Of the more than 30 hotels Adventure Club has been kicked out of over the years, at least two of them were in Florida, but no one kicked them out as fast as the Weston in Toronto. “The general manager of the hotel was having a very bad day, and…
Kraftwerk 3D Concert Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Olympia Theater, Miami Better than: Upgrading to iOS 9. It seems odd that any band would want to put on a 3D show — real life is always three-dimensional. And, honestly, how much more interesting can a concert be when viewed through a…
III Points is like that fat person on the plane next to you. Even though it only bought one ticket, it’s taking up the whole aisle. However, in this case, that’s a good thing. “I think we’re committed to keep pushing ourselves on the tech and art side of things,”…
When the noise-rock pioneers of the Jesus and Mary Chain toured their debut album, Psychocandy, in 1985, things got a little wild. Fans stormed the stage, small-scale riots broke out, and venues across the nation quickly became afraid of the Scots. “A lot of things got out of control on…
Most people’s first listen to Alt-J was like their first taste of alcohol: unpleasant, then interesting, and eventually intoxicating. The band’s lyrics and unusual sound resemble a William Blake print with its stark arches and angles and its often-grim depictions of rapture. Though Blake’s genius can be credited to madness,…
Kraftwerk’s 3-D Tour. Tuesday, September 29, 8 and 11:30 p.m. Olympia Theater, 174 E. Flagler St., Miami; 305-372-0925; olympiatheater.org. Tickets cost $58.50 to $78.50 plus fees via olympiatheater.org. Kraftwerk’s returning to Miami, bringing along a 3D spectacle and their robots. As Ralf Hütter, the sole remaining original member of the electronic supergroup, told New Times in a recent…
Over 30 years ago two brothers from Scotland, Jim and William Reid, formed a band called The Jesus and Mary Chain. They were by no means a breakout success. In the band’s early days, their bass player Douglas Hart only had two strings on his instrument. He allegedly told Britain’s…
Flannel Beach: The Doom Years Album Release Show. With Ricardo Guerrero, Dino Felipe, Rick Fantasies, Guy Harvey reunion set, and others. Friday, September 25, 7 p.m.; and Bleeth with Wastelands, the State Of, and Hank & Cupcakes. Friday, September 25, 10 p.m. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami; 305-699-2669; gramps.com. Admission is free before 10 p.m. and $5 after. After…
“Our mission is to create innovative concert experiences,” Sam Hyken explains. He, along with Jacomo Bairos, created the Nu Deco Ensemble in July 2014. It’s what Hyken dubs “a 21st-century chamber orchestra.” And the 22-member group will have its second round of performances this Friday and Saturday at the Light…
Natural elements are important to Damian Lazarus. The English DJ and owner of the Crosstown Rebels record label has played in jungles, on the Galápagos Islands, in an igloo, and in deserts around the world. He’s also played after parties in random fan’s houses and hasn’t totally ruled this out…
Miami bass, the Magic City’s signature sound, owes a lot to a couple of robots from Düsseldorf. Kraftwerk’s influence on dance music cannot be understated. And more than 30 years later, tracks such as “It’s More Fun to Compute” and “Trans-Europe Express” are still DJ favorites to cut and sample…
The Neighbourhood are that band. They’re the Americans who spell their name the British way and they insist on every photo or video taken of them to be in black and white. Here’s the thing though: they actually have legit reasons for their approach. They treat the band as an…
Billy Idol. With London Souls. Monday, September 21, 8 p.m. Hard Rock Live, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood; 954-797-5531; hardrocklivehollywoodfl.com. Tickets cost $55 to $75 plus fees via ticketmaster.com. Billy Idol may be an ’80s punk rock legend, but the spiked, platinum blond lad is sick of “Dancing With [Himself].” That’s why he’s bringing his 34-year…
Raised on her parents’ Prince and Whitney Houston records, Oly has had a long relationship with music. The Los Angeles native and long time Miami resident put out her EP, A Hot Hooray, in 2004, which had its songs picked up by the MTV show South of Nowhere and the…
D’Angelo’s highly anticipated show at the Fillmore Miami Beach has been cancelled. Fans who bought tickets to the show, which was scheduled for October 6 at 9 p.m., were sent an email from Ticket Master this morning saying the following: Hi live event fan, Unfortunately, your upcoming event was canceled…
Kasper Bjørke had it pretty good during the 2000s as one half of dance pop duo Filur. Along with vocalist Tomas Barford, the pair certainly enjoyed its share of commercial success in Europe with hit singles like “I Want You,” one of Denmark’s top music exports in 2005. But alas,…
In the world of electronica, Bonobo is a mellow monkey among men. We mean that in the best sense. As other artists float around in airy imbalance, Simon Green samples sounds – both industrial and organic – with layered structures as secure as they are ethereal. The 39-year-old English musician,…
Did you go so hard during Ultra 2015 that you just now woke up? Oh man, you really went for it, huh? Don’t worry. It’s going to be okay. We’ll fill you in on what you missed. Miley Cyrus has basically been naked since you lost consciousness, Kim Kardashian tried…
“Story is a challenge, and maybe the most challenging club to play in Miami because of the mixture of core dance music fans and fringe fans or people just in town on vacation,” Arty says. The 25-year-old DJ is the most popular thing to come out of Russia since vodka…
Nicole Moudaber has a complicated relationship with the media. On one hand, they’re responsible for her big break. On the other hand, they got her arrested. Since entering the music scene in the Middle East in the ’90s, Moudaber has been on an upward trajectory — a product of passion…
Death to the Sun 5 should benefit those with short attention spans. It’s almost like a musical equivalent of speed-dating. Over the course of the ten-hour underground music festival at the North Beach Bandshell, 27 musical acts will hit the stage from noon to 10 p.m. The concert’s organizer, Ricardo…
Eric Garcia has a serious problem with Miami. Like so many of us who call Dade County home, the lead singer and harp virtuoso of the blues band Juke has a love/hate relationship with Miami. Lately, its been teetering towards the hate end of the spectrum. Fortunately for him, he’s…
