Don't let the suits and ties fool you. The Brass Knuckles dudes are badasses.

If partying with The Knocks and Brass Knuckles are any indicator of what's in store for Memorial Day weekend, then you better put your party pants on and get ready for some non-stop EDM and dance action.

The best part of it all, you don't have to wait until the weekend to get your fist-pumping juices flowing. There are plenty of bashes going down all week that'll do just that.

Check out the six best SoBe parties this week.

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Good hip-hop can be hard to find, but the beat continues to live on at The Stage. And next week, the Design District club is pleased to welcome Buckshot, the latest in a string of underground rap kings with unstoppable flows.

The heavyweight rapper is known for his funky flow and sick collaborative efforts. Since 1999, he's released 14 albums, sometimes working with his groups Black Moon and Boot Camp Clik, other times with producers like 9th Wonder and even KRS-One.

Buckshot's hitting the streets coming off his latest release The Solution. And Friday, May 31, he'll help Miami put an end to the wack rapper problem.

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Photo by Howard Cohen/Miami Herald Staff

"Specs," a note posted to the recently closed Coral Gables music shop's front door read. "A piece of Miami, a piece of history, never to be forgotten, nor replaced! Especially by some lousy bank."

Consider that Spec's Records & Tapes' epitaph. Because the Dade County landmark -- a 64-year-old purveyor of music on vinyl, audiocassette, and CD -- has been demolished, as reported by the Miami Herald, to clear the lot at 1570 S. Dixie Highway for a new Chase Bank.

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The winds of change are blowing for Caligula, Miami's darkest dubstep duo and all-around bass enthusiasts.

Members Damaged Goods and Mikey Millions have worked hard since 2010 to make a name for themselves in the streets, catching fire with hot remixes of Kid Cudi's "Marijuana" and Swedish House Mafia's "Miami to Ibiza." They've also opened for some pretty evil acts, but these self-proclaimed "bastard sons ov Emperor Tiberius" are ready for more.

They've got new management, new material, and new "hysterical stage antics," and it'll all be unleashed Thursday, May 30, at Grand Central, as they ready the stage for the earth-shattering booms of Mt. Eden and Figure.

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For a week last October, Hurricane Sandy spun a trail of destruction through cities in seven countries. From Jamaica to New Jersey, the superstorm killed 285 people and caused more than $75 billion in damage. One place it didn't touch, however, was Miami. So it was a bit strange when organizers blamed the storm for scrapping the year's biggest concert: the UR1 Music Festival, originally scheduled for December 8 and 9, the heart of Art Basel week.

Since then, the shadiness surrounding the cancelled concert has spread. Half a dozen Crossfade readers have complained that their requests for a refund have been ignored. Meanwhile, millions of dollars in ticket sales seem to have vanished. UR1's website hasn't been updated in half a year. And organizers are too busy preparing to sue one another to reschedule the concerts.

"I didn't think something so well publicized could be a scam," says local Joshua Cameron, who had bought two tickets for roughly $175 each. "I never thought they could actually get away with not refunding people."

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What's the street value of Afrobeta's "pigeon mascot"?

Probably zilch. But that didn't stop some pathetic burglar from thieving Cuci Amador and Tony Smurphio's preciously plump and adorable columbidae charm from their car.

That's right ... Over the weekend, the band got robbed. And it wasn't just silly stuff, like the bird, that got stolen.

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The Gaslamp Killer isn't for the faint of heart. He's been in the game for more than a decade and he's made a name for himself as part of Flying Lotus's Brain Feeder crew. The Cali-based label is a tight-knit group of envelope pushers, and Gaslamp Killer has earned his stripes with mind-bending mixes and insane live sets.

He's got a rowdy weekly every Wednesday in L.A. called Low End Theory, but he's taken his inventive sound to dance floors all over the world, whether the world is ready for it or not. He'll be hitting the carpet this Sunday at Bardot, and he's looking forward to a crowd that's ready to eat up what he's serving.

Come on Miami, you're not a bunch of peasant shit-stains, are you?

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Photo by Laurie Charles

At least the photobomber in the back didn't ask Delmarys out to Scarlett's.

Listen up, fellas ... Pick-up lines rarely work. Most of the time, they are lame, cliché, and straight-up ridiculous.

That also means it takes a lot of courage (or several brewskies) to go up to an attractive lady at a bar and ask her if "it hurt when ya fell from heaven." And no, just because she may laugh, it doesn't mean you won her over. She is laughing at you.

To spare you the ridicule, here's a little piece of advice: If you find a woman by the bar, sippin' on a Sam Adams, a simple, "Hey, how are you?" will work a lot better than asking her if she's tired ... 'Cause she's been running through your mind all night.

Here are six of the worst Miami pick-up lines guys, all of which should never ever be used again.

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What does a number-one song and a viral video Internet sensation get you in Miami?

If you're a street-credible DJ and producer, it gets you a sold-out show at Grand Central and a sweaty mess of bodies lovin' ever second of it.

At least, that's how it worked out for Baauer on Saturday night, as he returned to the GC stage. But this time, he was the reigning Billboard champ and headlining his own show.

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Work it hard with Trinidad James.

Everyone's 'bout to get long-weekend wild.

It's almost Memorial Day in Miami. There are way too many megaclub and nudie bar parties. But "yeah, yeah, uh," we're still gonna attend 'em all.

As Mr. Trinidad says: "Got new shoes, got new clothes ... We got bad bitches and a ton of brew."

It's work-it-hard time. Just check the cut for Crossfade's party guide to Memorial Day weekend 2013 in Miami.

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