MiamiNights - Miami Night Clubs, Nightlife

I'm a blog snob. I almost have too many to keep up with on my rss reader, and i keep adding sites. I read fast as fuck partially because of it. I love it. Just added MISSINGTOOF.COM and decided to drop it on you guys. Quite the nice blog. It's down to business in the remix/dj set department. Good tunes in there.  I found remixes of hot chip that don't suck and many other things I'd never known.

This mix made me wobble. enjoy. 

 

My favorite new song isn't actually new at all. "It's For You" by the defunct band Out Hud is the perfect mixture of pop glossiness, new wave appeal and house undertones. The song was originally released in 2005 on their Let Us Never Speak of It Again album, but it still sounds pretty shiny and new that it can still match to to today's electro-house craze.

If you must know, Out Hud broke up in 2005 and the band members went on to other successful projects like LCD Soundsystem and !!!. But let us enjoy the brilliance that is "It's For You":

Is electro going to meld with grindcore deathmetal chaos? This track, brought to my attention by our faithful, well-traveled reader SouthPointE, is quite a surprise:

What are your thoughts? Share them in the comments section!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    New Video directed by Romain Gavras, for  Justice. Just goes to show, if you listen to French house, you will become a ravenous vandal, with a merciless taste for violence and matching gang hoodies. What irked me throughout the vid is the ubiquitous Cross, and all the associations of religion and morality one would normally make with the biggest Christian icon (goodness and non-sinning) totally being thrown on its ass. I've wondered the true reasoning behind Justice's glorious use of the cross.Is it an ironic twist on all the (bad) music associated directly with Christianity? Or a clever marketing ploy to attract an instant, already brainwashed religious demographic ready to jump on anything ever so godly? Both? Maybe more? Any thoughts? 

 

Video via FUBIZ via DYT 

enjoy, and FEAR JESUS! 

I've been a bit discouraged with Miami hiphop of late. Around a year ago everything devolved into the typical d-boy crap with recycled boring beats that didn't really take the art form anywhere in contrast with some earlier 305 music. However, things appear to be picking up: more artists are getting signed, and Rick Ross is flattening the rest of the industry with his new album. One example of this renaissance is this track, Miami by Young Gotti. Take a listen. It goes: "I ain't sold a million records / or won a Grammy / but I've seen a million dollars / worth of nose candy."

Sorry about the abrupt start to the track. I had to trim out Khaled hollering like a retard.

Yea, still plenty busy everyone. Sorry for the lateness. Anyway, seems like Chromeo FINALLY released a video for what was their first single of their latest offering Fancy Footwork, which was, er, "Fancy Footwork". Yea, they made videos for "Tenderoni" and "Bonafied Lovin'", but I always hoped they do one for "Fancy Footwork." Seems like things are going good for the boys, as the production values of their videos keep going way up.

I'm an impatient bitch, so I can't wait until next week to post this up. Just stumbled upon this little gem from Miami hot chick via Paris Uffie. I present you her new track "Robot Oeuf" where she commands you to "Pop. Drop. Roll." and gives a shout out to the Junior M.A.F.I.A. The track starts off a little slow reminding me a bit of her earlier attempt at an '80s John Hughes movie soundtrack "First Love", but then half way through this shit the sass kicks in when she proclaims "We are young and we hot. We got skillz to make this pop." That's the Uffie I know and love. Do I smell another club hit?

And if you are wondering, this is off the Ed Banger Records Vol. III out on May 27.

I guess this is both a WAO post and a reminder that Brazilian baile funk/hip-hop/rock/whatever group Bonde Do Role will be performing live at Studio A tomorrow. Actually it is the first U.S. appearance with their new lineup, so you have bragging rights after the show. Lead singer Maria Rabatski left the group with little warning, but no fear Rodrigo Gorky and Pedro D'Eyrot have found not one, but two replacements for Maria in Ana Benardino and Laura Taylor, who were selected as new members in an American Idol-inspired contest via MTV Brazil. I guess that's one way to find new members.

Anyway, until they record new music together I leave you with a oldie-but-goodie video for "Solta O Frango". And make sure to catch them tomorrow at Studio A along with local-band the Down Home Southernaires.

Everyone's favorite Miami door diva Alan T has a new music video with Lula for their song "There's Only One." And yes, Alan T's signature megaphone makes an appearance, except he isn't yelling his usual obscenities. Check out the video below, and if you just can't get enough of the track, you can buy it over at Beatport.

Hey sorry everyone I've been a bit M.I.A. lately, I just moved into my new place so I've been rather busy. Also I've been recovering from a nasty bout with the flu. But anyway, I'm back and that's all that matters.

Today I bring you Santogold, which if you don't know by now she is the new M.I.A. and poised to break it big this year. You could compare her to the Sri Lanka via London sensation, but unlike M.I.A.'s hip-hop based sound, Santogold trips the light fantastic by delving into trip-hop, pop, rock and electronica. If you ask me I think people really just compare them because they are women of color.

