Toboggan Fest Night 1 Feat. Zedd

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Photos: Simon Audette

By Dominic Wren

Toboggan Festival came to a banging start last night with Zedd closing out the first evening and an incredible crowd that would not stop dancing in the non-forgiving weather of Quebec City. Bringing the French-Canadians through an energetic experience, the headliner played all of his older masterpieces, such as Middle, Clarity, Good Thing, Stay, so many more. He mixed through a bit of big room house, some trap/bass, and his classic electro sounds. As much as the show was some impressive to watch, the set up of the Toboggan Festival site right in the heart of Quebec City is something very special to experience.

Photos: Simon Audette

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Le Festival Toboggan a finalement commencé hier soir au cœur de la ville de Québec avec une super de performances de Zedd avec une foule qui n’arrêtait pas de danser dans les températures hivernaux du Québec. Zedd nous a montré une énergie comme aucune autre en jouant ses anciens classiques dont Middle, Clarity, Good Thing et Stay pour en nommer quelques-uns. Ce qui était le plus impressionnant à regarder était certainement la production visuel du spectacle et les alentours du site. Entouré d’édifices historique de la ville fortifier et d’effets lumineux qui éclairait quasiment la ville au complète, la première soirée du Festival Toboggan était vraiment quelque chose de spécial.

Photos: Simon Audette

Cash Cash helps Calgary wrap up 2019 on a high note

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Photos: Noah Burnett

By Andrew Walker

Roseland DJ trio Cash Cash treated Calgarians to an energetic sold out performance at The Palace Theatre on Saturday the 28th, the final major dance show to hit the city before the new year.

The night itself was a big deal, considering 3 hours north of the city Edmonton wrapped up their 2-day massive “Get Together” festival and there would be no major New Year’s Eve spectacular to follow. But the boys were ready to send off 2019 and their set was chocked full of their hits throughout the decade.

It was also special with an all-local opening line up consisting of Titus1, Dirtystylez and Confined before the trio took the stage.

Photos: Noah Burnett

Confined kicked things off at 9 pm sharp with a groovy house set. Dirtystylez jumped on after 10:15 pm, kicking things off with a remix of Sean Paul’s “Temperature” and later on Loud Luxury’s “Body” that switched to Tiesto’s “Boom” as the drop, sending the crowd into a frenzy. The highlight of his set came just before 11:30 pm when he dropped Vintage Cultures remix of “Radioactive” and almost everyone on the dancefloor had their hands up well before the drop.

 At 11:30 pm, Calgary EDM legend Titus1 hopped on the decks with the help of locals Atwood & Andy Villa. Those Calgarians that go to EDM shows at the Palace know how hard Titus1 goes, and he did not disappoint, kicking things off with a Kernkraft 400/Rattle bootleg and keeping it going with the heaviest house and top 40 mashups. The rest of the set was mostly a b2b with Atwood and Andy Villa wrapped things up with a few bass house tracks.

Photos: Noah Burnett

Cash Cash emerged right after 12:45 am and started things off with a slightly faster set, following it with their signature hit “Surrender”. The rest of the night was a circle of different speeds, pitching it up to 140 bpm with an acapella of  Kanye West’s “Power”, going back to 128 bpm with “Belong” and slowing it down with their radio hits “Can We Pretend” & “Millionaire”. This went on for their entire set, but every time the group switched tempos, it was banger after banger so there weren’t any awkward gaps. They also managed to squeeze in more of their work featuring “Bada Boom”, “Finest Hour”, “All My Love” & “Matches” plus a few throwbacks from earlier on including “Like A G6”, “Sandstorm” and even “Basket Case” by Green Day.

Just after 2:15 am, the boys bid adieu with their staple “Take Me Home”. A great way to end not only an electrifying set but 2019 on a high note.

Photos: Noah Burnett

Let me introduce to you the brand new Toboggan Festival in Quebec City

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By Dominic Wren

So many incredible memories to be made this year in the EDM world but all great things must come to an end. 2019 is coming to an end in a week’s time and there is no better way to end it than with a New Years Eve party in the heart of Quebec City’s most iconic historical sites. Toboggan Festival will be held on the Grande Allée hosting a handful of world renowned DJs and Hip Hop artists, such as Zedd, Schoolboy Q, DVBBS, and Loud Luxury. This four-day event will end the 2019 steamrolling train to start fresh in the New Year. Year after year, Quebec City shows a strong music scene that seems to only be growing and with the addition of Toboggan Festival, this end of year will be one for the books.

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Il y a eu beaucoup de souvenirs incroyables tout au long de cette année, mais toutes bonnes choses doivent avoir une fin. L’année 2019 vient à une fin dans une semaine alors vous pouvez la terminer en fêtant avec Zedd, Schoolboy Q, DVBBS et Loud Luxury sur la Grande Allée au cœur de la ville de Québec. Le tout nouveau Festival Toboggan est un évènement extérieur qui se tiendra sur quatre soirées en vous gardant au chaud avec plein d’énergie, de sourires et de l’amour pour la musique. Cette fin d’année va certainement être une à se souvenir.