Kraftwerk 3D Concert Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Olympia Theater, Miami Better than: Upgrading to iOS 9. It seems odd that any band would want to put on a 3D show — real life is always three-dimensional. And, honestly, how much more interesting can a concert be when viewed through a…
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,”…
When the noise-rock pioneers of the Jesus and Mary Chain toured their debut album, Psychocandy, in 1985, things got a little wild. Fans stormed the stage, small-scale riots broke out, and venues across the nation quickly became afraid of the Scots. “A lot of things got out of control on…
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,…
It was just after midnight on a Friday in September 2000 at Mac’s Club Deuce in South Beach.
The first time I heard of Rick Moon was in 2012. He was a few years sober then, and his first EP Tired of Sleeping had just been released. The production was shiny and crisp, the songs fun and refreshing. It was a pop album made by a creative and obsessive…
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater will go down as one of the greatest video games of our generation. Originally released for Playstation in 1999, there have been ten installments of the franchise since then. Just about every millennial can recall spending hours in their room, trying to sharpen skills and master…
Kraftwerk’s 3-D Tour. Tuesday, September 29, 8 and 11:30 p.m. Olympia Theater, 174 E. Flagler St., Miami; 305-372-0925; olympiatheater.org. Tickets cost $58.50 to $78.50 plus fees via olympiatheater.org. Kraftwerk’s returning to Miami, bringing along a 3D spectacle and their robots. As Ralf Hütter, the sole remaining original member of the electronic supergroup, told New Times in a recent…
Over 30 years ago two brothers from Scotland, Jim and William Reid, formed a band called The Jesus and Mary Chain. They were by no means a breakout success. In the band’s early days, their bass player Douglas Hart only had two strings on his instrument. He allegedly told Britain’s…
There’s a certain irony that has always tailed any talk about the Mavericks. For one thing, they’re a country band of sorts that was birthed in Miami, hardly the most prolific place when it comes to fostering Americana. For another thing, they boast a Latin lead singer whose early heroes…
Flannel Beach: The Doom Years Album Release Show. With Ricardo Guerrero, Dino Felipe, Rick Fantasies, Guy Harvey reunion set, and others. Friday, September 25, 7 p.m.; and Bleeth with Wastelands, the State Of, and Hank & Cupcakes. Friday, September 25, 10 p.m. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami; 305-699-2669; gramps.com. Admission is free before 10 p.m. and $5 after. After…
I met the four members of Above the Skyline for the first time at a Chipotle, and couldn’t help but think what an interesting burrito this merry band of misfits would make: a tall Filipino, a very outspoken lesbian, a long-haired dude who looks like he’s really into heavy metal,…
In the world of techno — a genre that probes the unexplored farther reaches of electronic sound to herald the music of the future — it’s the stylistic innovators who pave the way. Take Aril Brikha, a techno trailblazer who’s been doing it on his own terms for a whopping…
There was a time between 2004 and 2012 when the Miami music scene shined brightly. Wynwood wasn’t bougie yet. Bands got their starts in places like the Dorsch Gallery. Jimbo’s was still open, and some local acts were even acknowledged outside of our weird subtropical hideouts. Standing around a tank…
“Our mission is to create innovative concert experiences,” Sam Hyken explains. He, along with Jacomo Bairos, created the Nu Deco Ensemble in July 2014. It’s what Hyken dubs “a 21st-century chamber orchestra.” And the 22-member group will have its second round of performances this Friday and Saturday at the Light…
The Neighbourhood craft the sort of emotionally turbulent music made for staying indoors on stormy nights. So the rainy weather enveloping the Fillmore Miami Beach Tuesday evening was perfect in terms of atmosphere – once inside the building that is. Was their concert worth braving the frankly crappy conditions? If…
There’s a one-armed guitar player strumming away at a dive bar in Pompano Beach. Ordinarily, this would turn heads, but the few patrons in attendance on a Tuesday night seem more interested in their beer, and also, this is Pompano Beach, where something odd basically happens every second of every…
How we will be ingesting our music 50 years down the road is anyone’s guess. But whatever it is we’re sticking in our ear holes in 2065, you can bet there will be a small but vocal minority bemoaning the good ol’ days of the first generation iPod. We tend…
Natural elements are important to Damian Lazarus. The English DJ and owner of the Crosstown Rebels record label has played in jungles, on the Galápagos Islands, in an igloo, and in deserts around the world. He’s also played after parties in random fan’s houses and hasn’t totally ruled this out…
The Hoy Polloy is, in a word, refreshing. The Miami four-piece has been blending its own recipe of hybrid alternative pop-funk for the last three years. With founding members Nick Romanelli and K Sos, Hoy Polloy released its first album On the Way to Rome in November 2012. But Romanelli left…
With success comes scrutiny. And Wynwood learned this the hard way back in February 2013. The up-in-coming neighborhood’s growing popularity and reputation for all-night warehouse parties had landed it on the radar of some very powerful enemies. With the support of Miami’s 24-hours downtown clubs, Miami police raided over 17…
Miami bass, the Magic City’s signature sound, owes a lot to a couple of robots from Düsseldorf. Kraftwerk’s influence on dance music cannot be understated. And more than 30 years later, tracks such as “It’s More Fun to Compute” and “Trans-Europe Express” are still DJ favorites to cut and sample…
