That Ricky Martin, the sultry Puerto Rican with a skill for shaking his bon-bon, was born Christmas Eve is no surprise. He’s certainly some kind of miracle child with the power to light up the darkest of winter nights. Not long after the turn of the millennium, I remember one…
Jono Grant was northbound out of London for a studio session when we tracked him down on his mobile. Jono, along with Paavo Siljamäki and Tony McGuinness, are Above & Beyond, an English electric dance music DJ and production group. They also own and operate the Anjunabeats label, whose roster…
Whenever an actor or musician wins a major award, they climb on stage to tell the world that they “never expected this.” When they lose, it was always “an honor just be nominated.” Mexican singer/songwriter Natalia Lafourcade has been on both sides of the coin, having won the Latin Grammy…
France’s contributions to electronic dance music are considerable. And not just by way of commercial heavyweights like Daft Punk and David Guetta. Paris is also home to a fruitful underground house and techno scene which has grown by leaps and bounds since the 2000s. Among the Parisian scene’s prime movers…
Thank you, Taylor Swift, for not destroying the world. What? You don’t think she could if she wanted to? Oh, really? Did you know that T-Swift has more followers across social media than the population of Germany? And do you remember what Germany was able to do back in the…
Daniel Goldstein is an American DJ and producer slowly making his way from the outer rings of the electronic scene to the inner circle of today’s top talent. Under his stage name, Lane 8 (a moniker lifted from swimming competitions and being stuck on the outside), Goldstein has created a…
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club’s Adios Tour. Presented by Live at Knight. Thursday, October 22, 8 p.m. Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-949-6722; arshtcenter.org. Tickets are sold out via arshtcenter.org. Although it’s been seven decades since Havana’s members-only party spot, Buena Vista Social Club shut its doors, “some of…
Vincent Crowley founded Acheron back in 1988 after leaving the Tampa death metal band Nocturnus. Looking to create a vehicle for a darker and more satanic approach to the genre, he’s since relocated through Pennsylvania and Ohio where he has forged on with a revolving door of members covering 26…
Are your ears still ringing? Do you keep looking down at your hand expecting to see a wristband there? Are you waking up in the middle of the night to dance? If you answered yes to any or all of the above question, you’re a III Points survivor. We promise…
If you pumped a Day-Glo full of steroids, made it work out with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson for several months, and then unleashed it out into the world, you’d have something similar to Life in Color. “The world’s largest paint party” is coming back on Saturday, January 16, 2016, and…
The attentive listener can sense Luca Bacchetti’s zeal, love for life, and utter worldliness through his songs. They’re always epic in length and progression. Rarely shorter than seven minutes and regularly longer than ten, each track takes listeners on a calculated but often unpredictable musical journey that tends to manifest…
After finally getting caught up on sleep, I’m ready to take a look back at all the wonderful chaos that was III Points 2015. Overall, I’d that this year’s III Points was a winner and an improvement from last year’s festival. It was bigger, the acts were more diverse, the…
The godfathers of nu metal, Korn, have had so much fun celebrating their 20th anniversary they’ve decided to take a victory lap through their 22nd year, playing their debut self-titled album front to back at the Fillmore Miami Beach this Friday. “I think this is a once-in-a-lifetime event for our…
Another III Points has come and gone, and I’m still trying to find my lost innocence voice. The Wynwood-based music, art, and technology fest was bigger, bolder, and had Miami going harder than ever before. It’s going to take more than ten hours of sleep to shake this social hangover,…
Casey Veggies is not a new name. The 22-year-old rapper popped up on radars as a member of the Odd Future crew in 2007. According to math, he was 14 when he began releasing mixtapes, and he stayed heavy buzzing through 2013, releasing seven hot tapes. In 2014, he made…
When I was little, Goths listened to Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and the Cure. They wore black lipstick and ripped fishnets and their hair wasn’t quite brushed. That was definitely cool. But then when I was in high school, the term Goth was suddenly used to describe the followers of Marilyn…
Feet were sore. Heads hurt. It was the last leg of a long race, but Sunday’s III Points lineup — which featured Bomba Estéreo, Damian Lazarus & the Ancient Moons, and King Krule among others — gave attendees just enough juice to get over the hill. III Points finished its third and biggest…
Walk the Moon. Talking Is Hard Tour with Holychild. Tuesday, October 13, 8 p.m. The Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 305-673-7300; fillmoremb.com. Tickets cost $29.50 to $40.50 plus fees via livenation.com. “Everyone experiences that need to drop whatever they are worried about and live in the moment,” Walk the Moon’s Nicholas Petricca told New…
With names like Run the Jewels, Toro Y Moi, AlunaGeorge, Ghostface Killah and Doom, the second day of III Points was stacked. There was something to listen to in every direction you faced, and good music was never more than thirty yards away. The crowd was big and eager on…
“What does ‘live from the Other Side’ mean?” That was the question on the collective mind as hundreds of eager Super Villain fans gathered anxiously around III Points’ Main Frame stage. Everyone was eagerly anticipating some kind of Ghostface Killah/MF Doom double-performance, though no one had any idea how III…
On Friday, October 9, as the skies above Wynwood opened up and bled down upon the colorful neighborhood, we feared the worst. So much anticipation and preparation was being threatened by a few bloated clouds. But, as the clock struck 5, the sun emerged, all hot and glorious. God loves…
The last thing Ross LaBrie needs to be doing on this Tuesday night is giving some reporter a tour of the Mana Wynwood compound. He has three more days until thousands of music-hungry festival-goers will be walking in to witness sets by Nicolas Jaar, Panda Bear, Run the Jewels, AlunaGeorge,…
