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After a 2 year hiatus from in-person events, Movement Detroit is back. While it was nice to have Twitch streams in the interim, nothing compares to the wall of sound emanating from the city center during 3+ days of literal non-stop music. I can tell you, I FUXWITHIT. I plan to road trip down from Toronto and “bass bathe” to…

Summer’s here – at least according to Summerdaze, who launched their season opener boldly on Sunday with a day-to-night rager at Steamwhistle’s event space. Food, art, and vibes were the hook that drew an eclectic and harmonious mix of people – artists and insiders, hardcore partiers, weekend warriors, and curious adventurers. Tasteful decoration and unique artistic touches made it an immersive experience…

It’s hard to deny that Toronto parties hardest on weekends. The adult thing to do on a Sunday is get some rest so you can have a coherent Monday. … or you could slip in a cheeky afternoon session of house, techno, and live disco courtesy of the party masters at Summerdaze. They’re decking out the wicked event space at…

For more than a decade before Valentine’s Day 2016, the 1,500 square foot glass-walled warehouse at the corner of Dupont and Dovercourt occupied its quiet place in the world as a furniture warehouse. Then, for one night only, it took on a new role: party central for City Hearts Toronto. Aldous Huxley famously described the brain’s function as that of a…

Subtlety and patience are two words not often associated with electronic music, especially in its more mainstream forms. Without question, plenty of minimal, progressive music can be found in so-called ‘underground’ scenes around the world, but often overlooked are producers who touch on all the right elements, composing and producing music that is undeniably for dancing but reaches far past the…

FIVE+ NYE was a fresh scene for Toronto’s West end: a gathering of people unweighted by the usual shame and stress that underpin the keep-up cultures of fashion, capital-a Art, and club land. Five organizing groups collaborated on the Amazon-themed event, and the result was an eclectic fusion of white collar club and underground bohemian. Feel like eating gourmet dishes…

A Dozen Years of House Addiction “The key to longevity is good relationships.” This is according to Chris McKean, co-founder, and in recent times the sole torchbearer of, Toronto’s party-producing HouseAddict. The obviously house-focused outfit celebrated a dozen years of throwing events with a well-attended bash at The Den last Saturday. After all this time, Chris’ drive comes from more than the music: “The…

A note before we talk about this event: Primarily I’m a bass head and hip-hop fan, but I believe in house music. There’s a special mental (and emotional) state you get into after an hour and a half of bobbing your head to what feels like the same f-ing beat.. It’s called clarity, and in it you appreciate the subtleties…

“So listen to this,” I said to Don, my cab driver. “These young guys from San Diego – well, one of them isn’t so young, but he’s young at heart you see – these young guys get it in their heads that if they play house and techno music until 5 in the morning, they’ll somehow have spread the message…

“House, Techno & Love.” However familiar you are with the first two terms, no doubt you are very much so with the third: It’s this universal theme that is the backbone of California-grown collective Desert Hearts’ growth and evolution over the last three years, and it’s certainly what’s taking them to District 28 in Toronto on Saturday Aug 29th as…