With III Points and Art Walk going down at the same exact time, Wynwood just might explode with more hipsters, art, and music than it can handle. That’s why we’re here to prepare you for the arty party apocalypse of the ‘Wood with the five best Second Saturday Art Walk…
In 1994, singer and guitarist Warren Haynes never imagined Gov’t Mule would still exist in the year 2014. “In the beginning, it was just a side project, because Allen Woody and myself were full-time members of the Allman Brothers Band,” Haynes says. “We had no ambitions or aspirations. It was…
St. Vincent Fillmore Miami Beach Monday, October 6, 2014 Better Than: Doing the Automaton Shuffle alone. “Hello to all of you men and women out there,” said St. Vincent, welcoming a few thousand art-rock acolytes to the Fillmore Miami Beach last night. “And,” she added, after a pregnant pause, “all…
The first thing you should know about Norma Moreno is she loves Chinese food. Tonight, it’s lo mein. And after a few bites, it’s evident Norma is not rocking her gold fangs. “I guess I’m not into wearing them as much as I used to,” she says. “They’re kind of…
Someone once said, “You go to New York to become someone, you go to L.A. when you are someone, and you go to Miami when you want to be someone else.” We like to think we’re somebody, but it would totally make sense if we found out we had been…
Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass,” has touched millions, including Miami’s own the Fly Boys, who decided to make their own version, called “All About That Ass.” It’s a dirty, explicit, and triple-x-filled sex romp that will either make you laugh or cringe. We caught up with the group’s Dino…
III Points, three days. The second annual edition of Wynwood’s music, art, and tech fest has finally made the big reveal of its 2014 music sked. Day by day. Hour by hour. So snatch up some last-minute tix. And check the cut for III Points’ music set times. See also:…
The last time that the Juan Maclean performed live in Miami, it was in 2009. At the then-new LIV nightclub at the Fontainebleau, he and DFA Records diva Nancy Whang were booked for the megaclub’s Dirty Hairy party, a weekly Wednesday-night party meant to mimic what was happening downtown, even…
Mansion just launched its new Cocktails & Dreams bar. And sure, hand-crafted cocktails aren’t what the South Beach megaclub built its reputation on. But the Opium Group establishment is willing to bet the VIPs are gonna appreciate the attention to detail and use of fresh, local ingredients. Here’s a sneak…
“Maybe it was crazy. But we believed.” Out of nowhere in the summer of 2013, Miami’s David Sinopoli and Erica Freshman unveiled their vision for something called III Points, a sprawling three-day festival that aimed to unite our city’s disparate creative communities — and perhaps even help forge the future…
Miami, we’re more than just a city of superficiality, alcoholics, and club rats — we’re actually a town of thinkers, artists, and creatives. And every now and then, we get hit with some pretty good music, like the five best concerts going down this week. Check them out, from St…
Marc Anthony’s Cambio de Piel Tour With Joey Vega American Airlines Arena, Miami Friday, October 3, 2014 Better Than: A night salsa dancing at Mango’s. “Latinos, we always wait to the last minute,” joked comedian Joey Vega as los rumberos at the American Airlines Arena waited for el Rey de…
Christians pray for the men of Eyehategod. Which is good, considering the Louisiana sludge giants’ 26 years of hardship, disaster, and even death. They may have sold their souls on the bayou. But how else would they spawn heavy, full-bellied blues and give a pulse to stiff darkness? “We’re definitely…
If you had the misfortunate of missing Bonobo’s Miami performance last year, the UK electronica wizard is back at Grand Central on Saturday. Now while this gig comes as part of his current North America DJ tour — meaning no awesome full-ensemble live show — the show packs a very…
After a week of non-stop labor, it’s time to toss your papers in the air, storm out of your cubicle like a boss, and kick-off your three-night-wild-party-cheap-booze binge with the ten best things to do under $10 this weekend. Check ’em out, from the People’s Blues of Richmond at Railroad…
What is “Real Love?” That’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves at one point or another. The hopeless romantic might say it’s when your other half let’s you eat the bigger cookie. The pessimist would agree it’s nothing but a fairytale. But us here at Crossfade, we know the true…
An accomplished vocalist, producer, and DJ, Joyce Muniz is as consummate an artist as you’ll find on today’s global electronic dance music scene. Born in Brazil, she spent her formative years in ’90s Vienna, soaking up the European underground house, techno and bass music which she would later put her…
A “dark room full of crazy people.” That’s how AC Slater describes his monthly Night Bass parties out in L.A., and that’s what he’s bringing to our own loud and crazy scene Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Grand Central’s Garret upstairs loft. Backed by bass master Hannah Wants and Jack…
There’s no doubt III Points’ anchor will be the amazing lineup of artists performing throughout the weekend at the fest’s Soho Studios headquarters. Lykke Li and Flying Lotus alone are worth the price of admission. But if you want to get up close and personal with your favorite acts, you’ll…
Stéphanie Sokolinski, better known as Soko, is a 27-year-old actress and musician who’s steadily garnered accolades and critical praise for both facets of her work. Immortalized on the screen in Alice Winocour’s impeccable historical drama Augustine, SoKo’s 2012 album I Thought I Was an Alien also shot to fame thanks…
When you think South Beach megaclub, you think excess, sexy dancers, hand-crafted cocktails … Wait, do you? This weekend, SoBe’s Mansion will unveil the Cocktails & Dreams bar as part of its new weekly Mansion Made Me Do It party. The bar is all ’80s wham and glam. And yes,…
AC Slater is about to take you back to a time before fancy light rigs and Jesus-posing DJs, when dance parties were messy, dark, personal affairs and nothing mattered but the bass. Maybe some of you remember those times fondly, and perhaps some of you are tired of hearing about…
