George Martinez

Ultra Ravers Boost Miami Tourism, Pack Hotels Through March at $238.12 Per Night

South Floridians owe beat freaks and frat boys a drink. Fueled almost entirely by Red Bull, Molly, and (presumably) a little bit of cocaine, sunburned college students from the Midwest, foreign ravers, and Ultra Music Festival organizers rallied to resurrect South Florida's economy in March. See a ... More >>

iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party 2013 Lineup: Pitbull, Ke$ha, Afrojack, Icona Pop, Krewella

You thought last year's iHeartRadio pool party was, like, the Ultimate. After all, Flo Rida stripped down for the crowd while Enrique and Adam Levine humped out the hits. All the wasted white girls got wasted. And even tatted-up bros felt the love. But just wait for the 2013 edition of iHeartRadio ... More >>

50 WTF Quotes From Ultra 2013

"What the fuck does unicorn taste like?" Stardust. Rainbows. Maybe black-market horse meat from Miami's C-9 basin. There's really no way to know, though. Because this fabulous one-horned equine creature doesn't actually exist. Except when you're raving, raging, and tripping out at Ultra Music Fest ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Top Seven Fashion Statements, From Bras as Shirts to Sexist Tees

With the rise of the ubiquitous Internet, street fashion trends rolled in, heavy and dark like a storm cloud, over the style world. Instead of dressing sorta like supermodels on the catwalk, we had to start wearing exactly whatever some fashion editor in Italy was sporting. There's something so li ... More >>

Daft Punk at Ultra 2013: Five Signs the Robots Are Coming to UMF!

What are the odds of electro-mechanical machines (manufactured in France) descending upon Ultra Music Festival 2013 to enslave the EDM generation? We'd say the chances of a sudden and unsuspected robot invasion at UMF probably hover around 13 percent. Oh ... You mean the likelihood of notoriously ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Five Best Moments, From Snoop to Naked Dudes and 70-Year-Old Ravers

Welcome to Ultra land. The weather is perfect. The kids are nice. There are "No Guns Allowed." But famous lady rapper side-boob is plentiful. So are the naked dancing dudes. And even 70-year-old ravers feel totally at home. Quite honestly, Ultra Music Festival is paradise, if you're into fist-pump ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Ten Best Butts

The status quo, namely the prudish American population's stance on public nudity, has never favored the exhibitionist. At Ultra Music Festival, however, the status quo is tossed out the beat-freaking window, along with its attendees' sense of shame. And while it may seem that the men were wearin ... More >>

Fashion Freakouts at Ultra Music Festival 2013

What's the one place on Earth so magical that you can see titties, butt cheeks, and creepy man-horses, all while wearing the contents of a sixth-grade girl's friendship bracelet box? That's right! Ultra Music Festival, the land to which people from all over the world travel to show off their freshl ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Major Lazer Sets Off a Strip Sesh

Diplo is undeniably a superstar now. He is well known beyond the confines of EDM. He is producing music for pop stars. And he's got a face that brands want to use to hawk products. So, as expected, his side project, Major Lazer, is changing with him. And plenty has changed about Major Lazer. Produ ... More >>

The Six Bad Bitches You Meet at Ultra Music Festival

Damn, Ultra Music Festival is a mad house. Everywhere you look, it's neon titties, the bottom half of an ass, or some kind of sexy rabbit hoppin' around with a lollipop in her cheek. Last year, we introduced "The Seven Ravers You Meet at Ultra Music Festival." But this time, we're giving it up to t ... More >>

Swedish House Mafia Kicks Off Ultra 2013, "F#$%s Miami in the Pussy"

What's the most epic come-on in the history of Scandinavian EDM? Duh. "We're gonna fuck this party in the pussy!," as uttered by Swedish House Mafia, when Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, and Axwell were still young, up-and-coming electronic dance music studs. Today, though, the SHM dudes are su ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Boys Noize, Crystal Castles, and Nicolas Jaar Live!

