The Grateful Dead era effectively ended with Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995, but a handful of projects carry on the celebrated jam band’s storied experimentalism. One such act is Rhythm Devils, run by drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. Decades ago, the duo used portions of Dead concerts to play…
It’s impossible to talk about drum ‘n’ bass without mentioning seminal UK DJ-producer and all-around renaissance man Goldie.Born Clifford Joseph Price and raised in West Midlands, England, Goldie first made a name for himself as an ’80s b-boy whose breakdancing and graffiti bombing exploits would get him featured in Afrikaa…
Party people of Miami: Do you like going to the mall, making money, eating drugs, talking shit, scamming hos, riding dirty? Do you know what a basshead knapsack is? Do you now, or have you ever bought mass quantity of ecstasy pills for your own recreational use?If you answered yes…
The Goo Goo Dolls The Orange Bowl at Sun Life StadiumMonday, January 3Better than: Watching Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath host an episode of Don’t Forget the Lyrics.It’s been a long time since Dizzy Up the Girl. And the fact that the Goo Goo Dolls have been out the mega-mainstream market for…
Rookie DJ-producer Tim Berg (AKA Avicii) is only 22 years old. But his resume already reads like that of a seasoned industry heavyweight. In 2008, after topping BBC Radio 1 luminary Pete Tong’s Fast Trax poll, the Swedish prodigy dropped his breakthrough release “Manman” on Tong’s Bedroom Bedlam label. And…
Celebrated German DJ-producer and label magnate Steve Bug is back in Miami on Friday to jump-start 2011 for local techno heads, courtesy of LINK. In case you live under a rock and have yet to hear of Bug, he’s been one of electronic dance music’s prime movers and most influential…
When the hypemongers start tossing around loaded phrases like “Nicki Minaj,” “All-Pink Everything,” and “New Year’s Eve,” your mind instantly floods with hot and luscious fantasies of cartoonish proportions. Example: You imagine slipping through gates that look like Nicki’s pillowy, slightly parted, frosted lips. You imagine getting drunk on gallons…
With a name like Dice Corleone on his birth certificate, you know Loco Dice has to be pure gangsta. Which makes it kind of fitting that the international techno sensation was originally a hip-hopper. Born in Tunisia and raised in Germany, Dice started out as rapper, playing support slots for…
When Portsmouth, New Hampshire’s the Queers roll into Churchill’s on January 15, punk rock fans can count on the crew to give us what we want. We can pretty much guarantee that we’re gonna get to sing along to hits like “I Can’t Stop Farting” and “Teenage Gluesniffer”. We contacted…
British DJ-producer Matt Tolfrey has staked his place on the international EDM scene since launching his esteemed Leftroom imprint in 2005. Home to acclaimed artists like Glimpse, Inxec, and Marc Ashken, Leftroom brings a deep and forward-thinking flair to tech-house. Since Leftroom’s launch, Tolfrey has gone on to host a…
We’re pretty sure no one’s ready to think about anything beyond December 31. But for all you diehard heads, January 2 is only a couple of days away and you don’t wanna miss this thing. For the first time ever, New York City mixtape king J.Period will be bringing his…
Happy New Year, party people! You’ve seen Boardwalk Empire, right? Well, if you’ve watched bug-eyed Steve Buscemi partying it up in the prohibition era and thought, “That’s my kind of party,” then Transit Lounge’s shindig is the place for you. Because the Little Havana hangout is bringing back the roaring…
In 2010, SET was major purveyor of high-profile EDM bookings. So it makes sense that the club would kick-start the new year with French house heavyweight Joaquim Garraud. The chart-topping DJ-producer cut his teeth spinning on the ’90s Parisian club scene. But his greatest accolades are as a studio producer…
When listening to Novalima, fans will find many similarities between this modern Afro-Peruvian group and the highly percussive sounds heard every night in Calle Ocho’s nightclubs. After all, both Peru and Cuba have a long history of blending the music of formerly enslaved Africans with the drums of the native…
Although Toronto DJ-producers Jonny White and Kenny Glasgow are established scene veterans, nothing prepared them (or the world) for the tsunami wave of “Without You,” their 2010 debut as Art Department. A monstrous bass-driven banger oozing with raw sex and haunting Quaalude-hazed vocals, it dominated international dance floors and DJ…
Sure, the internet may be infinite, but all you laptop producers gotta understand it’s not OK to digitally release whatever noise pollution creeps out of your MacBook. Frankly, it’s time to stem the flow. Otherwise, like minimal-techno DJ Matt Tolfrey has said, “you’re just filling up a virtual record shop…
If he hasn’t already made plans to build himself a giant geodesic disco dome atop the Fontainebleau Hotel, Swedish House Mafia member Steve Angello’s top priority in 2011 should be purchasing a prime SoBe condo. Ever since he and fellow Mafia-men Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso headlined the main stage at…
When news hit our inboxes that ’80s legends Dead Kennedys would be making a stop in South Florida on January 1, 2011, we didn’t know what to do. Should we hide our obvious New Year’s Eve hangovers and go out again in honor of our favorite San Fran-based hardcore punk…
When your predictions for the future of Planet Earth and the general good of all mankind are just as murky and doom-filled as the fourth and final verse of “War Pigs,” there’s probably no better way to acknowledge the passing of yet another year than waking up after sundown to…
The Beach Boys have experienced a kind of resurgence by becoming a reference point for today’s most buzzed-about indie acts. For example, Grizzly Bear’s super-tight harmonies and layered instrumentals are an obvious throwback to Pet Sounds. But none of the polish and sparkle of the Beach Boys’ songs would’ve been…
Miami’s most recognizable road is getting a makeover next week, when Ocean Drive becomes Orange Drive. We know what you’re thinking … And no, OD isn’t getting spray-tanned with Snooki. It’s more botox than facelift. The venerable avenue will only get a temporary name change. And a slightly different way…
Unlike so many other pop lotharios, Mr. Usher Raymond IV didn’t opt for some superexclusive NYE party attended only by celebs and their imaginary friends. Instead, the R&B star with the rippling abs decided to take his OMG world tour to the AAA so he could hang with 19,600 of…
