All week, Grand Central’s been home to some kickass Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week parties. On Wednesday, there was Hard Miami and Mad Decent’s Moombahton Massive. The next night, you had Hard’s Main Event with Busy P and Boys Noize. And Saturday night featuring the Fool’s Gold family…
Electro warrior Wolfgang Gartner threw down a killer closing Friday-night set at Ultra Music Festival. But just 24 hours earlier he could hardly imagine being in our fair city — let alone enjoying it. The LA-based DJ vented some negative vibes on Twitter, saying, tweeting, “sitting in my home on…
Check out Crossfade’s full 45-photo slideshow of Hard Miami Day Two at Grand Central — plus the review of Hard Miami and Mad Decent’s Moombahton Massive. Hard Miami 2012 With Boys Noize, Busy P, Brodinski and others Grand Central, Miami Thursday, March 22, 2012 Better Than: Admitting the hard electro…
Dirtybird BBQ With Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin, and the rest of the crew Villa 221, Miami Thursday, March 22, 2012 Better Than: Any other company barbecue in existence. Everyone knows a cheeseburger and French fries are perfect together. But the Dirtybird crew says, “Screw that noise. You don’t need those…
See the full 35-photo Hard Miami Moombahton Massive at Grand Central slideshow. Hard Miami and Mad Decent’s Moombahton Massive With Diplo, Dillon Francis, Nadastrom, and others Grand Central, Miami Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Better Than: Seven hours of reggaeton and sirens. Back in the fall of 2010, Dave Nada played…
Harry “Choo Choo” Romero at Shelborne Beach Resort’s Shine for WMC March 23, 2012
Top four free Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week parties, March 23 and 24
Super Music Group Label Party With J. Paul Getto, Louis La Roche, and Amtrac The Well, South Beach Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Better Than: Paying to party. Last night was the official start of Miami Music Week. So local funky boys Super Music Group kicked the festivities off right with…
March is total mayhem for the Miami music fan. For a solid week, the world’s greatest DJs descend upon the city to make our clubs, hotels, and poolside bars their bitch. With over 300 parties, it’s nothing to drop hundreds before the workweek even ends. But it doesn’t have to…
For a lot of party people, America’s dance music obsession is a rather recent phenomenon. But for Harry Romero, it’s been a way of life for more than 15 years. As a renowned producer, international DJ, and co-founder of Subliminal Records, Romero has watched the EDM world change a lot…
The EDM game is tough. Before you get the big dollars, you’ve got to pay your dues and take a few hits. So it’s no surprise most of these heavy hitters are well into their 30s or even older. But over the last couple of years, there’s been a youth…
Dim Mak Does Miami at Mansion March 20
Avicii at Ultra March 24
Neon Indian at Ultra March 23
Miike Snow at Ultra March 23
Ultra Music Festival, much like the Universe itself, is constantly expanding. Over the past 14 years, what started as a one-day party on Miami Beach has morphed into a huge corporate monster with a million heads. Rather than one day of debauchery, you get three days, plus an UMF concert…
Who’s Got The Funk? With Amtrac and Brass Knuckles Grand Central, Miami Thursday, March 8, 2012 Better Than: An awkward ’70s-themed party with fake afros and platforms. Miami’s own Amtrac and Brass Knuckles brought the house down last night at Grand Central with support from some of their funkiest friends…
Attention passengers. You’re normally allowed one carry-on per flight. But Ultra Music Festival is going to go ahead and upgrade that to about 10. No, we’re not actually flying anywhere, but Ultra is spreading the love with their Carry On series of after parties throughout Miami Music Week. Festivities kick…
Amtrac and Brass Knuckles at Grand Central March 8
Before Steve Aoki was voted DJ Most Likely to Waste Champagne, he already had a pretty sweet reputation as the head of Dim Mak records. When he started the label back in 1996, he focused mainly on signing massive indie rock acts like Battles, Bloc Party and The Von Bondies…
Even after 27 years, four albums, and a few line-up changes, Jane’s Addiction is holding on strong. In fact, Perry Farrell and company’s latest album, The Great Escape Artist, made it to the third spot on Billboard rock chart. So rather than kick the habit in 2012, these ’90s alt-rock…
Rising Swedish star Avicii is one of the hottest DJ-producers in contemporary house music. His massive hit “Levels,” which samples recently deceased Etta James’s “Something’s Got a Hold on Me,” gets so much play that it’s almost become obnoxious. But before you start hating on the guy for no reason…