We're going to be honest with you. When Ultra Music Festival announced its entire 2013 live stage lineup, we were underwhelmed. The scope of the roster was perfect, but it seemed to lack the kind of anchor act that sets the standard for everyone else. Last year, Ultra had Kraftwerk, Miike Snow, DJ ... More >>

Ultra 2013, Day One: The 15 Photo Highlights, From Marijuana Boobs to Human Bananas

Ultra Music Festival is a weird and wonderful place, where strange and spectacular creatures roam free and freaky -- humping, fist-pumping, and just generally upending the natural order of shit. Take this human banana. A total anomaly of evolution. He's about 100 times bigger than the average bana ... More >>

Wood Tavern's Backyard Closed: "The Fire Inspector Told Us That We Could NOT Open"

It's damn tough trying keep a bar or club open in Miami. Most times, as soon as the shine wears off a cool new joint, our city's fickle glitterati and hipster horde simply get sick of the place, dismissing it as "over" and dooming yet another party spot to nightlife oblivion. But even when a hango ... More >>

Black Keys Drummer Says Justin Bieber Doesn't Deserve Grammys, Biebz Responds: "He Should Be Slapped"

The Biebz is feelin' unloved. Yeah ... Despite being an unfunny bazillionaire with good hair who gets to host Saturday Night Live (because SNL's ratings among tweenage girls suck?), Justin Bieber feels he deserves mooooooooore. Namely, a Grammy. (Or at least a nomination.) 'Cause, like, he's mad ... More >>

Top Six Valentine's Day Parties in Miami

To some, Valentine's Day is an obligatory Hallmark holiday all about spending hundreds of dollars on romantic dinners and expensive gifts. But why not just go crazy and get drunk? Bars, lounges, and clubs across the Magic City are cranking up the magic on Valentine's Day with parties, drink speci ... More >>

Miami's Ten Best Spots for Free Food

Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.We don't know who first said, "Nothing is free except my love," ... More >>

Miss Kittin Crushes South Beach's Story Nightclub: A 15-Photo Recap

"Suck my dick, kiss my ass" ... Circa '98, Miss Kittin busted the club wide open with "Frank Sinatra" -- a sly, sarcastic electroclash banger that laughed in the face of bottle-poppin', limousine-fuckin' club rats. "I saw it coming, the star DJ world, not knowing I would be part of it," the French ... More >>

Fashion Freakouts at Justin Bieber's Believe Tour in Miami

Did you feel that sonic wave burst through the city this weekend? It felt like some kind of tween-wave terror bomb, but it was just the collective scream of every hopeful heart in the tri-county area. Justin Bieber brought his swaggy self to the American Airlines Arena, and the kids came out in the ... More >>

BCS 2013 Concert in Miami With Flo Rida, Dierks Bentley, and DJ Irie: A 15-Photo Recap

The BCS national championship game goes down tonight. Over the weekend, though, this four-day football frenzy blitzed South Beach as dance-hoppin' fanatic Flo Rida, country-poppin' shit-kicker Dierks Bentley, crowd-hypin' DJ Irie, and pep-stepping Fighting Irish and 'Bama devotees swarmed the sand ... More >>

Carl Cox, Half-Naked Party Girls, and NYE 2013 at Mansion Miami: A 25-Photo Recap

Spending New Year's Eve with Carl Cox is so sexy. On the last day of 2012, true acid house aficionados and horny people of all kinds gathered at Mansion Miami to ring in NYE. Females felt up their friends. Dudes oogled the half-naked party girls who'd been paid to ride poles and dole out premium l ... More >>

Life in Color: Diplo, Benny Benassi, R3hab at "World's Biggest Paint Party" in Miami

Life In Color With Diplo, Benny Benassi, R3hab, David Solano and more Miami Convention Center, Miami Friday, December 28, 2012 Better Than: Rollin' through the Sherwin-Williams store geeked up on mollies. "Does Miami go hard in the motherfucking paint?" Yeah, we do. We let it drip from our chin a ... More >>

Mansion Miami: "Most Sincere Apologies to DJ Shadow and Fans for His Set Being Cut Short"

"I've waited a long time to play here. But they said this shit's too future for all of y'all." That's how DJ Shadow said goodnight to clubbers at Mansion on South Beach after getting kicked off the decks last Saturday. For the second time in 2012, the Opium Group-owned nightclub forced a well-resp ... More >>

DJ Shadow Kicked Off the Decks at Mansion Miami, Just Like Dennis Ferrer

The show must go on, even in times of grief. And DJ Shadow was prepared to do just that this past Friday at Mansion, the day America lost 20 innocent school children and six brave educators following the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. "The challenge for any 'ent ... More >>

Avicii Announces Fall 2012 North American Tour Dates: Miami, L.A., Vegas, 14 Other Cities

