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Seattle folk-pop duo Babes in Canyon release ‘Echo’
Babes in Canyon, the Washington-based duo of Nathan and Sophia Hamer, have released “Echo,” their first new music since their 2025 debut album The New Loud. A U.S. tour in support of the release runs through late May, with a Madison stop on April 22 at The Annex. Nathan Hamer came to Babes in Canyon after years as a founding member of the indie-pop band Kuinka, with national headlining tours and festival appearances behind him. He wanted a different path. “I wanted to start a project that explored the outer edges of folk music, that pushed what I love about folk and americana song structures into a new soundscape,” said Hamer. He and Sophia wrote their first song stranded in a remote cabin during a winter storm. The New Loud, released in September 2025, built on two EPs, Second Cities […]
Iceland Eclipse Festival reveals 5-day expansion, adds Maribou State (Live), Quantic, AWARË, Darren Aronofsky, Proanguí, Snow Raven
Iceland Eclipse reveals its Fourth Contact programming, announcing new artists, speakers, and experiences while expanding the festival to five days.
ARC Music Festival brings house music home for four days in 2026
ARC Music Festival is bringing house music home — and this year, it’s doing it over four days. The Chicago event returns to Union Park for Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 4–7, 2026, with a lineup headlined by Anyma, Underworld, Michael Bibi, Honey Dijon, and Sara Landry presents ETERNALISM. The lineup carries a strong Chicago contingent, with Honey Dijon topping the card as a native returning to Union Park. Derrick Carter, one of Chicago house’s foundational voices, returns alongside Mike Dunn and Azzecca, a rising name in the city’s acid and dark dance scene. Not only are house heads getting an entire extra day of music, but ARC is also introducing a new stage environment: The Midway. The name pulls from Chicago’s historic Midway Plaisance, nodding to Midway International Airport and the architectural legacy of the original Midway Gardens. The stage […]
ILLENIUM Releases ‘Odyssey’ and Heads to the Sphere for Nine Nights in Las Vegas
ILLENIUM has launched a nine-night residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere, performing his newly released sixth studio album ODYSSEY in one of the most ambitious live productions in electronic music. The residency runs across three weekends: March 5, 6, 7 and 8, followed by March 11, 12, 13 and 14, finally April 1, 2, 3 and 4. Each night features a different special guest: Alok, Dab The Sky, Wooli, Levity, Audien, Ray Volpe, SLANDER, DJ Diesel and Tape B. ILLENIUM is only the second electronic artist to headline the Sphere. The venue is the latest step in a run of headline milestones: in 2021, he became the first electronic artist to headline a football stadium at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas; in 2023, he headlined Empower Field at Mile High in Denver for what was billed as the largest non-festival dance […]
Elements Music & Arts Festival drops phase two lineup for 2026
Elements Music & Arts Festival has revealed its phase two lineup for 2026, adding Charlotte de Witte, Boys Noize, Big Gigantic, ATLiens, Mersiv and more.
London’s Waterworks Festival expands to two days for 2026 edition
London's Waterworks Festival has announced its full lineup for 2026, alongside news that the event will expand to two full days for the first time. The sixth edition takes place at Gunnersbury Park on Sept. 12-13, marking a significant step forward for a festival that has built its reputation on underground curation and community. The move to a two-day format follows five years of steady growth. Festival co-founder and Love International boss Dave Harvey said the expansion reflects confidence in where the event now stands. "Waterworks was started to put the focus on the underground artists at the heart of UK club culture," Harvey said. "Now in our sixth year we're proud to have been able to grow alongside and continue to support a scene that's going from strength to strength." Saturday's programming is built around the deep musical relationships […]
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