Grant Albert

2 weeks ago | miaminewtimes.com | Grant Albert

III Points cofounder David Sinopoli has coordinated hundreds of shows and usually has no issue giving a synopsis on what one can expect. Yet when New Times spoke to him about the importance of the Despacio set returning to III Points after its absence last year, he was hard-pressed to narrate Despacio's otherworldly sounds and production. "It's very hard to fully articulate how special the experience is unless you attend.

2 weeks ago | miaminewtimes.com | Grant Albert

Back in middle school, the afternoon announcements would come on during fourth period, introduced with a song lick guaranteed to hook even the most attentive of tween/teen ears: Boom-tss boom-tss clap-tss boom-tss clap. Like clockwork, almost the entire class would bang their knuckles on the wooden desks, mimicking the drum pattern that leads into the iconic whistled intro to the Peter Bjorn and John hit, "Young Folks," off their 2006 watershed album, Writer's Block.

2 months ago | miaminewtimes.com | Grant Albert

Shortly before the second week of Ultra Music Festival two-weekender in 2013, a friend in my high-school philosophy class asked me, "Do you like Carl Cox?" This was the era of peak dubstep and EDM, and with one year of Ultra already under my belt, I heard the name in passing. This led to more questions: "Have you heard of Luciano? Do you know Adam Beyer? What about Sven Väth? He's so good." I made mental notes. It was after seeing Carl Cox in 2012 that it all changed.

2 months ago | miaminewtimes.com | Grant Albert |Osvaldo Espino

While Saturday brought beautiful weather, the same couldn't be said for Sunday. The skies opened on the final day of Ultra Music Festival 2025. Some stages temporarily shut down as revelers sought shelter from the rain. Luckily, by 7 p.m., the rain was pretty much over, and the party went as planned. Sunday brought a surprise set by Kaskade, who had somehow managed to DJ a boat party during the storm just hours earlier. Taking command of Ultra's Main Stage was probably easier in comparison.

2 months ago | miaminewtimes.com | Grant Albert |Osvaldo Espino

There was some worry earlier in the week that the second day of Ultra Music Festival would be marred by stormy weather, but that didn't come to pass. Saturday saw clear skies and plenty of memorable performances. The second day brought performances by Knife Party, Carl Cox, Hardwell, Kshmr, Gesaffelstein, Deadmau5, and others. However, the most anticipated set of the evening had to be Skrillex.