Editor’s Note: Photography isn’t allowed at Neutral Milk Hotel shows. So we at New Times recruited Miami’s most skilled live concert drawer, Brian Butler, to capture the idiosyncratic magic of Jeff Mangum and company last night. Neutral Milk Hotel With Mind Brains Olympia Theater at Gusman Center, Miami Wednesday, May…
A man don’t need to rap to be rich. Even if he is, in fact, a rapper. After all, in recent years, the world’s wealthiest hip-hoppers, as tracked by Forbes Magazine, have been those homies with a flair for big business, like Diddy and Dr. Dre, who’ve basically retired from…
May is shaping up to be the most important month in pop star Ciara’s life. On May 1, she teamed up with First Lady Michelle Obama to empower Detroit children on College Signing Day as part of Mrs. Obama’s Get Schooled initiative. She’s about to unleash her latest venture, a…
Happy Cinco de Mayo, cabrón! But forget fake Mexican food like nachos, burritos, fajitas, chimichangas, and Taco Bell’s Doritos Cheesy Gordita Crunch. The only honest way to celebrate this holiday (especially considering it was most recently popularized in the United States as a way to sell cerveza to gringos) is…
Wanna be the world’s next top EDM superstar? Just let Tiësto and Your Shot show the way. They are launching a new DJ talent show, streaming on Vevo and sponsored by 7UP, open to any aspiring jock over the age of 18 who resides in the United States. And apparently, “you…
Niko Javan’s recent pornographic vegetable EP? There’s an app for that. The fearless “multimedia warrior” has his hands in music production, visual arts, music videos, and t-shirt design, but he’s still got an uncontrollable urge to push himself to new creative frontiers. He was looking for a new project, a…
“We will finally achieve the Desired Effect,” Brandon Flowers wrote in a Magic Marker note recently posted to his official website. “Ariel and I have been collaborating in the studio, working twogether in the spirit of conversation, contention, and at long last, sweet contrition. No one has yet seen or…
As Kraftwerk would say: “Wir fahr’n, fahr’n, fahr’n auf der Autobahn.” Or as the non-Deutschländers among us might intone: “We drive, drive, drive on the motorway.” Yes, those are lyrics from the pioneering German electronic band’s essential 1974 album, Autobahn. But they are also rudimentary directions for how to arrive…
Old-school hip-hop, graffiti, and sneaker battles. That was the craze back in the day for Takeout Tuesday at the now-defunct South Beach party spot, Buck 15. “At the time, old-school hip-hop wasn’t really being played that much at the clubs,” recalls DJ Keen One, the party boy who started it…
Miami’s music scene is as diverse as the hardcore 305ers that call the Magic City home. That’s why there’s always a pretty good show to check out almost every single night of the week, from indie rock to alt-country to rap. Sure, it sounds like a pretty eclectic mix, but…
It really is a crying shame how the blogosphere treats Ryan Adams these days. Seems as though everyone is so completely distracted by the prolific singer/songwriter’s (admittedly hilarious) antics and private life that they’ve forgotten why we all give a shit in the first place: He’s a modern musical treasure…
Have you ever seen Trina, the Diamond Princess, flying around on rainbow-colored mechas, kicking at seemingly nothing with giant metal vices stuck on her feet, weaving in and out of view from behind a giant uterus? Of course not, unless you were at the Perez Art Museum Miami Thursday night…
Say what you wanna say, but truth is, weekends are always magical in Miami. That’s because no matter how broke you may be or how many zeros may be missing from your bank account, there’s always a surplus of cheap, at times even free parties to crash. But not just any…
As booty-shaking beats rumble through the Wynwood streets, you hop out of a cab. You skip toward a supersize beer pong table. On the way, someone hands you a big puff of cotton candy. “It’s free!” they shout, just before you see some good friends who just arrived. And what’s…
Bayfront Park is polluted. There is lead, arsenic, and other toxins in the soil. This contamination was actually discovered during last year’s survey of the City of Miami’s 112 public parks, which followed the discovery of poison ash in Coconut Grove at the former site of the Old Smokey municipal…
Once upon a time, not very long ago, Miami’s cultural community relied very heavily upon mixing the visual arts and music to generate an actual audience. Nowadays though, groups have separated like drops of oil in water. You don’t often see bands playing at art openings anymore and 305 folks…
DJ Craze is a living legend, and we in Miami are spoiled to call him our own. Sometimes, we need a reminder that the rest of the world looks to the three-time DMC solo world champion for technical advice and musical direction. Sometimes, we need to see how much they…
When offered the assignment of interviewing Johnny Cash, I had a moment of insane excitement as I imagined asking questions about “A Boy Named Sue” and Sun Records. But then I remembered the Man in Black had been dead for over a decade. The Johnny Cash with whom I would…
Blurb. Dauwd at Bardot Miami Ticket Giveaway 1. Head over to Miami New Times Music’s Facebook page. 2. Find the Dauwd update and leave a comment. 3. From the pool of commenters, we’ll randomly select a winner for this concert at Bardot Miami. So keep an eye on your Facebook…
Alison Wonderland’s skyrocketing career seems like something out of a fantasy novel by Lewis Carroll. But instead of it being a work of fiction, it’s all very real for the Australian DJ, singer, songwriter, and producer. Wonderland is fresh off her live American debut at Coachella after releasing her debut album,…
Unzip that Ultra-approved clear plastic backpack. Count out a few hundred party bucks. And start the uhntz-uhntz-ing countdown. Yep, in just six days, it’s gonna be time to buy more Ultra Music Festival tix. The opening limited-ticket sale begins May 4, as the fest continues its recent price slashing with…
Whenever a homeboy makes good, it’s reason for the rest of us to feel proud. And when there’s a celebrity association involved, it’s all the more reason to express admiration and admit a bit of awe. So credit David Rousseau with inspiring a lot of both. In the last ten…
