Griz at the Middle East - Show Preview

Among the wave of artists who have exploded onto the electronic dance scene over the past year, few are as innovative and soulful as Grant Kwiecinski, better known by his stage name, Griz. A native of Detroit, Griz has found a home in the budding music scene coming out of Boulder, CO, with artists such as Dominic Lalli of Big Gigantic and Derek Vincent Smith, aka Pretty Lights serving as mentors.

Set to bring his talent to The Middle East in Cambridge this Saturday, April 6, Griz gives Bostonians a lot to look forward to with his incredibly unique sound. Something of a cross between the funky, soulful tunes of Pretty Lights and the heavier dubstep brought by artists such as Bassnectar or the aforementioned Big Gigantic, Griz masterfully combines live music with the synths and sampling of electronic music. As live acts continue to soar in popularity, artists such as Griz allow us to hush-hush the "just push play" mentality of many EDM detractors.

As Griz puts it I don’t have fancy recording equipment, amazing speakers, crazy keyboards, complicated sample packs, etc. What I do have is an endless imagination of the future/now, unrelenting will, constant fascination, and a heart that has no capacity to stop loving and trying." Although this statement is perhaps a tad overly humble (he has performed as support for huge acts such as Bassnectar and Big Gigantic, Pretty Lights, and more), it gives a sense of his fresh approach to the music he makes. 

This sense of innovation and excitement for art, combined with the small-scale, underground feel of the Middle East is sure to provide fans with a truly unique concert experience. Having seen him several times before a supporting act, I could not be more excited to see what he has in store for his first headlining tour!

Stay tuned to EDM Boston for our show review when all is said and done!

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Phase 1 EDC NY 2013 Lineup Announced!

Phase 1 of the highly anticipated lineup for Electric Daisy Carnival New York is out. This year the festival will take place at Citi Field on Friday May 17 and Saturday May 18, and for all of you who can't make it out to EDC in Las Vegas, this is sure not to disappoint if last year was an indication of all things epic by Insomniac.

“With each festival, we look to create a unique experience which combines creative production with world-renowned artists and emerging talent,” said Pasquale Rotella, CEO and founder of Insomniac Events. “When combining art, music, theatrics and the energy of Insomniac dance music fans we believe it can be life changing. EDC, New York will bring our like-minded fans together again. We are so excited.”

 

Catch the lineup below with more artists to be added soon: 

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Tritonal at Prime: Show Review

By Justin:

Tritonal, an up and coming American trance and progressive house duo, made up of members Chad Cisneros and Dave Reed from Austin, Texas, came to town this past Sunday night to drop some Easter treat beats on Prime Boston. Due to it being Easter Sunday, and perhaps the relative obscurity of Tritonal to the uneducated EDM listener, the crowd ended up being rather sparse. I could tell that a few of the people who showed up spilled over from the abrupt ending of Modestep across town at Royale. Besides that, I would have to say that the other half of the crowd was made up of pure trance family members.
Watch our videos and read more after the jump:

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Cazzette at Royale: Show Review

By Mike H:

Adding yet another big name act to its already electronic-heavy spring lineup, Royale Nightclub in Boston played host last Thursday to Cazzette, the up-and-coming Swedish house duo. Another prodigy of promoter Ash Pournouri, known for discovering and developing Avicii into the superstar he has become, Cazzette has been making appearances at festivals and venues across the country for over a year now.
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April Fools

I have to say today was an exceptionally fun day on the blog. My team and i came together at this weeks staff meeting to develop some fantastic ideas for today. Its great to see they went over extremely well. If you didn't realize it, every article we wrote, except the Modestep piece was fictitious. Happy april fools day!

We're happy we have so many readers that interact with the site. we welcome the new people that joined today and would like to share some exciting news.

We are working on a new layout for the website. Unfortunately its not cheap to make such improvements and requires more capital then we have. In the next weeks we will be launching a fundraiser to help rebuild the site. The goals of the project are to develop a better layout of the calendar and make the overall website more user friendly. Anything that you can give to help the effort would be greatly appreciated! Stay tuned on how to support the cause.

Peace. Love. Unity. Rave,

Max and the EDMBoston team!

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