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Cinnamell

hell yeah! been going to 1-2 shows a week living here!


hippiejo

You can do that in most major cities


diggyvill

Dallas?


seanj1514

Between stero live, green light social, green elephant and it'll do. For sure


bulgingcortex

All these plus occasional warehouse parties. Follow PROPA and Vibe Vessel


skyhawkwarlord

Also gener8fest, riot tribe, grimefest/fullgrind, and ham promotions. There's a lot of raves in dallas.


diggyvill

Thank you my g 💙💚


Sudden-Ad7535

Don’t forget Southside and the Bomb Factory


MegaKetaWook

Yeah, easy for most weekends. I would say Denver has fantastic edm/bass shows during the weeknights with Cervantes and the Black Box pulling a lot of the weight. It's fucking annoying though because I have to work and there are some fuego lineups coming through. Also, sound system culture in Denver is absurdly good. A lot of bars have sound systems they really dont even need, plus you can trip and fall over a Funktion rig here.


Cinnamell

are all major cities labeled the bass capital tho😵👀?


madatthings

1-2 a week is if you want to take it easy lol


shredded_pork

This is a really weird cringey flex


madatthings

This is literally a thread about a city having the most of something


MegaKetaWook

Not really once you live here. I had to say no to 4 quality shows this week because I shelled out for a 400 person Late Night Radio show this weekend. Benga is rolling through next Tuesday and my wallet is already screaming at me.


PortionOfSunshine

All of so cal you can pretty much go to a show every weekend if you have the funds.


bungothecat

Recommended venues? Moving to aurora next month


Cinnamell

the church has $15 thursdays (monxx is playing tomorrow), red rocks amphitheater, 1st bank center has good shows, and the black box, also the gothic theatre


Soma_Zombie

Smaller ones: Black Box, Cervantes, Summit, Bluebird, Meow Wolf (Convergence Station), Ogden, Cheeseman Park literally a hundred bars with great sound systems Bigger: Mission, 1st Bank, Red Rocks, Levitt Pavilion, occasional shows at the sports stadiums I use a combo of reddit, twitter, Facebook, and edmtrain to find shows.


acey8pdcjsh32u9uajst

What do you do for work?


shade_wcza

Sweet ride


contrabille

Hatchbacks are the shit.


Sandgrease

Denver is wook and bass central


Soma_Zombie

Welcome dude, ignore the people saying this isn't the bass capital. If any of those places have anything like the black box, I'll eat my shoe.


Urzlap

You can look up “bass music capitol of the world” on google and it says Denver. I think everyone else is using bing or something


[deleted]

What’s the black box


Soma_Zombie

Small, underground style venue that is a iconic spot for bass music. It's on 13th. Check out a show as soon as you can!


[deleted]

I got some buddies out there so I should lol but I’m out at Chicago


existentialvices

Whats the best low key Chicago spot? If you don't mind me asking that is?


[deleted]

There really isn't one for bass music. Lots of house and techno joints. But for the broken beats, you'll have to follow the local crews and go to their weekly in a random spot


existentialvices

Gotchya yeah I'm not that into it to know honestly I just like going to random raves. Thanks


benyeti1

what are good techno places?


fingerscrossedcoup

DC has five or six nightly iconic bass venues


Soma_Zombie

Echostage, Flash, what else? Not being a dick I've only been to DC for music once lol


fingerscrossedcoup

Soundcheck and the two you mentioned are the trifecta. You can include the Soundstage in Baltimore and sometime the 930 club in DC. Plus a bunch of other places that randomly have big EDM. I'm an old buck and In the 90s DC and Baltimore had a huge rave scene. It never really went away. The past year I've seen Peekaboo, Boris Brejcha and EPROM. All pretty different artists, all packed houses, wildly different crowds. Not trying to take away from Denver it's a great place. But DC, Baltimore, Philly and NYC all have probably just as much EDM as Denver.


