Last night, I rolled up to the Hangar at 9 p.m. and rushed to the entrance because I was worried about missing Lil Pump, who ended up not going on until 45 minutes after he was supposed to perform. In my Zen-like focus to see a rapper whose big thing is saying “Gucci Gang” 53 times in his hit song, I disregarded warning signs about what would happen to people who don’t pay for parking.
Just a year and a half ago, program director John O’Connell and his crew at 104.3 the Shark were gearing up for the radio station’s first foray into music festivals, Undertow Jam. The Shark quickly moved on to a second gathering, Riptide Music Festival, which returns this Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3, for what promises to be even more wildly successful.
This morning, the fest announced the lineup for next year’s camp-stravaganza, set for March 1 through 4. Other big names on the ticket are Foster the People, Leon Bridges, the Flaming Lips, and Zeds Dead.
X is awaiting trial on four charges, including aggravated battery of a pregnant woman.
Make no mistake: Jonathan Pierce has always been the creative force behind the Drums. Since the indie-pop band’s early days, he’s written all of the lyrics and most of the music. He maintained the collaborative façade partly because he feared vulnerability, he says. If the creative process was out in the open, any criticism of the music would reflect directly on him.
On her latest single, “Blissing Me,” Björk relishes the thought of once again being in love. “All of my mouth was kissing him/Now, into the air, I’m missing him.” She sounds practically giddy, which is a far cry from the songs on her 2015 album, Vulnicura, a deeply personal retelling…
Lady Gaga has been writing about her alleged sexual assault for years, so why did it take an interview revelation for people to start listening?
There’s barely a month left in 2017, but Miami is heating up musically as the event season kicks into high gear. This weekend, Riptide Music Festival will take over Fort Lauderdale Beach Park with two days of music, each with its own distinct flavor. The first day will present Weezer, Cage the Elephant, Portugal the Man…
Dark Basel will bring together Miami’s goth, industrial, and fetish scenes for a pre-Art Basel showcase at The Ground.
James “Woody” Beckham feels some fundraisers can be a little too expensive for the general public to attend. He would know. His nonprofit, the Woody Foundation — which he says has raised over $1.5 million for people living with paralysis — hosts a lobster meal, golf outing and fishing tournament…
Cardi B and Hoodcelebrityy proved that hip-hop isn’t just a man’s game.
How does a white guy from New Hampshire become one of the most important figures in underground rap?
The people in charge of Miami don’t value permanence. Local history is like the shifting sands and lapping waves of Miami Beach. Just as the ocean swallows the beautiful and unique patterns on the shore, the city’s nightlife leaders end the party places and nights we love. We’re always saying goodbye to spots, like Fox’s or PS14, where we made our Stand by Me-like best friends and danced the night away Van Halen-style.
Every April, Record Store Day invites music lovers to queue up at their favorite shop. More than just a clever way to spur consumerism, the day has helped draw attention to local retail establishments, which has helped them compete against online shopping giants and chain stores such as Urban Outfitters that have jumped on the vinyl bandwagon.
Last week, the Australian rock band with the unwieldy name of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard decided to make its latest album, Polygondwanaland, stand out from the pack of releases that flood streaming services every Friday. Instead of simply making the album available free to download, they entered the ten-song release into the public domain.
Miami is getting a new record label, WaxRomantix, courtesy of Stephanie Lima and Natalie Smallish, and they want to be everything to everyone, including artists and fans.
The rapper’s public persona rests on the fact that he is a big joke.
At first glance, it’s a little odd seeing Arthur Baker out and about in the morning. After all, this is a man who has not only made his living in nightlife but also spent nearly four decades shaping its direction and timbre. As glimpsed in New Order’s iconic music video…
Miami’s live-music scene has had plenty of false starts, from condescending New York Times articles calling the Magic City a “tropical bohemia in the making” to venues that seem to burn out as quickly they appear. Throw in local audiences’ finicky tastes and a geographical handicap, and you’ll understand why…
Music legend Phil Collins, now 66 years old, remembers a world that was far simpler for musicians. “Life was a little bit different when I was 5 years old,” Collins says. “Back then, in 1956, if you had a drum kit and you learned how to play, you had a…
Can DJ Khaled save the world? Of course not, you’re saying to yourself. But you probably didn’t expect the underground DJ from Miami to turn Snapchat into an art form, to become a household name before he ever rapped on a track, or to coast to the top of the…
What made Becks Lange Miami’s whirling dervish of a party girl? Maybe it was leaving Venezuela when she was only 15 and arriving in the Magic City as adulthood beckoned. “The hardest part was really not having my friends with me,” recalls Lange, now 34. “Maybe that’s what drove me…
