Far East Movement Fly “Like A G6” at Power 96’s North Pole Party December 17

As opposed to rap-phobic product pushers like Hennessy, the Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is totally stoked that peeps be namedroppin’ its shit. In October, company spokesman Jeff Miller told Fortune Magazine that his employer was “thrilled” to hear Far East Movement’s “Like a G6” making reference to the G-650 aircraft, even…

The Skinny Dip Benefit at Kitchen 305 December 11

The Miami music scene is diverse, tight-knit, and incredibly compassionate. Last year, bands from South Florida answered Shawn Snyder’s call to action and raised more than $5,000 at the first Skinny Dip, a concert held at Kitchen 305 to benefit melanoma research and awareness. He’s hoping to do it again…

Morning Again at Churchill’s Pub December 11

Punk is a lifelong commitment. Whenever your favorite crew disbands, you can bet it’s probably just a break. Within a couple of years, the gang will drift back together (even if there’s only one original member still standing), thrash through a few rehearsals, and schedule an epic comeback show at…

Nic Fanciulli at SET December 12

British DJ, producer, and label magnate Nic Fanciulli has risen steadily in international rank to position himself as one of the biggest stars of electronic dance music. His career got off to an auspicious start in the early ’00s when fledgling production work piqued the interest of major players such…

Wale at LIV December 15

In the runup to November 2009’s release of his debut disc, Attention Deficit, D.C. rapper Wale floated into pop consciousness on a thick, fast-moving cloud of accumulated hype. After he hooked up with master trend-caller Mark Ronson in 2006 and signed a million-dollar deal with Interscope Records in 2008, the…

Nic Fanciulli Talks Success, Ibiza, and His New Deleted Label

Earlier this week, we previewed Nic Fanciulli’s upcoming December 12 show at SET. The last twelve months have seen the acclaimed British DJ-producer positioned as one of the top EDM stars in the world, while his esteemed Saved imprint continues to enlist some of the most talented producers in the…

Lemonade Talks Doom, Digital Sounds, Sade, and Dancing

A gothic metropolis in sunny California, San Francisco is a city suffering from a schizo split. It’s bred hippies, Hells Angels, and the Zodiac Killer. And five years ago, old San Fran gave birth to a certain psych-pop trio called Lemonade that luxuriates in the idea of swirling together sonic…

Madball Brings a Little NYC Hardcore to the Vagabond This Thursday

When you think about the second wave of New York City hardcore, there’s Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, Earth Crisis, and scene daddies Agnostic Front. You could casually dismiss Madball for its role in that classic era. And the way I see it, the reason is Madball frontman Freddy Cricien…

Questlove Blinded by the (iPhone) Light at Bardot’s Basel Finale

Questlove with M1BardotSunday, December 6Better than: Anything starring Jimmy Fallon.Our tolerance level for pretentious Brooklyn scenesters and celebrity star fuckers reached its boiling point Sunday night. And we’re done covering DJ sets. At least this reporter is. The Questlove set at Bardot had been hyped all week. It was the last…

Phantogram and Twin Shadow at Grand Central, December 2

Toyota Antics PresentsWith Phantogram, Twin Shadow, and FlosstradamusGrand Central, MiamiThursday, December 2, 2010Better than: Paying a cover charge to see a bunch of bands during Art Basel. We worried when Phantogram announced its second Miami show in as many months. Not because we’re not fans of the two-piece (we are),…

Nic Fanciulli Brings the Transatlantic Zeitgeist to SET December 12

​British DJ, producer and label magnate Nic Fanciulli has steadily climbed the international ranks over the course of the past decade, positioning himself as one of the biggest stars in electronic dance music. His career had an auspicious start in the early ’00s when his fledgling production work piqued the…

Random Night at Arkadia During Basel Week

​The beauty of Art Basel week is the spontaneity of it. One minute you can be having tempura eggplant before a special indie-pop DJ set at Bardot, then all of a sudden you’re in a Haitian man’s cab listening to Creole talk-radio en route to the Fontainebleau. At least that’s…

Download DJ Mix by MANIK, Debuting at Space This Saturday

NYC-based DJ-producer Chris Manik is on fire right now. In little more than twelve months he’s made a formidable leap from virtual unknown to internationally celebrated “It” boy, with releases on top labels like Ovum and Poker Flat. Specializing in a delectably deep and bass-heavy fusion of tech house, nu-disco,…

Photos: Mark Ronson at LIV with a Peaches Cameo

If we are a little sluggish this morning, we have Mark Ronson to thank. We stopped by LIV at the Fontainbleau Hotel last night after watching LCD Soundsystem play for a bunch of old, rich people at the Raleigh during MOCA Los Angeles’ party. (There is nothing quite like the…

LCD Soundsystem at Private MOCA Los Angeles Beach Party, December 1

See the full 32-photo LCD Soundsystem slideshow. LCD SoundsystemMOCA LA Beach Party, at The Raleigh Hotel, Miami BeachDecember 1, 2010Better than: Getting into a private party during Art Basel. Oh, wait….It’s pretty hard to properly assess what an art crowd’s reaction is going to be to a dance-all-night band like LCD…

Metric at Art Basel Miami Beach’s Art Loves Music, December 1

See the full Metric at Art Loves Music slideshow.Oceanfront Pavilion at Collins Park Wednesday, December 1, 2010 Better than: A trip to the beach during daylight. The sun is severely overrated. Sure, we all need our Vitamin D. But the after-dark hours provide exactly the kind of cover one needs…