Once upon a time, the Hotel Astor was a hotbed of activity amid a thriving alternative South Beach scene. Fast-forward a couple decades, and the glamorous spot has fallen off the map as well as SoBe’s “alternative” reputation. But culture, just like fashion, moves in circles. “Wherever there’s lack, there’s…
Single? Taken? Confused? Whatever your relationship status may be, Valentine’s Day in the Magic City is all about love… The love of partying, of course. So drink that love potion (#9?) and get ready to be struck with Cupid’s fuzzy arrow at Miami’s six best Valentine’s Day parties, from Gramps’…
There’s no shortage of exclusive parties come Winter Music Conference/Miami Music Week, but one of the most drool-worthy is, hands-down, the Red Bull Music Guest House. In 2015, the winged energy drink is taking control of SoBe’s Sagamore, aka the Art Hotel, and it’s packing the spot with four days…
Who knows if it’s the right time to be happy. Bright Light Social Hour spent the last couple years touring and hanging out, and the band isn’t sure either. But BLSH is looking to drum up some optimism with the upcoming album, Space Is Still the Place, because everybody is…
2 Live Crew got As Nasty As They Wanna Be in 1989, caused some booty drama, and took their right to bass to the Eleventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. Though they later won, the group called it quits shortly after. More than two decades later, these old…
Remember when Steam was Vagabond and Bounce Thursdays was serving up the heavy bass on a weekly basis? That was the ish, nah? It sucks those days had to come to an end. Syke! The old Bounce crew is getting the party back together, but it’s not going to be…
Miami may lack a lot of things, but flashy, over-the-top party places isn’t one of them. So slip on those uhntz-uhntz shoes, gather up your party crew, and celebrate the nightlife oasis that is the Magic City with the six best club bashes going down this week. Check ’em out,…
“Music is about being brave and not being afraid to fail,” the easy-going Zach Deputy says. The guitarist and singer/songwriter will live up to that philosophy when he headlines the New Times Music Showcase at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, playing with a drummer, bassist, keyboardist, and percussionist that he’ll…
Disco ain’t dead. Neither is roller skating. And it just so happens that they go together like pastel colors and leisure suits. Grand Central co-owner Rico Lespagnon remembers the old days, and he’s been bringing back the fun, funky, music-centric vibe of the 1970s with his monthly Roller Disco getdown…
When minimalist friends accuse you of hoarding, do you reply, “How many times do I have to tell you? I’m a collector!” We can sympathize. We’ve got every Nintendo system released, an IKEA shelf full of old vinyl, and a closet stacked with CDs from the 2000s. The Nintendo and…
Billy Joel American Airlines Arena, Miami Saturday, January 31, 2015 Better than: The Billy of old? Just maybe… Most artists are defined by their songs. That’s certainly the case with Billy Joel. Though some would dismiss him as merely another pop artifact, Joel has written songs that have become even…
Andrew W.K. With Bleeth and Wastelands Grand Central, Miami Saturday, January 31, 2015 Better Than: Partying till you actually puke. It’s crazy to think Andrew W.K. and his merry band of brothers have been getting wet and a party going for 15 years. It seems like just yesterday we were…
Since the 2006 death of James “J Dilla” Dewitt Yancey, her iconic beat-making son, from a rare blood disease, Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey has worked tirelessly to keep his legacy alive, with the J Dilla Foundation and annual Dilla Day celebrations. “No mother would ever think that they would be…
All right, so you had one too many Super Bowl shots last night, and now all you’re doing is regretting ever rooting for the New England Patriots or Seattle Seahawks in the first place. Although you can’t escape your Monday-morning hangover misery, there’s one thing that’ll make the next 24…
It was the song that blew up the radio last summer, earned Enrique Iglesias three Latin Grammy awards, including Song of the Year for 2014, and made Cuba’s Gente de Zona and Descemer Bueno international estrellas. But now there are two Miami musicians suing Iglesias, Gente de Zona, Descemer Bueno,…
Vinyl is mothafunkin’ back, baby! And soon, the Miami sounds of soul, funk, and disco, as globalized by the late great Henry Stone, will be coming to a store near you. Joe Stone has just inked a deal with U.K.-based Above Board Distribution to manufacture and distribute the entire TK…
Stacks on stacks on stacks. That’s one thing most of us Miamians wish we had but, sadly, don’t. What we do have is a wad of ten $1 bills. That, and an insatiable urge to party, paired with an endless supply of wild bashes filled with cheap booze, pretty good…
Nine hours of hip-hop and EDM, free carnival games, and food trucks? Must be the Greatest Day Ever. Coming from the mastermind behind NYC’s BrunchBounce parties, Irvin Benitiez, as well as Henny Palooza, World Famous, Suave Haus, Apt 78, Ashley Outrageous, Norma Now, YesJulz, and Derick G, this Brooklyn-bred bash…
“Be patient and disciplined, and keep dreaming all the time.” That’s the most important lesson J Balvin has learned throughout his career, as he revealed to Crossfade in a one-on-one interview last summer, just a day before his first televised performance of the hit single “6 AM” on Premios Juventud…
Y los nominados son… Since being established in 2013, Miami’s Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame has honored those performers and composers who represent “the greatest Latin talents from all over the world in every genre.” In 2013, Latin Hall inductees included Julio Iglesias and José Feliciano. And last year, Miami’s…
For the uninitiated, the International Noise Conference might sound like a pedantic experience. But don’t worry. There’s no keynote speaker, and there sure as hell aren’t any PowerPoint presentations. Revelers have come to Churchill’s Pub annually since 2004 for a cornucopia of radical weirdness: hooded artistes tweaking knobs to generate…
Like Erykah Badu sings: “Bring it over here and let’s go back, way back.” The “On & On” and “Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)” songstress is the latest headliner added to Miami’s most mature ‘n’ sexy music fest, Jazz in the Gardens. She represents a classic…
