Reviews
Capitol Hill Block Party 2026: Seattle’s street party returns
The Good, the Bad, and the Bottlenecks In the second year since the festival made the move to 21+ only,...
This year we headed up to Salmo, BC for another fantastic visit to Shambhala Music Festival. This nearly week-long event...
DMNW’s picks for the best EDM albums of 2025
Rezz’s ‘PORTAL’ stuns fans and makes EDM history
Interview: All about Anabel Englund’s PNW inspiration for ‘Zen Cowboy’
Porter Robinson announces upcoming album ‘Smile’ along with world tour
Eliminate releases debut studio album ‘Get Off The Internet,’ announces tour
‘Good music gives you a little freedom’: How Norway-raised DJ WIN WIN found his home in Seattle’s tech-house scene
ToBeHonest is just getting started: Meet the indie-dance DJ carving his own path [DMNW Interview]
Totem Grid is testing the future of festival tech at Substation this NYE
The Walk Club brings dance music and motion together across iconic Seattle locations
Behind the decks with Pretty Pink: The person beyond the performer [DMNW Interview]
Tips and resolutions for this year’s season of shows and festivals
DMNW on the road: Travel tips and tricks for Lost Lands 2024
Normalizing Naloxone in Washington state: Resources, certifications and more
Exploring the past and present of women in electronic music
Tips for keeping yourself safe from theft at music festivals
The Dance Music Northwest team picks their favorite albums of 2023
My experience as a volunteer on the Shambhala Crew (Editorial)
Femme House brings much-needed diversity and equity to Portland nightlife
Looking back on a decade to remember with the Pacific Northwest’s own ODESZA
DMNW Spotlight: Mahalo Promotions coming back strong after the return of live music
Rising use of AI in electronic music draws criticism, opportunities
The Seattle Electronic Music Producers Association is helping elevate local producers’ sounds
These Washington music production programs can help take your career to the next level
DMNW Interview: Anjunadeep’s Enamour talks music gear and production before Ora show
Apple Music launches Dolby Atmos-powered ‘Spatial Audio’ along with lossless tier
The Good, the Bad, and the Bottlenecks In the second year since the festival made the move to 21+ only,...
CRSSD Festival returns to San Diego’s Waterfront Park this September with a star-studded house and techno lineup. There are four...
The week-of countdown to Capitol Hill Block Party has begun, and the schedule has finally dropped! Attendees can now get...
It’s officially happening — Skrillex is making his return to Washington! After rumors and speculation recently that Skrillex was planning...
This wasn’t our first time getting lost in Northern California’s Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) festival, but each year we...
Beyond Wonderland at the Gorge 2026 was a spectacular sixth edition of the annual festival! Since taking over from Paradiso...
The iconic c89.5, serving Seattle’s airwaves for over 50 years, is getting a rebrand. DANCE 89.5 came online at 9am...
As far as Seattle is concerned, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has officially solidified himself as a dubstep DJ. Shaq, who...
We are very close to one of our favorite festivals of the year, Beyond Wonderland PNW at the Gorge 2026!...
For the next 60 days, Seattle will be seeing an influx of over seven hundred thousand people, as football fans...
CRSSD Festival is returning to San Diego this fall, and it’s bringing another heavy-hitting house, techno, and indie-fluid lineup to...
Seattle’s SODO neighborhood is in for a special treat as Obsidian drops an extra show in their series on Friday,...
It’s no surprise to us that FVDED in the Park, Western Canada’s largest urban open-air music festival, is returning this...
It may be the beginning of festival season, but Insomniac Events is already thinking of the spooky season months away....
Need some new local music in your life? We would like to introduce you to Pacific Northwest artist KZ Liz....
If there’s one up-and-coming artist discovery you take away this year, let it be Moore Kismet. Unleashing creatively expansive release...
We haven’t had a moment of silence from Porter Robinson all summer. We’ve caught a new remix, a World’s live...
Diplo is set to release his new ambient album this week, and he is getting help from the health and...
Dance Music Northwest sat down with Arkana, one of the co-founders of local PNW label, New Dawn Collective. Since 2015,...
Now that we’re well settled into the reality of a pandemic six months after its start, some long term impacts...
Just last week Spotify launched their latest playlist series, “Track IDs.” Named after the one thought all fans have while...
Do you know the song Shepherdess? The unofficial track from Porter Robinson was intended for release on Worlds in 2014;...
In a second-quarter letter to its shareholders, Swedish music platform super-heavyweight Spotify made the statement that the traditional model of...
Dutch DJ and Producer Afrojack just released a backpack collaboration with Sprayground. A frojack and Sprayground founder David Ben David...
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