The Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” and John Travolta in flared pants — that’s what comes to mind when you hear the word disco. But even though platform shoes and sequined one-piece jumpsuits were the craze in the ’70s, Basement Miami’s got a different take on discotheque culture. “Disco equals dancing…
In honor of new album, Just Be Free, the Queen Diva, Late-Night Creepa, New Orleans’ Big Freedia (a gay man, if you don’t already know, who answers to “he or she”), brought her booty-shakin’ bounce party to Bardot Miami’s carpet stage last night. The rich and fabulously fierce cross-dressing tradition…
“I’m like Willy Wonka with his chocolate factory, always coming up with ideas,” My Deer’s Jo Viscaino says. “I just checked my phone and I have 367 recordings saved of ideas for songs.” To some completing 367 songs might seem an outlandish ambition, but as many a fortune cookie have…
Duke Ellington nicknamed Charles “China” Valles the “Maharaja,” a Sanskrit word denoting greatness and royalty. And from his throne behind the microphone and his place at the helm of the Sunshine Jazz Organization, he was indeed a mighty man in American jazz, soul, blues, and R&B. China was a preeminent…
‘Twas the Friday before Christmas, when all through the Magic City, every single club rat was raging. With peppermint shots a plenty, visions of dollar signs danced in their heads. No, they weren’t being haunted by Holiday bills just yet, they were celebrating the arrival of the Holiday weekend and…
Artem Stoliarov released his first original track at the age of 19. Months later in 2010, Armin van Buuren took notice of Arty, as he’s come to be known, choosing the track “Bliss” for one of his State of Trance mixes. Soon, he signed to Above and Beyond’s prestigious Anjunabeats…
Do the Peacock. ‘Cause Miami New Times just became the musical party planner for the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. Today, CGAF (that’s the fest’s catchy new acronym, pronounced see-gaf) announced the New Times Music Showcase, a three-day, main-stage lineup of over a dozen national and local bands set to perform…
Is music really “art”? What about music videos? The Pérez Art Museum Miami seems to think so. For Art Basel Miami Beach 2014, PAMM commissioned and premiered a music video from NYC production collective Future Brown for the song “Vernáculo,” featuring Maluca and directed by Rory Mulhere. The museum also…
“Bang Bang,” baby. It’s been that kind of 2014 for English pop star Jessie J. She hit the Top 10 on the Hot 100 with her huge summer hit, co-starring Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. She just dropped her third studio album, Sweet Talker. And now she’s touring the whole…
Stop lettin’ your tape rock till it pops. There’s a new place in town to get a dose of classic hip-hop. Every Thursday, DJ YNot is taking over downtown Miami’s Therapy with Juicy, a night of real hip-hop from the edge of the golden era, played through a good sound…
With something like 50 records released this year alone, including original cuts and remixes on top labels like Defected, Poker Flat, and his own Maya Records, Joeski’s certainly as prolific as dance music producers get. And the real kicker? This NYC underground legend has been doing it for close to…
“Isolation has not worked,” President Barack Obama said today in his address on U.S.-Cuba policy. “It’s time for a new approach.” At the same time, Cuba’s Raúl Castro, speaking to his own country from the capital city of Havana, delivered the news of the two nations’ plans to normalize relations…
“It’s kind of like Jim Morrison if he had a laptop,” says Niko Javan. The Miami music producer and member of rap duo O’Grime is talking about #Yoppin Wednesdays, a new party that he launched at South Beach spot Haven last week. Named after his “Yop = Your own path”…
Who knew that Latin rock guitar gods liked to unwind with some putt-putt? We would’ve guessed Carlos Santana preferred the relaxing effects of marijuana, transcendental meditation, and a marathon jam sesh. Rather than, say, six hours in the sun, 18 holes, and a frosty Arnold Palmer. However, the psychedelic axe…
If you like songs about cocaine, marijuana, liquor stores, tropical diseases, and booty shaking, then Last Testament: Book of Guinnesses by Mr. Entertainment and the Pookiesmackers is the rock album for you. Making fun of life and politics since 1999, these South Florida miscreants are louder than ever, with a…
When you live in Miami, it’s hard to fight the urge to party. Especially when that urge hits you on a Wednesday. But since you live in the 305, the Hump Day party slump is never an issue. Whether on a Sunday night or random Tuesday, there’s also some sort…
“Taking the party from the Big Apple to the Pineapple.” Once known as Mr. 305, Pitbull has since become Mr. Worldwide. He’s brought “Calle Ocho” to all of Planet Earth. And he’s taught Cubonics to children on every continent. So, pero, it’s only natural that Armando Christian Pérez would celebrate…
Party till sunrise on South Beach… That’s just standard. The megaclubs are open till 5 a.m., the VIPs are total pros blessed with superhuman dance-floor stamina, and the DJs will never “keep you up, up, just to bring you down.” Of course, an “Up All Night”-er is rarely free. Unless…
In the spring of 1980, Joy Division’s Ian Curtis hung himself. His tombstone reads “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” However, in the wake of Curtis’ suicide, his bandmates Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner, and Stephen Morris decided to stay together. They’d made a pact, though, to abandon the Joy Division moniker…
Welcome to the 305. The city that vibes. And shakes ass. And shreds. Too often, jetsetters and Midwestern tourists land on the sandy white shores of South Beach seeking only uhntz-uhntz and a trip to the VIP. And sure, we love that stuff too. But the locals know Miami is…
In the great traditions of DJ Uncle Al, Disco Dave, and Milton “Butterball” Smith, DJ Roliboy is a Miami street DJ known for dropping tremendo bass. He was posted at the Graffé Cafe in Wynwood during Art Basel Miami Beach throwing his “Rollin Balls 7.8: Booty Monster” mix straight onto…
Feelin’ “Fancy”? We thought so. After all, everyone’s favorite Australian rapper, Iggy Azalea, just announced her Great Escape tour. She’s hitting 24 North American cities in 47 days. And obvi, she’s coming to Miami. With her “swagger on super,” Iggy will prance and hump from Fresno, California, to Los Angeles…