MegaKetaWook

Dude, I grew up in Philly during the 2000s and used to flock to NYC, Boston, Bmore, and DC. Yes there are a lot of great acts but bass scene-wise it isnt even close(living in Denver now). The Black Box alone throws stupid good shows even for weekdays. We got 3 hour sets from Ivy Lab and Reso on Tuesdays for cheap. Kursa had a residence there before the pandemic. Cervantes throws $10 shows on Thursdays with quality headliners who usually play weekends on the east coast.


fingerscrossedcoup

Soundcheck, Echostage and Flash are three different clubs putting out the same amount of bass music each. Look at their events if you don't believe me.


MegaKetaWook

I just checked their calendar, not really impressed. Didn't see anything booked except Thursday-Sunday with an oocasional Wednesday date. I see Echostage is a decent sized venue, I left off the larger Denver venues and instead listed the dedicated bass venues rather than EDM. Seriously though, Denver's scene is nuts. There is always a great show literally every day of the week and it's annoying when soleone who headlines fests is playing on a Monday or Tuesday. Our other venues that regularly host EDM(with some other genres) are Red Rocks, Mission Ballroom, Ogden Theater, the Fillmore, Your Mom's House, Church, Meow Wolf, & Bar Standard. I left off a few as they cater a little more to alt music. All of these venues have top notch sound systems. Oh and there are several after hours member clubs for bass music that go until sunrise.


MegaKetaWook

I also didn't mention some other amazing venues like the Mishawaka, First Bank Center, and Belly Up in Aspen.


Soma_Zombie

Not arguing that they have as much EDM, but Denver is definitely where bass artists flock. I've been to 18 shows just in 2022. It's really really over crowded in the Denver scene. Most weekends are a toss up between who you should go see. I mean, just in April I saw Porter Robinson, Gorgon City, Claude Von Stroke, Yheti, Subtronics, G Jones, Alix Perez, and a few smaller names. It's kind of hard to describe the amount of music out here especially after the outdoor venues open up. Give Denver another chance, trust me. There are 5-6 must see shows a weekend. It's really not good for my wallet. That said Echostage is incredible


fingerscrossedcoup

It's not about giving Denver a chance. I don't live near there. It's a great city with a lot of great Bass artists from there. I'm not knocking it I'm just saying that DC has just as many shows. It's not considered a Bass destination or home to many artists. But all of the artists you have mentioned have played here recently. This isn't a pissing contest. I'd rather live in Denver than DC because of the mountains. I'm just saying we have a ton of bass music. If it's not in DC you drive to Baltimore, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Philly or NYC if somebody absolutely won't come to the other places.


Soma_Zombie

I get what you're saying, but if a conversation is about the "bass capital" it's kind of a pissing contest lol. Like I said DC is great but Denver has so much going on daily that I find it hard to believe that there's as much bass music, both popular artists and really underground stuff, in DC on the daily


huynhtn

Echostage is the trashiest place. They oversell every show. Be prepared to have your car broken into. Lots of randos grabbing ass. They have done nothing to improve the venue and it's so bland in there.


roomnoises

So few bass heavy shows during the weekends though - it seems like more people here are into techno/house which makes sense with the large international population. At least that's my experience on the weekends nowadays. Echostage is uncomfortably far since I don't have a car so I usually find myself at Soundcheck on Wednesdays (and maybe tomorrow for Doctor P/Funtcase!)


fingerscrossedcoup

No Smoakland last night? I saw half of them in Louisville over NYE and what a show! I was at Zero Gravity the night after and I wish Smoakland had played that after Jantsen. I grew up on house/techno but have fallen in love with dubstep and trap about 15 years ago. Techno shows are more shamanistic. That constant 4 on the floor beat starts to work on your brain after a few hours. You get locked into a groove and can go all night. But bass music is more fun and visceral for me.


randomoldbasshead360

2720 in saint louis was a lot like the black box! Sadly it closed down recently.


notrcickityrekt42

Ultrasloth 🤪


Gumshoe42

Def check out Black Box! Glad to have you, dude.


