MiamiNights - Miami Night Clubs, Nightlife

We are receiving initial reports that Studio A has closed for good. This has been confirmed by staff. More details as they emerge. Watch this space!

UPDATE: The Miami New Times reports that Studio A will stay open at least through all of its already scheduled shows that run until the end of June (yes, this includes Ladytron). After that the future is a little more hazy, but I'm sure if the venue's luck changes the owners might consider keeping the place open. So if you want to see Studio A stay in it for the long haul you know what you need to do: actually stop by there, support shows and spend some money. Also a new stable weekly night probably wouldn't hurt Studio A's chances of staying open.

They were amazing. Marina who? Laura Taylor and Ana Bernardino left no doubt in my mind that they are going to bring a lot of good things to the group. The crowd was a little thin last night, which was sort of disappointing because I expected a better turn out. Still, they gave it their all and everyone who was there enjoyed themselves. Anyway, I already wrote a review for the New Times, so I'm not about to write another one. Below is a small clip of the show I took with my camera for your enjoyment. And yes, the sample you hear is "Summer Nights".

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.

Unbelievable! Monday morning at around 3am a man is shot dead and another is wounded at Studio A during a Hip-Hop event. Of all the years I have been going to Studio A I have never felt un-safe or in any danger whatsoever. It's sad to hear that a place I frequent has had this tragedy happen. Naturally people are going to correlate the shooting with the crowd that was present, mainly the hip-hop genre. Do they have reason to make such a tie? In some respect yes, others no. Let's get things straight here on MN. This is a terrible tragedy that should never ever happen no matter what type of crowd is present. That it happened though begs for some insight.

I think it's pretty apparent that the rap genre is filled with incidents like this. The musical lyrics are inherently violent and the social caste it tailors to is pushed to violence for obvious reasons. The fact is someone is dead at a nightclub, a place where people go to have fun and escape from life's crappy deals. What also sucks is that this happened in a venue where I and many people I know have been having fun and escaping from life for years with no such incidents. The scary thing is that I could have been at Studio A when that happened. Selfish you say? Fuck right, I don't want a stray bullet in my persons ever. There are little details being provided by the police as of yet but the incident effectively just happened. People just don't shoot shit up at nightclubs for no reason. There must have been motive behind this incident and once we have more info we will be sure to tell you the deetz. As of now I am pretty perplexed that this happened at Studio A. If you were at the venue when this happened then leave us some comments to help clear up what happened.

Thanks to Victor Nobrega for taking these photos. Click here for Vic's MySpace to learn more about him.

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Okay, now I really don't know how I am awake. Last night obviously was Miami Nights' 2 Year Anniversary at Downtown Riot 2 at Studio A. Shit was off the proverbial chain. Annie Mac is gorgeous in person, pictures don't even do her justice. And she can fucking spin. Highlight was a remix of Boys Noize's "Oh". Still trying to figure out which remix it is though. But the star last night was undeniably Sinden. He did his signature hip-hop meets house and had the crowd eating out of his hand.

Around 4 a.m. I decided to go home and nap for an hour and return for the Dirtybird afterhours party also at Studio A. So I came back around 5:30 and the place was still fucking jumping. Really techno-y and dark, but very good. Finally called it quits around 6:45 and went home and proceeded to stay up drinking beer until 9 a.m. So yea, I'm suppose to go to the Scion event at the Raleigh today but I'm going to need some sunglasses to hide my cracked out eyes. 

Update from Lackner: Thanks to everyone who came out! From what I recall, I had a great time. Tres bien!

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.

While Berlin DJ Jesse Rose may not be a newcomer to Winter Music Conference, it seems that only recently American audiences have been paying attention to what this man can do. His sound is hard to classify but that what makes him such an interesting DJ. He breaks the genre barrier mixing in whatever is going to keep the party going. This year for WMC he breaks out of his routine to represent the Dubsided label at this year's Downtown Riot 2 party at Studio A. Rose had some time to answer a few questions from us about his sound, this year's WMC and his favorite records.

MN: How would you describe your sound?

JR: House music twisted up for 2008, influenced by lots of genres like grime, baile funk, hyphy, etc.

MN: What are some of the events you'll be doing sets at during WMC in Miami?

JR: URB party - Tuesday night @ Studio A
Dubsided party with Switch, Sinden, Annie Mac - Wednesday night @ Studio A
OM party - Thursday night @ Y Ultra Lounge

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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.