UPDATE Ultra 2015 just revealed its Phase Two lineup and the fest’s set times. Get to party plannin’, raver. In just one week, Ultra Music Festival 2014 begins at downtown Miami’s Bayfront Park. Arrive unprepared … And you will be screwed. Of course, we mean: “Do not forget your cellphone…
When it comes to reckless, speedin’, boozin’, fightin’ Boston hardcore, Gang Green’s Chris Doherty and crew are the kings. Their songs, like “Alcohol” (covered by Metallica), “Skate to Hell,” and “Another Wasted Night,” are fireballs of poetic aggression. And the album cover for their 1984 seven-inch single “Sold Out” features…
Julieta Venegas and Los Amigos Invisibles Sala Siete Concert Series, Presented by Jack Daniel’s With Mr. Pauer and Domino Saints Grand Central, Miami Wednesday, March 19, 2014 It was the middle of the week. But it felt like a Saturday night in Miami. Doors opened at Grand Central by 8:00…
Sure, you could spend your entire Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week in landlocked clubs. You could also rage away the next ten days with thousands of like-minded PLUR junkies in fluorescent bikinis, pink tutus, and neon shades at South Beach’s never-ending pool parties. But why not don a…
Reservations for the whole crew, please. Later this month, the Red Bull Guest House will be moving into the Gale Hotel for four whole days as part of those annual EDM shenanigans known as WMC and Miami Music Week. From March 27 to 30, the #RBGuestHouse (as it’s referred to…
“Floor is back.” Those were the words of the Miami sludge legends’ chief songwriter, vocalist, and guitar guy Steve Brooks when he spoke with Crossfade about the reunion of his cult ’90s and early 2000s crew. Formed in 1992, broken up by ’96, back together in ’97, near dormant till…
Deadmau5 digs water sports? Who would’ve guessed … But it’s true. All week, the main Mau5, a mischief of look-alikes, and his buddies at Sea-Doo will be zipping around off the shores of South Beach to promote the new Spark personal watercraft. Now, it’s cool and everything that Deadmau5 enjoys…
Ever wondered why Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week is held every March in the Magic City? Well, because it’s warm and sunny in the MIA while the rest of the country is digging out from under another late-winter snowfall. As we shake sand out of our pockets and…
Meet your new sifu. His name is Laidback Luke. And though he may be most famous as a EDM megastar, this friendly Dutch dude also happens to be a kick-ass kung fu fighter. At last year’s “Olympics of kung fu,” as Luke describes the world championships in Hong Kong, he…
Stuff is ’bout to get wild, weird, and out of control, party people. In just seven days, Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week officially kick off the spring uhntz-uhntz-ing season in Miami. There will be pool parties, beach bashes, EDM cruises, megaclub blowouts, afterhours throwdowns, and ragers that literally…
Whoa, bro. The world’s biggest DJ is finally about to drop a new studio slab? That’s right. And though he has continued to let loose a steady supply of Club Life mixtapes (not to mention a full-length as Allure), it’s been almost five years since Tijs Michiel Verwest, best known…
Pablo Alborán Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday, March 15, 2014 Over the weekend, fans filled the Fillmore Miami Beach for a sold-out night full of rhythm and romanticism as 24-year-old Spanish singer Pablo Alborán performed for the first time in the United States. Earlier this month, when we here at Crossfade…
It may be St. Paddy’s Day, but no four-leaf clover or pot of gold that you happen to find today will make Monday disappear. Good thing the luck of the Irish is favoring the Magic City and bringing in some pretty good shows, starting tonight — from up-and-coming rap genius…
Photo by Kevin McGee Avant-gardists, Zen gardeners, collectors of incidental and deliberate sounds, intake valve agitators, inventors of agoraphobic explosives … Many are the hats and coats that Kreamy ‘Lectric Santa has worn since its first kicks of musical discontent managed to connect with South Florida’s underground ass. The journey…
If there was one party during last year’s Winter Music Conference and Miami Music that everyone kept shouting out on social media, it had to be the Red Bull Guest House. In its inaugural edition, the event proved to be no joke, offering four days of endless rooftop pool parties…
Buckminster Fuller was a man full of fascinating ideas. The second president of Mensa is remembered for being an inventor, author, and most famously an architect who popularized the use of geodesic domes. In fact, Fuller thought the geodesic dome could solve the world’s housing problem because of its incredible…
Last week, we here at Crossfade got five predictions for the biggest hits of Winter Music Conference, Miami Music Week, and Ultra Music Festival 2014 from none other than Pete Tong, BBC Radio 1 host and the world’s chief electronic dance music tastemaker. And with EDM’s biggest week coming up…
It’s been days since you’ve slept. The next party starts in less than an hour. And you’re desperate for a clean t-shirt, fresh flip flops, and some unused condoms. Obviously, though, South Beach clubs require their party people to display at least a modicum of style. So it’d be highly…
Who’s ready for some Ultraviolence? Well, before pop star Lana Del Rey finally releases the follow-up to her 2012 breakthrough album, Born To Die, she’s sending her “Young & Beautiful” self on a 22-city U.S. tour. This spring, Ms. Del Rey will flit from Las Vegas to Phoenix, San Fran,…
You don’t have to be an EDM junkie to know that Ultra Music Festival brings some of the best DJs on the planet to the Magic City every year. (Eric Prydz, Carl Cox, David Guetta sound familiar?) But one thing that’s got us beyond ecstatic about the 2014 fest is…
Need a dose of that old-school vibe for your rap track? Well, R&B singer Anthony Hamilton provides a fine, cost-effective alternative to pricey soul samples. “A lot of people want that old sound, that old grit.” he says, speaking by phone from his North Carolina home. “So they say, ‘Let’s…
Losing hope that Isaac Brock and Modest Mouse might ever deliver another collection of yawping indie-rock tunes? Well, “Be Brave.” Because, as Brock and band have repeatedly insisted: “We look forward to sharing our new music with the world.” Yeah, they haven’t released any new material since 2007’s We Were…
