In certain Native American tribes, the vision quest is a rite of passage by which the young undertake a personal journey alone through the wilderness and commune with the natural world, eventually discovering their destiny in dreams and shadows. For electronic music crew Visionquest — Ryan Crosson, Lee Curtiss, Shaun…
How many Dutch DJs, producers, and dance music fans does it take to get a major airline to completely re-route its flight plans? The answer: About 150 of them, plus the power of Twitter and the co-sign of Dutch dance music god Tiësto himself. On the Wednesday of the sprawling…
If you’re in Austin checking out SXSW, you might be in the mood to see some familiar faces. And if you aren’t there, join the club. But it’s worth mentioning that Miami residents are being well represented by some of our favorite local sons, including Grammy-nominated crew, Locos Por Juana.Locos…
There’s a fascinating duality at the core of UK producer Glimpse’s work. It’s the duality of control vs. loss of control. On one hand, he favors analog studio production over digital, reckoning that today’s automated digital tools eschew the elements of human spontaneity and imperfection — he grapples the dominance…
Mr. Luther Campbell has always had some pretty radical ideas. Of course, he was once part of that filthy little hip-hop trio called 2 Live Crew, which earned him and his homies serious heat from the American Family Association for supremely sexed-up lyrics like: “Girls always ask me why I…
Prunk TV is like David Hasselhoff. We are huge in France! OK, here’s how it happened: I got an email from these French filmmakers who had seen my interview with Brisco right here on Prunk TV. Vive la France! They wanted to come to Miami and make a documentary about…
Underworld, the UK-based electronic duo of Rick Smith and Karl Hyde, has been the vehicle for an audio-video conflux that rose to prominence from the post-acid house scene of the ’90s, and really hit the public consciousness after the song “Born Sippy .NUXX” was used to great effect in Danny…
Influenced by Fleetwood Mac, Chicago house music, Animal Collective, and copious amounts of peppermint tea, Cut Copy — made up of Dan Whitford, Tim Hoey, Mitchell Scott, and Ben Browing — began as Whitford’s solo DJ project in 2001. It then emerged on the scene as a performance trio with…
Maybe it’s the heat that has Las Vegas Weekly’s Sarah Gianetto claiming that Las Vegas’ nightlife scene is vastly superior to Miami’s.Excuse us. Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Oh, sweet baby Jesus. We haven’t read something that funny in a long time.Gianetto makes her case due to the fact she skipped out on both…
Kiss at Hard Rock Live March 17
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings at the Fillmore Miami Beach March 20
Philip Glass at New World Center March 17
Gal Costa at the Fillmore Miami Beach March 19
Bobby Brown and Heads of State at Sun Life Stadium March 20
Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks at BankAtlantic Center March 20
Ultra Music Festival 2011 is more diverse than ever
Ultra cofounder Russell Faibisch talks expansion and making peace with WMC
Beatport Music Awards: A guide to picking the big winners
The Overthrow and Trouble & Bass’s Black Magick Miami Party at the Castle March 26
Visionquest with Ryan Crosson, Lee Curtiss, Shaun Reeves, Seth Troxler, and others at the Shelborne Beach Resort March 25
Pete Tong’s Pool Party at the Surfcomber Hotel March 25
Hard Miami with Diplo, Tiga, and SebastiAn at Grand Central March 24
