Kraftwerk Adds Second Miami Show; Tickets on Sale May 15

Zeit zum feiern! And the cause for such celebration: “Due to overwelming demand,” Live Nation just announced, “electro pioneers Kraftwerk have added a second show in Miami on the upcoming North American run of their multimedia 3-D Concert Tour.” Still scheduled to stop at downtown Miami’s Olympia Theater at Gusman…

Twinki Brings Drag Rap to South Beach: “I’m About Empowering People”

Miami, meet Twinki. Corporate salesperson by day, the “Bubble Booty POP” star rips off the business suit at night, straps on some stilettos, and transforms into Jacksonville’s “sexxxcore, drag raunch” rapper. “She’s my alter-ego persona,” explains Carl Cochrane, the man behind the woman. “Twinki is a drag-queen rapper.” On May…

Greatest Day Ever! Festival in Wynwood Was Pretty Dope

Saturday at LMNT was the Greatest Day Ever. Alright, maybe it wasn’t literally the greatest day ever. But when you name your party, you’re at least guaranteed some really sweet social updates. The Brooklyn-import mini fest at LMNT was definitely a pretty dope day, and we’d give it points for…

Miami’s Five Best Concerts This Week

Rise and grind, Miami. A new week has begun, and with it, a brand new slab of concerts to check out. Now, as fellow music junkies, we know that picking out which shows you’re actually going to attend can be a challenge. That’s why we’re narrowing it down to the…

Neutral Milk Hotel in Miami: A Review With Live Concert Drawings

Editor’s Note: Photography isn’t allowed at Neutral Milk Hotel shows. So we at New Times recruited Miami’s most skilled live concert drawer, Brian Butler, to capture the idiosyncratic magic of Jeff Mangum and company last night. Neutral Milk Hotel With Mind Brains Olympia Theater at Gusman Center, Miami Wednesday, May…

Win Free Tickets for Brandon Flowers at Fillmore Miami Beach

“We will finally achieve the Desired Effect,” Brandon Flowers wrote in a Magic Marker note recently posted to his official website. “Ariel and I have been collaborating in the studio, working twogether in the spirit of conversation, contention, and at long last, sweet contrition. No one has yet seen or…

Kraftwerk Announces 3-D Tour, Coming to Miami

As Kraftwerk would say: “Wir fahr’n, fahr’n, fahr’n auf der Autobahn.” Or as the non-Deutschländers among us might intone: “We drive, drive, drive on the motorway.” Yes, those are lyrics from the pioneering German electronic band’s essential 1974 album, Autobahn. But they are also rudimentary directions for how to arrive…

Miami’s Five Best Concerts This Week

Miami’s music scene is as diverse as the hardcore 305ers that call the Magic City home. That’s why there’s always a pretty good show to check out almost every single night of the week, from indie rock to alt-country to rap. Sure, it sounds like a pretty eclectic mix, but…

Why Ryan Adams Is a Modern American Musical Treasure

It really is a crying shame how the blogosphere treats Ryan Adams these days. Seems as though everyone is so completely distracted by the prolific singer/songwriter’s (admittedly hilarious) antics and private life that they’ve forgotten why we all give a shit in the first place: He’s a modern musical treasure…

Win Free Tickets for Dauwd at Bardot Miami

Blurb. Dauwd at Bardot Miami Ticket Giveaway 1. Head over to Miami New Times Music’s Facebook page. 2. Find the Dauwd update and leave a comment. 3. From the pool of commenters, we’ll randomly select a winner for this concert at Bardot Miami. So keep an eye on your Facebook…

Ultra Music Festival 2016 Tickets Selling for $249.95 to $324.95

Unzip that Ultra-approved clear plastic backpack. Count out a few hundred party bucks. And start the uhntz-uhntz-ing countdown. Yep, in just six days, it’s gonna be time to buy more Ultra Music Festival tix.  The opening limited-ticket sale begins May 4, as the fest continues its recent price slashing with…