The festival has always given local acts a chance to share the stage with the top billing. What began at least partially as a cost-saving measure has turned into one of III Points’ best features. No other music festival on this scale gives local acts a chance to perform to large crowds.
There’s something to be said about the rush a vinyl enthusiast gets after spotting that rare find. The sport of collecting records is all about the hunt. Or perhaps it’s about the act of holding the record in your hands, admiring the album art, and dropping the needle that satisfies. Is it the best way to listen to music? It is for many.
Rick Sell, the mastermind behind the one-of-a-kind custom-guitar purveyor PureSalem, hasn’t always been an artisan. He spent 21 years with the Miami-Dade Police Department and then walked away to live his dream of creating custom axes for some of rock’s most notable innovators.
It’s been a transformative decade for dance music in Miami, one which the SAFE Miami crew can proudly commemorate as they mark their 10th year on the scene this weekend.
The modern hip-hop scene is coming full circle in South Florida. Organizations like Dope Entertainment have cultivated star-studded festival line-ups featuring Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky, and Lil Wayne at Rolling Loud. Artists like XXXtentacion, Ski Mask, The Slump God, Lil Pump, and more garner headlines weekly on social media. And…
Celebrated Brazilian actor and singer Seu Jorge returns to South Florida to celebrate the music of David Bowie.
Tom Petty’s music and influence was inescapable in his hometown, Gainesville, Florida.
Her song “Love Galore,” featuring Travis Scott, is making a slow but steady climb up the Billboard charts after her video for the song “Drew Barrymore” generated interest online, and she’s already sold out most shows on her CTRL Tour, including her Miami stop at the Ground.
Tom Petty was found unconscious and in cardiac arrest Sunday night at his Malibu home. TMZ reported the 66-year-old’s death Monday afternoon and then rescinded that news after the Los Angeles Police Department said it could not confirm it. As a reminder of the musician’s greatness and his Florida roots, New Times is reposting the following story from 2014, when music writer David Rolland visited Tom Petty’s home:
Viniloversus, Jaialai, and other Venezuelan bands pursue musical careers in the U.S., as Los Amigos Invisibles did almost two decades ago.
Joey Image, onetime drummer for the iconic band the Misfits, needs a liver transplant.
October marks the beginning of Miami’s busy event season, and, musically, there’s plenty of reasons to get out of your house this week. R&B singer SZA is poised to be the next chart-topping superstar thanks to her strong debut album, Ctrl. Miami seems to recognize SZA’s talent because her Saturday…
Charlie Pickett has released “What I Like About Miami” for Hurricane Irma relief efforts.
Trance DJ and producer Ilan Bluestone does not own a pair of decks. After four years in Los Angeles, Bluestone recently moved back to London, and there were no Technics or Pioneer tables in the freight. So how was he able to come up with 15 tracks for his album,…
Are we living in the era of the clown? The movie It, starring Pennywise the Dancing Clown, is breaking all sorts of box office records. Scary-clown sightings near forests and schools have been reported. And, of course, there is the musical phenomenon of Insane Clown Posse that refuses to die.
Donk Planet has embraced his 15 minutes of viral fame with the “Evaculation Song” and plans to give back to hurricane relief efforts.
Tracy Young’s 25-year career is a history lesson about Miami’s infamous house scene and the woman who spread it world-wide. It’s hard to imagine the legendary DJ—who has worked with Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, and Gloria Estefan—as anything but an electronica virtuoso. But Young decided to make beats knowing…
Hurricane Irma tried its best to rain out the city, but the team at Backroom Sessions MIA isn’t having it. They rush from their corporate 9-to-5’s and dodge debris piles in the dark to work on Backroom Sessions, Vol. 6, their latest performance. It’s this kind of passion and dedication that has transformed a talent and performance showcase into a thriving business operation.
The past two weeks have been a shit show. Hurricane Irma engulfed the Florida Keys and Miami, a huge earthquake hit Mexico, and Category 4 Hurricane Maria smashed through Puerto Rico. These disasters have left hundreds of thousands of people without power, clean water, food, or shelter.
LANY is a deceptive name for a band formed in Nashville, Tennessee. Pronounced lay-nee, an acronym for “Los Angeles New York,” the group at first glance looks and sounds like the ultra-urban minimalist Instagram fodder touted by one-word bands these days. But its relatable, warm sound also offers comfort, like…
In 2018, Ultra Music Festival will no longer be a teenager. Not that anyone is expecting the festival to grow up. For two decades it’s been a winter escape for thsoe in search of a dance-music bacchanal in warmer climes. It’s gone through three different locations, plenty of political posturing,…
Venus X prefers to stay behind the scenes, but when the New York DJ takes control of the decks, look out.
