Embrace The Cave: LSDREAM’s Rave Cave & The Caverns’ Growing EDM Influence

It is only 5PM, but with the arrival of daylight savings, the stretch of I-24 between Manchester, Tennessee, and the small town of Pelham is already covered in darkness. Driving all day in the pouring rain has dampened the morale of all four passengers in my tightly packed Subaru as we finally exit the freeway.  […]

Interview: Ardalan Talks Bay Area Underground, Kraftwerk & The Caverns

Tehran-born producer and DJ Ardalan Noghre-Kar—better known as Ardalan—has seen it all in the nearly 13 years since his debut track, “Mr. Spock” helped put Dirtybird Records on the map in 2010. The industry has changed considerably since then: social media campaigns accompany music releases; new tech like AI threatens age-old creative processes; even Dirtybird […]