When one goes to the orchestra, one does not always bring one’s dancing shoes. There’s usually a bunch of sitting involved. But every few months, the New World Symphony throws everything you know about classical music out the window and breaks out the lasers for a bit of high-brow, late-night…
Scorned by the critics but worshipped by the masses, Grand Funk Railroad never second-guessed its own heavy-handed brand of blues rock. And soon, the Flint, Michigan-bred band became staples of the 1970s FM underground, as their primal, prototypical heavy metal showed itself to be a perfect fit for late-night deejays…
Rise and shine, you music junkies … It’s Monday morning. To get you pumped up for the work week, we’re hooking you up with some of the best music the 305 has to offer. Just check out the five best concerts going down this week, from Caribou at Grand Central…
Another year, another number-one spot atop the infamous DJ Mag Top 100 rankings. Another headlining spot at the main stage of Ultra Music Festival. Another absurdly successful set at Tomorrowland. So goes the life of young, Dutch DJ Hardwell. He has become one of EDM’s biggest mainstays at 26, and…
Higher, higher, higher. As Art Basel Miami Beach week approaches, the enviable aesthetic experiences on offer just pile up, up, up. And today’s thrilling #ABMB announcement… The addition of English electronic DJ, musician, and producer SBTRKT to III Points and YoungArts’ already impressive Basel concert lineup. “We’ve been trying to…
Brazilian Girls With Eons and the Hongs Ball & Chain, Miami Thursday, November 13, 2014 Better Than: Any band featuring Gisele, Sônia Braga, or even Carmen Miranda. Walking into the new Ball & Chain bar, it was a little jarring to see a packed room staring at a three-piece jazz…
No matter how you choose to look at it, being broke sucks. But just because your wallet may be loaded with nothing but old receipts and random business cards doesn’t mean you have to spend your Friday and Saturday night binge watching Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel. Just check…
The neon sign for the “World Famous Ball & Chain Bar and Lounge” sits above a green-and-white striped awning, illuminating SW Eighth Street, much like it did nearly 80 years ago. “The concept of Ball & Chain was to keep it as if it had remained open throughout the years,”…
Get up. Stand up. Smoke up. Every year, in honor of Bob Marley, his legacy, and the righteousness of reggae, Jah, and ganja, the Nine Mile Music Festival livicates a full day to steady jammin’, doin’ good, and smokin’ that “herb,” which Tuff Gong himself described as, “good for every-ting.”…
Sing us a song, you’re the Piano Man. It’s been 20 years since Billy Joel put out a new collection of music. And he’s got no plans for “another album of original tunes,” he says. Maybe ever. As Joel recently told the New Yorker: “If I put out an album…
Crash the palace! Jump that moat, batter down the door, raid the fuckin’ fridge… It’s ’bout time for another epic, medieval rager at Basel Castle. After stomping the grounds of Grand Central Park last year, this annual #ABMB hipster bash is returning to its ancestral home — the weird old…
#HeatNation… The Bawse got your back. Even though he admits LeBron is “one of the greatest, if not the greatest ever,” it ain’t gonna stop big homie from plotting the demise of King James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. In fact, during a recent interview with Funkmaster Flex on NYC’s Hot…
The life of the party is in the hands of the DJ. They play the cuts that keep the people dancing, moving, and shouting along. They are also in charge of bringing the newest sounds of the streets into the clubs and onto the radio. DJ Bre is an up-and-coming…
Do nautical dreams come true? Can an aging couple rise from the ranks of fandom into total brand-worthy acceptance? They do, and they can if you’re talking about #ShipFam. Last year, Stephanie and Robert P. Bunting organized a well-attended Officially Unofficial Holy Ship!!! Pre-Party that packed tons of #ShipFam DJs…
“Who knows how many people come to our band’s website looking for porn?” wonders Aaron Johnston, drummer for NYC’s Brazilian Girls, who in every interview is forced to proclaim that no one in the group is Brazilian and only one of the four members is actually a girl. “The name…
“Electronic producers aren’t real musicians” – Haters Get ready to eat your words, “real music” enthusiasts… Because Grammy-nominated electronic producer BT is teaming up with video-game composer Tommy Tallarico (AKA that dude who transformed your childhood into high art with Video Games Live) to re-create 12 favorite tracks from his…
Has it always been your dream for someone to pay attention to you? Perhaps your parents ignored you as a child? Or you were too afraid to speak up during those awkward teenage years? Well, that’s why God created music journalism, so we could compartmentalize all the painful trials and…
From Daft Punk to David Guetta, there’s no denying that the French have dominated global dance music since the ’90s. But aside from the aforementioned commercial stars, Paris is also home to a rich underground house music scene. Take Franck Roger. Inspired by the enduring Chicago house legacy, the prolific…
There are many questions we ask ourselves… “Do I go out tonight?” should never be one of them. Especially when you live in the party mecca of the South. And if that doesn’t convince you, just check out the six best club parties this week, from DJ Sneak and Jesse…
Infinite. Lightless. Boomin’, bruh. This is the Void, where Los Angeles bass producer RL Grime just happens to be prepping his debut full-length album of the same name. It is “the deepest and darkest place on Earth,” he says, “beyond any human or life form in existence.” Oh, and the…
Free time is a precious commodity. Weekend warriors have a mere 48 hours to get as nasty as they wanna be, then it’s a long, hot shower and another five days of money makin’. No one wants to waste their Saturdays on shitty drinks in shitty environments. And there’s nothing…
Ben Wash couldn’t be anything further from a snob. Talking with him, he’s affable and surprisingly energetic, especially considering we’re calling him in the midst of a busy visit to California, where he’s promoting his debut full-length album, Snob Rock. “It’s something I kind of throw around,” Wash says when…
