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Space Miami's Louis Puig on His Club's 12th Anniversary: "We Have Dominated, Where Others Predicted Our Demise"

See Crossfade's preview of Space Miami's 12th anniversary party as well as the full lineup and official invite video. With only hours until Space officially celebrates 12 years of uhntz-uhntz and afterhours parties, the Downtown Miami megaclub's owner, Louis Puig, seems to be in a conquering mood. ... More >>

Space Miami's 12th Anniversary Party With Luis Puig, Patrick M, and 16 Other DJs on May 12

Twelve is a strange age. It's a year full of awkward changes and uncomfortable levels of self-awareness. Pretty much no one's got their shit together. Unless we're talking about Space. This mainland nightclub has spent the past decade-plus perfecting its party mojo, working hard to become the embod ... More >>

Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week 2012: A Daily Party Guide

​Check out today's top WMC and MMW parties -- plus Crossfade's fifteen best parties. Honestly, if you're gonna survive 96 hours of Winter Music Conference, Miami Music Week, and Ultra Music Festival, then your emergency EDM supply kit will need to include a gas mask, goggles, a bikini and/or bana ... More >>

Top Winter Music Conference 2012 Parties For Friday, March 16

​It's finally here! Winter Music Conference starts today. And while the big, splashy parties don't really get going until next week, there are still plenty good reasons why you should start your electro rendezvous today.Word to wise, if you are heading to South Beach car pool or cab it, we're hear ... More >>

Miami's five best Christmas parties

​It's finally here! Winter Music Conference starts today. And while the big, splashy parties don't really get going until next week, there are still plenty good reasons why you should start your electro rendezvous today.Word to wise, if you are heading to South Beach car pool or cab it, we're hear ... More >>

New Year's Eve 2012: Miami's Guide to Partying Too Hard and Drinking Too Much

Photo by JipsySeize New Year's Eve!​Wanna know the truth about New Year's Eve? Well, it ain't the kickoff to a fresh, 365-day fiesta full of fun and promise. Quite the opposite -- this end-of-year holiday is your absolute last chance to overspend and overindulge before suppressing your natural ur ... More >>

Get Drunk and Jolly With Miami's Five Best Christmas Parties

Art by AholsniffsglueHave a very Merry XXX-Mas with (((Shake))) at The Vagabond.​Oh, Christmas! It's that feel-good time of the year that's filled with good friends, close family, pretty lights, big trees, strong egg nog, huge yule logs, nice carols, sweet hymns, odes to Jesus, and all kinds of ... More >>

Toolroom Label Honcho Mark Knight Invades Space May 14

​When talking about UK DJ-producer Mark Knight, powerhouse is a word that immediately comes to mind. For one thing, Knight boasts some of the industry's highest accolades. There's his Grammy nomination for work on the Black Eyed Peas' multi-platinum album The E.N.D., three of the biggest selling ... More >>

Pete Tong Talks Two Decades in the Game and the Future of Dance Music

​Few individuals have had as lasting an impact on electronic dance music as legendary British DJ Pete Tong. An early proponent of house, he has been one of the most highly regarded tastemakers in the world for a quarter-century now. This March, Tong comes to town for his annual Surfcomber po ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2011 is more diverse than ever

​Few individuals have had as lasting an impact on electronic dance music as legendary British DJ Pete Tong. An early proponent of house, he has been one of the most highly regarded tastemakers in the world for a quarter-century now. This March, Tong comes to town for his annual Surfcomber po ... More >>

Louis Puig, Carmel Ophir, and More Weigh in on WMC 2011

Louis Puig says Space's events had no problem selling out during WMC 2011.​With Ultra Music Festival and the "new" Miami Music Week starting March 22, let's not forget that Winter Music Conference just came and went. We'll admit, we stayed home for the most part. There was still plenty of events ... More >>

WMC 2011: Ten best parties March 10 to 13

Louis Puig says Space's events had no problem selling out during WMC 2011.​With Ultra Music Festival and the "new" Miami Music Week starting March 22, let's not forget that Winter Music Conference just came and went. We'll admit, we stayed home for the most part. There was still plenty of events ... More >>

Ten Crossfade-Approved Parties for the Second Week of Winter Music Conference 2011

What do you call Snoop Dogg on ecstasy? DJ Snoopadelic, apparently.​The human body is an amazing biological machine. You can try your best to irreversibly damage its every last cell by subjecting it to a sleepless six-day WMC spree of ass-pounding party music, 36-hour dancing blackouts, and a diet ... More >>

WMC 2011's eight best parties

What do you call Snoop Dogg on ecstasy? DJ Snoopadelic, apparently.​The human body is an amazing biological machine. You can try your best to irreversibly damage its every last cell by subjecting it to a sleepless six-day WMC spree of ass-pounding party music, 36-hour dancing blackouts, and a diet ... More >>

