Have you ever taken a guided tour of the White House? Shaken the hand of the commander-in-chief? Broken out the Ouija board and communed with the ghost of our Founding Fathers while shotgunning Old Milwaukee NA and jamming on twin axes till the sun comes screaming over the the horizon?…
Why, amigos, are any of us willing to settle for a world where Calle Ocho comes only once a year? We here at New Times say: “Screw that noise. We demand more. Perfectly greasy arepas, warm Presidente, and pure party music should be celebrated 100 percent of the freaking time.”…
It seems like only yesterday (or a week ago) that we were smiling up at our beloved Jacuzzi Boys while bopping happily through the sparse early evening crowd at the Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party. After the show, we gave Gabriel, Danny, and Diego a hug, made sure they packed packed…
See the full 24-photo Bright Eyes slideshow. Bright Eyes With Cursive The Fillmore Miami Beach Wednesday, March 2, 2011 Better Than: Being abducted by extraterrestrials for an impromptu probe party. Maybe it’s a product of extreme boredom and idle imagination. Or maybe spaceships find it easier to operate in those…
Julio Iglesias at Hard Rock Live March 6
Billy Blue at SoBe Live March 5
Ursula 1000 at the American Legion March 4
WMC hits the Miami Beach Convention Center March 8 to 12
WMC 2011’s eight best parties
Fresh from the schlubby widescreen failure of The Green Hornet, superdirector Michel Gondry has decided to momentarily downsize his ambitions, returning to the small screen (your laptop, not TV) with a new music video for “How Are You Doing?” by cute Cali trio Living Sisters. While undeniably adorable and sweetly…
In the early outlaw ’80s, Freeway Ricky Ross turned crack rock into an interstate empire. Based out of Los Angeles, he cooked up megakilo after megakilo, packaged that weight, and trafficked it to every corner of the country. He traveled with a thug army equipped with Uzis, AK-47s, and Glocks…
Ah, SXSW … Whether you arrive aboard a busted-ass ’96 Ford Aerostar or your very own ultra-speed private Gulfstream business jet, everyone is welcome. Because in the end, we all eat the same breakfast tacos, right? As anyone who’s visited beautiful Austin will tell you, this yearly music, film, and…
With seven decades of boozy riffing, troubled loving, and tough living behind him, Henry Gray is a complete and unabridged human history book of the American blues. Born on the outskirts of New Orleans, this piano player first pounded the black-and-white keys in church as a boy, playing gospel spirituals…
If you’re the kind of weirdo who still owns a “compact disc player,” then you’re probably also the kind of weirdo who still listens to “commercial pop radio.” Well, amazing news for you! We’re giving away two new CDs from the ubiquitous NOW compilation series. The first one, NOW That’s…
Believe it or not, there is indeed such a thing as party science. But you’re not going to learn it by running the club circuit like a lab rat on double doses of Ritalin. If you really want to develop yourself into a certified master of the electronic music industry’s…
Sadly, FIU’s Radiate FM went soft in the second-to-last round of MTV’s marathon contest for best college radio station in the nation. So they’re out. Thanks to WVUM 90.5 FM, though, Miami can continue to dream about bringing home a big beautiful Woodie, polishing it to a high gloss, and…
Go live like a freaking rock star for a night. Yank the slots. Stuff your face full of fried buffet food, Wetzel’s Pretzels, and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Drink strawberry daiquiris till you turn cross-eyed. Pass out in a changing room at the Havana Shirt Store. But that’s not…
See the full Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party slideshow. Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party With Black Lips, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Vivian Girls, Thee Oh Sees, Strange Boys, Surfer Blood, Ty Segall, Turbo Fruits, and Jacuzzi Boys Grand Central Thursday, February 24, 2011 Better than: Catching a case of e. coli poisoning…
Thanks to the sudden, nasty breakup between Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival, the month of March in Miami just might kill us all. Basically, the party plan has gone from a five-day freakout to an insanely unhealthy four-week marathon. And the only way you might survive to see…
How do you throw a b-day bash for a two-year-old baby named Dirty Hairy? Fire! Confetti explosions! Purple lizards! Vodka shots! Dolla dolla bills! And babes in strategically ripped and/or sheer shirts! Not to mention, you hire Canada’s hottest Canadian electro crew, Dragonette, to provide the entertainment with a quick…
Win free tickets to Julio Iglesias’s Hard Rock Live show. Now that Julio Iglesias has reached the fine, sweet age of 67, you’ve gotta wonder why he continues to hustle it for grandmothers across the globe. Maybe it’s rivalry with his boy, Enrique, that keeps him stalking the stage. Most…
There are a number of perfectly legitimate reasons you need to memorize the detailed band breakdown for tonight’s Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party. And we can think of three straight away: (1) Maybe you love Jacuzzi Boys, but you hate Black Lips (WTF?), and you’re launching a 38-city boycott; or (2)…
