EventsApr 2, 2018 Mau5trap Star BlackGummy Set to Invade Foundation Nightclub This Friday! Foundation Nightclub has made a point to feature some of dance music’s biggest rising stars this year. This Friday, they’ll be doing just that, withRead More
Events and NewsMar 30, 2018 Paradiso 2018’s First Headliners Have Officially Arrived! DMNW is thrilled to announce, officially, that we have our first taste of the 2018 Paradiso lineup, with three killer headliners unveiled by the folksRead More
Events and NewsMar 15, 2018 Welcome to Bass Canyon: Excision is Bringing a Dubstep Paradise to the Gorge Excision has long been a favorite of the DMNW team, with his large-scale, creative tour setups, and his genre-defining style of production. Now, he’ll beRead More
ContestsFeb 22, 2018 WIN: Your Lucky 2018 VIP Experience is Just an Entry Away [Giveaway] Lucky 2018 is almost upon us, and we’d be willing to bet that there are more than a few people out there still trying toRead More
Events and NewsFeb 6, 2018 Lucky 2018’s Full Lineup Features Carnage, Flux Pavilion, Jauz, and Tons of Trance Everything we’ve seen so far of the Lucky 2018 lineup has shown a clear commitment toward an eclectic mix of artists. Now, we have theRead More
Events and NewsJan 24, 2018 Bliss-Branded Stage at Lucky 2018 Means Trance is Coming in Full Force It’s been an exciting week for local ravers who have Lucky marked on their calendars every year. First, USC Events announced the event itself, promisingRead More
Events and NewsSep 1, 2017 Shambhala 2018 Tickets Go On Sale: Here’s What You Need to Know It feels like just yesterday that we left the Farm behind, and closed up shop on yet another incredible Shambhala Music Festival. Now, it’s alreadyRead More
Editorials and LifestyleAug 29, 2017 What I’ve Learned Trying to Make It As a Local DJ in Seattle If biopics and TV shows have taught us anything, it’s that there are essentially two possible outcomes when it comes to the music industry: “MakingRead More
EventsAug 25, 2017 How Shambhala’s 20th Anniversary Was Saved: A Story of Love, Passion, & A Little Chaos Before we packed up and headed out to Salmo River Ranch for Shambhala this year, we all already knew that this year was going toRead More
InterviewsAug 9, 2017 An Exclusive Interview With the Visionaries Behind Shambhala’s Stunning Stages Shambhala Music Festival is celebrating its 20th year in 2017, and we couldn’t be more excited to join them in those festivities. To that end,Read More
Events and NewsAug 4, 2017 Pretty Lights Unveils A Live Stream For His 2-Day Gorge Extravaganza Pretty Lights has always been a Northwest favorite, with a crossover appeal and hip-hop aesthetic that’s made him into one of electronic music’s premier talents.Read More
EventsJul 14, 2017 A Beginner’s Guide to Shambhala: Everything You Need to Know & More Shambhala 2016 is fast approaching, and it’s safe to say it snuck up on a lot of us. Many would argue that we’ve left theRead More
Events and MusicJun 28, 2017 Shambhala and DMNW Presents: SMF Mix Series #8, feat. Defunk Time to turn up the funk! Here at Dance Music Northwest, we’ve made no secret of our love for Shambhala Music Festival. In the spirit of that love, we’ve teamed upRead More
Events and NewsJun 24, 2017 USC Events Unveils Paradiso’s First Ever Live Stream for Day 2 This year's Paradiso just got even better! One thing all major music festivals seem to have in common is a way for fans to experience the fun from the comfort of theirRead More
Events and LifestyleJun 21, 2017 How to Beat the Heat At Paradiso This Weekend Many of our favorite weekend festival experiences take place in regions where the sun shines and summer reigns supreme. Paradiso is of course no exceptionRead More
Events and NewsJun 14, 2017 Excision’s Lost Lands Festival is Going to Be an Insane Dubstep Heaven Bassheads, prepare for glory and life-sized dinosaurs! Excision has long been teasing at his planned bass-centric festival for awhile now, billed as an experience made for bassheads, by bassheads. Now, we finallyRead More
NewsApr 5, 2017 Shambhala Celebrates Their 20th Anniversary With Their Biggest Lineup Ever The moment we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived: Shambhala Music Festival has unveiled their 2017 lineup, and it’s massive. Celebrating their 20th anniversary, the BC-basedRead More
