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On the List - Armin Van Burren, Kill The Noise, Miami Horror and Drunken Spelling Bee

Over The Weekend - 2 Live Crew, Ringo Starr and Armin van Buuren

Saturday Night: Deadmau5 at Mansion

Ivon David RojasDeadmau5Saturday, December 27, 2008Mansion, Miami BeachBetter than: Hip-hop Fridays at Mansion, maybe.What's left to be said about Deadmau5 that hasn't already been said? Virtually unknown in 2007, the young Toronto prodigy skyrocketed to sudden international stardom and relentless ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival Announces Phase Two of Its Lineup

Ultra Music Festival released the second phase of its lineup, and while the biggest names in the list offer no big surprises, a number of other, smaller acts added to the bill demonstrate more of the festival's forward-thinking approach this year. So here are the titans who will play (again): Paul ... More >>

Full Ultra Music Festival Lineup Revealed

So in addition to yesterday's news of the unexplainable choice of booking the Black Eyed Peas for next month's Ultra Music Festival, the final phase of the lineup has been announced. Notable additions include Rinton, Rye Rye, Surkin, Para One and Shiny Toy Guns to Day 1, and MSTRKRFT, BT Laptop Symp ... More >>

WMC Preview: Q&A with Late of the Pier

The English quartet Late of the Pier are among their homeland's best, brightest young hopes, with all the high cheekbones and music press praise that usually entails. But don't mistake them for one of the dour, fedora-ed Brit indie groups of recent years. This band makes fun music for the kids full ... More >>

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Must-See Acts on Ultra's Lineup

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Paul van Dyk

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Get Mau5-Trapped

White-hot producer Deadmau5 hits Mansion.

Love Bytes

Armin van Buuren's digital domination.

Markus Schulz

Armin van Buuren's digital domination.

Award Tour

WMC honors wed like to see

Just Like Heaven

Ultra Music Festival grows and surprises

Armin van Buuren

Ultra Music Festival grows and surprises

Just Be

Tiësto waxes thoughtful on superstardom and the Low Countries

World Party

A heavy bookend tests festival's endurance

Tiësto

Just Be (Nettwerk)

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Ultra Music Festival 2010 Phase 1 Lineup Announced UPDATE

​I rarely ever take flier handouts while walking at night around South Beach, but for some reason as I was leaving Klutch I took an Ultra flier from a guy. Honestly, the first thing I felt was exhaustion because I don't know if I can handle the fact that Winter Music Conference is already creeping ... More >>

Passion Pit, Caspa Added to Ultra Music Festival 2010 Lineup UPDATE

Photo by Chrissy PiperPassion Pit​Here comes the Ultra Music Festival shuffle! You have to remember nothing is concrete even on the day of the festival (Bloc Party canceled last year at the last minute). According to an official press release from Ultra's organizers, indie-rock band Passion Pit ha ... More >>

July 4th IndepenDANCE Pool and Beach Party at the Surfcomber with Armin Van Buuren and Sander Kleinenberg

​4th of July has become synonymous for many a South Beach club rat with the annual IndepenDANCE Pool and Beach Party at the Surfcomber Hotel. Now on its 6th installment, IndepenDANCE has showcased a variety of local and international DJ favorites in the past, including Space regular Victor Caldero ... More >>

Going Dutch

​4th of July has become synonymous for many a South Beach club rat with the annual IndepenDANCE Pool and Beach Party at the Surfcomber Hotel. Now on its 6th installment, IndepenDANCE has showcased a variety of local and international DJ favorites in the past, including Space regular Victor Caldero ... More >>

Electric Zoo Festival: Full Final Lineup Announced

​The Electric Zoo festival, which launched just last year, is New York City's somewhat latecoming answer to Detroit's Movement Electronic Music Festival and Miami's own Ultra -- better late than never, right? 2009's successful inaugural event at Randall's Island Park in Manhattan summoned over 26, ... More >>

