Did you see Martijn Garritsen at Ultra 2013? Maybe you walked right past him, asked him for a light, or made idle chitchat with him in the line for the port-a-john. Then 16, he was just another face in the crowd. Today, you may know the Dutch teen by his…
It’s March. Are you feeling poetic? Load the paper into your typewriter (are you 80?) and break out your favorite inspirational beverage because O, Miami is just around the corner. The all-poetry-all-the-time celebration begins Wednesday, April 1; runs through Thursday, April 30; and is now accepting submissions for poet participants…
EDM fans are counting down the days until Ultra Music Festival 2015. But ten months ago, the City of Miami wasn’t sure if it would ever return. Following the tragic trampling of security guard Erica Mack and fatal drug overdose of 21-year-old attendee Adonis Escoto, Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and…
Strolling through the streets of New Orleans, Tony McGuinness can’t help being charmed by the crumbling, romantic building facades as they peer through the bayou mist. He’s going Insta-crazy, taking and uploading pic after pic. “I’m a huge fan of faded grandeur,” he says. Maybe that’s why, as a third…
If we told you the place to be tonight is a three year old’s birthday party, would you believe us? There won’t be any balloon animals or clown magicians. Instead, be regaled by special performances from Migos and OG Maco. Eat your fill of pipin’ hot chicken and biscuits from…
Turn on your television or open a magazine, and you’re likely to run into someone saying something about “feminism.” For Miami-based performer and artist Cat Del Buono, that’s great news, but it’s not really anything out of the ordinary. “For me, it’s been a hot topic for a while so…
When you think perks of being a DJ, you think about all the time you get to read books, right? Is that weird to you? It isn’t to Tiga, but then again, he’s always been a little different. The celebrated Canadian producer has been lucky enough to find success through…
Dance music’s obsession with trap beats is far from over, but just as in any relationship, you’ve got to spice things up. L.A.-based trap star RL Grime has been in the game for almost four years, and as much as he loves 808s and grimy drops, he needed something more…
It may be Steam Miami’s first Winter Music Conference, but the downtown club builds steadily upon old Vagabond tradition. The new leaders are veterans of the scene, and already, the week is slammed with showcases and old favorites. From Sunday, March 22, through Friday, March 27, it’s going to be…
When LA punk-rap skate collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All first came to Miami for a very special Halloween performance in 2011, Lil Wayne was there, but Earl Sweatshirt was thousands of miles away. The most critically acclaimed of the OFWKTA crew was off at boarding school in…
They say the pen is mightier than the sword, but what about the machine gun? The world never saw such inhuman, bloody warfare until 1914, when World War I changed the nature of battle forever. For the first time in human history, a soldier could kill his enemy without ever…
Four years ago, Ultra Music Festival made waves when it split from the usual date range of Winter Music Conference. Traditionally, the festival and the conference took place during the same week. In 2011, though, the two entities feuded and scheduled separate stretches during the month of March. Thus, the…
There’s still another month until Miami degrades into a giant Winter Music Conference/Miami Music Week mess, but the list of parties is already longer than the city is wide. We can tell you from experience that such a list is daunting, especially when it’s scattered around the Interwebs. How are…
A year ago, Telescope Thieves’ Mario De Los Santos was feeling pretty lonely. “I always felt like the odd guy out,” he says. “At the time, if you were a producer or a beat maker, you’d get booked for shows and be the only beat maker among guys with bands.”…
Miami native Danny Dueñas is the co-creator of My Mixtapez, the number-one hip-hop mixtape app for Android, iPhone, and Windows operating systems. With his brothers Juan and Ricky, Danny launched the mobile service in 2011, giving fans a resource for discovering, downloading, streaming, sharing, and favoriting the freshest, dopest beats…
Whether they’re flying in the neighborhood park or making headlines, drones are everywhere. With your eyes glued to the news, you might not know most drones are friendly. There’s lots of flying fun to be had, and with so many affordable, commercial-grade options on the market, anyone with a healthy…
Remember when we all thought medical marijuana would pass in Florida, and then you were super-disappointed when Miami failed to get out the vote? Fear not, for American democracy is a revolving door, and the time to hit the polls is coming sooner than you think. The street soldiers of…
Do you remember you first wiggle at the Electric Pickle? The Wynwood dance hangout has grown into a world-renowned deep house institution over the past six years. Even Richie Hawtin was like, “How come y’all don’t book me?” And the Pickle’s people were just like, “Because we don’t do techno,…
Space may be the final frontier, but it’s one of the first places on the list of must-sees for any Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week aficionado. It’s not just a nightclub. It’s a dance music institution. It stands to reason the downtown monolith would book a serious roster…
Miami is a budding metropolitan superpower, with a music scene that offers some of the best dance, hip-hop, and Latin music in the world. But did you know Miami is also a destination for today’s international, Grammy-winning jazz legends? For seven seasons, the Adrienne Arsht Center’s monthly Jazz Roots series…
Cheese, wine, puff pastries, provocative movies; whatever it is the French are doing, they’ll give it their signature sumptuous twist. French dance music is no different. It’s sexy and artsy but not too high-brow. It’s simple in construction, and yet it has that je ne sais quoi. You know what…
With 52 years of experience, the Coconut Grove Arts Festival need hardly prove itself as a credible destination for artists, patrons, crafters, or appreciators. Tradition shows it’s a great place for families and friends to congregate and glimpse the colorful works and offerings of Miami’s many creatives. But what about…
