WaxRomantix Records Launches Just in Time for Art Basel
Miami is getting a new record label, WaxRomantix, courtesy of Stephanie Lima and Natalie Smallish, and they want to be everything to everyone, including artists and fans.
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Jay-Z Repents and Then Crushes It at the American Airlines Arena
Vicious traffic, nightmare parking, long security lines, crap weather – there were plenty of hurdles to clear Sunday night to get to American Airlines Arena, but it was well worth it to see the one and only, Jay-Z. This was the weekend for big events in Miami and just like…
Alt-J’s Normal Blokes Bring Sexy Stuff to the Fillmore and House of Creatives
Many people find pleasure in the simple things: cooking, reading a book, relaxing at home, and hanging out with friends. It turns out that award-winning, globe-hopping rock bands find the same amount of joy, if not more, in such unpretentious normalcy.
Jay-Z’s 4:44 Rebukes Rap’s Hypermasculine Culture
Before they were slinging mud at each other on escalating dis tracks, Jay-Z and onetime mentor Jaz-O were collaborating on one of Jaz-O’s more successful singles, “Hawaiian Sophie.” It’s the sort of goofy, good-time pop rap from the late ’80s that’s almost embarrassing if it weren’t for some truly smooth…
Tracy Morgan, After Surviving Tragedy, Simply “Wants to Eat at Versace”
Before any questions are asked, Tracy Morgan is already off and running. “We love Miami, me and my wife. My wife wants to go to Versace and eat dinner one night. I want you to print that. My wife, Megan Morgan, wants to eat at Versace.”
QTY’s Dan Lardner on Glam Rock and Gram Parsons
According to NME, QTY is the NBT. That sentence might not make sense to many, but Dan Lardner, the lead singer of NYC two-piece QTY, would probably love it. Joined by guitarist and longtime friend and collaborator Alex Niemetz, the 27-year-old Lardner will make his first trip to Florida as…
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iLe Brings a Bit of Puerto Rico to the North Beach Bandshell
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter iLe has been called an “old soul.” It is a fitting description for a woman who at age 28 has already experienced a full career with her brothers in the alternative hip-hop act Calle 13 and won a Grammy with her first solo offering, Ilevitable. Born Ileana…
LCD Soundsystem’s Dance-Punk Nostalgia Took Over the James L. Knight Center
An LCD Soundsystem show is much like the typical James Murphy attire: business casual with no pretense. It’s fun and relaxed like his white T-shirt but serious and straightforward like his blazer. Essentially, he embodies the old adage of what you see is what you get. Perhaps that’s why when the band announced a reunion…
The Five Best Haunted Houses in South Florida
It’s almost Halloween, the time of year when we can delight in scary things that cannot literally kill us. For many people, that means haunted houses. And South Florida has some properly sphincter-tightening experiences for even the most macho of macho men and women.
In the Booty Bass Bounce House Papaya-Eating Contest, Only the Nasty Survive
When it comes to concerts and music festivals, there seem to be two Miamis: one populated by hipsters and the other that’s a little more ratchet. The former is artsy and pretentious and politically correct while dressing like an expensive laundry pile. The latter gives zero fucks and only wants…
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Billy Corben to Roast Miami City Commissioners: “I’m Going to Eat [Them] Like a Bag of Doritos”
Twitter is everything right now. Excuse the hyperbole, but it could very well decide the fate of the world. For the last decade, Twitter has brought us breaking news, celebrity gossip, and memes upon memes upon memes. However, with the ascent of Donald Trump to the presidency, it has also…
III Points 2017, Day Three: The xx, Poorgrrrl, Teklife, Jacques Greene, Bonobo, and Others
After a long and powerful three days of music, III Points came to a steamy close yesterday, with coheadliner the xx playing the hell out of the stage and closing with the hit “The Angels.” The tune, the fan reaction, and the three days of performance brought live music to a new level in Miami.
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III Points 2017, Day Two: Nicolas Jaar, Mark Ronson, Willow Smith, and Others
Despite bouts of rain, III Points 2017 continued last night with a slew of pounding performances. Here’s what went down: Virgo 6:20 p.m. on the Mind Melt stage As the sun began setting behind the giant Mind Melt stage disco ball, alien water creature Virgo welcomed early stragglers with siren…
III Points 2017, Day One: Richie Hawtin, The Black Madonna, Madlib, and Others
III Points 2017 kicked off last night with throngs of fans crowding Mana Wynwood to catch the first night of a solid lineup. Gorillaz’ were the biggest draw (read our review here), but there were plenty of acts fully capable of keeping the crowd wowed. Kaitlin Aurelia Smith 7 p.m…
BlindLove Dating App Asks Users to Find Love Without Photos — at First
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or so the saying goes. It’s also the philosophy of most dating apps and websites. For the app BlindLove, however, any such beauty won’t be accessible until a deeper connection between two possible partners is created first.
LIV Reopens This Weekend With Massive LED Spider, Travis Scott, Skrillex
In less than a decade, Miami Beach’s LIV Nightclub at the Fontainebleau has become a world-renowned brand. Already an iconic event space readily associated with high-quality, upscale nightlife reminiscent of Ibiza or Studio 54, LIV is further cementing its foothold in the annals of next-level partying.
Will Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito” Go the Way of “Macarena”?
One day, 20 years from now, the opening guitar notes of “Despacito” will evoke equal amounts of nostalgia and revulsion — just like its commercially successful predecessor, “Macarena.” Let us explain.
Gilbert Gottfried on Showbiz Stupidity and Hollywood Legends
Gilbert Gottfried has been a duck, a parrot, and a scapegoat. Working for an insurance company, AFLAC, and a mega corporation like Disney is all well and good — until you say the wrong thing. Considering the abrasive, brash, and often crude nature of Gottfried’s comedy, it is surprising he…
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AlunaGeorge Beauty Is Ready for Coldplay Audience
English electronic duo AlunaGeorge is composed of two distinct people, but — no disrespect to producer George Reid — it is the band’s vocalist and frontwoman, Aluna Francis, who is decidedly more charismatic.
Deaf Poets Talk Touring and Peyote Coyote Partnership
Fresh off a successful spring tour for their recently released album, Lost in Magic City, Miami’s Deaf Poets are not content to sit around. They’re gassing up and hitting the road once again to shatter a few eardrums around the rest of Florida, and they’re taking some hometown friends with…
How “Mind Hacker” Alan Chamo Won Over a New Times Skeptic
For his weekday-afternoon interview with New Times, mentalist Alan Chamo, AKA the M1ND H4CK3R, arrives at a restaurant in casual clothes: a T-shirt, shorts, and sandals. But Chamo is far busier than his attire indicates, for he immediately must take a business call. It’s clear he has a lot on his mind as he prepares to amaze and manipulate the minds of South Floridians.
In Defense of John Mayer
A perhaps vain attempt to clear John Mayer’s name of a brief list of charges