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2 weeks ago | 
localspins.com | Todd Ernst
SCROLL DOWN FOR THE DAILY SCHEDULES AND TICKET INFORMATIONSupport our coverage ofWest Michigan's music sceneFor those that experienced the first year in 2000 — back when it was called the Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF for short) — it was equal parts remarkable and unbelievable.
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2 months ago | 
localspins.com | John Sinkevics |Todd Ernst
SCROLL DOWN FOR FULL LINEUPSSupport our coverage ofWest Michigan's music sceneWhen Breakaway Music Festival returns to Grand Rapids in mid-August, it will light up Belknap Park with some of electronic music’s rising stars, including Grammy Award-winning German producer Zedd, Canadian mid-tempo bass artist Rezz, melodic house DJ Gryffin and trap’s ISOxo. The Michigan festival unfurling Aug.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
localspins.com | Todd Ernst |John Sinkevics
This is the story of how one West Michigan entrepreneur created the world’s largest floating electronic music festival — not to mention one of the most revered cruise experiences at sea. Support our coverage ofWest Michigan's music sceneAnd to think this visionary had his beginnings in the blue-collar Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
localspins.com | Todd Ernst |John Sinkevics
SCROLL DOWN FOR FULL LINEUP POSTER, PERFORMER VIDEOSSupport our coverage ofWest Michigan's music sceneIf there is any indicator that it’s the first Tuesday in December, it’s the highly anticipated reveal of the lineup for Electric Forest taking place roughly six months later.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
localspins.com | Todd Ernst |John Sinkevics
SCROLL DOWN FOR FESTIVAL SCHEDULESupport our coverage ofWest Michigan's music sceneThe 40th anniversary of house music culminates this Labor Day weekend with the fourth edition of Chicago’s ARC Music Festival. Originally established in 2021 as a metaphorical music vessel to bridge the global house and techno communities, ARC is now recognized as one of the top house and techno festivals in the world. “That first year was surreal.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
localspins.com | Todd Ernst |John Sinkevics
SCROLL DOWN FOR DAILY SCHEDULES, TICKET INFO AND USER TIPSSupport our coverage ofWest Michigan's music sceneLast year, I referred to it as a “force-multiplier-moment” for Michigan’s edition of the Breakaway Music Festival in its booking of ‘legacy acts’ Deadmau5 and Tiësto. The city responded en masse, and two of electronic music’s largest artists did not let West Michigan down.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
localspins.com | John Sinkevics |Todd Ernst |Anna Sink
SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTO GALLERIES, VIDEOSupport our coverage ofWest Michigan's music sceneA late-night evacuation of stages and performance venues due to a Sunday thunderstorm brought an abrupt halt to this year’s Electric Forest festival in Rothbury, though attendees still soaked in plenty of musical highlights and immersive experiences during the four-day spectacle.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
localspins.com | John Sinkevics |Todd Ernst
SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTO GALLERIES, VIDEO, LOCAL SPINS ON WYCE RADIO PODCASTSupport our coverage ofWest Michigan's music sceneEven a single afternoon at Electric Forest turns festivalgoers into believers. “People are really nice. I love it,” said first-time Forest attendee Russ, 28, of Portland, Ore., who said he’d heard about Rothbury’s Electric Forest for years from those who swore that “this is the one” music festival that’s a must to attend.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
localspins.com | Todd Ernst |John Sinkevics
SCROLL DOWN FOR DAILY SCHEDULES, FESTIVALGOER TIPSSupport our coverage ofWest Michigan's music sceneIt’s simultaneously easy, and hard, to remember that just a few years ago fans and friends were mourning the temporary loss of Electric Forest due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And while it seems festivals across the country are dropping left and right, it’s amazing to see that Electric Forest — which kicks off Thursday at Double JJ Resort in Rothbury — just keeps getting better.
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May 28, 2024 | 
localspins.com | Todd Ernst |John Sinkevics
SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTO GALLERIESSupport our coverage ofWest Michigan's music sceneWith the forced weather evacuation from Detroit’s Movement Electronic Music Festival for a few hours on Sunday night, organizer Paxahau offered an unprecedented courtesy to the crowd by allowing Sunday pass holders free entry on Monday — and the day did not disappoint. Azzecca got the day moving near the entrance with a brilliantly positioned set of house and techno.
