It seemed outrageous in 1994 when lead singer Billy Corgan said the Smashing Pumpkins were influenced by ’70s dinosaur rock like Boston and Electric Light Orchestra. His most faithful fans figured he was being ironic. Those were the kind of older acts his alternative-rock peers like Nirvana and Radiohead openly mocked…
Have you been dancing to the new Enrique Iglesias song featuring Pitbull, “Move to Miami”? Of course you have. It’s everywhere. And Nitti Gritti, the man who started the song, has come up with a new remix of it.
If you bought tickets through Ticketmaster between October 21, 1999, and February 27, 2013, there’s a good chance you are owed free tickets. As part of a settlement for the Schlesinger v. Ticketmaster class action lawsuit, Ticketmaster agreed to provide free vouchers and discount codes for select events…
A lot has happened in the past two years. In 2016, Barack Obama was president, fake news was an oxymoron, and the South Florida rock ‘n’ rollers of Beach Day played their most recent hometown show. “I moved to Detroit,” singer/guitarist Kimmy Drake explains. For someone who grew up in Kendall…
It’s the classic “desert island” question: If you were stranded alone on a remote, tropical destination with only one album to keep you company, which would you choose? I’d never given the question much thought before last September, when news reports and mayors predicted Hurricane Irma would be a “nuclear”…
When Luis Fonsi’s song “Despacito” topped the U.S. singles charts for a significant part of 2017, there was talk it might lead to a multicultural epiphany — that America was finally ready to open its ears to Spanish language songs. But though the success of “Despacito” might turn out to…
The “Chains of Love” performers have chained themselves to the Magic City.
We’re getting into those dog days of summer. Your kids are only a couple of weeks out of school, and you’re already losing your mind. How can someone so small have so much energy? Well, to paraphrase Meryl Streep, have them use that hyper-energetic heart to make some art.
Poison was more rose than thorn in the beginning.
The ’80s-inspired genre synthwave finally gets its own night in Miami.
Last month, when a band named after the Pixies song “Debaser” was announced the night before the Pixies were in town to coheadline a tour with Weezer, the hint seemed pretty clear: The Pixies were using an alias, which happened to be the name of one of their most popular songs. Although there was no official confirmation, enough people took a leap of faith to sell out the room. They were amply rewarded with an action-packed set that was almost like a riddle or an SAT math question. How can a rock band play 41 songs in two hours?
I got into the indie-rock legends not long after they had broken up in 1993. It took a couple listens for me to fall into their spell of the dynamic that inspired Nirvana, Radiohead, and every other band of the era. Their music had no dead spots. It was all energy and drive. The lyrics, though, were what kept me coming back. They were mysterious enough that it was hard to know what singer Black Francis was hollering about.
Get ready, South Florida, for some fuel for your nightmares. Popcorn Frights Film Festival, the Southeast’s largest horror-film festival, has announced its first wave of programming for the 2018 edition. The lineup includes world premieres, live performances, and special guests.
Summer in Miami means torrential downpours, stifling heat, and swarming mosquitoes. But many other cities welcome the sunny season. The French, in fact, have been celebrating Fête de la Musique every June 21 since 1982 to welcome summer. City by city, this tradition has spread with Make Music Day, a…
Las Rosas is celebrating its first anniversary. Kind of. “What gave us the name,” the Allapattah bar’s owner, Cesar Morales, says, “was there was a Central American bar at the same location called Las Rosas. It was a true dive bar. It was really worn-down. But the sign was there, and something about it worked.”
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Black Tide’s debut album, Kendall’s biggest metal band will reunite June 2 at Churchill’s Pub. For now, it’s a one-time gig, bassist Zakk Sandler explains. “People keep asking if we’re going to play more shows or if we’re going to do a record. No. We’re going to play this show, and then we’ll go from there.”
Yesterday the Fort Lauderdale music venue Revolution Live issued a news release announcing an act called Debaser will play there Thursday, June 21. Ever heard of Debaser? Me neither. But because “Debaser” is the name of one of my favorite songs by the Pixies, I scrolled down the screen, eager for more info. Under the “who” subheading of the news release, where normally every facet of a band’s existence is usually recounted, all it said was: “DEBASER – A CULT BAND!”
When the awful news broke today that the legendary writer Tom Wolfe had died at 88 years old, all sorts of pockets of America jumped to lay claim to a man who was arguably the most influential nonfiction writer of the past 50 years.
Ahoy, matey, have ye a brand-new eye patch and nowhere to wear It? Are ye disappointed there is no new Pirates of the Caribbean movie coming out this summer? Are ye suffering the effects of scurvy? If ye answered “aye” to any of these questions, the inaugural Fort Lauderdale Pirate Festival just might be the event for you.
After three years at O Cinema Wynwood, Popcorn Frights Film Festival, the Southeast’s largest horror film festival, is relocating to Fort Lauderdale’s Savor Cinema. There are plenty of reasons for the move, explains festival cofounder and codirector Igor Shteyrenberg.
When you dub yourself a psychedelic rock band, the look can be just as crucial as the sound. If you’ve ever seen the local space rockers of Jaialai play live, you’ve experienced their dedication to pleasing audience’s eyes as well as the ears with the help of their light artist and honorary fifth member, Mikihumo. Now the Miami-based band is bringing its brand of trippiness to a pair of music videos.
Most people think of New Orleans or New York when they think of American jazz, but Miami also has its share of hot spots where listeners can catch local and international artists playing skat, hard bop, mainstream, fusion, and Latin jazz.
