Sometimes when the future calls, it tells you to drop out of school. That’s precisely what Lodewijk Fluttert did before embarking on his career as Bakermat. Not a terrible decision considering the former Utrecht University psychology student is a rising star on the international dance scene.
Geronimo doesn’t agree that dance music — EDM, in particular — is dying. “I think the genre has never been healthier,” he says. “I think we are pulling from places we’ve never pulled before as far as new artists. Young and emerging producers from every corner of the globe are…
He may be a jet-setting DJ and head of the label Knee Deep in Sound, but recently, Hot Since 82, AKA Daley Padley, was knee-deep in something else: mosquito bites. “I’ve got over 40 bites all down my leg,” he says. “I’ve not been bit a lot before this.” Mosquitoes…
Downtown Miami’s streets are a stop-and-go roller coaster designed by a renegade gang of evil Disney Imagineers. If you time it wrong — say you arrive right at the end of a Heat game or concert at Bayfront Park (or both, which is a particularly apocalyptic traffic scenario that happens…
Disappointed you weren’t able to snag a ticket to Ultra Music Festival this weekend? Or is the astronomical expense to spend the first days of spring in Miami just out of reach? Ultra Music Festival doesn’t plan to leave you out in the cold. The festival announced plans to stream 26…
There are ventriloquists in Las Vegas, sunrise sets in Ibiza, field raves in England, and pool parties in Miami; we all have our strengths. Take notes, Sin City, because the Magic City was doing this before you even knew dance music existed. Important: Floaties at pool parties aren’t funny, so please be respectful. The cocktails with the overturned Coronas, however, are great. Also, ladies, be cognizant of your coverups; one woman at the Delano last year had a fishnet-ass-cheeks sunburn.
Hynde is happy to have a headlining date at the Fillmore while on a break from a tour opening for Stevie Nicks. “We get to play a lot of the new songs.” Those new songs are from the Pretenders’ tenth album, Alone, which was released last year. Produced and including guitars by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, it features the punk-rock attitude Hynde has displayed throughout her career.
A rundown of the best afterhours sets and parties at Miami Music Week.
The city is filled with techno music during Miami Music Week. A diet of just one of the 80-plus venues would satisfy even the most discerning techno palate. If the options become overwhelming, write the names of the parties on small pieces of paper, crumple them up, put them in a fedora, and draw randomly.
It’s nearly Miami Music Week 2017, and the cash cow of EDM has supposedly been slaughtered. The Miami Herald has said it. So has Pitchfork. Even New Times is demanding a sea change in the dance music industry that will save us from the monotony of stale DJs and distasteful acts like the Chainsmokers.
Moon Boots is set to play at Bardot on Tuesday, March 21 and the Anjunadeep party on Saturday, March 25 at Gramps Bar. United by Anjuna, “beats” and “deep” are the two labels owned and operated by Above & Beyond. In short, Anjunabeats for trance and Anjunadeep for house.
Liquid Liquid’s Sal P. teamed up with Italian producer Shield of Rebirth Records for an edgy new house cut he’s sure to drop during a rare Miami DJ set for the label’s 10-year anniversary party at Do Not Sit On The Furniture.
It’s usually easy to find a rock star pleased to talk about himself. But John McEntire, drummer, cofounding member, and engineer of the postrock collective Tortoise, seems incredibly uncomfortable when asked about his talents. Though he’s often singled out as the figurehead of the Chicago quintet, McEntire says that’s a…
If there’s one complaint you hear often about Ultra Music Festival, it’s that the acts all seem to be the same year after year. Some of that criticism seems valid, but if you’re looking for something new among the headliners, perhaps you’re looking in the wrong place. Acts such as…
Miami Music Week, which culminates with the deafening, glitter-and-neon bacchanalia that is Ultra Music Festival, is almost all about the DJs. It is as preoccupied with electronic music as Dr. Seuss was with cats, hats, green eggs, and ham. There are parties around pools/There are parties before school/You’ll find parties…
Whenever Floridians see Trick Daddy’s name on a playbill or flyer, they run to the stage. Jamming out to Trick’s classic songs and hearing what he has to say is an undeniable benefit of life in the 305. And within the past year, Trick Daddy Dollars has had a lot…
There’s no denying that acts like Swedish House Mafia, Avicii, Martin Garrix, and Afrojack help Ultra Music Festival sell tickets. But before EDM became a marketing buzzword, Ultra was putting dance music at the forefront every March with a lineup that always seemed to carefully balance popular, if flash-in-the-pan, trends…
Dallas Green was born with an interesting story to his name. “That’s true,” the Canadian singer-songwriter says of the origin of his moniker. “My mom wanted to name me something else, I guess a plainer name, and my dad wasn’t going for it.” Instead, his parents named their son after…
You don’t have to be a model heiress or a startup millionaire to have a great time at Miami Music Week. Sure, having a table at LIV is fun, but it’s incredibly overpriced. There’s plenty of good music and good times to be had with just a few dollars in…
In 1993, Cypress Hill dropped what would be its biggest hit and a portal into the mainstream consciousness, “Insane in the Brain.” Perhaps what’s more insane is how little time the West Coast rap outfit of B-Real, Sen Dog, DJ Muggs, and Eric Bobo has spent in South Florida over…
“Jazz in the Gardens” is the wrong name for this festival. The two-day event held at the home of the Miami Dolphins, Hard Rock Stadium, is now in its 12th year. But there is no garden, at least not in the typical, backyard sense of the word, and, more important, the music isn’t strictly jazz.
Right along with being guaranteed the last entry in any alphabetical list of history’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands, ZZ Top has one other quality that makes it stand out from the pack: longevity. And, no, that’s not a reference to the size of their beards.
