His sounds like a stage name. Like “Sid Vicious” or “Johnny Thunders,” “Kurt Vile” seems like a name dreamed up for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But the frontman for the Violators was given his badass name at birth, making it almost inevitable that he’d one…
In other parts of the country, the name “Miami Music Club” might conjure images of either toothless guys on a boat screaming along to “Margaritaville” or dancers in skintight clothes shaking their booties to EDM. Locals, however, know Miami has a vibrantly diverse music and art scene, one that Miami Music Club has aimed to promote since its founding in summer 2015.
Few foods bring out a competitive edge quite like chili. Is it the deceivingly easy preparation that’s inspired chili cook-offs across America? Is it the dish’s long simmering time that led foodies to turn cooking into an all-day party? Or maybe it’s just because many chefs use beer in their…
Days after the shooting at the BPM Music Festival in Mexico that left five people dead and 15 people injured, DJ/producer Sharam, who had played the event nights earlier, was still shaken by the senseless tragedy. “I was at the club at midnight. I was hanging out there late at…
In his school days at Florida International University, Roger del Pino fancied himself a video artist. So it was only a matter of time before his electro-musical alter ego, Monterrey, released a video for one of his songs. The result, the video for the track “Neon,” is a kaleidoscopic trip with the color palette of a lost episode of Miami Vice in which Don Johnson ingests some weird drugs.
Donald Trump would not have approved of the scene at the Fillmore this past Saturday night. You can just imagine his face turning an even redder shade of orange had he learned a sold-out crowd was there to see a boy band that was not American.
Gene Woolfolk has had the worst luck with vans. Just before speaking with New Times to promote the Miami debut of his band the Powder Room, he was haggling with his Athens, Georgia, mechanic over fixing his vehicle’s electrical issues. “I might just have to sort it out when I…
Nicolle Chirino is the daughter of Latin music legends Willie Chirino and Lissette Álvarez and the granddaughter of Cuban music and TV stars Olga y Tony. “My name opened doors, but it’s not as easy as you’d think,” she says. “Your name also creates expectations, which gets you scrutinized more.” But she doesn’t do mostly Latin numbers.
“We wanted to be campy. We saw Pink Martini as Breakfast at Tiffany’s reincarnated, crossed with if the United Nations had a house band back in 1962.” That’s how Thomas Lauderdale describes the 1994 beginnings of his 12-piece orchestra Pink Martini, which will play at the Adrienne Arsht Center tonight,…
Nowhere outside of Cuba did the November 25 death of Fidel Castro have a bigger impact than in South Florida. Many Miamians will always remember where they were when they heard of Castro’s death, just as they recall their whereabouts during the 9/11 terror attacks, the JFK assassination, or the…
It took what felt to the band like forever, but after 2.5 years, the Problem Kids are finally ready to release their new album, Caribbean Slang, on January 24. Bassist Eddy Davis explained the holdup to New Times. “We don’t have the liberty to rent out a full studio. We…
It was classic rock like the Rolling Stones and the Eagles that got Gryffin to take up the guitar and piano. But it was his brand of house music that melds indie with dance that got him on the charts last year with the single “Heading Home.” The Venice, California-based producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist will headline the poolside day party Corona Electric Beach at the Clevelander Hotel January 14, but first Gryffin began the new year by answering a few questions from New Times.
According to Locos Por Juana’s lead singer Itawe Correa, 2017 is going to be a busy year for the band: “We just got our agenda a couple days ago. We have a lot of local shows in January, and in March we have 25 dates all over the U.S..” There…
What is it about the the 1980’s? Not too many clubs are throwing 50’s sock hops. 1960’s nights came and went with the cancellation of Mad Men, and the 70’s are deader than disco. But the 1980’s has continued to be a focus point for nightspots and the fun loving…
Nicky Siano, who will help Miami ring in 2017 with a New Year’s Eve DJ set at Bardot, has been behind the turntables since the beginning of modern dance culture. As a teenager in the ’70s, he opened his own New York City club, the Gallery, and is the last surviving original resident DJ for the legendary Studio 54. He spoke with New Times about his past.
After leaving the heavy-metal band Attila in 1970, Billy Joel found himself working as a lounge singer in a piano bar. In painstaking detail, he recounted that chapter of his life in the song that shot him to fame: “Piano Man.” It’s one of the saddest songs ever, describing people…
When Caitlin Krisko moved her rootsy rock band the Broadcast from New York City to Asheville, North Carolina, it took some getting used to. “My mom moved me to New York City when I was a freshman in high school,” Krisko tells New Times while she sips a glass of wine. “New York is an exhausting place. Asheville is a lot quieter and slower, which can drive me crazy,” she laughs.
As soon as those first seven words come on — “Oh, baby, you got what I need” — the 1989 hip-hop classic “Just a Friend” will stay lodged in your head for the rest of your waking hours. Written and recorded by the gravelly voiced Biz Markie during the golden age of hip-hop, the song has a timeless quality that sounds like drunken nights and unrequited love.
Singer Adi Elcida Hernandez and guitarist Ernesto Paez have known each other since high school. After getting married four years ago, they decided to form the band Modern Mimes. “I’ve been in metal bands since I was 13,” Paez says. “She’s always been a singer-songwriter. Two years ago, we said…
Ricco Black says his band Pandora Black is influenced by Massive Attack, Berlin, and Depeche Mode. Indeed, you can hear it in the dark and moody debut album Into the Shadows. But when he tells New Times his biggest inspiration was the ’80s rockabilly band the Stray Cats, that takes some explaining. “They were able to take 1950s sounds into the ’80s. We want to take ’80s sounds into the new millennium.”
What is neo-Cuban blues? It’s what local singer-songwriter Sol Ruiz calls her Spanglish sound that mixes music from two countries that are so close yet so far apart. “My parents are Cuban, and I was born and raised in Miami Beach, so I was interested in my roots,” Ruiz tells New Times.
Jason D. Shaw encounters an obvious question an awful lot at his bar, Cash Only, the new Fort Lauderdale spot for which he’s marketing director. Patrons waddle to the bar, a guilty look on their faces, and ask the bartender whether the place accepts any type of payment other than…
