Once you get past the awkwardness of listening to 12-year-olds sing along to “I’m missing more than just your body” or “leave this dress a mess on the floor,” Jingle Ball is still a worthy night out.
Are you team Katy or team Taylor? This week, Katy Perry’s fans, affectionally called KatyCats, will rally behind the pop singer at American Airlines Arena. Perry’s on tour for her latest album, Witness, which has been met with a tepid response by American audiences since its release this summer. Even the Taylor…
Katy Perry has had a rough 2017. Her latest album, Witness, debuted at number one but ultimately sputtered. Its songs were largely ignored by radio, her music videos barely registered a blip around the pop-culture water cooler, and the album failed her mission statement to make “purposeful pop.” Truth be told, her bleach-blond…
The year might have been a political and social dumpster fire, but at least Miami got to see some decent shows. The most-read New Times concert reviews of the past year represent a diverse mix of genres, personalities, and venues, but they have one thing in common: They kept South Florida rocking through all the ups and downs.
Christmas comes early this week when Y100’s Jingle Ball takes over the BB&T Center Sunday for a festive celebration of pop music. You’ll find acts like Demi Lovato, Logic, Fifth Harmony, and Nick Jonas ready to spread some holiday cheer. However, make sure not to skip out on pop royalty when…
The legendary rap crew issued a barrage of hits during its Art Basel show.
Janet Jackson, especially during the Control era, laid out the blueprint by which the pop stars of today rebel against their creative limitations.
If you were were 13 to 16 years old in 2007, there’s a chance Paramore was then the most important band in the world to you. Maybe you read articles on WikiHow such as “How to Be a Scene Kid” and scribbled on your Chucks with a Sharpie. Maybe you even took a certain photo of Williams to the Regis salon at Dadeland Mall and told the stylist, “I want this haircut,” and regretted it for years.
Performance art will abound throughout Miami during the weekend of Art Basel, but few performers are as committed to putting on an insane show as Daikaiju, which will return to South Florida when it plays Saturday night at Kill Your Idol. The band’s show at the same venue this past October poured onto the street, where the band, audience, and pedestrians became entwined with volume and flames.
With wild performances, a tumultuous relationship, drugs, and genuine style, Royal Trux’s Jennifer Herrema and Neil Hagerty offered an authentic alternative to ’90s alt rock. From 1987 to 2001, the then couple made beloved albums like Twin Infinitives and Pound for Pound and performed memorable antics that placed them in dictionary under “Fuck…
Did Björk just dab? Going into Mana Wynwood Tuesday night, I wasn’t sure what to expect from Björk’s DJ set. She’s not known as a DJ in the traditional sense of the word, and her live shows can feel frenetic on their own.
What’s keeping you at home during Miami Art Week? Is it that a lot of events are “by invitation only,” and the thought of having to schmooze your way in seems exhausting? Or is it the exorbitant prices some venues are charging? That’s why this week is so great. There’s something for every…
Every year, Art Basel Miami becomes a bigger, brighter clusterfuck of pretentious, velvet-roped, invite-only events. It makes sense. Art is all about speculation, and celebrity is all about exclusivity. But director Gil Green knows plenty of celebrities, and he thinks that whole A-list, expensive scene is just a racket. That’s…
For a classic hip-hop group, Wu-Tang Clan has remained surprisingly relevant, but not due to any new music the group has released — not to the public, at least. In 2015, they famously auctioned off the only pressing of their long-awaited LP, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, to the…
Just when you thought you had your Art Basel plans set, NADA Miami is blowing up your schedule. The fair announced yesterday that Mac McCaughan and Jim Wilbur of the North Carolina cult favorite Superchunk will play an acoustic set Thursday at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The show will mark the band’s first South Florida performance in more than 20 years.
This weekend, Riptide Music Festival took over Fort Lauderdale Beach for the second year. Organizers significantly expanded the event both artistically and geographically, showing their ambition to make the fest a mainstay.
The trance legends have sold out the RC Cola Plant twice already.
Lady Gaga’s fans go to great lengths for their favorite pop star.
Winners of Best Unknown Band in New Times’ Best of Miami 2017, J.M. and the Sweets offer the lofty vocal talents of the 24-year-old Josh Miles. This year, the band appeared in public significantly more around South Florida, thanks in large part to its debut EP, Sol Village. This young soul singer’s career will come full circle with an appearance at Arts Garage in Delray Beach December 10.
For about ten years, English DJ and producer Nic Fanciulli fretted over making a debut album of original music. In the meantime, he did what anyone would do: earn a residency in Ibiza, start a record label, launch a music festival, get nominated for a Grammy, and consistently hop around the globe like the dance music version of a Jules Verne character.
The Mavericks were nominated for two Grammy Awards earlier this week for their latest album Brand New Day, but in 1989 they made their live debut on the Churchill’s stage.
Last night, I rolled up to the Hangar at 9 p.m. and rushed to the entrance because I was worried about missing Lil Pump, who ended up not going on until 45 minutes after he was supposed to perform. In my Zen-like focus to see a rapper whose big thing is saying “Gucci Gang” 53 times in his hit song, I disregarded warning signs about what would happen to people who don’t pay for parking.
