Click here to view all the photos from this event.Major LazerGrand Central, MiamiSaturday, May 15, 2010Better than: Dealing with TSA at Miami International Airport in order to actually catch a flight to Jamaica.It was almost two months ago that the Switch and Diplo side project Major Lazer made its Miami…
Miami musician and Berklee grad Joseph Espinoza, AKA Jesp, is back with a new track called “Removing the Heartache.” This release comes on the heels of last year’s full-length Heart Rhythms, a synth-pop heavy which we described as a mix between Chromeo and Jan Hammer.The new track features more of…
Swoon, y’all. Our number one crush Tamara Sky has sort of been laying low lately from spinning at local clubs, and now we know why. She’s been busy traveling around the world. She was at LA club Cinespace last month showing America’s worst (we have a natural hatred for Angelenos)…
Music aside, visuals have played an important role in the Switch and Diplo side project, Major Lazer. From the ’80s Saturday morning cartoon-style of Jamaican zombie comando Major Lazer himself to the odd-ball music videos. The man responsible for most of the music videos is director Eric Wareheim — better…
When the Vagabond’s Thursday-night party, Money Shot, went kaput a couple of years ago and left a void in the venue’s lineup, a group of misfits put together a little party called Shake that’s been an immense success. Now its creators are ready to delve deeper into clubland. They’ve launched…
Friday, Green Velvet, AKA Cajmere, will be returning to Miami hopefully bringing the “Shake & Pop” with him. Funny thing is, the last time we saw the Chicago DJ was at Poplife’s Dirty Disco party at Pawn Shop Lounge (god, just felt so old typing that). Danny Daze will provide…
Treasure Fingers is bringing those magic fingers to the turntables. The DJ/producer is perhaps best known for his track “Cross the Dancefloor” and for remixing tracks by Miike Snow, Empire on the Sun, Little Boots, and more. Also performing live is hipster-hop MC Hollywood Holt. Resident DJs Mike Deuce, Jessica…
Major Lazer: Does Switch and Diplo’s new side project exploit Jamaicans?
It’s not a secret that Canadians love South Florida. Every time you are stuck behind some idiot on I-95, it’s almost a guarantee that their license plate says Je me souviens. Still, our neighbor to the (way up) north have given us plenty reason not to invade them by the…
In order to prepare for Saturday’s Major Lazer concert at Grand Central, Skerrit Bwoy and Fader have conveniently released an instructional video explaining daggering. If you aren’t familiar with daggering it’s basically simulated sex (at least, we hope so) on the dancefloor. It’s definitely not for shy people or the…
Seems like Grand Central’s opening weekend is going to be a busy one. We already talked about Thursday night’s grand opening as well as Saturday’s massive event with Major Lazer. Well, you might as well camp out at venue the entire weekend because it was just announced electro/house legend Felix…
If you skipped out on getting a look at Miami’s newest mid-size music venue/nightclub Grand Central during Winter Music Conference, you’ll finally get a chance to check it out this week. The venue officially opens this Thursday, with DJ sets by Paco, Sebastian Puga, and Mike Deuce, along with live…
We are only about a week away, but we’re pretty sure you haven’t forgotten that Major Lazer is bring its crazy mix of dancehall-meets-electro to Grand Central May 15. If that wasn’t awesome in itself, Poplife has announced that Passion Pit drummer Nate Donmoyer, AKA Shuttle, will be doing a…
You might be tired of us forcing more and more news on the George Alan Rekers story, but we feel this is a story that needs to be told. For one, it’s about the hypocrisy of denying a group of people certain rights, while pretending to be someone you aren’t…
The finalists for the Association of Food Journalists Awards were revealed yesterday, and the Miami New Times was nominated for three awards, more than any other alternative weekly in the country.Staff writer Gus Garcia-Roberts is a finalist for Best Newspaper Food Feature (Under 200,000 Circulation) for his story “Pork Pirates,”…
Remember Heathrow Lounge? No? Don’t worry, it was only a minor blip in South Beach’s nightlife scene. At one point it seemed like it could be the beach’s answer to a downtown rock club, then all of a sudden it got all these really undeserving high praises mostly due to…
Here’s the photo referred to in yesterday’s story about anti-gay activist George Rekers and his rent-boy. Note that Mr. Rekers is handling the baggage. So who’s helping whom?…
You’ve seen it, the commercial on Comcast or DirecTV announcing the launch of the Cooking Channel May 31. First thought that probably ran through your head is we already have a cooking channel called Food Network. Don’t worry then, this channel doesn’t seem like its going to cater to you.In…
Last year, freelance writer and Short Order contributor Jackie Sayet wrote a piece on the confusing and often overlooked labeling of Kobe beef in Miami restaurants. When we caught several local restaurants selling American Wagyu as Kobe, the effect was felt immediately as several eateries changed their menus to clear…
You hear that? That’s the sound of prices at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink going up after Chef Michael Schwartz won yesterday the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South. Eater reminds us that the last time a Miami chef won the award was in 2008 when Michelle Bernstein took…
Have you bought your Brew at the Zoo tickets yet? No? Bad news! Pre-sale tickets have officially sold out. We’ll have a limited amount of tickets available for walk-ups tomorrow, but we highly suggest you get there early if you want to snag one. The event has completely sold out,…
Remember indie-dance parties like Revolver, Spider-Pussy, and Vice? Well, Poplife may soon be joining them in the ranks of parties of clubland past. Poplife, the party, will official come to a close next Saturday, May 8 at Electric Pickle, while Poplife as a events and promotions company will continue to…
