Aramis Lorie

BREAKING NEWS: Miami's Studio A Closing

BREAKING NEWS: Miami's Studio A Closing

Nine Years of Poplife

Breathing Room

At the District, a group of entrepreneurs try to live high-class without a velvet rope

Basshead

Taste Test

On the List - Roger Sanchez, Justin Martin and JD Samson

We're hoping the current cold snap disappears this weekend. We don't know if we can handle another night of freezing temperatures. Why? Because Miami's nightlife scene isn't equipped to handle cold patrons. Clubs lack coat checks, so if you bundle up to keep warm outside, you're most likely going to ... More >>

Poplife Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary

The long-standing local shindig went down at White Room.

Miami According to Brooklyn: On Loyalty

photo by Justin Namon, www.thepopnessparty.comTo read past installments of Miami According to Brooklyn, click here. This week I'm just gonna shoot off at the mouth. I want to talk about loyalty. And I don't mean this to sound like bitching or complaining -- I'm just talking about a topic that's ... More >>

A Decade of Poplife

photo by Justin Namon, www.thepopnessparty.comTo read past installments of Miami According to Brooklyn, click here. This week I'm just gonna shoot off at the mouth. I want to talk about loyalty. And I don't mean this to sound like bitching or complaining -- I'm just talking about a topic that's ... More >>

South Florida According to Brooklyn: The Coolest New Place in Downtown Miami

Photo by Justin Namon, www.thepopnessparty.comWhat we're going to talk about this week is Ecco Lounge, the brand-new restaurant/lounge put together by Aramis Lorie and Brian Basti (of Poplife and PS14, respectively).  It's on the corner of SE Second Avenue and SE First Street, and it's opening ... More >>

Miami According to Brooklyn

The man about town sounds off on new projects.

Vice City Rock

The downtown indie scene is jumping and making stars out of Fashionista and Modernage

Give Peace a Dance

Miami wises up and takes part in “the dance aid for the new millennium”

It'll End in Tears

Miami wises up and takes part in “the dance aid for the new millennium”

Letters from the Issue of July 01, 2004

Miami wises up and takes part in “the dance aid for the new millennium”

Fresh Spam

DJ Le Spam ruminates on his love of records, his career, and Contra Los Roboticos Mutantes

BEST INDIE NIGHT

PopLife

Saturday nights at Piccadilly Garden

My Generación

Dig what Jorge Moreno has to say

Calendar for the week

Dig what Jorge Moreno has to say

Honeys and the Rock

Dig what Jorge Moreno has to say

Into the Night

Dig what Jorge Moreno has to say

Into the Night

Dig what Jorge Moreno has to say

Last Night: Ray LaMontagne at The Fillmore Gleason

Ray LaMontagneApril 30, 2009The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason TheaterBetter than: Hearing a gruff James Taylor front The Band in the early '70s -- had you never seen either James Taylor or The BandJohn HoodI'm gonna get a lot of flack for this, but here goes:Last night Ray LaMontagne pl ... More >>

A Decade of Poplife June 6 at White Room

It's official: Poplife turns 10 next month. Last year, when we sat down and spoke with founders Aramis Lorie and Barbara Basti about the party turning 9, we thought that was a milestone, but 10 sounds so much more official, no? And to celebrate that achievement, the party is bringing Atlanta rockers ... More >>

Head Spins: Danny Ashe

Is a DJ a musician? Some say yes, some say no. If you say yes, what happens when the DJ ditches the turntable and kicks on the Serato? Are they still musicians? And what about the Pioneer CDJ folks? Or the Apple core crowd? Are they musicians too?The question is as old as disco and has been revived ... More >>

Head Spins: Danny Ashe

Music-making and mashups in one seamless mix.

Music-making and Mashups

Music-making and mashups in one seamless mix.

Poplife Says Goodbye to White Room

Photo by Jose D. DuranPoplife founders Barbara Basti and Aramis Lorie.​Poplife has never really been a faithful lover, so White Room should have seen this coming from a mile away. We heard the rumors weeks ago, but we were told it was off the record. However, today we received word via press relea ... More >>

Flyer of the Week: Christian Death at PS14 August 9

​It was 1979 and punk was being born again in the glitter-flecked primordial muck of Los Angeles. Late-blooming skinheads and bands like Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, and the Germs were bashing the West Coast hardcore scene into shape, using little more than blunt force. For most fans of aggro tun ... More >>

BlackBook Features Poplife Crew

Photo via BlackBookAramis Lorie, Barbara Basti and Jake Jefferson.​We definitely take pride any time locals get national attention. So after BlackBook sat down with Aramis Lorie, Barbara Basti and Jake Jefferson -- better known as the people behind the Poplife brand -- we definitely feel like we'r ... More >>

Saved by the Bell

Photo via BlackBookAramis Lorie, Barbara Basti and Jake Jefferson.​We definitely take pride any time locals get national attention. So after BlackBook sat down with Aramis Lorie, Barbara Basti and Jake Jefferson -- better known as the people behind the Poplife brand -- we definitely feel like we'r ... More >>

Bombay Sapphire Lounge Preview Party With Poplife and Lots of Blue

Poplife's Aramis Lorie does a courtyard DJ set. ​Last night, the Adrienne Arsht Center's young patrons, Green Room Society, hosted a preview of the brand new (and inevitably very blue) Bombay Sapphire Lounge. It's officially opening to the public on October 19, but those attending Arsht perfo ... More >>

Grand Central Launches Free Shuttle Service For Drunk Partiers

The Grand Central Express awaits.​You're stranded on the Beach, a little wasted, and too broke to afford the limo service. But shit ... You wanna keep this party going all the way till 5 a.m. in the freaking morning. The solution: Grand Central Express, a free shuttle service that will zip back a ... More >>

Miami's Parking Lots Generate Controversy, Scandal, and a Lawsuit Threat (Updated)

An illegal lot making that money during Art Basel​Update: Parking lot owner Andrew Mirmelli and his lawyer David Nevel responded to this blog post with a letter demanding retraction. (View the full letter at the end of this post.)Brad Knoefler and Aramis Lorie, the owners of the music venue Grand ... More >>

Poplife, Mamushka's, Black Division: A Holiday Gift List for Your Local Club Owner or Promoter

​Miami's club owners and party promoters toil day after day, year after year, planning your nightlife adventures. They give you exciting stories to brag about for decades. And lucky for Miami scenesters, we have a dedicated stable of nightlife overlords who make this city one of the Planet's most ... More >>