Email Author Arielle Castillo

Awards

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published February 17, 2009

  "Black Metal Titan Satyricon Plays Club Cinema"

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ

  "Taking Back Screamo"

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published May 28, 2009

  "Iggy Pop: King of the Dogs"

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2007 Stories by Arielle Castillo

• Return of the Boom Bap

  published August 2, 2007

  Miami hip-hop heads, you've been waitin' and debatin' for oh so long. Saturday it's finally here — the local stop of the Rock the Bells... More >>

• Green Velvet

  published August 2, 2007

  In true space-age, dance music-weirdness style, Green Velvet was birthed as the alter ego of an alter ego: that of Cajmere, a.k.a. Curtis Alan... More >>

• Crazy Good

  published July 26, 2007

  Life Unscripted, the second full-length from Miami hip-hop stalwart Garcia, is technically a solo album. But speak to the man for a just... More >>

• JDH and Dave P's Go Commando Tour

  published July 26, 2007

  New York City's Josh Houtkin and Dave Pianka, a.k.a. JDH and Dave P, have been making the smarter cool kids dance for a few years now at their... More >>

• Celia Cruz Tribute Night

  published July 26, 2007

  The Tu Madre party, Thursdays at Cameo, holds the rare distinction of being one of the most unique club nights in Miami. Seriously. It's... More >>

• Raging Geisha

  published July 26, 2007

  Raging Geisha's frontwoman, Erica Sommer, is all about manipulating contrasts. There's the inherent contradiction of her band's name. There's... More >>

• Living on Video

  published July 26, 2007

  Somewhere in Nowheresville, possibly California, a sleek black sportscar hurtles along a desolate highway flanked by sand, tumbleweeds, and... More >>

• Last Night: Beyonce at the BankAtlantic Center

  published Jul 23, 2007

  Photo by Santiago Felipe Beyonce July 22, 2007 BankAtlantic Center Better Than: Hating. You gotta love it. The Review: Blue-eyed soulster Robin Thicke was just finishing up his set when I walk... More >>

• CD Review: Tegan & Sara - 'The Con'

  published Jul 23, 2007

  Tegan & Sara The Con (Vapor/Sire) The musical output of Canadian twins inevitably carries with it a vaguely alien air. One can just imagine Tegan & Sara in Montreal and Vancouver, respectively, en... More >>

• Warped Weekend

  published July 19, 2007

  The Vans Warped Tour, that all-day extravaganza of punkish rock bands, extreme sports, and alternative youth lifestyle branding, turns lucky 13... More >>

• Last Night: the Police at Dolphin Stadium

  published Jul 11, 2007

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• Undercover Boy Wonder

  published July 12, 2007

  A grinding bass line boomed as the lights came up on the baby-faced DJ, his white polo shirt collar popped and his black cap tipped sideways.... More >>

• Kristeenyoung

  published July 12, 2007

  The first time Kristine Young, frontwoman for, um, Kristeenyoung, was summoned to meet Morrissey, she was summarily ejected from his Rome... More >>

• The 69 Eyes

  published July 5, 2007

  Ah, Finland. Frozen tundra of absolute mystery. The country that even the rest of Scandinavia makes fun of. The place whose most recent major... More >>

• Bonde do Rolê

  published July 5, 2007

  In ice-cool genre-mashup circles, Brazil is the de rigueur frontier for new hard-hitting, urban-sexy dance beats. Bonde do Rolê, hailing from C... More >>

• Diego Jinkus

  published July 5, 2007

  Though South Florida guitarist/singer/songwriter Diego Jinkus's debut full-length is self-released, it sounds professional, capturing a jam-heavy... More >>

• A Little More Respect

  published July 5, 2007

  For a onetime habitué of late-night discos, Vince Clarke sure is an early bird. At 11:00 a.m. on a recent Friday, he's up and alert-sounding over t... More >>

• Guns 'n' Bombs

  published June 28, 2007

  It's a straight-up L.A. invasion of Miami this weekend. The attack on Friday's edition of the weekly Revolver party comes from the the tag team... More >>

• From L.A. with Love in Miami

  published June 28, 2007

  Miami and Los Angeles, they're not so different. On the obvious tip, there's all the bling and the pneumatic bodies on balmy beaches. On the... More >>

• Rabbit in the Moon

  published June 28, 2007

  If you've dipped your toes in the waters of the Florida rave scene during the past, oh, fifteen years, you've probably collected some warm, fuzzy... More >>

• Up from the Gutter

  published June 28, 2007

  "You need input to get output," Jesse Malin insists during a scarce private moment on the pool deck of a Salt Lake City hotel. Over a cracking... More >>

• Last Night: Issac Delgado at the Knight Center

  published Jun 24, 2007

  Issac Delgado June 23, 2007 Knight Center An energetic and from-the-heart Cuban rumbon broke out Saturday night as a delirious and receptive crowd welcomed one of the island's grandest and most innov... More >>

• The Horrors

  published June 21, 2007

  While the rest of hipsterdom in their native London was going flashy neon, the Horrors did what any endearingly bratty, contrary children would... More >>

• Pelican

  published June 21, 2007

  On its third album, this Chicago quartet continues its quest to incorporate the best bits of shoegaze, stoner rock, and heavy music -- and then... More >>

• Last Night: Battles at Studio A

  published Jun 19, 2007

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