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The UR1 Festival is less than a month away and finally released the official trailer for this year's newest festival to hit Miami during Art Basel week on Saturday Dec. 8th and Sunday Dec. 9th at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami.

Recently, the news that Grammy Award winning rock icon, Lenny Kravitz would be the headliner to close out the main stage on Sunday finalized the solid line up as impressive. Along with the previously announced performers Kanye West, Jane's Addiction, Lou Reed, Slash, FUN., Keane, The Offspring, Animal Collective, Santigold and over 100 other live acts & DJs, UR1 is sure to rock Miami like never before.

"We are amazed and incredibly grateful for the support we have gotten from some of the biggest artists in the world," says Alex Omes, UR1 co-founder. "We are going to give Miami one of the most incredible shows it has ever experienced!"

As UR1 approaches be on the lookout for more announcements to come including more live acts, The Dubstep Arena lineup, VIP Ticket & Table info and culinary participants. For more information and tickets click here!

After over 15 years of producing outstanding events in Barcelona, Sonar Festival is touching down on US shores to bring the largest crowds in the world another occasion to look forward to. In an attempt at breaking into the roaming day festival market, Sonar On Tour will no doubt rival industry leaders such as Identity and Day-Glow. Boasting artists like Die Antwood, Azari & III, and Tiga, Sonar is doing everything in their power to bring the excitement of their European event to their first full tour.

"Sonar On Tour" makes its New York City debut on Friday Nov. 2nd at Roseland Ballroom and will no doubt be a special beginning to their action packed circuit. Innovation is their objective and they will not allow this to be compromised at any level. Click here for tickets and info.

Grimes is often compared to sounding like Mariah Carey, Enya, Bjork, a baby, and an extraterrestrial all at the same time. All four of her New York City shows sold out in just days. If your ear’s interest still hasn’t been peaked, just go watch her music video for her single “Oblivion” where she resembles a little girl with pink hair, bouncing around a packed stadium with an oversized 1991-esque boom box, headphones, as she floats in and out of the men’s locker room while buff dudes in white towels pump iron.

The Montreal-descendent, born Claire Boucher, is an electro-pop singer/producer who is an almost confusing combination of femininity and darkness; draped in soft pinks and harsh blacks with touches of green… mainly in her hair. She has described her own music as "A.D.D. music," which is quite accurate. It is danceable, 1980’s-style synthy-dreamy-pop. It was her time at McGill University in Montreal that she became involved with the underground electronic music and industrial scene. Her music production had its birth in her apartment originally using GarageBand, a Roland Juno-G keyboard, and two different vocal processors (Line 6 M9 and a BOSS VE-20).

Her first album, released in 2010 was followed by Halfaxa that same year, and (what people have claimed her best yet) Visions in 2012.

When asked in an interview with Tiny Mix Tapes why she doesn’t just start a band, she said it’s because she is very picky. “The kind of people I want to be in my band have priorities. The kind of people I want to contribute something cool to the live set are doing their own shit. I can’t ask them to, and I don’t want to just pay for session musicians, because I want someone who’s going to do something weird.” A nice dose of eccentricity is always a good thing and it's certainly something you can expect from Grimes.

See the below schedule for her NYC shows and scoop up any remaining tickets here.

Thursday, October 25- Music Hall of Williamsburg
Friday, October 26, Bowery Ballroom
Saturday, October 27, Bowery Ballroom
Sunday, October 28, Music Hall of Williamsburg

The highly anticipated UR1 Festival has announced the second phase of performers added to the festivals already legit line up. With the news of headliners including Kanye West, Lou Reed, Santigold and Fun, the added selection of performers include Slash, Luciano, Flying Lotus, Jane's Addiction, Iggy Azealea, Norman Doray and many more!

