Philip Glass New World Center Thursday, March 17, 2011 Better Than: The last time you raptly sat through 85 consecutive minutes of a classical concert. Philip Glass, noted minimalist composer, performed Thursday night at the fantastic new New World Center, designed by Frank Gehry. But before discussing the concert, I…
Art-pop maestros !!! (pronounced Chk Chk Chk) are a rowdy, snarky blast, punctuated by rippling bass sweeps, woozy synth codas, and tongue-in-cheek lyrics. But the outfit faces more competition than ever in the realm of rhythm-oriented indie rock. From Hot Chip to the Klaxons to Cut Copy, many of the…
Underworld, the UK-based electronic duo of Rick Smith and Karl Hyde, has been the vehicle for an audio-video conflux that rose to prominence from the post-acid house scene of the ’90s, and really hit the public consciousness after the song “Born Sippy .NUXX” was used to great effect in Danny…
Influenced by Fleetwood Mac, Chicago house music, Animal Collective, and copious amounts of peppermint tea, Cut Copy — made up of Dan Whitford, Tim Hoey, Mitchell Scott, and Ben Browing — began as Whitford’s solo DJ project in 2001. It then emerged on the scene as a performance trio with…
As Lord of the Dance 3D opens tonight for a one-week run at Regal Cinemas Lincoln Road, here’s a quick review: Michael Flatley knows what you think of him. He’s heard it all–cantering megalomaniac, spotlight-humping hambone–and he’s here to tell you that he’s selling out stages around the world without…
You won’t find wabi-sabi at your local sushi bar. Though it sounds like a spicy condiment, it’s actually a Japanese worldview centered on acceptance of transience, and it’s the way New York-based singer-songwriter, producer, and DJ Moby determines the aesthetic value of his recordings. “When things are kind of broken…
Women are their breed’s own worst enemy. Rather than band together and stick up for each other, they insist on making each other feel as awful as possible. There are signs of this everywhere, from the ever-so-popular, ever-so-ridiculous Bravo Housewives to the tugging of pigtails at the playground. There are,…
A packed club on Miami Beach is nothing new. That’s actually why many residents of the 305 avoid la playa like the plague. But if you are an inhabitant of SoBe, you know there are places that you can avoid all the nonsense and have a good time. The Florida…
Australia’s Cut Copy began as the solo production extension of Dan Whitford, a DJ in Melbourne. The project then expanded to a trio concurrent with the release of 2004’s Bright Like Neon Love, which cemented the group’s presence in the blogosphere as a premiere “dance-rock” band. Now the group –…
Despite all the art walks, art festivals, art districts, art nights, art schools, and art galleries in this city, Miami just can’t seem to break free of its reputation for having more looks than culture. These days, it seems like every move the city makes is to prove how much…
Class Actress have an enviable knack for maximizing the minimal. The Brooklyn group maintains a tight three-member lineup of Scott Rosenthal, Mark Richardson, and Elizabeth Harper. They’ve only got one major release — a five-song EP called Journal of Ardency — but it’s strong and smartly written enough to satisfy…
Earlier this week as she prepped for her Wednesday night appearance at the Clevelander’s House You! party, Crossfade and fierce deep house diva Ultra Naté discussed Winter Music Conference and the ongoing evolution of house. And now she’s back for another gig and another discussion. Today at noon, Ms. Naté…
Yes, we’ve all heard of going green, but when you start recycling trends, well, we’re thinking it’s a bit much. Season after season people strain their necks to hear the fashion elite whisper what the new trends will be. Except, rarely are they actually new. It’s not that we mind…
Ultra Naté is the consummate professional. When interviewed, the Maryland-bred and -based maverick diva of deep house, R&B, and the Billboard dance charts steadily holds your gaze, answering questions without a single awkward pause, but in a manner that never feels rehearsed. She speaks freely on the industry she entered…
If you’ve been keeping up with Teo Castellanos, “zen” might not be the first word that comes to mind. His solo show NE Second Avenue had nine characters, each a distinct representation of the funky rhythm that is Miami. His last ensemble work, “Scratch and Burn” featured explosive b-boys who…
A recent graduate of New World School of the Arts, Liony Garcia is a young choreographer with decadent, old-world obsessions. Like Italian giallo cinema, that sexy, creepy genre where masked men wield knives in gloved hand to bloody beautiful young women in black lace. “Giallo is the equivalent of slasher…
The hills are alive with the sound of… fashion? OK, so there may not be any hills around South Beach, but starting today, there’ll be plenty of fashion talk in the air as Miami Beach International Fashion Week (MBIFW) rolls into town with a plethora of events at the Miami Beach Convention Center…
Elizabeth Harper waited a long time for something like Class Actress. Before becoming the frontwoman for the ineffably cool electro-pop trio, she was a singer-songwriter underwhelmed with her creative role. “It’s kind of like when you’re young and in college and listening to Elliott Smith,” she remembers with a laugh…
For Octavio Campos, life not only imitates art, but art is a call to action. Campos is a preeminent Miami personality – as a performance artist, dancer, choreographer, activist, and provocateur. This weekend, at the Miami Made festival presented by the Arsht Center Incubator in collaboration with the Miami Light…
Who says Coral Gables is stuffy? Um, just about everybody who doesn’t live there. But this Saturday through Sunday, you can get down for free to some of the best local and national acts spread out across three big stages at Carnaval on the Mile. Now if you want to…
When the MPAA gave Blue Valentine an NC-17 rating, cynics suggested that the so-called “kiss of death” was better publicity for the gently experimental marriage drama than anything famously crafty distributor Harvey Weinstein could buy. Then the rating was reversed–downgraded to an R without a single cut to the film–after…
Only one week after playing a gig at the Stage in Miami, a true American original, the 88-year-old Alabama-bred bluesman Eddie Kirkland, died on Sunday morning in a car wreck. Even at the age of 87, Kirkland never stopped touring and drove himself to every one of his gigs. He…
