Even as the last ten years saw Miami’s music and nightlife scenes undergo a series of seismic shifts, the city still made time to host a number of incredible shows. Although the DJ reigns supreme here, a number of live acts also left their mark on the minds and memories…
It seems as though that old saying — nothing lasts forever — rings more true in Miami than it does elsewhere. Our music culture is no exception: The city’s scene endured a number of heavy losses over the last ten years, from the passing of young artists before their time to the shuttering…
From ridiculous behavior by promoters and DJs to the countless venues that opened and closed, here are the ten developments that shaped Miami nightlife over the past decade.
Here are 20 songs released by Miami acts in the past year that are unabashedly 305.
Soon we’ll be celebrating the music of the 2000s. Prepare to hark back to the days when Modest Mouse and the Black Keys ruled the airwaves.
“It’s a blast; I’m superproud of it. If I wasn’t, I’d let history bury it,” Mark Patton says of the flick that was supposed to make him a star, 1985’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. Patton wound up having a complicated relationship with the Freddy Krueger sequel that was lambasted by critics but cleaned up at the box office.
Whether you’re new to Miami’s performing arts scene or eagerly awaiting the fall season, here’s your guide to the many activities at ArtsLaunch 2019.
Take a listen to his 25-year discography and you might conclude that his forays into different musical stylings add up to an inconsistent career output.
The Mexican indie-rock band Little Jesus will perform in Miami for the first time when it takes the stage at 1306 this Friday night, but the group has played some huge shows in its hometown of Mexico City, including an opening slot for the Rolling Stones.
Nineties nostalgia is real. Simply look at recent reunion tours by the Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block. Though it’s an odd sight to watch middle-aged men perform synchronized dances in matching yet individualized outfits, the phenomenon does makes sense.
Overtown has a proud history as the celebrated center of Miami’s African-American community. Some of the 20th Century’s most beloved performers played in Overtown, including Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and Aretha Franklin. To honor that acclaimed musical history and to bring new eyes to the…
Black Rock Desert in northwest Nevada, home of the countercultural festival Burning Man, is quite a distance from South Florida. But for those who can’t make the cross-country trek but still want a taste of the desert, a group of dedicated “burners” will bring the spirit of Burning Man…
Tired of celebrating Fourth of July with fireworks, parades, and putting on the cheesiest red, white, and blue bathing suit you can find? American Subterranean might be for you. The two-night musical extravaganza July 3 and 4 at Churchill’s Pub bills itself as “a new wave of comrades…
A member moving to Hong Kong would be the death knell for most Miami bands. But the indie-rockers of Modernage are continuing to put out music even with guitarist Xavier Alexander living half a world away. Proof of this long-distance relationship comes with their new music video, “Sideways,” premiering below.
Like many of us, Daniel Gorostiaga gleams when recalling his formative years. Or maybe in his case it’s a sludgy gleam. In the early ’90s, when he cofounded the sludge-metal band Cavity, he thought Miami’s music scene was at a high point.
It’s fitting that as Marlon Sinvergüenza speaks with New Times, he’s planning to go to a “Weird Al” Yankovic concert. ‘Ho’s,” the newest video and song by Sinvergüenza’s electro duo, Seizure Machine, is heavily influenced by the comedy-parody legend.
Growing up in Germany, Christian Löffler was enchanted by music of both the electronic and analog varieties. “I found out about music software programs at 14. I wanted to learn everything. It took a while for me to find my strategies and concepts.” Löffler says.
Even before singer Michelle Forman had musical aspirations, the Miami native knew she wanted to help others. “Since I was a girl I felt I was supposed to do something bigger than me,” the longtime vocalist of Afro-Latin fusion band Suenalo said. “I was always sensitive to people suffering. I…
Robbie Guariglia spent years as a music industry professional producing, writing, and gigging with touring acts such as the Veronicas, Ryan Shaw, Oh Honey, and Phoebe Ryan. But it was a time of tumult that led him to take center stage with Modern Whale. “I had lost my dad to cancer,” Guarjila explains to New Times.
Salt Cathedral was set to release a debut album when New Times spoke with the Colombian electropop duo a year and a half ago. But then there was no trace of it anywhere. What happened?
People rarely bring up Coconut Grove as a historic hotbed for folk music, but according to legendary singer David Crosby, the Grove in the ’60s was right up there with New York’s Greenwich Village.
Talking to Sam Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet, you’d never guess he was the bassist of the biggest young rock band to emerge in decades. The 20-year-old speaks humbly and philosophically about his success. That’s a feat for someone so young, especially after the band’s first full-length album…
