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March 27, 2012
Steve Aoki Throws a Birthday Cake on the Crowd at Ultra Music Festival 2012
Confetti, smoke machines, champagne, an inflatable raft, crowd surfing, and a beat-freaking birthday cake ... It isn't surprising to find all these props at a Steve Aoki show. He's known for hyping the crowd with his ridiculous stunts. But Aoki definitely ratched up the action during his set at ... More >>
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March 25, 2012
Metronomy Bring a Touch of English Class to Ultra Music Festival 2012
As the sun was setting, we looked around Bayfront Park's Klipsch Amphitheater. And we got a little worried. It was only fifteen minutes till Metronomy was set to play Ultra Music Festival and the Live Stage area was looking pretty bare. We sat there, hoping attendees could peel themselves away ... More >>
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March 25, 2012
Ultra Music Festival 2013 Dates Announced
Are you beat-freaking kidding me? We're still uhntz-uhntz-ing around Ultra Music Festival 2012, waiting for EDM riot-starter Kaskade, David "The French Tickler" Guetta, and super-Dutch trance man Armin van Buuren to hump up onto the Main Stage and bring this sweaty, pheremone-soaked festival of ... More >>
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March 24, 2012
Miike Snow Brings Out the Animals at Ultra Music Festival 2012
Taking the stage in matching all-black, zip-up satin jackets and dark skinny denim, Miike Snow looked like members of some sort of Orthodox Hipster cult. The long beards sported by two members didn't dissuade the comparison. And the faithful turned out, with one of the youngest crowds attracted ... More >>
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February 15, 2012
Diplo, Sleigh Bells, and Liturgy Get 'Em Sweaty at Miami's Grand Central, February 14
Photo by Ian Witlen Lust was in the air last night at Grand Central.See the full 35-photo Sleigh Bells and Diplo at Grand Central slideshow. Diplo, Sleigh Bells, and Liturgy Grand Central Miami Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Better Than: A Valentine's Day spent home alone, dancing with yourself to ... More >>
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January 30, 2012
Bruise Cruise 2012 Party Plan: An Unofficial, Expanded, Five-Day Guide
Ahoy, hipsters! Welcome to the second annual Bruise Cruise Festival, "a three-day tropical rock extravaganza" set to sail outta the Port of Miami and straight for Nassau, Bahamas, like some kinda dream ship for cool kids in search of a Spring Break that doesn't suck. The passenger list: You an ... More >>
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November 23, 2011
Win Free Tickets to Scope Miami Art Fair
Whether you're dropping mad bills on original pieces of contemporary art or simply admiring the work, Basel week can be relatively expensive. From admission fees to parking costs, mixed drinks and gourmet street food, Basel budgeting can be real a bitch. Lucky for y'all, we've teamed up with fo ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Get Hick With Everymen, Wholetones, Brain Chips, and Uncle Scotchy July 28
Photo by Ian WitlenIf you like fire, you'll love Everymen.Last month, your favorite Miami music blog (i.e. us) hooked up a drunken, debaucherous night of black-out rock 'n' roll at the Stage. Tall boys were guzzled and crushed. Speakers were scorched by Furious Dudes, Bulletproof Tiger, and Se ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
Looking Back at the Photos From Bar's One-and-a-Half-Year History
Photo by Lex HernandezRemember when Diplo played a secret set at Bar?Over the last year and a half, few Miami venues have impacted the local scene as significantly as 14th Street's Bar. After taking over the space formerly occupied by PS14 and setting up a replica of New York City bar Max Fish ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
Best of Miami 2011: Best Solo Musician
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 Ian WitlenBest Solo MusicianOtto von Schirachottovonschirach.com
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June 1, 2011
Listen to Last Night's WVUM Session With Bonnie Prince Billy, Cairo Gang, and Angel Olsen
Photo by Ian WitlenRadio fun with Bonnie "Prince" Billy!Yesterday, we watched and listened as Bonnie Prince Billy, Cairo Gang, and Angel Olsen brought beautiful, soulful, sad music to Sweat Records. But before they headed off to the steamy Little Haiti store, brimming with people, they swung by ... More >>
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May 5, 2011
Richard "Kudo" Couto and Miami's Horse Slaughter Epidemic Get the ESPN E:60 Treatment
Ian WitlenWith E:60's feature on Dada 5000 and back-yard brawling, Outside the Lines' investigation of gambling on South Florida pee-wee football, and now an E:60 doc about the horse-meat black market in the sticks of Miami-Dade County, ESPN's reporters appear to have been camped out in our ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Save the Music! Celebrate CDs, Vinyl, and the Local Scene With Sweatstock 2011
