You might have visited Coral Morphologic/Morphologic Studios (AKA Jared McKay and Colin Foord) during the third leg of the Weird Miami tours. Or maybe you checked out the duo’s recent zoanthid photo show at the Biscayne Nature Center. Or you might have even discovered Morphologic in the latest edition of…
Miami Music Festival is back again. Now, we know what you’re thinking: (a) “What? MMF again, already?”; (b) “What? They found funding again? After last year???”; or (c) “What the fuck are you talking about? Miami what now?” Whatever the case, the fact remains that MMF is back. And you’re gonna…
We here at New Times are gonna be hosting a VIP party to help launch the 2010 edition of the Miami Music Festival. And yeah, we want all our friends to come, including you, J-Lo, and Jimmy Buffett. The bad news: Part of the night (9 to 11 p.m.) will…
If one good thing has come from globalization — and no, it’s not having McDonald’s in every corner of the planet — it’s the cross-pollination of world sounds and electronica. From Gotan Project’s fusion of tango and breakbeats and Kruder & Dorfmeister’s dub bossa nova, to the Hindustiani IDM of…
Heads up, all you live music junkies. The second annual Miami Music Festival starts this Thursday and here’s what you can expect: A 72-hour sprint of 200 bands blitzing through approximately 400 sets in 45 clubs, bars, cafes, hotel lounges, and skuzzy pubs. For just $25, you’ll have the chance…
This Heart Electric’s “Polar” and “Nowhere To Run” 7″ (die Stasi) Ricardo Guerrero is a man of many hats. He is the cofounder of electro-punk duo Animals of the Arctic, curator of the annual local music showcase Death To The Sun, Psychic Youth collaborator, and minister of the low-end (he…
See the full Lil Wayne Welcome Home Party slideshow. It had been eight months since Weezy’d seen the streets. So he wasn’t gonna waste his first weekend of freedom. On Friday, the Young Money Cash Money prince made a straight shot for New Orleans to see the Hornets vs. King…
Usher. Just about every woman in the world wants to be his wife. And there Prunk TV was, standing next to him, as we both leaned against a wall on the rooftop of Red Steakhouse in Miami Beach. The party had just begun. Lord Usher was wearing dark expensive sunglasses,…
Since launching in 2009, the Miami Dance Party website has emerged as one of Miami’s premier sources for local underground EDM. The weekly podcast showcases guest mixes by a bevy of local DJs and producers, from Miami staples like DJ SpinnZinn of 90.5 WVUM to resident favorites at hotspots like…
With Donnis The University of Miami Friday, November 5, 2010 Better than: Listening to your vintage 1998 copy of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill for the billionth time. Believe it … Ms. Lauryn Hill never disappoints her fans. She always leaves them waiting for an hour or more. Let’s be…
View photos from Robyn’s Fillmore Miami Beach concert.RobynWith BFGF and Natalia KillsFriday, November 5, 2010The Fillmore Miami BeachBetter than: The Eurovision song contest.Perhaps it was the excitement of launching her first extensive North American tour, but Robyn didn’t let the fact that the Fillmore was half-empty (or half-full if you…
Despite forecasts of economic and music industry gloom and doom, for the talented and lucky the good times still roll. So it went that last night’s launch for songwriter/producer Rico Love’s new label, Division 1, was a relaxed but still definitely upscale affair. Industry luminaries and wheelers-and-dealers hit South Beach…
As you may have already read, Miguel Bosé is a living legend. “A living freakin’ legend,” no less. And you don’t necessarily need to know your Paty Cantu from your Pimpinella to recognize that fact. If you’re of Hispanic descent, this legendary performer’s music is part of your life’s soundtrack,…
Tonight, Swedish pop artist Robyn is performing live at the Fillmore Miami Beach. The 31-year-old musician has had an amazing career that started out in the mid-’90s when bubblegum pop was all the rage. With a career similar to that of Britney Spear and Christina Aguilera, a few years later…
Miami has been buzzing about the Fontainebleau’s latest nightclub addition, Arkadia, ever since Drake hosted his birthday party there on October 23. Guests like LeBron James, Alex Rodriguez, and Edward Norton baptized the space in the name of Grey Goose before it had even opened to the public.Crossfade got a…
It’s not like you needed an announcement. But still … Weezy F. Baby is free! After his eight-month stint on the big island, Mr. Dwayne Carter is now on another island — a better, much prettier island called Miami Beach, where he claims residence and rules over the entire Cash…
Unlike with punk rock, at the height of drum ‘n’ bass’ near-mainstream crossover, there was never much of a debate over its country of origin. The skittering, ragga-inflected, bass-heavy electronic music was, at least at its inception, purely a product of the U.K. Singles only made it to our shores…
Roger Waters has always seemed an irascible kind of guy. With his steely scowl and chiseled features, he radiates intimidation. And certainly, his contentious pronouncements about Middle East politics and his relationship with ex-bandmate David Gilmour often serve to reinforce that reputation. More to the point, his classic contribution to…
Diet Cokeheads’ Nasal EP (Drugged Conscience) Gainesville’s Diet Cokeheads is one-third of Florida’s holy triumvirate of new, damaged rock ‘n’ roll. (Lake Worth’s Cop City/Chill Pillars and Tampa’s Neon Blud comprise the other 2/3.) If you didn’t already know, D.C. features Palm Beach expatriates who cut their teeth at the…
You know what’s funny about primetime pop pageant American Idol? (Nope, not ex-panelist Ellen Degeneres.) It’s that the biggest star to ever shoot out of that black hole was a loser named Jennifer Hudson. Of course, there’s an argument to be made for Season One winner, Kelly Clarkson. And if…
Like any 31-year-old punk crew that’s spent a good chunk of its life in the gutter, rocking recklessly, shooting heroin, looking for love, and breaking the law, Social Distortion has a pretty messed-up face. Obviously, we don’t mean that literally; Social D’s middle-aged frontman Mike Ness is surprisingly well-preserved, despite…
Not only is OG Dirty South spitter Chris “Ludacris” Bridges the star of such upcoming films as Fast & the Furious 5, chairman of the non-profit Ludacris Foundation, and a connoisseur of fine cognac. But he has also become an unlikely mentor to former Latin heartthrob and nude waterskier Enrique…