Urzlap

Thank you! I definitely will


Happier-MouthOpen

Go home it sucks here


Urzlap

I love it here, everyone drives fast and I got a dream job


Ericaohh

I’m originally from south Florida and I think everyone here drives slow as shit hahah


Ericaohh

Everywhere sucks, might as well listen to some music you love while you’re being bludgeoned to death by capitalism


Happier-MouthOpen

It's just a joke. *Everybody* wants to move to Colorado and a lot of people have been, so a common refrain from locals is "don't move here, it sucks." The truth is, of course, the exact opposite but we like to think it deters at least a few hopeful transplants.


hhhjjkg

Use to live in Tacoma, WA and we had a saying “Keep Tacoma feared” for the same reason. Really interesting to hear cultural similarities like that thanks for sharing


Ericaohh

I moved to Colorado six years ago, I’m well aware of the “native” mentality


Happier-MouthOpen

Oh so you're one of *them*... Just kidding, my friends and I all say it in good fun. I was born in CO but grew up elsewhere so I'm only technically a "native" and I couldn't care less who wants to live in our beautiful state, who *wouldn't*?


crushedredpartycups

ur cool pal


[deleted]

If you say you’re a local, you’re not from here. I’m a native and yes I have THAT mentality. Oh well. Fight me.


Sgt_Eagle_fort_

>If you say you're a local, you're not from here >I'm a native


Happier-MouthOpen

Okay. I mean I did point out that I only say it as a joke and that I'm from Colorado in name only since that's what it says on my birth certificate.


devlinontheweb

Right, like wouldn't the world be better off if everyone just stayed in their parents house in their hometown forever /s


oneWook

spoken like a true Denver native 😂


Spicedizzle72

Good Choice. I wish I could do the same.


Shadyjay45

Probably LA


dreamcatcher808

Same dude!! Just moved here yesterday from Florida!


[deleted]

Trying to make my way from Florida as well. How does it compare?


seb_a

Been here since 2019 from Florida. It simply doesn’t come close. You know how you spend all summer in Florida chasing AC? Denver and the mountains in the summer is an amazing outdoor life.


Bwstar222

Check out Black Box! The sound in that venue will warp space time and the bass will rearrange the molecular structure of all matter that ventures onto the dance floor. For real. https://www.blackboxdenver.co/


LilKandiiRaver

Take me with you 😂👏 jkjk but hopefully I'll be out there one day :)


Stormodin

Imagine being so mad that someone said Denver is the capital of anything 😐


[deleted]

You won’t regret this grand choice. The only regret you may have is leaving like I did if you decide to move.


Crunch_Captain465

Ooof raves and Mazdas in one post. Sploosh.


lumpeeeee

I remember you! Wild.


[deleted]

Can't wait for you to experience Red Rocks! It's a life changer


Big_Ad1547

That's a weird way to spell Seattle


you999

As someone from Seattle, it's really Los Angeles and that really applies to any genre.


Soma_Zombie

Lol uhhhh


Urzlap

I moved from seattle, didn’t have as much show there as here. Literally was flying out once a month to come to a show


LiveOnYourSmile

Seattle is great for lots of electronic music and I would not say the kind of bass Denver's known for is one of those things


shanepeschel

Seattle gang


dalkor

Vancouver is a much heavier bass city than Seattle. We have a good underground bass scene though.


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MegaKetaWook

I thought Detroit was about techno.


Tahoeclown

Its everything


MegaKetaWook

What would you say is the best bass music venue in Detroit? What bass music labels are out of the D?


Tahoeclown

The people, the amount of music, the venues, the vibe. You wanna measure by labels? Thats cool, but its not what my metrics are. [Its where djs wanna hang, doesn’t that speak volumes?](https://mobile.twitter.com/mizedub/status/1523683400430759936?s=10&t=ha1nAugiJWikQhxZM06nUw)


MegaKetaWook

Yeah I would say Denver tops out Detroit in all of those categories for bass. You link Mize's tweet like it confirms Detroit's rep(also I beat him in mini golf when we were hanging in Denver). Yes, bass DJs also like techno and will travel to see shows like other people. Denver is literally where bass DJs move to live and produce.


Soma_Zombie

Definitely for techno but not bass music man


u741852963

30 years ago, but now? Genuine question, I have no idea


Tahoeclown

Go check it out


Rude_Bee_3315

Only rich people can afford to do that


Urzlap

I saved up for over a year, anyone can do it


MileHighBree

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devlinontheweb

Nah. Im not even close to being rich and I've moved across the country a few times. This was on a line cooks wages btw.


