Mamby on the Beach – Page 2

Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: STRFKR

Portland, Oregon’s STRFKR strives to make danceable pop music, and they’re succeeding. Their stuff combines electro, disco, rock, new wave, and a little funk. They don’t take themselves too seriously, which is a rare delight in the music industry nowadays. They’ll be playing Mamby on the Beach June 25th, so check out their set if you want to party with a bunch of people who don’t really care about labels, your hang-ups, or mainstream music.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: Green Velvet

Green Velvet is one of several monikers held by Chicago house / trance / industrial DJ Curtis Jones. He walked away from a career as a chemical engineer to pursue his love of house music and beat production, and the world is better for it. Some of his cuts are legendary mid-1990’s dance club essentials, and his upcoming performance at Mamby on the Beach in his hometown on June 25th will be one of the highlights of the festival.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: Latmun

Joe Bradley, otherwise known as Latmun, blends house music with trance techno into big tracks that can shake the rafters. He hails from Nottingham, UK, and will soon be spinning at Chicago’s Mamby on the Beach festival June 25th. I’m sure his set will be bold, loud, and beautiful.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: DJ Heather

Hailing from Chicago by way of Brooklyn, DJ Heather is a legend in the Chicago house music scene. She began in hip hop, but soon discovered her true voice in house music. She’s been filling dance floors from Chicago to the UK ever since. She’ll be spinning in the MixMag tent at Mamby on the Beach June 25th.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: MGMT

Psychedelic freaks MGMT (Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser) will be closing the Beach Stage at Mamby on the Beach on June 24th. MGMT are known for loud, reverb-laced, synth-driven psychedelia and their show is sure to be a mind trip. They’ve been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards and sound not unlike a younger Flaming Lips. Don’t miss out on the freak-out.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: Miike Snow

Swedish electro-pop duo Miike Snow (Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, and American singer Andrew Wyatt) make bright, shimmering songs that are rooted in vintage synthesizers and other electro gear. Part of their stage piece is a massive device known as “the Blob” that is a hodgepodge of synths, drum machines, and other cool stuff to avoid using laptops to make their music.

They’ll be playing the Beach Stage at Mamby on the Beach June 24th, and I’m sure their set will be a crowd favorite.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: Marian Hill

Philadelphia’s Marian Hill (Jeremy Lloyd and Samantha Gongol) got their name from combining the names of two characters from The Music Man. Lloyd’s slick production combines trip-hop with a bit of trance while Gongol’s vocals are torch singer meets soul diva. They’ll play the Beach Stage at Mamby on the Beach June 24th.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: Rayvn Lenae

Chicago’s Rayvn Lenae is a teenaged R&B artist who is talented beyond her young years. Her blend of soul and electro is so smooth that you could practically ice skate on it. She’ll be playing the Beach Stage at Mamby on the Beach June 24th. I have a feeling her show will be one many will be talking about over the weekend and for years when she explodes into the mainstream.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: Will Clarke

Will Clarke is a DJ from Bristol, England who puts down floor-shaking club beats with titles like “Booty Percolatin’.” I love how a lot of his stuff sounds like mid-1990’s rave material. He’ll be playing the Mixmag tent at Mamby on the Beach on June 24th in a midday set that I’m sure will be killer.

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Mamby on the Beach artist spotlight: Tchami

French DJ Tchami is the pioneer of music he calls “future house.” It’s not a bad description at all because he seems to mix stuff you’d hear in a disco with stuff you’d hear in the world of Tron. He’ll be closing the Mixmag tent at Mamby on the Beach on June 24th at 8:30pm.

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