Now free of her BBC ties, Mary Anne Hobbs has been touring more frequently, bringing her tastemaking crate of bass favorites and occasional exclusives to locales near and far. Beginning in Seattle on April 13, MAH will often be appearing alongside a familiar cast of her favorite stateside producers and DJs, including Gonjasufi, Lorn, and Take, among others. See her full schedule below, and watch a recap of Hobbs’ recent showcase at London’s Bloc Festival, which featured Addison Groove, L-Vis 1990, and Roska.

Wednesday April 13th // Seattle WA // The Baltic Room #
Friday April 15th // San Francisco CA // 1015 # plus Kode 9, Roska, Terror Danja, & Joy Orbison
Saturday April 16th & Sunday April 17th // Indio CA // Coachella Valley Music Festival #
Wednesday April 20th // Los Angeles CA // The Airliner *
Thursday April 21st // New Orleans LA // The Hookah (Gonjasufi & Lorn)
Sunday April 25th // Boston MA // Together Festival @ Paradise (Lorn, Take & Mike Slott)
Wednesday April 27th // Toronto ON // Wrong Bar *
Friday April 28th // Montreal // CFC *
* Solo
# w/ Gonjasufi, Lorn, Take, and Strangeloop

If you were in Miami last weekend, or are in Philadelphia tonight, you may already be aware that Glasgow label Numbers is in the midst of its first-ever US tour. Numbers artists Jackmaster, Deadboy, and Redinho will be trekking across the continent, sometimes being joined by select Numbers artists based in the US, including LA-based Low Limit and San Francisco’s Ghosts On Tape, who will be supporting in their respective cities. Check the full tour info below, and do your homework by listening to Jackmaster’s recent guest appearance on Night Slugs’ RinseFM show, where his DJing prowess was delightfully on display.

Mon 14 March – Philadelphia
Mad Decent Mondays
w/ Jackmaster, Deadboy, Redinho and Dev 79 (Seclusiasis)
Fluid Nightclub
10pm – 2am

Weds 16 March – Austin
Numbers – Greco Roman – Night Slugs (SXSW official)
w/ Deadboy, Jackmaster, Redinho & more
The Beauty Bar
Doors: 8pm – 2am (Numbers artists: 9.50pm – 12.10pm)

Thurs 17 March – Austin
Numbers & Night Slugs (SXSW unofficial)
Dub Academy Austin, TX
2pm – 7pm all day long

Thurs 17 March – Austin
Numbers @ Clash Music, UKT&I & BPI Party ( SXSW official)
Latitude 30
Midnight – 1am
insert Austin SXSW House Parties here : )

Weds 23 March – Los Angeles
Low End Theory
w/ Deadboy, Jackmaster, Low Limit & more

Thurs 24 March – Chicago
Numbers @ Red Bull Music Academy On The Floor
w/ Jackmaster, Deadboy & more
Beauty Bar
Doors: 7pm – 2am (Numbers artists: 10pm – 2am)

Fri 25 March – New York City
TURRBOTAX
w/ Jackmaster, Deadboy & more
The Cove
10pm – 4am

Sat 26 March – San Francisco
Icee Hot
w/ Deadboy, Jackmaster, Ghosts On Tape & more
Som Bar
10pm – 3am

South London’s preeminent masked post-dubstepper SBTRKT has a busy month ahead of him with a new single and a host of dates scheduled around the US. The single, “Living Like I Do,” which features some hauntingly delivered crooning thanks to his frequent collaborator Sampha, is slated to be released digitally on March 22 via the Young Turks imprint, with a vinyl release later in April. In the meantime, SBTRKT will be busy spreading his brand of UK bass music around our side of the pond with a handful of appearances during Austin’s SXSW festival as well as stops in Arizona, California, and New York before heading back home. You can check his US dates and stream “Living Like I Do” below.

Tour Dates:
3/16 Austin, TX – Virgin Mobile Party, C3 House (DJ Set)
3/17 Austin, TX – Boys Noize Party, Elysium, 705 Red River (Live Set)
3/18 Austin, TX – AM Only Showcase – Mohawk, 912 Red River (Live Set)
3/19 Austin, TX – Mad Decent Party – Friends, 208 E.6th (Live Set)
3/19 Austin, TX – Young Turks Party – Club Barcelona, 209 E.6th (DJ Set)
3/23 Tempe, AZ – Club Red (DJ Set)
3/25 San Francisco, CA – 1015 Folsom w/Gold Panda (DJ Set)
3/26 New York, NY – Santos Party House (Dark Disco) (DJ Set)
4/16 Indio, CA – Coachella (DJ Set)

YT057 – SBTRKT – Living Like I Do by Young Turks

Nearly four years after the release of their massive debut full-length, †, the French duo of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay (a.k.a. Justice) have finally announced their first follow-up single. The metal-obsessed electro-house outfit will release “Civilization” on April 4 via Ed Banger Records/Because Music, with a sophomore LP said to follow later in 2011. Before then, you can check out the artwork for Justice’s forthcoming “Civilization” single below.

This year, the massive annual electronic music festival known as Sonar will take place in Barcelona and Galicia across June 16, 17, and 18, and will feature performances from the likes of Scuba, M.I.A., Aphex Twin (pictured above), Shackleton, Toro Y Moi, Floating Points, How to Dress Well, Magnetic Man, Underworld, Buraka Som Sistema, and many more. An early Sonar festival was also scheduled to take place on April 2 and 3 in Tokyo, but, in light of last Friday’s devastating events, could quite possibly be cancelled. You can get tickets for the festival dates in Spain here and here, and check out the full list of performers here.