Anyway, check this bitch out and you can tell everyone how you discovered her first (not really). I leave you with her video for "L.E.S. Artistes" which L.E.S. stands for Lower Eastside for you dummies, but also serves at the French article for "the." I also leave you with her track "Creator", which if you've gone to Poplife or Money Shot you've probably heard while on the dancefloor.

Hot Chip "Ready For The Floor"

Few songs melt my cold icy heart -- this is one of them.

File this under "What were they thinking?" Chromeo is stopping by The Fifth Thursday, April 17, for a special live peformance along with Louis XIV. Why the fuck would Chromeo play at The Fifth? I mean Studio A is just over the causeway and a much better venue for this kind of show. I can't for the life of me understand this decision.

And for those wondering why Chromeo was oddly absent during WMC, it seems that being MTV's Artist of the Week is enough reason to raise your appearance rate to $10,000. I was told most promoters laughed at the figured and told them "No thanks." I mean asking for that kind of money and not even having a hit on your repertoire is pretty ballsy and Chromeo ended up losing big time for having big egos.

But I guess they are back to redeem themselves with this special concert. Tickets are on sale for $20 at www.bfg.tickets.musictoday.com. But I do have some bad news kiddies -- the event is 21 and over. I'm not sure if the Fifth understands 80% of Chromeo's fan base is probably under the age of 20.

In case you have no idea who Chromeo is, I leave you with their '80s-insipired music video for "Bonafide Lovin'".

I was talking to a certain DJ/promoter last night about new music and Modeselektor came up in the conversation. I told him how unhappy I was about the fact the Berlin duo just finished a U.S. tour and no one booked them for WMC. I mean, what the fuck? Is everyone in the city retarded? That shit would have been amazing. My friend went up to New York two weeks ago to see them live at Studio B, and of course he raved about it.

If you haven't checked them out, their latest release Happy Birthday! features guest appearances by the French rap group TTC, Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Miami's very own Otto Von Schirach (he is big in Europe if you didn't know). So I leave you with two choices, the tracks "2000007" featuring TTC and "The White Flash" featuring Thom Yorke. But if you have time, do a little Googling, these guys have been around since the '90s.

Sinden is probably the next big thing to come out of the LDN -- London for you fools not in the know. His mixture of house beats and hip-hop grooves isn't exactly new, but damn him if his music isn't instantly addictive. Along with Switch, he is a resident DJ at Fabric, one of the city's hottest dance clubs. Make sure to check out the man when he stops by Miami during WMC next Wednesday for the Downtown Riot party -- and our 2 Year Anniversary party -- at Studio A.

Just so you absorb his amazing-ness, I leave you with his newest single "Beeper", which he produced with The Count -- also known as Herve -- featuring Kid Sister, who seems to be making 2008 the year she dominates the airwaves. And only Sinden could make the beeper sound so cool.

Last year's Get Physical party at Studio A was perhaps the most talked about party and M.A.N.D.Y. was largely responsible for that. This year Patrick Bodmer and Philipp Jung return to kick some more Miami ass at the Get Physical 2 party as well as Ultra Music Festival. So before we let them here our bodies talk (sorry, I had to), Miami Night's asked Jung a few questions about their appearance at Ultra, the Get Physical party and more! 

MN: Last year's Get Physical party during WMC was one of the most talked about parties. What do you think is it about the Berlin and Get Physical sound that people love?

PJ: WE WERE QUITE A BUNCH A PEOPLE AT THIS PARTY. OUR PHYSICAL CREW WITH ALL THE FRIENDS, THE BARCLAY (CLAUDE VAN STROKE) POSSE, THEN DIXON, EVERYBODY INVITED SOME NICE FRIENDS, SO THERE WAS ALREADY A SOLID PARTY CROWD TO GET THE PARTY GOING. AND THEN THERE WERE A LOT OF WONDERFUL PEOPLE SUPPORTING OUR EVENT! THINGS LIKE THIS YOU CAN'T REALLY EXPLAIN! THE GUYS LIKE ADAM [AND DIEGO] AND OUR AGENT JOEL ZIMMERMANN DID A VERY GOOD JOB PROMOTING THE NIGHT. SO IT ALL WENT RIGHT!

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Fuck it. Everyone has to know the London duo Simian Mobile Disco. Hmm? Prior they were in a group called Simian that did a little song called "Never Be Alone" that was sampled by a certain French duo and transformed into the monster dancefloor hit "We Are Your Friends".

Needless to say, if you have to be anywhere on Saturday night during Winter Music Conference, make sure you are at Studio A for the Fixed WMC Freakout to catch Simian Mobile Disco LIVE, not DJing, live. Below I leave you with their old-as-fuck-but-still-good single "Hustler" which was re-released last year after already begin released in 2006. The re-release brought a snazy new video featuring girls who can't seem to keep their food down. Not sure if that's a step up from the lesbian kissing in the original video. Well I leave you with both so you can decide.

