Art Basel Miami Beach

Wynwood's Gramps Bar Set to Host Official Grand Opening in January 2013

You've probably read a lot about the new Wynwood bar Gramps. It's a blend of old Florida, hipster aesthetics, and the area's signature warehouse grittiness. In other words, it's perfect."It originates with my grandfather, Irving Miller," says owner Adam Gersten about the venue's name and feel. "But ... More >>

Rakim at The Stage Miami During Art Basel 2012: A Video Recap

Rakim The Stage Miami Friday, December 7 Better Than: Getting Paid in Increments. It had been a long time since Rakim rolled through our hood prior to last night's performance at The Stage. See also: -Basel Castle 2012: Twin Shadow, Trinidad James, and Purity Ring -Danny Brown and Shepard Fairey ... More >>

Ten Best EDM Parties During Art Basel Miami Beach 2012

Thurston Moore, As Part of "Kurt," at Gusman Center December 7

UR1 Offers Free Basel Concerts: Daniel Johnston, LA Riots, Bob Sinclar, Pete Tong

Bummed the UR1 Fest didn't go down during Art Basel Miami Beach week? Well, "as a courtesy to loyal fans and customers," the "UR1 Music & Art Festival Team" would like to offer some free tix. No, not to its eventual two-day pan-sensory extravaganza. Just four of this weekend's concerts, like D ... More >>

Soul Clap on New Label, Basel Launch Party: "Soul Clap Records Is the Next Logical Step"

Soul Clap loves Miami. And we can't lie -- we love them right back. These past couple years, the Bostonian boogie specialists have made the 305 their home, and they even wrote their debut album EFUNK down here, as we told you back in March. Now local and international fans alike will be stoked t ... More >>

Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 Music Guide: Acts Announced So Far

Sure, we like to pretend the week of Art Basel Miami Beach (AKA Miami Art Week) is all about the glorified flea market happening either side of the causeway. But you just want to party. You can't afford to pay $10,000 for a bike covered in Saran Wrap and called "Untitled." But you can afford the cov ... More >>

Six Best Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend

C'mon Miami! Don't trip now. You've been putting in your time, and the weekend is just around the corner. Shit, it's kind of already here. It may not be Friday. But we get the party started early on South Beach. And if you just can't wait another night to let loose, we got you. Plus, the whole ... More >>

Art Basel Eats: From a Phuc Yea! Pop-Up to a Basel Biergarten

Schmoozing with art snobs requires serious sustenance. After all, how will you remain fluent in artspeak, keep track of notable names to drop, and make it from Wynwood to the Beach and back without an adequate caloric intake? Luckily, the fairs are all on board with keeping you well-fed, so this ye ... More >>

Ricochet Miami's Anniversary Parties: Porn Star Ron Jeremy, Ky-Mani Marley, and Fat Joe

That adorable Midtown girl named Ricochet is celebrating her very first birthday. And Daddy -- business guy and nightlife impresario Alan Roth -- is so proud to see his baby turn 1 year old that he's letting the little lady spend three whole, mostly unsupervised, and certainly wild nights with a n ... More >>

Chromatics and Prince Rama, Presented by Sweat Records, During Art Basel Miami Beach

You keep running up that hill. And if you get to the end early enough, you might get to some free beer. But you're definitely going to get an earful of sweet art-pop sounds and enough chill, lo-fi grooves to settle your rambling soul. Join Sweat Records during Art Basel Miami Beach as the local rec ... More >>

Ambrosino Redux

Miami Archetypes Missing From Tom Wolfe's Upcoming Novel Back to Blood

​Tom Wolfe has been working on his next novel Back to Blood, an epic concerning race, class, and power in modern Miami, since 2007, and its finally set for an official release in October of this year. Amazon.com's listing has the first official summary of the book, and its basically just a list of ... More >>

Tom Tom Magazine's All-Star Art Basel Showcase at Churchill's Pub

Tom Tom's about ladies with drums. The crowd at Churchill's Pub for Tom Tom Magazine's Basel showcase wasn't all chicks with drumsticks. But there certainly were many of both. The night opened with an all-female percussion group, Gainesville's Cave Rave. A cave rave is apparently the opposite of a ... More >>

Deniz Kurtel on Her LED Installation at Get Lost Art Basel This Sunday

​With all the world-class concerts and dance parties complementing the art fair and gallery action, Art Basel Miami Beach is becoming the perfect marriage of art and music. And none of the myriad international luminaries visiting Miami this week embody that more than Deniz Kurtel. She might be be ... More >>