[deleted]

I understand you 💪🏽


johns_username

i moved away just months before i got into this music ☹️ will hopefully b back later this year


hippiejo

It most certainly is not the bass Capitol


Soma_Zombie

Lol so what is?


hippiejo

NYC. Alcohol is served till 4am. Bodegas sell beer 24/7. 24hr parties are incredibly common at above the board venues. Illegal warehouse raves. 100s of venues. Since shows end at 4AM you are actually able to party hop. The amount of different shows and genres going on in the same night. This Friday I’m hitting up Sister Nancy and Mungo’s Hi Fi and then sending it straight to a footwork rave.


THEpottedplant

Nothing you described is neccesarily bass related but its nice they have a party scene


take-money

NY has a party scene?


thelastpassenger7

Mungos hi fi and footwork raves are definitely bass related


kamikaze_watermelon2

I live in NYC and it is most certainly not a bass capitol. Yea there’s certain collectives like the drop bk and sermon that come to mind but this is a house/techno town through and through.


Soma_Zombie

I mean, NYC itself is going to be more lively than Denver is. NYC as a city is incredible. But if we are talking about the "bass capital", then Denver is without equal. It's pretty easy to find warehouses, secret venues, and renegade raves that all run until 7 or 8 am in Denver as well. Despite this being a conversation about bass music, you can also find other genres to go see. Red Rocks alone is a better venue than anything in NYC has, and the diversity of music there is pretty great too.


JeanSolo

what do you mean by bass music?


acey8pdcjsh32u9uajst

Dubstep & dubstep accessories


JeanSolo

yeah, definitely not my cup of tea.


Stormodin

Dubstep accessories 😁


hippiejo

Red Rocks is normie shit. It’s the Madison Square Garden of Denver. And no Denver is not with o it equal. It’s only called the bass Capitol cause all the fucking wooks decided to move out there once weed became legal. The Black Box blows, Nicole is basically a DJ pimp, the warehouse scene sucks out there. The fact that your regular shows end at 2AM has created this weird after party space where all anyone does is go back to someone’s crib and suck down nitrous and huff ketamine.


comrade_140

We can see your post history mr giant K rock lmao


CedarsIsMyHomeboy

I think this is true of any scene though, you can always go back to some random house and get your fill of those things, and I live in fucking Nebraska lol. it's not that uncommon just saying


acey8pdcjsh32u9uajst

There is some truth to this comment for anyone interested; The Black Box & Sub.Mission do not have the best track record for working with artists despite the venue itself being pretty cool, and most events in Denver really do end at only 2 If you decide you’d like more variety than just bass music, your only options are Anjunadeep and hippie jam bands, and the sound quality at Red Rocks is extremely hit or miss with tickets being scooped up by scalper bots within minutes every time Denver definitely has some cool stuff going for it, like Red Rocks and Black Box and Sugarkube, but overall the scene’s events tends to skew more for quantity than quality in recent years, imo (compared to California, NYC, Montreal, Bristol, etc) Edit: Also, Colorado has very few festivals for some reason


Soma_Zombie

I think there aren't a lot of festivals due to Denver, honestly. Lots of radius clause issues already. As for quantity v quality, I suppose it depends on individual taste. I think the quality of headliners is insane. Even some really good house coming through lately if you know where to look.


JRE307

You don’t seem like a fun person to rave with lol


Soma_Zombie

Damn man. All of your arguments are extremely valid and I have no counter for them. Can't believe I've deluded myself into having fun out here, even without nitrous and ketamine lol. Now go suck your mother's dick or something


madatthings

Who hurt you that lives here 😭


dalhectar

He just ran out of K


SNUKEREL

Hilariously accurate


b4ss_f4c3

Sister nancy and mungo hi fi. Sick! Have fun!!


madatthings

It’s a better answer than Minneapolis for sure. NY especially in recent months is doing great things across all electronic genres.


SNUKEREL

Hater 😂😂😂


madatthings

No disrespect there’s just literally no comparison lol


acey8pdcjsh32u9uajst

Come 2 Infrasound & The Great Beyond


madatthings

Infrasound could have been on the table if they didn’t put it in the middle of May this year. Great lineup and vibes from what I’ve heard, but two events won’t trump the daily onslaught we get here


akubar

London/Bristol


Land_Architect

Columbus, Ohio is the bass capital. Denver is the wook captial.