Justice, Justice, Justice. The shit you put me through just to see you live. Instead of the average 3 1/2 hour drive to Orlando, it took me 5 hours to having to listen to three drunken fools in my car complain how they had to pee at every other rest stop. On top of that, the storm of the century seemed to hit the entire state. It did not stop raining once during my drive Thursday afternoon. My field of vision was reduced to only about 30 feet in front of me. However I made it to the Travelodge in Downtown Orlando at 7:30 p.m. with enough time to change and warm up.

I don't know how many of you have been to the proper city of Orlando. Their Downtown shows a lot of promise but sadly seemed empty for a Thursday night. But I wasn't there to analyze the city. I was there to see Justice, who had forced me to leave the County of Miami-Dade just to catch them in their glowing cross glory.

Firestone is an impressive space, probably as big as Mansion with plenty of nooks and crannies. The stage was shielded by the black curtain which everyone knew what it was concealing. I arrived with enough time to hear DJ Mehdi spin, who played a much more crowd-pleasing set than what I recalled he played at Studio A during WMC. His set was filled with indie-dancefloor staples, which oddly felt a little lazy and predictable. It might have been also that Mehdi's set was being broadcast over mediocre speakers that didn't produce the bass I think a Mehdi set deserves. In short, he sounded flat.

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This post contributed by our photog supreme Santiago Felipe of Camera Obscura Photography

Langerado returns for the 6th year with an even stronger line-up. As I'm sure you all know, huge acts such as Beastie Boys, R.E.M. & Phi Lesh will be gracing us this year. Along with a variety of acts of up & coming and rare artists that wouldn't normally make they're way to South Florida. Not to mention that Langerado has a new home, Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation.

I've got my own little list of artist that I'm looking forward to seeing!!! (Chk Chk Chk), which we should be expecting a ridiculous awesome show from. Also, The odd Dan Deacon, Blitzen Trapper and Of Montreal who've exploded with success selling out large venues on their last tour. Let's not forget Miami locals Awesome New Republic, who will perform on the opening night of Langerado. Other neat acts I'm gitty about: Balkan Beat Box (Youtube these guys, k?), The National, Built to Spill and the recent buzz from New York, Vampire Weekend. Vampire Weekend have been causing a slight up roar lately, being named "The Year's Best New Band" by SPIN Magazine. Kind of curious to check them out now, no? In addition Ghostland Observatory, Ben Folds and Minus The Bear, just to name a few more. The festival does having returning acts from last year, Mr. Lesh, Matisyahu and a couple of other jam banders, Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood, Perpetual Groove, The Disco Biscuits and get ready to trip out again with STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) psychedelic performance.

I must also add that schedule this year seems more thought out, being able to catch more artist and time slots not overlapping each other. Make sure to swing by Langerado's website where you can view and customize your own schedule for the festival. Also don't forget to check out some of Langerado's cool Activities. Greenerado, where non-profit organizations will spread the word on eco-friendly practices, as well as small jam sessions. And Matisyahu Shabbos and live artwork by LEBO (Langerado's Logo, Art work etc.)

Well hope many of you are looking forward to the festival as much as I am. And don't forget to check back for my overall experience on the festival this year.

Piece of advise from personal experience last year, bring enough cash for pricey food and please bring sunscreen! You will thank me.

Because tomorrow, I will finally see the light! Miami Nights will be going on a road trip to Club Firestone in Orlando tomorrow. B.A.C. and myself are giddy with excitement! For you poor souls missing out, don't worry Justice will be performing at Day 1 of Ultra Music Festival -- sans Marshall stack and glowing cross. I know, it's a crime.

You know what I realized on Friday night? This city has so many hidden gems that are poorly underutilized. The Manuel Artime Theatre in Little Havana is a charming space with great acoustics and enough seating to hold a sizable crowd. This is where Swedish-Argentinian musician Jose Gonzalez made his first stop in his current North American Tour, and this being his first-ever show in Miami. If you haven't heard of Jose Gonzalez you are definitely missing out.

I'm usually not a fan of acoustic/folky shows, but Gonzalez takes it to another level. To call him a folk artist is a insult that insinuates he's a whiny hippie-like coffeehouse musician, and that couldn't be further from the truth. His simple set up of just him and his guitar lets the music speak for itself. Gonzalez either softly strums his guitar or bangs on it so hard you expect the strings to break. All of this is accompanied by his soft, almost Paul Simon-esque vocals. Anyone else might fail under this kind of bare minimum set up, so I have got to had it to him.

The show was almost a sell-out, which the few remaining sets (I think less than 20 or 30) were found way up on the balcony near the spotlights. The crowd thunderously applauded Gonzalez, relishing in the fact that artists of his caliber rarely stop by our city. Or maybe it was the fact that we could all simply take a break from the pump-your-fist-in-the-air superstar DJs and slow down for a bit.