Did you miss out on concerts this February? Not to worry, March is just as jammed packed with shows throughout the Bay Area. From progressive house beats by Galantis to jungle drum and bass by Excision, 12th Planet, and Prototype this month is one you cannot sit out on the concert scene. Though there are many concerts to check out, these are my top five picks. But, to find out more about Bay Area EDM shows visit: westcoastedm.com
- Tchami & Mercer
- Where & When: Fox Theater (Oakland) March 14
- Genre: deep house, electronic dance
- Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C005189A8413B91
- About: Martin Bresso, better known as Tchami, is a house music producer from Paris, France. Most commonly known for this futuristic deep house beats, Tchami is making a name for himself in the electronic music scene. His current tour, the Prophecy Tour, is featured in Northern California with Mercer, a fellow electronic DJ and producer from Paris. With just three shows left after the Oakland show, the tour is coming to a close so get your tickets now before it is too late.
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/iamtchami & https://soundcloud.com/mercer
- Keys N’ Krates
- Where & When: 1015 Folsom (San Francisco) March 17
- Genre: trap, hip-hop, electronic
- Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/keys-n-krates-dj-set-...
- About: Keys N Krates, a Canadian electronic music group, consists of Adam Tune, David Matisse, and Greg Dawson, or Jr. Flo. The three bring together a drummer, keyboardist, and turntabilist to form their amazing group. With a venue as intimate as the Folsom, this show is sure to make memories.
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/keysnkrates
- Galantis
- Where & When: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (San Francisco) March 18
- Genre: electro house, dance-pop, progressive house
- Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/galantis-san-francisco...
- About: Galantis is an electronic dance music production put together by the songwriting and DJ duo of Christian Karlsson and Linus Eklow. Most known for their single “Runaway (U & I)” in 2014, Galantis blew up, even attending and performing Coachella in 2014. With the hundreds of people the venue can hold, this show is sure to shut Bill Graham down.
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/wearegalantis
- San Holo
- Where & When: 1015 Folsom (San Francisco) March 24
- Genre: trap, future bass, electronic dance
- Tickets: http://1015.com/events/03-24-2017/san-holo/
- About: San Holo, or Sander van Dijick, is a Dutch DJ, record producer composer, and musician. After seeing him open for Porter Robinson back in November, this is someone I definitely want to see again. With two features in 2016 on Cesqeaux and Jauz songs, I cannot wait to see what San Holo has in store for us this year.
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sanholobeats
- Excision, 12th Planet, Crizzly, Protohype, Cookie Monsta, FuntCase, Party Thieves, Ricky Remedy, Barely Alive, Dubloadz, & Dion Timmer
- Where & When: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (San Francisco) March 31
- Genre: dubstep, trap, jungle drum & bass, electronic
- Tickets: http://www.billgrahamcivicauditorium.com/events/ex...
- About: To close the month of March, Excision, 12th Planet, and Prototype are coming to San Francisco for what many bass heads are calling a “bass apocalypse”. Being accompanied by Crizzly, Cookie Monsta, FuntCase, Party Thieves, Ricky Remedy, Barely Alive, Dubloadz, and Dion Timmer this show is sure to twist the crowd into a frenzy. From the deep beats of FuntCase to the high octave drops of Dubloadz, this show is sure to live up to the title of the bass apocalypse.
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/excision & https://soundcloud.com/12thplanet & https://soundcloud.com/protohype