Listen to 2010 Love Parade Tribute Song; Top Five Lamest Tribute Songs of All Time

​As its name would indicate, Germany's Love Parade was established as a yearly demonstration for love, peace, and solidarity between all peoples preceding the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. It was also a hell of an electronic dance music festival, with the world's most famous DJs performing atop ... More >>

Paul Oakenfold Gives LIV a Facelift November 13 With Nervo and Secret Guests

via myspace.com/pauloakenfold​We always have to wait till Ultra or WMC to catch a glimpse of Paul Oakenfold in action. While we appreciate the Brit coming down to visit us every March, once a year just isn't enough. Confession: Oakenfold was this humble reviewer's gateway drug into the world of ... More >>

Armin Van Buuren Confirmed for Ultra 2011 (UPDATE)

Armin Van Buuren​Even with the first phase of Ultra Music Festival 2011 acts announced, there are still a few more DJs and bands being added here and there while we all wait for the full second phase of acts to be revealed.Dutch DJ Armin Van Buuren is the latest to be confirmed for Ultra, taking p ... More >>

Dutch DJs Use Twitter To Score Direct Flight to Ultra Music Festival on KLM

image via facebook.com/siedvanriel2Dutch DJ Sied van Riel spearheaded the Fly2Miami campaign. ​The Netherlands may be pretty tiny in actual land mass, but its influence on dance music has been outsized. The country represents a disproportionate influence on the trance scene -- it's the birthplace ... More >>

Moby Coming to Ultra Music Festival 2011; Phase Two Acts Will Be Announced Soon

Moby​It's been a while since the Phase One acts for Ultra Music Festival 2011 were announced. So, what's taking so long? Well, the wait will soon be over, as our sources tell us to expect something next week. We aren't entirely sure who will be on the Phase Two lineup since Ultra's organizers se ... More >>

Underworld, Duran Duran, Kaskade Added to Ultra Music Festival 2011 in Phase Two Lineup

​Early this morning, Ultra Music Festival organizers announced Phase Two of its lineup. Added to the 2011 bill are Duran Duran, Underworld, Kaskade, will.i.am, Erick Morillo (Live), Sasha (Vortek Live), Fedde Le Grand, Avicii, and The Disco Biscuits.Also confirmed is our previous announcement that ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2011 Sells Out

Photo by Ian WitlenIf you don't have tickets for Ultra, you aren't going to be able to catch Deadmau5.​That's it, folks. According to Ultra Music Festival's site, tickets to this year's event are gone with 34 days left until the festival. Will more be made available? We're not sure, but we're work ... More >>

Your Anti-Guido Party Guide to Ultra Week in South Beach

We guarantee guido DJ Pauly D of Jersey Shore is NOT in this guide.​If you're a discerning local EDM lover, then you probably have a love-hate relationship with the month of March. On one hand, it's the best month out of the year in Miami for the sheer awesomeness of parties and bookings. On th ... More >>

The 26th Annual International Dance Music Awards at Dolce, March 10

Photo by Camille LambWynter Gordon perfrorms "Dirty Talk" at the IDMAs.​So it wouldn't be entirely accurate to say that everyone who matters in dance music attended the 26th Annual International Dance Music Awards at Dolce last night. But even if Armin Van Buuren and Deadmau5 couldn't make the eve ... More >>

The 26th Annual International Dance Music Awards at Dolce, March 10

Camille LambSinger Chris Willis performs "Gettin' Over You"​So it wouldn't be entirely accurate to say that everyone who matters in dance music attended the International Dance Music Awards at Dolce last night. But even if Armin Van Buuren and Deadmau5 couldn't make the event, a few high-class yet ... More >>

Trip to Ultra Land! Crossfade's 15-Act Itinerary for Ultra Music Festival 2011

Trip to Ultra and rip your hair out with Rusko.​Let's be prepared, beat freaks. There is absolutely no reason to wait till we're trapped at the bottom of a 1000-foot k-hole to start planning our Ultra Music Festival itinerary. So before digging out our dosage, stripping down to our rubber unde ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival: A simple 15-act itinerary for March 25 to 27

