My Deer Talks “Story” and “367 Ideas for Songs”

“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…

Miami’s Ten Under $10 Weekend Party Guide

‘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…

New Times Music Showcase Announced for Coconut Grove Arts Festival 2015

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…

Miami’s Six Best Club Parties This Week

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…

Win Free Tickets for Arty at Story Miami

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…

Miami’s Best Albums, EPs, and Singles of 2014

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…

Iggy Azalea Announces Great Escape Tour, Coming to Miami in 2015

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…

Miami’s Five Best Concerts This Week

Ever had those days when you wake up and know that the next 24 hours are gonna be epic? Yeah, they rarely ever happen on a Monday, but today is an exception. That’s because there’s lots of pretty good music to look forward to this week, starting with the Black…