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SnowGlobe 2012 Taps Deadmau5, Chromeo, Big Gigantic, Beats Antique

: Published on September 18, 2012; By AUS10B

This year's SnowGlobe Festival, set to take place from December 29 - 31 in South Lake Tahoe, announced its lineup this afternoon with super producer Deadmau5, electro duo Chromeo, and hip hop artist and marijuana aficionado Wiz Khalifa topping the bill.

Deadmau5 is playing an "Unhooked" set, which essentially means just a regular DJ set. No LED mau5 - head, no cube, etc. The undercard is strong however, with Beats Antique, Big Gigantic, Gramatik, Polica, Minnesota, BoomBox, GRiZ, Archnemesis and Nadis Warriors all making apperances at the sophomore installment of this New Year's eve fest.

Sugarpill, Up Until Now, Break Science, ill. Gates, Baauer, Flosstradamus and Ana Sia are also on the bill, which features mostly electronic artists spanning the gamut of genres with electro, hip hop, trap, dubstep, glitch and breaks artists all covered.

3-day passes for the event are on sale now for $155.00 plus taxes and fees. For full lineup and ticketing information head on over to the official website and snag yours today.

Source: SnowGlobe

CounterPoint Announces Daily Schedule

: Published on September 12, 2012; By Kate Hill

Set for September 27 to 29, Atlanta’s own CounterPoint Music Festival has released the daily artist schedule for the festival’s inaugural year. With headliners such as Pretty Lights, Bassnectar, Avicii and Skrillex playing alongside a bulk of other great artists, there will be no shortage of dubstep and electronic beats over the weekend.

The festival kicks off at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 27 with performances by Adventure Club, Beats Antique and RUN DMT, among others. The festivities will come to an end just before midnight, after Big Gigantic and Up Until Now (with David Murphy of STS9).

Friday and Saturday will be jam-packed with tunes, with the music commencing at 12 p.m. and going until 2 a.m. Some of Friday’s notable artists are Bassnectar, Avicii, Archnemesis and Excision. Saturday will feature Pretty Lights, Skrillex, Emancipator, Lotus, Ghostland Observatory and Zoogma, along with many other up-and-coming electronic acts.

To view the entire schedule, click here. General admission weekend passes are a reasonable $185 and may be purchased via the CounterPoint official website. VIP and single-day tickets are also available.

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Source: CounterPoint

Inaugural Counter.Point Festival Announces Daily Lineup

: Published on August 22, 2012; By Slave2Traffic

Many fans in the Southeast are getting geared up for a visit from Phish this weekend, but the folks into the jamtronica, EDM and DJ scene are also anxiously awaiting the inaugural Counter.Point Music Festival, which takes place September 27 to 29 in Fairburn, GA – about 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta. Earlier today, C3 Presents (Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza) and MCP Presents (Camp Bisco) announced the daily lineup of bands that will transform nearly 8,000 acres of Georgia farmland into the biggest party in the South for one weekend. Check out the entire day-by-day band lineup on their official website.

Thursday’s lineup is headlined by Big Gigantic, who will be heading back to their home state of Colorado to headline Rowdytown at Red Rocks later that weekend. Other acts on Thursday include Beats Antique, Up Until Now (with special guest David Murphy of STS9), Run DMT and more.

Friday’s schedule includes a diverse lineup including headliners Bassnectar and AVICII. French shoegaze electronica six-piece M83 and Brooklyn-born rapper and fashion icon Theophilus London also perform on Friday, along with MiM0SA, Dr. Fameus and Crystal Castles.

Saturday’s lineup brings the heat with Skrillex and Pretty Lights, Philly-based Lotus, Atlanta native hip-hop mogul Big Boi, Austin synth-pop duo Ghostland Observatory, Southern electro-rockers Zoogma and Pretty Lights Music labelmates Paper Diamond and Michael Menert. Other notable acts include Conspirator, Steve Angelo, Porter Robinson, Zeds Dead and many others.