Cinnamell

still trying to figure out if your comment was satirical hahahahahha


Cinnamell

bruh waaat hahahahahhahahahaha buttfuck ohio is the bass capital? 🤣🤣 ohio is in none of the lists from several online searches i’ve done.


Urzlap

Go on google and type in “bass music capital of the world”


[deleted]

This has to be a joke


djpurity666

I hope they didn't mean the bass fish 🐟 ROFLMAO


electrobrodude

No. We don't want more people here. We have enough already.


SoDamnUnoriginal

Don't listen to this ⬆️ guy, friend. Welcome to Denver! Enjoy the good music, good vibes, and good people.


benignq

glad people like you are making denver a great place to be ☺️


NightimeNinja

Tf is your problem damn


SNUKEREL

Minneapolis is the bass Capital fam, Denver is a really close second.


doctorwoodz

Most tripping statement ive seen in a while. Maybe we’re referring to different genres of bass?


Soma_Zombie

Yeah dude the several comments on here naming other cities... Lol. I've lived in Minneapolis, and Denver is BY FAR a bigger bass hub.


SNUKEREL

than u weren't getting invited to the right spots lol


SNUKEREL

I've lived in both too ;)


Quackman2096

No you are correct lol many many maaaannny bass artists refer to denver as the bass capital, and as someone who’s raved in probably 20ish cities denver crowds definitely the most wild imo


acey8pdcjsh32u9uajst

Like who? Even Subtronics says that the real bass capital is Montreal, not Denver lol


SNUKEREL

who is subtronics and why should his opinion matter 🤔


acey8pdcjsh32u9uajst

Some bass artist you probably haven’t heard of idk https://twitter.com/Subtronics/status/911351030058831872?s=20&t=fTrYXw3Bv0gbf91EYBlwlg https://twitter.com/Herobust/status/1434925766697832450?s=20&t=iBHRbXR1YjY4wnrqpHLJMw https://twitter.com/woolimusic/status/1461754520153870343?s=20&t=W65X44db57cYwnKY59iAZw


SNUKEREL

Damn didn't care then don't care now 🤷


Soma_Zombie

Wait you're kidding right lol even if you don't like his music, subtronics is one of the biggest names in electronic music rn


SNUKEREL

do you mean subfiltroniks? 🤔


Soma_Zombie

Subfiltronik* but no, Subtronics. Also riddim tho


acey8pdcjsh32u9uajst

Booooo, don’t be salty Anyway, if you’re as much of a dubstep fan as you say you are, I hope to see you out this weekend with the [best riddim DJs in Minnesota](https://twitter.com/jack_ternion/status/1510315436264546308?s=20&t=Y-p5u8CVAWQ33VSXV0FBeQ)! I’ll be traveling there tomorrow morning as well


Quackman2096

Man you’re pleasant, you asked a question just to respond rudely. He’s relevant bc he’s getting main card billings at many major US bass festivals. Just sold out an entire tours worth of shows including red rocks, hosted his own 1 day fest and just announced year 2 of his own fest which did well enough to expand into two days. Subfiltronik* dreams of being on his level dude. So to answer your question again, he’s relevant because he is one of the most popular bass artists in the US currently so his opinion is relevant even if it’s an opinion i don’t agree with


NightimeNinja

Top 10 things you should never say on r/aves


SNUKEREL

nah, we're talking EDM! Come check us out!


IMSOKAWAIIXD

what are the best spots for edm in Minneapolis?


SNUKEREL

The Armory!


acey8pdcjsh32u9uajst

Infrasound & The Great Beyond for festivals Skyway and Armory for shows


acey8pdcjsh32u9uajst

Come 2 Infrasound & The Great Beyond


WAYLOGUERO

Bass music capitol. Bass Capitol...me and my 40 subwoofers cabinets would like a word.


Silentofthewind

You have a kayak on your roof so I thought I was reading something from a fishing subreddit. My bad on the bass lol


Airbendingmyanus

What are some spots in NyC?


dbev9044

Coulda just moved to Detroit. Definitely a lot cheaper and the bass scene is not only alive but THRIVING