No Experience Necessary: Your Shot DJ Competition Announces Second U.S. Edition

Your Shot DJ Competition

It’s time to take your shot—The world’s only no-experience-necessary DJ competition and music academy is back for an even bigger second season in the U.S. Your Shot, the competition and educational opportunity for aspiring DJs of all backgrounds, today announced that its 2026 season will expand from two cities to four, adding new editions in […]

Factory 93 Announces Bay Area Halloween Blowout At Historic Naval Hangar

Factory 93 Halloween

Factory 93 is bringing massive house and techno names to the Bay for Halloween weekend. Insomniac’s renowned house and techno events brand will link up with San Francisco party outfits All Day All Night and DJ Dials Presents on October 30-31, hosting a two-night, one-stage Halloween haunt at Gold Bar Hangar, a historic naval hangar […]

Freaky Deaky Drops Lineup For Halloween Debut In New Orleans

Freaky Deaky NOLA

Freaky Deaky is debuting in New Orleans with a spooky good lineup this Halloween weekend. Disco Presents’ long-running Halloween-themed rave heads south for its first edition in the Big Easy on October 30-31, bringing performances from over a dozen leading dance DJs to Mardis Gras World. Porter Robinson (DJ set) and FISHER lead the inaugural […]

Interview: Close Friends Only—From Live On Stream To Live At Electric Forest

Close Friends Only

“DJs will put anything before the drop.” One of electronic music’s favorite memes is also a notion Close Friends Only knows well. Two years ago, clips of the California DJ trio’s lively Twitch B2B sessions—nearly every absurd bass drop preceded by any number of hilarious one-liners from members Angeltiz, Keesco, and JustJake—exploded on TikTok, garnering […]

Rusko Announces Retirement “For The Forseeable Future”

Rusko

Rusko appears to have announced his retirement. In a heartfelt statement shared on social media today, the dubstep legend announced that he needs “to dip out the game for the foreseeable future,” due to the toll over 20 years of international touring has taken on his mind and body.’ All of Rusko’s upcoming shows will […]