Vincent Crowley founded Acheron back in 1988 after leaving the Tampa death metal band Nocturnus. Looking to create a vehicle for a darker and more satanic approach to the genre, he’s since relocated through Pennsylvania and Ohio where he has forged on with a revolving door of members covering 26…
You can’t talk about Miami music without mentioning Slip-N-Slide Records. It’s a label as important to this city’s sound as any other — responsible for introducing the world to names Rick Ross, Trina, Plies, and Trick Daddy. For almost 20 years, Ted Lucas, the CEO of Slip-N-Slide Records has brought…
It isn’t often that bands list writers as their influences. But most bands don’t go by the name Telekinetic Walrus. “We’re a mix of JRR Tolkien and Douglas Adams. It’s Lord of the Rings meets intergalactic space travel,” explained the Telekinetic Walrus singer who goes by Time-Zoo Keeper onstage, but…
O Inimigo with Wrong, Prayer Chain, Bruiser, Reluctance, Xerox Missive, and DJ Bruno. Presented by Hardcore for Punx. Friday, October 16, 9 p.m. Churchill’s Pub, 5501 NE 2nd Ave., Miami; 305-757-1807; churchillspub.com. Admission costs $8. Ages 18 and up. Oh, what we would give to see a bunch of Brazilian hardcore punk rockers do the…
Are your ears still ringing? Do you keep looking down at your hand expecting to see a wristband there? Are you waking up in the middle of the night to dance? If you answered yes to any or all of the above question, you’re a III Points survivor. We promise…
If you pumped a Day-Glo full of steroids, made it work out with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson for several months, and then unleashed it out into the world, you’d have something similar to Life in Color. “The world’s largest paint party” is coming back on Saturday, January 16, 2016, and…
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first heard of Sammy Arriaga, the Miami-born Cuban country singer — mainly because I don’t know a whole lot of Cuban country singers, or Miami country singers. The version I imagined of Arriaga was some type of classic South Florida bro in…
The attentive listener can sense Luca Bacchetti’s zeal, love for life, and utter worldliness through his songs. They’re always epic in length and progression. Rarely shorter than seven minutes and regularly longer than ten, each track takes listeners on a calculated but often unpredictable musical journey that tends to manifest…
“We wanted to do something that wasn’t the regular album-release party, so we decided to have a festival,” says Cuci Amador, half of the local electro duo Afrobeta. She and Tony Smurphio (the other half of Afrobeta), along with a few close musical friends, will throw the Mooncake Jam this…
Out of all his accomplishments – discovering superestrellas like Marc Anthony, Shakira, and Ricky Martin, creating the Latin Grammy music awards, and most recently, being inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame – Emilio Estefan is most proud of his heritage. “I’m a proven fact that you never have…
After finally getting caught up on sleep, I’m ready to take a look back at all the wonderful chaos that was III Points 2015. Overall, I’d that this year’s III Points was a winner and an improvement from last year’s festival. It was bigger, the acts were more diverse, the…
If Maddy Ruff did nothing other than simply sing, chances are it would be enough to earn your attention. With two albums to her credit, including her recently released sophomore effort, Over It, the University of Miami Frost School of Music graduate has earned enough kudos to ensure she will…
The godfathers of nu metal, Korn, have had so much fun celebrating their 20th anniversary they’ve decided to take a victory lap through their 22nd year, playing their debut self-titled album front to back at the Fillmore Miami Beach this Friday. “I think this is a once-in-a-lifetime event for our…
Another III Points has come and gone, and I’m still trying to find my lost innocence voice. The Wynwood-based music, art, and technology fest was bigger, bolder, and had Miami going harder than ever before. It’s going to take more than ten hours of sleep to shake this social hangover,…
Casey Veggies is not a new name. The 22-year-old rapper popped up on radars as a member of the Odd Future crew in 2007. According to math, he was 14 when he began releasing mixtapes, and he stayed heavy buzzing through 2013, releasing seven hot tapes. In 2014, he made…
When I was little, Goths listened to Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and the Cure. They wore black lipstick and ripped fishnets and their hair wasn’t quite brushed. That was definitely cool. But then when I was in high school, the term Goth was suddenly used to describe the followers of Marilyn…
“This isn’t about me,” says Emilio Estefan. “It’s about opening the door for other people and being able to recognize the Latin writers and artists. It’s about having the opportunity to show the world the talent we Latinos have.” Estefan — along with Colombia’s Héctor Ochoa Cárdenas, Chile’s Myriam Hernández,…
Feet were sore. Heads hurt. It was the last leg of a long race, but Sunday’s III Points lineup — which featured Bomba Estéreo, Damian Lazarus & the Ancient Moons, and King Krule among others — gave attendees just enough juice to get over the hill. III Points finished its third and biggest…
The romanticized form of the vampire is painted as a seductive, enticing being with an underlying hint of danger. From the prepubescent dreamboat that sparkles in the sun to the bratty prince of the night, each of these fictional creatures we see today seems to be the picture of immortal…
Walk the Moon. Talking Is Hard Tour with Holychild. Tuesday, October 13, 8 p.m. The Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 305-673-7300; fillmoremb.com. Tickets cost $29.50 to $40.50 plus fees via livenation.com. “Everyone experiences that need to drop whatever they are worried about and live in the moment,” Walk the Moon’s Nicholas Petricca told New…
With names like Run the Jewels, Toro Y Moi, AlunaGeorge, Ghostface Killah and Doom, the second day of III Points was stacked. There was something to listen to in every direction you faced, and good music was never more than thirty yards away. The crowd was big and eager on…
“What does ‘live from the Other Side’ mean?” That was the question on the collective mind as hundreds of eager Super Villain fans gathered anxiously around III Points’ Main Frame stage. Everyone was eagerly anticipating some kind of Ghostface Killah/MF Doom double-performance, though no one had any idea how III…
