D-Mac aims to be the first rapper out of Miami’s notorious Brown-Sub section of Liberty City to make a global impact in music. And the new video for his track “Mind State” off his Destiny mixtape makes it perfectly clear that he will settle for nothing less. He is the…
The news of some folks’ death has a way of sounding initially like a bad joke — something so seemingly impossible, it just couldn’t be true. One such unbelievable occurrence was the passing of local musician, music lover and Churchill’s Pub fixture Orlando Sanchez. When news of his death spread…
The hour of III Points is almost upon us. Soon, Wynwood will be a mass of hipsters, artists, thinkers, musicians, geeks, freaks, and confused passerby. The whole ‘hood will come alive with discussion, live drawing, video games, bleepy-bloops, and the best looks we’ve been hiding in our closets until this…
The weekend may have abandoned us, but that’s okay … At least we have some kick ass shows to make us less miserable. Just check out the five best concerts going down this week, from la música caliente de Marc Anthony at the AAA to Wu-Tang’s GZA at the Stage…
It’s been a very long time since Phil Collins played his last concert. In 2009, Collins suffered a spinal injury. “Somehow during the last Genesis tour, I dislocated some vertebrae in my upper neck and that affected my hands,” he explained at the time. “After a successful operation on my…
Party people old enough to remember Miami’s roller disco days should be stoked to know that the 305 has a new party on wheels. Roller Disco at Grand Central may be just a monthly party, but with some of disco music’s most legendary DJs headlining, it might be the single…
Ain’t no party like a weekend party. Especially when it involves lots of booze and kickass beats for nothing more than a lowly Hamilton. Just check out the ten best things to do under $10 this weekend, from Tony Touch and his Funkbox party at Bizerq to cassette releases from…
Life in Color is unlike any other music festival. Hello! They shoot paint out of cannons all over everyone! So it only makes sense that the “World’s Largest Paint Party” should employ similarly uncommon techniques when announcing its famous DJ headliners. Pairing the fest’s most peculiar quality (i.e. neon goop!)…
Porn stars, tiny motel rooms, pastelitos, and booty bass. Hell yeah, Jesse Perez is “Still Slangin’ That D,” and he gives you an up-close-and-personal look at the life of a booty gangster in his first-ever music video for the single off Kama Sucia: The Art of Slangin’ D. Filmed in…
Yesterday at Circle House, a girl fainted just from being in the same room as 2 Live Crew. She fell while standing up as the guys were interviewed by DJ Mad Links. Thankfully, she wasn’t hurt, and she didn’t break anything, so the fellas kep it moving. For Fresh Kid…
If you attended last year’s MIA Jamfest, a MicXChange or a WakeUpWynwood event, chances are you’ve noticed E. Banga — and perhaps because her 4’11” height may have given the impression she may have given the bouncer a fake ID. But if you are now reading about her for the…
“Summer all the time” is Viceroy’s motto. It’s also everyday life in Miami. So it stands to reason that homeboy’s party tuneage should appeal to every Miamian’s innate love of the sunny, sweaty, and sexy. The San Francisco-based dance music producer loves Hawaiian shirts. And he’s all about that beachy…
Before summer began, there was a good chance you’d never heard of Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea, or Rita Ora. Now, at the start of fall, you can’t get enough of these guys. And let’s not forget about Charli XCX. She, like her chart-topping colleagues, has been around for years but…
After spending years honing your craft and climbing the ladder to success, would you have the strength to leave it all behind? Anna Lunoe did. The DJ, producer, and songwriter worked her ass off to take over the scene in Australia. And just when she’d hit her peak, Lunoe packed…
Put on your panda suit and get ready to party like an animal with Pandamonium Fridays at the Gale Hotel’s Rec Room lounge. Spearheaded by the Gale’s nightlife director Eric Hower and Miami’s own DJ Affect, the weekly bash was inspired by the veteran spin master’s recent Pandamonium EP. “One…
Beats and booze … That’s all you really need for some good club fun in the Magic City. But when you throw in dance tunes from some of the most talented DJs in the party biz, you get the six best club bashes in the 305, from Grammy Award-winning megastar…
Take Skrillex’s advice. And say, “Imma try it out.” The EDM superstar with the world-famous haircut is gonna be bringing the boom and unloading the drop on South Beach’s Mansion this weekend. But that’s not even the awesomest news … Because he, the party pros at Mansion, and we here…
“So expensive, bro.” That’s been among ravers’ most epic complaints about Ultra Music Festival for the past few years. Especially as electronic dance music became “EDM.” And the popularity of festivals like UMF boomed. And the cost of tix ballooned. But now “for the first time in its history, and…
Sometimes, we like to argue that Miami isn’t just a party town. We’ve got more to offer the world than just a great vacation get-away, and it’s time the people of America took notice. This however, is not one of those times. You’re damn right Miami is one of the…
You know Chris Stein as the guitarist for Blondie and co-songwriter of the immortal “Heart of Glass.” But in the four decades of Blondie’s existence, the New Yorker has been just as likely to have a camera strapped around his neck. So, to celebrate Blondie’s 40th anniversary, Rizzoli is publishing…
Forty years after its heyday, disco has become one of music’s most mythologized subcultures — especially among dance lovers who weren’t old enough to experience its ’70s golden era, when New York City’s monolithic temples of nightlife worship, like The Loft and Paradise Garage, were home to Olympian DJ gods…
Jack White’s Lazaretto Tour With Olivia Jean Fillmore Miami Beach Sunday, September 21, 2014 Better Than: An evening without feedback and hearing damage. Is rock ‘n’ roll dead? Fuck no. Just over a decade ago, the White Stripes’ Jack and Meg came screaming, shredding, and pounding out of Detroit to…
