Bassnectar is the sound of a thousand meteors crashing into Earth. On the last night of the fest, his heavy metal/electronic alchemy destroyed Ultra Music Festival 2012’s Live Stage as 6,500 beat freaks raved, raged, and howled. His hourlong set ripped through more genres, samples, and live effects than a…
The Main Stage lineup on Saturday was impressive with both Fatboy Slim and Justice warming up the crowd for headliner Avicii. But at 11:07 p.m., the Swedish DJ was nowhere to be found. And so the restless crowd started chanting his name, “Avicii! Avicii! Avicii!” Maybe the tactic worked. Because…
Back in the 1990s, Fatboy Slim helped establish the standard for EDM producers breaking through to the mainstream. A decade and half later, DJs and producers are once again showing up on Top 40 and what’s left of MTV. We’re not saying Slim has any sort of axe to grind…
Dude, 2ManyDJs are great for a number of reasons. Firstly, they’ve got a great sense of humor, playfully poking fun at themselves, their friends, and the scene itself. Secondly, they’re the same guys behind Soulwax — not to mention Nite Versions, whose remixes are some of the best tracks to…
We were superconfused during the first part of DJ Shadow’s Ultra Music Festival set last night. Just as we we were turning the corner to the Live Stage, we heard him announcing that it was his first time in Miami. But once we actually got a view of things, all…
Are you beat-freaking kidding me? We’re still uhntz-uhntz-ing around Ultra Music Festival 2012, waiting for EDM riot-starter Kaskade, David “The French Tickler” Guetta, and super-Dutch trance man Armin van Buuren to hump up onto the Main Stage and bring this sweaty, pheremone-soaked festival of dance to a furious, fist-pumping climax…
Can’t say we’re surprised that Justice’s set at Ultra Music Festival was reminiscent of the duo’s sophomore effort, Audio, Video, Disco, an album of which we aren’t exactly a fan. And last night’s performance didn’t convince us either. But that’s not to say we didn’t enjoy it. A Justice show…
See Crossfade’s original post about Madonna at Ultra Music Festival 2012 and read Deadmau5’s response to Madonna’s Ultra appearance: “Fuck off, you fucking idiot.” After spending the entire afternoon holed up at the Delano Miami Beach for a private “Gang Bang” (i.e. the release of Madonna’s MDNA Nightlife Edition Remix…
Yesterday, Little Dragon took conga, junkanoo, timba, breaks, hip-hop, indie, funk, New Wave, and ran them through Miami like a fastboat to Nassau at Ultra Music Festival’s Live Stage.The Swedish indie band featured live instrumentation on electronic triggers and sounded like a 2012 Blondie.The keyboards washes, dropping bass, tropical beats,…
As the sun was setting, we looked around Bayfront Park’s Klipsch Amphitheater. And we got a little worried. It was only fifteen minutes till Metronomy was set to play Ultra Music Festival and the Live Stage area was looking pretty bare. We sat there, hoping attendees could peel themselves away…
All week, Grand Central’s been home to some kickass Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week parties. On Wednesday, there was Hard Miami and Mad Decent’s Moombahton Massive. The next night, you had Hard’s Main Event with Busy P and Boys Noize. And Saturday night featuring the Fool’s Gold family…
Read M83’s official comment on its ridiculously shortened two-song set. I’ll admit, I was livid yesterday. But after having a chance to sleep on it, I’ve come to accept it. My hope of seeing M83 in concert wasn’t meant to be.Yes, the group performed two songs, but its rushed performance…
Check out Crossfade’s daily WMC and MMW party guide — plus the fifteen best parties. The King Rat says, “This is The End.” In less than 24 hours, Winter Music Conference, Miami Music Week, and Ultra Music Festival will be over. The clubs will close. The uhntz-uhntz will fade. The…
We’re pretty sure that Duck Sauce exists for no reason besides giving A-Trak and Armand Van Helden an excuse to have as much fun as possible together reveling in big disco house excess, and that’s exactly what happened when the pair took the Main Stage at Ultra Music Festival yesterday…
Check out today’s top WMC and MMW parties — plus Crossfade’s fifteen best parties. Honestly, if you’re gonna survive 96 hours of Winter Music Conference, Miami Music Week, and Ultra Music Festival, then your emergency EDM supply kit will need to include a gas mask, goggles, a bikini and/or banana…
Watch the full six-minute and 52-second clip of Madonna at Ultra Music Festival 2012 and read Deadmau5’s response to Madonna’s Ultra appearance: “Fuck off, you fucking idiot.” According to malaki9332, a dedicated viewer of Ultra Music Festival 2012’s live YouTube stream, the abbreviation “MDMA = MaDonna’s Meaty ASS.” That is…
At the end of Skrillex’s set last night, inflated condoms fell to the floor and dubstep-lovers at Ultra Music Festival’s Main Stage left the scene like their lives depended on it. Maybe they were tired from fist-pumping to Skrillex’s remix of Benny Benassi’s “Cinema.” Or maybe they didn’t realize who…
Taking the stage in matching all-black, zip-up satin jackets and dark skinny denim, Miike Snow looked like members of some sort of Orthodox Hipster cult. The long beards sported by two members didn’t dissuade the comparison. And the faithful turned out, with one of the youngest crowds attracted to the…
Masquerade Motel MiamiGrand Central ParkFriday, March 23, 2012Better Than: Rollin’ balls inside a Vicks vapor room with a stolen subwoofer.Swedish House Mafia’s Masquerade Motel sent so much bass rumbling through Grand Central Park that you could feel it from your toes to your fingers and nose. It was heavy. It…
Standing elbow to elbow last night with people going out of their minds in front of the live stage, it was easy to forget that Pretty Lights’ first Miami show was at the Vagbaond, just over two years ago. In October 2009, the then-cult Colorado producer born Derek Vincent Smith…
The collective celebration of electronic dance music (otherwise known as Ultra Music Festival) finally kicked off yesterday at Bayfront Park. And a few hiccups aside, everything seemed to go smoothly. We had gotten so used to the layout at Bicentennial Park that first thing we did was survey the lay…
If you’ve only ever raved and raged with Ultra Music Festival while totally naked and home alone with your laptop, a 12-inch glowstick, and the fest’s live YouTube stream, then it’s fucking time to physically visit Bayfront Park. Just think of everything that you’re missing by staying cloistered in your…
