Sky Blu @ Slide

DJ/Rapper Sky Blu (pictured below) will be DJing at Slide, a San Francisco nightclub which really does have a large spiraling slide, on March 4th. Tickets are currently $20 plus fees for general admission.

Along with fellow Los Angeles native Redfoo (pictured right), the two make up the immensely popular electro-hop group LMFAO. The duo has widely received mainstream success ever since the 2009 release of their first album Party Rock which features the chart topping hits "I'm in Miami Bitch", "La La La" and "Shots".

However, it is the "Party Rock Anthem" (below) single from their 2011 album Sorry for Party Rocking that has brought to light a previously underground aspect of the EDM scene. Shuffling, a dance that originated at raves in Melbourne, Australia back in the late 1980s, has resurfaced in today's EDM culture and garnered a new audience of admirers. Although shuffling has been a large part of rave culture for years now, LMFAO were the first mainstream performers to bring the dance into the limelight, and "Party Rock Anthem" is quickly becoming the Shuffling anthem. The duo even held a Shuffling contest to find dancers to perform in the upcoming music video for "Party Rock Anthem".

Asides from the Slide appearance, neither member of LMFAO are set to perform anytime soon in California. However, Redfoo is set to appear at the Marquee nightclub at The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas on March 7th and Sky Blu is set to DJ at the Surrender nightclub at The Encore Hotel in Las Vegas on March 11th.

Notes: Club 997 Show #35 is out

Steve Aoki @ The Hollywood Palladium

Tickets went on sale today ($35 plus fees) for Insomniac's 4th edition of their Enhanced Concert Series on April 2nd at the legendary Hollywood Palladium, a popular stop for many EDM DJ's as of late. This show features Steve Aoki along with Tiga, DADA LIFE, BART B MORE, and Peace Treaty.

Insomniac is probably the biggest production company specializing in EDM events in the US. They work hard to bring us three of California's biggest annual Massives: Beyond Wonderland, The Nocturnal Festival, and the biggest of them all, The Electric Daisy Carnival, which is the only two day EDM event in all of California. But at the same time they are responsible for a multitude of more intimate events at smaller venues such as the Hollywood Palladium, a fixture on Sunset Blvd since 1940.

The show's headliner, Steve Aoki (pictured below), has taken the term DJ and catapulted it into a limelight that nobody before him even dreamed of. Steve, the California-raised son of Japanese Olympic wrestler and Bennihana restaurant chain founder, Rocky Aoki, and half brother of model and actress, Devon Aoki, certainly has carried on his family's prestigious name. Asides from a successful debut album in 2008, a number of popular remixes, and the club hit "I'm in the House" (below); Steve has all but cemented his name in Hollywood lore with his own record label, Dim Mak, a clothing line by the same name, endorsements and designer spots from WeSC, KR3W Apparel and Supra Footwear, a Korean restaurant called Shin, a production company called Deckstar, a magazine called Aoki, and guest appearances on the popular video game franchise NBA2K. Currently he is set to appear this weekend (February 20th) at 4th & B in San Diego. Tickets are $45 plus fees. He also makes regular appearances on Fridays at the Surrender Nightclub at the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas.

Beyond Wonderland 2011

Beyond Wonderland, an annual Alice in Wonderland themed EDM festival at the NOS Event Center in San Bernardino, recently announced the lineup for its main stage: The Queen's Domain. Beyond Wonderland, along with the Nocturnal Festival, are the two biggest annual EDM festivals hosted in San Bernardino. This year's festival falls on March 19th and tickets are currently at $70 plus fees for general admission.

Headlining The Queen's Domain as well as the entire festival is Kaskade (pictured left). The San Francisco based House/Trance/Pop DJ is currently ranked #35 on DJ Mag's Top 100 after jumping 16 spots from 2009 to 2010. Much of his US success stems from his mainstream appeal. Many of his songs feature female vocals and mellow beats that are easy for new EDM followers to listen to. This may be a reason why his two most recent albums "Dynasty" and "Strobelite Seduction" have produced a dizzying number of hit singles that continue to grace the tops of the Billboard charts.

Asides from Beyond Wonderland, Kaskade is set to perform in Los Angeles on May 20th at The Hollywood Bowl alongside Kylie Minogue. Tickets currently are $55 - $150 plus fees depending on section. He will also be DJing at The Marquee at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on March 12th. Tickets are $30 plus fees.

Note: Club 997 Show #34 is out.