It’s been a crazy ride. But tonight, six years of hard work pays off in a big way. Miami’s paint party pioneers can’t wait to open the doors for the first-ever Life in Color Festival. The crew has worked all night to transform the Sun Life Stadium parking lot into…
You don’t need the backing of an established industry to throw a great party. All you need are some good people, some good tunes, and the will to rock. “Do it yourself” is the foundational ethos of the seventh annual 305 Fest, which will bring together nearly 40 of the…
You win some, you lose some, and this year in music saw it all. There were some unexpected hits and some downright drown-outs. Some old favorites came back around, some tried and true experts continued their reign of glory, and some classic moves fell off the face of the planet…
Where all my ho ho hos at? Santa wants all the naughty girls and boys to drop it in his lap, because we’re celebrating the most ratchet Christmas that the streets have ever seen. What makes a ho ratchet? Well, she’s probably gold diggin’ in a messy weave, twerkin’ in…
It was just a few hours before midnight on New Year’s Eve 2002, and the woman who’d DJed Madonna’s wedding could not find parking. She had rejected multiple offers to play NYE parties in other cities, because she — Tracy Young — and her friends had decided that celebrating together…
Hanukkah has come and gone, but the holiday season is still in full swing. So what’s a naughty or nice Jewish girl to do on Christmas Eve? Go out and find herself a nice or naughty Jewish boy, of course! For the 27th year in a row, the Society of Young…
Have you been naughty or nice this year? And no, Miley, no one is asking you. Because it doesn’t take Santa’s omniscience to know you’ve been a very bad girl. This year, we’ve seen your flat booty more times than we’ve seen our mother’s face. So you’re getting a sexy…
In Life’s Little Instruction Book, H. Jackson Brown Jr. famously wrote: “An overnight success takes about 15 years.” If that’s the case, Life in Color is way ahead of schedule. Over the course of just seven years, this crew of Miami-based paint party professionals has fought, struggled, and lost a…
Rappers live the life. But deep down, they want to prove they can ball out on the court. In turn, almost every NBA player fancies himself an MC. And though few have had any semblance of crossover success, some of them aren’t half bad. From our own King James to…
Of all the DJs who’ve headlined Ultra Music Festival, Tiësto is the unofficial godfather. (Short of having his own mega-tent like Carl Cox, of course.) And he’s presided over the jubilee since the early days. In fact, Miami is kind of his town. He may be a Dutchman, but he’s…
“I enjoy a little of everything.” Usually that kind of statement can be interpreted to mean, “I’m self-indulgent and lazy.” But for Niko Javan, that isn’t true. He’s not only a producer, DJ, video director, and musician. His resume boasts impressive accomplishments all across the creative spectrum. So you just…
Holy Ship!!! Oh yeah, we’re experiencing a level of excitement that can only be expressed with three exclamation marks. That, and it’s the third year running for the world’s greatest electro-based music cruise. This year, the ship is bigger and better than ever. For 2013, HARD upgraded to the brand-new…
Yes, Britney Spears is considering retirement after the completion of her upcoming Las Vegas residency. The show begins in early 2014 and it’s slated for a two-year run, which means we may only have a couple of years left to get our “Britney Bitch” on. And you know what? That’s…
The best part of the holidays is the plethora of parties, and Miami’s oldest bar is gearing up for one of the rockingest holiday festivities in the 305. Tobacco Road (626 S. Miami Ave., Miami) is proud to present the fifth annual Jingle Bell Rock Winter Music Festival. This year…
Is hip-hop just a front to fill the private prison system? Can you have the keys to the bakery and the Church of Satan at the same time? Can a man with an ice-cream cone on his face kill another man with his bare hands? That’s some wackadoodle scenario shit…
Basel 2013 saw Miami flooded with out-of-town artists, critics, collectors, celebrities, and all manner of high-brow, well-to-doers looking for the best culturally themed parties around. Thankfully for minimal house fans, Richie Hawtin is a big art freak. Hawtin, AKA Plastikman and the head of Minus Records, made sure to take…
Fool’s Gold Day Off With Trick Daddy, A-Trak, Danny Brown, and others Mana Wynwood, Miami Sunday, December 8, 2013 They called it a Day Off, but that shit was lasted from early in the afternoon till way after dark. The insta-midnight feel inside Mana Wynwood’s warehouse setting helped dancers forget…
Basel Castle 2013 Grand Central Park, Miami Saturday, December 7, 2013 In the past, the setting for The Overthrow’s Basel Castle extravaganza had been a slightly cartoonish, sort of fragile-looking fortress in Wynwood. But that shit is dead, son. Last year, the overcrowding got outta hand. So for 2013, the…
On any given week, turn your FM radio transmitter to 91.1, and you’ll get a bunch of static. But this isn’t just any damn week. This is Art Basel. And for a few more days, turning to 91.1 will open a sonic passageway into the Pulse Miami exhibition bathrooms and…
Artists: they’re great for creative vision, but not always so great at suiting up and taking care of business. Luckily for a few talented national artists, Red Bull is giving their work some serious wings. For the second year in a row, the Red Bull Canvas Cooler Project has chosen…
Art Basel has “art” in its name, but fashion is just as much a part of the celebration. Fashion is the art we live in, an outward expression of our inner selves. So what happens when the medium we use to express our emotions becomes flat, preconceived, status-quo? “When daily…
If you peruse the exhibits of this year’s Scope Art Basel, you’ll notice the unmistakable influence of Andy Warhol throughout the displays. From sequined cereal boxes to giant soup cans and even hashtag-swag art you can wear, Warhol’s posthumous reach is endless. But nowhere is Warhol’s presence felt more deeply…