ContestsMar 3, 2017 Here’s Your Chance to Win VIP Tickets to Lucky 2017 Lucky has been a Northwest staple for years now, as the region’s premier St. Patrick’s Day celebration for ravers. In the spirit of that, we’reRead More
Contests and NewsFeb 17, 2017 CODA & 8Stem Launch Killer ‘Pacific Patterns’ Remix Contest We’re never shy about supporting our locals here at DMNW. That being so, we’re excited to announce that PNW label CODA is partnering is upRead More
Events and NewsJan 30, 2017 Bliss: Transcendence Lineup Is All Trance Heavyweights (and One Sick B2B) The last couple years have brought a full-blown resurgence to the local trance scene. In that time, the folks at the Underground were hard at workRead More
Events and NewsJan 20, 2017 Lucky 2017’s Lineup Will Bring in Aly & Fila For a Future Sound of Egypt Stage Strap on those green suspenders: The countdown to Lucky begins now! Each year, Lucky delivers a St. Patrick’s Day celebration like no other, bridging the considerable gap between March and the summer festival season. Past iterationsRead More
InterviewsDec 14, 2016 Upper Left Brings Us Back to Basics With Source NYE (Exclusive Interview) "A series of events designed to tell a story in the language we are best versed in: Music and atmosphere" The festival scene throughout the last few years has evolved into something unrecognizable from its original form. Large-scale production values have taken center-stage, with mostRead More
MusicNov 4, 2016 Seattle Spotlight: Super Square Teams Up With Impossible Records A local favorite makes their Impossible Records debut There’s nothing we love more here at DMNW than supporting our talented locals. The latest comes to us courtesy of KJ Sawka’s Impossible Records: SuperRead More
NewsSep 30, 2016 USC’s FreakNight 2016 Lineup Features a Host of Exciting New Names Stay tuned for our all-inclusive Freaknight giveaway! 20th anniversaries are always an exciting affair. EDC Las Vegas celebrated theirs in style just this year. Shambhala’s two-decade party kicks off in 2017. ForRead More
NewsSep 29, 2016 Seattle Bars Can Now Help You Test Your Drink For Date Rape Drugs Two Capitol Hill bars have a new way to keep their patrons safe We’ve talked in-depth about the dangers of spiked drinks in the past. In Seattle, it’s become something of an epidemic, with The Stranger polling 10Read More
MusicSep 13, 2016 [Exclusive] Bandit Gives Go Periscope A Heavy Bass Rework If there’s one thing the Pacific Northwest has proven it loves, it’s bass music. Dubstep, trap, drum & bass, and beyond, it doesn’t matter; ifRead More
NewsAug 15, 2016 USC Unveils Phase 1 of the FreakNight 2016 Lineup FreakNight has been a Seattle fixture for years, as the go-to Halloween celebration for the Northwest’s rave scene. USC Events has also made a habitRead More
EditorialsJul 8, 2016 7 Reasons Why Dubstep Isn’t Dead Contrary to popular belief, bass music is alive and thriving The prevailing opinion among many so-called “experts” over recent years is that dubstep is a dying genre. We’re here to refute this claim. In fact, we’reRead More
ContestsJun 22, 2016 Presenting: The Upper Left & DMNW Summer Giveaway Upper Left has been one of our favorite companies here in the PNW, dating all the way back to their first events in Seattle last year.Read More
InterviewsMay 25, 2016 The Next Generation of Artists Might Just Be Two Friends (Exclusive Interview) Within dance music, we’ve become accustomed to a certain kind of DJ. We’re all plenty familiar with the 18-year-old who pumps out a hit single,Read More
EventsMay 20, 2016 Upper Left Presents Outlines: A Welcomed Return to the Warehouse Upper Left takes us back to basics The dance music scene is changing and there’s no denying it. The concept of bigger festivals with insanely priced headlining DJs is dying. In itsRead More
EventsMay 16, 2016 DMX to Usher in Summer in Style With Aston Manor and Upper Left Grab your best board shorts and tank tops The Northwest’s music scene is nothing if not eclectic. The hip-hop scene is led by the likes of Blue Scholars and Macklemore (among tons of other talent),Read More
Events and NewsApr 22, 2016 Paradiso 2016: Your Guide to the Lineup, Tickets, and More Everything you need to know (including the best way to buy the cheapest tickets) Ahh yes. Festival Season. That special time of year when the weather starts to get warmer, and the summer planning begins. Let’s not forget oneRead More
