Take some coarsely chopped fruit, a bit of apple juice, some water, apricot preserve, and a little soy sauce. Add a few pinches of garlic powder, dry mustard, and a half-cup of brown sugar. Now you’ve got yourself some edible duck sauce. For sonic Duck Sauce, however, it only takes…
Miami should be all about moombahton. You know you love lazy Latin rhythms, reggaeton swagger, booming bass, and killer house beats. And moombahton’s got it all. It’s loud, colorful, and sexy. Just like us! Well, check it out — Munchi, the young Dominican member of Diplo’s Mad Decent crew, will…
Steve Angello at Amnesia Miami June 1
Juke’s Down Low Cool EP Release at the Stage Miami June 1
Roberto Carlos at American Airlines Arena June 2
Armin van Buuren at Mansion June 2
It took 56 signatures and seemingly endless bloodshed. But on July 4, 1776, 13 American colonies became independent of the British Empire and the United States of America was born. Though electronic dance music was still centuries away on that fateful day, some scholars suggest that the Declaration of Independence…
Yes, Avicii is a huge name in house music right now. But what do you really know about Tim Bergling? Sure, you’ve heard “Levels” a million times. You can see he resembles a young Leonardo DiCaprio. And you’re probably aware that he’s setting off on North America’s first all-arena EDM…
See Crossfade’s review and slideshow of Puscifer in Miami — plus Maynard James Keenan’s suggested wine pairings for a meal of human face and his “Five Favorite Adult Swim Moments.” Metal’s leading weirdo luminary, Maynard James Keenan is coming to the Gusman Center on June 12. He won’t be with…
From electro-pop to mainstream success as one of dance music’s biggest names, Calvin Harris’s rise to the top has been quite the whirlwind adventure. And though he may not be the richest man in the world, his hard work has paid off handsomely. If not in freshly minted currency, the…
See Crossfade’s review and slideshow of Puscifer in Miami — plus Maynard James Keenan’s “Five Favorite Adult Swim Moments” and “Puscifer Gets Weird at the Gusman on June 12.” Any vulgarian can wash down a lunch of human face with LSD and half a dozen bullets. A true gourmand, however,…
See the full 51-photo slideshow from Best of the Best 2012. Best of the Best 2012 With Fabolous, Meek Mill, French Montana, Fat Joe, 2 Chainz, Ace Hood, and others Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park, Miami Sunday, May 28, 2012 Better Than: If you know what this was better than,…
When most celebrities climb into a DJ booth, they end up looking completely ridiculous. But when The Roots’ Questlove does anything, there’s so much swagger in the air, people just gotta vibe out. On Friday, June 8, the big-haired boss will be dropping beats for the hip crowd at Bardot…
Hungry for some bacon, booze, and rock ‘n’ roll? Drag your greasy, drunk, boogie-woogie ass to The Stage on Friday night. There will be big fat piles of all-you-can-eat pork belly, endless jugs of whisky, and a fresh five-track slab of tuneage — titled Down Low Cool — from local…
Chicago may have spawned house music, but its history wouldn’t be complete without the sound of New York soul. And of course, by that we mostly mean Masters At Work, the seminal DJ-production power duo of “Little” Louie Vega and Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez. Releasing variously as M.A.W., Nuyorican Soul, and…
DJ Khaled and French Montana Cameo Miami Thursday, May 24, 2012 Better Than: We want to say anything, because “We da best!” and all. But we would have much preferred to see Khaled do work. Yeah, Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And last night, we were all pumped up…
Just because you’re ovulating, that’s no reason to miss next week’s Bon Iver concert at the Fillmore Miami Beach. Ever since the creation of the Bon Iver Erotic Stories Tumblr, it has become impossible to separate the band’s sleepy-eyed singer from the sexy, sexy tales that have been written about…
Todd Terje at Electric Pickle May 24
Nicky Romero at LIV Nightclub May 24
Lanzallamas Monofonica’s European Tour Kickoff at Tobacco Road May 25
Future at Revolution Live May 29
OK, Justin Bieber may be an uneducated twerp-derp who barely graduated high school. But damn, he’s traveling all over the world and making more money every day than we’ll ever see in our entire freaking lifetime. And just to run this fact in our face, the Biebster brat just announced…
