Over the course of four years and three albums, Kurt Vile established himself as an indie-rock darling. The trek took 20 years, lots of CD-Rs, and a successful run as one-half of the acclaimed indie act War on Drugs.
Synth-pop melodies and chill electronic beats are on the menu for this Friday night. Local music blog Moonset Records is organizing a free night of live music and DJs at 1306, featuring performances by local act Monterrey and X3SR and DJ sets by Juliette Helen — founder of Moonset Records…
Civic-minded community organizing is having a moment in the United States. Recent political events and announcements – take your pick, really — have spurred people to mobilize, united under shared causes and a steadfast commitment to the pursuit of justice. We saw it last week at the Women’s March on Washington…
The poster for the Run the Jewels World Tour imagines members El-P and Killer Mike as Godzilla-like monsters destroying cities and breathing blue fire. It’s the sort of visual aid any rapper (and his ego) would embrace. However, just four years into the collaboration between the two veteran MCs, it isn’t just bravado; it’s the truth. RTJ has the record sales to prove it.
In other parts of the country, the name “Miami Music Club” might conjure images of either toothless guys on a boat screaming along to “Margaritaville” or dancers in skintight clothes shaking their booties to EDM. Locals, however, know Miami has a vibrantly diverse music and art scene, one that Miami Music Club has aimed to promote since its founding in summer 2015.
Dope Entertainment announces the lineup for its third-annual Rolling Loud Festival, featuring heavy-hitters such as Kendrick Lamar and Lil Wayne, along with local favorites like Denzel Curry and Kodak Black.
Few foods bring out a competitive edge quite like chili. Is it the deceivingly easy preparation that’s inspired chili cook-offs across America? Is it the dish’s long simmering time that led foodies to turn cooking into an all-day party? Or maybe it’s just because many chefs use beer in their…
Days after the shooting at the BPM Music Festival in Mexico that left five people dead and 15 people injured, DJ/producer Sharam, who had played the event nights earlier, was still shaken by the senseless tragedy. “I was at the club at midnight. I was hanging out there late at…
Any dance music fan worth her weight in vinyl recognizes Chicago and Detroit as the birthplaces of house and techno, respectively. Some of the pioneers, such as house godfather Frankie Knuckles and James Stinson of the undersea-themed techno group Drexciya, have passed on. But many others have become veterans in…
Over the course of nearly 13 years of careful construction, fine-tuning, and experimentation, Doctor P has developed a sound immediately recognizable in the dubstep world. It is forceful yet playful, like dancing in a thunderstorm. That sound made him one of the world’s premier dubstep producers from the moment he…
In his school days at Florida International University, Roger del Pino fancied himself a video artist. So it was only a matter of time before his electro-musical alter ego, Monterrey, released a video for one of his songs. The result, the video for the track “Neon,” is a kaleidoscopic trip with the color palette of a lost episode of Miami Vice in which Don Johnson ingests some weird drugs.
The term “Latin music” could no doubt use a bit of updating. These days, it’s a painfully vague descriptor, akin to asking someone if they enjoy “European music” — a genre that contains everything from Adele to German death techno. (That’s probably a thing, right?) Luckily, few acts in the…
Run the Jewels is the punk band we need right now. Yes, technically it’s a hip-hop supergroup, but rappers El-P and Killer Mike are filled with the spirit of music revolutionaries, both on and off the stage.
Donald Trump would not have approved of the scene at the Fillmore this past Saturday night. You can just imagine his face turning an even redder shade of orange had he learned a sold-out crowd was there to see a boy band that was not American.
If you are into good local rock bands and cheap beer, Saturday, January 21, Churchill’s Pub is the place to be. The State of Orange Festival is where you can drink all your concerns about Inauguration Day away, or at least forget about them for a couple of hours.
Miami’s rising rappers and experienced lyricists are working overtime to keep it thorough with their new music and videos.
The 2017 Groove Cruise will be Whet Travel’s 29th floating masterpiece. The lineup includes Kristina Sky, Cosmic Gate, Darude, Markus Schulz, Dash Berlin, Andrew Rayel, Jochen Miller, Way Out West, Lee Foss, EDX, Nora en Pure, UMEK, Chus + Ceballos, Sydney Blu, Sam Feldt, Miami’s own George Acosta, Cocodrills, and ALX, plus many more. Beyond the music and crazy costumes, there will be comedy by DJ Mimosa, random robots, a poker tournament hosted by Bad Boy Bill, a wedding proposal or two, a miniature golf tournament, and other international-waters insanity.
Kodak Black will perform this Friday, January 20, at Heart Nightclub in Miami for his first solo show since his release from jail.
Miami’s newest music festival, Kaya Fest, has already made headlines by reuniting the Marley brothers onstage for the first time in more than two decades. Now organizers have announced special appearances by Lauryn Hill, who packed the Fillmore Miami Beach last month, as well as her former Fugees bandmate Wyclef Jean.
Gene Woolfolk has had the worst luck with vans. Just before speaking with New Times to promote the Miami debut of his band the Powder Room, he was haggling with his Athens, Georgia, mechanic over fixing his vehicle’s electrical issues. “I might just have to sort it out when I…
Less than three months from now, thousands of EDM-crazed festivalgoers will descend upon Bayfront Park for Ultra’s 2017 run. If you’re hoping to join the party, you need to act quickly. Tickets are almost sold out.
Step aside, Taylor Swift. Look out, Drake. Adele, go ahead and get out of the way. You’re some of the biggest names in pop music the Western world has ever heard, but there’s a right sugary fierceness coming from the East, and American tweens are looking for love in all-new…
