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Coachella Music Cruise to Set Sail Out of Miami Fort Lauderdale! See the Full 22-Act Lineup!

If a South Florida music fan wants three days of festival-quality indie rock, hip-hop, and other eclectic tuneage, does he or she have any other option besides buying a ticket aboard a cruise ship headed for international waters? Well, no ... With the abject failure of the 2011 Langerado reboot and ... 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 >>

WMC 2012: PillowTalk on Breakthrough Success and Destroying All Genres

San Francisco's Samuel Doylestien, Ryan Williams, and Michael Tello are all accomplished DJ-producers. But as PillowTalk, they've been making even bigger waves. This year alone has seen the threesome signed to some of the most hotly tipped labels in the international house and techno scene: Visionq ... More >>

Danny Daze on Miami Clubs: "Telling DJs What to Play Because of a Douchebag Spending Three Grand on a Table"

Miami homeboy Danny Daze (AKA Daniel Gomez) blew up big time in 2011 thanks to a bass-heavy dancefloor bomb called "Your Everything" signed to Jamie Jones and Lee Foss's Hot Creations label. Needless to say, the record made our cut for Miami's Best Albums of 2011. And it put Danny's name on the lips ... More >>

WMC is back with Ultra but still needs a makeover

Does Winter Music Conference Need Another Makeover?

​In October 2011, good news came early for beat freaks when Winter Music Conference announced the 27-year-old event would be growing -- not only with new events but also with an expanded ten-day itinerary. Even better, organizers also eliminated the Sophie's Choice they'd created last year by squa ... More >>

John Digweed's Miami Music Week Getdown at the Vagabond, March 26

Photo by Alex BroadwellDigweed behind the decks at the Vagabond.​You tweetcasted from the port-a-potty. You got goofy and sunburned with Simian Mobile Disco, Boys Noize, and a middle-aged, glowstick-wielding paramedic at Day Two of Ultra Music Festival. And then (so long as you didn't overdo it ... More >>

The Miniature Pretty Lights Mob Scene at the Fillmore Miami Beach

Photo by Marta Xochilt PerezParty dude and label boss Pretty Lights.​See the full 23-photo Pretty Lights at the Fillmore Miami Beach slideshow. It's Miami Music Week! How do we know? 'Cause Denver party dude and record label boss Pretty Lights (AKA Derek Vincent Smith) confirmed it last night a ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2011 is more diverse than ever

WMC and Ultra's complicated breakup

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 >>

Ultra Vivid Wow!

The massive two-day festival remains a homegrown labor of love by two South Florida locals.