Miami’s Ten Best Concerts Coming in April 2016

March in Miami was decidedly one-sided. With Miami Music Week and Ultra storming into town, if you didn’t enjoy dance music, you probably spent a lot of time inside catching up on Netflix. But we have good news, Miami. April is looking pretty damn eclectic. We’ve got Duran Duran on…

Beirut’s Musical Journey Began With Fisher-Price Karaoke

For a man obsessed enough with geography to not only name his band Beirut, but to write songs with titles like “Gibraltar,” “Perth,” and “Santa Fe,” it’s surprising that Zach Condon has never before played Miami. “I have visited many times,” the Beirut founder tells us over the phone. “I…

After a New Album, Duran Duran Returns to Its Roots

You have to hand it to Duran Duran. Nearly 38 years since the group formed, it’s still going strong, adapting to changing times and forging its own path forward. Once dismissed by critics as poseurs of Britain’s so-called New Romantic movement — replete with those multitiered haircuts and garish fashions…

The Music Snob in Me Was Wrong About Ultra 2016

“You complete me!” When most hear this bold, tiptoeing-dangerously-on-the-edge-of-creepy declaration of love, the first thing that comes to mind is that when Tom Cruise steps up to the plate (get it, because baseball?) and tells Renee Zellweger how he really feels about her in the Cameron Crowe classic Jerry Maguire…

Video: Debauchery and Mayhem Outside the Gates of Ultra 2016

There is perhaps no better people-watching spot than outside the main gates of Ultra Music Festival. Trust us. The fashion, the megaphone-wielding Jesus-preachers — this more entertaining than any Oscar-winning film in the last decade. For the 18th annual Ultra Music Festival, we once again hit the streets with New…

DJ Jubilee on Why Peachfuzz Is Still Her Favorite Party in Miami

When DJ Jubilee visits her hometown (Miami) there are a few spots she needs to hit up. She’ll go to “that weird Biscayne beach”, to her “homie” Otto von Schirach’s sets, but most importantly, to Miami’s best hip-hop party, Peachfuzz.  Peachfuzz, known around these parts as your girl’s favorite party,…

Grouplove Plays First Concert in More Than a Year at Fontainebleau

It’s been almost a year and a half since mainstream-indie-rock band Grouplove played its last live set — more than two-and-a-half since its sprawling second album, Spreading Rumours, was released. That extended break might not have been the outfit’s original plan, but for vocalists Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi, there…

Why Were the ’90s Making a Comeback at Ultra Miami 2016?

When Prince decided to party like it was 1999, little did he, or anyone else for that matter, understand the significance of the year. For the purposes of his song, it was the end of the century and thus a reason to celebrate. However, for electronic dance music, it was…

DJ Pierre, the Father of Acid House, on Birthing a Genre

Today’s young millennials weaned on a lifetime of electronic music can hardly imagine how futuristic and positively alien acid house first sounded to listeners in the ’80s. In contrast to the mostly pop and disco-based dance music of the time, the hypnotic, hard-hitting machine beats and trippy synthetic bass squelches…

The Winners and Losers of Ultra Miami 2016

With Ultra 2016 in the history books, it’s time to look back at just who exactly came out on top, and who walked away from Bayfront Park with nothing but regret and a T-shirt soaked in other people’s bodily fluids. This year, like every year, we end the weekend with…

Ultra Music Festival Miami Announces 2017 Dates

Ultra is wasting no time getting you excited for next year’s festival. Seconds after the final firework of the night exploded, the Main Stage flashed three dates: March 24, 25, and 26, 2017.   Ultra ended its three-day run tonight with a stand out performance by Pendulum. Though there were no…

Deadmau5 Will Cover for the Prodigy at Ultra 2016

This morning, around 50,000 hearts were broken when they learned that the highly anticipated Prodigy set was no longer going to happen. But, at least the time slot won’t go blank. Deadmau5, who just had his fair share of drama at Spotify’s Miami Music Week party, announced on Twitter that he will…

The Prodigy Cancels Ultra Miami Performance

Last night, the Prodigy posted a statement on Facebook saying their upcoming Ultra performance, which was slated to happen on the Live Stage tonight at 11 p.m., would be cancelled.  “The Prodigy are very disappointed to announce that they will not be performing at Ultra Music festival on Saturday night,”…

Miike Snow Makes the Most Out of Ultra’s Live Stage

Because Miami is a black hole of traffic nightmares (especially this weekend) and I’m so very Miami myself that tardiness is a way of life, I arrive late to my scheduled interview with Miike Snow at this year’s Ultra Music Festival. Luckily, the Swedish-American indie pop trio do some scheduling…