Events | Paradise Garage Artist Spotlight: Joey Llanos and David DePino
Posted by Tay on December 17, 2015
This weekend, Southern California dance music fans will have the unique opportunity to experience a piece of dance music history firsthand, as the iconic Paradise Garage nightclub is making its triumphant return at the Hollywood Palladium. The legendary, New York City nightclub ran from the late 1970s to the late 1980s, and managed to have a tremendous impact on today’s nightclub and dance music culture before it closed its doors.
When Paradise Garage opened its doors in 1977, the club was inspired by David Mancuso’s parties at The Loft, which served no alcohol, food, or drink, and was closed to the public. These foundational ethos led to Paradise Garage pioneering major aspects of modern-day nightlife culture, in particular, a renewed emphasis on dancing, rather than socializing, and placing the DJ at the center of attention. During Paradise Garage’s decade-long run, resident DJ, Larry Levan, popularized the club by championing a new genre, “garage,” which was comprised of house, disco, and techno that you would hear at Paradise Garage. Levan held weekly parties on Saturday called Saturday Mass, and many modern day music luminaries, like Frankie Knuckles, Louie Vega, and Madonna, all point to Paradise Garage as a major influence in their lives.
Joey Llanos & David DePino Paradise Garage Mix by A Night In Paradise on Mixcloud
This weekend, attendees will have the opportunity to experience the magical vibes of the original nightclub, thanks to the headliners, Joey Llanos and David DePino, who were both around and heavily involved with the original nightclub. In fact, DePino was actually the person responsible for finding the space that the original nightclub occupied, which he revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone in 2014. Llanos, on the other hand, was an electrician by trade who was brought on at Paradise Garage as a bouncer, and learned the art of house and techno from paying attention to Levan, one of the best in the business.
Since the doors of Paradise Garage closed in 1987, Llanos and DePino have been traveling around the world spreading the good vibes and great music that defined Paradise Garage, and this weekend will be no different. There’s no doubt that with these two legends on the decks, the Palladium will be rocking wall to wall with some of the best house, disco, and techno from the last four decades.
You can still get limited tickets to Paradise Garage here.
Events | Don’t Miss A Night At Paradise Garage – A Celebration of the Early Days of House/Disco On 12/19
Posted by Juicebox on December 8, 2015
Paradise Garage served as a beacon of the underground house music scene during the 70’s and 80’s. The doors to the iconic nightclub officially closed in 1987, almost 30 years ago, but its legacy lives on and remains relevant, even to this day. On December 19, Los Angeles will get a taste of the legendary club at their revival event, A Night At The Paradise Garage. The party will feature headlining sets from two of Paradise Garage’s finest, Joey Llanos and David DePino, who will be spinning an array of classic house and disco jams, while Kenny Summit and special guests will be on support duty to round it out. In addition to bringing the legendary energy of the club to a new city, the event also serves as a fundraiser for GMHC, an organization which fights the AIDS epidemic and uplift the lives of those affected. All of this combined leads up to Paradise Garage: Inspirations, a double vinyl release from Good For You Records featuring tracks some of the most legendary house/disco producers like Frankie Knuckles and more.
If you’re a house and/or disco fan, this event is simply a must. Buy tickets to A Night At Paradise Garage HERE. If you need further convincing, enjoy the mix and video below!
Events | What You Can Expect When Attending EDMBiz 2015
Posted by Juicebox on May 26, 2015
Within the last five years, dance music has experienced an incredible growth in popularity. Raves have evolved from illegal parties held at grungy warehouses, to massive spectacles featuring performers, fireworks, awe-inspiring stages, and hundreds of performing artists, while electronic artists have become superstars and celebrities, rather than backroom producers. Although electronic music has a lengthy past, the genre has never been in the limelight, and has never crossed over into the mainstream – until now. With electronic music sitting firmly in the spotlight, and plenty of media attention on the negative aspects of dance music, it’s become more and more important to open up a dialogue about how electronic music can positively impact society, and Insomniac is championing this movement with the EDMbiz Conference & Expo.
Events | Marquee Las Vegas Announces 2014 Residents
Posted by Middy on February 25, 2014
Though Hakkasan has wowed Vegas and the world with its 100 million dollar price tag and the money it is shelling out for top flight talent, it does not mean other clubs are not getting big names in the EDM arms race taking place in Vegas. Marquee Las Vegas is also bringing in some premier names for their dayclub and nightclub parties like Armin van Buuren, Kaskade, Porter Robinson, Claude von Stroke, Dash Berlin, Carnage, Markus Schulz and many more. You can see the full lineup below and check their website for full details.
Contests, Events, Featured, Videos | Henrix @ Kingdom Nightclub in Austin 7/26/13 Ticket Giveaway
Posted by Middy on July 23, 2013
As Henrix continues to tour the world in this busy summer for the breakout producer, he will be making his way back to the states and one the largest and proudest of them all, Texas. This Friday he will be coming to Kingdom Nightclub in the capitol, Austin, to bring his heavy, percussive beats and uplifting melodies. For the occasion we are giving away two tickets, all you have to do is email your receipt of his latest single “Jumangee” to [email protected], and you will be entered for a chance to win. If you are not a betting person, you can buy tickets below and grab “Jumangee” on Beatport.
Events | ASOT 600 To Take over Madison Square Garden
Posted by Middy on January 5, 2013
The information has slowly been coming out about the expedition’s arrival to New York, but now we finally have some concrete info about the show and it could not be better. ASOT 600 makes it arrival in New York at Madison Square Garden, transforming it into palace of trance, much like when SHM turned it into a nightclub a year ago. We have waited 3 years since the last time ASOT was in NYC and with Madison Square Garden the destination, it was definitely worth the wait. Further info on lineup and ticket sales are coming soon, so stay tuned. Mark March 30th on your calendars and sign up for the pre-sale tickets below because this will sellout quickly.
Contests, Hip-Hop | Mod Sun Minneapolis Ticket/Merch Giveaway
Posted by LoffyG on May 7, 2012
This summer Mod Sun will be traveling the country performing throughout the Vans Warped Tour. Before he goes, he’s doing one last show in Minneapolis, MN. We’ve linked up with him to give one lucky person and two friends each a ticket to the show on May 23rd and a Mod Sun merch package. Each package will contain a t-shirt, wristband and CD so you’ll be ready rock out. The contest is easy to enter, all you have to do is follow the 3 simple steps below:
Winners will be announced 4/13
The winner is Caroline Collins
1. Like FreshNewTracks on Facebook
2. Like Mod Sun on Facebook
3. Post this FB status: @Fresh New Tracks and @Mod Sun are giving one lucky person and two friends a ticket to Mod Sun’s show at Aqua Nightclub in Minneapolis, MN on 5/23/12 and 3 Mod Sun merch packages that contain a shirt, wristband and CD: http://freshnewtracks.wpengine.com/2012/05/07/mod-sun-giveaway/ [note: the “@” should tag FNT and Mod Sun in the post – make sure the post is visible to everyone aka us]