Ratatat Mother Fucker

Well the Brooklyn sort-of electronic artists and remix impresarios Ratatat are coming down for a turn at Ft Lauderdale’s Revolution, April 12th.  Even though I wouldn’t ever really classify myself as being into electronic music per se, Ratatat has always bent my ear in a pleasant, highly listenable fashion.  They…

Fall Out Boy Now Offering Cheap Four Pack of Tickets

Can’t get enough pop-punk? Well grab three friends and head over to Livenation, because Fall Out Boy just announced a huge sale on a four pack of tickets. Individual tickets are regularly priced at $38.50, but for just $99, you get 4 general admission tickets for the April 21 show…

WMC 2009: Ultra Video Recap

Here are some fan made videos I found on YouTube from Ultra Music Festival. We’ve got David Guetta, Tiesto, Bloody Beetroots, Juan Basshead, Deadmau5, The Drum and Bass Tent, and Swedish House Mafia. These were chosen based mostly on the decency of sound quality — I sacrificed my own ear…

WMC 2009: Ultra Music Festival in Pictures

With two-days worth of performers, Ultra Music Festival is still to this day the show to attend during Winter Music Conference. Our cameras were out there in full-force to give an unprecedented visual compendium of everything that went down during the festival. Check out photos from both Day 1 (part…

Cassie Picked Up Some Swag

While the regular people were in the WMC trenches rolling ballz, Bad Boy artist/sometime pop kitten/maybe or maybe not Diddy’s current jumpoff Cassie was at chic Collins shop The Webster’s Femme Fatale DJ Series picking up some gear from Balmain, Marc Jacobs, Balenciaga and YSL. …

La Lupe A One Woman Show Opens on Miami Beach

Guadalupe Victoria Yolí Raymond, better known as La Lupe, is perhaps one of the most iconic figures in Cuban music.  She was a singer of boleros and guarachas and known the world over as the Queen of Latin Soul.  Her command of the stage was renowned and her emotional range…

WMC 2009: Cut Copy at Ultra Music Festival

Ultra Music Festival ’09: Cut CopySaturday, March 28, 2009Bicentennial Park, MiamiBetter than: Listening to them on your iPod.Most of my encounters with Cut Copy have been while drunk at The Vagabond or White Room, where indie dance-rock is pretty much the norm. However it wasn’t until Boys Noize gave “Lights…

File Under Weird

@page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –>We will no longer mention anything that happened last week and only look forward, intrepidly. Tomorrow night the Weirds return to Churchill’s with another free concert (Tuesday, March 31, 2009) of off the beaten path excellence. Night…

Crystal Method at Revolution

Didn’t quite get your fill of electronic music at WMC? Well here’s some good news for you: The Crystal Method has announced their first tour in five years will be stopping in South Florida on May 14.  Revolution Live will play host to CM who are touring in support of…

WMC 2009: Late of the Pier, Rye Rye at The Vagabond

So after wrapping up a couple of feel-good stories about a female inmate being sexually assaulted by prison guards and the ridiculous shenanigans by some cops in a tiny place called Biscayne Park, I stepped out this past Friday to The Vagabond for a little Winter Music Conference R&R. There we caught…

WMC 2009: Crystal Castles at Ultra Music Festival

Ultra Music Festival ’09: Crystal CastlesSaturday, March 28, 2009Bicentennial Park, MiamiBetter than: Everything else at Ultra — seriously.The lights dimmed at the Bayfront Stage at Ultra Music Festival and from the darkness emerged the silhouette of the lead singer Alice Glass, a petite girl who looks like that goth girl…

Last Night: Amanda Palmer at Culture Room

Amanda PalmerSaturday, March 28, 2009Culture Room, Ft. LauderdaleBetter Than: A televised confessional.If there’s a better way to preface a Culture Room show than by hitting the legendary Mai-Kai, I don’t know what it is. When that show happens to be by Dresden Doll baby Amanda Palmer, well, the prefacing is…

WMC 2009: Surprise Appearances by Busy P and Lil Jon Tonight

My sources are buzzing tonight with some special surprise guest appearances at several parties. First, it’s been confirmed  that Ed Banger Records head-honcho Busy P will be spinning at the Fool’s Gold Showcase tonight at White Room. The party is free, no RSVP required.Over in Allapattah, Our House West of…

WMC 2009: The Ting Tings and Santigold at Ultra Music Festival

Ultra Music Festival: Santigold, The Ting TingsFriday, March 27, 2009Bicentennial Park, MiamiBetter Than: The best pop you’ve never heard.Hard to say the best way to tell when I’m most thrilled by a band. Is it when I’m so giddy with excitement that can’t stop shooting the show? Or is it…

WMC 2009: Black Eyed Thieves at Ultra Music Festival

Ultra Music Festival: Black Eyed ThievesFriday, March 27, 2009Bicentennial Park, MiamiBetter Than: Having My Wallet StolenCall me a snob, but besides stage-front, my favorite place to hang at Ultra is the VIP/Press Lounge. And this year, was no exception. Put together by my ol’ colleague Michael Sheehan, ex of the…

Q&A With Amanda Palmer, Performing at Culture Room

You know her as lead singer and all-around knockout for “Brechtian punk cabaret act” The Dresden Dolls. But now you’re gonna to get to know her even better. See, she’s got a new record out, her own, a new producer twiddling the nobs, and a nifty tie-in with one of…

WMC 2009: DJ Hell’s Gigolo Night at Goldrush

Here are some pictures from between 1 and 3 in the morning of Gigolo Night at Goldrush strip club in Downtown Miami. Thanks to Goldrush for the shooting access. It’s a good place to spend every dollar in your pocket — don’t worry they have an ATM. Also thanks to…

Marc Anthony LOVES South Florida!

So yesterday I headed to the beach to bop up and down Collins, checking out some of the hotel parties for WMC.  I hit the Raleigh for a penthouse party given by AX, where the Belvy was flowing like sweat on the pool deck at the Shelborne, which is where…