Myspace is to be thanked for another successful act, as Canadian duo Thunderheist take the planet by storm. Their combination of hip-hop, driving house beats and pop riffs is simply infectious and they are proving as good on stage as they are on mp3. Grahm Zila (ex hip-hop DJ) is the machine master while singer Isis provides vocals and hip-hop rhymes, a recipe set for success as their polished will surely seduce. They are currently touring Europe with a gig at Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh tonight (May 13th) that is worth checking out. The rest of the world can enjoy this show live on Awdio.com from 23:00 local time. More

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Next Tuesday (24th Feb) it’s Mardi Gras and that means Carnival time in Brazil. The incredible Rio Carnival takes over the city on Friday with the lovely feather clad Samba dancers, Brazil is so famous for, shimmying non stop until the big day on Tuesday. Big players on the club scene will also be in Rio this weekend for the annual Rio Music Conference, featuring workshops and events demonstrating that it’s not all Samba and Bossa in Brazil as the electronic music scene is also very much alive and kicking. Some of the Awdio crew will be present, so just follow the stickers! Awdio listeners can also enjoy Carnival sounds live from Sonotheque (Fri 20th), Drom’s Mardi Gras Special with Isle of Klezbos & Sanda Weigl (24th) and a Fellini themed Carnival party at Favela Chic Paris (24th) and Favela Chic London (25th).

Zebulon Café, New York has been bringing quality jazz and world music concerts to Brooklyn with a French twist over the years. Run by tow Gallic music fanatics, this bohemian boite attracts an international crowd hungry for inspiring music. As well as listening to their sounds archived on their website, you can now hear what’s going LIVE from Zebulon every night of the week.

On Wednesday 16th Dec, the ‘listening lounge’ Sonotheque in Chicago celebrates six years of adventurous and cutting edge music. The venue started out as a listening lounge for music that most local clubs shied away from, then expanding into a VIP free zone where music comes first and foremost. What better way to celebrate than with the owner Joe Bryl’s flagship event Rebirth which goes deep into the exploration of soulful house, nu jazz, broken beat, Brazilian funk, Afro Beat, Hip Hop and much, much more. The first 200 who can make it down will receive a complimentary CD, the rest of us will be able to enjoy the party with guest DJ Eric Williams, from a distance.