Have you heard the good news? Wynwood has been declared Zika free three days ago by Florida Governor Rick Scott, so now you really have no excuse to come on down to Miami’s art district. And in case you need more motivation — beside the money you’ll save on bug spray —…
The South Bronx was a war zone in the late ’70s, as ESG’s Renee Scroggins will tell you. But it was among its gang-ridden, dilapidated tenement blocks that hip-hop was born. Punk, no wave, electro, and disco were all being spawned in the surrounding boroughs as well, so it was…
To describe Frank Gossner, AKA Voodoo Funk, as just a DJ would be like calling Indiana Jones just an archaeologist. But Gossner, who hails from the southwest of Germany, is so much more. He began DJing in the mid-’90s in Berlin and soon after started spanning the globe in search…
Typically, the Germans are known for their punctuality and affection for rules. So when West Berlin native Ellen Allien called in slightly late for our phone interview, she wasted no time apologizing. “Hi Elvis, sorry I’m late for the interview. I’m very slow today and running behind,” Allien told us from somewhere in…
Days before Merchandise’s debut performance at Gramps, and weeks before the release of the band’s new album, A Corpse Wired for Sound, we got the chance to talk to lead singer Carson Cox about the state of his buzz-worthy little Florida band. Merchandise, originally from Tampa, has been touring the…
Local trance DJ and producer, Denzo, will open up for a stacked lineup this Friday at Space. So, naturally, we wanted to talk to him about it, but the conversation inevitably veered toward a grander look at dance music as a whole. “We should burn the industry to the ground…
DJ, producer, blogger, party promoter, label and A&R manager — Andrew “Lovefingers” Hogge has worn practically every hat there is to wear in the underground dance music industry over the past decade. But if one thing has driven his myriad professional endeavors since the beginning, it’s the love of sharing…
Some of their albums include combinations of the words “abyss,” “blood,” “hate,” and “hell”; the graphic nature of their lyrics references controversial subjects such as genocide and necrophilia; and their music is blistering, concrete-shattering heavy-metal insanity. Slayer and every member of the legendary thrash band should be absolutely terrifying, right?…
Miami’s garage-rock savants Jacuzzi Boys have been a fixture on the local scene for some time, disappearing to tour before popping up again in our neck of the woods every few months. We haven’t heard much from the trio lately, but that’s because the band has been busy toiling away…
Singer and guitarist Warren Haynes assures us that no matter how many times you might have seen his jam band, Gov’t Mule, every show is completely different. “Each night we put together our set list by consulting our history. We see what we played last time we came to town,…
Bands with a single common noun as their name are usually either attempting to remain obscure or have a shit idea of what makes for good marketing. Of course, that’s only true until they hit it big and bury both Merriam-Webster and Oxford in Google search results. British bands have…
Hey, there. It’s me, weekend. What’s that? You’re bored and your ears and hungry for frothy melodies? Well, why didn’t you say something earlier? This weekend we’ve got the Miami Music Festival from Around the World happening all weekend at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center at FIU. It’ll be classy as hell,…
The words “Design District” and “free” go together about as often as “Kanye West” and “humble.” It’s not exactly an area of Miami known for its live music, either. So, you can imagine our surprise when we found out about this weekend’s upcoming Day Into Night celebration happening in Miami’s swankiest district…
Now entering its tenth year, Miami’s messiest concert, the “World’s Largest Paint Party” known as Life in Color, is moving to Wynwood. After starting at a house in Tallahassee, LiC has taken over the newly renamed Hard Rock Stadium for much of its existence. But for the next installment of the neon Bukkake…
Guitarist John Ceparano was holding some flowers one day when a stranger approached, glanced at the blooms in his hands, and asked if they were stargazer lilies. “We thought that was such a cool name for a band,” Ceparano remembers. “It informed our sound. We thought, What would a band…
Common myth would have you believe that a person uses either the right side or the left side of the brain, and that alone determines whether the individual is creative or logical, as if the two are mutually exclusive. “I don’t believe it,” Manchester native Sam Shepherd says over the…
2017 is about to sneak up on you like a hungry leopard, reminding you that life moves fast, and we’re all one step closer to death. But it’s not all bad news. Sure you blew pretty much all your resolutions by February, but now you’ve got a clean slate on…
Since the first settlers sank a boot into the swampy expanse of Florida’s Everglades, the area has been under near-constant threat from environmental issues. These days, under the not-so-watchful eye of Florida’s governor, the assault continues. From lowered water standards being legally challenged by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, to…
Lil’ Boosie, Meghan Trainor, and Kanye West are all in Miami this week. God help us. Not to be the old man yelling from his lawn, but that’s a grating trio of noise, albeit in different, equally obnoxious tones. Actually, to be fair, the first two are forgettable “mehs,” soon…
Dialogue is important. Every great movement, law, and revolution throughout history started with a conversation. After all, you can’t change the world without getting on the same page. That’s part of the philosophy behind this weekend’s All Access Miami, a concert centered on the topic of abortion. It’s part of…
Despite its flaws, the city of Miami is often viewed by outsiders as an oasis, a little humid slice of heaven. The locals, on the other hand, know it’s more complicated than that, and learn to love it or simply tolerate it. But one group of young entrepreneurs simply couldn’t…
The first official day of fall is September 22. The first official day of what we laughably call “winter” is December 23. A lot will happen in between that time. We’ll fight over turkey with relatives who require several very full glasses of wine to tolerate. Some of us will…