See Crossfade's concert review, "Avicii Totally 'Le7els' Miami at American Airlines Arena, June 8." Even though Avicii's spent the entire summer luring underage uhntz-uhntz addicts to arena raves all across America, he isn't gonna take a beat-freaking break. Nope ... This Swedish DJ, producer, and ... More >>

Eric Prydz, Doctor P, Porter Robinson, Others at Identity Festival 2012 in Miami, August 4

See the 55-photo slideshow from Identity Festival 2012 at Klipsch Amphitheater as well as The Fashion at Identity Festival Miami. Identity Festival 2012 With Eric Prydz, Excision, Doctor P, Porter Robinson, Le Castle Vania, Audrey Napoleon, and others Klipsch Ampitheater at Bayfront Park, Miami Sat ... More >>

Punx, Perfect Mohawks, and Tonight We Unite Tour in Miami: A 15-Photo Recap

Punx are sloppy. They'll spill beer all over the fucking carpet. Crumble corn chips in your hair. Piss on the toilet seat. Gob in your face. Puke in the dishwasher. Dye your dog pink. And bleed in the bathtub. But curiously, they also demonstrate an awesome amount of pride in their personal appea ... More >>

Fashion Freakouts at Kaskade's Freaks of Nature Tour in Miami

See Crossfade's concert review of Kaskade's Freaks of Nature tour in Miami -- plus the full 50-photo slideshow. Fashionistas the world over flock to America's EDM scene seeking inspiration and insight into new trends and hip styles. Paris, London, and Harajuku hold their breath to see what our nat ... More >>

Kaskade and His Freaks of Nature Kick Summer's Ass in Miami, July 14

See the full 50-photo slideshow of Kaskade in Miami -- plus "Kaskade on EDM's Future and Freaks of Nature: 'Summer of 2012 Could Go Down as Best Ever.'" Kaskade Freaks of Nature Tour With Alvin Risk Klipsch Ampitheater at Bayfront Park, Miami Saturday, July 14, 2012 Better Than: High-school heartb ... More >>

Enrique Iglesias, Flo Rida, Maroon 5 at iHeartRadio's Ultimate Pool Party at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, June 30

See the full 80-photo slideshow from the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party at Fontainebleau Miami Beach. iHeartRadio Bleau Live Ultimate Pool Party A "special appearance" from Enrique Iglesias With performances by Flo Rida, Maroon 5, and Gym Class Heroes Fontainebleau Miami Beach Saturday, June 30, 2 ... More >>

The Best Photos From the Miami Heat Victory Parade

The Miami Heat stormed through the streets of Miami this morning in a double-decker bus to celebrate their championship. It was their biggest public celebration since that welcoming party that for some reason seemed to piss a whole lot of people off, except this time no one can say it wasn't well ea ... More >>

Avicii Totally "Le7els" Miami at American Airlines Arena, June 8

See the full 39-photo slideshow of Avicii at the American Airlines Arena. Avicii's Le7els Tour American Airlines Arena, Miami Friday, June 8, 2012 Better Than: It being past 11 p.m. and not knowing your kids' whereabouts. Avicii is taking over. He's captured the hearts and minds of America's ne ... More >>

Top Five Miami Restaurants for Dining During a Hurricane

During the coming week, you'll be hearing and reading a lot about how this Friday kicks off the official hurricane season in South Florida. You will be privy to all manner of advice on how to best weather the potential storms, and the very word hurricane will blow into your ears over and over a ... More >>

Pop Star Phyllisia Ross Claims SoBe Records CEO Cecile Barker Licked Her Foot, Groped Her

What do an aspiring pop star, a South Beach music mogul, Florida's most powerful lobbyist, and Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade have in common? They're all involved in one of the most bizarre, sordid recording-industry lawsuits ever filed in Miami-Dade County, complete with allegations of backstabbi ... More >>

Ten NSFW Pics of Deadmau5 Groupies at Mansion Miami's Reopening Party

​Wanna know how Crossfade spent the weekend? Well, we met the Mau5 at Mansion on Friday, ogled "a half-naked girl covered in fake diamonds," didn't do drugs, partied till morning, and then went back the next night for another shot of sweaty club rats, bottle service, electro-house tuneage, totall ... More >>

Miami's Best Sports Bars: Huge TVs, Signed Jerseys, and Championships

​One way to tell a sports bar from any other is the array of 20-plus TV sets with live broadcasts of every college or professional football/basketball/soccer game or pay-per-view game known to man.However, you can't simply judge a good sports bar by its flat-screens; some actually have kitchens th ... More >>

