Saturday: Nick Catchdubs at Poplife

If you missed Fool’s Gold co-founder, Nick Catchdubs, during Winter Music Conference, don’t make the same mistake twice. Not going to rehash too much on why Catchdubs holds a special place amongst many blog-house (electro-house/nu-rave/whathaveyou) fans, except that he is genius when in control of the decks.Contributor John Hood did…

Good Daze, America

Talk about your WTF moments: Miami DJ Danny Daze (Rokbar/Dirty Hairy) will be providing the tunes for Live with Regis & Kelly this week as they air live from the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. Their temporary relocation starts tomorrow and goes through Thursday. Unfortunately (or fortunately, for some), tickets are…

$15 Drinks Bring Peace to SoBe

Several words can be used to describe South Beach, but serene definitely isn’t one of them. However, the Setai is trying to convince patrons that they can escape from the Beach’s normal hustle and bustle during Serenity Thursdays. The hotel’s exquisite bar and courtyard area play host to the night,…

LMFAO Can’t Say Away From the City That Inspired Their One Hit

For more than a year, LMFAO (SMS shorthand for “laugh my fucking ass off”) has been bastardizing the hipster-hop genre with their single “I’m In Miami, Bitch!” off their 2008 Party Rock EP. At one point  acts like Kid Sister, Spank Rock, Amanda Black and The Cool Kids seemed like…

Comment of the Week: Riptide 2.0 a Poor Man’s Dave Barry?

If you don’t believe we read all your comments, we do — well, at least I do. Yesterday, commenter Concerned Citizen posted the following comment on “Miami-Dade: ‘We Useless'”:If you wanted to complain about government there are other valid things to bring to light. Tell us about those things –…

Overthrow Brings Misfit to Louis Tomorrow Night

Okay, I’ll admit: I like Louis — a lot. It completely goes everything I believe a nightclub should be (drinks are too expensive and the door policy is frustrating), but dammit it’s an awesome venue! It’s cavernous, the lighting is crazy and the bookings at times are unbelievable. I spent…

Slideshow: Fall Out Boy at Pompano Beach Amphitheater

Pete Wentz and company thankfully kept their (by “their” we mean more specifically Pete Wentz) wangs in their pants (link is totes NSFW) at last night’s Fall Out Boy concert at Pompano Beach Amphitheater. The show was originally scheduled to be at Mizner Park in Boca Raton, but the venue…

Slideshow: 4/20 BBQ Smokeout at PS14

So why is 4/20 chosen as the day everyone feels the needs to get baked out of their minds? There are 364 other days in the year that we’re sure any cannabis connoisseur doesn’t discriminate smoking on. But we suppose we shouldn’t try rationalize something created by people in a…

Over the Weekend: Aterciopelados and Miami Beach Gay Pride

While our sister paper celebrated Beerfest north of the county line, we kept a low profile this weekend. Well, maybe it’s the city that’s keeping a low profile. We definitely think things have slowed down since Winter Music Conference, and with the low season only a month away, we don’t…

Insider Account of the M/V Maersk Alabama

Last week, the nation was captivated by the unfolding story of the M/V Maersk Alabama and the Somali pirates that held the ship’s captian, Richard Phillips, hostage until the U.S. Navy took action four days later. It sounds like something straight out of a movie (come on: distant lands, pirates,…

Hold On to Holy Ghost! at LIV Wednesday

It wasn’t too long ago that Brooklyn duo Holy Ghost! was here. Much like their DFA lablemates Hercules & Love Affair and The Juan MacLean, they submerged themselves in the whole new disco revival happening right now. While, surely there will be a slew of disco-house artists to come and…

Video: José El Rey “Ladies of the Night”

Everyone’s favorite Cuban electro/Miami bass/freestyle act — and part-time Crossfade columnist — José El Rey released a new music video for his track “Ladies of the Night.” From the looks of it, it was mostly filmed, where else, but in the deep bowls of west Miami.And while José has taken…

So Raw Festival Bringing Together Miami’s Rawest Talent in June

We love festivals, even the small ones. But while most of our local festivals give non-natives the limelight, So Raw Festival aims to showcase the city’s local artists and musicians to finally prove once and for all Miami possesses the rawest talent. The lineup so far includes Dan Melchior und…

WMC 2009: Ultra Music Festival in Pictures

With two-days worth of performers, Ultra Music Festival is still to this day the show to attend during Winter Music Conference. Our cameras were out there in full-force to give an unprecedented visual compendium of everything that went down during the festival. Check out photos from both Day 1 (part…

WMC 2009: Cut Copy at Ultra Music Festival

Ultra Music Festival ’09: Cut CopySaturday, March 28, 2009Bicentennial Park, MiamiBetter than: Listening to them on your iPod.Most of my encounters with Cut Copy have been while drunk at The Vagabond or White Room, where indie dance-rock is pretty much the norm. However it wasn’t until Boys Noize gave “Lights…

WMC 2009: Crystal Castles at Ultra Music Festival

Ultra Music Festival ’09: Crystal CastlesSaturday, March 28, 2009Bicentennial Park, MiamiBetter than: Everything else at Ultra — seriously.The lights dimmed at the Bayfront Stage at Ultra Music Festival and from the darkness emerged the silhouette of the lead singer Alice Glass, a petite girl who looks like that goth girl…