On March 24, 2010, a new venue called Grand Central made its debut during Winter Music Conference. Nite Jewel and Tanlines were the first artists to grace its stage, and after the closing of Studio A, Miami was aching for a new mid-size venue. Five years later, Grand Central proved…
Live bands are a rare breed in the world of nightclubs — kind of like turtleneck sweaters or the words “I’m sorry I just stepped on your foot.” WhoMadeWho vocalist and guitarist Jeppe Kjellberg noticed this fact and saw an opening. “There was a serious need for live music in…
It’s officially September, and that means there’s only seven months until the next Ultra Music Festival. While it’s obviously excruciating to wait for another three days of unbridled EDM insanity, the UMF camp keeps sprinkling little rave treats out to the PLUR nation. Kandi kids everywhere, set a reminder for…
If you’ve been keeping up with Miami’s Park West area, you know that there has been a lot of recent closures, including Mekka and Will Call so far. The culprit? The impending Miami Worldcenter construction. And though, to some, Park West appears to be in danger of losing its status…
What do you think about when you think about Miami music? Loud nightclubs on South Beach? Latin beats pulsing from Calle Ocho? The Churchill’s bathroom? Like the rest of Miami, it’s an overwhelming pot of diversity. But it’s easy to forget just how important Miami has been to music history…
Miami is a city swollen with world travelers and transients. It’s fitting, then, that Argentine singer, songwriter, and producer Panda Elliot would begin her U.S. tour here. Born in Buenos Aires, Elliot lived the better part of her teenage and university years abroad. “I’ve been around the world a bit,”…
It’s been a little over two months since Rick Ross was arrested for kidnapping, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery in Fayette County, Georgia. Ross, after posting a $2 million bail, is walking free now (with a GPS ankle monitor), awaiting his trial. Testimony hasn’t begun yet, so specific details are scarce but…
For all intents and purposes, the Orb created ambient house. The group’s atmospheric tracks were a welcome addition to the relentless intensity of the ’80s electronic scene. Though manifested in its own right, the movement met a market demand for “come-down” music among ravers who had sweated out the various…
If you’ve recently tuned in to 104.3 FM, you were probably surprised to find that the voices of Dan Le Batard and Stugotz have been silenced, replaced by the sounds of Beck and Butthole Surfers. Listen a little longer and you’ll hear Cake, MGMT, and Florence + the Machine too…
Since its 1935 opening, Little Havana’s Ball & Chain has gone through a slew of owners, changing names along the way, before it finally closed and was vacated in the late 1950s. But prior to reaching its premature demise, the venue was the bustling epicenter of a city full of…
For the last 11 years, Mansion has been one of the giants of Miami Beach nightlife, but now it appears the nightclub’s future is uncertain. Icon Hospitality has confirmed with New Times that Mansion will close its doors next week. On Friday, September 4, Mansion is having Nicky Romero perform…
V&E Restaurant Group, the folks behind places like Segafredo and Tapas y Tintos, are bringing a new nightclub to Brickell this fall. Initially conceptualized as Bloom (as in the blooming of flowers) the nightclub’s moniker was tweaked slightly, eventually settling on Blume—which just so happens to be the German word…
Despite what insiders and locals know of Miami’s thriving and eclectic rock ‘n’ roll scene, the area is not exactly a known hub for guitar culture. However, things might be changing on that front thanks to a former Dade County police officer who decided to follow his dreams. Rick Sell’s…
Earl Sweatshirt. Not Ready 2 Leave Tour with NxWorries and Remy Banks. Wednesday, September 2, 7 p.m. Grand Central, 697 N. Miami Ave., Miami; 305-377-2277; grandcentralmiami.com. Tickets cost $30 to $60 plus fees via ticketweb.com. All ages. There’s a new breed of conscious rap out there, and Los Angeles rapper Earl Sweatshirt is the…
Though best known as Efdemin by the techno heads, the label of “DJ/producer” doesn’t quite do justice to Phillip Sollmann’s career as a sound artist and sonic explorer. Perhaps audio auteur would be a more apt title. Schooled in the avant-garde traditions of musique concrète and electroacoustic sound design, Sollmann…
If you’re tired of seeing the same old faces in the Miami rap scene, Yung Simmie might be exactly what you need. The Miami native has been making a name for himself both in South Florida and around the country for a few years now, rapping about weed, life in…
Midday Dance Party. With Brenmar. Presented by Perrier and Flavorpill. Friday, August 28, 1 to 2 p.m. Bardot, 3456 N. Miami Ave., Miami; 305-576-7750; bardotmiami.com. Admission is free with RSVP via thehookup.flavorpill.com. Ages 21 and up. Step out of your dark cubicle for lunch and kick off your weekend at Bardot’s Midday Dance Party…
Minimal has been orbiting the heart for the Latin indie rock scene for quite a while. Not just in Miami, but on a national level. And this much respected four-piece has recently released its fourth, and perhaps greatest album, Fauna, produced by Multiple Grammy Award winner Rafael Lazzaro, and recorded in…
After decades of sociopolitical rhetoric, conscious rappers like Chuck D and Talib Kweli still spit about the injustices crippling our country. From police brutality to capitalism and miseducation, these old-school dudes hold no punches and confront the system head on. But there’s a new breed of rapper repackaging conscious hip-hop…
Summer has always been our winter. These are the months we Floridians dread going outside for fear of being reduced to a sunburnt ball of sweat. Tourists flock back to their native lands. Restaurants experience their slowest months of the year. And, sadly, the music scene suffers too. But luckily…
It was a hot Sunday afternoon, and passersby may have wondered at the commotion. The intersection of Biscayne and NE 33 Street was taken over by a parked cop car and a pop-up film set. At five ’o clock, the scene was still. The crew, already tired from a long…
In the early morning of January 1, 2015, Mohamed Youness Adlan, a 22-year-old Moroccan student from Rhode Island, was found unconscious and beaten outside Miami Beach’s Cameo nightclub. The beating left Adlan, who was visiting Miami on vacation, in a coma for three months. While police at first had no…
