Photo by Karla GarciaAfrobetaAfrobeta has a very important question for you: Do you party? If we only have a nickle for every time we’ve been asked that in Miami’s club bathrooms. (Answer is YES!) Well the duo, compromised of Cuci Amador and Smurphio, are releasing their new EP, Do You…
CrazeWoohoo! Remember when we said last week Goldrush (23 NE 11th Street, Miami) was your alternative if you wanted to keep partying and looking at T&A well beyond the normal 5 a.m. closing time? Well, look here, Goldrush is hosting Overthrow’s WMC closing party, Hard to Leave, Sunday, March 28.On…
ClassixxBlog house/nu-rave/dance rock has definitely taken a bit of back seat this time around for Winter Music Conference. Perhaps it’s the lack of icons like Justice and MSTRKRFT that make is seem a little more quiet for the genre this year or maybe it was just time for it to…
Musician/actress Charlotte Gainsbourg is a top seller this week at Sweat Records.Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Gorillaz – Plastic BeachBroken Bells – Broken BellsJoanna Newsom – Have One On MeCharlotte Gainsbourg – IRMYeasayer – Odd Blood…
TiefschwarzLocal promoter Diego Martinelli called us Monday to tell us he felt the Get Physical party lineup needed some extra oomph. So what’s a promoter to do? Add more mega-wattage to an already awesome DJ lineup, of course.Added is the brother DJ duo out of Berlin Tiefschwarz who are already…
At 24, Burns has a DJ career most would be envious of. But his meteoric rise has been because of the hard work and dedication he’s put into his craft — and well, a shout out from the likes of Annie Mac, Mylo, and Calvin Harris doesn’t hurt either. He’ll…
South Florida’s busy season of events is in full swing. With Winter Music Conference seven days away, there is still plenty of more to come. Still, in case you missed it, here is what happened over the weekend:Air at the Fillmore Miami BeachPhoto by Sayre BermanIt’s hard to believe since…
J-Wow of Buraka Som Sistema (front) making his Miami debut during WMC.Finally, here it is. Poplife has announced its annual WMC party, and not a moment to spare — cutting it close there kids. This year Miami’s perennial hipster party is teaming up with Mad Decent and Fool’s Gold to…
Photo by Michael EltonDangerous Muse hopefully bringing more than just their looks to Coco De Ville.Barely a month old and Coco De Ville (2377 Collins Ave., Miami Beach) at the Gansevoort South Hotel already has a pretty hot Winter Music Conference lineup. The Miami-outpost of the LA lounge has booked…
T-minus 10 days. Before you know it Winter Music Conference 2010 will be here. In preparation for onslaught of dance music mania, we’ve made our complete event listings guide available to you online. We’d like to think this is the most complete guide to all the events happening from March…
Courtesy of ThrillistKill Your IdolThanks for the invite Kill Your Idol. We heard about your private opening last night an hour before it actually happened. No we aren’t mad at all. Not one bit. Whatever.We would give you a description of the interior, but, hey, we have yet to even…
James Zabiela taking over the sands of South Beach.Here we almost thought online music store Beatport was going to entirely pull out of this year’s Winter Music Conference, but it seems at the last minute they’ve managed to put something together. Definitely on the smaller scale than last year, Beatport…
A-Trak and Armand Van Helden are Duck Sauce.Every Winter Music Conference, one the best parties is the Fool’s Gold showcase. It rarely disappoints and the lineup tends to change at the last minute as special guests arrive to take over the decks.This year lineup, which is taking over the soon-to-be-opened…
Photo by Hans BrexendorffPaul Van Dyk is taking over Space.Grammy nominations, superstar collaborations, amazing headlining gigs — it easy to be in awe of all the things Paul Van Dyk has accomplished in his long and illustrious career. The man is the envy of the dance music scene, and who…
Look out! It’s Princess Superstar.Huzzah! The DJ and performance packed Winter Music Conference event we were looking for. And surprise, it’s brought to you by semi-defunct hipster party SpiderPussy. It’s all taking place at South of Fifth spot Klutch (136 Collins Ave., Miami Beach).Scheduled to perform live are Maluca, Roxy…
BehrouzColor us shocked. We honestly expected for more hipster-oriented events booked during the week of Winter Music Conference at the Vagabond (34 NE 14th Street, Miami). But New York house-haven Cielo taking over the downtown club Wednesday, March 24, shouldn’t really come as a surprise. Owner Carmel Ophir has been…
Get those crisp dollar bills out for Plastician.What better primer for Winter Music Conference than a bass heavy set at a strip gentlemen’s club? If you are looking for one, North Miami Beach’s Encore (17450 Biscayne Blvd., North Miami Beach) has your answer.British dubstep master Plastician will be joined by…
South Florida temperature still rather chilly, but the events are still heating up. Let’s hope by the time Winter Music Conference rolls into town, things are a bit warmer. In case you were too busy huddling next to your space heater, here is what you missed over the weekend:The Strip…
Kelis is bringing her milkshakes to Ultra.With Ultra Music Festival only a few weeks away, things are coming into the home stretch, and that means time for the Phase 3 announcement for the lineup. This by far has been the most underwhelming revelation of the bunch.Somewhere Ultra has forgotten its…
Uffie, of course.We’ve said some not-so-nice things about Dim Mak, but when you have a lineup that features Fischerspooner, Shinichi Osawa, DJ Funk, Joachim Garraud, Pase Rock, Uffie, Autoerotique, Destructo, Rob Roy, SonicC, and more, well you are going to have to barricade the doors of Louis (2325 Collins Ave.,…
Mourning the loss of José El Rey.Sad news kids, José El Rey is gone for good. Finished. Dead. José Flores, AKA El Rey, announced via Twitter that his exaggerated Cuban persona has officially retired.This has us asking: ¿Pero porque? El Rey was hands down one of the most imaginative characters…
Photo by Ian WitlenT-Pain performing at last year’s Best of the Best.If there is one thing Memorial Day Weekend in Miami is known for is perhaps the sickest dancehall/hip-hop concert this side of Jamaica. Best of the Best’s name might seem a bit boastful but it’s hard to argue otherwise…
