DA’s Best of Instagram: Week of May 19th, 2013

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Best of Instagram is a feature from Dancing Astronaut that showcases our favorite pictures from our favorite DJs on Instagram each week. This week, we feature gems from Claude VonStroke, Dirty South, Chuckie, and more. 

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DA’s Best of Instagram: Week of May 12th, 2013

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Best of Instagram is a feature from Dancing Astronaut that showcases our favorite pictures from our favorite DJs on Instagram each week. This week, we feature gems from Dillon Francis, Autoerotique, Steve Angello.

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HQ unveils their Memorial Day Weekend lineup, tickets on sale Thursday

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Las Vegas isn’t the only place to be for fun in the sun during Memorial Day Weekend as Revel is officially opening the HQ Beach Club in Atlantic City. Over the course of the three day drinking holiday, the hotel will host eight different DJs including Armin van Buuren, Wolfgang Gartner, Laidback Luke, and New York City staple Boris. Whether you’re in search of euphoric trance, grinding electro, tribal beats, or a dirty dutch soundtrack all will be at your disposal at HQ Dayclub and Nightclub.

Tickets for the events go on sale this Thursday via Revel. Full schedule after the break.

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Phase 2 for Electric Zoo’s 2013 lineup announced, includes Brodinski vs Gesaffelstein, Dog Blood, and some Sunday School

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Made Event has just rolled out the second phase of Electric Zoo’s 2013 lineup and, with the addition of a second main stage, it’s shaping up to be a big year at the Zoo. Whether you’re crazing spooky techno a la Brodinski and Gesaffelstein, melodic Markus Schulz trance, or Sunday School groves from the likes of John Digweed and Victor Calderone, all stylings will be at your disposal. The second phase announcement also sees the addition of A-Trak, Clockwork, Mat Zo, Jack Beat, Baauer, and more.

Also included is the new Friday Combo Pak, allowing fans to choose between a Friday/Saturday and Friday/Sunday combination. You can sign up for unique access codes for this deal here.

For the full phase II additions click below the jump.

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Armin van Buuren performs an intimate set at the Sirius XM studios

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Last Thursday Armin van Buuren took over Sirius XM’s fishbowl studio for the Electric Aquarium series, which has played host to top dance music talent including Afrojack, Ferry Corsten, and Dirty South. The series offers a uniquely intimate experience, incomparable to almost anything else out there due to its unprecedented artist access. At festivals and concerts fans are separated from DJs by a sea of heads, a bounty of security, and several physical barriers — but for Electric Aquarium events there’s only a few feet of space between the fans and their idolized performers.

Attendees were able to watch Armin’s live interview and then bear witness to an up close and personal performance where Armin treated fans to a slew of tracks from his recently released Intense album. The corporate office location wasn’t enough to counteract the effects of his euphoric selections as fans spent the majority of the time swaying along with the beat. A frequent occurrence at the Sirius XM office, these sort of intimate experiences are often offered by Electric Area, giving diehard fans a chance to see their favorite DJs like they never thought possible – it was the perfect setting for a small group of superfans to see the world’s #1 DJ spin his latest album.

DA’s Best of Instagram: Week of May 5th, 2013

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Best of Instagram is a feature from Dancing Astronaut that showcases our favorite pictures from our favorite DJs on Instagram each week. This week, we feature gems from Steve Angello, Afrojack, and Diplo.

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DA’s Best of the Rest: Friday May 3rd, 2013

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Best of the Rest is a daily feature from Dancing Astronaut that recaps the most important posts of the day as well as the stuff we didn’t get to. With the rapidity that dance music news and releases come out it’s difficult for us to hit everything — we hope BOTR serves as a catch-all. Make sure to check it out at the end of each day to ensure you don’t miss anything!

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Afrojack and Steve Aoki debut new track as Afroki at Kingsday festival in Amsterdam

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After teaming up on “No Beef” and showcasing bottles of their drink Afroki in the accompanying music video, Afrojack and Steve Aoki hopped into the studio to bring their beverage to life. The resulting big room blitz was just finished last week and the duo unveiled it to the world at the Kingsday Festival in Amsterdam. Still untitled, the track has both producer’s signature trademarks. Big gritty synths and squealing Dutch stabs work in tandem to create yet another track destined for festival tent dominance.

Listen after the break.
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Good Morning Mix – Claude VonStroke’s Back To The Island Mix

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This summer, the Dirtybird crew will be traveling from San Francisco to Ibiza for a highly anticipated residency at Sankeys Ibiza. Their club night doesn’t kick off until June 27th, but labelhead Claude VonStroke gives listeners a peek with his aptly titled Back To The Island Mix. The bass-heavy set is short, but packs a groovy enough punch to lift our spirits and keep us pressing replay. Maintaining the tropical vibes throughout, he mixes now classic vocals like “Make That Booty Clap” with more surprising selections like a Kendrick Lamar sample. After this mix, we’re ready to book our flights.

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TomorrowWorld US resident presale sold out, final worldwide tickets on sale May 4th

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TomorrowWorld’s US only presale tickets flew off the shelves faster than the latest Jordan release — two hours to be exact. If, however, you’re still yearning for a chance to experience Tomorrowland’s stateside debut, you’re in luck — half of the tickets are still up for grabs. On May 4th beginning at 11AM EST all remaining tickets will be released and accessible to fans from every corner of the globe. While the ticket arms race is heating up in this round if it’s your second go at it, the odds are hopefully in your favor. If this is your first attempt make sure you don’t forget to pre-register for your chance to see Tiësto, Jamie Jones, Axwell, A-Trak, Hardwell, and many more.

For a full explanation of the various ticket options available visit the TomorrowWorld website.