The festival also announced that single-day general admission and VIP tickets are being made available in addition to the three-day general admission, VIP and Platinum passes that have been on sale for the last few months. Single-day and three-day tickets are available on Counter.Point’s website. The fest, which will be held at the same location as 2007’s The Echo Project, will also house an arts village, extreme sports demonstrations, a beer garden, local food and drink vendors and a college football viewing area.

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Source: Counter.Point

Festival Files: Rootwire 2012 (Day 3)

: Published on August 19, 2012; By Nick Rhodes

A video recap of Day 3 with Lotus' Mike Rempel and Papadosio.

Festival Files: Rootwire 2012 (Day 2)

: Published on August 18, 2012; By Nick Rhodes

A video recap of Day 2 with Signal Path, Amanda Sage and the sights and sounds of Rootwire.

Festival Files: Rootwire 2012 (Day 1)

: Published on August 17, 2012; By Headstash Magazine

A video recap of Day 1 with Papadosio's Anthony Thogmartin and the sights and sounds of Rootwire.

Summer Set Releases Artist Schedule

: Published on August 14, 2012; By Kate Hill

Only 11 days away, Summer Set Music and Camping Festival has finally revealed its official daily artist schedule. The festival, set for August 24 to 26 and located in Somerset, WI, will be headlined by Pretty Lights, Umphrey’s McGee and Big Gigantic and will feature Lotus, Tea Leaf Green, Emancipator and over 40 other electronic and jam acts.

Tickets must be purchased to attend the on-site after-parties, which will begin at midnight each night. The music will kick off on Friday, August 24 at 3:00 p.m., with Big Gigantic playing the last slot of the night before the after-parties commence. Umphrey’s McGee will go on-stage Saturday, and Pretty Lights will close out the festival Sunday evening.

Click here to view the entire lineup schedule. Tickets may be purchased via Summer Set’s official website. In addition to weekend and VIP passes, single-day tickets are also available.

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Source: Summer Set Music and Camping Festival

North Coast Music Festival Announces Final After-Party Additions

: Published on August 08, 2012; By Ilya Krifman

As if headliners STS9, Umphrey's McGee and Pretty Lights weren't enough to satiate the appetites of jam/electronic music fans around the planet this Labor Day weekend, Chicago's North Coast Music Festival recently released its final after-party schedule that adds plenty of icing to an already dense and diverse weekend of music.

With the purchase of an additional ticket, fans can see some of North Coast's top acts perform in intimate indoor venues across Chicago following the conclusion of the festival's outdoor day sets in Union Park. The full after-party schedule is posted below with the final artist additions in bold. North Coast's full lineup can be found at the festival's official website.

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Friday, August 31
Eliot Lipp and The Coop at Bottom Lounge
Paul Oakenfold at Transit
Girl Talk, Zion-I at Congress Theatre
Axwell Zebo at The Mid
Chance The Rapper, Add-2 Neak at Cobra Lounge
Midnight Conspiracy, NiT GriT at House of Blues

Saturday, Sept. 1
EOTO and Doctor P, LoBounce at Congress Theatre
Alesso at The Mid
Felix da Housecat at Bottom Lounge
STS9, Future Rock at House of Blues
Gramatic, Griz at House of Blues

Sunday, Sept. 2
Umphrey's McGee at Congress Theatre
Rebirth Brass Band, Dumpstaphunk at Bottom Lounge
Steve Angello at The Mid
Claude VonStroke, Maya Jane Coles at Transit
The Rapture at Cobra Lounge

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While three-day festival passes and STS9/Future Rock after-party tickets are sold out, single-day passes and all other after-party tickets can be purchased through the Clubtix website. At less than $60.00 for a single-day pass, North Coast remains one of the cheaper festival options of the summer while boasting a stellar lineup to boot.

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Source: North Coast Music Festival