Keeping the cold OUT this weekend

The weekend is fast approaching and for some they will be taking advantage of “Friday chico” (tonight).  At this moment Boys Noize is probably setting fire to New Gas City tonight in Montreal than taking over the Sound Academy on Friday.  Alexander Ridha, Boys Noize real name, is a Germany DJ and producer who has been well established in electronic and techno music since 2005.  Alex is currently on a world tour and playing long side Dj’s such as Skrillex, Steve Aoki, The Prodigy, Ellie Goulding and various other acts.

Friday will see Roger Sanchez, the brilliant DJ/producer from Queens, playing at Uniun nightclub smashing his house and tribal sounds. I have had the pleasure of seeing Roger in Chile at Club Suka and it was an amazing party full of classics and new tunes.  RL Grime and Torro torro will be spinning at the Hoxton to give you your trap fix.  Oh man I am really loving trap these days, after been given a proper dose from Diplo in the summer at Electric Zoo there was no turning back. Friday will also see Pete Tong touching down in Pacha NYC as well as fellow Brits Chase and Status who will be playing at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

For all the Torontonians looking for a winter outdoor/indoor festival tickets to ‘Brrrrr! Winter Music Festival!’ Go on sale tomorrow at 10 am.  The festival will be held at Echo Beach at Ontario Place.  The current line-up includes: Dubfire, Moby, Chus & Ceballos, Magda, and Deniz Koyu.  It should bring the EDM lovers a fix for the winter blue’s, yes it is cold outside but the troopers will be out and not too worry there is a indoor area for the less brave. Tickets range from 40-50 for the 2-day festival which is quite reasonable and would be a great stocking stuffer for that hardcore partier!  Tickets available here.

Saturday inside of the Guvernment DEKO-ZE will be bringing his high-energy house sounds to his home crowd.  Check out this great live set to see how hard he will be working to make you move your feet:

Sonar Festival Toronto Style

November 1, 2013 marked the Sonar festival tour here in Toronto at the Sound Academy.  Sonar is on a North American tour that originated out of Barcelona, Spain.  This festival was met with great anticipation as it uniquely combines the indie electronic scene with a splash of punk, hip-hop and blend of live performances.

Paul Kalkbrenner put on an energy filled set of techno they you can feel he get deeply involved in as he manipulates tracks. There are no spectacles or overly stated visual distractions, it is pure PK playing to bring you to that elevated level. 

You could feel the energy and anticipation for the Die Antwoord performance and visually the majority of the people attending were in their support.  You could hear the gratification from the audience as Dj Hi-Tek took the stage and moments later Ninja and Yo-Landi Vi$$er.  The combination of music, sex appeal and rawness differentiates them from most other “groups”. 

Toronto’s lineup included: die antwoord, azari & III,seth troxler, paul kalkbrenner, tiga,gesaffelstein, nic fanciulli,visuals by pfadfinderei