There was a moment last year where Gucci Mane, the Atlanta-born hip-hop superstar, became not just a celebrity, but a role model. It was in an interview with Vogue magazine, a pairing of publication and subject that would have been unthinkable just three years before, when he was convicted for…
There’s a song James Blood Ulmer sings called “Jazz Is the Teacher, Funk is the Preacher.” If you bring in Mother Blues, along with the family hothead, Rock and Roll, you’ll have a better picture of the musical pedigree of this iconic guitar player and singer. With more than 70…
Last night, after 13 years in existence, Philadelphia’s Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, made a Miami debut at the outdoor stage of Gramps. It felt as though many who would have been into this indie rock group back during their 2005 heyday had lost patience.
New Times’ eighth-annual Brew at the Zoo is headed for Zoo Miami on Saturday, May 6, from 7 to 11 p.m. There will not only be food and more than 100 local, international, and craft beers, but also some pretty fine tunes.
What started as a small beach party in 1999 that took advantage of all the DJ’s visiting Miami during Winter Music Conference has become a global brand with editions in Brazil, China, Croatia, Korea, Japan, Australia, and more. But Ultra Music Festival’s Miami party in March is still the crown…
Mario Ochoa takes smashing hi-hats, darkness, rays of sunshine, and sounds from South America to Heart Nightclub April 28.
Ask any Red Hot Chili Peppers fan which album is the band’s best and, invariably, you’ll get Blood Sugar Sex Magik or Californication or maybe even By the Way. Some might even say the latest, The Getaway, reigns supreme, if only to hype themselves up for the band’s latest tour, which stops in Miami this Saturday. But although those records can be called good, maybe even great, they pale in comparison to Stadium Arcadium, the Chili Peppers’ 2006 seminal, colossal double album.
Achieving a “one on one” audience experience at a venue as large as American Airlines Arena sounds like an impossible task. But if any musician can pull it off, it’s Paul McCartney.
Desiigner’s Twitter feed is, above all else, loud. The New York rapper types in all capital letters, showing his excitement to share his fans’ love, the three new songs he dropped at once, and recent interviews he’s done with well-known radio hosts. His Instagram reflects the same, with emojis of fire…
The Marley brothers reunited on stage for Kaya Fest, a festival promoting education about cannabis, along with performers Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Sean Paul, and others.
The final week of April is here, and the month goes out with a big bang thanks to the Red Hot Chili Peppers who bring their tour to the American Airlines Arena on Saturday in support of their 11th album, The Getaway.
Big Sean gave his followers high praise and motivation during his final show of his I Decided tour at the Fillmore.
A full decade after the release of their last album, Miami’s favorite funk fusion instrumentalists, Spam Allstars, have finally issued their sixth record, Trans-Oceanic. “Our last album came out in 2007,” says the band’s mastermind, DJ Le Spam. “I was burnt out, and most of my downtime from gigging was spent recording other people in the studio.”
If you’re looking for an unforgettable way to spend your 4/20 weekend, the Marley brothers have you covered. Stephen, Damien, Julian, Ziggy, and Ky-Mani Marley will reunite for an epic performance at the inaugural Kaya Fest, hosted by Sway Calloway. The reggae/dancehall music gathering spearheaded by Bob Marley’s son Stephen is expected to fill Bayfront Park with the smooth sounds of Caribbean music, along with a dense cloud of marijuana smoke.
North Beach will be all about the international this weekend. The 15th TransAtlantic Festival will offer everything from a Malian guitarist known as “the Hendrix of the Sahara” to an all-female band that plays the Haitian Easter/festival music called rara.
Though he calls his current project “Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness,” Andrew McMahon is a man who knows exactly where he is, where he’s been, and where he’s going.
I have a confession: I’ve never done drugs. I’ve never snorted blow or dropped acid or even lit up a joint. I’m not straight-edge or anything, and I’ll happily have a drink at the right time and place. But anything beyond that has never really appealed to me, not even…
The year is 2004. America is halfway through the long slog of the Bush era. The nation has been in Iraq for only a year, but it’s becoming increasingly apparent that WMDs will never be found. Still, America saves its shock and righteous indignation for an accidentally exposed nipple on the Super Bowl stage. Rock bands are still on TV and radio, and “American Idiot” is ranking pretty high on the TRL countdown. The iPhone is still years away from its launch.
It’s 4/20 week, so if the music seems a little hazier than usual, that’s to be expected. Bud-happy parties aside, L.A. rock group Froth will take the stage at Churchill’s Pub Wednesday, while Detroit rapper Big Sean will stop by the Fillmore Miami Beach Thursday. Looking for noise that’s more…
Since 2000, Damon Albarn of Blur fame and illustrator Jamie Hewlett, best known for co-creating the comic book Tank Girl, have been shaping their own alternative rock/hip-hop/what-have-you act with Gorillaz. And in 17 years, the virtual band has never set foot in Florida. That will change this fall when Albarn and…
The purple lights inside the American Airlines Arena dimmed around 9 p.m. to showcase a handful of Ariana Grande’s coveted male backup dancers and her staple drawstring ponytail, which was longer than usual. The ponytail swung left to right to the beat of “Be Alright,” the opening song of her…
When my editor told me I’d be reviewing the launch of the Chainsmokers’ Memories Do Not Open Tour at the American Airlines Arena last night, a number of thoughts ran through my head. First and foremost, Why me?
