On Friday, October 9, as the skies above Wynwood opened up and bled down upon the colorful neighborhood, we feared the worst. So much anticipation and preparation was being threatened by a few bloated clouds. But, as the clock struck 5, the sun emerged, all hot and glorious. God loves…
The last thing Ross LaBrie needs to be doing on this Tuesday night is giving some reporter a tour of the Mana Wynwood compound. He has three more days until thousands of music-hungry festival-goers will be walking in to witness sets by Nicolas Jaar, Panda Bear, Run the Jewels, AlunaGeorge,…
So you’re planning on attending III Points this week. You probably can’t wait to check out sets by Damian Lazarus, Nicolas Jaar, and Ghostface Killah and Doom, who will be appearing “live from the other side.” However, if you’re only going to III Points for the headliners, you’d be doing yourself…
Kraftwerk 3D Concert Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Olympia Theater, Miami Better than: Upgrading to iOS 9. It seems odd that any band would want to put on a 3D show — real life is always three-dimensional. And, honestly, how much more interesting can a concert be when viewed through a…
Miami bass, the Magic City’s signature sound, owes a lot to a couple of robots from Düsseldorf. Kraftwerk’s influence on dance music cannot be understated. And more than 30 years later, tracks such as “It’s More Fun to Compute” and “Trans-Europe Express” are still DJ favorites to cut and sample…
In a city that seems to have little value for its history, the Olympia Theater is an anomaly. Since 1926, it’s been entertaining residents, first as a movie palace and Vaudeville stage, then as a performing arts center after 1975. But what has remained constant all those years is the…
If you’ve been keeping up with Miami’s Park West area, you know that there has been a lot of recent closures, including Mekka and Will Call so far. The culprit? The impending Miami Worldcenter construction. And though, to some, Park West appears to be in danger of losing its status…
In a small one-bedroom Brickell apartment, Elizabeth Ann Clark, dressed in all white, sits in front of her studio equipment — a Virus synthesizer, a voice box, a MIDI controller, and a couple of microphones that feed into her Mac Pro. “Let me play you the track I worked with…
You’ll never hear us speak ill of the pitchers of domestic beer and the worn bowling shoes at places like Bird Bowl or Holiday Bowling. They’re a great suburban escape from the overpriced cocktails and attitude overkill found around Miami and Miami Beach. But if Miami’s nightlife scene knows how…
In a large office space at MADE at the Citadel, the shared workspace in the former Bellsouth building on NE Second Avenue, III Points has a small squad of people working hard to make sure this year’s festival eclipses 2014’s edition. The III Points team is made up of young…
With the Kremlin and White House not exactly seeing eye to eye these days, it almost feels like we’re on the verge of a second Cold War — if we aren’t in one already. (In case you were wondering, the next great war will probably be fought in space with…
As part of Swedish House Mafia, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso, along with third member Steve Angello, proved to the world that dance music was commercially viable. The Swedes topped the U.S. dance charts, headlined festivals, and dominated the party scene with their Masquerade Motel concept. Just as ABBA, Ace of…
Yelle Friday, July 31, 2015 Bardot, Miami Better than: French toast. French fries. French-press coffee. When Yelle first popped up in the music scene with a track called “Short Dick Cuizi,” they were part of a group of acts that took advantage of new mediums like MySpace and the Hype…
Diplo, in the voiceover for his 2011 BlackBerry ad, marveled at his life and busy schedule — conveniently organized by his Canadian-designed smartphone. “I can’t believe that people are actually paying me to leave my house and go somewhere like Austria to DJ for them,” he mumbled between quick cuts…
You’ve already got your tickets to III Points 2015, right? No? Well, you might want to not hesitate any longer as the festival has now revealed it s full lineup, which includes a who’s who of Pitchfork-approved acts that will have any music nerd salivating. Headlining the 2015 festival includes…
There aren’t a lot of Miami nightclubs that can claim a 15-year history. For the most part they open, enjoy a brief moment of interest, and then the crowds move on. But Space isn’t your ordinary nightclub. For the better part of its run, Space has been operating on a…
Every year, we hear the same complaint: Why didn’t so-and-so win Best Of? But with so many great people and places around Miami, it’s hard to get to them all. That’s why we invite you, our readers, to chime in with your thoughts on some of the best restaurants, bars,…
Alison Wonderland’s skyrocketing career seems like something out of a fantasy novel by Lewis Carroll. But instead of it being a work of fiction, it’s all very real for the Australian DJ, singer, songwriter, and producer. Wonderland is fresh off her live American debut at Coachella after releasing her debut album,…
News spread this afternoon on social media of the passing of Naomi Wilzig, the founder of the World Erotic Art Museum (WEAM) in Miami Beach. She died at the age of 80 last night in her sleep. Naomi’s son, Ivan Wilzig, confirmed the news on Facebook: “With the heaviest of…
Sure, the rain washed out a lot of acts on Friday and Krewella spent Sunday getting trolled by Deadmau5, but for the most part Ultra Music Festival 2015 was a success. The most positive feedback we heard all week was how much more enjoyable the festival was without the under-18…
Deadmau5 isn’t at Ultra Music Festival this year, but that’s not going to stop the loudmouth Canadian DJ-producer from taking away the spotlight from what’s happening in Bayfront Park. Krewella, who are now just consists of sisters Jahan Yousaf and Yasmine Yousaf after producer Kristopher “Rain Man” Trindl resigned from the…
When I wrote back in January that I found Ultra Music Festival’s 2015 underwhelming, honest to God I wasn’t doing it do be contrarian or clickbait-y. EDM is big and there’s a lot of money to be made. No one is going to argue that headliners like Avicii and Tiësto…
