Won’t somebody please think of the children! Is everyone done with the pearl clutching in regards to Ultra Music Festival? I get it — EDM is Satan in musical form. And if you’d believe Mayor Tomás Regalado and City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, Ultra is the ninth circle of Hell. The…
If you don’t choose a path in life, the devil chooses for you. Nayra Serrano is a Miami girl who started Idle Hands Productions to promote punk rock, new wave, hardcore, garage, and indie-dance parties all over the county. Over the past three years, she’s brought scores of national acts…
Our city’s subtropical club-goers have always loved the dance music. However, Space Between Words lead singer Steven Weingarth insists there’s something rocking in Miami. “Live music here has always been an uphill battle, but now there are genuine pockets that are blooming and flourishing.” Weingarth’s band released one of the…
The Flick’s 50th Anniversary and Benefit for the Dolphin’s Project Titanic Restaurant & Brewery, Coral Gables Friday, March 28, 2014 It was a night of music, memories and nostalgia. Fifty years since the Flick opened its doors across the street from the University of Miami, many of the patrons and…
Only about 72 hours have passed since the end of Ultra 2014. And naturally, that means we should start immediately planning for next year’s edition of the massive EDM festival. The good news: As they’ve typically done in recent years, Ultra organizers have already provided us with the 2015 dates…
The Glitch Mob isn’t your average DJ group. In fact, these guys don’t usually DJ. They’re one of those rare, talented acts who play electronic instruments. And they even help design those instruments, as well as the stage production behind their performances. We’ve caught them in the act and we’ve…
It’s been nearly two whole decades since Mobb Deep shook the rap world with the seminal album The Infamous. Yet despite feuds, jail sentences, ’90s-era violence, and ever-changing trends, the Queens, New York City duo remains as strong and relevant as ever. Today, crew members Havoc and Prodigy run their…
Plenty of people were superpsyched to see Adventure Club’s Christian Srigley and Leighton James perform at Ultra Music Festival 2014. These two Canadian guys are veterans of the EDM festival; they’re so involved, they even did Ultra Korea. Srigley and James were ready to rage on the stage when we…
The uhntz-uhntz madness of Winter Music Conference, Miami Music Week, and Ultra Music Festival may be officially over, but the music never dies in the Magic City. Just check out the five best concerts going down this week — from rap legends Mobb Deep to global beats at the Heineken…
Way back in 1991, the men of Mephiskapheles made a deal with the devil to be the most famous band in the world. But Satan haggled with them, and in the end, they sold their souls just to be famous in the world of ska. “We took it,” says longtime…
Ultra Music Festival is epic. Until it’s not. There is much about the EDM fest that’s awe-inspiringly, eye-bulgingly, brain-meltingly awesome. It’s among one of the best raver parades on the planet. It’s got 200-foot LED stages that look like arcades from outer space, complete with lasers, pyrotechnics, and other expensive…
Another year, another Ultra Music Festival. We here at Crossfade always make the annual pilgrimage to Ultra land. And from one UMF to the next, there is a lot of stuff that’s not-so-shockingly new. Or as Deadmau5 might screech: “It’s the same fucking thing every year!” Inevitably, though, there’s also…
If you’ve got ears, Ultra Music Festival is a pretty fun time. But if you’ve also got eyes, it’s amaaaaaaaaazing. Basically, this sprawling EDM fest is a phantasmagoric fun parade starring famous people, nearly naked ladies, the beefiest of beefcakes, the kandiest of ravers, and the most ridiculously costumed of…
At every single musical gathering, there is an enclave of pretty ladies ready to party. Now, unlike the country gals at a Willie Nelson concert or even the MILFs squabbling for a seat at a taping of the X Factor, Ultra Music Festival features fine-ass females of the very undressed…
We’ve all seen them. They’re gorgeous, perfectly unattainable beauties with grace, poise, and loads of talent. They’re the go-go dancers of Ultra Music Festival, and they’re dressed in fantastic costumes, floating from the rafters, and charming the crowd from lofty pedestals flanked by fire and lasers. But who are these…
“Hello, my name is Giovanni Giorgio. But you can call me Giorgio,” he says before kicking off his hour-and-a-half set on the rooftop of the Gale Hotel on South Beach. Reality is, the man needs no introduction. He’s Giorgio Moroder, one of the 20th century’s most influential record producers. He’s…
What is it about Ultra Music Festival that makes the young kids go crazy? Can this year’s UMF top the twin weekends of 2013? Does it live up to the hype? What’s better: PLUR or molly? These are the hard-hitting questions that we asked the brave souls of Ultra 2014…
Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival have always been the place where new dance music records, artists, and genres are broken and made. If your track catches fire at Ultra, you’re guaranteed to have the best year of your career so far. Play your cards right, and you’ll definitely…
Grumpiest Cat For a festival plump with PLUR, it was certainly odd to see a Grumpy Cat prowling amid the bubblegum-colored tutus. He was testing the saccharine smiles of kandi ravers. But nothing, not even this guy, could bring the party down with a frown. Well, maybe the stench lurking…
Beats, beauties, bass, booties, brawn, bras, and some valuable life experience. That’s what it takes to make an Ultra Music Festival, as far as a fashionista is concerned. You’ve never seen anything like the get-ups these people wear for their get-down. Luckily, you don’t need to go to Ultra to…
Muscles were so big at this year’s Ultra Music Festival. Like, they were just as huge a trend as they looked on the shoulders, chests, buttocks, thighs … You get the idea: Beefcakes ruled the EDM blowout. We couldn’t creep near the Carl Cox text without getting an exposed male…
Deep Dish With Carl Craig, Hot Since 82, and Andhim Ice Palace Film Studios, Miami Saturday, March 29, 2014 Deep Dish is officially back. And the Grammy-winning house duo’s Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week reunion at Ice Palace Film Studios proved to be nothing but sheer perfection. “I’m…
