Blog: The HiFi Cartel

It was almost a year ago when I first caught wind of the French pop-star Yelle. The record label I was working for was promoting her new album “Safari Disco Club” and received hundreds of her albums and posters. I was immediately drawn to Yelle because she had a strong style resemblance to one of my favorite female rockers, Karen O. Upon first listen of her album I was sold. I do not speak French and did not understand a single word of what was going on, but I did know: it sounded happen, was impossible to not dance to, [...]

Looking to dance your ass off this weekend? This Saturday night the Bloody Beetroots will rock the shit out of Terminal 5 for HARD x MOUTH TAPED SHUT, an event celebrating the release of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. The electronic duo will spin a DJ set, supported by James Murphy (of LCD Soundsystem), Proxy and Eye. Surprisingly this show is FREE! All you need to do is RSVP! Unfortunately, the RSVP list is now full, but if you get to the venue early chances are high that you will be able to get in for free! Terminal 5 [...]

Tonight, Yelle will be taking over the Music Hall of Williamsburg with Housse De Racket in towe. According to the rave reviews we have been reading left and right, both French pop-duos rocked Webster Hall last night. Yelle is fronted and named by Yelle, nee Julie Budet, a sparky gamine with a deceptively demure schoolgirl voice. Joined by producers GrandMarnier (Jean-Francois Perrier) and Tepr (Tanguy Destable), Yelle first arrived amid a flurry of 802s inspired pop, with the likes of CSS and New Young Pony Club all revered for their take on brightly colored electro. Unfortunately tonight’s show is sold [...]

Last Friday, the Bowery Ballroom played host to an eclectic mix of excitable fans who gathered to bask in the pop vocals and electro beats of Will Wiesenfeld as Baths.  Will, who has also released tracks under the Geotic and [Post-Foetus] monikers, has become just as well known for his affable onstage banter and humble regard for fans as for his high energy shows, and this night was no exception. First up  was musician and producer Joel Burleson's Ki:Theory.  Embodying cut-n-paste music at its best, Ki:Theory's original songs [...]

If you've used Ticketmaster's fun-filled website to purchase tickets in the past twelve years your concert addiction will be getting some much needed help. Well 'help' like a slap on the face. A proposed class action settlement will force Ticketmaster to credit $1.50 per ticket order (up to 17 orders) to customers due to the fact that they profited off of "processing fees". Despite the max payout being a hefty $25.50 for avid concert-goers, the reality is that Ticketmaster is screwing you again . See this money is actually in the form of Ticketmaster "credits" which may only be [...]

Wednesday, November 30th - Tiesto @ Pacha - Advance Tickets Part 1 of the Pacha NYC 6-Year Anniversary Celebration! Whether it be the 250,000 revelers coming together at Ipanema Beach in Rio De Janeiro, the adoring clubbers who descend upon Privilege in Ibiza on a Monday night every summer, or the 25,000 fans en masse at Victoria Park in London, all are in attendance for the same reason: they have come to see Tiësto, the world’s biggest DJ/Producer! Tiesto is also performing on Thursday, December 1st at [...]

Crowds at Flow Festival 2011 Flow Festival will return to Helsinki's Suvilahti on 8-12 August 2012, spreading over 5 days for the first time. Indie favorite Bon Iver, lead by Justin Vernon, will kick off the festival's 9th edition at the Opening Concert on Wednesday, August 8th; Icelandic pop princess Björk will make a "Biophilia" tour appearance to close the festival on Sunday.  Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday December 7th at 9am.  For more information on Flow Festival, including ticket options and prices, check out the festival's website  here . Related News: [...]

This weekend's Essential Mix travels to Bristol's skate park turned warehouse party,  In:Motion , for a Eats Everything live session. Fresh off his latest EP for Dirtybird, Eats Everything aka Dan Pearce has quickly become the unforgettable champion of low-slung house. Boasting a handful of releases in the past year including one of the 2011 summer anthems ' Entrance Song ', Bristol seems to have yet another star. Expect two hours of chunky bass laden house perfect for getting your booty shaking. Eats Everything - Essential Mix Live at In:Motion [ [...]

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Lollapalooza Chile 2011 The Chicago-based Lollapalooza festival will again bring its South American edition to O'Higgins Park in Santiago, Chile on March 31-April 1 2012 and, for the first time, to the Jockey Club in Sao Paulo, Brazil on April 7-8 2012.  The lineups were announced yesterday and include world renowned acts like the Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys, MGMT, Skrillex, TV on the Radio, and Foster the People, as well as local artists.  For the full lineups for both festivals, see the links below. Santiago, Chile Lineup - March 31 - [...]

The second day of the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival took the energy from the previous day's festivities and doubled it, with all of Williamsburg awash in the sound of beats and dancing feet. Rubble from the night before was still littering the streets as the darkness set in, the energy picked up, and New York City's cool kids emerged from their hangovers to start the party all over again. At the Public Assembly Loft, Tim Sweeney stepped in around midnight, spinning his signature blend of house and disco, grooving right along with [...]