WMC and Ultra's complicated breakup

What do you call Snoop Dogg on ecstasy? DJ Snoopadelic, apparently.​The human body is an amazing biological machine. You can try your best to irreversibly damage its every last cell by subjecting it to a sleepless six-day WMC spree of ass-pounding party music, 36-hour dancing blackouts, and a diet ... More >>

Eight Crossfade-Approved Parties for the First Week of Winter Music Conference 2011

You're gonna need speed to keep up with Sydney Blu.​Thanks to the sudden, nasty breakup between Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival, the month of March in Miami just might kill us all. Basically, the party plan has gone from a five-day freakout to an insanely unhealthy four-week mar ... More >>

Loco Dice Gets Pure Gangsta at Space This Saturday

​With a name like Dice Corleone on his birth certificate, you know Loco Dice has to be pure gangsta. Which makes it kind of fitting that the international techno sensation was originally a hip-hopper. Born in Tunisia and raised in Germany, Dice started out as rapper, playing support slots for th ... More >>

Windish Agency's Steve Goodgold: WMC Lacked Open Communication

​It feels like we are beating a dead horse when it comes to Winter Music Conference vs. Ultra Music Festival news -- even Louis Puig got in on the action by accusing Ultra of forcing booked acts to sign exclusivity contracts (something the festival's been doing for years) and greed.On the other en ... More >>

Miami Beach Will Grant Permits to Parties Outside of WMC, MTV News Report Inaccurate

Club Space owner Louis Puig.​In an interview with MTV News today, Club Space owner Louis Puig claimed, "The [City of Miami Beach] will not give out weekly permits for pool or beach parties outside of WMC [week], which means that there will not be Pool Parties the week of Ultra. What is Miami witho ... More >>

Club Space Owner Louis Puig Defends WMC, Slams Ultra Music Festival

Louis Puig isn't happy with Ultra Music Festival.​Uh-oh. The whole Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival separation has suddenly taken a ugly turn. While there have been whispers and rumors as to why next year's conference is occurring separate from Ultra, nobody has really come out and ... More >>

Simon Baker Talks About His Debut Album on 2020 Vision and Saturday's Gig at Space

​Earlier this week, we previewed Simon Baker's upcoming Saturday performance at newly renovated and reopened Space. The world-renowned British DJ-producer has been making waves in the international EDM scene since the early '00s with releases on the esteemed 2020 Vision label and his own Infa ... More >>

Simon Baker Slams the Recently Renovated and Reopened Club Space This Saturday

​The buildup's been gradual. Actually, that's an understatement. But now after nearly two decades spent refining his take on techno house, first behind the decks and then behind the soundboard, Leeds DJ-producer Simon Baker is finally gearing up for the release of his debut artist effort on Ralph ... More >>

Space Reopens October 9 With the Help of Danny Tenaglia

Danny Tenaglia helps Space reopen on October 9.​Space is still giving us the silent treatment, but it's widely known that the nightclub's reopening on October 9 with Danny Tenaglia. We never bought the news of an "Ibiza-style closing." Considering that the club is closed during the beginning of th ... More >>

Slideshow: Space's 10 Year Anniversary

Photo by Nicole Cussell​Guess who turned 10 over the weekend? The nightclub the city seems to have a love/hate relationship with, Space. However, there is no denying that Louis Puig and the venue have transformed downtown Miami. But it seems ever since the club opened, the odds have been against i ... More >>

Club Space 10-Year Anniversary Party on Saturday with Martin Buttrich, Oscar G, Cedric Gervais and More

​It's virtually impossible to speak of local nightlife and electronic dance music culture without touching on Space, Miami's quintessential megaclub. May 22 marks a decade since the downtown venue first opened its doors, putting the MIA on the international clubland map by providing superstars gue ... More >>

Give ’Em Space

​It's virtually impossible to speak of local nightlife and electronic dance music culture without touching on Space, Miami's quintessential megaclub. May 22 marks a decade since the downtown venue first opened its doors, putting the MIA on the international clubland map by providing superstars gue ... More >>

Steve Angello Comes Back to Miami (Already!) This Saturday at Space

​​It's been just a couple weeks since Steve Angello and his Swedish House Mafia comrades tore through town during Winter Music Conference. But Miami just can't get enough of these guys' suave looks and big-room beats, and so Angello returns solo on Saturday, April 17 for one of his biggest gigs ... More >>

Burger & Beer Joint Expands to Brickell

The Mother Burger is coming to Brickell.​The burger craze is heading south, with the expansion of the wildly popular Burger & Beer Joint to Mary Brickell Village. Although B&B has been open for less than a year on Miami Beach, they are on the move. Co-owners Buzzy Sklar and Ron Garcia just ... More >>

