“Let’s get weird,” as they say. Every year for approximately 144 hours during the last week of March, our already party-obsessed subtropical city becomes the all-day, all-night staging area for a throbbing, million-person orgy of neon-swaddled raver chicks, sweaty frat bros, black-clad hipster dance aficionados, and progressive house heads who…
Conscious lyrics, heavy bass, and a big fuck you to Fidel were all in order for El’ B’s set at Calle Ocho 2015. The Cuban rapper, who is also a member of Los Aldeanos, performed an hour-plus set, showing the dexterity to rock it a cappella, turn thousands of people…
A quick listen to the radio or a glance at the modern musical landscape shows proof of a total electronic takeover. Some of the industry’s most recognizable faces smile from behind a laptop rather than a microphone, and the dance scene remains one of the highest-grossing and most resilient outgrowths…
It’s no mistake that Pitbull’s breakout hit was named “Calle Ocho.” Every year, over a million people show up for Miami’s largest street festival, making it one of the world’s great wonders in human entertainment. Many nations gather under the beating March sun to dance, feast, and party at that…
It’s been about four years since EDM exploded into a supernova-level pop culture phenomenon. And it’s been about a year since the term dubstep was added to the dictionary. (“A type of electronic dance music,” the definition reads, “having prominent bass lines and syncopated drum patterns.”) So yeah, some of…
Nothing’s worse than waking up to the sound of your alarm thinking it’s Friday when, in fact, it’s only Monday. Sure, it’s a brutal reality, but here’s a comforting fact: come 5 p.m., there’ll be nothing but good music and kickass shows coming your way. Just check out the five…
If anyone understands beauty upkeep, it’s you, Miami. Yes, New Times is getting a little nip and tuck and coming back to you very soon looking a bit more, um, refreshed. While we’re gone, there won’t be any new content on our site until midday Monday, March 16. (It takes…
Agnostic Front is the greatest New York hardcore band of all time. And the crew has earned this title with 35 years of furious music. But before lead singer Roger Miret ever set foot in Queens, he was stepping off a plane from Cuba onto the grounds of Opa-locka Airport…
By all accounts, Fleetwood Mac is one of the great rock ‘n’ roll bands. But there weren’t many people who would’ve predicted its classic lineup would be together and touring sports arenas in 2015. Over the course of the 38 years since the release of the group’s masterpiece, 1977’s Rumours,…
The weekend was created equally for everyone in the Magic City… Even for us broke 305ers. And while we wouldn’t mind a few extra bucks in our pocket, when you live in Miami, you don’t need wads of cash to party like an EDM pop star every Friday, Saturday, and…
Hardcore punk rock is the world’s best music for unity, aggression, and positive mental attitude. Just ask Freddy Madball, he’s been doing it for decades. From the time he was a kid in Miramar, to starting a band on the mean streets of NYC. Whether you’ve been going to shows…
Miami Gardens has wide streets, lush greenery, and historic homes. There are approximately 110,000 residents, two universities, a major stadium, excellent highway access, several of the most popular strip clubs in the nation, and a relationship with the Billboard pop charts through hometown heroes Flo Rida and Rick Ross. The…
DJs are a dime a dozen. But a few times every decade, the world gets an act with the creativity, vision, and voice to change the course of pop music. Nearly ten years ago, French house duo Daft Punk laid the foundation for an electronic dance music explosion, when its…
Cops have swarmed Lil Wayne’s Miami Beach mansion. Around 12:45 this afternoon, police received a phone call reporting a multiple shooting at the rapper’s 94 Lagorce Circle residence. According to the caller, four people were wounded. A perimeter has been set outside the mansion, and the authorities have brought in…
“It’s the official headquarters of Miami Music Week,” says Gianfranco Dossena of DiskoLab, the team of curators behind the inaugural MMW Hotel. From March 24 to 29, Dossena, the DiskoLab crew, Miami Music Week, and Ultra Music Festival will set up for six days and nights at the Delano South…
“A little trouble,” Iggy Azalea insists, “only makes for a good time.” Well, let’s hope she’s right. Because her fans aren’t exactly thrilled about having to wait another five months for the Aussie rapper’s Great Escape tour. Originally set to begin on April 14 and run till May 24, Azalea’s…
Considering all of his success, from running underground house label Murk Records with Ralph Falcon for nearly a quarter decade to scoring 12 top-ten hits in 17 years on Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Songs chart, Miami’s Oscar G is a pretty grounded dude. “I grew up in La Sagüesera, between…
“My brain is weird,” Darren Foreman tells New Times when prompted to explain his uncanny gift for sound. Internationally renowned as Beardyman, the 32-year-old Londoner seems to possess the auditory equivalent of photographic memory. Not only can he tap into a seemingly endless mental database, from the precise timbre of…
We knew this moment was coming. Uncle Luke and 2 Live Crew have finally added a Miami show to their triumphant reunion tour around this great nation that once wanted them to waste away in a jail cell for being As Nasty As They Wanna Be. Call your freakiest ho,…
Miami’s megaclubs are definitely something we’d recommend everyone experience at least once — if they can afford it. Often referred to as “Vegas style,” South Beach was actually providing this kind of entertainment long before Sin City jumped on the EDM bandwagon. But unlike Las Vegas, Miami also boasts lots…
Our heads are spinning right about now. All these Miami Music Week shows got us blurry-headed and bleary-eyed. Every time someone asks us about our personal party plan, we just scratch out heads and say, “Deeerrrrrp, huh?” If you’re dazed and confused like us and you’ve got $600 to drop…
The building at 30 NE 14th St. has been a lot of things over the years. Before becoming Steam Miami, the location was home to popular hipster hotspot The Vagabond. And even earlier, it was downtown destination I/O Lounge. However, gone are the days of Poplife, Revolver, Get Low, Spider-Pussy…
