dance music news: tuesday

-Authorities told E! Online that DJ AM (above) and drummer Travis Barker were shaken and injured when first-responders arrived on the scene of that deadly Learjet accident in South Carolina over the weekend that claimed four lives. "You could tell the DJ guy's hair was singed off and he had cuts on his face," said Lt. Josh Shumpert of the South Congaree Police Department in Columbia, S.C. Apparently the DJ and drummer, who had performed in Columbia together that night as TRVSDJAM, escaped the wreckage by exiting the right side of the jet and sliding down a wing. Authorities said the duo inquired about their friends and colleagues, but the rescuers reportedly responded that nothing could be done - the plane was ablaze.

A South Carolina TV station reported that AM and Barker emerged aflame and were putting each other out when emergency crews arrived on scene late Friday. US Magazine reports that doctors purposely induced a coma for AM and were performing skin grafts. He and Barker were reported to be in critical condition but are expected to survive. Memorial funds have been established in the names of two of the deceased. More from the Los Angeles Times.

AM is perhaps best known for his liason with Nicole Richie, but he's also respected in the DJ community for being one of very few celeb-endorsed spinners who can actually spin with the best of them. In 2003, he spun during the grand opening of L.A. DJ haven Avalon Hollywood.

-Following the summer release of album Peaceblaster, STS9 is heading out on a fall/winter tour, with the following dates:

October 22 The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA w/ Alex Botwin of Pnuma Trio (DJ Set)
October 23 House of Blues Anaheim CA w/ Pnuma Trio
October 24 Marquee Theatre Tempe AZ w/ Pnuma Trio
October 25 The Joint @ Hard Rock Las Vegas NV w/ Pnuma Trio
October 26 Orpheum Theatre Flagstaff AZ w/ Pnuma Trio
October 29 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa OK w/ Pnuma Trio
October 30 Warehouse Live Houston TX w/ Pnuma Trio
October 31 Stubb's Austin TX w/ Pnuma Trio
November 1 House of Blues Dallas TX w/ Count Bass D
November 2 House of Blues New Orleans LA w/ Count Bass D
November 5 Lyric Theatre Oxford MS w/ Count Bass D
November 6 War Memorial Nashville TN w/ Count Bass D
November 7 Alabama Theatre Birmingham AL w/ Count Bass D
November 8 Tennessee Theatre Knoxville TN w/ Count Bass D
November 9 Headliner's Music Hall Louisville KY w/ Count Bass D
November 12 Charleston Music Hall Charleston SC w/ Count Bass D
November 13 Amos' Southend Charlotte NC w/ Count Bass D
November 14 The NorVa Norfolk VA w/ Eliot Lipp
November 15 9:30 Club Washington DC w/ Eliot Lipp
November 16 9:30 Club Washington DC w/ Eliot Lipp
November 19 Mr. Smalls Theatre Millvale PA w/ Eliot Lipp
November 20 House of Blues Cleveland OH w/ Eliot Lipp
November 21 The Rave Milwaukee WI w/ Eliot Lipp
November 22 First Avenue Minneapolis MN w/ Eliot Lipp
December 28 The Tabernacle Atlanta GA
December 29 The Tabernacle Atlanta GA
December 30 The Tabernacle Atlanta GA
December 31 The Tabernacle Atlanta GA

-German-bred, Chile-based dance music producer Senor Coconut has a pair of releases coming at you. Around the World is a new album, and El Baile Aleman is a reissued tribute to Kraftwerk. Both hit on Nov. 18 via L.A.-based Latin/electronic label Nacional.

-Jondi of Jondi & Spesh (a San Francisco prog-house duo that made a splash in the late '90s) and DJ Mark Musselman are back with a sophomore album, Momentum, under the act name Momu. The CD, said to feature "wicked breaks" and "future tech sounds," gets released Nov. 11 via Looq.

-Defected-label housers the Shapeshifters are heading off on a tour of North America in fall. The dates follow:

31st Oct – Mansion, Ultra Lounge, NYC
1st Nov - Vinyl, Broadway, Denver
6th Nov – Ultra Bar, Washington DC
7th Nov- The Mod Club, Toronto
18th Nov - Palms Casino , Moon in Satellite , Las Vegas
20th Nov - The Park Ultra Lounge, Sacramento
22nd Nov – Set, Miami

-Finnish house act Luomo has a new album, its forth release, Convivial, due Nov. 11 via Huume Recordings.

-Last but not least: When the rest of L.A. is talking techno or jocking the nu electro kids in Americal Apparel, "Swedish" Egil Aalvik, DJ Fei-Fei and promoter Gil La have teamed up to find a home for the diehard candy nation. Their trance night is happening at the promoters' revolving door spot that is Circus Disco in Hollywood. Nikita, starts Saturday (with a bunch of DJs I've never heard of).