Life has been a wild ride for Wanito. One day, he’s just another talented musician in Jérémie, Haiti. And the next day, he wins a talent show to record an album for Peace Tones, a global music initiative funded by Kickstarter. Now he’s touring the world, closing in on 100,000…
“Who do you think we should book?” It’s a question that Ultra Music Festival founder Russell Faibisch asked me last year when I interviewed him for a feature about the iconic fest. My answer: “I can’t believe M.I.A. has never performed at Ultra.” Yesterday, I got my wish and more!…
Miami knows hit and runs. You’ve probably been a victim, committed one, or know someone who’s been affected. Hell Bound City Tattoo’s Esteban Dalpra was riding his motorcycle on Miami Avenue when Angel Alberto Ochoa ran a stop sign in a box truck and smashed into him with 16 tons…
Happy New Year, Miami! Now get your ass up and Moov to the beats of the Wailers, Revolvr, DJ Irie, Avenida Zero, and David Puentez. We’re talking about the Moov Festival, the first New Year’s Day music fest in the 305, bringing local faves and international acts to Bayfront Park…
“Truuuuu!” as 2 Chainz says. “Free is always gooooood.” In a couple of months, the rapper formerly known as Tity Boy and his G.O.O.D. labelmate Pusha T will be setting off on the 2 G.O.O.D. 2 Be T.R.U. tour, a 21-date North American trek that’s gonna be turning up at…
“It’s lineup day!” For the last 21 hours, Ultra Music Festival has been taunting and teasing international beat freaks with its 2014 Phase One reveal. But now it’s finally here … A 105-act roster packed with big-name DJs (Avicii, Eric Prydz, Diplo, Hardwell, Tiësto) and a killer live contingent (M.I.A.,…
Our empty nug pouches have been hung from the chimney with care. Our palm trees are tinseled up like sexier, skinnier white pines. And our glowstick menorahs are ablaze. That’s right — it’s holiday season in the MIA. And we, the party people, aren’t about to celebrate with family, fruitcake,…
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…
On Saturday night, the Misfits horse-kicked all of the creep punks at Grand Central into a new dimension of brutality. Oceans of blood washed over the flabbergasted audience until the red tides left them soaked in the afterbirth of a new American monster. Then that horrible creature reared its ugly…
Ever been excited for Monday? Neither have we. But with good shows to look forward to this week including Dion Kerr’s jazzy tunes, Curren$y’s weed-y rap beats, and the Y100 Jingle Ball’s pop star invasion, you might catch yourself a bit on the giddy side today all week. Check out…
“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…
Envision the archetypal marketplace. Vendors hock wares by waving them in the air and shouting prices while the consumers are divided into two classes: astute veterans who know the art of the bargain and rubes about to lose their pants. Buyers bid competitively on rare and esoteric goods. A child…
Scream! In just a couple of days, Jerry Only and the Misfits will slither into Grand Central Miami. We already feel a telltale tingle in our vestigial demon tail. That’s called excitement. Or as the ‘Fits prefer: “A chill runs up your spine …The freezing touch of fear.” Now tix…
The Misfits are the blood and guts of punk rock. Founded in Lodi, New Jersey in 1977, the band has grown into a monster of iconic sounds and merchandise ripped from the burning reels of American horror. Founding member Jerry Only, former Black Flag barker Dez Cadena, and Chupacabra from…
On Saturday, Yanni gave the final performance of a two-day run of shows at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. Billed as “An Evening with Yanni,” there was no opener, unless you count millennia of human cultural history. Shout out to Ancient Greece. Now, he may have shaved off his…
Stuck in Basel mode? So are we. Good thing we live in the Magic City where celebrities and artists are always putting on a show for us beautiful people. And while the arty party may be over, we can still pretend it’s Basel week. Here are the five best concerts…
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…
NADA Art Fair’s Fade to Mind Takeover With Kingdom, Nguzunguzu, and Total Freedom Sandbar, Miami Beach Saturday, December 7, 2013 Art Basel Miami Beach, when art walk goes to SoBe and takes steroids, is rife with the kind of surrealism that’d only make sense if Riff Raff narrated it. Celeb…
Tegan & Sara VH1 and Scope’s Art + Music + Beach Party SCOPE Pavilion, Miami Beach Friday, December 6, 2013 At 8 p.m., the massive oceanfront tent that houses one of the largest auxiliary fairs during Art Basel Miami Beach week, Scope, closed its doors for the night. Nearby, a…
Ghostface Killah With secret guest Raekwon Plus Tha Lox’s Sheek Louch DJs Heron, Self Born, Klassik, and Exes The Stage Miami Friday, December 6, 2013 There were patdowns at the door. And a bouncer forewarned “tonight’s a different crowd.” On Thursday, De La Soul’s Maseo, Dave, and Pos did Art…
De La Soul With DJs Heron, Self Born, and Ynot Opening set by Problem Kids The Stage Miami Thursday, December 5, 2013 “We are De La Soul! And we been doin’ this a long fuckin’ time,” MC Dave, AKA Trugoy the Dove, hollered, smiling and bouncing around the stage at…
