Hey gremlins,

Happy EDC weekend to everyone making the trip out to Las Vegas — I'll be out there myself, so if you spot someone looking slightly feral near the Circuit Grounds, say hi. For those of you holding it down in DC this weekend: good news, you are not missing out. This city is stacked.

The German invasion is upon us. Klangkuenstler makes his Echostage debut this Friday night under Factory 93 x GLOW, bringing his brand of dark, melodic techno to a room that's going to feel perfectly suited for it. Meanwhile — and yes, this is the same Friday — Boris Brejcha is doing his thing at A.I. Warehouse for Nü Androids. Two of Europe's most respected names in electronic music, same city, same night. Make your choices accordingly.

But it doesn't stop there. BAUGRUPPE90 and Malugi are playing the BANANAS outdoor stage at BERHTA from 6pm, which means your evening can start outside in the air and still end up deep in the dark somewhere else. Saturday brings Dan Ghenacia's Apollonia-trained house sound to Flash's Club Level, Notion taking UK garage to the Warehouse for Nü Androids, and a proper Sündown daytime with Riva Starr at Tigres de la Noche in the afternoon.

One hell of a weekend on both coasts. Let's go.

FRIDAY, MAY 15

Klangkuenstler + VTSS + TonalTheory @ Echostage – techno / industrial techno / dark
Factory 93 x GLOW. Echostage debut.

Boris Brejcha @ A.I. Warehouse – high-tech minimal / progressive house / trance
Gremlin tip: Boris Brejcha is a genuine phenomenon — this is a sold-out-caliber show in a warehouse setting. If you have not grabbed tickets yet, move fast.

Sidney Charles @ Tigres de la Noche – tech house / minimal house / minimal techno
Nü Androids Presents

Sessions: Satin Jackets @ Flash (Rooftop) – nu-disco / tech house / Balearic

Silvie Loto + Philip Goyette @ Flash (Club Level) – house / deep house / tech house
FLOR | Italy

Serenne + MöSee @ Flash (Green Room) – deep house / ambient / organic
Giegling, Interlude | Switzerland

Malugi + BAUGRUPPE90 + Not Yr Gf @ BERHTA (BANANAS outdoor stage) – techno / industrial techno / EBM

Jyoty + Black Rave Culture + Tromac + Cadeem LaMarr + Maiya + Cash.Liss + ILUSM @ TRANSMISSION DC – UK garage / dancehall / global bass
Transmission x BAWG. Club diaspora music across the east coast.

SATURDAY, MAY 16

Riva Starr @ Tigres de la Noche – tech house / house / groove
Nü Androids x Discoteca present Sündown. Daytime show, 4–9pm. No phones club.

Notion @ A.I. Warehouse – UK garage / garage / house

Arymé @ Vera Cocina & بار – Afro house / Afro / house

Matinée Presents: Soraya + Saramony + Julez @ Flash (Rooftop) – melodic house / nu-disco

Dan Ghenacia + Jus Nowhere @ Flash (Club Level) – house / deep house / tech house
Alpha Wave Experience, Apollonia

Shades of Play + Data Siren + Noza @ Flash (Green Room) – house / club / local
Witty Tunes.

Kochi + Hugo Zapata @ Flash Bar – house / local

1991 @ BERHTA (BETTE) – UK bass / tech house / club

Madam X + Bodymind @ TRANSMISSION DC (2nd floor) – bass / grime / UK garage
Searching 4 Something Pres. Alchimique.

Dan Molinari + Solo + La Petite @ TRANSMISSION DC (1st floor) – house / techno / club
Beatprint Presents.

SUNDAY, MAY 17

Edward [Extended Set] + Maher Daniel [Extended Set] @ Flash (Green Room) – house / acid house / deep house

BUNT. made his Echostage debut last Friday night in the round and it delivered. Read the full breakdown here:

BUNT. at Echostage — The Folk House Kid Has Arrived

Gremlin tip: Friday is a genuine two-venue dilemma — Klangkuenstler at Echostage and Boris Brejcha at A.I. Warehouse are both world-class bookings on the same night. They're not far from each other. If you can only do one, Echostage is the bigger room; the Warehouse is the more intimate experience.

Gremlin tip: BAUGRUPPE90 + Malugi at BERHTA's outdoor stage starts at 6pm on Friday — this is a free-flowing evening. Get there for doors, enjoy the open air, then follow the night wherever it goes. Worth noting: BAUGRUPPE90 is also confirmed on the EDC Las Vegas bionicJUNGLE stage lineup this same weekend. They're doing both. Respect the schedule.

Gremlin tip: Tigres de la Noche is a no-phones venue at Alley Entrance, 405 Morse Street NE, 2nd Floor. Show up knowing that going in — Yondr pouches, phones locked, all the way present. The tradeoff is worth it.

PLUR Corner: Nü Androids continues to build something special this weekend. A daytime Sündown at a no-phones venue, a UK garage headliner at the Warehouse, and an Afro house late-night — three rooms, three moods, all under the same banner. This is what a community booking culture looks like. Support local promoters.

That's the weekend, gremlins. Lots of choices this Friday — tell me which one you're making and how it went. Reply to this email or find me on Instagram at @plurtatochip.

PLUR,
Jimmy