Wow … Buying a Richie Hawtin release needs an instruction manual. Let’s say you want Arkives, his new retrospective boxset of Plastikman material from those acid-soaked and sleekly minimal years between 1993 and 2010. Well, you can be sure that there will be no less than four different versions from…
Earlier this week we previewed Annie Mac’s upcoming Thursday gig at the Electric Pickle and there is definitely no shortage of buzz and anticipation for this show building up among Miami’s dance music cognoscenti. The Irish-born BBC Radio 1 host specializes in a wildly energetic blend of styles and sounds,…
When a band glimpses infinity, tongue-kisses the sun, and releases a five-song slab totaling 31 minutes and 18 seconds, you gotta ask: “How can they call this an EP?” The new self-titled Arboles Libres release is one of those sprawling, little cosmic riddles. Sure, the track count is right –…
Will Deadmau5 have a stage to perform on next year?UPDATE: Ultra Music Festival will be taking place March 25 to 27, outside of the WMC dates.Rumors about Ultra Music Festival’s future keep piling up. We’ve sent the festival’s publicist multiple emails asking for comment, but Russell and Charlie Faibisch, two…
Photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view photos of the Nylon Show at Sweat Records.With Raffa Jo Harris, Animal Tropical, Lil Daggers, Afrobeta, ANR, Rachel Goodrich, and Deaf PoetsSweat Records, MiamiTuesday, September 21, 2010Better than: A professionally blended cocktail.The Review:Last night we saw the true power of word of mouth…
In the late ’80s to early ’90s, Florida’s music landscape was ravaged by a brutal bulldozer known as grindcore. Inspired by death metal, thrash, and classic hardcore, and driven by the DIY ethos of punk rock, groups emerged like locusts. They played faster than everyone else and blasted the world…
Been wondering what’s up with Modernage lately? You’re not alone. Fact is, the normally ubiquitous indie crew has been tucked away from the local scene. And it isn’t because the five-piece was off on the Left Coast, slipping south down the seaboard to Mexico again. “We went away on purpose,”…
For the last few years, Simply Jess (AKA Jessica Fajardo) has been a promotions and marketing power player on the Miami Beach nightlife scene. She, her partner J. Little, and the 400 Club have been responsible for some of Miami’s hottest parties in recent memory, hosting weekly throwdowns at Mansion,…
Without question, Shakira is Colombia’s hottest export since blow and plastic surgery. (Oddly, she doesn’t indulge in either.) Now in the business of donning belly shirts and shaking her money maker, the blonde beauty has certainly come a long way from the quiet, dark-haired quasi-hippie on Piez Dezcalsos or the…
Call it disco. Call it acid jazz. Call it funk. Hell, call it gozadera, electroparranda, or a Venezuelan journey into space. Call it whatever you like, because when trying to stir up an adequate description of the Los Amigos Invisibles sound, any of the above — and countless more –…
We’re guessing you don’t like waiting six months or more for a tour to finally come to our fair city, either. (Lady Gaga and KoL, we’re lookin’ at you.) Scrambling to change your plans at the last minute and calling everyone to let ’em know about a crazy impromptu event…
Miami rock fans are no doubt familiar with Huma Rojo. Comprised of vocalist-bassist Damaris Vicke, guitarist Javier Guell, and keyboardist Daniella Bertoldi, the bilingual art rock band has been rumbling around the local scene since 2006 (though Bertoldi actually joined in ’08), delighting fans with its penchant for cinematically psychedelic…
Deep house has made a remarkable comeback in the last few years. A great deal of EDM producers have shifted their sound from the more percussive minimal techno style prevalent in the latter half of the ’00s and towards the deeper, melodic end of things. The deep house genre owes…
BBC Radio 1 host Annie Mac is a well-respected female DJ — a real rarity in the dude-dominated halls of clubland. Not that there aren’t great lady DJs out there, but people always seem to assume that a woman’s success is somehow linked to her looks. (Sample misconception: “She’s hot,…
When we first heard that Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor would be scoring The Social Network, we got a little confused. First off, a movie about Facebook? But once we saw the trailer, we breathed a sigh of relief. Oh, so this movie might actually be good. And it’s directed…
On a first encounter, a Beach House song, much like the boarded-up building from which it takes its name, can offer a lot to unpack. There is, above all, always an unforgettable, sometimes eerie melody, stretched out with a drowsy fluidity by singer and organist Victoria Legrand. But there are…
I love Miami because it is filled with a billion talented artists. In the next few weeks, I will take you inside their studios. But this is not about me. This is about a young man that interns at Sweat Records. His name is Fezito Chancy and he’s like a…
The DrumsWith The Young Friends and Surfer BloodAt Grand Central, MiamiSaturday, September 18, 2010Better than: Goin’ surfin’.The Review:People who eternally run late to everything, take note: When Grand Central says the show starts at 7 p.m., they mean it. The lines were already wrapped around the block when we arrived…
Click here to view photos of Toro y Moi at Electric Pickle.Toro y Moi Electric Pickle Saturday, September 18, 2010 Better Than: A foam party in Ibiza. Columbia, South Carolina’s Chaz Bundick is Toro Y Moi and he’s trademarked a magical brand of sample-based sentimental synth-pop. Although there are two…
Click here to view photos of Bassnectar at the Fillmore Miami Beach.Bassnectar, VibeSquaD, ESKMO Friday, September 17, 2010 The Fillmore, Miami Beach Better Than: Watching Avatar for the first time at IMAX in 3D … while tripping on acid. There’s no question that people in Miami love bass. Some might even say…
Photo by Thomas GiddingsIs Dominique Young Unique looking in the mirror in her new video for “The World is Mine”? She might as well be, as she’s extremely aware of the camera, staring straight at it and smiling. The spunky, fashion conscious Tampa-based hip-hop artist effortlessly mixes hip-hop with EDM…
San Francisco-based DJ/producer Max Vangeli is one of the fastest-rising stars of the international house scene, with a 2010 breakthrough boosted in no small part by his status as a sort of honorary American member of the Swedish House Mafia. The last year alone has seen chart-topping Vangeli remixes for…
