Photo by Ian WitlenDeadmau5 performing at the main stage at Ultra Music Festival.It’s over. Jesus Christ! It’s over! We are sad and glad at the same time. Sad because we have to wait another year for the next Ultra Music Festival. Glad because our city can return to some kind…
Photo by Ian WitlenMajor LazerUltra Music Festival at Bicentennial Park, MiamiSaturday, March 27, 2009Better than: Ninety-nine percent of the acts at Ultra.Making fun, party music is a difficult thing to do. No, seriously. You can either go the obviously route and create straight-up track about partying (i.e. most of LMFAO’s…
Photo by Ian WitlenLittle BootsClick here to view photos from Day 1 at Ultra.Little Boots, Passion PitUltra Music Festival at Bicentennial Park, MiamiMarch 26, 2010Better than: Anything LMFAO brought to the stage.I’ll admit right off the bat, the only reason I attended the first day of Ultra Music Festival was…
Crossfade would like to bestow the best performance at this year’s Ultra Music Festival to Major Lazer — hands down the most engaging and energetic set we witnessed in the span of two days. The album, Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do, was easily the most ambitious and progressive dance…
We are still in the midst of Winter Music Conference, but in case things are sort of hazy, here are some the slideshows we’ve put up so far, with plenty of more to come. Click on the pictures to view the full slideshow.Mansion Love ElectroPhoto by Lex HernandezSuper You &…
We will save our review for Ultra Music Festival Day 1 for another post, but we just quickly wanted to post video of Little Boots and Passion Pit’s performances on the main stage of the festival. We actually left right after Passion Pit’s turn because the days were a bit…
Click to view.Before you head over to Bicentennial Park today for Day 1 of Ultra Music Festival, you may want to check out the set times for the entire festival, which is available online.We’ll be there covering the entire festival starting today, so be on the look out for our…
Yesterday, Los Angeles-based event HARD finally made its Miami debut, something we expected them to do ages ago. But did HARD live up to the hype? No and yes. We would have liked to have experienced HARD as a full-fledged production instead of a daytime pool party, but with the…
Exhaustion is setting in, but we here at Crossfade are trying to keep up the pace. So we are going to make this quick so we can go back to bed in order to rest up for Day 1 of Ultra Music Festival.Here is a video we shot Wednesday at…
Boys Noize is going to freakout Saturday at Grand Central.There is cutting it close and then there is just waiting to last possible minute. NYC party Fixed chose the later. Its annual Fixed WMC Freakout just got announced. This party has hosted some big names over the years including Justice,…
We charmed British DJ Annie Mac on the first night of WMC.We normally try to conserve our energy the first few days before getting too crazy the rest of the week, but how could we skip out on the first night of Winter Music Conference? In fact, there were a…
Dangerous MuseGuess the rush of caffeine just kicked in over at Cafeina Lounge, because today it finally announced the Winter Music Conference lineup.Festivities kick off Thursday with Electrosonic Miami featuring sets by Cristian Varela, Marco Bailey, Tim Baker, Lele Sacchi, Greg Gow, Tom Hades, and David Gonzalez. On Friday the…
It’s here! Winter Music Conference officially begins today. What better way to get pumped up that with a DJ mix. Crossfade obsession and DJ Tamara Sky sent us the follow up to her last year’s Pussy Violence mix, this one titled Pussy Violence II Lip Service.The mix feature hipster dancefloor…
The bi-coastal reppin’ hip-hop duo are at in again. Causal Sax & The Saxual Revolution have just released their video for their track “Bootyland BBQ.” The track, which appears on the duo’s 2009 debut album, The Blow Sven Theory, is a dirty summertime anthem complete with humid-heavy beats. The video…
Photo by Jose D. DuranAin’t she pretty?Last night, Crossfade stopped by Bar (28 NE 14th Street, Miami) to check out its new look it debuted in time for Winter Music Conference. Gone is the black-and-white decor by local artist Alvaro Ilizarbe, AKA Freegums, replaced by the work of Todd James…
It seems this weekend was the quiet before the WMC storm as people stayed in preparing for the onslaught of the 24/7 party mayhem that starts tomorrow. Still there were a few events that gave people a reason to come out of hiding. But in case you hunkered down, here…
Ever find the cumbersome Ultra Music Festival maps given to attendees at the entrance a hassle and unnecessary? Wish you could pull all that information via your iPhone? Are you rolling so hard on Ecstasy you barely know where you are? Well, Ultra organizers have the solution for you! A…
Ice Palace StudiosIt was about fucking time. According to a press release, the on-life-support venue known as Karu & Y has ceased to exist. In fact, Ice Palace Studios, which owns the lease to the building, is taking it back and reclaiming it as part of the complex, henceforth known…
Benny BenassiWith the long (and still growing) list of Winter Music Conference events happening next week, we are sure you are feeling a bit overwhelmed. It’s tough to decide where to spend your hard-earn money. Fret not! Here at Crossfade we’ve simplified things for you, as music editor Arielle Castillo…
Uffie, no more.Bad news kids: Electro Lolita Anna-Catherine Hartley, AKA Uffie, will not be stopping by Miami next week for Winter Music Conference. According to a source, the Ed Banger chanteuse decide to rehearse for her upcoming tour in support of her debut album, Sex Dreams & Denim Jeans, instead.Needless…
So by now you’ve probably heard that DJ booking agency Deckstar and LIV at the Fontainebleau Hotel is hosting a tribute for Adam Goldstein, AKA DJ AM, who died of an accidental drug overdose last summer.But who exactly will be paying tribute to the fallen DJ? Our sources wouldn’t give…
After much blood, sweat, and tears it’s finally done and hot off the presses. In newsstands today all over Miami you will find our Winter Music Conference Guide 2010 put together by Miami New Times music editor Arielle Castillo and featuring work by regular Crossfade contributors Esther Park, Sean Levisman,…
