Festival Report Card: Cuervo Tradicíonal Akamba Festival
Each year, since 2018, the José Cuervo agave fields in Tequila, Mexico, are transformed into a unique celebration known as the Akamba festival. The event is a cultural gathering, with everyone coming together to celebrate the beloved agave plant and dancing on a night of good music. Not only did EDM Maniac get to experience […]
Festival Report Card: Countdown NYE 2024
Making its annual return to the NOS Event Center, Insomniac’s largest New Year’s festival brought the aliens and thousands of humans to ring in the new year at Countdown NYE this past weekend. Two nights of incredible music and dancing brought in ravers and non-ravers for a massive celebration to welcome 2024. Here’s what we […]
Interview: Kaleena Zanders Chats Music, Superheroes & Her Upcoming Single “Nightmares”
Kaleena Zanders is a dynamic and soulful vocalist, songwriter and DJ who’s been making waves in multiple genres while carving a path for similar artists like herself to receive the recognition they deserve. For many years, the industry wrongfully relegated her to the diminutive title of “dance music vocalist,” but she has always been more, […]
Festival Report Card: Breakaway Bay Area 2023
The Bay Area rave scene is a unique one, with a prominent presence of dance music that draws ravers from all over the region. While artists often play in surrounding areas like Sacramento or San Jose, the occasional festivals that happen at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco serve as a magnet, bringing […]
Festival Report Card: Outside Lands 2023
Imagine one giant picnic in the park with some of the best music in the entire world. That’s essentially Outside Lands. Every August (except in October one year because of the pandemic) San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is transformed for three days of stellar music, food, various libations, art, and more. Celebrating 15 years, the […]
Festival Report Card: HARD Summer 2023
The return of HARD Summer to the Los Angeles Coliseum was a hot one. Amidst a heat wave and multiple coinciding events happening in the LA area, people walking the streets were divided between those attending HARD Summer and those heading to see Taylor Swift. Talk about quite the contrast. Here’s what we have to […]