In the world of house music, Berlin-based producer Till Von Sein stands a little off kilter. He’s not big on self-promotion and in fact he spends half his time working as a booking agent for Wolf + Lamb, Soul Clap, or others. He’s a bit of a jokester or a…
Seasons come and seasons fall, but the Jacuzzi Boys, Julian Yuri Rodriguez, and MTV have No Seasons at all. Rodriguez, the goofy-grinned eternal-boy of a filmmaker, uses those words to open each episode of his own web series. The less-than 10 minute webisodes are available via MTV (other), MTV’s short-form…
Dear Miami, don’t fret. That subtle shock of sexual energy you experienced last night was not the ancient gods of libido trying to claw their way out of the earth’s crust. It was only the scientific reaction of Flume’s music meeting the live-wire hormones of about 1,000 nubile screaming superfans…
Have you been outside lately? It’s sticky and gross, right? What if we told you it doesn’t have to be that way? What if we told you there are numerous ways to cool off and stay cool right here in the 305? It’s true. From unorthodox ice cream to jumping…
Art Basel, WMC, III Points. That’s the holy trifecta as the III Points camp would have you believe, and with two successful Octobers behind them, they’re not far off. The music, art, and technology fest has emerged from Wynwood’s streets as something of a show-stopper, and this year, organizers promise…
Miami’s Metromover is, at times, a very quiet ride. Maybe not when something like Ultra Music Festival is flooding this free downtown transit service with screaming, fist-pumping, neon-clad riders. On most days, though, the only sounds are idle conversation and the whoosh of the cars cruising down the tracks. Near…
Slow Roast Records lived up to its name Sunday by hosting the dopest BBQ Blowout of Memorial Day Weekend in Miami. Craze and the gang teamed up with L.A. party smashers The Do-Over and invaded Brickell’s Sidebar for a night of sipping, dipping, and more roasted lechón than a person…
Say “Slow Roast.” And what comes to mind? Are you salivating at the thought of crunchy, fall-off-the-bone pork slathered in spicy, tangy sauces? Are you scrubbin’ the ground with dat fat booty, humming a riddim that sticks to your ribs? Both make sense, because not only is slow-roasted meat the…
Kaskade doesn’t just believe in Miami’s music scene. He’s bought into it. Super Music Group is a 305-based management company that started as a means to represent Amtrac. Since 2010, founders Derek Walin and Brandon Kesslar have expanded the mission and the roster to include Craze, Robb Bank$, DZA, Sluggers,…
Miami is not a boring city, but the nightlight scene can get old pretty fast. The same people, the same places, the same music, the same beer. But every Sunday, South Beach’s Score becomes a place where club kids and scenesters, gays and straights and in-betweeners come together under flashing…
Memorial Day weekend in Miami, colloquially known as Urban Beach Week, is almost upon us. So yes, we must honor our fallen troops. But we must also get set for beats, bangers, public intoxication, near-naked insanity, and pimped-out Chevys causing gridlock on Ocean Drive. There are two ways to deal…
It’s often said those seeking money should follow their passion because money will follow. But sometimes, you’ve got to learn the hard way. “You learn by your mistakes,” says Jabba, DJ for New York City’s Hot97 and cofounder of Miami’s annual Best of the Best Concert. The reggae-centric celebration marks it’s…
Saturday at LMNT was the Greatest Day Ever. Alright, maybe it wasn’t literally the greatest day ever. But when you name your party, you’re at least guaranteed some really sweet social updates. The Brooklyn-import mini fest at LMNT was definitely a pretty dope day, and we’d give it points for…
Everything’s got a dark side, even a yo-yo. The spinning trinket offers good clean fun to kids of all ages, but the business behind it can be a mucky trench of jealousy, subterfuge, and espionage. Ask Ken Russell, current candidate for City of Miami Commissioner, and former yo-yo businessman and…
Moms are caring, intelligent, beautiful, nurturing creatures, but showing how much you love them can be hard. Sure, hand mom a construction paper heart with some raw macaroni haphazardly glued all over it and she’ll gush like Old Faithful, but giving mom sloppy arts and crafts is so elementary school…
May is shaping up to be the most important month in pop star Ciara’s life. On May 1, she teamed up with First Lady Michelle Obama to empower Detroit children on College Signing Day as part of Mrs. Obama’s Get Schooled initiative. She’s about to unleash her latest venture, a…
Niko Javan’s recent pornographic vegetable EP? There’s an app for that. The fearless “multimedia warrior” has his hands in music production, visual arts, music videos, and t-shirt design, but he’s still got an uncontrollable urge to push himself to new creative frontiers. He was looking for a new project, a…
Have you ever seen Trina, the Diamond Princess, flying around on rainbow-colored mechas, kicking at seemingly nothing with giant metal vices stuck on her feet, weaving in and out of view from behind a giant uterus? Of course not, unless you were at the Perez Art Museum Miami Thursday night…
As booty-shaking beats rumble through the Wynwood streets, you hop out of a cab. You skip toward a supersize beer pong table. On the way, someone hands you a big puff of cotton candy. “It’s free!” they shout, just before you see some good friends who just arrived. And what’s…
Have you ever walked the pale Cuban beaches, stood under the inspiring architecture of its churches, or played stick baseball in the streets? If you’re one of Miami’s thousands of first-generation Cuban refugees, the answer is “not very likely,” but there are still thousands more parents and grandparents living with…
DJ Craze is a living legend, and we in Miami are spoiled to call him our own. Sometimes, we need a reminder that the rest of the world looks to the three-time DMC solo world champion for technical advice and musical direction. Sometimes, we need to see how much they…
The path to enlightenment is treacherous and hard-fought. It’s lined with snakes and heads with two faces. The way is always darkest before the light, but for those who can face their demons and find honesty within themselves, the results outweigh the difficult means. For 21-year-old Odd Future rapper Earl…
