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…
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…
“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…
Curly hair. It’s all I’ve thought about the past few days. Out of all the things that I remember about listening to Alex Ferreira’s music during my college heyday, the one thing I always have the easiest time remembering is the hair, which was prominently displayed on the cover of…
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…
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…
A week after Fool’s Gold announced the always-awesome Day Off celebration would return to Miami this September a whole two months earlier than usual (and the first time this is happening outside of Art Basel), the hip-hop and dance label dropped the sickest follow-up of all. The lineup is here,…
Damian Darlington’s first exposure to Pink Floyd was hearing “Another Brick in the Wall” in 1979. “That was an unlikely song to be number one during Christmas in the U.K. Hearing the chorus of ‘We don’t need no education’ really interested me.” A couple years later when he was thirteen…
From singing with the Jonas Brothers and starring in Disney Channel’s 2009 series Jonas to spinning at a flashy club near you, Joe Jonas has shed his Mickey Mouse ears and become DJ Danger. Well, sort of. “We used to make really funny videos back in the day,” the middle…
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…
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…
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…
Juan Mendez has a critical place in what can be called the American Techno scene. While techno and/or electronic music (EDM etc.) generally conjure images of a glowstick garbed Skrillex or Steve Aoki throwing entire cakes in people’s faces (or breaking a woman’s neck while crowd-cannonballing because, you know, dance…
Last year during Art Basel, Fool’s Gold Day Off was one of the coolest parties around. It was also one of the hardest to get to. The all-day hip-hop and dance music backyard jam brought Danny Brown, Mike Will Made It, Giraffage, A-Trak and more to the lot at LMNT…
For a band called Quit, they aren’t very good at living up to their name. In the late ’80’s, early ’90’s, Quit pioneered the kind of skate punk that would later be made famous by bands like Pennywise and NOFX. But, Quit was ahead of the game and it don’t…
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:…
There’s hardly a sacred cow more holier in rock ‘n’ roll than David Bowie. This writer has long considered him the pinnacle of glam, experimental, pop rock and alternative rock. Despite the fact that Bowie himself has admitted that he had co-opted it all from the likes of T. Rex,…
From the moment Jim Camacho and his brother John came onto the scene with the band the Goods in the late ’80s and early ’90s, he’s been a steady presence in South Florida music. Aside from releasing a series of nearly flawless solo albums, he’s continued to spread his wings,…
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…
The 305’s LunchMoney Lewis may be busy toppin’ charts in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, working with pop superstars like Nicki Minaj and Jessie J, and recording his first full-length album, but — as he’s learned — the bills don’t stop for success. They just pile higher and…
Fearless seamen of years past used to sail across the Atlantic ocean in wooden ships they built with nothing but their dry, calloused hands. They’d ride into the unknown, facing waves the size of mountains and mysterious monsters lurking below the surface. These days, traveling by boat is a little…
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…
