credentialed L.A. duo that specializes in soaring pop melodies and huge electronic sweeps.Supporting them will be local dance-trapstersand South Florida actsandThe event is on Saturday, Jan. 16, and begins at 9 p.m. The Vanguard features a new Reme Halo Air purification system and will operate at less than 50 percent capacity. Digital temperature screening is done upon entry and masks must be worn at all times when inside the venue. Tickets for the show are still available.Remember: If you go out, respect everyone’s distance, for all our sakes.

Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk unexpectedly released an EDM track on Friday. The 48-year-old said he wrote the lyrics and performed the vocals for a four-minute song titled "Don't Doubt ur Vibe" and he tweeted about it to his 31 million followers. Throughout the futuristic song, he repeats the same line: "Don't doubt your vibe, because it's true. Don't doubt your vibe, because it's you." Tesla became the most valuable U.S. car company ever on January 8, when its stock market value surpassed $89 billion.