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Baauer (and "Harlem Shake") Coming to Grand Central Miami on May 18

"Drink lots of water." That's just a lil' piece of practical Twitter advice from EDM meme megastar Baauer for any of y'all beat freaks planning to spend a whole night raving, raging, and "Harlem Shake"-ing. Especially when he arrives to "ey, ey, ey, ey, shake, ta, ta" at Grand Central on May 18. ... More >>

Five Best Concerts in Miami This Week

Lots of really stellar talent is hitting stages all across Miami this week. No matter what you fancy -- hip-hop, dreamwave, math rock, experimental, country, or just plain pop -- you can find it right here in your hometown. Representing the freshest talent from all corners of the country, here ar ... More >>

Mykki Blanco's Dark, Surreal, Genderqueer Rap Banging Up Bardot Miami on April 11

Genderqueer rapper Mykki Blanco will bite the head off a harpy, steal that bitch's wings, and work 'em harder than any regular rap dame ever could. That's because Blanco is no regular rap dame, and she certainly ain't no regular rap dude. She is hip-hop's new in-between, the great white hype, and ... More >>

An Open Letter to Snoop Lion About Ultra 2013, Weekend Two: That Shit Was Weak

Snoop Dogg, for getting high on stage at Ultra Music Festival, tossing blunts into the crowd, and almost maxing out the capacity of Klipsch Amphitheater, I salute you. For bringing your crew, running through the hits, testing new material, and throwing in a couple of covers, I salute you. For rockin ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Hot Chip "Do It, Do It, Do It" for a Disappointingly Small Crowd

We're starting to sound like a broken record. (Pun not intended. Every DJ uses Ableton these days anyway.) Hot Chip is easily one of the most influential electronic (or dance rock or indie electro or whatever you want to call it) acts of the past decade. They're almost this generation's New Order. ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Swedish House Mafia's Last Show Ever Was Celebratory, Not Sad

The end of any Ultra Music Festival weekend is when things start to get real. After three full days of dancing and pounding music, mostly in the sun, only the strongest make it to the end, and even they can get cranky. So while positive vibes ruled over 99 percent of the festival, as Swedish House ... More >>

Top 13 Hardcore Ravers at Ultra 2013 in Animated GIF!

By Jacob KatelSociety got the best of ya? Go to Ultra Music Festival and leave the normal world behind. Here, you can feel free to get half naked, customize your brain, and put some neon in your life. Deep inside the endless well of bass, you just might find yourself. Here are 13 hardcore ravers w ... More >>

Top Five Trap Stars at Ultra Music Festival 2013

Top Five Trap Stars on Ultra Music Festival 2013's Trapped Stage

Everybody loves trap music. It's been around for decades on the Southern hip-hop scene, but 2012 saw the trap house get raided by electro and house producers. And despite the fact that the EDM trap phenomenon is barely a year old, Ultra Music Festival has already granted the genre its own showcase. ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Phase 3 Lineup: Tommie Sunshine, Dieselboy, Kleinenberg

With just 29 days till Downtown Miami's Bayfront Park becomes totally flooded with LED-wielding beat freaks ... Ultra Music Festival 2013 has announced its Phase 3 lineup. Among this final round of 40-plus acts: Intrepid Ultra defender Tommie Sunshine, along with Marco Bailey, Christian Smith, DJ M ... More >>

Rell the Soundbender "Ain't Coming Down," Gettin' High at EVE Miami on February 8

Who is Rell the Soundbender? Ask the man himself and the answer's gonna be something like "I'm an NBA junkie, nerd, and part-time superhero." But homie's also a DJ-producer with Panamanian roots who was born in Virginia and ran the streets in the FLA. Since 2004, he's been doin' work as a studio ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Phase 2 Lineup: Alesso, Eric Prydz, Snoop Dogg, Tons More

Just when you thought the party couldn't get any better, Ultra Music Festival has announced its Phase 2 lineup. So let's not bother with the formalities. Here's who's been added: Alesso, Benny Benassi, Dirty South, Dog Blood (Boys Noize & Skrillex), Eric Prydz, Fedde Le Grand, Hardwell, Loco D ... More >>

Ten Best EDM Tracks and Albums of 2012

EDM's Ten Best Tracks and Albums of 2012

EDM was bigger and badder than ever this year. Lady Gaga went on tour with electro-wunderkind Zedd. Skrillex won three Grammys. Shit, even the American Music Awards created an EDM category, because it's what the kids demand. Of course, with so much marketing value and commercial viability to the ... More >>