Photos: Cee Lo Green Did Not Reprise "Imagine" at Orange Drive Fest on Miami Beach

​On New Year's Eve, Cee Lo Green rang in 2012 by visiting Times Square, hanging out with Carson Daly, and then brutalizing John Lennon's "Imagine" before a TV audience of millions. It was a disaster. So the next day, he fled south to Miami Beach for the Orange Drive Music Festival where he (than ... More >>

Photos: Skrillex and 12th Planet's Surprise Mothership Afterparty in Miami

Photo by George MartinezSkrillex and 12th Planet manning the Mothership.​Read Crossfade's recap of Skrillex at the Fillmore Miami Beach. On Saturday night, the Mothership made its final official stop, setting down in the middle of South Beach like some sorta interstellar party bus. But after fi ... More >>

Top Five Gourmet Markets: Beyond Best of Miami 2011

​​Laurenzo's Italian Market copped our 2011 Best of Miami award for finest gourmet market. As far as Italian imports and products go, it can't be beat locally. We have a few other noteworthy gourmet markets in town -- very few. And, quite honestly, we do not have a single world class food store ... More >>

Dummies Guide To Trashing Taxpayers: Miami Gardens Drive Park-And-Ride Lot

This week, Miami New Times is publishing a guide to the eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for. As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptid ... More >>

Your Riptide Guide to Today's Elections (With Help From Mickey Rourke)

​Hey, it's your favorite morning of the year! The one where you stumble out of bed to realize you spent the night next to a stranger dressed like Muammar Gaddafi (too soon?), scrape the caked zombie makeup off your face and stumble to work through a grade-five hangover. But then on the way, you ge ... More >>

Beyond Best of Miami 2011: Top Five Inexpensive Italian Restaurants

Lesley ElliottThe rigatoni with radicchio in a "4-formaggi" sauce at Joey's in Wynwood.​Last week, we told you what Italian spots are worth the splurge, but today's round up is the list we really love -- outstanding cuisine at a more reasonable price. Our winner for the absolute Best Inexpensive ... More >>

Ke$ha Got $leazy and $keezy at Klipsch Amphitheater, August 7

Photo by George MartinezKe$ha fondles her gearbox.​See the full 36-photo Ke$ha at Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park slideshow. Ke$ha's Get $leazy Tour With LMFAO, and Spank Rock  Bayfront Park August 7, 2011 Better Than: Campbell's Tomato Soup on a hot day. At about the moment when K ... More >>

Fashion Freakouts at Ke$ha's Get $leazy Tour

Photo by George Martinez​​No doubt there was plenty of $leaziness going on at the Ke$ha show last night. We're talking drunk dudes, wasted moms pulling down their tube tops, people with crunchy hair booty dancing on their seated friends. It was a little bit of a shit show. The way that people w ... More >>

"Haiti's Wounds" Video: Scenes From Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince

George MartinezA man is brought to the Bernard Mevs emergency room in the back of a pickup.​This week's cover story tells the tragic and inspirational stories of three patients at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince: from a young man born anew after his amputation to a teenage girl cut down by ... More >>

Praying for Life: Haiti's Health Care Crisis Examined in This Week's New Times

George MartinezA woman prays in Port-au-Prince's Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, in ruins since last year's devastating earthquake​The squad car tears through the dark streets of Port-au-Prince. It screeches around tight corners well after midnight. Then it slams to a gravely stop in front o ... More >>

Our Five Favorite Restaurants that Didn't Make Best Of Miami: Coral Gables Edition

A meal fit for the undead.This year, the rising took over Miami, and while brains were obviously on the top of the menu, a few restaurants made the cut for Best of Miami, too.From Lulu in Coconut Grove, to B.O.'s Fish Wagon in Key West, to Prime One Twelve in Miami Beach, we had you covered.Bu ... More >>

Big Brew Miami at Lou's Beer Garden Celebrates Home Brewers

Caribou and ARP at Grand Central, October 19

Photo by George MartinezCaribou with full band at Grand Central.​Check out New Times' 24-photo Caribou slideshow.CaribouWith ARPGrand Central, MiamiTuesday, October 19, 2010Better than: Going to the club with a bunch of tweens and teens. Okay, so we're a little biased. We had way too much fun at l ... More >>

Flunk Out

Dade County's school district may have its own police department, but law enforcement experts say it doesn't come close to making the grade