Florida rappers know better than to sleep at the top of the new year. When the clock struck 12:01 January 1, South Florida artists such as North Miami resident Billy Blue and Hialeah native Eskeerdo refused to wait a minute longer to drop off their latest creations. Kiddo Marv not only celebrated 2017 but also put on for Haitians all over the nation via his video dedicated to Haitian Independence Day.
Friends of local musician Alex Diaz, better known as Xela Zaid, have started a crowdfunding campaign to raise money that will go toward helping Diaz recover from a stroke he suffered last month just before Christmas. Organizers ask that anyone who enjoyed Diaz’s work to donate to help the musician regain his ability to speak. He has been a staple of the Miami music scene for more than three decades.
Nervo, the Australian twin-sister DJ-and-EDM personality duo, will take its high-energy, love-inducing set to Story nightclub today for an 11 p.m. show that is sure to give fans New Year’s Eve flashbacks and lots of reasons to dance their asses off.
Five years ago, when Johnny Deezal was living in rough-and-tumble New York City, he traipsed from sublet to sublet with one constant in his life: his portable home studio setup. “I guess I went there to discover myself musically as a solo artist. Everywhere I would go I’d…
Cavity was a wrecking ball during the ’90s. While not originators of the genre, they pioneered a new approach to the Black Sabbath-inspired, down-tuned, droning excesses of the sludge metal genre with magnificent aplomb and gusto. They left in their wake a wretched pile of carcasses beaten and abused by…
It took what felt to the band like forever, but after 2.5 years, the Problem Kids are finally ready to release their new album, Caribbean Slang, on January 24. Bassist Eddy Davis explained the holdup to New Times. “We don’t have the liberty to rent out a full studio. We…
Maguires Hill 16, Fort Lauderdale’s classic Irish bar, is scheduled to close Sunday night after 50 years in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The haunt that draws hordes every St. Patrick’s Day and has been home to thousands of lovers, haters, fighters, and geniuses, has been purchased by a hospitality group, owner Jim Gregory says.
It was classic rock like the Rolling Stones and the Eagles that got Gryffin to take up the guitar and piano. But it was his brand of house music that melds indie with dance that got him on the charts last year with the single “Heading Home.” The Venice, California-based producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist will headline the poolside day party Corona Electric Beach at the Clevelander Hotel January 14, but first Gryffin began the new year by answering a few questions from New Times.
If food is fuel for our bodies, perhaps music is fuel for our brains. Maybe the emotional stimulation of listening to a Mozart symphony or a Migos banger can be as fulfilling to the mind as a plate of spaghetti is to the stomach. But what would it take to combine these two sensations? What would it require to put together food and music like a mighty sandwich?
There’s a common misconception that’s been confusing people for decades: Hemp is marijuana. But local advocate and educator Samandra Callender has a message for the misinformed. “It’s not. You can’t get high from it,” she says of hemp. And as the mastermind behind DCNC Hemp, an organization that aims to educate the community on the industrial uses of hemp, Callender knows what she’s talking about.
Coming up on the streets of Washington, D.C., Miguel “Fuego” Duran evolved from a gutter lyricist under the supervision of his late friend DJ Menace to an international sensation who works under Mr. Worldwide. His Spanish rhymes and catchy records have gained popularity in Latin America and in Europe. As we enter 2017, Fuego’s new year’s resolution is to raise the bar for Latin hip-hop via his upcoming album, Fireboy Forever 3.
It’s difficult to tell in which direction the mainstream appeal of noise music is pointing, but in South Florida, at least, it’s a vibrant scene. Some will say Rat Bastard singlehandedly built it, and that wouldn’t be off the mark. Others would dispute that. In any case, it’s here to stay and growing.
On an early weekday afternoon, Vnusamr runs late to a scheduled interview about her forthcoming EP, In This Church, so she hops on the phone for questions instead. She apologizes and explains that while she’s promoting the album, due out this month, she’s already working on her next project and lost track of time in the studio.
According to Locos Por Juana’s lead singer Itawe Correa, 2017 is going to be a busy year for the band: “We just got our agenda a couple days ago. We have a lot of local shows in January, and in March we have 25 dates all over the U.S..” There…
Just this week, icons George Michael, Carrie Fisher, and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, have died. But before you join the rest of the world in yelling, “I am officially done with 2016,” take heart: A bearded delight by the name of the Fat Jewish is coming…
Pitbull has nothing less than worldwide domination on his mind. One key component of that plan: knocking New York’s Times Square off its pedestal as the planet’s most-watched New Year’s Eve party. For the third year running, Mr. 305 will try to make a dent in the national television ratings with his own blowout fiesta in the Magic City. And this year’s guest list might just make it the best year-end throwdown he’s hosted yet.
Most of South Florida is on vacation this week, but Miami’s underground hip-hop scene refused to take a break in the final days of 2016. Since his release from prison last month, Kodak Black has been doing whatever he can to spread his recent hits to all of his fans across the world. Recently, the Project Baby linked with rap duo Rae Sremmurd to bring their collaborative single to life. Meanwhile, Miami Tip is making waves after releasing a full-length movie tied to her single “Don’t Stop.”
What is it about the the 1980’s? Not too many clubs are throwing 50’s sock hops. 1960’s nights came and went with the cancellation of Mad Men, and the 70’s are deader than disco. But the 1980’s has continued to be a focus point for nightspots and the fun loving…
Although Miami isn’t known for being economical, we have several suggestions to take the sting out of saying adios to a truly crappy 2016.
In a music landscape where artists come and go with the whims of passing trends, Oscar G has spent decades forging an identity in dance music and pushing the genre forward from the comfort of his native Miami.
Nicky Siano, who will help Miami ring in 2017 with a New Year’s Eve DJ set at Bardot, has been behind the turntables since the beginning of modern dance culture. As a teenager in the ’70s, he opened his own New York City club, the Gallery, and is the last surviving original resident DJ for the legendary Studio 54. He spoke with New Times about his past.
Ah, 2016, the year America lost its favorite celebrities, its respect for the political process, and roughly a billion Facebook friends over arguments about whether black lives matter. And 2017 doesn’t look much better. So you’d be forgiven for wanting to shell out every last dime for one killer New Year’s Eve experience before you spend your remaining days on Earth waiting out the apocalypse.