Despite Hubbub, Miami Misses Top Ten List of Atlantic's Most Artistic Cities

​Sure, during Art Basel Miami Beach our fair city is the art capital of the world for one week, but the rest of the year we can't even make it onto The Atlantic's list of "The Most Artistic Cities." We're apparently less artistic then cultural hot spots like Danbury, Connecticut, Watsonville Calif ... More >>

Art Basel Miami Beach Parties You Are Not Invited To

FacebookIt's all about the Benjamins, baby. ​Whether you're an affluent jet setter or an artistic street kid, Art Basel Miami Beach and the plethora of satellite fairs, gallery exhibits, and public instillations attached to the four-day festival offer a little something for everyone. For Crossfade ... More >>

Art Basel's Open Bar Sculpture By Erwin Wurm Wants To Get You Drunk

​Art Basel Miami Beach and the surrounding bacchanal kicks off this week, and on the tenth anniversary of the festivities we've realized the entire week comes down to two factors: expensive artwork and free booze. So it's about time that an artist fully combines the two into one work. Austrian art ... More >>

Fair Time

You Are Not Invited to Spotify's Basel Concert Series With Nas, TV on the Radio, Sharon Jones

​Over the last couple weeks, we here at Crossfade have become total Spotify addicts. Our habit began last week after learning that the free on-demand music service had teamed up with Midtown's Ricochet Lounge to put together a Basel week concert lineup that's packed with more superstar names than ... More >>

Nas, TV on the Radio, Sharon Jones: Schedule Revealed for Spotify's Art Basel Concert Series

​ Seven days ago, we here at Crossfade got word that Spotify and Midtown's Ricochet Lounge were putting together a four-day Art Basel Miami Beach concert series, dubbed Music Loves Art, starring Nas, Theophilus London, TV on the Radio, and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. At the time, there weren' ... More >>

DFA Records' Secret Show, Moby, Macy Gray Added to Bardot's Art Basel Lineup

​In terms of show announcements, the weeks leading up to Art Basel Miami Beach are like Crossfade's never-ending Hanukkah. Every day, we get a new gift, as one culturally relevant musical act after another proclaims its mission to rock the Magic City, Basel-style. Just a short time ago, Bardot ... More >>

Art Basel Miami Beach: Salem Announces Show for Premiere of Neckface's Horror Movie

​On the night of Thursday, December 1, 2011, a waxing crescent moon will be hanging, dead and icy, in a jet-black winter sky as the souls of a thousand damned witches scream for mercy while being burned at the stake inside an abandoned house totally consumed by fire. And it's gonna sound amazing. ... More >>

Art Basel Miami Beach: Nas, TV on the Radio, Sharon Jones Announced for Art Loves Music

Nas is all about that Art Basel.​Question: If you log onto Spotify and search for "Art Basel Miami Beach," do Nas, Theophilus London, TV on the Radio, and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings pop up? Answer: No, the system just gets cranky, asks the user to check his or her spelling, and suggests tryi ... More >>

Au Revoir Simone Announce Miami Show at Mamushka's December 10

​Even as Crossfade continues to closely monitor Art Basel Miami Beach music and party news, we're already looking beyond the early-December art extravaganza, working our sources and scouring the interweb for the scoop on end-of-the-year show announcements. And here's the latest tidbit: On Decembe ... More >>

Occupy Miami Presents Occupalooza Music Festival This Saturday

TwitpicDon't expect these guys at Occupy Miami.Occupy Wall Street has been swarming with acoustic appearances by musicians like Tom Morello, Talib Kweli, and Jeff Mangum. But Occupy Miami still hasn't drawn in Pitbull or Gloria Estefan. Guess that's no big surprise. As the Occupiers round out a sec ... More >>

Basel Castle Returns With Yelawolf, the Rapture, Penguin Prison, and More

​Arguably one of the best parties last year and Best One-Nighter winner for this year's Best of Miami, Basel Castle returns for another night of awesome music and kickass art at Overthrow Castle. The Overthrow, which seems to have been a little quiet lately, has amassed a lineup that includes li ... More >>

Seeing Red

Electric Pickle's Art Basel Week: YACHT, Wolf Lamb, Miami Horror and More

Photo by Alin DragulinYACHT sailing into Miami during Basel week.​With Neon Indian and Yelle already slated to visit the city during the week of Art Basel Miami Beach, you can bet there's still plenty of music to be announced over the next couple of months.Of course, being at the center of the act ... More >>

