It’s time to wrap up another year, and with its passing comes time to reflect on personal growth and the year that was — and, oh, what a year it was. 2016 was a parody of a bad year, with a fiercely divisive election and deaths of luminaries and…
With the advent of social media, our culture’s come to know nontraditional ways of attaining varying levels of fame and the unique artists that often take advantage of those unconventional paths to success. These avenues weren’t available decades or even years ago. And because of that, some rocket from the depths…
“I look like a flower, but smell like an ashtray,” sings Gainesville-raised Miami transplant Edan Archer on her new single, “Cutthroat.” It’s the closing track on new her alt-country EP, Cruel Mother. Not only is the lyric an apt summation of Archer’s eagerness to challenge modern expectations of femininity in…
It’s hard to believe the world continued spinning after such a monumental loss, but 2016 marked 15 years since Aaliyah’s shocking death. It’s interesting to ponder what the Princess of R&B’s music might have sounded like today, in a world where singers forgo an individual, signature sound and turn to…
In real life, Josephine Phoenix looks a lot like a TV writer’s storyboard blueprint of a hippie character. Her waist-length, curly red hair cascades down, mirroring the breezy, flowing fabrics she uses to drape her petite frame. And she’s likely to wax poetic about “the feminine divine” and gypsy life.
The sound of Australian-turned-LA-transplants, VOWWS, is a guitar-heavy, strung-out take on industrial music with nods to your favorite ’80s goth kings. Thing is, they didn’t exactly plan it that way. “If I go to another DJ night and they play the fucking Cure I’m going to kill myself,” laughs Rizz,…
The past week’s fracturing of the political climate and escalation of dangerous rhetoric against marginalized groups across the country has left many wondering how to heal the wounds between neighbors and friends and even within ourselves in the aftermath of an unprecedented election season. Talk of self-care and…
No matter how you’re feeling about last Tuesday’s election results, we’re all in dire need of some positivity to wash off the ick from nearly two years of the ugliest presidential contest in modern American history. They say all politics is local, and tomorrow, Thursday, November 17, the Miami Foundation…
For those who revere and miss the days before social-media feeds took over our ability to experience the present moment, we have good news. There is hope. Because last night in Miami Beach, there was a place where phones were a rare and unwelcome sight. More surprising still is…
Over the past few years, Plastic Pinks have worked and played their way toward becoming one of the most recognizable names in Miami music. And their upcoming EP-release show at Churchill’s promises to be both a celebration of the band’s accomplishments thus far and a launching pad toward a new…
Adele’s introduction to her iconic Bond theme, “Skyfall,” on night one of back-to-back shows at the American Airlines Arena was quintessential Adele. “Every morning, the first thing I see when I go for my morning wee is an Oscar.” At first glance, Adele appears to be just like the rest…
On a recent Saturday afternoon, Keith Johns played on a temporary stage under the Brickell Metrorail station as his audience — face-painted children, adults, and costumed dogs — swayed along to his breezy, lazy-afternoon cover of Outkast’s “Hey Ya.” Midway through the set, Miami’s schizophrenic weather took a turn from…
When Kesha exploded onto the pop charts singing the chorus on Flo Rida’s 2009 song “Right Round,” she wasn’t even given a credit on the track. She also wasn’t paid for it, an experience she alluded to by ironically converting the s in her name to a dollar sign. Later…
In 2016, celebrations worldwide marked the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, but for many of us outside the UK, there’s only one true British queen, and her name is Adele. At only 19 years of age, she burst onto the scene singing her full-throated lamentation “Chasing Pavements,” a song…
As a lifelong music addict who mainlines concerts for sustenance, I’ve been to my fair share of music festivals, and I’ve seen it all. I’ve been to festivals where families have picnics by their RVs, and I’ve been to others where young people’s crater-wide pupils make it pretty obvious why…
Day three is always a royal bitch. With blistered feet and damaged ear drums (seriously — where were you earplugs this year, people?), many were on autopilot at the final day of III Points 2016, a year marked by both adversity and triumph. Luckily, there is a cure for such…
While Hurricane Matthew threw an obvious speed bump into Friday night’s festivities, there would be no excuse for not pulling things off on day two. Luckily, that’s exactly what III Points did. With ever stage up and operational — and with only slightly amended set times — Saturday night showcased…
Down its biggest headliner and plagued by last-minute hiccups, III Points limped into day one, badly wounded. The forces of god, nature, and misfortune had seemingly unloaded their entire arsenal on the Wynwood festival this year in the form of wind, mosquitoes, and cancelled flights. Year four would be the…
Australian musician, producer, and now singer — Ta-ku has been making the rounds on the EDM circuit for the last couple of years, but his inclusion on these lineups has less to do with his ability to fit into the EDM scene, and more to do with the undefined genre…
The electronic music world has, in the past, been both fairly and unfairly targeted as a sausage fest granting women little access into its world. But truthfully, most music genres we’re familiar with today have such a history, and they’ve taken decades to try to rectify their lack of inclusivity…
Miami native Denzel Curry’s set at this year’s III Points festival will be a homecoming of sorts, but as a teenager growing up in Carol City — just a few years ago — he was a long way from the spotlight. “My parents didn’t want me to go to Carol…
In the EDM world, the club is king. DJs grind night after night to earn their space behind the booth, their name in LED lights while the confetti rains down around them. Krewella’s been there, done that. So for their ongoing Sweatbox tour, chart-topping sisters Yasmine and Jahan Yousaf have…
