December 31, 1996, was a typically cold New Year’s Eve in Times Square. My friends and I were trapped in that glittery and dismal landscape while waiting for the ball to drop. As a teenager from Miami, I was dressed incredibly inappropriately in thin pants, slip-ons, and a borrowed coat…
The International Noise Conference (INC) has become a monumental staple in Miami. The annual fest, which boasts acts from all over the globe doing exactly the opposite of what most people might expect from a live show, draws motley crowds from every corner of South Florida to Churchill’s Pub in Little Haiti…
Meet these local acts making their III Points debut
“It was originally written as ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dad,’ you see.”
Over the past few years, Erika has established herself as a Jessica Rabbit-esque pop diva straddling the worlds of retro jazz standards and modern dance music.
Get ready for another hip-hop takeover, Miami. Rolling Loud announced today an impressive lineup for its 2019 festival, taking place May 10 through 12 at Hard Rock Stadium, including headliners Migos, Travis Scott, and Kid Cudi.
Every morning, Larry Mobley drives to the Tamarac Community Center to exercise. At 77 years old, he likes to stay fit. After his workout, he takes a shower. He would prefer to have his own bathroom facilities, but for now this routine will do. Since his wife of 33 years passed away in 2014 of kidney failure, Mobley has had a hard time making ends meet on his own.
Zion & Lennox, Toni Braxton, the Mavericks, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, January 28 through February 3.
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
Sashay, pop, flossy — show ‘em what you’re working with. Catwalk: A Night of Vogue is kicking off its sixth year with a party at 1306. Hosted with Miami’s beloved drag house the House of Lords, the February 9 edition of Catwalk will feature some familiar names, such as…
Lucinda Williams is a Grammy-winning rock, folk, blues, and country singer-songwriter who’s been making music for the better part of four decades. Her breakthrough album, “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road,” was released in 1998 when she was 45 years old and just passed its 20th anniversary…
It might sound corny, but Daniel Saud and his Zeta bandmates believe in the American dream. Saud formed the rock band in his hometown of Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, back in 2002 when he was 12 years old. Joined by Juan Chi, Gabriel Duque, and Juan Gonzalez, the quartet…
Lyrically, she’s as nasty as the notoriously explicit hip-hop duo City Girls and has an equally fun flow, but she tells New Times she identifies more as a singer than a rapper.
If you’ve attended III Points since year one, you know how integral LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy has been to the festival’s success. He DJ’ed the first year when the festival’s fate was still very uncertain. Of course, there was also the time Murphy was supposed to perform as LCD Soundsystem in 2016 but was forced to cancel the band’s appearance after a near-scare from Hurricane Matthew.
Palomino Blond’s Carli Acosta, Kyle Fink, Raven Nieto, and Jake Karner’s hard work doesn’t go unnoticed.
“There’s enough festivals in the world showcasing bands already well known and successful. We wanted to create a space where people who really love music can come hear new sounds and take those sounds home with them to expand their listening horizons,” Snarky Puppy bassist Michael League says of his original intentions for GroundUp Music Festival. “I wanted this to be a festival that only booked artists that aren’t just wonderful, but wonderful live.”
When it’s time to gather your girls for one last hurrah before “I do,” there’s perhaps no better city for letting your guard down, donning your gaudy bride-to-be flair, and waving your freak flag than Miami. Here are our tried-and-true picks for the ultimate Magic City bachelorette day-to-night adventure.
There’s something about living away from the heart of Miami that gives these bands the space and ambition to succeed and be heard — perhaps it’s the lack of distractions like weekend all-nighters at Las Rosas or happy hour at Gramps. Many of these bands consistently venture to downtown, Wynwood, and Miami Beach to play gigs, and they are not to be missed.
Last year, the two revisited their musical partnership and released a new EP, Apart, a high-production affair that puts Johansson and Yorn’s fun chemistry on full display.
About six months ago, the local photographer launched his 3:05 clothing brand on Instagram, and it quickly gained traction among local R&B and hip-hop artists.
“Everybody’s always talking about L.A. and New York, but Miami’s got some cute shit too,” says Gami, DJ and founder of the “ultra-femme/trans” creative collective Internet Friends. Along with fellow DJ and cofounder Keanu Orange, Internet Friends is on a mission to draw more visibility to the city’s ongoing queer, underground music scene while being a “platform for artists to express themselves.”
Do you already have plans for 4/20? If you do, you might want to break them. Kaya Fest just announced the lineup for its Bayfront Park Amphitheater spectacle, and it falls on one of the most irie days of the year: April 20.
