Hidden in the rolling, bright-green Dry Harbour Mountains of St. Ann Parish on Jamaica’s north coast, there’s a tiny rural village called Nine Mile. You will find it by following the narrow road from Brown’s Town and counting down the mile markers till you reach one less than ten. Just…
There’s nothing we could add to the Charlie Sheen internet chatter that hasn’t already been said. However, it was only a matter of time before the first rap song dropped using the phrase “on that Charlie Sheen.” So who was to answer the clarion call first? Turns out it was…
See the 25-photo Winter Party Beach Party slideshow.Winter Party Beach PartyWith DJ Charlmix and DJ Alyson CalagnaLummus Park, South BeachSunday, March 6, 2011Better Than: A #4 combo meal from Chick-Fil-A.The Winter Party Beach Party on 12th Street in South Beach was what you have come to expect from all large-scale…
The Death SetThe VagabondFriday, March 4, 2011 Better Than: Drinking to the usual indie-dance playlist going on in the other room of the club.The 50-odd people who managed to wander in to the Vagabond’s main dance floor area last night for the Death Set’s performance got a fast, furious half-hour…
The Ultra Music Festival isn’t just a concert. It’s now a week-long electronic and alternative musical free-for-all featuring the world’s best talent and over 150,000 fans. Sure, the big show is sold out. But in the Miami nightlife universe, the many satellite parties orbiting the main event may well surpass…
Kevin Hart’s got almost one million folllowers on Twitter and regularly says shit like, “Good Morning you long titty not knowing what 2 + 2 is crying down your back fat foot ass bitchhesss………….P.S I love Baby Jesus.” The funny man is doing four shows at The Fillmore for the…
See the full 24-photo Bright Eyes slideshow. Bright Eyes With Cursive The Fillmore Miami Beach Wednesday, March 2, 2011 Better Than: Being abducted by extraterrestrials for an impromptu probe party. Maybe it’s a product of extreme boredom and idle imagination. Or maybe spaceships find it easier to operate in those…
Elizabeth Harper waited a long time for something like Class Actress. Before becoming the frontwoman for the ineffably cool electro-pop trio, she was a singer-songwriter underwhelmed with her creative role. “It’s kind of like when you’re young and in college and listening to Elliott Smith,” she remembers with a laugh…
The Death Set at the Vagabond March 4
Ursula 1000 at the American Legion March 4
Billy Blue at SoBe Live March 5
Kid Rock at Hard Rock Live March 8
Young Circles at Grand Central March 5
Julio Iglesias at Hard Rock Live March 6
Otto Von Schirach has been a crushing force on the Miami and international electronic music scenes for more than 13 years. In that time, he’s produced more than 20 LPs, EPs, and compilations — and all of his recordings are done completely DIY. His home is not only his secret…
Davila 666 With Love Handles, Snakehole, Heartstrings, and Ticks Churchill’s Pub Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Better Than: Christian Bale’s Masshole accent.The (and we mean the) Puerto Ricans who rock ‘n’ roll, Davila 666, last night performed at Churchill’s Pub for the second time and got pretty much everyone in the place…
Ah, SXSW … Whether you arrive aboard a busted-ass ’96 Ford Aerostar or your very own ultra-speed private Gulfstream business jet, everyone is welcome. Because in the end, we all eat the same breakfast tacos, right? As anyone who’s visited beautiful Austin will tell you, this yearly music, film, and…
With seven decades of boozy riffing, troubled loving, and tough living behind him, Henry Gray is a complete and unabridged human history book of the American blues. Born on the outskirts of New Orleans, this piano player first pounded the black-and-white keys in church as a boy, playing gospel spirituals…
In the realm of Cuban music, there’s everyone else, and then there’s Benny More. And if that seems like a sweeping generalization, so be it. It’s a simple fact. Yes, his contemporary Perez Prado left behind some big shoes to fill himself. But even the cat who composed “Mambo No…
There is something culturally synchonous about the moments that gave rise to punk rock and hip-hop. Both were musical genres that began as reactions. And one need only peruse the photo work of Glen E. Friedman and see that they were both there, growing independent of each other, but achieving…
This year WMC makes history as the kickoff to an electronic music party marathon that will see over 300 events in the course of three weeks. Starting March 8, there will be more pool parties, hotel throwdowns, megaclub orgies, underground raves, laidback lounge-offs, and hardcore marathons than you can throw…
If you’re the kind of weirdo who still owns a “compact disc player,” then you’re probably also the kind of weirdo who still listens to “commercial pop radio.” Well, amazing news for you! We’re giving away two new CDs from the ubiquitous NOW compilation series. The first one, NOW That’s…
