When you file into your first rave party, the initial impression is chaos. The noise level is simply incredible. The crowd is overwhelming in size, packed together and dancing, most not even facing ...

Electronic Dance Music has evolved from underground warehouse parties and Ibiza beach clubs into a global cultural phenomenon ...

Black Rave Culture is a DJ collective from Washington, D.C., consisting of James Bangura, Nativesun, and Amal. The trio are all long-established figures in their city’s underground scene, and their ...

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“There was always an edge to these parties. It was lawless, but that was absolutely part of the fun,” DJ Garth of the Wicked Sound System crew told SFGATE. “Between the Beats,” a new documentary that ...

You only had to look at the titles to see that something was up: “Atmosphere,” “Morning Factory,” “Brighter Days.” There was a new dawn in America, and the rising sun was house. Like any unearthly ...

Freqish, aka Brandon Lee, has watched the rave scene unfold since the late ’90s, as it transformed from cultural pariah to music-festival darling. In a lot of ways, that evolution also defines Lee’s ...

“Percolator” went through a lot of changes over different 12-inches. Were you a perfectionist? No. I was persistent. [laughs When the song first came out, it didn’t get that much attention. I was like ...

Miami Music Week is a beast. The city pulses with an unstoppable rhythm, with clubs stretching their lineups deep into the morning and Instagram stories with a never-ending barrage of RSVP links. From ...