Last night’s debut of Can U Feel It: The UMF Experience, a new 45-minute concert documentary about last year’s Ultra Music Festival, served as a sort of coronation of both Ultra and dance music in general. For one thing, there was the red carpet. Just a decade ago, the thought…
Skrillex as part of Ultra Music Festival 2012 at Bayfront Park March 23
Swedish House Mafia’s Masquerade Motel rocks downtown Miami March 23 and 24
Hard Miami 2012 and Moombahton Massive at Grand Central March 21 and 22
M83 at Ultra Music Festival March 24
Never are there so many mysteriously Irish people as there are on St. Patrick’s Day. Your buddy Juan? Sure, he’s Irish, he swears. On his maternal grandmother’s side, once removed, or something. Whatever. Real ethnic connection to the Emerald Isle or not, almost anyone can enjoy what St. Paddy’s Day…
Elton John at BankAtlantic Center March 9
To the three producers who make up Swedish House Mafia — Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso — operating on a massive scale is no big deal, pun intended. From the beginning of the trio’s rise to international prominence, they’ve seemed to always operate at a sweeping level, beginning with…
Working together under the banner of Qool Shows, Miami promoters Oski Gonzalez and the pseudonymous “Queen of the Scene” specialize in shows that go big. Since they met via MySpace five years ago, the two longtime local music lovers have specialized in multi-stage, all-local festivals. The fests usually follow a…
When French musician Anthony Gonzalez started recording as M83, his deeply dreamy signature sound was a total anomaly. The year was 2001, and the electronic music world was still deep in the throes of proggy four-four beats. Meanwhile, the cool-kid rock scene was about to get warmed up by a…
Almost without question, Ultra Music Festival now dominates the American dance festival scene. But Los Angeles’ Hard may be the next big event brand to rise to the top. What started as a bunch of one-off West Coast events has become a traveling series of mini-fests for young and wild…
Doobie Brothers at Hard Rock Live February 24
Diana Ross at Hard Rock Live February 23
David Guetta might have changed the entire sound of commercial pop and Deadmau5 may have gotten legions of clubbers to don faux rodent heads. But there’s no question that over the past year, the hottest name in electronic dance music is Skrillex, born Sonny Moore. The polarizing artist has been…
If good things come in threes, Arboles Libres’ show at Churchill’s Pub this Saturday will be a perfect storm of positivity. There’s the group setup itself: a trio, led by hippie-cute frontman Juan Ignacio “Nacho” Londono, who’s backed by happily rambling players Eddie Moreno and Anthony Genovese. Then there’s the…
Authority Zero at Respectable Street February 18
Bret Michaels at Hard Rock Live February 18
Valentine’s Day, with its unabashed sappiness, candy, and commercialized cheer, would seem to be exactly everything the typical Smiths and Morrissey fan stands against. Aren’t followers of the famously dour Morrissey supposed to be bookish, wan, forever-alone types who scoff at the possibility of love? (This is a guy who…
Sumsun at Speakeasy Lounge February 11
The Avett Brothers at Sunset Cove Amphitheater February 10
Tool at BankAtlantic Center February 6
Scott H. Biram at Propaganda February 6
