DMV natives Anoxex and Born I Music have teamed up to present their latest track "Ghost" off of Pantheon Records. Anoxex stands out as a young producer that is popping up more and more with new music and an EP...

HiScore (the happy hour for gamers) will be invading Phillidelphia, PA on Thurs April 12th at Ruba Club for the first official Badass-HiScore party. Booze, shmooze, and cruise through virtual reality for a night complete with live DJs, drink specials,...

House music lovers are passionate people with varying tastes in the sounds that make them move. That's where NuKid fits the mold of what makes listeners happy. His style is diverse as his live sets range from deeper sounds to...

Nothing says dedication to underground music quite like supporting local, regional, and emerging producers. The tastemakers behind The Gradient Perspective record label has fostered great relationships and a cultivation of amazing music. Here's our top picks from the label's recent...

Arius has become a name on the tips of everyone's tongues since their big debut in 2016 when the duo went viral on Facebook and Instagram with their famous MPC "fingerbang" videos. Since then they have gone on to release...

The Bloodthinnerz duo has been tearing their way through the ranks in the dubstep/riddim community, fostering a following nationwide as they play such events as Wobbleland, Beyond Wonderland, and the upcoming EDC in Las Vegas.  Though they have releases on...

On March 8th Nero band members Daniel Stephens and Alana Watson shook fans up by unveiling their latest creative endeavor The Night. Diehard fans fear not, while both Dan and Alana are embarking on their own musical project as fellow...

Slamrocked is shaping up to be the biggest St. Patrick's EDM event in the DMV yet.  The notorious party will celebrate it's 5th year running this St.Patrick's day and marks the first official collab for the event between Badass and...

Get ready for Black Tiger Sex Machine's new album to slap hard. On Friday (March 2nd) BTSM released their second album New Worlds. The ten track album delivers a defiant and rebellious tone while fusing their signature adrenaline inducing electro along...

Just as suddenly as Swedish House Mafia burst into the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century did they seem to abrubtly take a step away from the limelight as a trio. For many new fans of EDM...

Today (Feb 20th) the artist known as i_o released his debut album ANALOG//DDoS off of mau5trap records. I_o's debut album features just two tracks: "ANALOG" and "DDoS".  The album reveals i_o's emerging cyber-seductive aesthetic with dark deep tech and house tracks. [caption...

The wobble masters known as Ganja White Night (Benjamin Bayeul and Charlie Dodson) delivered their 7th album The Origins this Monday (Feb 5th). The 12th length album boasts featured names such as Caspa, Dirt Monkey, Boogie T, and Zeds Dead....

"Viral Love" is the latest piece of music from Marvel Years and Maddy O'Neal. Featuring soulful vocals from Michelle Sarah and hip-hop elements from Chris Karns, Viral Love seamelssy sews together multiple genres to craft a masterful contemporay jazz and...

It won't be long before Blunts & Blondes (Mike Gaurd) is in high demand from coast to coast. After making a splash in his hometown of Tampa, FL where he garnered attention for his pool parties and picked up local residency...

The most notorious Hallmark holiday is right around the corner and people often have very mixed feelings about it.  Sure, it's a great day to remind someone that you love them but that gets watered down with high expectations, long...

Released today (Jan 26th) off of mau5trap, Forever is 3-track EP by the producer known as Eekoo (pronounced “echo”). The EP consists of "Punish", "Lost", and "Forever", each building on each other to create a polished piece of work that is clean and precise...

On Tues (Jan 24th) the Canadian hybrid-trap electronic trio Keys N Krates released "My Night" ft. the captivating vocals of 070 Shake. In addition to "Glitter" ft. Ambré Perkins, "Flute Loop" ft. Ouici, and "Do What U Do", "My Night"...

The annual pre-Valentine's "Get Laid" parties are some of the biggest and most outrageous annual events in both DC & Richmond.  Check out the lineups below!  Tickets can be purchased at badassraves.com  

Music scenes periodically fall into comfortable plateaus of familiar and even indistinguishable sounds and shows, however, Psymbionic leaps beyond the contemporary boundaries to strive for imaginative music that looks forward into the bass music scene. Psymbionic tackles the bass music scene...

In a recent release titled "The Melting Pot", KiNK, Bloody Mary, and Thomas P. Heckman, create a three part track techno-medley. The Bulgarian artist known as KiNK opens with "Throwing Elbows" (perhaps suggesting an ironic twist on the highly popularized...