Grant Austin, Author at By The Wavs

Electric Forest Releases A Huge 2016 Lineup

February 9, 2016 by Grant Austin

One of the biggest festivals of the year has finally announced their major lineup! Electric Forest which is taking place back in Rothbury, Michigan from June 23 to June 26th has decided to go bigger than ever. They did something special. They decided to reveal their lineup through the fans. Random fans got letters where […]

Time Warp Announces 2016 Lineup

February 9, 2016 by Grant Austin

Time Warp Festival which takes place in Germany is returning on April 2nd to the Maimarktgelände in Mannheim. This event is known for the international house and techno superstars that grace the stage. Many of these artists have done this before, but there are some rookies attending. This isn’t the biggest festival in the world as […]

Philadelphia Strikes Down Potential Performer Registry Bill

February 9, 2016 by Grant Austin

At the end of January, I wrote about how Philadelphia City Councilman, Mark Squilla proposed a bill that would require most venues to record “the full name, address and phone number of all performance acts.” I included a petition for you to sign to actually have your voice heard. The petition reached 15,856 supporters before Philly reacted to […]

SFX Entertainment Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

February 1, 2016 by Grant Austin

Earlier this morning, SFX Entertainment filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. No, you do not have to panic as your favorite festivals by them and Beatport aren’t shuttering their doors any time soon in the relative future. What this actually does is “execute a deal that wipes $300 million in debt from its balance sheet and […]

Protect Philadelphia’s Music Scene Against a Performer Registry Bill

January 27, 2016 by Grant Austin

I am a Philly boy through and through, so when I saw this bill be proposed, I knew this was terrible for our live music scene. See, Philly is a great place for live music. We get some great shows in the electronic dance music scene, but also in every other genre. We flourish hard […]

Blix – Broadcasting Live (Original Mix)

January 25, 2016 by Grant Austin

Blix also sent in this track that I felt obligated to share with you all because of how much of a nerve (in the best possible way) it struck. Like I said on their last track, it has been some time since I’ve listened to some Big Room House and their other track really brought […]