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The Chainsmokers, currently one of the biggest acts, remixed bits of Blink 182, The Killers, Kiss, Passion Pit, Puff Daddy and Mase, and Tove Lo. The American DJ duo played a Kungs remix of Cookin’ on 3 Burners’ “This Girl” and although there is some ambiguity on who they exactly they were referring to, they apparently quickly ended it by ripping into how much they hated their own original song “#Selfie” while wagging a certain finger in the air.
One perk of watching DJs live at the main stage is the visual show, either from an elaborate music and lighting equipment setup or the digital imagery that gets projected up on the big screen. At SnowGlobe, it was an additional thing to help distract you from the cold. Lido bounced between drums and keyboards during his set. Big Gigantic had the best on-screen imagery associated with its set, including a cat with red laser beams shooting out of its eyes like Cyclops from the X-Men.
The most enjoyable acts were the ones that counterbalanced those who could be consistently heard on the radio. Soloist Gavin Turek brought disco back with her infectious dancing and singing with her new single “Fade Out” (with Viceroy), “Frontline” (with TOKiMONSTA), and the set’s closing song, “Grace.” Head bopping to New York-based duo Sofi Tukker‘s oft-described jungle-pop was almost instinctual on the Grammy-nominated “Drinkee.”
Brooklyn-based duo Brasstracks (“Say U Won’t) and Big Gigantic
(“No Apologies” and new single “I Got Enough”) unleashed some respective jazz and funk-infused electronic dance sounds, and the former even joined BG on stage to jam for a bit.
Portland-based duo Echos had a stripped-down emotive vibe on ballads like “Stay” and “Haunt” (rare for an EDM festival), but they picked it up significantly on “Afterlife.” Philadelphia native Marian Hill soothed the crowd with its electronic and R&B blend on “One Time” and “Lips.” Lead singer Samantha Gongol belted out a ballad cover of Whitney Houston‘s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” before ending with the first live performance of “Back to Me” with special guest Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony.
SnowGlobe makes sense as a New Year’s Eve celebration with many goers using it to play hard for one last time before the year’s end. Sure, they’ll probably play hard again on New Year’s Day given it falls on a Sunday (with an official Monday observance), but that’s not the real point. You have to put everything in the past aside and look forward as best you can.
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http://snowglobemusicfestival.com
Pics by Kyle De La Calzada
Words By Andrew Lazar