A few years ago, Ric Herrero was involved in a program to help entrepreneurs in Cuba. “I wanted to help bring 3D printers to the island,” he says. “As I was doing research for it, the more I learned about the maker movement.” This maker movement he speaks of is…
In Miami’s fickle and competitive nightlife scene, it’s something of a miracle if a nightclub keeps its doors open longer than a single year. But Wynwood’s Electric Pickle has been going strong for all of seven. And this in spite of numerous hurdles and strenuous challenges threatening the humble little…
Today, your Facebook and Twitter feeds will be flooded with all the post-Grammys coverage you expect: Can you believe Taylor said that? Kendrick Lamar [insert here]. Is that hat surgically attached to LL Cool J’s head at this point? But one of the evening’s biggest snubs probably won’t get much…
We went out there and had no idea what we were doing!” Mikey “Mikey Lion” Leon is reminiscing about the inaugural Desert Hearts, a Southern California-based house and techno music festival, three years ago. That event began in disastrous fashion — pitfalls included a missing-in-action sound system that delayed the…
Will the Staples Center in L.A. be lit up tonight with 77 Rusty Trombones during the 2016 Grammy Awards? Will host LL Cool J believe his dick can fly? Probably not. But, Blowfly and Clarence Reid fans can be sure that the man’s legacy will live as long as soul…
“Cuango cago yo, la pinga mia toca el agua.” Translation: “When I shit, my dick touches the water.” This poetic musing is not a comment on a Pornhub video — it’s the title of a track by Sony Latino’s latest addition, Miami’s Bachata Trap king: DJ Happy Colors. Hector Mendoza,…
10. Premio Lo Nuestro with Pitbull, Marc Anthony, Carlos Vives, Thalia, Prince Royce, Gente de Zona, Gerardo Ortiz, Yandel, Maluma, and more. Thursday, February 18, 8 p.m. American Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 786-777-1000; aaarena.com. Tickets cost $59 to $102 plus fees via ticketmaster.com. Check out los mejores de los mejores en música latina take over…
A few weeks ago, we teased out the initial announcement for Dim Mak’s 20th anniversary party during Miami Music Week. Details were sparse, but the Steve Aoki-run label promised big surprises to come. Now Dim Mak is ready to reveal those surprises. Well, some of them, at least. Phase two…
The London Souls, in spite of the name, are actually a rock duo from New York. Guitarist Tash Neal and drummer Chris St. Hilaire met through mutual friends as teenagers and bonded over music instantly. “We had the same open-minded tastes.” Tash Neal says over the phone. “We both had…
Look we don’t like this either. We don’t. But whenever we post something about Stitches, the comments, shares, views — it all goes through the roof and you people, despite your protest, eat it up. There’s a dark pit inside each of us — the one that secretly cares who…
Life would have turned out quite differently for Louis Amanti had the jazz singer’s first career choice worked out. “I started playing baseball with my grandpa when I was three, and apparently I could hit the ball,” he laughs. “I played toward high school. I was scouted by the Tampa…
If the title “the Cuban Adele” sounds like a big deal, it’s because it is. To be dubbed as such means to be in the company of one of the most talented vocalist on the planet. “It’s an honor,” says Yoli Mayor, the 20-year-old that’s been called “the Cuban Adele”…
“Everyone thinks because of the way we look that we’re a Goth band, but we’re post-punk indie rockers,” explains singer Mychael Ghost over the phone. His band, Astari Nite, is often thrown into a box based strictly on appearances, but it’s not fair to typecast this diverse group of Miami…
Not long after Dennis DeGori opened Miami’s now iconic 24-hour megaclub, he stood inside on a balcony in a freshly pressed suit, hair slicked back like Joe Pesci, surveying his kingdom with an heir of sovereignty. “I looked like someone in a position of authority,” he recounts. It was either…
In 1900, Teddy Roosevelt wrote a letter to Henry L. Sprague with a few words of advice that have been echoed by many throughout the years: “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” If anyone embodies that proverb, it’s Nikki Glaspie, a powerhouse of a drummer…
I’ll never forget when 69 Boyz’ “Tootsie Roll” came on at an elementary school dance in 1997. This wasn’t the first time I had heard the Miami bass hit — my PE coach had already used the tune to choreograph a line dance for the girls to perform at an…
We’ve got a tough decision to face Miami: Beyoncé or Adele? With ticket prices in the triple digits, chances are you can only afford one. Unless you are Beyoncé or Adele, in which case not only can you afford a ticket, you can afford several thousand, fashion them all into…
Kinky Friedman was politically incorrect well before the term entered the popular idiom. After all, when you name your band the Texas Jewboys and boast signature songs like “They Ain’t Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore,” “Ride ‘Em Jewboy,” and “Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in Bed,”…
It’s every entrepreneur’s dream to find an investor early on in the venture. For Claude VonStroke, founder of house and techno label Dirtybird Records, that investor shared a house and a bed with him. “[My wife] paid all the rent and bills for that [first] year,” he says. “So all…
The year was 2011. American audiences were high on the rush of pulsing BPMs. But still we craved more. We demanded it, and in Miami, LIV was our answer, dealing out some of the dopest beats on the market. Always on the lookout for the hottest rising stars, it booked…
It’s only February and we have no shortage of concerts to look forward to this year, but we can go ahead and add another to the list. It was just announced that Duran Duran will be stopping by Bayfront Park Amphitheater on Friday, April 1, with special guest Nile Rodgers,…
For those who have never been, the International Noise Conference might conjure up images of networking businessmen holding briefcases filled with screams and explosions. But instead, the five-night event celebrating its thirteenth year at Churchill’s is a commerce free, avant-garde celebration of sonic experimentation where you’re equal parts as likely to…
