Festival season is in full swing, and no doubt, you’re rackin’ up the unforgettable moments. Maybe you (almost) caught Kanye doing his best Pablo impression in New York City, or maybe you’re going to bathe yourself in layers of light and the sad, angelic croon of Radiohead’s Tom Yorke in…
The LA-based, Michigan-bred folk quartet, Lord Huron, is the brain child of frontman and lead singer, Ben Schneider. Named after the Great Lake where he spent his formative years, Schneider has so far crafted a catalogue of music that’s simultaneously very traditional and yet modern enough to capture our darting…
Reach into the corners of your closet you didn’t even know existed and celebrate David Bowie’s music and life this Saturday at Churchill’s. For the sixth time, the Little Haiti dive is hosting its annual Bowie in Space party with live music, DJs, and no cover if you are over…
If Max Cooper stops landing club gigs — no problem. He has his genetics research career to fall back on. Before transitioning to a full time global DJ/producer, Cooper worked in a lab and studied the evolution of genetic networks. His approach to music is scientific and academic too, but…
Known as one of the greatest drummers of his generation, Carl Palmer earned his stellar reputation based mainly on a single stint as a third of the English supergroup Emerson Lake & Palmer. Palmer had other credentials of course, most notably as the time keeper for Asia, Atomic Rooster, Crazy…
After renovating and reopening the 80-year-old Little Havana club Ball & Chain, co-owner Zack Bush has been on a mission to provide live music every day of the week, Sunday being no exception. And for the past year, Ball & Chain’s Sundays on the Ocho has sought to provide a…
The one thing aspiring DJs must possess is a good set of ears. Passion, drive, and an expensive setup are important enough, but, as legendary DJ John Digweed told Miami New Times, “if you can’t hear the detail and beauty in certain tracks, you will miss out on those tracks…
For many of Miami’s cultural establishments, engaging the event-going public is never an easy task. But the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), located in the newly-remodeled Design District, is seeking to attract attendees with an immersive new program beyond standard museum fare. Dubbed ICA Residents, the new program focuses on…
The isolation of Key West — it being the southernmost point of the continental United States, accessible only by boats and bridges — hasn’t exactly made the island a hotbed for rock ‘n’ roll bands trying to make it big. You’re more likely to find a band of drunk college…
When drafting questions for an interview, it’s easy — tempting, even — to fall back on the well-worn clichés that have defined your subject’s public persona. If, for example, one were to find oneself interviewing Kel Mitchell, it is all but inevitable that orange soda would wriggle its way into…
Miami typically draws big name DJs and producers to monster nightclubs LIV, Story, and the like. However, every so often, Bardot and its cozy surroundings also manage to pull in some world class acts as well and this Saturday, the Carpet plays host to none other than Totally Enormous Extinct…
Peachfuzz normally takes place on the last Friday of every month, but, thanks to the pandemonium of Memorial Day Weekend, it’s been pushed back a week. But this one is worth the wait. Because today, not only will DZA be providing the usual — and very, very good — soundtrack…
Nostalgia can get expensive. Unlike many of her peers, underground house and techno DJ Laura Jones didn’t adopt CDJs and USBs for mere convenience or because everyone else was doing it – she simply couldn’t afford to maintain a vinyl collection. “When the digital boom happened, I only really had…
While the musical gap between west and east coast has always been wide, certain songs and artists manage to jump it like Evel Knievel, finding common ground and turning it into sweet sounds. Deorro’s recent single, “Bailar” with Elvis Crespo has done just that. It was a dream come true for…
With Memorial Day behind us, Miami now can officially start complaining about summer. It’s hot, we all have butt-sweat stains, and the buckle on your seatbelt will burn you like you’ve just insulted its mother. But it’s not all bad news. Because we have music to look forward to. A…
The mythology surrounding R&B icon R. Kelly often eclipses his musical legacy. And the horror stories that surround the 49-year-old singer overshadow that powerful and expressive voice and those catchy songs that have roped in listeners for 29 years. Kelly’s Buffet Tour, which came to the at American Airlines…
In the short span of just over five years, Ellie Goulding went from being a vocally gifted, internet blog sensation to one of the planet’s biggest superstars. Her first two records, Lights and Halcyon, went platinum, and “Love Me Like You Do,” the first single off her third record, Delirium,…
When German expressionist Fritz Lang filmed his prodigious and highly innovative science fiction social commentary, Metropolis (1927), his agenda was manifold. A dry reading of the plot reveals a somewhat formulaic commie pinko bildungsroman, but Lang’s real achievement lay in his vanguard approach to the cinematic process. In addition to…
Want to party on a budget during Memorial Day Weekend? Want to also party as far as possible from Miami Beach? Well, you’re in luck. The Miami-based collective Mean Pugging and the cassette label Ear Problems are hosting Miami Paradise, a party where you can listen to great local talent…
High school is tough. It’s an awkward, gangly stew of insecurities and self-doubt — the type of atmosphere conducive to a particularly insidious habit of humanity: bullying. For Homestead darlings Above the Skyline, who are barely out of high school themselves (vocalist Peach Martine is still in eighth grade),…
For the past 16 years, Hyperdub has evolved from a simple webzine to one of electronic music’s most cutting-edge record labels — on par with the iconic Warp and Ninja Tune for its experimental and stylistically wide-ranging offerings which at times defy genre altogether. At the label’s helm is Kode9,…
South Florida’s punk rock scene, from the beginning, has suffered a number of circumstances that have forced it to grow independently from the rest of the American subconscious. This can been a good thing. It has led to the formation of a discernible “Floridian” sound, and this little scene of…
