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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 >>

Opium Group Releases WMC Lineup: Boys Noize, Benny Benassi, Bob Sinclar, Calvin Harris and More

Boys NoizeNow that Ultra's lineup has finally been unveiled, it's time to move on the what the local clubs will be putting on. There are certain things we are concerned about for this year's Winter Music Conference: Are there going to be enough people in town this year to support all the events that ... More >>

WMC 2009 Day One Re-cap: Calvin Harris Cancels, Major Hipster Party at Electric Pickle

Justin NamonMiss you Benny Benassi. Click here to view the full slide show.First night didn't go so well for me. After a few too many glass of champagne early in the day at the Gansevoort's rooftop pool, I had to go home to sleep off the buzz. Yes, I broke my rule of not drinking early in the week. ... More >>

Winter Music Conference Event Listings

Find all the best parties taking place March 25-29.

Winter Music Conference Event Listings

Find all the best parties taking place March 24-29.

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Tickets Still Available for the Groove Cruise, Departing From Miami January 28

Live in South Florida long enough, and the idea of the cruise loses its luster with the appearance of ever sunburned, hair-braided tourist clutching a cardboard box of souvenir rum. It's okay, says Jason Beukema, founder of the Miami Beach-based Whet Travel agency. "I've been on 35 cruises, and it' ... More >>

Boris and Benny Benassi spin on the Groove Cruise from Miami

Live in South Florida long enough, and the idea of the cruise loses its luster with the appearance of ever sunburned, hair-braided tourist clutching a cardboard box of souvenir rum. It's okay, says Jason Beukema, founder of the Miami Beach-based Whet Travel agency. "I've been on 35 cruises, and it' ... More >>

Benny Benassi Plays Mansion on Saturday, January 30

​There's hardly anyone who was around in 2003 and didn't get caught up in the pure unadulterated pleasure -- guilty, or otherwise -- of Benny Benassi's mega-hit "Satisfaction". Praised by the likes of Carl Cox, Roger Sanchez and Darren Emerson and played ad nauseum by big-room DJs and radio statio ... More >>

WMC 2010: Opium Group Lineup With Sasha & Digweed, Pryda, Erol Alkan and More

​Finally the moment all of you South Beach club rats have been waiting for: The Opium Group has released its official 2010 WMC lineup. With its vast real estate of glitzy big-room venues, including clubs Mansion, Louis, SET, and Cameo, the Beach's ubiquitous nightlife conglomerate is responsible f ... More >>

WMC 2010: Editor's Party Picks

Benny Benassi​With the long (and still growing) list of Winter Music Conference events happening next week, we are sure you are feeling a bit overwhelmed. It's tough to decide where to spend your hard-earn money. Fret not! Here at Crossfade we've simplified things for you, as music editor Arielle ... More >>

Concert Review: Major Lazer at Ultra Music Festival Day 2

Photo by Ian Witlen​Major LazerUltra Music Festival at Bicentennial Park, MiamiSaturday, March 27, 2009Better than: Ninety-nine percent of the acts at Ultra.Making fun, party music is a difficult thing to do. No, seriously. You can either go the obviously route and create straight-up track about p ... More >>

Head Spins: Tom Laroc

Photo by Ian Witlen​Major LazerUltra Music Festival at Bicentennial Park, MiamiSaturday, March 27, 2009Better than: Ninety-nine percent of the acts at Ultra.Making fun, party music is a difficult thing to do. No, seriously. You can either go the obviously route and create straight-up track about p ... 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 >>

Fedde Le Grand Talks About His Favorite City, Playing LIV Tonight

Photo by Linda van den BroekFedde Le GrandIn the last four years, Dutch DJ, producer, and label impresario Fedde Le Grand has literally blown up. It's incredible to witness the breadth of his success, especially when he's said that in his early days people didn't even like his music. He founded majo ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2011 Phase One Lineup: Simian Mobile Disco, Empire of the Sun, Erasure, David Guetta, and More (UPDATE)

Simian Mobile Disco​Ultra Music Festival revealed its Phase One lineup announcement early this morning via Facebook. The lineup really shows an ambitious mix of live indie-dance bands, usual crop of house DJs, and more experimental electronic musicians. Really, it's one of the best lineups for the ... 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 >>

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 >>

Opium Group's Ultra Week Lineup: David Guetta, Bob Sinclar, Calvin Harris, and Others

David Guetta does Opium.​When we polled you, the reader, about what to call the week of events happening around Ultra, 67 percent of you decided Ultra Week would be the best moniker. For Google's sake, we sort of agree with you, even if the name carries connotations of Ultra's dominance.The Opium ... 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 >>

Final Electro Frontier

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 >>

Photo Evidence From Benny Benassi's Ultra Week Kickoff at Mansion

Photo by Marie-JosseBenny Benassi behind the decks at Mansion.​Last night at Mansion, Italian electro-house DJ Benny Benassi warmed up his turntables --- and our town --- for his performance at the Ultra Music Festival. The world-renowned musician, maybe still best known for his 2002 hit "Satisf ... More >>

Erasure at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day One, March 25

Benassi fans left trash, empty space in their wake​Adding dance-rock originators Erasure and Duran Duran was a smart move for Ultra organizers. The performances should have bridged the psychic gap between old synth work and the newer acts on the live stage -- and anyways, who doesn't love some goo ... More >>

Ramadanman and Zed Bias at Eve April 23

Benassi fans left trash, empty space in their wake​Adding dance-rock originators Erasure and Duran Duran was a smart move for Ultra organizers. The performances should have bridged the psychic gap between old synth work and the newer acts on the live stage -- and anyways, who doesn't love some goo ... More >>

Borgore at the Fillmore Miami Beach, June 17

Photo by Gaby Izarra​Boregore With Caligula, Juan Basshead, and MC Jumanji Fillmore Miami Beach June 17, 2011 Better Than: My high school graduation, which just happened to be at the same place. A full moon brings out the untamed and feral-minded, and the kids were ruthless last night at the F ... More >>