Don’t have plans on this cold, grey Thursday? Dance your troubles away at LAVO with DJ A-Trak. A Montreal native who now calls Brooklyn home, A-Trak effortlessly blends an eclectic mix of genres into highly addictive dance music. LAVO is located at 39 East 58th Street, right off of Madison. Tonight's show starts at 11pm. If you haven’t managed to see it already, click through to check out the video for “Big Bad Wolf,” the latest from Duck Sauce (A-Trak + Armand Van Helden.) [...]

11-11-11 was a magical day for NYC's music scene. Plaid and the Gamelan Dhara Swara played at LPR, it was the first night of the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival, Paco Osuna was spinning at Good Units, and MiM0$a was rocking out at Webster Hall alongside Alex English. Energy levels were high and HiFi was on a mission to catch as much music possible for the eve. Le Passion Rouge was first on the list. We made our way through the doors with plenty of time to down a few Vodka-RedBulls during happy [...]

On Tuesday, November 22, Nervous Records and Société Perrier will bring a night of house to Cielo. Headliner Norman Doray is coming all the way from France in celebration of his latest album, “Amsterdam to Ibiza” (out on Strictly Rhythm), following an opening performance from New York’s own Theo , who recently released “School of House” (Nervous Records). Tickets for this Nervous Tuesday even can be purchased online until 6pm the day of the show. We’re also offering one lucky HiFi reader a pair of tickets to [...]

Fischerspooner is THE band that jump started my electronic-music obsession almost ten years ago. When I was offered the chance to sit down and chat with Casey Spooner (half of the Fischerspooner duo), I gasped and squealed like an over-enthused 13-year-old girl and immediately accepted the offer. Though I tortured my brain day for days on end to come up with ‘the best’ interview questions, as soon as I sat down with Casey and cracked upon a Stella, my preparation dissolved into thin air. Casey was (and is) a kind, gentle soul and easy to talk to. He looked dashing [...]

Plaid is not just for hipsters, country music stars, your grandfather, or Scottish kilts. That statement was not meant to offend, nothing beats wearing a heavy plaid button down on a cold New York City day like today, but I am not talking about anything clothing related. The Plaid I’m speaking of is the group of two master curators and creators of sound, the London based duo, Andy Turner and Ed Handley. Apologies, but I must take a few minutes to gush about how phenomenal these two musicians are. A friend introduced me to Plaid about three years [...]

Wim Plug, Mark Kneppers and Oscar De Jong are the studio core of Kraak & Smaak. Their 802s inspired disco funk vibrations resemble a hypothetical hybrid between Curtis Mayfield and Jamiroquai. After originally bonding over a slavish devotion to vinyl and a love for classic funk records, this trio went on to record their debut album, ‘Boogie Angst’. Picked up in the UK by Radio 1 and in LA by KCRW the band quickly acquired fans, especially in the Los Angeles TV and Film community. This led to their music being used in hospital chick show Greys Anatomy that in [...]

As some of you may know, the HiFi team has been working hard to bring you Cultivora , a website that helps you research, plan and book music-centric voyages. Launching next year, Cultivora is a cross between a news publication, travel guide and booking resource centered around music festivals and other forms of music travel. Help us prepare for this exciting new venture by participating in our online survey. As a thank you, you'll be entered to win 60,000 Delta SkyMiles. Can you think of a better way to kick off the spring festival season? Neither can [...]

Friday night, the moon was out, and frost bitten air ran amuck through the desolate streets of Chinatown while organized chaos took place in the basement of Santos Party House. Deathrow Tull was at it again. The band was able to fill the basement to capacity on the first ‘winter’ night of the 2011 season. The bodily warmth of the packed audience was a delightful contrast from the horrific street cold. It was apparent that everyone was ready to absorb and engage in an energetic live show. The lights turned red as the band and crowd unanimously chanted “Deathrow Tull [...]

Friday night, the moon was out, and frost bitten air ran amuck through the desolate streets of Chinatown while organized chaos took place in the basement of Santos Party House. Deathrow Tull was at it again. The band was able to fill the basement to capacity on the first ‘winter’ night of the 2011 season. The bodily warmth of the packed audience was a delightful contrast from the horrific street cold. It was apparent that everyone was ready to absorb and engage in an energetic live show. The lights turned red as the band and crowd unanimously chanted “Deathrow Tull [...]

BALANCE 020, a two-disc compilation mixed by Sweden's Deetron , will be out Tuesday, November 8. Featuring a selection of classics and lesser-known tracks, this mix seeks to prove that vinyl and digital mixing can coexist. As Deetron puts it, “This compilation is a celebration of the gorgeous format that is vinyl and a praise for the endless possibilities the digital world has to offer.” The track selection and structure of each of these two sublime mixes lovingly and carefully reflects that inherent choice of medium, while at all times reminding the listener why his highly accessible, humanistic sound [...]