She asked me to meet her at dusk. Why dusk? “Because watching the sunset here is so nice,” Poorgrrrl says earnestly pointing out the hues of bright orange and indigo as we sit on the porch of her Wynwood home. “Look at how beautiful those colors are — that’s some…
You may not know the Yeats poem from which Silver Apples took its name, but chances are you’ve felt the group’s influence stretching across the globe, inspiring the creation of genres like krautrock and the use of experimental electronics in music. The outré duo of instrumentalist Simeon Coxe and drummer…
TJ Mizell is a DJ. You probably haven’t heard of him. But you have heard of his father, Jason Mizell. He went by the name Jam Master Jay and was one-third of one of the most important hip-hop acts of all time, Run-D.M.C. You might expect a descendent of rap…
My last conversation with Rick Ross ended like this: Me: “Rick, it’s been a pleasure talking to you.” Ross, pointing to my hair: “What you call it right there when you flip it like that?” Me: “I don’t know.” Ross: “You peeled that shit to the side.” Me: “What would…
Spring break forever. Yes, art world, Art Basel in Miami Beach is almost here. And you can pretend all you want that you’re coming to Miami exclusively for the high-brow art and lectures, but nobody’s going to judge you if you manage to get some serious partying done while you’re…
Some of the most exciting announcements of Art Basel tend to be last minute. And, sure enough, last Friday brought news of one of the most stacked musical events coming to Basel this year. Art Basel veteran and board member of the Brooklyn Museum Swizz Beatz and Bacardi have teamed up…
Five years ago a rugby accident left Florida Atlantic University student James “Woody” Beckham paralyzed from the chest down. But despite the long road that injury would set Beckham down, the injury hasn’t defeated the Coconut Grove resident. “Sometimes I got worn out and tired,” he says. Shortly after his…
10. Cucu Diamantes. With Alaín Perez. Thursday, December 3 to Saturday, December 5, 9 and 11:30 p.m. El Tucán, 1111 SW 1st Ave., Miami; 305-535-0065; eltucanmiami.com. Tickets cost $20 plus fees via ticketleap.com. Ages 21 and up. Art Basel Miami Beach is as much about music as it is about art. And for its first-ever ABMB,…
Fuck lists, man. There are only two lists I like in this world: a grocery list, and that one Uma Thurman used to cross off the people she murdered in Kill Bill. What’s wrong with art these days? It’s forgotten where it came from. Do you think Frida Kahlo and…
At first, it was difficult to form an opinion on Miami Rapper Cold Medina. Most of his work I was able find online is either collaborative or dated. He’s usually sharing the track with another emcee, and at times his music sounds like the beats and rhymes you create with…
It’s that time of year again where people across the nation gather around their dinner tables to give thanks, only to then trample each other the very next morning over meaningless deals. But for one local band, the season inspires a different approach to the holiday. Together with a lineup…
Poplife Classic. With Aramis Lorie, Jessica Who, Contra, Patrick Walsh, Will Renuart, and Chris Mora. Hosted by Barbie Bastie. Also celebrating Nefarious Girl’s Date With the Night zine release; first 50 people get free copies. Friday, November 27, 11 p.m. Electric Pickle, 2826 N. Miami Ave., Miami; 305-456-5613; electricpicklemiami.com. Admission is free. Ages 21 and…
Nicky Bowe got his first motorcycle at the age of 14 in Waterford, Ireland. “It was completely illegal,” he recalls in his Irish brogue, “but I still had one.” Racing bikes was popular where he grew up. Specifically, it was the Waterford Freewheelers that got him into motorcycles. “Seeing them…
Thanksgiving is all about family, which is why it’s both the best and worst holiday we have. It’s so very important to spend time with your family, really. But there’s spending time with your family, and then there’s being forced to spend time with your family. One is good and…
Basel is rapidly approaching this city like a dark cloud full of expensive art and pretentious New Yorkers. But, there’s a silver-lining to this cloud: music. Because while we’ll have to suffer through insufferable traffic and long lines next week, we also get some pretty great shows. You can check…
So, you’ve got yourself a nice little band together, huh? Finally, you’ve assembled the right group of guys (or gals) and you’re ready to make your mark on the local music scene. No more being forced to endure these overrated local acts at every event. Now you are gonna show…
A year ago, I sat down with Travis Acker and Trace Barfield, two lifelong musicians with years of experience playing in bands and busking on the street. They’d recently warmed to the wonders of electronic production and rededicated themselves to merging the best of IRL and URL into a cohesive,…
From 1935 to 1957, Ball & Chain was the beating heart of Calle Ocho, a buzzing club where jazz legends such as Billie Holiday and Chet Baker made Miami dance. But then the Little Havana gem languished for decades. Until brothers Zack and Ben Bush came along, that is. “The…
The first party Julieanna Goddard ever threw was broken up by a full-on police assault force. She was still a Tampa high-schooler at the time. “We had like 200 kids upstairs, and I’m telling them: ‘All right, everybody, shut up. The cops are downstairs,’?” the 25-year-old social engineer remembers. “A…
Nico Espinosa was exhausted when his band, Deaf Poets, took the stage during the final day of Wynwood’s music and arts festival, III Points. Espinosa’s band was scheduled to play the third and final day of the fest, but he’d spent the previous two days working a retail job in…
“We keep saying maybe we won’t do it this year, but then we decide why not,” Lolo Reskin says. Lauren “Lolo” Reskin, the owner of Miami’s Sweat Records, will — thankfully — once again throw her signature Thanksgiving Eve ’80’s Prom this year. This Wednesday night at the Electric Pickle…
Years before Lucy Lopez became a funny, sassy fixture on Power 96 — as the sole female cohost of the hit music channel’s popular Morning Show — she called into the radio station on a whim. While stuck in traffic. To rail at the on-air hosts. It was around 2001,…
