Old punk guys and fancy wines, two things that make sense together only now, mere days before the end of the world. Nothing is more a “sign of the times” than James Murphy and Justin Chearno hosting a winetasting in the middle of the ocean for a handful of people…
Photo by Liz TracyIs that Jarvis Cocker? Nah … Just Gaslamp Killer. No one’s really interested in reading about the actual performances taking place on this musical ship of contradictions, the S.S. Coachella, amirite? Instead, you want a spoonful of gossipy anecdotal sugar, straight from the decks of this funny…
Courtesy of SephoraAlexis Krauss is all about the nails, girl. Fashion and music are the funniest-looking twin sisters. They’re always together, always kinda sloppy. Sometimes they dress up like a swan or wear a big mouse head. Together, they’re always looking to make a bold statement. If you follow Sleigh…
Photo by Ian WitlenJarvis Cocker and Pulp aboard the S.S. Coachella.The S.S. Coachella set out to sea rather unceremoniously. There weren’t horns, not a streamer in sight, and no one smashed bottles against the body of the ship. But we’d all been aboard the Celebrity Silhouette for about four hours…
Girl Talk as Part of S.S. Coachella Cruise December 16 to 19 and December 19 to 23
“Where’s Thurston Moore?” That is the question we’ve been asking each other since the Sonic Youth frontman and South Florida native was first spotted at nontraditional art spaces around town during Art Basel Miami Beach week. He was in Miami to perform in honor of his late friend Kurt Cobain…
Photo by Kevin ScanlonThe Chez Deep drag showcase at Villa 221 last night demonstrated that shaven eyebrows are actually a good fashion move. The small back room — where ambiguously gendered performers threw themselves on the floor, climbed speakers, spit out fake blood, and smooched those in the front row…
Art Basel Miami Beach just seemed to work out magically this Wednesday night. Parking was shockingly easy to find. Thank you, dude-looking ladies who left early. You rule! Then I ran into a friend at the Bass Museum who was on the list for the A$AP Rocky party at the…
Kids crunch food-truck tacos; long-haired, barefoot musicians strum and sing; and overdressed hipsters with mixed expressions watch performance art. Gallerist Brook Dorsch remembers a time before scenes like these dominated Wynwood. “It was a lot quieter,” he says of the days when he first purchased a place in the area…
Afrobeta’s magnetic force and upbeat songs dare you not to dance. The duo has a look, feel, and sound that captures the energy of a midsummer Miami rave on the sand. Cuci Amador belts out tropical lyrics while Tony Smurphio mixes dance tracks behind her. Miami-bred, they attended Catholic school…
See the full 30-photo slideshow of Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias at the American Airlines Arena. Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias American Airlines Arena, Miami Friday, August 31, 2012 Last night, J.Lo and Enrique revealed a bunch of bizarre and fascinating things about themselves at American Airlines Arena. Enrique puts…
D-Beat Broward Act Devalued Might Be the Hardest-Working Band on the South Florida Scene
Neil Diamond at BankAtlantic Center June 1
Jacob Jeffries Band’s Tell Me Secrets Album Release at the Gibson Guitar Showroom May 18
Dick Dale at Churchill’s Pub April 22
Getting your hair cut is an intimate experience, and finding a new stylist is like meeting a new sexual partner. You have to find out if you’re compatible. If they’re worth the cost and risk. You wear your hair on your head every single day, so whomever is manhandling it…
Getting your hair cut is an intimate experience, and finding a new stylist is like meeting a new sexual partner. You have to find out if you’re compatible. If they’re worth the cost and risk. You wear your hair on your head every single day, so whomever is manhandling it…
Pure Imagination is proof that radio as a medium for art is alive and well in Miami. Matt Gajewski — former radio DJ, music teacher, writing tutor, and all-around nice guy — weaves tales that are romantic, complex, and intoxicatingly entertaining. With Pure Imagination, Gajewski places our secret feelings, odd…
Rattle Sundays at Mamushka’s January 22 and every Sunday
Drunk, drugged, bedazzled tourists stumble around South Beach intent on getting laid, with eyes only on the next party. It’s good for our economy, but it also sucks, because their glazed gazes miss out on Miami’s greatest treasure: its architecture. Happily for the rest of us, the 35th annual Art…
Dana Schutz’s Miami Playlist Party at the Standard Spa January 15
Check out Crossfade’s fifteen photo highlights from Holy Ship! “Modern neon hippy,” “kooky candy raver,” and “almost naked” seemed to be the looks du jour aboard HARD’s Holy Ship! electronic music cruise. On Monday, the three-day rager landed ashore in South Florida, a ship of fools with sea-legs and hangovers…
