Thanks to Bob Dylan, plenty of rock and roll fans are familiar with the name Hollis Brown. His 1964 hit, “Ballad of Hollis Brown,” is the dark tale of a South Dakota farmer who escapes poverty by killing his family and then himself. These days however, Hollis Brown is a…
The guys of My Morning Jacket are legendary live performers. Given that they’ve been going strong since ’98 and released seven albums, you’d expect them to put on a stellar show. Still, no matter a group’s longevity, stage presence and charisma are rare in music. They’re inherent skills, ones not…
They say you have your whole life to write your first album and two years to write the next. Luckily for ghetto-tech beatmaster Justin Martin, he never got the memo. “I think I’m more relaxed, like almost a little bit too relaxed,” he says. His 2012 full-length debut, Ghettos &…
Each year, we at New Times get together at our annual Iron Fork event, give our stomachs a pep talk, and get ready to stuff as much food as possible into ourselves. The annual event, which will take place this year at the Hyatt Regency, features food from almost 100…
On Monday afternoon, a makeshift stage was set up between the volleyball courts on the sand off of Ocean Drive on South Beach, between 8th and 9th. Complimentary Dunkin’ Donuts iced coffee shots were handed out to those lucky souls who weren’t wedged into a cubicle, and at 2:45 p.m. and at…
Music and mental health have a complicated, reciprocal relationship. Songs can simultaneously settle and exaggerate moods, augment intellect, numb pain, recall thoughts good and bad. Many of music’s most magnificent figures have grappled with various degrees of mental instability, experiencing the revelatory peaks and troughs of the human condition. Counting…
Diplo, in the voiceover for his 2011 BlackBerry ad, marveled at his life and busy schedule — conveniently organized by his Canadian-designed smartphone. “I can’t believe that people are actually paying me to leave my house and go somewhere like Austria to DJ for them,” he mumbled between quick cuts…
When Notorious Nastie releases a new music video, brace yourself. You really never know what you’re going to get. His work ranges from the bloody “Jesus Was a Jewish Zombie” to the Iggy Azalea parody “I’m So Nasty.” It’s brash, rude, offensive, and, well, just plain nasty. His most recent…
Crobot is everything that is right about hard rock, pushing the limits with its music and high energy shows. The bearded group is definitely in demand on the festival and touring circuit, going on the road this year with Anthrax and Black Label Society. Crobot feels just as comfortable in…
Kendall is kind of like the Miami music scene’s middle child. We all know it’s there, but we either don’t notice it, or just don’t care. That’s a shame. Because there is some talent coming out of our neglected southern sibling. For proof, look no further than Sigh Kicks. Sigh…
The Mowgli’s. Presented by Dunkin’ Donuts’ DD Summer Soundtrack. Monday, July 27, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Ocean Drive, between 8th and 9th. Admission is free. All ages. There’s nothing more refreshing than free iced coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts in the middle of a sweaty afternoon and live music from the Mowgli’s right…
There’s nothing worst than putting your blood, sweat, and tears into a studio album only for some fool to leak it and have hundreds of thousands of people download your music for free. And even though the days of Napster are long gone, chances are you haven’t paid for a…
On the day of the Miami Girls Rock Camp’s inaugural session, the Miami Beach Community Church is buzzing with a different kind of music than it’s used to. A bunch of little rock ‘n’ roll queens, ages eight to seventeen, are getting acquainted with their instruments and learning what it’s…
Sealion. With Red Nectar, Party Static, and Milkspot. Presented by Cheap Miami Records. Friday, July 24, 10 p.m. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami; 305-699-2669; gramps.com. Admission costs $5. Get ready for some “Heavy Fizz” and “margarita punk” with Dallas’ Sealion. Then stick around for some “smooth indie-tinged fuzz rock”…
The Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson Bayfront Park Amphitheatre Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Better Than: If you went to a Kiss/Cheap Trick co-headlining tour in 1995. In their peak years The Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson would have never toured together. Though they are both of the same genre, the…
Anyone who happened to catch the enormously hilarious 2003 film A Mighty Wind could hardly be blamed for having a somewhat stilted view of folk music. In the film’s parodied reality, the genre was presented as a maudlin, over zealous form of fanciful musical expression suited mainly to aging hipsters in…
Origin stories can be tedious. Just how many times will Hollywood make us watch Uncle Ben die in a Spider-Man reboot? Red Nectar’s origin story took place among rows of expensive denim. Bernardo, the band’s designated shredder, met Michelle Grand, who would handle bass and vocal duties, while working together…
After having to reschedule an interview with local jazz singer Nicole Henry I texted her, “Thanks for being understanding.” She texted back, “I’m a singer that’s my job.” When we were able to talk she elaborated, explaining how empathy is a key component to what she does. “I tell stories…
Bands get together. Bands break up. From national arena acts to tiny garage bands, no musician is immune. Even when things are going well, you never know when a cymbal might fly across the recording studio, striking a lead singer in the forehead and forever ending your favorite group’s career…
As the founder of one of Miami’s most popular Latin dance studios, Rene Gueits just might be the Magic City’s number one salsa lover. But in 2001, Gueits took his pasión del ritmo and his dance company Salsa Lovers to another level by kicking off the Miami Salsa Congress. “I…
Sam Smith With Gavin James American Airlines Arena, Miami Monday, July 20, 2015 While the rest of Miami twerked it up with Nicki Minaj and the Pinkprint Tour crew at the Bayfront Park Amphitheatre last night, the Magic City’s hopeless romantics, well around 20,000 of ‘em, gathered at the American…
Nicki Minaj With Meek Mill, Tinashe, and Dej Loaf Bayfront Park Amphitheatre Monday, July 20, 2015 It’s been about 45 minutes. The DJ is doing his best to quell the “We want Nicki!” chants with bizarre Phil Collins mash ups, but he can only hold them back for so long…
