Here Are This Year’s III Points Set Times

The key to any successful festival experience is preparation. If you think you’ll be okay just winging it, you won’t. You’ll be standing in the hot dog line while King Krule invites everyone back to his hotel for tea and for weeks you’ll have to listen to all your friends…

The Martinez Brothers Talk ’90s Nickelodeon, Disco, and III Points

“Todo para la familia,” says Steve, quoting The Brothers García. “That’s it exactly!” says Chris, who has just compared his brother and himself to the siblings from the early-’00s Nickelodeon show. “That even ties in with the other Nick shows.” New Times’ interview with the Martinez Brothers has been dominated…

Miami’s Five Best Concerts This Week

Kylesa. With Inter Arma, Indian Handcrafts, and Irata. Presented by Poplife and Grand Central. Wednesday, October 7, 7 p.m. Churchill’s Pub, 5501 NE 2nd Ave., Miami; 305-757-1807; churchillspub.com. Tickets cost $15 to $20 plus fees via epoplife.com. From Savannah, Georgia to Miami, Florida, psych metal rock crew Kylesa is bringing their Exhausting Fire to Churchill’s. “Every…

Alt-J Proves They’re Not Just a Fad at Bayfront Park

In computing, the delta sign signifies “a small but noticeable effect.” On their first ever visit to Miami, British indie rock outfit, alt-J, left a marked impression on the audience that was anything but. The Mercury-award winning group from Leeds, England, brought their collection of soaring songs to a near…

Miami’s Ten Under $10 Weekend Party Guide

SunGhosts. With JBZ and Will Buck. Friday, October 2, 10 p.m. Bardot, 3456 N. Miami Ave., Miami; 305-576-7750; bardotmiami.com. Admission is free. Ages 21 and up. Miami’s best band is also the 305’s most positive musical collective. “What I love about music is being able to get a message out to a lot of…

Atlanta’s Stokeswood Comes to Blackbird Ordinary for a Free Show

For their third record, the 2075 EP, Atlanta-based, alternative pop outfit, Stokeswood, go back to the future by remaining rooted in the past. It’s a dynamic contrast of sounds the five-piece hope will win over Miami music fans early next month during their appearance at Blackbird Ordinary, the second show…

Lila Downs Fights to Keep Native Languages Alive Through Her Music

Sometimes we look to our parents’ lives to find guides for our own future. Some of these guides trace our path directly; others are more circuitous. Mexican-American singer Lila Downs followed her parents’ paths in that second sense, from traditional Mexican singing to academia and back again. Downs is the…

Boytoy to Headline Cassette Store Day at Gramps

BOYTOY has been getting a lot of attention lately. Their first recorded work, the band’s 2014 self-titled EP, earned write-ups and photo spreads in Nylon, Spin, and Rolling Stone. Saara Untracht-Oakner, the band’s lead singer and guitarist, is grateful for the attention. “It’s cool that people care. It’s nice to know that…

Here’s Your 2015 III Points Activation Schedule

III Points is like that fat person on the plane next to you. Even though it only bought one ticket, it’s taking up the whole aisle. However, in this case, that’s a good thing.  “I think we’re committed to keep pushing ourselves on the tech and art side of things,”…

Alt-J Blew Up and Then Faced the Consequences

Most people’s first listen to Alt-J was like their first taste of alcohol: unpleasant, then interesting, and eventually intoxicating. The band’s lyrics and unusual sound resemble a William Blake print with its stark arches and angles and its often-grim depictions of rapture. Though Blake’s genius can be credited to madness,…