Paula Sladewski Murder: Club Space Releases Statement Aimed at Boyfriend

Kevin Klym, the boyfriend of aspiring-model Paula Sladewski who turned up dead inside a burning trashcan on New Years Eve weekend, went on The Today Show last week and placed blame on Club Space. That was the last place Paula was seen alive. Klym also claimed that the suspect sketch released in the ... More >>

Cedric Gervais at Space (Of Course), This Saturday Night/Sunday Morning

Favoring a pounding prog-house sound as shiny and at times as sleazy as the city he now calls home, Paris-to-Miami transplant Cedric Gervais has a reputation as a DJ who plays it both uplifting and up-thrusting. Building up his following since 2003, this big room fixture favors blissfully breezy I ... More >>

Cameo Reopening Halloween Night Under Opium Group Management

​When Cameo opened in 2007, it marked Louis Puig's first venture in South Beach. After success with Space in Miami's Park West district, it only made sense that Puig would be able to do it again across the causeway. Well, that didn't exactly turn out to be true as rumors started flying around that ... More >>

Around the World in 12 Hours at Space

​Hey house junkies, turn off your computer and pack your bags -- you're going on a trip, and I'm not talking about the chemically-induced kind. This tomorrow night, Space Global Sessions has invited 11 DJs to take you "Around the World in 12 Hours." The event starts at 11 p.m, and runs through Sun ... More >>

Rumor Mill: Cameo Still Open, Parkwest Shuts Down in Order to Get Trashy

Is this you, Trash?Despite the bad economy, the city is buzzing with rumors about nightclubs opening and closing. There is already a deathlist circulating of mostly South Beach clubs that soon will be shutting their doors due to poor sales. We aren't going to mention names, but any place that is rel ... More >>

On the List: Memorial Weekend Detours

Memorial Day in Miami is like the elephant in the room. Nobody admits they don't want to party in South Beach this weekend for fear of coming off as racist. Well, you are. You aren't going to get shanked, stabbed, cut, mugged or shot at if you cross the causeway. Then there are those who just plainl ... More >>

Crobar and the Opium Group are Broward Bound

A few week ago we issued a new trend alert for downtown Miami's hipsterati being asked to host and promote parties at the usually uptight South Beach nightclubs. But this week we are uncovering an even newer trend, former Miami nightclubs moving north to Broward County.Remember crobar? The infamous ... More >>

Opening This Week: The King Is Dead, Louis at the Gansevoort

Roxy Cottontail is getting you high at The King Is Dead Friday. Are we in a recession? Because the nightlife industry sure hasn't gotten the memo. In fact, this week the much delayed opening of The King Is Dead is finally happening. The venue is rumored to officially open tonight (Roc Media, the v ... More >>

On the List - Rory Phillips, Miguel Migs, Arthur Baker, Sander Kleinenberg and Fool's Gold

Roxy Cottontail is getting you high at The King Is Dead Friday. Are we in a recession? Because the nightlife industry sure hasn't gotten the memo. In fact, this week the much delayed opening of The King Is Dead is finally happening. The venue is rumored to officially open tonight (Roc Media, the v ... More >>

On the List - Tepr, Lee Burridge, Benny Benassi, and I Love Techno

Roxy Cottontail is getting you high at The King Is Dead Friday. Are we in a recession? Because the nightlife industry sure hasn't gotten the memo. In fact, this week the much delayed opening of The King Is Dead is finally happening. The venue is rumored to officially open tonight (Roc Media, the v ... More >>

On the List - Money Shot, Modeselektor, Steve Aoki and Space

Roxy Cottontail is getting you high at The King Is Dead Friday. Are we in a recession? Because the nightlife industry sure hasn't gotten the memo. In fact, this week the much delayed opening of The King Is Dead is finally happening. The venue is rumored to officially open tonight (Roc Media, the v ... More >>

On The List - Baile Funk, Boris, and Bamby

Roxy Cottontail is getting you high at The King Is Dead Friday. Are we in a recession? Because the nightlife industry sure hasn't gotten the memo. In fact, this week the much delayed opening of The King Is Dead is finally happening. The venue is rumored to officially open tonight (Roc Media, the v ... More >>

What Does It Mean?

Roxy Cottontail is getting you high at The King Is Dead Friday. Are we in a recession? Because the nightlife industry sure hasn't gotten the memo. In fact, this week the much delayed opening of The King Is Dead is finally happening. The venue is rumored to officially open tonight (Roc Media, the v ... More >>

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The Ultra Music Festival is part music, part counterculture, and all business

Bring It Back

After bad decisions cost Gabriel Fain a spot among Miami's DJ elite, the house music jock gets a shot at redemption

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Here Today, Gone Today

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