In this age of Facetime and high definition streaming, it takes a lot to get you to leave the comforts of your couch and your gadgets. Right now, Google maps is telling us it’ll take two hours and 22 minutes to get from our office in Wynwood to the campgrounds…
After years of playing in Southern California punk bands, singer and guitarist Nick Winfrey eventually found himself writing lyrics and music that were much less aggressive. Time and experience had softened him. He immediately shared this new musical vision with his old high-school friends Daniel Quintanilla and M.M. Sina, and…
“We wanted to create a playground for grown-ups,” Jessica Bobay says. She’s the managing director of Bond Lounge, Miami Beach’s new venue, and her vision is clear. The 2,000 foot space is not furnished with swing sets and seesaws, but rather crystal chandeliers and tufted banquettes. All with the aim,…
I was beginning to worry there was some unknown plague infecting Miami. Every one of my friends I tried to invite as my plus one to review Bryan Adam’s Saturday night concert at the Fillmore were suddenly sick. But I didn’t take the rejection personally. These flus and suspicious hot…
When FSU student and South Miami native Brian Kerr heard about a nationwide contest to find the college DJ of the year, the Miami native thought his chances were good. So he signed up for the ESPN & Campus DJ #1 College DJ in the nation competition at a Tallahassee…
In its first year and a half of existence, Shake 108 (107.9 FM) has quickly earned its title as best radio station in town — an honor we gave it in our 2015 Best Of Miami issue. These days, the station’s founder Peter Stebbins isn’t short on confidence. “In our…
The past few years have seen a reinterpretation of Bryan Adam’s biggest song, “Summer of ’69.” The 1985 hit is a karaoke favorite with heavy nostalgia for lost youth, but lately a theory has floated around that the number in the title refers not to a year, but to a…
A few years ago, Ric Herrero was involved in a program to help entrepreneurs in Cuba. “I wanted to help bring 3D printers to the island,” he says. “As I was doing research for it, the more I learned about the maker movement.” This maker movement he speaks of is…
The London Souls, in spite of the name, are actually a rock duo from New York. Guitarist Tash Neal and drummer Chris St. Hilaire met through mutual friends as teenagers and bonded over music instantly. “We had the same open-minded tastes.” Tash Neal says over the phone. “We both had…
“Everyone thinks because of the way we look that we’re a Goth band, but we’re post-punk indie rockers,” explains singer Mychael Ghost over the phone. His band, Astari Nite, is often thrown into a box based strictly on appearances, but it’s not fair to typecast this diverse group of Miami…
For those who have never been, the International Noise Conference might conjure up images of networking businessmen holding briefcases filled with screams and explosions. But instead, the five-night event celebrating its thirteenth year at Churchill’s is a commerce free, avant-garde celebration of sonic experimentation where you’re equal parts as likely to…
“It was a challenge. I had never before sung in the snow or the cold or the altitude we had in Aspen,” 21-year-old singer songwriter Brika tells us during a short break from the recording studio. Last weekend she performed at the X Games in Colorado. Not easy for a…
One of the truths about Miami is that if you find yourself in a six-month coma, when you wake up, everything about the city will be different. But perhaps no aspect of Miami feels as transient as our nightlife. In the space of what feels like minutes, the hottest and…
Originally, Supersuckers’ lead singer and bassist Eddie Spaghetti said he got into rock and roll to get drunk and meet chicks. But, when he was diagnosed with cancer last June, he had to revaluate his motives. “During my treatment I wrote a lot of dark songs, but I’m not sure…
At 9 a.m. this morning (Friday, January 29) tickets for the Modest Mouse’s July 8 concert at Bayfront Park go on sale. Yes, it is a co-headlining tour with Long Island emo rockers Brand New, but it still takes a moment to wrap my head around the fact that Modest…
I once thought that when I had kids, I would never let them watch TV. But, like many well intentioned bohemian dreams, reality put a dent in that ambition. Toddlers are like drunks in so many ways, but mostly in the amount of energy you have to put into keeping…
Since Clarence Reid died last Sunday from liver cancer and organ failure, the Miami legend’s stage persona, Blowfly, has been eulogized in Rolling Stone and the New York Times. Celebrities from Ice-T to the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea to Run the Jewel’s El-P have paid tribute to Reid on…
“We wanted a Wynwood venue that offered something Latin, but funky, and not commercial,” explained Nicolas Hoyos of the inspiration behind the new bar he co-owns, El Patio Wynwood. “Once we found the spot in October, it all came together quickly. We wanted it to be like a patio at your…
“My mouth is ripped up after each set. My dentist doesn’t like it,” the 32-year-old says. But a bit of blood won’t stop him. “With the trumpet, you can’t take two days off because that feels like a month. When I’m not on the road, I put in three to…
The Seminole Theatre in Homestead has died twice. Once, fire claimed the theater; another time, it was wind. But somehow, some way, it has been revived and will begin its incarnation as a hub for Homestead cultural life. Originally built in 1921 for silent movies and live entertainment, it was…
Listening to Luis Vasquez’s three dark industrial albums as the Soft Moon, you would think he always lived in Berlin. But he originally hails from sunny Southern California. “I was born in L.A., where I watched MTV every morning. It was mostly glam rock like Poison, Mötley Crüe, Cinderella, and…
Unless you are a toddler (and if you are, may I compliment your excellent reading comprehension and ability to navigate the internet) or constantly around young ones, the name Peppa Pig means nothing to you. But at any tot lot or daycare center, the pink animated character is inescapable. The…
