Fox’s Sherron Inn to Close on July 31

Eater Miami is reporting that the beloved, and nearly 70-year-old South Miami lounge, Fox’s Sherron Inn, will close at the end of July due to construction for a possible hotel.  With its dim lighting and strong drinks, Fox’s was beloved by nearly everyone who walked through its doors and plopped…

SunGhosts Hope to Live Up to the Title of Miami’s Best Band

New Times readers have spoken. During our Best Of 2015 Readers’ Choice poll, with a resounding click of the mouse, they chose the garage/surf rock four-piece SunGhosts as Miami’s best band. The honor had SunGhosts’ singer/guitarist Nik Balseiro — who discovered the achievement one morning in Chattanooga, Tennessee — humbled and…

After 15 Years, Miami Finally Feels Like Home to Tiempo Libre

Fourteen years since its formation, the Miami-based Tiempo Libre is at a point in its career that most up-and-coming bands dream about. Three Grammy nominations, worldwide recognition on stages and television, and several albums later, the group is in the midst of a promotional tour for its first release under…

Shaggy Shares His Strategy for Defeating ISIS

ISIS-leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi announced the creation of a caliphate in June 2014. Since then the jihadist group has attracted militants from around the world to uptake its apocalyptic goal. Scholars debate the group’s sudden and insidious appeal. Popular theories point to the marginalization and alienation of Muslim minorities. Others…

The Ten Best Places to Day-Drink in Miami

How stupid is work? The stupidest, obviously, but it’s a necessary evil. Like flossing, or Ryan Seacrest. Of course, you can only take so much monkeying around before you throw your hands up in the air and dismiss all your adult responsibilities for a good old-fashioned game of hooky. Days…

Miami’s Five Best Concerts This Week

Bleeth. Presented by Ladies Night. Wednesday, July 8, 10 p.m. Kill Your Idol, 222 Española Way, Miami Beach; 305-534-1009; facebook.com/killyouridolmiami.com. Admission is free. Ages 21 and up. “We wanted something that when you heard it, you didn’t have anything to relate it to or have some preconceived idea of,” Bleeth guitarist and former…

Win Free Tickets to Purity Ring at the Fillmore Miami Beach

Let’s all take a moment to appreciate Canada. Our northern neighbors have contributed so many things to humanity: Poutine, Pamela Anderson, the word “sorry,” and so much more! And one of the best things to come out of Canada recently has to be Purity Ring. Formed in 2010, the duo…

Miami’s Ten Under $10 Weekend Party Guide

Armageddon Man. With Snakehole, DJs Benton G., and Mikey R. Friday, July 3, 10 p.m. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami; 305-699-2669; gramps.com.  “Rock ‘n’ roll, Kung Fu, and Wang Chung.” That’s the kind of night you’re in for when Armageddon Man and Snakehole bring their “loud, crude, and rude” punk to “First City,…

Gunplay Premieres New Video for “Wuzhanindoe”

A little over a month ago I found myself sitting on a couch in between Rick Ross and Gunplay. The two Carol City natives and childhood friends had just wrapped up a Memorial Day show at the BB&T Center, and, at that moment, I was the meat in between their…

Barem Celebrates Ten Years of Techno With Launch of Fun Records

It’s been ten years, almost to the day, since the debut release from Argentinian DJ/producer Mauricio Barembuem — better known as Barem. Released for free on the fairly obscure (and thus aptly named) Unfoundsound Records, the Kleine EP might have ended up relegated to the dustbin of underground techno history had…

Win VIP Tickets to Nikki Beach’s IndepenDance Fourth of July Party

How will you be celebrating America’s birthday this Saturday?  Sure, there’s the classic backyard barbecue option. You could light a few sparklers and order American Sniper on demand. But this is Miami. That’s not enough. Nikki Beach’s IndepenDance party is perhaps one of the most Miami ways you can celebrate the…

Nora En Pure Returns to Miami on Her Latest U.S. Tour

“My mom and dad don’t like dance music, but they like mine,” Nora En Pure tell us. Mom and dad might like their daughter’s music if she was scraping forks on a chalkboard, but point taken. Nora En Pure went on to add that other non-ravers and PLUR-types typically appreciate her…

House Music Miami Wants to Unify Miami’s Dance Music Scene

In 2012, dance music lover Justin Salit was frustrated. He was sick and tired of scanning email lists, Facebook invites, venue websites, and online calendars. So he took matters into his own hands. “I’m essentially a fan, and there was no way for me to find out what’s going on…

Tiësto Weighs in on EDM’s Complicated Relationship With Women

In the 2002 song “Without Me,” Eminem told Moby: “You’re too old, let go, it’s over/Nobody listens to techno!” He was wrong, of course. And in a cruel twist of fate, techno ended up outlasting Slim Shady himself. The Detroit native wasn’t oblivious to techno (a genre his hometown played…

Life in Color Announces Miami Festival Date; Releases 2014 Aftermovie

Who’s ready to get wet and sticky? Life in Color’s flagship Miami festival is officially back. Last year, the locally-based international dance music experience brought Kaskade, Diplo, Carnage, Madeon, and 20,000-plus gallons of neon, water-based paint to more than 50,000 screaming fans. This year, It’s back to a one-day format…