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Festival Review- IDentity Festival // Festival Pier- Philadelphia // 7-29

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Le Castle Vania!

So let me start off by saying “WOW!” Last Sunday at Festival Pier in Philadelphia, Identity Festival rolled through bringing some pretty big names in the EDM world to Philadelphia. Some of these names included Audrey Napoleon, Le Castle Vania, Madeon, Arty, Showtek, Excision, and Eric Prydz! The day could not have been more perfect with only a little bit of rain in the beginning, the sun was out most of the day and the music was blasting non stop.

Some of the highlights of the day was definitely Eva Simmons early on at Festival Pier with Eva Simmons putting on a hell of a show with her amazing vocals. Then came Audrey Napoleon bringing the techy beats with her hits like “Poison” and “Banana Soda.” A little later on came Arty bringing his massive house sound, which got Philly going insane. Just

Arty!

when you thought IDFest couldn’t get crazier, Madeon took the stage and blew people away with a stunning set. Followed by the hard style of Showtek and the grimy bass drops of Excision. If you haven’t seen his set, you better check out the vids and pics because that stage set up was mind-blowing.

Then finally the festival concluded with the one and only Eric Prydz. Like I said in my festival preview coverage, Prydz has not performed in America for a few years now due to his phobia of flying. Well Identity got him here and he blew Philadelphia away. Playing some of his tracks including “Panjoo,” “Allien,” and coming out for an encore to play “Mirage.” It literally was a breath-taking DJ set. Now people may disagree with me just because he didn’t play his most known track,

Excision’s Stage!

“Call On Me.” My personal opinion to why he didn’t play that is because he does not want to be like Avicii getting stuck playing “Levels” all the time. This is what I love about Prydz, he plays what he wants, not just what everyone expects to hear.

Either way, Identity Festival- Philadelphia was a great day for EDM in the city of brotherly love. Check out all the pics of you guys on our Facebook (don’t forget to like us) and be sure to check out our our interview with Audrey Napoleon and check back soon for our interview with Arty! Rage on!

Eric Prydz!

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Avicii @ Bridgeport, CT Review, Pictures, and 24 Minute Video Recap!

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Alright, so last night I had the pleasure of being able to catch the one and only Avicii for the first time and let me tell you his performance was unbelievable. While unfortunately for me I had to go to the show solo, the grandmaster himself made it a worthwhile venture. This was the second all ages EDM event i’ve been to and it certainly showed with the average age being around 18. This however did not affect my experience obviously as the turnout was great and crowd participation was at an all time high. The opener DJ Paige surprised me as he threw together an impressive set to get the crowd warmed up. Then came Avicii himself, absolutely blowing the crowd away with bass heavy house beats coupled with his new visuals and lightshow. It was an absolutely amazing set throwing together everything from Alesso, R3hab, Swedish House Mafia, and of course his own already known tracks along with some new bangers. Of course he had to drop the infamous “Levels” and coupled it with Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know”, which if the crowd wasn’t already pumped to the max, they were now. Catch that around 11:50 below, followed by the ever popular, “Antidote” by Swedish House Mafia. Finally he ended with Cazzette &Ash’s ‘That Shit Cray’ Remix of “Ni**as in Paris”, which was absolutely epic and blew my fucking mind. Check that around 23:00 in the video. Definitely an all around amazing show put together by Midnite Society. I’m happy to see the influx of EDM into CT. Hopefully I can see some more shows around my school here at Sacred Heart. Rage on my friends.

Artist Profile: Flatbush Zombies

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I have been keeping this group to myself for awhile now, but it’s about time that I introduce you guys to the newest group making waves out of Brooklyn. Known as the Flatbush Zombies, Meechy Darko and Juice collaborate on the vocals as they go in over some sick Erick Arc Elliot produced beats. Gaining notoriety with their ode to breakfast food and their favorite type of green, Thug Waffles was the track that put these guys on the map. From there, the charisma and charm of the group led them to an opening gig for A$AP Rocky, some love from Complex magazine, and a mention of top groups to watch by artist Lana Del Rey. The guys just dropped off another video today, entitled S.C.O.S.A which features some sick visuals. The production of these visuals was handled by the team from The Madbury Club, who do beautiful work on all of their projects. Currently, Flatbush Zombies is at SXSW and will be performing at the festival. So keep an eye on these guys and don’t be surprised if they follow in A$AP’s footsteps and sign themselves to a lucrative record deal. Oh, and for those who are wondering, Flatbush Zombies refers to where they are from and how they like to smoke so much weed that they eventually turn in to zombies.

You can download Thug Waffles from their bandcamp, and you can also check out their website  (NSFW)

For more music, check out their youtube account