Monday morning misery is among us. Right now, you’re probably scrolling through thousands of unread emails flooding your inbox and prepping for those back-to-back meetings. Yeah, life pretty much sucks right now, but when you have music from indie pop stars Tegan and Sara, rock legends Paul Simon and Sting,…
Daddy Yankee is more than just a shade-bearing reggeatonero with a passion for mujeres Latinas … The Puerto Rican papi runs a frickin’ empire. The Big Boss is head of El Cartel Records. He peddles his own El Cartel tequila and DY fragrance line. He’s even the commissioner of the…
Ten years into its run, there’s no denying the indelible mark that’s been made by Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels label on electronic dance music. In a way, a spot on the label’s roster has become a rite of passage on the underground house and techno scene, with the label having…
There is no doubt that you’ve jammed out in your car to Travie McCoy’s tunes. What can we say? The man and his music are pretty goddamn catchy. You know him one of two ways. Perhaps from his days with Gym Class Heroes or maybe from his solo career, which…
You know that feeling you got when you woke up this morning? It’s called Friday victory. And to make you feel even more like a conqueror, we’ve come up with ways for you to celebrate the defeat of the work week. Best part, they won’t cost you more than a…
Old-school Chevrolets and Miami hip-hop go together as much as the driver and the gold teeth brightening up their smile. Boxes, donks, and bubbles have become a staple of the 305’s rap scene, whether it’s seeing one gliding on 24-inch rims or hearing about them in a song. Remember “Chevy…
For true 305ers, Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week can seem like tourist hour. Oh, so you wanna come to South Beach and watch a bunch of national acts, then go home to the shitty snow and talk about how much you “love Miami”? But if you’re lookin’ for…
With the mayhem of Ultra Music Festival and the endless parties at local nightclubs, it’s easy to forget that none of Miami’s March EDM madness would be happening if weren’t for Winter Music Conference. This year, the WMC list of events includes a Q&A with Hardwell, a panel on the…
If you’re a fan of classic alt rock, then rejoice, because Black Francis and the Pixies are making music again. The band, who until last June hadn’t released a new song in nine years, is now touring and will be self-releasing a series of four-song EPs throughout the year. The…
Screw Friday, the real party starts tonight in the Magic City. So slip on your stilettos, grab your girls, and head out to South Beach for some hardcore rap from Yo Gotti, “forward thinking house & techno” from Fur Coat, and a neon paint throw down at Mansion. Here are…
Living the PLUR life, wearing kandi, and listening to that tiki-tiki music may be all the rage right now. But there’s one pachanga that cranks up más volumen que Ultra Music Festival, Winter Music Conference, and Miami Music Week combined. And it’s called Calle Ocho. Every year, two million cubanos,…
Did you know that Laidback Luke isn’t just an EDM hotshot? He’s also a kung-fu champ with a serious collection of shiny awards for excellence with his fists and feet. “It’s true,” he recently told Crossfade, “that I actually won five medals, four gold and one silver, at the championships…
As the esteemed host of BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix and Essential Selection programs, Pete Tong has kept a finger pressed on the pulse of global dance music for the better part of two decades. Though broadcasting from the old continent, where electronic dance music dominates the mainstream airwaves, Tong’s…
In just three years, Spain’s Pablo Alborán has become a pop phenomenon. It all started with a video recorded at his house and posted to YouTube in 2010. The clip reached one million views and he became a near-instant celebrity. Since then, the 24-year-old singer and songwriter has released three…
Yo, punx. The homie Moguai has been shredding all across the continent for the last three months. And so far, he’s hit up party cities in spots like Cali, Colorado, Texas, New York, Arizona, even Canada. Finally, though, bro’s bringing his Punx Up the Volume tour to the FLA this…
Hey, you party people. Yeah, you. It’s almost time for Ultra Music Festival again. And guess who’s back to blow our minds? Why, it’s our favorite Aussies, Empire of the Sun’s Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore. They dazzled the Ultra crowd in 2011, playing tracks off their debut album, Walking…
EDM is big business. Just ask all the corporations cashing in on the Winter Music Conference, Miami Music Week, and Ultra Music Festival action later this month. But at its best, electronic dance music also has the power to bring communities together and give back — even in South Florida…
Trippy visuals and live music go together like drugs and rock ‘n’ roll — or BPMs and EDM. In the beginning (the ’60s, when else?), there were Ken Kesey’s Acid Tests featuring San Francisco’s Grateful Dead and full-on psychedelic film projections splashed across the walls like shamanistic flower-power visions. Meanwhile,…
When you hear “family reunion,” you might imagine a barbecue in a park attended by dozens of screaming children and an uncle who drinks too much. Some crappy boombox blasts radio tunes, piercing the boredom like a plastic spork through mac ‘n’ cheese. But what if we take away the…
Carnaval on the Mile With Asaf Avidan, Black Violin, Brass-a-holics, Grupo Fantasma, and others Miracle Mile, Coral Gables Sunday, March 2, 2014 “It’s just me playing music. I’m not going to ask anyone to holler. I’m not going to ask anyone to make noise. I’m just going to play some…
“Yo, VIP,” and also general admission peeps, “Let’s kick it!” That’s right … New Times’ Brew at the Zoo is back with a brand-new announcement. For the 2014 edition of our annual sudsy romp at Zoo Miami, we’ve enlisted Vanilla Ice to “rock a mic like a vandal, light up…
If you still need proof that Miami has grown an underground electronic dance music scene to rival international meccas like London and Berlin, look no further than the success of Underground Story. Five years ago, it was practically inconceivable for promoters to pull off an underground house and techno night…
