Emily Mullins

Halloween season is upon us, and it’s the perfect time of year for spooky music with dark themes. Experimental bass, sploinky sounds, and hard-hitting midtempo drops just feel right in October, and the underground is delivering with plenty of music to match the vibe. The latest offering comes from Maryland-based DJ and producer Austeria, who released her third EP on October 10th.

The Pacific Northwest is an often-neglected part of the country when it comes to electronic music, but a few dedicated producers are steadily improving the scene and bringing in fresh energy. One such producer, Hobi (Brendan Jones), is hard at work expanding the experimental bass offerings in Portland and the surrounding areas, and he’s got the skills to prove it.

Anyone who lives in Denver for the music is intimately familiar with all of our best venues — Cervantes, Mission Ballroom, Red Rocks, etc. — but a common gripe among us is the lack of nearby places to party in the mountains. All of them are an hour or more away, turning a simple evening show into a trek that often requires an overnight stay or coordinating drivers.