There are a number of unsettling things about Miami-born-and-raised musician Austin Paul’s recent dual EP on local label Space Tapes — the industrial-indebted Cricket and the ambient Above Below. While Cricket follows in the classic industrial template of wedding eerie vocal samples with propulsive, crunchy beats…
For a certain kind of early-millennial indie-rock fan, Minus the Bear elicits affection. The band’s specific brand of melancholic prog-pop struck a chord with listeners on the breakthrough album Menos el Oso, a complex, layered beast that balances its math-rock, avant-garde tendencies with earnest songwriting.
Opa-locka was founded in the 1920’s with an Arabian theme. “Hollywood was making movies about the Muslim world and there was a romanticized stereotype of Muslims as sultans with swords instead of terrorists with bombs.” Kathryn Garcia, executive director of MDC Live Arts, explains. “Developer (Glenn Curtiss) wanted a city…
Not even two years after opening at 2000 Collins Ave., Ora Nightclub served its last cocktail earlier this month. Not long after hosting a full week of parties for Miami Music Week, the team behind Ora decided to call it quits. The vision for the club was to provide a more refined, sophisticated version of the stereotypical South Beach night. Unfortunately, that plan did not work out, according to managing partner Greg See, who made this statement to New Times:
Co-frontman Scott McMicken feels apprehensive about Dr. Dog’s upcoming tour because he doesn’t know how the mellower material will go over with longtime fans.
Mon Laferte fell ill and was forced to cancel her first show in Miami last summer. Instead, her first show in South Florida will now be at the American Airlines Arena as the opening act for Juanes.
Let’s take a walk down (recent) memory lane. Lorde’s Melodrama World Tour – with special guests Run the Jewels and Mitski – hits AmericanAirlines Arena on April 12.
In April 2017, this story was published: “The Revivalists’ David Shaw Gets Mauled by Tiger Onstage, Keeps Going.” The post was an April Fools’ Day joke. There was no tiger involved, but the blood gushing from the Revivalists lead singer was as genuine as his work ethic. “I was at Okeechobee Fest…
Lorde finally makes her way to South Florida, and Paul Van Dyk pays the final set at Heart Nightclub. Here’s your Miami music and nightclub party calendar for this week.
For the sixth installment of Tortuga Music Festival, which took place this past Friday through Sunday on Fort Lauderdale Beach, the winning strategy seemed to be less is more. The award-winning event mostly stuck to its tried-and-true formula — though there were a few key tweaks.
TLC brought the ’90s hits to the Youth Fair last night, but the group is not just another nostalgia act.
Miami Beach Gay Pride week wraps up this weekend with star-studded events such as Friday night’s Women Who Love Women at Score. Headlining the event is DJ Citizen Jane, who’s not only one of the most popular LGBT DJs in the business but also a hometown girl.
Native Youth opens up about her sexuality before Pride Weekend.
TLC’s Chilli says Bruno Mars revealed he was thinking of the group when he and Cardi B filmed their video for “Finesse.”
I first spoke to Chris Stacey just over five years ago at a hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach. The longtime country music man was charming and friendly as he engaged reporters in the warmth of a sunny South Florida day.
Following last week’s surprise announcement that Heart Nightclub would shutter its doors, the embattled nightclub has announced the date and occasion of its final party.
Sister Hazel worked extensively with the Heartbreakers’ former drummer, Stan Lynch, and keyboardist Benmont Tench over the years, and bassist Jett Beres says Petty’s passing was tough on the band, particularly because missed opportunities for collaboration weighed on them.
If you’re looking for someone to blame on the psych rock renaissance, you can cast the first stone at Alex Maas. Singing for the band The Black Angels Maas has taken audiences on cosmic sonic journeys since 2004. But while The Black Angels’ home base of Austin, Texas is now…
Calling all Miami country music fans: It’s time for your annual pilgrimage to Broward. Tortuga Music Festival will return to the sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach this weekend, bringing a diverse lineup of bona fide Nashville stars, twangy up-and-comers, and a few out-of-left-field artists who’ll keep things interesting.
In The Bodyguard, Deborah Cox is tasked with not only portraying one of the most beloved characters of modern film, but also marking a separate path from the legendary woman who most famously played her: the late Whitney Houston.
El-P and Killer Mike acknowledge that opening for one of the planet’s biggest pop icons isn’t anything like playing a nightclub for a few hundred people.
Cardi B’s long-awaited debut album drops Friday, and you’re invited to the celebration she’s throwing at E11even. The artist will perform at the world-famous nightclub hours after her inspiration, TLC, performs at the Miami-Dade County Fair. Make it a double feature of badass women in hip-hop and R&B.
