Joel Meinholz from the M.I.A. skateshop, Chocolate Sundays, and lately Thursdays at the News Café, has been spreading his skateboard wings. Now he’s flying with the other trendy folks who are getting busy with high-danger, two-wheeled, (wo)man-powered fun. This Wednesday marks the latest local event in a series of Loose…
Waukesha, Wisconsin transplant and Addict Records founder Dan “Doormouse” Martin has made more than a few different moves in the Miami and international music scenes. He evolved from a party (i.e. rave) DJ to become the godfather of Midwest hardcore, only to later transmogrify into a downtown and SoBe DJ…
Now in its fifth consecutive year, Miami’s Groove Cruise has provided terminally-chic partiers with their own floating dance club and a spring-break-for-adults type of hedonistic experience. Past cruises have showcased alot of dime a dozen unknown DJs, but this year patrons are in for quite a treat. The infinitely in-demand…
I know, I know, WMC talk already — yikes, we just celebrated the new year. But if you’ve got any interest in WMC then you know that the Shelborne always grabs absolutely stellar lineups who play legendary parties. If you like big-room house music, you’ve already been to some of…
from the band’s myspace Treesoundz is a band that could make millions of dollars. I found them on the Internet while I was lurking around for a blog post. I’m a freelancer; I get paid by the piece, like selling crack rock on commission. They need to quit editing…
Last time I saw The Juan MacLean, it was at Poplife when it still called The District home. I actually didn’t know who he was and had just sort of stumbled into the party. But soon after that, I was hooked. The Juan MacLean sound is so smooth and cool,…
Where can you see a violent, wheelchair bound assailant striking out against street musicians playing dirty south drum beats? Downtown Miami, mothafucker. That’s right, a YouTube user identifying him- or herself only as guaromiami recently posted a teaser of the incident. They’re selling the full version in hard copy for…
“Hip-Roc” rapper JK Citizen has a message “We tryina bring back music, we trying take it to a different level.” You may have seen his “Rock The Vote” video on YouTube, over 150,000 people have, but JK Citizen is just getting started.After the jump, see the transcript of the Crossfade…
A few years ago, if you asked me what my favorite night of the week to go out was I would have told you Wednesday night without any hesitation. Yes, Wednesday night. South of Fifth bar/lounge The Mark hosted a hump-day party called Damaged, which was the brainchild Revolver creator…
This past December, Rolling Stone published an interesting industry – centric article detailing the ongoing business battle between ticket-sale monolith Ticketmaster, and live-show monolith Live Nation. Of course, everybody knows that until very, very recently, Ticketmaster was inescapable, even at certain small venues (locally, for instance, even Culture Room uses…
Churchill’s at nightPhoto by Tony VargasLongtime Churchill’s Pub manager/booker/in-house promoter, Michael Toms, made his exit from the venerable Miami institution this past January 1. Churchill’s marks its 30th anniversary as a mainstay of the Miami music scene in 2009, and owner Dave Daniels will be taking over the lion’s share…
‘Tis the season, ya’ll! And the Opium Group wants you to open your wallets, er, for charity of course! It goes without saying, we are all hurting a bit financially this season, but there still are a lot people worse off than you. So if aren’t aware already of all…
(Photo by Ivon David Rojas)The Herald reported yesterday a small item following up on this past April’s shooting at the now-defunct Studio A. A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 24-year-old alleged victim. The shooting took place on Sunday, April 14, during the…
For those that don’t already know, Plies’ highly anticipated second album of the year, Da Realist, is available in stores today. It’s not common for artists, especially rappers, to release multiple albums in one year, but Plies, who was born and raised in Fort Myers, seems determined to prove something…
A few weeks ago,as woman named Doris with a thick French accent called me at the office (305-571-72). “I have been in America for six months,” she said. “I am a DJ from Europe and I am throwing a party at Buck 15.” She then told me that she had…
Anyone who knows Lance-O of Kulcha Shok can attest that he’s one of the hardest working local DJs in the business. Hell, to call him simply a DJ seems limiting since he not only plays out at bars and clubs on a weekly basis, but also does radio, promotes shows,…
Yesterday, we told you that Otto Von Schirach, Jose El Rey and El Tigre, who together form Miami Bass Warriors, would make their small-screen debut on Pitbull’s La Esquina on mun2. Their video for (their only song?) “Going Back to Calle Ocho” — which we’re pretty sure is play on…
Who let these guys on TV all in one night? No clue, but they deserve a gold star for making the evening boob tube schedule just a little bit more full of major LOLs. First up tonight, if you get Mun2 (actually, relatively few people do, so check your cable…
It’s been well-documented that rapper DMX is having possibly the worst year of his life. At last count, he’d been arrested seven times in 2008 alone for charges that range from identity theft and animal cruelty to drug possession and failure to appear in court. As of this afternoon, DMX…
South Florida’s favorite reggae sound system, Black Chiney is at again. They just released a brand new free mix project full of the hottest tracks coming out of Jamaica at the moment. But in typical Black Chiney fashion, the songs are mashed up with solid hip-hop tracks at just the…
In the latest round of drama between the world’s most volatile couple, Amy Winehouse’s husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, has been sent back to the slammer only a month after getting released into a rehabilitation center.The reason for him being ordered back to prison is reportedly because he failed a drug test…
It’s always a good feeling as a publication when artists that you’ve been covering on the ground for years finally gain the national exposure that you know they deserve. Such was the feeling yesterday as I read through a great story on Miami’s growing indie music scene by written by…
