Chris Alvy ranks among the most accomplished musicians South Florida has to offer. Born in Cuba, he’s been making music on his own and with others for the better part of the past twenty years, most recently with his band The Super Fuzz. The group – Alvy on vocals and…
The duo that performs as Clay Rendering are longtime partners Mike and Tara Connelly. The minimal, meditative metal riffage puts you in a state somewhere between sleep and wakefulness, a boundary often explored by the two artists in acts before: Mike played in Wolf Eyes, a group that helped push…
I’ll venture to say it. The band whose first single was “Bathroom Wall” (“I gooooot your number off the bathroom wall”)” is the greatest and most underrated band of the 1980s. Taime Downe, the lead singer and only remaining member of the original band, is more modest. “We were never…
The Who Hits 50! With Special Guests Joan Jett and the Blackhearts American Airlines Arena April 17, 2015 Better Than: Most bands of a similar stature (Hey, this is The Who, after all!) First things first: despite the hype and hoopla surrounding the fact that one of rock’s quintessential bands…
Derrick N. Ashong was living in Qatar when he first heard N.W.A. say, “Fuck tha police!” The political nature of gangsta rap set a fire in him that has yet to be put out. For the Ghana-born, Flatbush-raised MC, TV host, and band leader, hip-hop offers a crucial record of…
Another day, another dollar… To spend on kick-ass concerts! At least that’s the mentality of every music junkie here in the 305. And while it may be only Monday, once the clock strikes 5 p.m., you’ll be one step closer to hitting up South Florida’s five best concerts. Check ’em…
There’s very little Erol Alkan hasn’t done during his odd two decades in the music game. As a DJ, he’s garnered some of the international dance music industry’s top accolades, including Mixmag’s prestigious DJ of the Year award in 2006. As an A&R visionary, he’s broken cutting-edge new electronic artists…
DJ-producers Zip Stolk and Tom Waist may as well be time-warp Chicago homeboys, considering their keen grasp of the jacking classic house sound. But in fact, they hail from present-day Amsterdam. As Homework, the pair has taken the international scene by storm since 2010 with a series of delectably deep…
Let’s make one thing clear about this list: the only goth bands that matter were those at the forefront of this short-lived scene in England. Everything after the bands listed and explored below were some sort of rip-off … excluding one exception (it’s called cognitive dissonance, humor me … it’s…
When Peter Hook takes the stage at Grand Central this Friday night to perform the music of Joy Division, he will be playing on the same stage Peter Murphy performed his tribute to Bauhaus two years ago. Before Murphy took that stage, Miami New Times had a nice long chat…
“You have to be proud of the city that you’re representing.” With those simple words, Trick Daddy captured the whole vibe of Fadenfest II. Newly 24-year-old Eric Faden wasn’t so much throwing a birthday party for himself as he was dedicating a night of epic rowdiness to the streets that…
Living in Miami can be rough, bro. But there is one thing that makes the 305’s sleazy politicians, never-ending traffic, and jacked-up prices all worth it: the music. And with pretty good tuneage almost every single night of the week, you’ll realize there is no other city in the country…
“¡Te voy a dar jarabe de palo!” That may be a common phrase parents tell their kids in Spain when they act up, but those words are what inspired the name of Spanish rockeros, Jarabe de Palo. “It’s something mothers say to make their kids react,” Jarabe’s lead singer Pau…
Peter Hook seems happy that he is no longer a member of New Order. He also appears quite content to be diving deep into the catalog of the Manchester, England group’s early manifestation as pioneering post-punk band Joy Division. Speaking over the phone from his second house in Malloraca, Spain, the…
If Yahaira Antonia Vargas would have made the cut on season one of Diddy’s Making the Band 3 in 2005, the “tropical Latino urbano” singer, who goes by the name Miss YaYa, probably wouldn’t be where she’s at today. YaYa didn’t make it into “the next international girl group sensation,” but…
Hannah wanted to be a DJ. She clawed her way up the dance-music ranks for 10 years. Now Hannah is wanted all over the world. According to both DJ Mag and Mixmag, the Birmingham, UK native was 2014’s Best Breakthrough DJ and Star of the Year. She thrilled crowds on…
When you’ve got a bunch of talented artists and crazy shows to check out, living in the Magic City can be somewhat of a struggle. But this week, your music experts at New Times present you with a challenge, one that will require strategic planning and critical pacing: To hit…
Since her 2009 debut, Tune-Yards’ Merrill Garbus has consistently pulled off the odd feat of coupling insanely vibrant dance numbers that often sound like the inner rumblings of a piñata on the verge of bursting with weighty lyrics about everything from body image and socioeconomic privilege to gentrification, resource access,…
Blurb. DJ Windows 98 (Arcade Fire’s Win Butler) at Bardot Miami Giveaway 1. Head over to Miami New Times Music’s Facebook page. 2. Find the DJ Windows 98 update and leave a comment. 3. From the pool of commenters, we’ll randomly select a winner for this show at Bardot. So…
Although he’s played a critical role in dozens of high profile projects over the 30 years, Frank Simes is hardly what one would consider a household name. Yet he also claims one of the greatest dream jobs any musician could imagine. As the Who’s musical director, band leader and participating…
It’s hard to imagine how the founders of Miami Beach envisioned their island paradise a century in the future. It’s unlikely that they foresaw Miami Beach residents in 2015 using selfie sticks or drones. They also probably could not see Flo Rida coming. But Flo, along with fellow 305 superstar…
The 305’s Telekinetic Walrus and the Pride of Ions may have started their Magic City voyage in 2009. But according to legend, their journey actually began galaxies away and eons ago when the Prime Primordial Walrus was placed at the center of the ancient universe to lead the Primordial Pride…
