Music

Music has always been a way to escape, and dance music embodies this mission more than any other genre. Following the “disco sucks” movement of 1979, marginalized groups — black, Latino, and gay — were once again pushed outside the mainstream. Genres like house and techno were born in the warehouses in which these groups sought refuge.

Currently, 18 of the first 30 songs listed on Billboard’s Hot 100 are electronic, hip-hop, or a style that contains some element of either. This year, the 19th edition of Ultra Music Festival was a reflection of that trend. The main stage, headlined by the biggest names in EDM — DJ Snake, David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Steve Aoki, etc. — drew the largest crowds.

It was as weird as it sounds.

Fabrice Beohourou, an Ivory Coast native, brings world music to Phoenix listeners through The Yaggah Movement Radiocast.

After releasing eight studio albums, most bands settle into a comfortable routine. If you’ve been in the game for this long, the temptation to stick with what works is strong.  But if there’s one constant in life, it’s that change will happen, and you either evolve with it or die…

There’s nothing simple about the man credited with creating rock ‘n’ roll.

Call us old fashioned, but there are few things in life greater than new music from the artists we know and love so much. Be it on vinyl, in a jeweled case or downloaded, we love it all and relish the hard work and creativity that go into these audible…