Win 2 tickets to see CRNKN this Sunday for the Shambhala pre-party at the Commonwealth Bar

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The Shambhala Music Festival will be going on the road to host 4 special pre-parties called "A Journey Home". This Sunday Calgary will be host to one of these parties as CRNKN, Smalltown DJs, and Eviction will be taking over the Commonwealth Bar & Stage to give Alberta fans a taste of the things to come at Shambhala. The other pre-parties announced so far will take place this Thursday in Vancouver with Jillionaire, and this Friday at Kelowna. 

EDM Canada would like to give the chance of a lucky winner to get 2 tickets to see this show in Calgary for free! There are many ways to enter: all you need to do is log in above (counts as an entry), and choose the many ways to enter. The contest is open now and will end on Friday, June 5th at midnight. Good luck!

For more information on the Shambhala Music Festival, set to take place on August 7th - 8th in B.C., click the poster below: 

Here are four free tracks that you should get right now

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I love free tracks and I know you do too, so I have compiled a list of four tracks that have recently been posted by the artists themselves that you can get for absolutely nothing, check it out: 

After listening to this remix by Canadian artists Grandtheft and Smalltown DJs, I am amazed at how much they love their fans by giving away such a top quality tune for free. This track is sublime: 

To download this track for free, click here. 

Topher Jones made a big banger version of of Project 46's "No One", and it's really good, check it out: 

To download this track for free, click here. 

Australian artists Will Sparks and Jebu have teamed up to create "Check This Out": 

To download this track for free, click here. 

(VIA YourEDM)

Last but not least we have Marcus Schossow who remixed a Size track from AN21 and Max Vangeli called "Vafan": 

To download this track for free, click here. 

Listen to ETC!ETC! Mad Decent Block Party mixtape (free download)

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ETC!ETC!, a trap/moombahton producer/DJ from Los Angeles has just released a special 40 minute mixtape to hype the upcoming Mad Decent Block Party events that will begin this Friday:

 (Source: Thump)

The Mad Decent Block Party will be kicking off in Calgary tomorrow featuring a stellar lineup including Major Lazer Zeds Dead, Dillon Francis, Flosstradamus, Big Gigantic, Paul Devro, and Smalltown DJs. Click here for ticket information.

Update - Set times for Calgary's MDBP:  

1:00 PM – GATES OPEN
1:00 PM – Smalltown DJs
2:00 PM – Paul Devro
3:15 PM – Big Gigantic
4:15 PM – Flosstradamus
5:15 PM – Dillon Francis
6:45 PM – ZEDS DEAD
8:30 PM – Major Lazer
10:00 PM – CURFEW

Next Friday the MDBP will be in Toronto with Major Lazer, Zeds Dead, RiFF RAFF, Grandtheft, Thugli, and DJ El Dusty. Click here for ticket information.

Eventhough ETC!ETC! will not be joining the Canadian MDBP dates, he will be spinning next Thursday at Edmonton's Union Hall, click here for more information.

 

Major Lazer, Zeds Dead are among the headliners for this year's Mad Decent Block Parties in Canada

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​Today's major lineup announcement comes from Mad Decent as they roll out the DJ lineup for their 13 Mad Decent Block Parties that will be taking place this summer.

​Lineup:

  • Major Lazer
  • Zeds Dead
  • RiFF RAFF
  • Grandtheft
  • Thugli
  • (More to be announced)​

​Lineup:

  • Major Lazer
  • Zeds Dead
  • Dillon Francis
  • Flosstradamus
  • Big Gigantic
  • Paul Devro
  • Smalltown DJs

Here's the official ​lineup video teaser:

​I hope that the boys at Mad Decent pump up the Toronto lineup by adding another big DJ to the lineup as the Calgary's current lineup is simply stellar, with Dillon Francis, Big Gigantic, and Flosstradamus featured along with Zeds Dead and Major Lazer.

A limited amount of tickets go on sale again tomorrow through a Fanclub that includes a free 30 day Mad Decent membership on drip.fm. General tickets are on sale starting this Friday. Click here for full Toronto event information, and here for the Calgary event.