[FESTIVAL] North Coast Music Festival 2012 Review
North Coast Music Festival took over Chicago’s Union Park last weekend as thousands of fans came to see some of the world’s top EDM acts perform their greatest hits. Labor Day weekend set the perfect stage for festival goers as the third year of North Coast was looking to be a massive success. Friday started off beautifully as the sun drenched the newly erected stages waiting for the likes of Knife Party, STS9, and Axwell to rock the... Read More
[EXCLUSIVE] North Coast Music Festival Artist Interview – AbdeCaf
I first came upon the 20 year old Ukrainian-born producer Rostislav “Steve” Vaynshtok, better known by his alphabetized performance moniker AbdeCaf, while browsing through the North Coast Music Festival schedule. Now based in Miami, AbdeCaf produces instrumental tracks that have a unique blend of chillwave and electronica sounds. AbdeCaf released his Unravel EP in April, which is the first in a trio series that looks at his life in the... Read More
[DRUMSTEP] North Coast Music Festival Artist Preview – SWGGRBCK
The electronic dance music movement in Chicago has brought us names like Kaskade and Felix da Housecat, but it is also the home of local celebrity, David Chang, known as SWGGRBCK, and the upcoming duo (SWGGRBCK and ATLIS), the Regulators. Set to bring you his latest mixes, SWGGRBCK will be taking North Coast Music Festival by storm this coming weekend on the Groupon Silent Stage 2 at 4:30pm. With his first public show at Lasalle Power Company in... Read More
[PARTY] North Coast Music Festival Official Pre-Party – House Brunch @ Quay
North Coast Music Festival is coming to Chicago’s Union Park this weekend, bringing with it some amazing acts, including: Pretty Lights, Umphrey’s Mcgee, Knife Party, Steve Aoki, and tons more. That covers the afternoon and evening activities. But what if you want to start a little earlier Saturday morning and being the weekend with a blast? Well, you’re in luck! The Official North Coast Music Festival Pre-Party will be at House... Read More
[DIRTY DUTCH] North Coast Music Festival Artist Preview – Chuckie
By guest writer: James Kabat Born Clyde Sergio Narain in 1978, DJ/Producer sensation Chuckie started out experimenting with music at the ripe age of thirteen. Hailing from The Netherlands, home to other great EDM names such as Afrojack, Fedde Le Grand, Hardwell, and Tiesto, he started out perfecting his craft playing at parties for friends and family. Influenced by a variety of musical genres and styles he is largely responsible for creating the... Read More
[FESTIVAL] North Coast Music Festival Releases the Daily Schedules
Chicago’s most anticipated, end of the summer, EDM festival has released it’s official daily schedules yesterday in a blog post via the festival site. Highlights from the weekend’s schedule include: STS9, Axwell and Team Bayside High closing out on Friday; Girl Talk, Umphrey’s McGee, and Zebo closing out on Saturday; and ending the weekend is Pretty Lights, Steve Angello, and Mario Florek. The North Coast Music Festival... Read More
[DUBSTEP] North Coast Music Festival Artist Preview – Modestep
The four-person dubstep and electronic rock band Modestep will be bringing heavy, rock-inspired dubstep beats to the Sunday North Coast stages in a couple of weeks with their heavy hitting, genre bending sounds. Based out of London, this band formed in 2010 and dropped their first single, “Feel Good,” in February of 2011 along with two other tracks included on their EP. Comparable to the heavy metal of rock music, much of Modestep’s music style... Read More
[SYNTHWAVE] North Coast Music Festival Artist Preview – Com Truise
I have to admit to not listening to much of New York native producer Com Truise in the past. There is so much music out there that it’s tough to listen to all of it. But that’s the beauty of these posts: we both get introduced to new artists and sounds from the upcoming North Coast Music Festival. Now residing in New Jersey, Com Truise is just one of many projects for producer and designer Seth Haley. Making music for nearly a decade,... Read More
[DUBSTEP] North Coast Music Festival Artist Preview: Excision
Dubstep producer, Excision (Jeff Abel), will be dropping his unique, heavy metal-infused beats this upcoming September for North Coast Music Festival. For dubstep lovers, Excision brings a unique, hard-hitting and addictive sound unlike most other dubstep and Electronic as a whole. Releasing his first single in 2007 titled No Escape, Jeff Abel has since worked with various familiar EDM names such as Datsik and Subsonic. In 2011, Excision and... Read More
[ELECTRO] North Coast Music Festival Artist Preview: Knife Party
IF there is any group we are looking forward to seeing most at North Coast this year, hands down it would have to be Knife Party. Knife Party is an electro/house duo founded by Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen, former members of Australian electronic rock band Pendulum. Their tracks have been at the top of the EDM scene in the last year, with more than a handful of artists remixing and integrating songs like “Internet Friends” into their... Read More
