Walls and borders seem to be the topic of discussion for old, orange gelatinous politicians these days. But the new generation exists in a place where physical walls have no meaning: the internet. Those same politicians have worked to group people together into neat and tidy boxes – boxes filled…
You step into a bar in Miami and a live band is playing. How did they get there? They didn’t just magically appear. And they didn’t just walk into the room carrying instruments and commandeer the stage like a troupe of funky pirates. As you peruse through the back of…
Regrettably, it’s still 2016, and on top of all the awful news this awful year has gifted us, music festivals are dying — at least according to some. Cynics point to the repetitive lineups and increasingly corporate vibe at major affairs like Bonnaroo and Ultra as evidence of their lost…
The Nu Deco Ensemble have been living proof of Miami’s music scene since the group’s inception back in April 2015. And after wrapping its first season, the orchestra with a modern twist is back by popular demand for its second season, beginning October 27. But, for Nu Deco, the goal…
So you had a busy week and missed a few things? Well, while you were trying to placate your demon of a boss, some shit was going down in the Miami nightlife scene. Let’s recap our most-read stories of the week, shall we? On Thursday, we learned that the Miami…
The fall season began in Miami right on time when the Game had some cold words for Meek Mill at Story. While the freestyles from their beef have been keeping the internet hot over the last week, other rappers in the 305 like Bobby Biscayne and Deeno aren’t quite finished…
Producers often rely on collaboration. Some of the biggest dance hits of the past millennium feature guest vocalists. But sometimes, waiting around for others to help you achieve your dreams no longer makes sense. For Monterrey, a Miami-based producer with a lengthy resumé in the city’s music scene, that time…
DJ EFN and the Crazy Hood crew continue their mission to explore hip-hop culture around the world in Coming Home: Vietnam. Last night, on September 15, Crazy Hood Film Academy hosted a private screening of the fourth installment of EFN’s docu-series — which has previously tackled countries like Cuba and Haiti…
At one point in his life, if you were to ask Mel Buckley, AKA King Buckley, where he saw himself in ten years, he might have said on the basketball court. The former University of South Florida basketball player once earned a living playing ball overseas. But things changed, and Buckley…
Miami suffers from a severe lack of live music. That’s not an opinion, that’s a well-known and discussed fact. The 305 leads in electronic music and even benefits from a worldwide reputation in rap, but when a Miamian wants to leave his or her house and hear a full band…
Zika is the scariest new four-letter word in Miami — worse than the “rent” in Brickell or “rain” during a wedding reception at Vizcaya. But, when examined from a wider perspective, all the hype hardly seems proportional. Over the last week or so, the number of Zika-related cases in a…
One could argue with the ease of claiming B.I.G. and ’Pac’s eternal rap game dominance that music fans want every speck of background on their favorite hotshots. How else could one explain the everlasting cycle of celebrity worship and tabloids, or the slut-shaming and buzz around the selfie hacks of…
Here’s something Katiana Urbina has learned in the past year: Life doesn’t care about your plans. It doesn’t give a crap about the big red X’s on your calendar or that things happen to be going swimmingly at the moment. Life is rude, and it will rear back its pimply…
We’ve been giving South Florida plenty of reasons to love #NewMusicFridays over the last few weeks, but this week is special. Kent Jones released his follow-up single to “Don’t Mind” earlier than expected. Pitbull’s prodigy Bobby Biscayne has finally given us his debut project that we’ve all been waiting for. …
Almost exactly a year has passed since we last spoke to local musician Galactic Effect. The occasion (other than to chat about a life-changing trip to Burning Man) was a celebration of the release of his newest single, “Sky Fortress,” which preceded an accompanying EP called Life On The Outer…
Hundreds of thousands of individuals make the choice to have an abortion every year in America, but the stigma toward the hotly debated procedure makes it so that many of these people feel isolated and unsupported in their decision. Even worse, states continue to pass laws actively restricting access to…
After years of debate, most agree the birth of hip-hop can be traced to an exact day and place: August 11, 1973; 1520 Sedgwich Ave., Bronx, New York City. At his sister’s birthday party, a dude by the name of DJ Kool Herc used a DJing method no one had…
Chris Escobar is frantically cutting onions in the kitchen of Miami’s most eclectic punk house. It’s a Thursday afternoon in Black Sheep House, where five members of the local activist group Food Not Bombs is cooking reclaimed food from grocery stores to serve to houseless folk in downtown. The skinny,…
It seems like the “comeback” is a trending theme in South Florida hip-hop this week. Miramar resident Bizzy Crook took the more literal route, dropping his new video for “The Come Back,” in which he takes over the Miami Marine Stadium before its possible renovation this fall. Meanwhile, Little Havana’s…
Fool’s Gold Day Off, the hip-hop/electronic music festival presented by Fool’s Gold Records, was a good thing for Miami music. Coming to the 305 for the first time outside of Art Basel last year, the event helped jumpstart the fall concert season, providing a smooth transition into III Points. Last…
Things should be good for the West Palm Beach indie-rock heroes of Surfer Blood. They have a new album set for release in early 2017. They’ve had opening gigs for some of their biggest influences, including the Pixies and Guided by Voices. Their song “Swim” was even heard on the…
For as long as the independent music operation — that is, any endeavor not tied to or backed by a major label — has existed, so too has the compilation. In certain circles, no meaningful or in-depth exploration of a favorite artist’s discography is complete without stumbling upon a loose…
