If Charles Dickens were a contemporary writer for Resident Advisor, he may have authored the introduction to A Tale of Two Cities under decidedly different circumstances: We live in an age where Kraftwerk can host a sold-out residency at the Museum of Modern Art, Aphex Twin releases new work with…
In the hours following yesterday’s tragedy at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, the internet was flooded with opinions. Many of them spoke with something resembling hope, looking towards the subsequent charity and unity shown by the collective Orlando community as lines to donate blood wrapped around the block. Some…
In just a short period of time, LIV has become a near-unparalleled hegemonic force in Miami nightlife and culture. Since the club’s 2008 opening within the foundations of the Fontainebleau Hotel, LIV has grown considerably from operating solely as Miami’s premiere den of upper crust hedonism. As its world-famous clientele…
When drafting questions for an interview, it’s easy — tempting, even — to fall back on the well-worn clichés that have defined your subject’s public persona. If, for example, one were to find oneself interviewing Kel Mitchell, it is all but inevitable that orange soda would wriggle its way into…
Hearing Angie Martinez’s voice pour from anything other than a car radio can leave one slightly flummoxed. After all, this is the same voice that has long been a staple of hip-hop radio, delivering news, hits, and exclusive interviews to rap aficionados the country over for roughly two decades. Aided…
Last week, only days before this week’s performance at the Faena Theater, it was announced that R&B artist-cum-irresistible-sex-symbol Miguel would join Australian pop star Sia for her long-anticipated North American tour in the fall. The arena tour, which will see the Los Angeles-born singer play to some of his largest…
As far as clever and attention-grabbing bar names go, you could certainly do much worse than Blind Pig. This evening will see the bar — named after one of the slang phrases used to describe illegal speakeasies during prohibition — opening its doors for the first time. Self-described as “Miami’s…
This past March, the music critics over at the New York Times ran a piece titled “Why We’re Not Making Plans for Coachella and Bonnaroo.” In it, the authors raise several valid criticisms and concerns regarding the current state of American music festivals. Chief among the points discussed is the uncomfortably…
As hundreds of hip-hop heads turnt up with Robb Bank$ and crew last Friday at Rolling Loud’s Dab Stage, a more subdued affair was unfolding only a few yards away at the festival’s Citrus Stage. The Citrus Stage, touted as a showcase for up-and-coming indie acts and unsigned artists, offered…
Asked to recall an amusing anecdote or particularly memorable Miami memory, Brad Petering, the acerbic lyricist and frontman of the Los Angeles-based TV Girl, makes good on the promise offered by his band’s playfully cynical and self-deprecating lyrics. “We only played Miami once before, and our old booking agent would…
The most widely seen Iggy Pop concert was not performed by the man himself. In writer-director Todd Haynes’ 1998 cult classic Velvet Goldmine, itself a fictionalized, Citizen Kane-style account of ’70s glam rock, Jedi and Scottish sex symbol Ewan McGregor plays Curt Wild, a not-so-subtle analogue to the punk progenitor…
Speaking before his DJ set at Electric Pickle last August, Stones Throw Records founder Chris Manak — better known to hip-hop heads, vinyl junkies, and funk enthusiasts as Peanut Butter Wolf — told Miami New Times he planned to return to Miami sooner rather than later. “Next year is our…
“You complete me!” When most hear this bold, tiptoeing-dangerously-on-the-edge-of-creepy declaration of love, the first thing that comes to mind is that when Tom Cruise steps up to the plate (get it, because baseball?) and tells Renee Zellweger how he really feels about her in the Cameron Crowe classic Jerry Maguire…
Ultra day two didn’t exactly get off to a good start. Much of Miami awoke to sporadic showers and threatening dark clouds in the sky. Then, still groggy from the previous day’s events, thousands of Ultra attendees cracked open their laptops to learn that the Prodigy, Saturday’s Live Stage headliners, were…
Last night, the Prodigy posted a statement on Facebook saying their upcoming Ultra performance, which was slated to happen on the Live Stage tonight at 11 p.m., would be cancelled. “The Prodigy are very disappointed to announce that they will not be performing at Ultra Music festival on Saturday night,”…
This year, Miami’s Ultra Music Festival turns 18-years-old. Which means, under Ultra’s new age restrictions, it can finally attend itself (while smoking a cigarette). And the festival’s maturity is starting to show. Day one of Ultra was largely a smooth success. Even Mother Nature cooperated (which didn’t happen during last…
For live artists, praising the city they have found themselves playing in is an all but essential practice. Whether it be New York City or some Podunk town in nowhere, U.S.A., the codification of concert etiquette has all but strong-armed artists into proclaiming “I love/thank you/ ‘insert municipality of choice…
As an artist, Daniel Gomez, better known as Danny Daze, is not easily satisfied by his own work or by those around him. Talking to the Miami-based DJ, producer, and electronic music extraordinaire about the current state of the Miami music scene, the lone and iconic line from DJ Shadow’s…
If chillwave is as dead as the blogosphere claims, someone forgot to tell Chrome Sparks. Born Jeremy Malvin, the Pittsburgh-bred and Brooklyn-based musician, best known for his viral hit “Marijuana,” will perform at Bardot as a three-piece band this Friday after opener Moon Diagrams. If it were possible to genetically…
Alex Clare is no stranger to struggle. The English singer-songwriter, best known for his 2011 dubstep crossover hit “Too Close,” owes much of his success to the setbacks he had to overcome. Speaking on being dropped from Island Records early on in his career, Clare is insistent that he would…
The concept of “the hustle” has always played an integral role in the mythologizing of music success stories. In the estimation of Roman, one-half of the Chicago-based electronic dance group Jump Smokers, it is the integral element for his group’s ascent up the EDM ladder. Since the Jump Smokers’ first…
Having begun the year with a record about how frustrating it is to live in the 21st Century, Hot Chip will be doing its best to welcome 2016 on a more uplifting note. On New Year’s Eve, the London-based synth-pop maestros will perform a DJ set at Bardot. Following Jamie…
