I’m guilty of wishing bad things on good people. When I hear a beautiful album full of frustration and pain, I fall totally in love with the sound of the artist’s struggle. When that artist inevitably finds success and happiness, I feel a little cheated. The music is never quite so…
The cost of living in South Florida is notoriously high. This week, that price is going to skyrocket because of the obscene number of great concerts swinging through town. Brace your wallets, because in the next seven days, you’re going to want tickets to Foals at Revolution Live, Lindsey Stirling…
There’s no tougher weekend on your pocketbook than the last of the month. You’ve been spending over your means for three weeks now, and suddenly it hits you: This has to be a low budget kind of weekend, especially with all the Halloween festivities on the calendar next week. That…
This year’s edition of III Point was notable for plenty of reasons, from narrowly dodging a hurricane to taking audiences on a VR trip to Mars. For rapper IndigoChildRick, though, it marked his first performance at the growing indie scene festival. “I think this one was exciting and different in…
Lauryn Hill has had an interesting relationship with Miami audiences in recent years. In 2010, she put the year’s single best concert at the University of Miami’s homecoming; the next year, her Jazz at the Gardens’ set was marred by technical problems and a shaky performance, but she immediately followed…
Eight years into his career, that there doesn’t seem to be a genre out there that Chaz Bundick, better known as Toro Y Moi, doesn’t love. Under the moniker of Toro Y Moi, Bundick has now released four LPs, with his sound evolving completely since his debut record, Causers of…
To say it’s been a busy month for hip-hop in the 305 is an understatement. DJ Khaled got his all-star line-up to get together for the official “Do You Mind” video. Meanwhile, Wynwood was overrun by fans of real rap during III Points last weekend where rappers including IndigoChildRick, Denzel…
In the mood for an industrial and post-apocalyptic soundtrack this weekend? With the presidential election just a few weeks away, it seems appropriate. Well, channel all that gloom and doom into some positive vibes this weekend at the Electric Pickle and come see Broken English Club live tonight. Broken English…
Robert Schwartzman has not always been as enthusiastic about Rooney as he is today. “I’ll tell you this,” he says. “I remember being onstage in Rooney years ago and playing these songs and not feeling inspired… I needed to take time away from this project to realize how much I…
As a lifelong music addict who mainlines concerts for sustenance, I’ve been to my fair share of music festivals, and I’ve seen it all. I’ve been to festivals where families have picnics by their RVs, and I’ve been to others where young people’s crater-wide pupils make it pretty obvious why…
Drummer Andrew Kerr has lived most of his life in South Florida. But the four years he spent in Brooklyn proved to be well worth the time. The rent was high, but, hey, he got a band out of it. While on his northern sabbatical, the Delray Beach-bred Kerr joined…
I won’t keep you waiting in suspense to the question asked in this headline: No. Why? Because you didn’t buy a ticket for an LCD Soundsystem show; you bought a ticket for a music festival that happened to feature LCD Soundsystem on the bill. All weekend long, New Times received…
III Points ended less than 24 hours ago, the fire in our dancing shoes still glows hot, and the Red Bull shakes are just now starting to subside. And while it’s all still fresh and stinky, let’s take this opportunity to dish out some accolades. Thus, we present our first…
Well III Points 2016 is officially in the books. Hopefully you’ve been keeping up with our day-to-day reviews, but now it’s time to take a step back and examine the festival from a larger perspective. In the end, who came out on top and who got the short end of…
Day three is always a royal bitch. With blistered feet and damaged ear drums (seriously — where were you earplugs this year, people?), many were on autopilot at the final day of III Points 2016, a year marked by both adversity and triumph. Luckily, there is a cure for such…
The most innovative, game-changing hip-hop artist today, is in fact, not Kanye West. However, the man who currently fills that role has a huge fan in Mr. Kardashian (and Beyoncé and Childish Gambino and nearly everyone else with a pulse.) Fellow Chicagoan, Chance the Rapper, is on the verge of…
While Hurricane Matthew threw an obvious speed bump into Friday night’s festivities, there would be no excuse for not pulling things off on day two. Luckily, that’s exactly what III Points did. With ever stage up and operational — and with only slightly amended set times — Saturday night showcased…
There was a healthy bit of confusion last night as day one of III Points kicked off slightly behind schedule thanks to delays from Hurricane Matthew. Because of that, set times were shuffled around and few — if any — performances started on time in their planned locations. III Point…
Down its biggest headliner and plagued by last-minute hiccups, III Points limped into day one, badly wounded. The forces of god, nature, and misfortune had seemingly unloaded their entire arsenal on the Wynwood festival this year in the form of wind, mosquitoes, and cancelled flights. Year four would be the…
First of all, it’s time to celebrate that Hurricane Matthew decided to spare Miami its worst. Second, let’s give thanks that III Points is still up and running. Although it’s a bummer that LCD Soundsystem and Oneohtrix Point Never will not be performing tonight due to hurricane-related travel issues, there are many…
Machinedrum is the sort of band name that should belong to an industrial metal outfit. It’s cold, digital, and robotic. And yet, the man behind the avant-garde IDM project, Travis Stewart, couldn’t be warmer and more affable if his heart was a soft, glowing baby sun powered by harp-wielding angels. When…
We get it. You’re bummed out that LCD Soundsystem pulled out of this year’s III Points. However, if you are thinking there’s nothing else worth your time on the first day of the festival, you’re wrong. Let us introduce you to Sophie, the reclusive British producer who, over the past…
