The formula for a Hard festival isn’t complicated. Have good music. Book both new artists and longtime favorites. Provide a dance floor. Get a good sound system. And you’ve got yourself a show. “It sound pretty basic and simple, but it works,” says Gary Richards, the founder and CEO of…
Rise and grind, Miami. A new week has begun, and with it, a brand new slab of concerts to check out. Now, as fellow music junkies, we know that picking out which shows you’re actually going to attend can be a challenge. That’s why we’re narrowing it down to the…
Last night, Ryan Adams made a rare stop in the Magic City, with what is, on paper, one hell of a tour. By pairing two of the most brilliant American singer/songwriters in the business today on the same bill, it was an absolute treat for the music lover. Ideally, this…
Locos Por Juana formed in the year 2000 and in complete defiance of the then remaining concerns over the Y2K bug, forged on to become one of South Florida’s most successful bands. The two-time Grammy nominated band has continued to redefine itself as a myriad of musical influences have helped…
Editor’s Note: Photography isn’t allowed at Neutral Milk Hotel shows. So we at New Times recruited Miami’s most skilled live concert drawer, Brian Butler, to capture the idiosyncratic magic of Jeff Mangum and company last night. Neutral Milk Hotel With Mind Brains Olympia Theater at Gusman Center, Miami Wednesday, May…
May is shaping up to be the most important month in pop star Ciara’s life. On May 1, she teamed up with First Lady Michelle Obama to empower Detroit children on College Signing Day as part of Mrs. Obama’s Get Schooled initiative. She’s about to unleash her latest venture, a…
Wanna be the world’s next top EDM superstar? Just let Tiësto and Your Shot show the way. They are launching a new DJ talent show, streaming on Vevo and sponsored by 7UP, open to any aspiring jock over the age of 18 who resides in the United States. And apparently, “you…
“We will finally achieve the Desired Effect,” Brandon Flowers wrote in a Magic Marker note recently posted to his official website. “Ariel and I have been collaborating in the studio, working twogether in the spirit of conversation, contention, and at long last, sweet contrition. No one has yet seen or…
As Kraftwerk would say: “Wir fahr’n, fahr’n, fahr’n auf der Autobahn.” Or as the non-Deutschländers among us might intone: “We drive, drive, drive on the motorway.” Yes, those are lyrics from the pioneering German electronic band’s essential 1974 album, Autobahn. But they are also rudimentary directions for how to arrive…
Miami’s music scene is as diverse as the hardcore 305ers that call the Magic City home. That’s why there’s always a pretty good show to check out almost every single night of the week, from indie rock to alt-country to rap. Sure, it sounds like a pretty eclectic mix, but…
It really is a crying shame how the blogosphere treats Ryan Adams these days. Seems as though everyone is so completely distracted by the prolific singer/songwriter’s (admittedly hilarious) antics and private life that they’ve forgotten why we all give a shit in the first place: He’s a modern musical treasure…
Have you ever seen Trina, the Diamond Princess, flying around on rainbow-colored mechas, kicking at seemingly nothing with giant metal vices stuck on her feet, weaving in and out of view from behind a giant uterus? Of course not, unless you were at the Perez Art Museum Miami Thursday night…
As booty-shaking beats rumble through the Wynwood streets, you hop out of a cab. You skip toward a supersize beer pong table. On the way, someone hands you a big puff of cotton candy. “It’s free!” they shout, just before you see some good friends who just arrived. And what’s…
Blurb. Dauwd at Bardot Miami Ticket Giveaway 1. Head over to Miami New Times Music’s Facebook page. 2. Find the Dauwd update and leave a comment. 3. From the pool of commenters, we’ll randomly select a winner for this concert at Bardot Miami. So keep an eye on your Facebook…
Alison Wonderland’s skyrocketing career seems like something out of a fantasy novel by Lewis Carroll. But instead of it being a work of fiction, it’s all very real for the Australian DJ, singer, songwriter, and producer. Wonderland is fresh off her live American debut at Coachella after releasing her debut album,…
Unzip that Ultra-approved clear plastic backpack. Count out a few hundred party bucks. And start the uhntz-uhntz-ing countdown. Yep, in just six days, it’s gonna be time to buy more Ultra Music Festival tix. The opening limited-ticket sale begins May 4, as the fest continues its recent price slashing with…
The path to enlightenment is treacherous and hard-fought. It’s lined with snakes and heads with two faces. The way is always darkest before the light, but for those who can face their demons and find honesty within themselves, the results outweigh the difficult means. For 21-year-old Odd Future rapper Earl…
A wild pack of wolves took over the Fillmore Miami Beach last night. They ran around the stage howling, ripping into each other and everything around them. Security didn’t know what to do. Or at least, that’s how things usually go at an Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All…
Ravers. Rockers. Hipsters. Punks. No matter what you consider yourself to be, we can all agree on one thing — music is the sweet nectar of life. And when you’ve got pretty good live shows to check out, life can’t get any sweeter. So brace yourself for a musical high…
The South African electronic dance music scene may not be as prominent as those of North America and Europe, but house music has certainly found a more than worthy representative in native son Culolethu Zulu. Back in 2008, the then-18-year-old production wunderkind would attend the Red Bull Music Academy held…
Si, the Billboard Latin Music Awards are back. And for the 26th installment of the premios, Latin music’s biggest estrellas will bring their world-renowned talent, crazy stage antics, and fashionable (and at times questionable) style to the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables on April 30. Televised live across the globe…
Chris Alvy ranks among the most accomplished musicians South Florida has to offer. Born in Cuba, he’s been making music on his own and with others for the better part of the past twenty years, most recently with his band The Super Fuzz. The group – Alvy on vocals and…
