With the decline of the large scale raves and Massv's of the 90's, the glory days of US Techno have gone the way of the dodo, the glowstick and the shiny pants raver.  Unlike in Europe, where electronic strains still have big sway on the dancefloor and bar scenes, with the exceptions of a few large events like the Detroit Electronic Music Festival and the Florida Winter Music Conference, the scene is mostly kept afloat by smallish communities of dedicated promoters and partiers throughout the country.

So for the tech inclined, the excitement around this weekend's Minitek Music Festival is understandable.  The 3 day event, which runs Friday through Sunday and places a large emphasis on techno and it's musical spinoff-Minimal-is bringing some of the biggest names in the scene to New York's Coney Island and combining the beats with a program focusing on digital innovation in art, design and technology.  Read more »