“If you wanted to buy a nice car, you wouldn’t want to buy it off Amazon.” Eric Gould, owner of Deja Vu Audio South, has a point. “You’d want to test drive it. It’s the same with audio equipment, you should spend time with it before you buy it.” Gould…
When I walked up to the grand opening of the new Appt. Only showroom on the outskirts of Wynwood last Friday, I imagined the host of the event, 2 Chainz, would be the prime center of attention. Store owner Philip Cardona collaborated with the rapper and the Neala Group to…
When German expressionist Fritz Lang filmed his prodigious and highly innovative science fiction social commentary, Metropolis (1927), his agenda was manifold. A dry reading of the plot reveals a somewhat formulaic commie pinko bildungsroman, but Lang’s real achievement lay in his vanguard approach to the cinematic process. In addition to…
Critics may have their fare share of things to say about Miami’s hip-hop scene, but it’s hard to argue that, lately, business is booming. Within the last year alone, trending rappers like We The Best’s Kent Jones, Freebandz/Epic signee Zoey Dollaz, and Pompano Beach’s rising star Kodak Black have added…
New York-based Miami natives, the Goodnight Darlings, embraced vampirism back in October with their elaborate “Empire Vampire” music video off the All I Ever Wanted EP. Now the duo, made up of vocalist Kat Auster and instrumentalist Wilson Jaramillo, is hoping their hometown can help them produce a new project…
Want to party on a budget during Memorial Day Weekend? Want to also party as far as possible from Miami Beach? Well, you’re in luck. The Miami-based collective Mean Pugging and the cassette label Ear Problems are hosting Miami Paradise, a party where you can listen to great local talent…
For the latest record from !!! (Chk Chk Chk), As If, founder and frontman Nic Offer turned to a wide variety of influences: the Cure, Diana Ross, Erykah Badu, Jai Paul, and old school house all flavored the band’s sixth studio album. Wednesday night, Offer and company needed all that…
Maybe you’ve seen Virgo perform live before, an otherworldly figure dressed in white or silver. Sometimes she looks like she’s just floating up there onstage, as if gravity doesn’t affect her. Elizabeth Ann Clark, the mastermind behind Virgo’s multimedia persona, is originally from California. After moving to Miami a couple years…
High school is tough. It’s an awkward, gangly stew of insecurities and self-doubt — the type of atmosphere conducive to a particularly insidious habit of humanity: bullying. For Homestead darlings Above the Skyline, who are barely out of high school themselves (vocalist Peach Martine is still in eighth grade),…
For the past 16 years, Hyperdub has evolved from a simple webzine to one of electronic music’s most cutting-edge record labels — on par with the iconic Warp and Ninja Tune for its experimental and stylistically wide-ranging offerings which at times defy genre altogether. At the label’s helm is Kode9,…
South Florida’s punk rock scene, from the beginning, has suffered a number of circumstances that have forced it to grow independently from the rest of the American subconscious. This can been a good thing. It has led to the formation of a discernible “Floridian” sound, and this little scene of…
P.Y.T. — short for Pretty Young Thing — may sound cute and polished, but the new weekly Wednesday night party coming to LIV has a far dirtier background. It is the spiritual descendant of Miami’s infamous Dirty Hairy party series. “P.Y.T. Wednesday will definitely be carrying the torch from Dirty…
Last week, only days before this week’s performance at the Faena Theater, it was announced that R&B artist-cum-irresistible-sex-symbol Miguel would join Australian pop star Sia for her long-anticipated North American tour in the fall. The arena tour, which will see the Los Angeles-born singer play to some of his largest…
Sometimes I’ll play a game in my head where I imagine a little gnomish man cornering me in an alleyway some dark night. He peels back his purple cloak to reveal a potato-size time-travel machine. This device, he tells me in a creepy French accent, will transport me to any…
Editor’s note: Read part one of this story here: I Sat Next to the Most Heartbroken Man at Bruce Springsteen’s Concert. I think about Warren more than anyone I’ve ever interviewed, and that’s a list that includes a wide spectrum of people ranging from DJ Khaled to a 60-year-old porn star…
Some out-of-towners hailing from the island of enchantment will be stopping by Miami later this month thanks to the efforts of Ghost Drag Records, a local record label, booking, and artist management company headed by fellow Puerto Rican and vocalist for the 305’s own Plastic Pinks, June Summer. The band,…
Historically, Memorial Day has been a time to honor fallen soldiers. Dating back to the end of the Civil War, it’s a solemn holiday where both civilians and war veterans gather for barbecues, parades, and vigils to pay their respects to American soldiers who died serving their country. In Miami…
This week, South Florida is home to a number of solid shows. !!! (Chk Chk Chk) will be at Gramps in Wynwood on Wednesday and Urban Beach Week kicks off the day after. For those willing to leave Miami and head a little north, The Griswolds and Magic Man are…
This weekend, you can soak up good music and plenty of debauchery with some of Miami’s most bizarre and colorful characters. And the best part: no admission fee or cover necessary. Hosted by the one and only Notorious Nastie at Kill Your Idol, tonight’s Bermuda Beach show will feature performances…
As far as clever and attention-grabbing bar names go, you could certainly do much worse than Blind Pig. This evening will see the bar — named after one of the slang phrases used to describe illegal speakeasies during prohibition — opening its doors for the first time. Self-described as “Miami’s…
These days, you can forget commercial FM radio if you’re looking to feed your ears anything other than Top 40 fodder. You certainly won’t find much by way of indie or underground music on the local dial. And you most definitely won’t be hearing from the tragically untapped wealth of…
With almost 30 years under their turntable belts, Optimo’s JG Wilkes and JD Twitch make one of the most enduring partnerships in global dance music. It’s a partnership that has seen the esteemed Scotsmen evolve from hosts of a small local underground club night at the turn of the millennium…
