For over 40 years now, clued-in and/or colleged-up Miami residents have tuned in to the now sound found down the FM dial at 90.5. Those, of course, are the coordinates of the University of Miami’s own WVUM, undoubtedly one of the most adventurous radio stations in the nation. Like the…
Pro Bowl weekend reminds us that were only a few days away from the mayhem that the Super Bowl will bring. So here is what you missed over the weekend:Lofty at Buck 15Above Miss Yip, Buck 15 has provided a nightlife sanctuary for locals on South Beach. Its new Lofty…
Tell us the best dance club in Broward and Palm Beach counties in the comments section below. Voting ends May 26.Need some suggestions? Click here for a directory of local nightclubs. And click here for a master list of all Readers’ Poll items…
The Coral Springs-based act MillionYoung has been hailed as South Florida’s own bona fide entry into what is cringe-inducingly called “glo fi” or “chillwave.” (The latter word actually started as a joke on the parodic blog Hipster Runoff.) In fact, impending blog hype looms. The one-man-band born Mike Diaz has…
NightWatch is a regular feature about bars and clubs by nightlife columnist Tara Nieuwesteeg.Mickey’s 19th Hole Bar & Grill2739 E Oakland Park Blvd, Fort LauderdaleCall 954-561-1911Mickey’s is the kind of place that doesn’t change much. Regulars are so comfortable, they’ll interrogate anyone whose face they don’t recognize. It’s nothing personal;…
When LIV booked former 2 Live Crew member Luther Campbell for this past Wednesday’s Dirty Hairy party, they should have known it was going to turn into King of Diamonds meets Miami Beach luxury. Campbell had backup dancers that we’re pretty sure aren’t classically trained unless you consider the stripper…
Here’s a Dade history doc I made about Hialeah horse racing at the Hialeah Park Race Track with an original soundtrack. Frank Sinatra and a lot of other famous people used to go to the Hialeah Park Race Track. It opened in 1921 and is one of the oldest recreational…
When the paramedics arrived at Respectable Street Wednesday night to treat his injured leg, Monotonix frontman initially refused to leave with them. (For a full account of the incident, which cut the band’s headlining set short after four songs, click here.) By shortly before 1 a.m., it was clear that…
Am I the only one shocked to find that January 2010 is already spent? Damn! It’s certainly not the first time I find myself assaulted by a sudden passage of time. Still, this time I was sober. At least for the better part of it. Anywho, one group for whom…
New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert is enjoying a new found bill of health. Earlier this week he underwent surgery on his thyroid in order to have part of it removed. Doctors had feared that that part of his thyroid contained some potentially malignant cells. The surgery went fine, and…
Keeping this short: Everyone’s favorite South Florida band, Surfer Blood, premiered its first-ever music via Pitchfork today. The video has the same surreal feeling as the track itself. From what we can tell it wasn’t filmed in South Florida, which is rather disappointing, but there are some the state references…
Kitchen Party is an intimate underground dance party based on the concept that a good house party always seems to end up in the kitchen. Founded by London-based DJ Brian Monaco in 2007, KP evolved from a literal house party for an intimate group of music-lovers congregating around a kitchen…
To view a full slideshow of photos from this event, click here.MonotonixWith Surfer Blood, Woodmen Hall, and Love HandlesRespectable Street, West Palm BeachWednesday, January 27, 2010The problem with being a performer known for exaggeration and extreme physical antics is, when something seriously goes wrong, nobody believes it at first. And…
Night Watch is a regular feature about bars and clubs by nightlife columnist Tara Nieuwesteeg. Mugs2671 E Oakland Park Blvd, Fort LauderdaleCall 954-566-7782 or visit mugsbar.comI got a clear sense of déjà vu at Mugs, but only, as I realized, because I’d been taken there for dinner once by a lovely…
Rising techno star Troy Pierce plays Club Space’s loft Saturday
Cuba’s Los Van Van returns to Miami for the first time in ten years
If you’ve been at any of the hipper venues that still allow live music, you’ve most likely seen Astari Nite swoop in and swoon through a few cool songs. You might have even wondered just what those songs were and where you might get your mitts on them. Well, you…
The Alabama foursome Thomas Function makes its label home on Fat Possum, an Epitaph offshoot that began as a blues imprint. That family tree indeed tells you about the band’s sound, propelled largely by a punky euphoria but informed by a bit of Muscle Shoals thrust. (Check out those soulful…
Pity the hapless hipster who wanders into Sweat Records this Saturday night looking for a copy of Vampire Weekend’s “Contra.” An unusual but welcome change, the evening’s in-store performance will turn away from mellow indie and toward grimy, in a four-band show organized by local trio Green Sky. The group’s…
It’s easy to look at Jencarlos Canela and get the wrong impression. People have been mistaking him for a telenovela-actor-turned-musician since before he stormed the world of Latin pop with his hit single “Amor Quedate” last year. But there is one thing the first-generation Cuban-American wants to make perfectly clear:…
The Haitian Hillbilly is Miami’s unlikely DJ link to the island
A dub plate used to refer to an acetate disc used in mastering studios to test recordings before mass producing the vinyl.Caribbean battle music in DJ vs DJ soundclashes took on the dubplate to create exclusive remixes to popular songs usually with the artist shouting out the name of the…