Trap Takes Over! Flosstradamus and DJ Sliink Run Shit at Grand Central Miami

Sorry, Admiral Ackbar. It's too late for your warnings. The kids cannot escape. America's youth is addicted to the drug-dealing music. And they ain't fina stop twerkin' till they dead. Or in jail. OK, it's not that serious. But Friday's performance by Flosstradamus at Grand Central proved that tra ... More >>

Flosstradamus at Grand Central October 12

Six Best Club Parties in Miami This Weekend

While the rest of the country has been putting on hoodies and celebrating the first cold-fronts of autumn, we've been down here slaving away through the endless summer of our SoFla lives. Isn't it time we got a little refreshment? Well, it's the beat-freakin' weekend. And we're about to have us som ... More >>

Flosstradamus Brings Chicago Deep-Dish Electro to Grand Central on October 12

Had Mannie Fresh heard womp-womp "from the amplifiers" instead of boom after "the truck went uh-uh" in "Still Fly," Big Tymers' Hood Rich would've been a completely different record 10 years ahead of its time. We're glad he didn't. Producing electro beats with enough swag to effortlessly pump thro ... More >>

Gucci Mane Raps for Empty Porn Expo on South Beach: A 10-Photo Recap

Gucci Mane is one of the greatest rappers of the past ten years. But his performance at the Sex on the Beach convention, witnessed by no more than 60 people, looked like a scene out of Spinal Tap, except instead of an outdated rock band in a bowling alley, the trap king played an empty porn expo on ... More >>

Sir Michael Rocks at Green Room September 12

It's a Trap! An 11-Part History of Trap Music, From DJ Screw to Gucci Mane to Flosstradamus

Trap music. It's superhuge right now with the cool kids and it's overrunning Soundcloud. Yet despite its growing popularity, a lot of people have one basic question ... What the fuck is trap? Because of recent EDM trends, many people would tell you it's the "new dubstep" or the "new moombahton." ... More >>

Drop The Lime and Flosstradamus Run the Trap at Grand Central, June 23

See also "Drop the Lime Talks Cyber-Sex, Style and Enter the Night." Drop the Lime and Flosstradamus With Mike Deuce, Troy Kurtz, Damaged Goods Grand Central, Miami Saturday, June 23, 2012 Better Than: A night without free tequila. The party's always been crazy at Grand Central. But this past Sat ... More >>

Drop the Lime Talks Cyber-Sex, Style and Enter the Night

Drop The Lime is the slick-haired, black-clad leader of New York's Trouble & Bass crew, though you might mistake him for a vampire if you saw him on the street. He's been DJing for about a decade. But he's recently hit his stride, creating his own unique sound by incorporating rockabilly and s ... More >>

Grand Central Miami Adds Robyn, Digitalism, Just Blaze, and Others to Summer Lineup

Just when Downtown Miami's dearth of Swedish dance-pop divas was starting to get a little embarrassing, Grand Central is here to save the day with an announcement of new additions to their summer lineup. Five new shows have been added for June: Just Blaze; Munchi; Digitalism; Flosstradamus and Drop ... More >>

Flosstradamus at Mansion April 13

Flosstradamus Release Free "Fantasy" Remix, Play Mansion on April 13

Yes, Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week are over. But that doesn't mean the uhntz-uhntz is dead and gone. On Friday, April 13, Mansion is bringing the party back with Flosstradamus. If you didn't catch J2K and Autobot at last month's Fool's Gold showcase, don't miss this chance to see the ... More >>

Fool's Gold Miami: A-Trak Ignores Exclusivity Contracts, Rocks Semi-Secret Set at Grand Central

​​All week, Grand Central's been home to some kickass Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week parties. On Wednesday, there was Hard Miami and Mad Decent's Moombahton Massive. The next night, you had Hard's Main Event with Busy P and Boys Noize. And Saturday night featuring the Fool's Gold ... More >>

Electronic Dance Savings

Kid Sister With Riff Raff at Grand Central in Miami, February 4

​Kid Sister With Riff Raff Grand Central, Miami Saturday, February 4, 2012 Better Than: Babysitting a real infant. The spunky, enigmatic, and clearly grown-up Kid Sister is still trying to break out of the underground. The real little sis of Flosstradamus's Joey Young, she got her start workin ... More >>

