Nicki Minaj Helps Welcome Back Bayfront Park Amphitheatre

If you like Nicki Minaj, you shouldn’t miss this show. Hell, even if you don’t like Nicki Minaj, you probably shouldn’t miss this show. Because whether you like her or not, you simply can’t deny her ability to put on a show. Bayfront Park Amphitheatre’s recent resurrection has brought Third Eye…

Miami Metal Band Form & Design Gets to Work on Debut Album

The five bearded men that make up the sludgy prog rock quintet of Form & Design were hard at work in a recording studio in the town of Medley, chipping away at the band’s debut album Gradients. The band — consisting of singer Adrian Cossio, guitarists Pachi Rasco and Manny…

Viniloversus Lead Singer Brings Rodrigo Solo to Miami

“To have done a rock album without my crew would be treason,” the troubadour who is currently calling himself Rodrigo Solo told us. “I love the label of rock and roll but I wanted to do a more diverse project. I wanted to try to generate feelings without using a…

Shania Twain Hits Miami for One Last Tour

Shania Twain may not be impressed by much, but just about everyone is impressed by this pop-country siren. She’s the Denzel of females — all talent with a perfect visage. And just like that runaway train Mr. Washington spent a whole movie trying to slow down, she’s proven to be…

Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson Revolutionized ’90s Rock

With coheadliners the Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson, the End Times Tour is a traveling history museum of ’90s rock. In fact, no two bands could represent the rock world’s issues of the 20th Century’s final decade quite like they do. As the ’90s began, the main musical debate involved…

Miami’s Five Best Concerts This Week

Splashion: The Summer of Color. With Adam Lambert. Hosted by YesJules. Presented by MIAMI Magazine. Tuesday, July 14, 8 p.m. The Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 305-673-7300; fillmoremb.com. Tickets cost $13.75 to $33.75 plus fees via livenation.com. Kick Miami Swim Week with MIAMI Magazine’s annual Splashion throwdown. Get your fashion on with runway…

Machinedrum on Sepalcure’s Future: “Expect a New Album Very Soon”

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more prolific and innovative producer on the American electronic music scene today than Travis Stewart, AKA Machinedrum. Taking his cues from the U.K. sonic tradition, he’s responsible for some of the most forward-thinking future bass sounds this side of the pond. 2013’s critically acclaimed…

Plastic Pinks Kick Off Three-Month Tour Saturday at Sidebar

Miami may be a dance music mecca, but just under the city’s tanned hide lurks the gnarled hopeful smile of an emerging sound. Really, it’s just re-emerging, because there’s nothing more classic than good old, garage-era rock ’n’ roll. “If you could put fun in music, I think that would…

The Eagles Bring a Legendary Career to American Airlines Arena

In the minds of many, the Eagles were the first band to successfully fuse the strains of country music with the relentless appeal of rock ‘n’ roll. In truth, that’s a false assumption, one that runs contrary to pop music realities. Let’s begin with a little history lesson. Chapter 1:…

SunGhosts Hope to Live Up to the Title of Miami’s Best Band

New Times readers have spoken. During our Best Of 2015 Readers’ Choice poll, with a resounding click of the mouse, they chose the garage/surf rock four-piece SunGhosts as Miami’s best band. The honor had SunGhosts’ singer/guitarist Nik Balseiro — who discovered the achievement one morning in Chattanooga, Tennessee — humbled and…

Shaggy Shares His Strategy for Defeating ISIS

ISIS-leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi announced the creation of a caliphate in June 2014. Since then the jihadist group has attracted militants from around the world to uptake its apocalyptic goal. Scholars debate the group’s sudden and insidious appeal. Popular theories point to the marginalization and alienation of Muslim minorities. Others…