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

• Relive the Old Edge Days This Friday With Return to Planet E at Revolution

  published Jan 25, 2010

  Nothing about Friday night's party at Revolution, presented in part by South Florida rave-scene stalwarts Culture, is forward-looking. Take the party's deliciously '90s-trip-tastic flyer: It boasts, n... More >>

• MP3s of the Day: New EP From Green Sky, Playing a Sweat In-Store This Saturday

  published Jan 25, 2010

  Pity the hapless hipster who wanders into Sweat Records this Saturday night looking for a copy of Vampire Weekend's Contra. In an unusual but welcome change, the evening's in-store takes a turn away f... More >>

• MP3 of the Day: "Conspiracy of Praise" by Thomas Function, Playing the American Legion on January 29

  published Jan 22, 2010

  The Alabama foursome Thomas Function makes its label home on Fat Possum, that originally Epitaph-spawned label that began as a blues imprint. That family tree indeed tells you a bit about the band's s... More >>

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  Tonight's Stonefox Show in Fort Lauderdale Is Likely the Band's Last

  published Jan 22, 2010

  rNo amount of bloggy rapture from here or other local outlets can save a promising local band from the usual frustration and wanderlust. And so it goes that Stonefox, the Boca-based trio (and sometime... More >>

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  Miami's DJ Craze To Play Coachella

  published Jan 21, 2010

  ...Speaking of DJ Craze (check the previous post on this blog for an un-missable nugget of joy he passed along), Miami's finest DJ champ will head to the desert this summer to play Coachella for the f... More >>

• Reggaeton Isn't Dead...

  published Jan 21, 2010

  ...It's alive and well with "Mini Daddy" a.k.a. Adriansito, and his highly inappropriate mini video vixens. Even if Adrian isn't technically so "-ito," you've gotta love his utter belief that he is, a... More >>

• South Florida Voters and Winners in the Village Voice's New Pazz + Jop Poll

  published Jan 20, 2010

  It's January, which means it's time for another edition of the Village Voice's annual Pazz and Jop poll of music critics. Yes, it's probably the latest, high-profile wrap-up of the best music of 2009,... More >>

• Hoods

  published January 21, 2010

  What in hell happened to hardcore? It's right up there with hip-hop in the constant hand-wringing and state-of-the-genre analysis from its... More >>

• Breyan Isaac

  published January 21, 2010

  In a surprising change from its usual highfalutin programming, this Broward Center-affiliated venue on the Nova campus gives itself over Friday... More >>

• 954 Hip-Hopper Breyan Isaac Celebrates His CD Release at the Fancy Miniaci PAC

  published Jan 19, 2010

  In a surprising change from its usual high-falutin' programming, this Broward Center-affiliated venue on the Nova campus gives itself over Friday night to local hip-hop. The star of the event is 954 r... More >>

• Hoods Keeps it Real for Hardcore This Saturday at Churchill's

  published Jan 18, 2010

  What the hell happened to hardcorer It's right up there with hip-hop, these days, in the constant hand-wringing and state-of-the-genre analysis by its fans. The mid-2000s, MySpace, and regrettable hai... More >>

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  Haiti Benefit Events: A Working List, Please Send Updates

  published Jan 15, 2010

  Here is an incomplete list so far of Haiti benefit music/club events scheduled in the coming days. If you would like your event added to this list, please e-mail me.Tonight, Friday, January 15*Mayday ... More >>

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  WMC 2010: Annual Get Physical Party Will Happen at Charcoal Studios, March 27

  published Jan 14, 2010

  Last night, I hit up the official Get Physical label site while looking for some info on Philipp Jung of M.A.N.D.Y.'s upcoming DJ gig at Space on the 23rd. On a lark, I decided to hit the little "Miam... More >>

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  Old PS14/Max Fish Space Reopening January 18 as ... Bar!

  published Jan 13, 2010

  Finally. A place to hang out in downtown Miami that's not a club or a "lounge" or a restaurant or a venue of any kind, just a bar, and one that's cheap but not depressing and full of bros. Okay, okay,... More >>

• MP3 of the Day: Baroness Drummer (!) Remixes Surfer Blood's "Swim"

  published Jan 12, 2010

  The stoner metal hardliners ain't gonna like this one, but, shock, horror, Allen Blickle, drummer of the awesome Savannah quartet Baroness, has musical taste besides sludge and doom. (Drummers, becaus... More >>

• Video: Surfer Blood Covers Neutral Milk Hotel's "Two-Headed Boy"

  published Jan 12, 2010

  Haven't gotten enough Surfer Blood between New Times' recent feature on the band, its homecoming shows at both the Vagabond and Propaganda, and its places on a bunch of year-end best-of-2009 listsr Ca... More >>

• Static Moon

  published January 14, 2010

  Saturday's Miami Monstrosity minifestival at Churchill's will feature, unsurprisingly, a wildly divergent mix of styles in its all-locals... More >>

• Best South Florida albums of 2009

  published January 14, 2010

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• Jacuzzi Boys Make Buddyhead's "Best and Worst Records of 2009"

  published Jan 12, 2010

  ...They made the "best" list, don't worry. While these days Buddyhead may not carry the same clout as Pfork or Stereogum, it's a major-ish blog force on the West Coast (or at least L.A., where it's ba... More >>

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  MP3 of the Day: "Rising Sun" by JESP, Playing at Buck 15 This Friday

  published Jan 11, 2010

  The current local buzz about JESP, the new solo project by singer/songwriter/producer Joseph Espinoza, threatens to soon eclipse that of his old band, Outereach. That group, now defunct, never fit int... More >>

• Static Moon Plays the Miami Monstrosity Show at Churchill's This Saturday

  published Jan 11, 2010

  Saturday's "Miami Monstrosity" mini festival at Churchill's features, unsurprisingly, a wildly divergent mix of styles in its all-locals lineup. But among the artists who depart most drastically from ... More >>

• WMC 2010: DJ Mag Returns to Shine and the Shelborne

  published Jan 08, 2010

  Since everyone's already buzzing about Ultra, we might as well grapple with the fact that the rest of the WMC announcements are going to be trickling in any day now. Actually, the Shelborne finalized ... More >>

• Seven Under $10 For the Weekend of January 8 to 10

  published Jan 08, 2010

  Friday, January 8*Fort Lauderdale's Sweet Bronco plays the Vagabond in Miami tonight. Admission is free before 11 p.m., $5 after. Click here for full details. *Former Miami live hip-hop favorites... More >>

• Show Announcements: OMG Wilco, Tickets on Sale Tomorrow

  published Jan 07, 2010

  Between Air and this, the Fillmore Miami Beach is landing some OMG-worthy shows this spring. Yes, Jeff Tweedy and company play Miami for the first time in forever on Monday, March 2010, in support of ... More >>

• Live Rock and Roll Tonight at Electric Pickle

  published Jan 07, 2010

  It's easy just to think of Electric Pickle as the home of Poplife and various underground techno and house events. But besides Champion Sounds Wednesdays, which focuses heavily on hip-hop, soul, and f... More >>