Wynwood art walk revs up for Art Basel

Yelle Returning to Miami at the Fillmore December 2

Photo by Gregorie AlexandreJump for joy, Yelle is returning to Miami in December.​When French electro-pop outfit Yelle last visited Miami in 2008, it gave the city a one-two punch, performing at the Polish American Club and then returning barely two months later to peform at Art Basel Miami Beach' ... More >>

Best of Miami 2011: Best One-Nighter

In anticipation of the upcoming Best of Miami issue hitting newsstands June 16, here is a sneak peek at one category and its winner.Photo by Daniel De Las Casas​Best One-NighterThe Overthrow's Basel CastleThe Castle41 NW 20th St.Miami 33137

Man Arrested for Pawning Takashi Murakami Ring Stolen During Basel '08

​The work of playful Japanese pop artist Takashi Murakami, who has collaborated on everything from a colorful collection of Louis Vuitton bags to Kanye West videos, is always a big hit at Art Basel Miami Beach. His popularity also makes his works susceptible to theft, and a $72,500 one-o ... More >>

Wynwood's Second Saturday circus

Broken Hearts Club Berlin Brings Sleazy Disco and Burlesque to Art Basel's Oceanfront Pavilion

via thebrokenheartsclubberlin.blogspot.com​If we could live in any other city in the world besides Miami, it'd probably be Berlin. But while we wait on that work visa, we'll have to settle for a popular German dance party. Broken Hearts Club Berlin started as a monthly event where "DJs, musician ... More >>

The Overthrow, Theophilus London, and Amanda Blank Go Big With Basel Castle

Arty nudes with Theophilus London?​Never known for moderation, the Overthrow crew wasn't about to let Art Basel Miami Beach week slip past without plotting some kind of epic descent into nth-level fun and excess. Hence, Basel Castle, a 12-hour carnival of tuneage, booze, games, freakshows, and ot ... More >>

Top Ten of the Decade: Defining Moments in Miami Culture

Yesterday's list on pop culture showcased how the mass media and the world see Miami, but today's list of cultural moments of the decade focuses on the artistic forces that help Miami see the world. Few cities on any map saw such a dramatic growth spurt in culture in this decade, so let's take a loo ... More >>

A guide to the inaugural Miami Music Festival

Deep Breath: Multi-Day Miami Music Festival Launches This Thursday

via miamimusicfestival.org​In an either extremely clever or just brave bit of scheduling, the inaugural edition of the Miami Music Festival launches this Thursday, less than a week after the onslaught of Art Basel Miami Beach. Despite the lack of a long recuperation lag, though, if you truly want ... More >>

Spinello Gallery's "Littlest Sister 09" bursts Art Basel's bubble

Justice Coming to Mansion December 4

Justice​Yes, you read it correctly. Just in time for Art Basel Miami Beach, Mansion is bringing French electrohouse duo Justice to Miami Friday, December 4.The pair haven't really played a proper club set since Winter Music Conference 2007 when they spun at the Fixed/Ed Banger party at Studio A. T ... More >>

Vivian Girls, Exene Cervenka, The Blow at Pulse Miami Art Fair in December

Vivian Girls​The Art Basel Miami Beach music news just keeps coming. This time we've received word that the Vivian Girls, Exene Cervenka and the Blow will be performing at Pulse Miami Art Fair, which moves to Ice Palace Studios this year. Their performances are part of the fair's Pulse Miami Perfo ... More >>

Art Capsules

Prunk TV: Featuring Marilyn Manson

via www.marilynmansonartworkonline.com'When I Get Old,' by Marilyn MansonMarilyn Manson's paintings are much better than his music. Just kidding; we love ya, Marilyn! His solo show, Trismegistus, debuted this past December during Art Basel Miami Beach. But if you missed the super-VIP opening, don't ... More >>

Art Basel's Got Music Too

A day-by-day breakdown of the best shows.

The Shows Go On

Ten good live moments in South Florida this year.

Minimart Art

Wynwood warms up for Basel by going small.

Take a Peek

Performance art beckons Baselites with an eye for the erotic — not to mention the eccentric

Strange but True

Fish take to the streets as Miami goes bonkers over Basel

The Art of Investing in Art

Wall Street gives new meaning to the term "artist portfolio"