Fight for your right to collect records with Beings and Sweat.See Sweatstock 2011's full lineup and set times. Thanks to Napster, Steve Jobs, and the overlords of the Internet, we all live in an increasingly immaterial world where the only acceptable way to package, market, and consume music is ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
Steve Aoki at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day Three, March 27
Photo by Ian WitlenSteve Aoki celebrates by sitting on his gear.Steve Aoki Ultra Music Festival's Live Stage Bicentennial Park March 27, 2011 Better Than: A Benihana chef's onion volcano. If you're a sucker for hibachi like I am, then you probably already knew that Steve Aoki comes from Jap ... More >>
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March 26, 2011
Röyksopp at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day One, March 25
Photo by Ian WitlenRöyksopp at Ultra 2011.After several years of complete absence from Miami, Norwegian duo Röyksopp more than made up for it last night. The pair's pulsing, tripped-out nighttime set on the live stage is already a contender for one of the best shows at the festival.Though t ... More >>
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March 26, 2011
Tinie Tempah at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day One, March 25
Photo by Ian WitlenTinie Tempah at Ultra 2011.If you live in Miami, you might think you live in the most dance-music-saturated place on Earth -- unless, of course, you've spend a lot of time in the U.K. Dance music is part of the pop fabric here, with synth sounds regularly charting on pop radio. ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Six Steps to Scoring a Ticket to the Totally Sold-Out Ultra Music Festival 2011
Photo by Ian WitlenSure, Ultra's sold out. But don't get sad. Find tickets!Ultra Music Festival! It's the final countdown. Listen .. Can you hear it? Uhhntz, uhhntz, uhhntz . . . It's almost showtime. Yet many people don't have tickets. What do you do? Should you hit up Stubhub or Craigslist and ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
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 >>
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January 25, 2011
What Are We Gonna Call the Week of Ultra Music Festival?
Photo by Ian WitlenHelp us help the confused Ultra ravers.As conference approaches, if someone is "winning" the battle of the dueling electronic music weeks in March, it's definitely Ultra Music Festival. That's not to say Winter Music Conference will be a total dud. In the coming weeks, though, ... More >>
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January 6, 2011
Surfer Blood Announces Spring 2011 US Tour
Photo by Ian WitlenIt's crazy when one of your local scene stars goes fucking supernova in the space of a year. But that's been the Surfer Blood story so far ... Big bang. And maybe it's about to get bigger. Still riding the crest of that massive wave called Astro Coast, the West Palm crew have ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
LCD Soundsystem at Private MOCA Los Angeles Beach Party, December 1
Photo by Ian WitlenLCD Soundsystem's James Murphy.See the full 32-photo LCD Soundsystem slideshow. LCD SoundsystemMOCA LA Beach Party, at The Raleigh Hotel, Miami BeachDecember 1, 2010Better than: Getting into a private party during Art Basel. Oh, wait....It's pretty hard to properly assess ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
Perry Farrell Presents Precision Guided Musicians Art Project at Bardot December 2
Photo by Ian WitlenPerry Farrell and wife Etty performing at Ultra Music Festival 2009.Finally, we are getting news about performances during Art Basel Miami Beach. It's confirmed that Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell and his wife and collaborator Etty Farrell will be performing at Bardot ... More >>
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November 16, 2010
Ultra Music Festival 2011 Happening March 25-27, Outside of WMC Dates [UPDATE]
Photo by Ian WitlenDeadmau5 at Ultra Music Festival 2010.UPDATE: Ultra's official site has been updated, confirming all the information reported here earlier.UPDATE x2: Early-bird general admission tickets are sold out! That has to be some kind of record. Tickets are now $179.95, and are only ava ... More >>
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August 24, 2010
The Golden Filter at Grand Central, August 21
Photo by Ian WitlenThe Golden Filter performing live Grand Central.Click here to view photos from the Golden Filter at Grand Central.The Golden FilterSaturday, August 21, 2010Grand Central, MiamiWhen Goldfrapp released its disco monstrosity, Black Cherry, in 2003. It was heralded as a disco reviv ... More >>
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July 15, 2010
Electric Daisy Carnival Organizers Place 18 and Over Policy For All Events; Will Ultra Follow?
