Music

Email interviews are often terrible. So we were disheartened when A-Trak was too busy touring Europe and filming a new music video to speak by phone. But it turns out the Montreal man is just as good a penpal as he is a DJ. In his chosen career, A-Trak’s a…

Miami could be called the sixth Borough, what with so many transient artist types constantly commuting between New York and our city. A lot of people who live in New York came from South Florida, and the quickly approaching Art Basel Miami Beach celebration is one of the largest comminglings…

Sure, for eleven and three quarter months out of the year, the people of Miami can indulge themselves with sunny beaches and scandalous nightlife till they’re burnt to a crisp, puking in a chic SoBe restroom, or both. However, for one golden week, Art Basel Miami Beach descends upon our…

I cleaned some sprouts off some red potatoes, and they sat in the sink, wet and glistening like pomegranate seeds. It was a fleeting thought, them looking that way. A thought I found amusing and privately poetic. I had recently heard that Jeff Tucci had passed. I didn’t know the…

With the tents going up in Midtown, Wynwood buzzing with activity, and new restaurants and hotels opening in Miami Beach, it can mean only one thing — Art Basel Miami Beach is making its way back to the Magic City. And so are the parties. Now, some will lament the…

Prom was just better in the ’80s. Haven’t you seen John Hughes movies? Unlike the plot of some ’80s films, going back in time is impossible. The closest thing we can get to it is theme parties, and theme parties only work if people get on board with the theme…

Black Friday takes on a whole ‘nother meaning in Miami. While the rest of the country is up before the crack of dawn in hopes of snagging a $100 iPad, us here in the Magic City are partying it up with cheap booze and wild Turkey Day parties. Just check…

It’ll be a long time till Miami becomes synonymous with motorcycle culture. But as it stands, the Dirty South’s largest city is rapidly on its way to forging an identity within the two-wheeled lifestyle. And this Sunday, Will Call will host the third Black Sunday Vintage Motorcycle Swap and it…

Pavo. Puerco. Pumpkin pie. As residents of that fantastic land known as Miami, we are often accused of living in some foreign country where summer never ends. And yet, we give thanks for the bounty of the autumn harvest, just like the rest of y’all yanquis. However, unlike most citizens…

Chaz Bundick doesn’t really need another moniker. As Toro y Moi, he’s released three albums to plenty of critical acclaim and fan adoration. Still, he is looking forward to introducing the world to his latest alter ego, Les Sins. “There’s some sonic difference,” Bundick says. “I don’t know if I…

Your kid drops out of high school to start an Internet-driven music career, rapping about video games, hard drugs, sadness, and Arizona Iced Tea. As a parent, you may raise an eyebrow. Lucky for Yung Lean, he doesn’t have any parents. That’s obviously not true, but the 18-year-old Swedish stream-of-conscious…

Grab a feathered friend and do the turkey wobble! Not only is it Hump Day — it’s Thanksgiving Eve. That means that in less than 24 hours, you’ll be home free, stuffing your face with gravy. But before you do, check out the six best club parties going down in…

In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. Clubland might not seem like the best place for an art project. But Sean Wildchild crash-lands his…

In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. “When you find a beautiful woman,” Mac Klein advises, “never change a hair on her head.” That…