Set for Saturday, Dec. 8 and Sunday, Dec. 9 in Bayfront Park during The 11th annual Art Basel in Miami, The UR1 Music & Art Festival will intertwine music, art, performance and design for a unique festival experience. Go Big Productions, the festival’s promoters, are bringing in the world’s best DJs, indie, established acts, performance and visual artists together for one weekend. The fest will boast multiple stages where you can get a taste of all type of music at the Main Stage, Cocoon Heroes Arena, Circo Loco Area and Space Arena, hosted by the iconic Space Nightclub. Be on the look out for additional artists to be announced in the coming weeks, including the line-ups for the Reignfield Presented by Poplife Arena and the Fader Arena, as well as a dubstep arena.

General admission and a limited number of Art Lovers 2-Day Passes which is a special entry ticket dedicated to the culture shifters and the international art community in Miami during Basel Week. Released at $99, the pass will grant entry before 2pm to allow art fans a chance to check out the various art installations and exhibits before the music kicks into high gear. Once inside, guests can enjoy the music and positive vibes until festival closing. Tickets are available here. For more information and tickets please visit www.ur1festival.com.

The talk has stirred and stirred and finally, Ultra Music Festival has revealed it's big announcment. Miami's biggest electronic dance music festival will expand to two weekends for 2013 at Bayfront Park. The dates are March 15th-17th and March 22nd-24th.

We saw Coachella expand to two weekends, and now UMF 2013 will make a mark in the dance music history books as the first electronic music festival to do so. UMF will be celebrating 15 years of bringing the EDM masses to Miami over two weekends filled with groundbreaking, rising, and all star DJ acts. Don't wait till the last minute and get your early bird tickets as they go on sale Wednesday, Oct. 17.

Watch the UMF 2012 recap video below to gear up for the festivites bound to go down this March:

When Fool's Gold Records was born in 2007, there was no doubt the label would redefine what it means to be an indie label. Founded by DJs A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs, the pair created a one-of-a-kind label placing them in a unique category based on their music, parties, and beyond. Five years later, Fools Gold has everything to celebrate about.

The Fall 2012 phase of Bounce Music Festival is about to get in gear to rock a city near you. Hosting global superstar DJs, this year's festival welcomes headliners Alesso, Martin Solveig, Hardwell, Dada Life, Rusko, and Borgore.

Bounce kicks off on Friday, Oct. 26 in Raleigh, North Carolina with Swedish sensation, Alesso at the Longbranch of Raleigh. A second date on Oct. 26 will feature French producer Martin Solveig, Dutch master Hardwell, Deniz Koyu and Tim Mason at the Mesa Amphitheater in Mesa, Arizona. On Wednesday October 31st, Dada Life will be giving champagne showers at Pic-A-Chic Farms along with Borgore. The UK dubstep leader Rusko will drop the bass at the Limelight in Nashville, Tennessee as the last date of the tour on Nov. 19th.

There are very few live electronic acts that actually prosper blatant innovation and progression within their sound, style, and ability. EOTO, the 100% improvized creation of Jason Hann and Michael Travis of The String Chees Incident, has no doubt reached this elevated level of musicianship. Everytime they play for an eager crowd they create something completely original and totally different than their last performance. In an industry struck with the dangers of monotony, EOTO stands strong to deliver bass-throbing, intricate ballads which oppose all previous conceptions of electronic music.

This Labor Day, Electric Zoo is set to takeover Randall’s Island for the fourth year in a row. With just under two weeks left until the festival, organizers have released the final lineup and set times for the three-day event. Spanning four stages, Electric Zoo will offer an eclectic lineup, which includes everything from House to Techno, Trance to Dubstep, and Electro to Drum & Bass. Some of the most notable names in the EDM will perform in one of the biggest electronic music festivals on the east coast, with David Guetta, Axwell, and Tiësto headlining.

New York City is about to get a little bit more cosmic. Wednesday August 29th, Cosmic Opera and Cosmic Management are presenting a free concert at Arena in midtown. This exclusive New York Premiere Showcase Event will be featuring the sounds of Cosmic Management’s Filo & Peri, George Garcia, and David Dann. The cosmic concert, to take you out of this world, is open to everyone from 8 PM to midnight, but for guaranteed admission it is advised to arrive between 8 PM and 10 PM. Free tickets are available here.