Photo by Ian WitlenDeadmau5 performing at this year's Ultra Music FestivalInsomniac Events, organizer of the Electric Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles, released a statement today saying all its future events would be strictly enforced as 18 and over."Effective immediately, Insomniac has also establi ... More >>
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July 5, 2010
Black Kids with Pop Glow at the Vagabond, July 2
Photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view photos from Black Kids at the Vagabond.Black Kids With Pop Glow The Vagabond, Miami Friday, July 2, 2010 Better than: Dancing in your underwear a 'la Tom Cruise in Risky Business -- hey, we know you've all done it. The Review: The first room at the Vagabo ... More >>
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June 10, 2010
Video: Tiesto vs. Diplo "C'mon" Live at Ultra Music Festival 2010
Photo by Ian WitlenDiplo at Ultra Music Festival 2010.Good folks over at Ultra Music Festival premiere this week the new video Tiësto vs. Diplo track "C'mon," which was filmed live at this year's festival. The track sounds a bit like outdated 2006 blog-house, sounding more like the work Tiësto ... More >>
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May 14, 2010
UPDATE: Stonefox Leaks New MP3, Help Them Book Fall East Coast Tour
Photo by Ian WitlenLocal motion: Stonefox Recently reunited South Florida blooz-rawk trio Stonefox has posted a missive to its Facebook friends requesting assistance booking gigs up and down the East Coast in September. The shows would ideally occur September 17-19 in New York, and October 13-17 ... More >>
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May 3, 2010
Video: Chris Carrabba Performs at Lynn University on Friday
Photo by Ian WitlenTrue Grit: Dashboard Confessional's Chris CarrabbaBoca Raton native Chris Carrabba and his band, Dashboard Confessional, gave back to the community with two passionate concerts on Friday at Lynn University. Proceeds from the shows will benefit a memorial scholarship fund honori ... More >>
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April 29, 2010
Concert Review: Weezer, We Are Scientists, Crash Kings and Gringo Star at SunFest's New Music Night
Photo by Ian WitlenWeezer's Rivers Cuomo amps up himself and the SunFest crowd Wednesday nightSunFest New Music Night With Weezer, We Are Scientists, Constellations, Crash Kings Gringo Star, Locksley, and These United States West Palm Beach Waterfront Check out Ian Witlen's slideshow of photos f ... More >>
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April 26, 2010
Heads Up: Stonefox Members Reunite or Falco Back From the Dead Saturday at Poor House
Photo by Ian WitlenIt's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday (and Stonefox)No matter what happens Saturday at Poor House (110 Nugent Avenue, Fort Lauderdale) on Saturday evening, the results will probably warrant another blog posting.Thanks to a tip from New Times shutterbug Ian Witlen, we discove ... More >>
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April 20, 2010
Concert Review: Sweatstock, April 17
photo by Ian WitlenTo view a slideshow of photos from the event, click here. SweatstockWith No Age, Otto von Schirach, Awesome New Republic, Jacuzzi Boys, and othersSweat Records, MiamiSaturday, April 16, 2010Better Than: Giving more of your precious dollars to the local suburban big-box sto ... More >>
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April 2, 2010
Concert Review: The Arctic Monkeys at the Fillmore Miami Beach, April 1
Photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view photos from this event.The Arctic MonkeysThe Fillmore Miami BeachThursday, April 1, 2010Better Than: Northern English food (black pudding, anyone?)The Review:Last night's debut Miami show by the Sheffield, England rock outfit the Arctic Monkeys gave plenty to ... More >>
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February 2, 2010
Surfer Blood to Play With Superchunk at Village Voice Media's SXSW Showcase
Photo by Ian WitlenSurfer BloodZach Baron, at our sister paper the Village Voice, called Surfer Blood's million-show spate at this past fall's CMJ a "coronation." By now, with the glowing reviews for Astro Coast, and rumors it's entered both the Billboard Heatseekers and Top 200 charts, that seem ... More >>
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January 22, 2010
Tonight's Stonefox Show in Fort Lauderdale Is Likely the Band's Last
photo by Ian WitlenNo amount of bloggy rapture from here or other local outlets can save a promising local band from the usual frustration and wanderlust. And so it goes that Stonefox, the Boca-based trio (and sometimes foursome) over which I've publicly geeked out, is likely no more. The ... More >>
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January 12, 2010
Video: Surfer Blood Covers Neutral Milk Hotel's "Two-Headed Boy"
>Haven't gotten enough Surfer Blood between New Times' recent feature on the band, its homecoming shows at both the Vagabond and Propaganda, and its places on a bunch of year-end best-of-2009 lists? Can't wait until the Palm Beach County boys open for Monotonix at Respectable Street on the 27th? ... More >>
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January 12, 2010
MP3 of the Day: Baroness Drummer (!) Remixes Surfer Blood's "Swim"
Photo by Ian WitlenThe stoner metal hardliners ain't gonna like this one, but, shock, horror, Allen Blickle, drummer of the awesome Savannah quartet Baroness, has musical taste besides sludge and doom. (Drummers, because of their scarcity, always seem to be the musical oddballs in bands, though.) ... More >>