Events and NewsMar 30, 2016 The Shambhala 2016 Lineup is the Most Eclectic One Yet We hope you didn't sleep on tickets, because this one is huge It may only be Spring, but that hasn’t done anything to temper our excitement about Shambhala this August. As one of the best festival experiencesRead More
EventsMar 23, 2016 Catch Electronic Rock Legends Breathe Carolina at STAGE If Ultra Miami taught us anything last weekend, it’s that live electronic performances constitute the future of our scene. Breathe Carolina is a group that’sRead More
EventsMar 17, 2016 Paradiso 2016: Your Definitive Guide to Buying Tickets Everything you need to plan the perfect Paradiso experience Festival season is beginning to kick into full swing, and with it comes the first chatter of news concerning Paradiso. Ever since it first startedRead More
Events and NewsMar 17, 2016 FVDED in the Park Gives Us Our First Summer Lineup of 2016 It's time to start dreaming of festival season. We’ve made no secret of our love for all things British Columbia as of late. The rave community up in the Vancouver and Victoria neighborhoodRead More
EventsMar 16, 2016 Datsik to Showcase Brand New EP Alongside Portland Performance The Northwest has made no secret of its bass-heavy leanings. Go to any festival, club, or massive featuring an act within the genre and oddsRead More
InterviewsMar 11, 2016 Diving In With the Anjunabeats Tour (Exclusive Interview) Talking trance, Lucky, and everything in between It’s always a pleasure chatting with a DJ doing big things. What’s even better though is talking to a whole tour’s worth of artists, andRead More
Events and NewsMar 9, 2016 Pure Bliss: USC Events is Bringing A Trance Paradise to Seattle Buckle in, Trance Family: This one's going to be huge. Seattle’s electronic music scene is one that’s been focused on bass music throughout its history, and for good reason. Safe in Sound has packed WaMuRead More
NewsMar 8, 2016 Your Lucky Set Times Have Arrived: Time To Plan Your Adventure Who are your must-see artists? With Lucky 2016 set to pop off this Saturday, the last piece of the puzzle is schedule of artists itself, courtesy of USC Events. They’veRead More
EventsMar 2, 2016 Upper Left Is Bringing ‘Joule’ for Another Electric Show at Fremont Foundry Along with Good Vibe Tribe and the run of Q residents. Our friends at Upper Left have never been shy about bringing our fair city the best the PNW has to offer in the realm ofRead More
Interviews and NewsFeb 27, 2016 Exclusive: Everything We Know About the Return of Pendulum Drummer KJ Sawka dishes on the long-awaited reunion Of all the huge acts out there, there are few whose absence has been felt quite as much as Pendulum, the legendary drum & bassRead More
MusicFeb 16, 2016 We Drop: Dive Into the Hybrid DnB of Impossible Records’ Newest Artist You're not going to want to miss this South African duo. Of all the local music coming out of the Northwest, nothing has caught our eye more than the releases we’ve seen from KJ Sawka’s Impossible RecordsRead More
ContestsFeb 3, 2016 Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Armin van Buuren at Get Together! (Win Tickets) Valentine’s Day is a holiday that’s always jam-packed with plans. Whether it’s a romantic dinner, an elaborate gesture, or expensive jewelry, there’s never any shortageRead More
NewsJan 9, 2016 Foundation Nightclub Gives Us Our First Look at Lucky 2016 Note: The full Lucky 2016 lineup has now been announced. Lineup announcements are always a special time for fans, and Lucky 2016’s was no exception.Read More
NewsDec 16, 2015 The Return of Pendulum: Band Teases at “Important News” Ahead of Ultra Has the time finally arrived? Of all the big acts in dance music right now, Pendulum is one that’s been tragically absent, with all itsRead More
ContestsDec 16, 2015 Celebrate FWD’s 1-Year Anniversary at Q With TOKiMONSTA (Win Tickets!) Discover and win for your chance to see TOKiMONSTA for free Enter below to win 2 tickets to see TOKiMONSTA perform at Q Nightclub on Wednesday, December 23, 2015! #DMNWDiscover Q Nightclub has always made a habit of bringingRead More
MusicDec 9, 2015 Local Talent Qreepz Holds a ‘Seánce,’ Delivers Stunning Music Video We’re used to our locals delivering on live shows and killer releases. What we don’t often see are music videos to accompany said tracks. WithRead More
EventsNov 30, 2015 Inside the Openers: Big Wild & Bonobo at the Paramount Pre-ODESZA Most of the talk you see leading into a big show concerns the headlining act. When it comes to local superstars like ODESZA, that’s true toRead More