Tag: rave
The Prodigy At The Novo: Jilting Every Generation
Danny Baraz
May 22, 2026
The Prodigy tour stopped at The Novo in Los Angeles for two dates last week. I attended night 2 on Thursday, May 14th to pay homage and dance to the 2nd most important band in electronic music history. Kraftwerk were the first but the truth is that very few people get “Kraftwerk recall” when getting songs stuck in their head. The Prodigy is the soundtrack that’s playing in your memories of the past but also still forward enough to stand up to any Zoomer litmus test of what gets to survive into their era. related: Sextile at The Novo- The Most Important Band in Los Angeles? Speaking of Zoomers- the incredible thing about this show is how little this felt like legacy dance music or even, legacy pop. After all, The Prodigy are a soundtrack of an entire era in multiple cultures that span generations- so what is that if not popular? A lot of electronic acts from the ‘90s perform with the cautious energy of museum exhibits, polishing old hits for audiences looking to relive their youth. The Prodigy still played like they were trying to blow the roof off The Novo before security shuts them down and they
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Take This: Win Two Tickets to Baltra and Miley Serious Immersive Rave Presented by Minty Boi
Janky Smooth Central Command
July 26, 2021
Emotional House from New York makes its way to a secret location in Los Angeles for a Baltra set for the ages. This coupled with French Rave Queen Miley Serious and a dancing CGI elf makes this one of Minty Boi’s most epic shows to date. We’re giving away two tickets to the show for you to dance and cry the night away. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR: ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO BALTRA AUGUST 6th AT A SECRET LOCATION Step 1- Join Our Newsletter (look for pop up every time you arrive at jankysmooth.com) Step 2 – Tag a Friend in the comment section of our INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK BALTRA Ticket Giveaway Post WINNER WILL BE SELECTED ON AUGUST 1ST AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Alison Wonderland Uplifts L.A. at the Shrine
Aria Silva-Espinosa
August 20, 2018
Every EDM festival lineup, every mainstream festival EDM selection, year after year is an exhausting shirtless sausage fest. It’s totally true, look it up. Prior to 2014-ish, very few female acts graced the lineups of dance music-focused shows and festivals. Alison Wonderland was the woman who worked her way to the main stage of some of the largest festivals in the world and for the past three years she has toured the world bringing her unique blend of original vocals and electrifying dance music to her massive international fan base. Born Alexandra Sholler in New South Wales, she’s certainly come a long way from playing classical cello in the Sydney Youth Opera for those who want to argue that electronic artists aren’t real musicians. She played bass for a while too before being inspired to go in a different direction by Swedish avant garde electro-pop duo The Knife. The rest is kind of history. She began working as a mixer and began touring in her native Australia as Alison Wonderland in 2012 and released her debut single ‘Get Ready’ in 2013. related content: Overcoming Fear With Fever Ray At The Palladium Dance music festivals are big business for a lot
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