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 »

San Francisco's LoveFest, one of North America's largest festivals dedicated exclusively to electronic music, has released an early lineup for this year's event, which takes place October 4th, with side events running throughout the week.

So far the DJ's confirmed to rock the turntables include international big names and Bay area stalwarts representing virtually every genre of electronic dance music including techno, trance, house, drum and bass and breakbeat. Superstar trance DJ Ferry Corsten is set to headline the free daytime festival while DJ Armin Van Buuren has been confirmed as the main draw for the afterparty, taking place at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Other confirmed names include Adam Freeland, Donald Glaude, Benny Bennasi, Kaskade and Mark Farina.  Read more »