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After four years, it’s time for Basel Castle to expand its kingdom. So in a battle worthy of Games of Thrones, Miami-Los Angeles collective the Overthrow has annexed the lands southern lands known as Grand Central Park for its fourth annual Basel Castle. Since it’s inception, it was held in…
Sensation Ocean of White With Fedde Le Grand, Nic Fanciulli, Prok & Fitch, and Mr. White Saturday, October 12, 2013 American Airlines Arena, Miami Better than: All the colors found in a Crayola 64 box — and that horrible crayon sharpener that never fucking worked! As we’ve gotten older, we’ve…
A few years ago, Beached Miami created Sketchy Miami, an egalitarian art project with a lofty mission. “The goal of Sketchy Miami is to create a portrait of every person in Miami,” the site explains. Considering there are over 2 million people in Miami-Dade, the project still has a ways…
It’s back! The New Times’ Miami Web Awards is here to pick the best of the web. Who’s the Funniest Twitterer? Who can lay claim to Meme of the Year or Best Viral Video? Can you choose just one Food Instagram User that has you salivating when you look at…
Finally, after months of speculation, we finally know who has been tapped to perform at the Sensation’s Ocean of White tour stop at Miami’s American Airlines Arena on October 12. Fedde Le Grand, Nic Fanciulli and Prok & Fitch, along with Sensation resident DJ Mr. White and MC Gee are…
It’s 3 a.m. and pitch-black except for a spot of light pollution emanating from the island of North Bimini — and a 669-foot-long ship bumping with club music. Suddenly, DJ Zog, of Power 96 fame, cuts the sound. He announces that Kok Thay Lim has arrived to cut his birthday…
South Florida is no stranger to casino cruises and party boats. They leave from Port Everglades and Bayside Marketplace, taking people to the open waters to party. In the case of casino cruises, boats actually head three miles out to international waters, where U.S. law no longer applies. But with…
To call Lapalux’s music simply lo-fi is just lazy. There are far better ways to describe the British musician’s work — warm, full-bodied, and richly textured. And now with a proper full-length, Nostalchic, released via Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label, Lapalux (AKA Stuart Howard) has shown that his sound may only…
Must be lonely at the top for the world’s richest DJ, Calvin Harris. Harris was once an underground sensation — a favorite among late-2000s hipsters — thanks to cuts like “Acceptable in the ’80s” and “The Girls.” Needless to say, he has taken a more pop approach to dance music…
For ten years, Gainesville indie-rock outfit Holopaw has been putting out music, first through the perennial indie label Sub Pop and more recently via Misra Records. The band dropped Academy Songs, Volume I earlier this year, which is an oddity in the era of the single track. It follows a…
If you’ve haven’t heard of Chase & Status (AKA Saul Milton and Will Kennard), don’t fret. For ten years, the British duo has been making music, spanning everything from classic UK garage to dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass. But around 2009, pop star Rihanna came calling, looking for a sound…
If you’ve haven’t heard of Chase & Status (AKA Saul Milton and Will Kennard), don’t fret. For 10 years, the British duo has been making music together, spanning everything from classic UK garage to dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass. But around 2009, pop star Rihanna came calling looking for a…
Back in June, we announced that the massive Dutch EDM event, Sensation, would be trekking across the United States this fall, hitting New York, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Miami. Well now more information has been released about the possible acts on board for the tour. Fedde Le Grand, Michael…
Seems like Ultra Music Festival organizers took our suggestion to heart, because today the festival has announced it will let allow festival-goers to purchase a limited number of tickets via a payment plan. See also: – Ultra Music Festival: It’s Time for Ticket Layaway – Ultra 2014 Early-Bird Tickets Sell…
Miami may be lacking a lot of things, but great dance clubs is definitely not one of them. And it’s not only us that thinks so — Rolling Stone agrees! See also: LIV Miami Fourth Highest Grossing Nightclub in U.S…
Sad you missed all the action at last night’s Iron Fork? Well, we missed you. But not to worry — we’ve got enough photos and recaps to make you feel like you were there. And just in case you’re a moving-images sort of person, we have video too. Check it…
If we had to name our most anticipated albums of 2013, Jacuzzi Boys would easily be on that list. But the wait is almost over. The Boys’ self-titled LP drops September 10 via Hardly Art. And they already gave us a taste of what to expect, first with the track…
Models and bottles, y’all! If there is any week out of the year when that statement rings truer, it’s the awkwardly named Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim, AKA Swim Week. While most of the official and satellite events are happening around the Raleigh, Soho Beach House, and the Miami Beach Convention…
We’re going catfishin’! Well, to be more accurate, we’re going to the Catfish Ball at Gramps this weekend. Now you’re probably wondering, What the hell is a Catfish Ball? And up until yesterday, we weren’t exactly sure what it was either. But we called up the lovely Southern belle behind…
Rarely do you get to witness someone at the very beginning of their meteoric rise. Last time we probably got to see this was when Crystal Castles played small shows at Churchill’s Pub and Pawn Shop before hitting it big. Or when Justice was just a couple of French dudes…
If you don’t know about the massive Dutch EDM event known as Sensation, there’s still hope for you. Sensation will finally make its Miami debut this year! This is the second time that the event has come to America. Last year, Sensation made its U.S. debut in New York. But…
