Rob Garza

Rob Garza has a lot going on besides Thievery Corporation -- he's also a touring DJ in his own right who ignites dancefloors everywhere he spins, and he has a new album out entirely comprising remixes he's tweaked. We caught up with him to talk about the album, how he works his own sound and what's coming up next for the impresario.

See also:
- Rob Garza DJ set at Beta, 6/1/13
- A new Frontier: Tommy Metz remixes, remasters and renames Blossom Frontier
- Alex B.'s Pirates of the Caribean remix: Top five other recent local remixes

MOON BOOTS @ NORAD | FRI, 5/24/13
Moon Boots maintains a mysterious persona appropriate for a being who's allegedly imbued with sentience in a top-secret NASA experiment, but here's what we know about him: He's based out of Chicago, he's signed on the French Express label, and he has a grasp on the sort of funky, dirty, soulful sound that many house DJs would give their sense of rhythm for.

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- Michal Menert discusses board culture and how the destination is in the journey
- Gabriel and Dresden on their hiatus, their reunion and how much they love Beta
- Hipp-E and Greg Eversoul: "When we tag-team, it comes out in our sound"

Catch Lusine, Bruno Pronsato and more at the Great American Techno Festival.

The Great American Techno Festival has revealed part of the lineup for the third annual edition of the burgeoning techno extravaganza. Following up last year's banner lineup of Kevin Saunderson and John Tejada, this year's Great American Techno Fest, which is slated to take place Friday, September 13, through Sunday, September 15, is set to feature Lusine, Bruno Pronsato and more. Keep reading to see who else.

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- The Great American Techno Festival aims to give beer geeks a place to dance
- First annual Great American Techno Festival to hit Great American Beer Festival
- Great American Techno Festival 2012 lineup

Britt Chester

GLOBAL DUB FESTIVAL @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE | FRI, 5/17/13
The music of Excision (due at Red Rocks this weekend with Flux Pavilion, Zomboy, Dirtyphonics and Designer Drugs) is a fitting soundtrack to the desolate, gritty, apocalyptic landscape of a future ruled by homicidal machines. His tunes are warped, stuttering affairs studded with samples from both sci-fi and hip-hop (and probably some sci-fi hip-hop for good measure).

See also:
- Review: Excision at the Ogden Theatre, 2/16/12
- Slideshow: The People of Global Dub Fest, 5/18/12
- Review: Global Dub Festival at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 5/18/12

SLOW HANDS @ NORAD | SAT, 5/11/13
There are plenty of DJs out there who are skilled at crafting upbeat dance sets to high-tempo music -- after all, it's easy to keep the dance floor moving when you keep the beats-per-minute at a fast-paced 160-180. Even dubstep only slows the tempo to around 140 BPM. It takes a true expert of pacing and timing -- someone with an ear for funky grooves and an ability to weave them together -- to create a soulful, hip-shaking, foot-stomping set that stays at the lower end of the electronica tempo spectrum (100 to 110 BPM).

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- Donna Grantis of 3rd Eye Girl on what it's like to play with Prince
- The 2013 Westword Music Showcase lineup
- The ten best concerts in Denver this weekend

Eric Gruneisen

The scene last Friday night at Denver Disco. See a ton more photos in our Viceroy at Bar Standard slide show.

If last Friday night's party is any indication, the Denver Disco dudes have put together one helluva party. And tonight, the crew will continue to crush it. If you already checked out our rundown of the best EDM in Denver this weekend, you probably noticed that we have Mike Deez, Mantaray and Charles B listed as holding down the party this evening, with a special guest. Wondering who the guest is? Wonder no more. We've got the drop. Continue on to see who it is.

See also:
- The best EDM in Denver this weekend
- Review: Viceroy/Denver Disco at Bar Standard, 4/26/13
- Slideshow: Viceroy/Denver Disco at Bar Standard, 4/26/13

Jonn Hawley

JONN HAWLEY @ FUNKY BUDDHA | SAT, 4/20/13
It's extra awesome that Audio Indika is facilitating this year's 4/20 show at the Funky Buddha, and those responsible loading the decks have outdone themselves by bringing Jonn Hawley to town. The Minneapolis-based DJ/producer has more than twenty years of experience, and he's been a fixture in the underground Twin Cities scene for at least that long. No one spins house music like Hawley spins house music; his sound is a tad more insistent and robust than most house tracks you'll hear, but he retains the sassy, soulful vibe that Chicago made famous, adding a unique twist to make it all his own. Catch him with the rest of the Audio Indika crew. (9 p.m., 21+, no cover)

See also:
- Maya Jane Coles on her quick rise in America
- The best EDM shows in April
- The twelve best concerts in Denver this weekend

GREEN VELVET @ BETA | SAT, 4/13/13
Curtis Alan Jones created the Green Velvet persona to head up his deejaying gigs, and in the early 1990s, his productions (including "The Stalker" and "Preacher Man") gained the attention of dance fiends all over the world. The Chicago house legend has been refining the Green Velvet sound ever since. Dabbling with bass and flirting with minimal techno in his sets and productions, he displays a versatility and selective ear that have kept him current for more than two decades -- but his tunes are also guaranteed to contain that soulful, funky, distinctive imprint that Chicago house left on dance music (and on Green Velvet) back in the day. Cognition + T-Rav and 1Boy1Girl will join the master at the decks.

See also:
- The ten best EDM shows in Denver this April
- The ten best metal shows in Denver this April
- The ten best hip-hop shows in Denver this April

Britt Chester

Nicole Cacciavillano of sub.mission

SUB.MISSION ANNIVERSARY @ BOPPO! | SAT, 4/6/13
Sub.mission knows dubstep, and to mark another year of its devotion to the true sound, Nicole Cacciavillano and her crew are hosting a real U.K. underground-style throwdown with V.I.V.E.K., who performed at last year's party. He's set to perform alongside the entire roster of Sub.mission residents, who will rotating throughout the night with Kaiju and Grimblee. -- Britt Chester

See also:
- The ten best EDM shows in Denver this April
- Sub.mission crew reflects on five years of bringing dubstep to Denver
- With Sub.mission, Nicole Cacciavillano brings dubstep to the masses

THUGFUCKER @ NORAD | SAT, 3/30/13
The duo collectively known as Thugfucker doesn't take themselves very seriously, despite collaborating to form the Life and Death brand -- a name you might remember from assorted showcases and live shows last year, including a stop at the AfterHours Anonymous anniversary party. Although some tales report the duo (Holmar Filipsson and Greg Oreck) meeting by chance atop a mountain in Iceland, odds are that the story of them encountering one another for the first time at a party in a European brothel is more likely to be true.

See also:
- Mark Farina on Chicago house, Mushroom Jazz and what's new for him in 2011
- The ten best EDM shows of 2012
- The ten best EDM songs of 2012