EDM Guide : Memorial Day Weekend 2013 (NY To Las Vegas)

Memorial Day Weekend is upon us. For all of us here on US soil, MDW is the official kick off to summer, the moment when it is officially acceptable to wear white pants, and for many a celebration of months and months without snow, sleet, or ice. From coast to coast, Dancing Astronaut has your partying needs covered. Click through to see what is going on in the party capitals of New York City and Las Vegas next weekend.



For those of us on the East Coast HQ Beach Club and Nightclub bring the Vegas pool party atmosphere into our backyard with 4 action-packed days at HQ’s brand new Beach Club who will also be celebrating its grand opening this Memorial Day. With a strong selection of talent and not a single conflict our recommendations for the weekend are simple – book a room, buy tickets to every event and enjoy a Vegas atmosphere without the 6-hour plane ride.

Friday, May 24th

Featured Day Event
EC Twins at HQ Beachclub, Atlantic City, NJ  | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Wolfgang Gartner and Congorock at HQ Nightclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets

Saturday, May 25th

Featured Day Event
Manufactured Superstars, Sultan + Ned Shepard and Bambi at HQ Beachclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Manufactured Superstars at HQ Nightclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets

Sunday, May 26th

Featured Day Event
Armin van Buuren at HQ Beachclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
R3hab at HQ Nightclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets

Monday, May 27th

Featured Day Event
Boris and Victor Calderone at HQ Beachclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Laidback Luke at HQ Nightclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets


Las Vegas is the Memorial Day Weekend destination. As always, the heart of American nightlife and the catalyst for the EDM boom is rife with Memorial Day Weekend conflicts. We’ve selected our tops picks for a weekend spent in the City of Sin; but always remember – what happens in Vegas ends up on Facebook.

Wednesday, May 22nd

Featured Night Event
Knife Party at Surrender | Purchase Tickets
If you make it out to Vegas for Wednesday night be sure to swing by Surrender for Knife Party, who will undoubtedly spin “Power Glove” and “LRAD” off their latest Haunted House EP. What better way to kick off a weekend of savage debauchery than with the heaviest electro and dubstep in the business?

Thursday, May 23rd

Featured Night Event
Laidback Luke at Hakkasan Nightclub | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Cedric Gervias presenets “Le Show” (Miami Edition at Surrender) | Purchase Tickets
An21 and Max Vangeli at Tryst | Purchase Tickets

Friday, May 24th

Featured Day Event
R3hab and Tommy Trash at Wet Republic | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Dirty South at Encore Beach Club | Purchase Tickets
Arty at Marquee Dayclub | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Eric Prydz at Surrender| Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Tiesto at Hakkasan | Purchase Tickets
Avicii at XS | Purchase Tickets
RL Grime at Tryst | Purchase Tickets
Armin van Buuren and W&W at Marquee Nightclub | Purchase Tickets

Saturday, May 25th

Featured Day Event
Steve Angello at Encore Beach Club | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Tiesto at Wet Republic | SOLD OUT
Gareth Emery at Marquee Dayclub | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Calvin Harris at Hakkasan | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Porter Robinson at Surrender | Purchase Tickets
Afrojack at XS | Purchase Tickets
Lil Jon at Tryst | Purchase Tickets
Kaskade at Marquee Nightclub | Purchase Tickets

Sunday, May 26th

Featured Day Event
Avicii at Encore Beach Club | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Calvin Harris at Wet Republic | SOLD OUT
Kaskade at Marquee Dayclub | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Steve Aoki at Hakkasan | Purchase Tickets
Deadmau5 unhooked at Hakkasan (afterhours) | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Above and Beyond at Surrender | Purchase Tickets
David Guetta at XS | Purchase Tickets
Benny Benassi at Marquee Nightclub | Purchase Tickets

Monday, May 27th

Featured Day Event
Deadmau5 unhooked at Wet Republic | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
David Guetta at Encore Beach Club | Purchase Tickets
Sander van Doorn and Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano at Marquee Dayclub | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Hardwell at Hakkasan | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Steve Angello and Afrojack at XS | Purchase Tickets
Dash Berlin at Marquee Nightclub | Purchase Tickets

Credit : Dancing Astronaut

NYC : Taxi Operators Sue TLC and Mayor Bloomberg Over Nissan NV200 Taxi of Tomorrow

Taxi operators in New York City are suing Mayor Michael Bloomberg and TLC over the rule to make the Nissan NV200 the city’s official taxi for a decade starting next year.

“Taxicab medallion and vehicle owners, who have long been permitted to choose from among dozens of different vehicles by numerous manufacturers, will have all choices eliminated and will instead be required to purchase and drive the NV200 and NV200 only,” the plaintiffs said in the lawsuit.

Taxi operators complain that they have never been forced to drive a specific car model, not even in the heyday of the iconic Checker cab, when many of them chose to drive the Ford Galaxie and Plymouth Fury. The plaintiffs say that selecting the NV200 as New York’s official taxi was an illegal decision.
Taxi operators complain that the car hasn’t even been tested in its “normal operating conditions,” such as driving the van in stop-and-go traffic all day long and also that the vehicle’s 2.0-liter 135-hp I-4 mated to a CVT that “does not appear to have the durability to be able to withstand the wear and tear for the years of service and mileage required by NYC yellow cabs.”