When it rains in Hell, the ground cracks open and Satan’s blood flows up from Hades to soak the Earth. Maggots in the dirt gorge themselves on the devil’s plasma until their tiny, ugly bodies burst and microscopic eggs spray everywhere. Six days later, a new generation of long-haired black…
You don’t need to be banking in order to have a kick-ass weekend in the Magic City … All you need for three days worth of cheap booze and great music is a Hamilton. Just check out the ten best things to do under $10 in Miami this weekend, from…
Goop junkies, your time is nigh. The Life in Color Festival is back and bigger than ever, threatening a full two days’ worth of paint-splattering, beat-dropping madness. The fest has been slowly revealing its 2014 lineup with a neat series of live-painting portraits by L.A.-based artist David Garibaldi And what…
Bring out your Guy Fawkes masks and slutty pumpkin costumes … Halloween season has arrived in the 305. And with All Hallows’ Eve going down on a Friday night this year, we’re gonna be celebrating with a week’s worth of wild bashes filled with naughty pirates, sexy zombies, and, um,…
One of Germany’s leading electronic dance music trailblazers for two decades, Roman Flügel remains very much capable of reinventing himself and surprising listeners with each new release. For one thing, he swaps artist monikers as often as he does musical styles: Roman IV, Eight Miles High, Soylent Green, and Ro…
Groupie has come to be an ugly word, a misogynist dig that’s used all too casually by men and women alike. A groupie is a woman who doesn’t “do” anything; she gets all of her glamour via her association with a strong man, most often a rock star. How can…
You were born to the pulsing pound of your momma’s heart going thump. And today, the beat of a drum still brings you new life. Now multiply that phenomenon by 22, and you’ve got the estrogenergetic force of Venus Rising, South Florida’s premier all-female dance and drum group. After a…
The great state of Texas is known for many things, including football, barbecue, big oil, women with big hair, men with big hats, and the fact that, well, everything is supposedly bigger there. The latter assertion may be cause for debate, but one thing is beyond question: the Lone Star…
With III Points and Art Walk going down at the same exact time, Wynwood just might explode with more hipsters, art, and music than it can handle. That’s why we’re here to prepare you for the arty party apocalypse of the ‘Wood with the five best Second Saturday Art Walk…
In 1994, singer and guitarist Warren Haynes never imagined Gov’t Mule would still exist in the year 2014. “In the beginning, it was just a side project, because Allen Woody and myself were full-time members of the Allman Brothers Band,” Haynes says. “We had no ambitions or aspirations. It was…
St. Vincent Fillmore Miami Beach Monday, October 6, 2014 Better Than: Doing the Automaton Shuffle alone. “Hello to all of you men and women out there,” said St. Vincent, welcoming a few thousand art-rock acolytes to the Fillmore Miami Beach last night. “And,” she added, after a pregnant pause, “all…
The first thing you should know about Norma Moreno is she loves Chinese food. Tonight, it’s lo mein. And after a few bites, it’s evident Norma is not rocking her gold fangs. “I guess I’m not into wearing them as much as I used to,” she says. “They’re kind of…
Someone once said, “You go to New York to become someone, you go to L.A. when you are someone, and you go to Miami when you want to be someone else.” We like to think we’re somebody, but it would totally make sense if we found out we had been…
Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass,” has touched millions, including Miami’s own the Fly Boys, who decided to make their own version, called “All About That Ass.” It’s a dirty, explicit, and triple-x-filled sex romp that will either make you laugh or cringe. We caught up with the group’s Dino…
III Points, three days. The second annual edition of Wynwood’s music, art, and tech fest has finally made the big reveal of its 2014 music sked. Day by day. Hour by hour. So snatch up some last-minute tix. And check the cut for III Points’ music set times. See also:…
The last time that the Juan Maclean performed live in Miami, it was in 2009. At the then-new LIV nightclub at the Fontainebleau, he and DFA Records diva Nancy Whang were booked for the megaclub’s Dirty Hairy party, a weekly Wednesday-night party meant to mimic what was happening downtown, even…
Mansion just launched its new Cocktails & Dreams bar. And sure, hand-crafted cocktails aren’t what the South Beach megaclub built its reputation on. But the Opium Group establishment is willing to bet the VIPs are gonna appreciate the attention to detail and use of fresh, local ingredients. Here’s a sneak…
“Maybe it was crazy. But we believed.” Out of nowhere in the summer of 2013, Miami’s David Sinopoli and Erica Freshman unveiled their vision for something called III Points, a sprawling three-day festival that aimed to unite our city’s disparate creative communities — and perhaps even help forge the future…
Miami, we’re more than just a city of superficiality, alcoholics, and club rats — we’re actually a town of thinkers, artists, and creatives. And every now and then, we get hit with some pretty good music, like the five best concerts going down this week. Check them out, from St…
Marc Anthony’s Cambio de Piel Tour With Joey Vega American Airlines Arena, Miami Friday, October 3, 2014 Better Than: A night salsa dancing at Mango’s. “Latinos, we always wait to the last minute,” joked comedian Joey Vega as los rumberos at the American Airlines Arena waited for el Rey de…
Christians pray for the men of Eyehategod. Which is good, considering the Louisiana sludge giants’ 26 years of hardship, disaster, and even death. They may have sold their souls on the bayou. But how else would they spawn heavy, full-bellied blues and give a pulse to stiff darkness? “We’re definitely…
If you had the misfortunate of missing Bonobo’s Miami performance last year, the UK electronica wizard is back at Grand Central on Saturday. Now while this gig comes as part of his current North America DJ tour — meaning no awesome full-ensemble live show — the show packs a very…
