Born in Montreal, Quebec of Haitian stock, Omicil’s style has been likened to jazz greats Sonny Rollins and Miles Davis. Ever the innovator, he takes these comparisons and influences and translates them into the Afro-centric diasporas. There are hints of Brazil and Afrobeat. But what’s most endearing about this young…
We’d lie if we said we weren’t excited about Interpol’s South Florida stop at the Fillmore on August 21. We haven’t seen them stop here since 2007, and we’ve missed them. A lot. Well, now there’s more news for Interpol fans: Churchill’s has just announced that there will be a special…
More free parties, y’all! This time it’s Smirnoff who will bring its intoxicating fun to Grand Central this Thursday during its People’s Challenge event. The event, with open bar from 9 a.m. to midnight, is challenging you to make your own decision if Smirnoff is the best tasting vodka. You…
While the Metromover suffered a little setback last month with a two-car collision that left 18 commuters with minor injuries, the automated and elevated transit system can boast many, many years of service without incident. And tonight, as an expression of love for our beloved robotic carriages, the Metromover will…
If you ever wanted to have the Miami New Times available at your fingertips at any time, your prayers have been answered. Now available as a free download, the New Times app for your iPhone or iPod Touch brings you everything you love about New Times on the go. Available…
If you know me, you know how I feel about Lady Gaga and how she’s running the biggest pop scam since Milli Vanilli. But I can put aside my feelings aside for a moment to bring you a snapshot from this year’s Lollapalooza in Chicago courtesy of our sister paper,…
Last night, Ed Banger DJ/producer Breakbot got everyone into the groove with his funk-meets-electro set. It was definitely one of the better DJ sets we’ve heard all year — WMC included. Photographer Lex Hernandez captured Breakbot’s Grand Central debut.Hernandez has actually been busy all week shooting for ClubChaser, so take…
Phresh James is an old soul, it seems; he’s still young, but sounds mature beyond his years. His trademark smooth stylings, backed with even smoother beats, have earned him an increasingly wider audience and make him one of the standouts of the “New Miami” movement.Crossfade caught up with Phresh James…
Given the homogeneity of Miami’s EDM scene — as much as we love house and techno, even we need an occasional rest from that four-on-the-floor beat — it’s exciting to get the type of booking that’s truly pushing the sonic envelope. Thanks to the small but burgeoning local dubstep/bass scene…
The Massive Attack/Thievery Corporation double-header in Miami is most definitely still on for October 26 at Bayfront Park…. But in case you logged on to Live Nation or Ticketmaster earlier and got confused, tickets aren’t actually on sale today. Some confusion arose after Thievery Corporation’s label, ESL Music, posted an…
No two songs have gotten more music publicity lately than Kanye West’s “Power” and Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie.” We’ve been hearing about how good their videos will be for weeks now, but what will make this showdown possibly even bigger than the Kanye vs. 50 Cent Rolling Stone…
Let’s face it, everybody loves Top 10 lists. And everybody loves Transit Lounge, whether because of the ample beer selection, the reasonably priced drinks or their undying commitment to providing quality live shows. So, combining two things of extraordinary awesomeness into one, here’s something everybody is bound to love twice…
The beginning of the year marks the season of the increasingly popular and numerous music-themed cruises that depart from South Florida. They range from the obscure (cruises themed to singer-songwriters, or classic R&B), to the more pop-minded (John Mayer’s and the Barenaked Ladies’ trips), to the fusion-friendly (the Jam Cruise)…
His heart seems to be in the right place, but Wyclef Jean’s political aptitude is tone deaf. Don’t get us wrong, welcoming President Jean to office would be pretty cool, but he might not exactly know how to help a nation that lost 220,000 of its residents and most of…
Zira All Wrong Hubbard Telescope (Spy-Fi Records) www.spy-firecords.com For all we know, or at least, what we are told, Zira could be an ape, a dog or the toiling of a young man late at night, in the darkness of his bedroom with the aid of musical instruments and a…
If you’re looking for somewhere new to whittle away your Thursday evening hours whilst partaking of both that most ancient of rituals (imbibing) and some of the best live music our fair city can serve up, then look no further. Da Vittorio in Coral Gables has got you covered to…
So you love International Thursdays at Jazid, brought to you by MiamiAlterlatino.com. You know it, we know it, what’s the point in hiding our feelings? The series has been kicking some ass since day one with their weekly jaunts around Latin America, from Brazil to Colombia to Argentina and showcasing…
Kings of Leon is fresh off of a recent pigeon poop scandal in St. Louis that caused them to cancel their show. We say scandal because a lot of news outlets were outraged and fans confused when after just three songs, the band decided to stop playing because a few…
American DJ/producer Ian Carey’s longstanding career and massive commercial accolades speak for themselves. Carey enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame from the very start, when his 1993 debut release “Rise” (as one-half of production duo Soul Providers) took the US and Europe by storm, achieving Gold certification in the UK.It…
Cut Chemist brings a full audio-visual show to the Vagabond this Thursday
Enrique Iglesias honors his Miami upbringing with a new bilingual album
Bulletproof Tiger’s debut EP, Starving Hearts