Kid Sister at Grand Central February 4

Kid Sister's Gonna Kiss and Tell at Grand Central on February 4

​Ever since the internet turned every last drip-drop of intellectual property into the featured item at an ever-extending, all-you-can-download digital buffet, nobody's even sure if concepts like "underground" or "mainstream" exist anymore. But Chicago electro-hop diva Kid Sister straddles the li ... More >>

Shock Tarts

Phantogram and Twin Shadow at Grand Central, December 2

Photo by Daniel De Las CasasPhantogram's Sarah Barthel.​Toyota Antics PresentsWith Phantogram, Twin Shadow, and FlosstradamusGrand Central, MiamiThursday, December 2, 2010Better than: Paying a cover charge to see a bunch of bands during Art Basel. We worried when Phantogram announced its second Mi ... More >>

It's a Threesome! Flosstradamus Added to Twin Shadow and Phantogram Show at Grand Central

The Flossy boys wanna party all night long.​Remember that Twin Shadow and Phantogram thing we were telling you about Tuesday morning over coffee? Well, the double date just became a threesome. While lurking around Facebook, we noticed Chi-Town DJ team Flosstradamus has been added to Toyota Antic ... More >>

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Free Music: Mix and Remix From Flosstradamus, Spinning at Grand Central This Saturday

photo by Chrissy Piper​Since 2006, Josh Young and Curt Cameruci have been making crowds dance their asses off from coast to coast, as well as overseas. As Flosstradamus, they've given the remix treatment to huge indie acts such as Matt & Kim and Mates of State. Meanwhile, their own origin ... More >>

Video: Kid Sister's "Big N Bad," Yet Another Miami Date on August 11 at Mansion

Just in time for the dog days of summer, here's Kid Sister's new candy-colored ode to rollerskating and junk food (mmm.... Chicago-style hot dogs). While other songs from her debut album, Ultraviolet, seemed to be aiming for straight-up pop styles, this jam, "Big N Bad," goes back more towards her r ... More >>

Best of Miami 2010: Best Weekly Party

In anticipation of the upcoming Best of Miami issue hitting newsstands June 17, here is a sneak peek at one category and its winner.Photo by Lex HernandezUncle Luke's "backup dancers" during his performance at LIV.​Dirty HairyLIV at the Fontainebleau4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach 33140305-674-468 ... More >>

Flosstradamus Returns to Dirty Hairy at LIV on April 14

Photo by Chrissy PiperLIV getting extra flossy with Flosstradamus.​When are we going to finally be able to get our post-WMC rest? It seems like things aren't slowing down despite the colossal music event that finished a little more than a week ago. LIV's Wednesday night party Dirty Hairy might hav ... More >>

Plays Well With Others

MP3 of the Day: Tamara Sky, Pussy Violence II Mix

​It's here! Winter Music Conference officially begins today. What better way to get pumped up that with a DJ mix. Crossfade obsession and DJ Tamara Sky sent us the follow up to her last year's Pussy Violence mix, this one titled Pussy Violence II Lip Service.The mix feature hipster dancefloor clas ... More >>

Fischerspooner DJ Set

Last Night: Kid Sister and Flosstradamus at LIV

Justin NamonKid Sister took control over LIV's Wednesday night party Dirty Hairy. Click here to view the full slide show.Kid Sister and FlosstradamusWednesday, February 26, 2009LIV at the Fontainebleau, Miami BeachBetter than: Getting your toes done up.When I got the invite for LIV's newest party, D ... More >>

Finding Your Cure is Now Synonymous With LIVing

Give thanks to Michael Honablue.

Things Get Hairy Wednesdays at LIV

Image via MySpaceThings will get hairy with Kid Sister Febrauary 25 at LIV.Call us nightlife anthropologists, because our assessment of downtown's nightlife set being courted by glitzy South Beach continues to be reinforced. We wonder if we can present this as a thesis for our doctoral research?The ... More >>

On The List - Vagabond Redux, Skream and DJ Huggs

Download New IHEARTCOMIX Sampler Mix by Franki Chan, DJing at the Vagabond on Thursday

Girl Talk

Last Night: Electroma Release Party at Studio A

Revolver's 8.5 Year Anniversary with Flosstradamus, Matt and Kim, and the Stone Figs