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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2010 Stories by Arielle Castillo

• Humbert's Ferny Coipel to Debut a New Play This Friday at the Shack North

  published Feb 08, 2010

  That Radioboxer and Humbert are playing a Valentine's-themed show this Friday at the Shack North in Hialeah is not, in itself, huge news. The former has played plenty of warehouse gigs in the City of ... More >>

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  Four Amazing Shows at the Fillmore Miami Beach: the Black Keys, Of Montreal, Band of Horses, and Arctic Monkeys

  published Feb 08, 2010

  Just when those of us in Miami were beginning to despair at the thought of driving to Broward (or even West Palm!) for every decent indie rock show that came through South Florida, this morning opened... More >>

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  Concert Review: MillionYoung at the Vagabond, February 5

  published Feb 08, 2010

  MillionYoungThe Vagabond, MiamiFriday, February 7, 2010Better Than: Listening to Animal Collective's "My Girls" on repeat for an hour (probably)The Review:Alex Diaz, the man behind the rising Coral Sp... More >>

• WMC 2010: Shelborne Announces Full Party Line-Up; Opening Pool Party Already Sold Out

  published Feb 05, 2010

  As we wrote here last month, the Shelborne and Shine had gotten on the WMC train early, offering some pretty crazy-cheap early-bird ticket prices for its events. Even though the full line-ups at the t... More >>

• Classic "Vogelisms" From the Singer of Terror, Playing Culture Room February 16

  published Feb 04, 2010

  The Los Angeles-based five-piece Terror formed in 2002, after the '90s golden years when hardcore was still hard. Still, burly frontman Scott Vogel and company have from the beginning fought the good ... More >>

• Video: Sweat Records Featured on National PBS - Long Live Vinyl!

  published Feb 03, 2010

  Music's push into the digital age has, if strangely, benefited one medium: vinyl! With no more middling-quality CDs to horde, more people are realizing what the hardcore collectors have always known. ... More >>

• Tickets Now On Sale For the Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival, at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami

  published Feb 03, 2010

  For information on the 2011 edition, read Crossfade's lineup announcement for the Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival (now called Nine Mile Music Festival). The 17th Annual Bob Marley Movement Car... More >>

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  Britney Recording With Scott Storch in Miamir

  published Feb 03, 2010

  Everyone -- meaning, uh, people with too much time on their hands on the Internet -- flipped their shit yesterday when word got out that Britney Spears was spotted over the weekend in Miami. She touch... More >>

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  Surfer Blood to Play With Superchunk at Village Voice Media's SXSW Showcase

  published Feb 02, 2010

  Zach Baron, at our sister paper the Village Voice, called Surfer Blood's million-show spate at this past fall's CMJ a "coronation." By now, with the glowing reviews for Astro Coast, and rumors it's en... More >>

• Health Intact, New Found Glory Returns to South Florida, February 9 at Revolution (UPDATED WITH VEVO VIDEO INFO)

  published Feb 02, 2010

  New Found Glory's 2000 self-titled second album was what really catapulted the Coral Springs quartet into bona fide national stardom. Released before "emo" had become a dirty word, the mood of the alb... More >>

• New Found Glory and Saves the Day

  published February 4, 2010

  New Found Glory's 2000 self-titled second album catapulted the Coral Springs quartet to national stardom. Released before emo had become a... More >>

• MillionYoung

  published February 4, 2010

  Coral Springs-based act MillionYoung has been hailed as South Florida's bona fide entry into what is cringe-inducingly called "glo-fi" or... More >>

• Help Flash save the Wallflower Gallery

  published February 4, 2010

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  Super Bowl 2010: Maxim and Playboy Parties Among This Year's Hottest Tickets, of Course

  published Feb 02, 2010

  Is it really any surpriser Maxim magazine's annual Super Bowl bash is famously full of the perky, pneumatic flesh featured in its pages, as well as all the celebrities, pseudo-celebrities, and just we... More >>

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  Reasons Not to Make Fun of the New Lilith Fair, Which Has a West Palm Beach Stop This Year

  published Feb 02, 2010

  In no particular order:1. Cat Power 2. The Gossip3. Erykah Badu4. Jill Scott5. Metric6. MARY J. BLIGE7. Tegan and Sarah8. Emmylou Harris9. Ximena Sarinana10. Sia11. Chairlift12. Nneka13. Marina and th... More >>

• MP3 of the Day: "On Time" by the Disco Biscuits, Playing Ultra Music Festival, March 26

  published Feb 02, 2010

  Over at our post announcing the first phase of Ultra's line-up this year, commenters have been divided. One camp seemed appalled by the new presence of jam-scene-birthed acts like Lotus, Pretty Lights... More >>

• MP3s of the Day: Free EP from MillionYoung, Playing the Vagabond This Friday

  published Feb 01, 2010

  The Coral Springs-based act MillionYoung has been hailed as South Florida's own bona fide entry into what is cringe-inducingly called "glo fi" or "chillwave." (The latter word actually started as a jo... More >>

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  Monotonix Singer Treated at a Palm Beach Hospital; Band Releases Statement About Respectable Street Incident

  published Jan 29, 2010

  When the paramedics arrived at Respectable Street Wednesday night to treat his injured leg, Monotonix frontman initially refused to leave with them. (For a full account of the incident, which cut the ... More >>

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  Monotonix Singer Injured at Respectable Street, Show Cut Short, Fate of Tour Remains Unclear UPDATED WITH VIDEO

  published Jan 28, 2010

  To view a full slideshow of photos from this event, click here.rMonotonixWith Surfer Blood, Woodmen Hall, and Love HandlesRespectable Street, West Palm BeachWednesday, January 27, 2010The problem with... More >>

• Super Bowl 2010: Surprising Music Bonanza at ... Jungle Islandr

  published Jan 27, 2010

  Just like Art Basel, the Super Bowl here seems to have exploded into a series of satellite celebrations with little connection to the main event. Still, any excuse for a megawatt party, rightr And the... More >>

• Help Save the Wallflower Gallery!

  published Jan 27, 2010

  The Wallflower Gallery, downtown Miami's improbable pocket of bohemia, has faced any number of challenges during its existence. For one, it's a venue that doesn't serve alcohol, in a town bent on part... More >>

• WMC 2010: Made Event Lineup So Far

  published Jan 26, 2010

  The floodgates for WMC party info have officially opened. Here's the line-up from Made Event, who return as always with megawatt parties, again all on the mainland (yay). Most of the individual talent... More >>

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  Q&A With Monotonix, Playing Respectable Street Tomorrow

  published Jan 26, 2010

  A virgin encounter with the Israeli rock trio Monotonix inspires extreme gut-level reactions. First, there's the fact that often, one can smell the band coming -- these guys spend a lot of time on the... More >>

• Green Sky and Shroud Eaters

  published January 28, 2010

  Pity the hapless hipster who wanders into Sweat Records this Saturday night looking for a copy of Vampire Weekend's "Contra." An unusual but... More >>

• Thomas Function

  published January 28, 2010

  The Alabama foursome Thomas Function makes its label home on Fat Possum, an Epitaph offshoot that began as a blues imprint. That family tree... More >>