Does South Beach need another hotel ultra-lounge? Probably not. That’s not stopping the EMM Group, the company behind hotspots like Tenjune and Catch Roof in New York, from trying.SL Miami, the South Beach outpost of the Meatpacking District lounge of the same name, is bring its high-end nightlife experience to…
Are you a fan our Best of Miami issue, right? Of course you are! You’re still holding on to last year’s issue crossing off the places you’ve visit and are eagerly awaiting until June comes along for a new set of restaurants, nightclubs, and shops to hit up. You’ve even…
Mansion and Cameo may grab all the headlines, but the Opium Group’s other megaclub SET was always about providing ultra-exclusivity and privacy to its VIP clientele. Like any other South Beach beauty, though, a little nip and tuck is needed every now and then to stay looking “fresh.” So after…
After all the drama about canceling the second weekend of Ultra Music Festival, the festival will not be “contained” or cut back to just one week. In the end, with tickets already sold and acts being announced, the City of Miami commission was willing to see how a six-day, two-weekend…
Around 4 p.m. today, Florida governor and über-tool Rick Scott popped into the City of Miami Commission meeting to say “hello.” Why? We assume because it’s never too early to start campaigning for re-election.Introduced by Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, Rick Scott spoke for about 30 seconds to tell everyone how…
New Wynwood bar Gramps (176 NW 24th St., Miami) is a blend of Old Florida, hipster aesthetics, and the area’s signature warehouse grittiness. In other words, it’s perfect. “It originates with my grandfather, Irving Miller,” owner Adam Gersten says about the venue’s name and feel. “But it is also symbolic…
We here at Crossfade have been trying to get Miami commissioner Marc Sarnoff’s side of the Ultra Music Festival story for approximately 48 hours. Today, we finally got a chance to talk to his spokesperson about the commissioner’s attempt to curb Ultra’s second weekend. “We are not talking about shutting…
Marc Sarnoff still hasn’t returned repeated calls to Crossfade about his anti-Ultra Music Festival stance. But considering Tommie Sunshine’s push to get EDM fans to call and email him, we’re pretty sure he’s been busy the last for the last few 24 hours. However, we do finally have a response…
Yesterday, Crossfade broke the news that Commissioner Marc Sarnoff had introduced a resolution “disapproving” of the second weekend of Ultra Music Festival.We still don’t entirely understand whether the commission could actually force the festival to cancel its second weekend, and repeated messages Crossfade left with the city attorney and Sarnoff…
It can’t be Ultra Music Festival without a little bit of drama. This time it comes from Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff who has introduced a new resolution “disapproving” of the second weekend of Ultra Music Festival.The resolution, which the commission will consider on Thursday, claims the “event will be disruptive…
If Gramps had announced this party a bit earlier, it would have surely make Crossfade’s list of best free New Year’s Eve events. And in a city where the average general admission ticket for tonight’s festivities ranges in the hundreds, it’s great to see a solid New Year’s Eve celebration…
You’ve probably read a lot about the new Wynwood bar Gramps. It’s a blend of old Florida, hipster aesthetics, and the area’s signature warehouse grittiness. In other words, it’s perfect.”It originates with my grandfather, Irving Miller,” says owner Adam Gersten about the venue’s name and feel. “But it is also…
Fiscal cliff, shmimal shmilff. You’re a baller. You aren’t worried that your stock portfolio will be worthless on January 1, 2013. That’s why come December 31, you can afford to be irresponsible with your money. And there is no better city to be financially irresponsible than Miami. This is a…
Here we thought we knew everything there was to know about painter Kenny Scharf, and then he surprises us. He may not be a Miami native, but Scharf lived in the city during the ’90s, which during the time his pieces were exhibited at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale,…
About fucking time!That’s what we have to say about Art Basel Miami Beach’s organizers finally inviting Spinello Projects to exhibit at the big show. Last year, we got into an argument at the Miami Beach Convention Center with another Miami gallery owner when we told him Art Basel was bullsh*t…
MOCA L.A. Beach Party With Lykke Li, Miike Snow, and Peter Björn and John Raleigh Hotel, Miami Beach Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Better Than: A trip to Ikea. There is something to be said about MOCA Los Angeles’ annual Basel bash. Once again, it seemed like everyone in town for…
We had a lot of fun last year when we played our first-ever Basel Bingo. So we’ve decided to resuscitate the game, because arty folks are such easy targets. We’ve once again, packed the board with (stereotypical) things you’ll encounter during the week of Art Basel Miami Beach 2012. All the…
Soon enough Miami will be overtaken by art… well, the art market, in a display of crass commercialism that flaunts a disgusting amount of wealth. But we get it. You want to partake and rub elbows with Europeans in funny clothing and New Yorkers with zero sense of humor –…
Sure, we like to pretend the week of Art Basel Miami Beach (AKA Miami Art Week) is all about the glorified flea market happening either side of the causeway. But you just want to party. You can’t afford to pay $10,000 for a bike covered in Saran Wrap and called…
Will Miami ever become a metropolis on par with New York, Chicago, Paris, or London? Brad Knoefler hopes so. But he isn’t a condo developer planning to take the city sky-high or a politician hoping to score points. Instead, he’s an activist who firmly believes that a great city has…
Miami’s underground fashion scene may be small, but it has proven more than capable of producing world-class creatives. Take 24-year-old Julian Consuegra, a Miami Lakes native who has found success by paying homage to South Florida through clothes that sample the 305’s youth culture. His label, Stray Rats, uses strong…
According to UR1 Festival organizers, the fest has been postponed, not canceled. The reason given for the rescheduling: a weather forecast that predicts strong winds the weekend of December 8 and 9. Once the new dates are announced, ticket holders can decide whether to ask for a refund or use…
