Slow Roast Records lived up to its name Sunday by hosting the dopest BBQ Blowout of Memorial Day Weekend in Miami. Craze and the gang teamed up with L.A. party smashers The Do-Over and invaded Brickell’s Sidebar for a night of sipping, dipping, and more roasted lechón than a person…
Don’t ask Chris Carrabba why his band Dashboard Confessional is making a comeback. Never mind the fact that he and his outfit have been on a self-imposed hiatus for the past six years and that they haven’t had a tour or a new album since late in the last decade…
Happy Memorial Day, party people! Yes, today is the day when the nation remembers our fallen troops. But in the 305, it’s also the day when Miami partiers raid Publix for subs and Coronas, hit the beach to shows off their rock-hard bods, and kick off summer — as if…
It is officially Memorial Day Weekend in Miami — AKA Urban Beach Week. But while the cops frantically erect barricades, establish checkpoints, and orchestrate traffic loops in preparation for a South Beach onslaught of hip-hop heads, bikini babes, and lime-green lowriders, we here at Miami New Times Music are feverishly…
Like fellow boogie meisters PillowTalk and Nick Monaco in the Crew Love collective, Life on Planets is bringing a fresh if retro approach to dance music, self-described as “dawning a long-awaited return to authentic songwriting” in the genre. “So much of vocal songwriting in modern dance music lacks poetry,” the…
It seems like every day in recent memory has been met with the announcement that another iconic music group is getting back together, despite so many of these acts having so often addressed the possibility of a reconciliation with a “highly unlikely” or “no, never!” Between the draw of reunions for…
Memorial Day weekend in Miami, colloquially known as Urban Beach Week, is almost upon us. So yes, we must honor our fallen troops. But we must also get set for beats, bangers, public intoxication, near-naked insanity, and pimped-out Chevys causing gridlock on Ocean Drive. There are two ways to deal…
In recent years, the Fillmore Miami Beach has hosted some of EDM’s heaviest hitters. Whether it’s Excision bringing down the roof with his ridiculous sound system, RL Grime’s futuristic turn up, 12th Planet and Skrillex dropping bass-heavy sets for the wob-hungry masses, or the Disclosure brothers translating their slick garage…
You know it’s gonna be a good day when your morning starts off with a shot of cafecito and your favorite song. But the moment you realize the next few days are filled with nothing but live music from some pretty talented artists, chances are you’ll actually find yourself looking…
Being a global techno icon with a hectic international touring schedule can take its toll on the best of them. After a decade of exponential momentum, the globetrotting DJ lifestyle certainly caught up with Hotflush Recordings boss Scuba, AKA Paul Rose. “The whole of 2014 was a pretty difficult time…
Oh, the magic of the weekend … Three nights filled with endless possibilities of fun. When your wallet is filled with nothing but old receipts and random business cards, though, the weekend becomes a constant reminder of how broke you are. Especially when it’s 10:30 p.m. and the most fun…
When Waze & Odyssey dropped their bootleg of R. Kelly’s “Bump n’ Grind” in 2012, the pair’s garage rework was so piping hot, it actually brought major label Sony Music running to give it an official release with the blessing of R. Kelly himself two years later. It was one…
It’s often said those seeking money should follow their passion because money will follow. But sometimes, you’ve got to learn the hard way. “You learn by your mistakes,” says Jabba, DJ for New York City’s Hot97 and cofounder of Miami’s annual Best of the Best Concert. The reggae-centric celebration marks it’s…
Zeit zum feiern! And the cause for such celebration: “Due to overwelming demand,” Live Nation just announced, “electro pioneers Kraftwerk have added a second show in Miami on the upcoming North American run of their multimedia 3-D Concert Tour.” Still scheduled to stop at downtown Miami’s Olympia Theater at Gusman…
Miami, meet Twinki. Corporate salesperson by day, the “Bubble Booty POP” star rips off the business suit at night, straps on some stilettos, and transforms into Jacksonville’s “sexxxcore, drag raunch” rapper. “She’s my alter-ego persona,” explains Carl Cochrane, the man behind the woman. “Twinki is a drag-queen rapper.” On May…
“This is for all the motherfuckers who have there since Blue Chips 1,” said Action Bronson, standing center stage at Grand Central in downtown Miami. Dope Entertainment sold out the club this past weekend by bringing out Flushing, Queens rapper and chef extraordinaire Action Bronson in support of his major…
Saturday at LMNT was the Greatest Day Ever. Alright, maybe it wasn’t literally the greatest day ever. But when you name your party, you’re at least guaranteed some really sweet social updates. The Brooklyn-import mini fest at LMNT was definitely a pretty dope day, and we’d give it points for…
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…