Trip to Ultra and rip your hair out with Rusko.​Let's be prepared, beat freaks. There is absolutely no reason to wait till we're trapped at the bottom of a 1000-foot k-hole to start planning our Ultra Music Festival itinerary. So before digging out our dosage, stripping down to our rubber unde ... More >>

Boys Noize at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day Two, March 26

​Boys Noize, the pseudonym of German producer/label head Alexander Ridha, has delivered some of the best live P.A. performances of Winter Music Conference over the past few years. This has been thanks to uptempo beats that still brought some melodic nuance and pop structure to everything. Of co ... More >>

Afrobeta at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day Two, March 26

​With Armin Van Buuren and Boys Noize blasting the grounds with unrelenting four-four, local act Afrobeta's early-evening set at the UMF Radio Stage provided some soothing audio balm. The mostly-local stage was practically hidden in a back corner of the park near the bay. But from the beginning, t ... More >>

Beatport Music Awards 2011 Winners

Photo by Drew Ressler/Rukes.comWe put money on the Mau5 and the cheese-eater paid off.​Yes, we here at Crossfade are degenerate gamblers. And 12 days ago, we proved it by laying down a few bets on the outcome of the Beatport Music Awards. Well, the winners have been announced and we totally f ... More >>

Ten Photo Highlights From Day Three of the Ultra Music Festival 2011

Photo by Ian WitlenYou know it's over when a giant, sexy rabbit shows up.​Yesterday, the great nation of Ultra Land was 150,000 pookie heads strong. And yet today, it's just an enormously empty concrete expanse peppered with mangled pacifiers, rolling tufts of yarn hair, and discarded furry boots. ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012: Armin Van Buuren, BK & Mr. E Announce (Sort of) Appearances

Armin Van Buuren.​We've been snooping around the last few weeks, hoping someone would slip up and announce they are scheduled to perform at Ultra Music Festival 2012, scheduled to take place at Bayfront Park. Of course, there are already some who have strongly hinted that they will be making an ap ... More >>

New Order to Perform at Ultra Music Festival 2012

New Order​Our sources at Ultra Music Festival have leaked some big news, telling us that an appearance by New Wave icons New Order at this year's festival has been confirmed. The band, of course, is best known for hits like "Blue Monday," "Age of Consent," and "Bizarre Love Triangle," all of whic ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012: Knife Party, Chase & Status Added to Lineup

Chase & Status​MiamiMusicWeek.com has announced that Knife Party (a side project involving Pendulum's Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen) and British duo Chase & Status have been added to the lineup for Ultra Music Festival 2012. Our sources at the festival say the leak is correct.Other confir ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012: Carl Cox and Sven Vath Added to Ultra Lineup

​UPDATE Ultra Music Festival has finally announced its Phase 1 lineup. Check out Ultra 2012's 92-act roster, headlined by Avicii, Tiësto, and David Guetta. Yes, we here at Crossfade continue to sit, unwashed and sweaty, at our laptops. Like a 150,000 other beat freaks all around the globe, we ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Announces Lineup: Avicii, Tiësto, David Guetta, and 89 Others

Avicii: Ultra 2012's Saturday night headliner.​Big news, beat freaks. After months of teases, hype, and promises that it "will be bigger than last year," there's finally been a major development in the ongoing saga of Ultra Music Festival's 2012 lineup. Of course, we here at Crossfade have spe ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Sold Out With 73 Days Until Start

Photo by Ian WitlenDid you get your ticket to Ultra, brah?​That's it, folks! According to its website, Ultra Music Festival 2012 is officially sold out with 73 days remaining until the first day of the festival. This breaks last year's record, when tix sold out on February 18 with a full 34 days ... More >>