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December 21, 2009
Over the Weekend: Surfer Blood, SantaCon
The temperature dropped the weekend, which finally gave us reason to take out our Cosby sweaters. But in case the cold kept you indoors, here is what you missed over the weekend:Surfer Blood at VagabondPhoto by Ian WitlenWest Palm Beach's Surfer Blood finally came home after being on the road to ... More >>
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December 7, 2009
Over the Weekend: Justice, Buzz Bake Sale, Mala Rodriguez and Golden Filter
Somehow, someway we survived Art Basel week. We are exhausted to say the least, so no witty comments. Here is what you missed over the weekend:Justice at MansionPhoto by Lex HernandezElectrohouse icons Justice made a long overdue Magic City appearance Friday night at Mansion. Their banger-filled ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
Highlights From Design Miami/ 2009
All photos by Ian Witlen. Check out the full slideshow here. During a week when unchecked imagination runs wild and art comes close to scrambling your brain, Design Miami/ always refreshingly mixes things up by showcasing work with at least somewhat of a foundation based in function. Though the f ... More >>
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November 20, 2009
Celebrate ANR's Homecoming with an Art Show and Dance Party on Saturday in North Miami
Photo by Ian WitlenANR just did CMJ, and celebrates its homecoming on Saturday at Studio 1419.Word is that Studio 1415 is an impressive new art/music space in North Miami. And it's been a while since Awesome New Republic have been home -- they recently did the whole CMJ thing in New York as part ... More >>
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November 9, 2009
Concert Review: Peaches at Revolution, November 7
Photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view photos from this event.Peaches with MENFriday, November 7, 2009Revolution Live, Fort LauderdaleBetter than: Rockin' out with your cock out.Peaches is anything but subtle. After the curtains parted, the audience was instantly led into her surreal, hypersexual ... More >>
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November 2, 2009
Over the Weekend: NeckFace, MoonFest and The Other Hollywood
We skipped dressing up for Halloween this year, but people wouldn't stop bothering us as to why we weren't in costume. Being an overworked, underpaid writer is a full-time job and is the scariest costume we could come up with.But enough about us -- here is what you missed over the Halloween weekend: ... More >>
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October 27, 2009
CMJ Wrap-Up: The Big Guns' Coverage of South Florida Bands
Photo by Ian WitlenMiami band Awesome New Republic at Fontana's in the Lower East Side. Click here to view more pictures.Just a few months ago, Awesome New Republic seemed the next South Florida band likely to strike big. But a few months is a million years in blog time, and somewhere in the last ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
Over the Weekend: New Found Glory Secret Show, Cat Show, Leonard Cohen and Bassnectar
Summer is finally over! The insufferable heat finally broke this weekend and its officially fall in South Florida. Yes, we didn't turn on our AC all weekend and we couldn't be more excited. So we hope you enjoyed the reason why we all moved here in the first place.We're sure you didn't stay in this ... More >>
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September 17, 2009
Celebrate the Final Days of Summer With the Death to the Sun Festival at Legion Park, September 26
photo by Ian WitlenSurfer BloodBefore monotheism ruined the fun, humans worshiped a female god (hell, yeah!) and held huge, outdoor fuck parties to honor the beginnings and endings of seasons. Instead, we now scrunch into hard-backed pews to be lectured; spend our entire Friday nights in the dark ... More >>
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August 17, 2009
Over the Weekend: Mos Def, Radioboxer and South Florida Tattoo Expo
With three storms whirling around us, it reminds us that we are the midst of hurricane season. So from here on out we need to remember a storm-free weekend is a blessing. Let's hope this upcoming weekend remains quiet.Anyway, here is what happened during over the (storm-free) weekend:Woodstock 40th ... More >>
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May 15, 2009
Last Night: The Crystal Method at Revolution
Ian WitlenThe Crystal Method performing at Revolution in Fort Lauderdale. Click here to view the full slideshow.The Crystal MethodThursday, May 14, 2009Revolution Live, Fort LauderdaleBetter than: Revenge of the NerdsWhen I spoke with The Crystal Method's Ken Jordan last week, he assured me that whe ... More >>
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May 11, 2009
Over the Weekend: Nine Inch Nails, Exxxotica and Aqua Girl
If you stayed home this weekend, it was either because the unbearable heat kept you indoors or because you actually tried to behave yourself on Mother's Day. Skin and sin was aplenty this weekend (er, well more than normal), so here is what you missed:Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction at Cruzan A ... More >>
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April 30, 2009
Last Night: SunFest New Music Night with 311
Ian WitlenNick Hexum of 311 perfoming at SunFest Wednesday night. Click here to view the full slide show.SunFest New Music Night with 311Wednesday, April 29, 2009West Palm Beach IntercoastalBetter Than: Jeremiah's Weed-Ade...though that didn't stop me from drinkin' 'em.Well, the first day of SunFest ... More >>
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