If Stevie Nicks ran away from Fleetwood Mac to join the Stooges in a parallel timeline, she would have released an album like L.A. Witch. The band, a multimedia love letter to the fuzzy reverb and 35-millimeter warmth of the ’70s, embraces its influences, all the while exuding its own attitude. When it comes to postpunk, after all, somehow women musicians are often described as “derivative,” while men are “inspired.”
The big news that followed Porter Robinson this year was that he “disowned” nearly all of his earlier work. In January, he tweeted, “No disrespect but this is the canon. Everything else is unofficial now.” The tweet included a screencap that showed only 11 songs, leaving out fan favorites such…
We’ve got a lot of returns this week, meaning you should stop putting off the chance to see some of your favorite folks in concert. The Weeknd is headed to Miami after ruling the BB&T Center in May, Bone Thugs N Harmony are back to fill Sidebar, and Ibeyi are playing the North Beach Bandshell again after the release of their new album, Ash.You can also catch some epic returns to the stage with Fergie at the Fontainebleau BleauLive stage and LCD Soundsystem at the James L. Knight Center.
Nu Deco is a hybrid ensemble playing the works of Vivaldi alongside the music of Prince and David Bowie.
“About 40 minutes from where we’re from in Bogotá, there is a salt mine,” singer Juliana Ronderos says. “The workers in the mine would build shrines to pray at since their job was so dangerous. They built a cathedral made completely of salt, and they dedicated the area to it moving the mine away.”
“We thought Miami was a good place to start,” Conor Oberst said at his last South Florida show, at the Fillmore in 2011. Six years later, the Bright Eyes founder and emo-Americana legend will return to South Florida, this time to perform at the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale on the…
Against Me!’s Atom Willard remembers Tom Petty and talks his bandmate Laura Jane Grace’s cultural influence.
For those who were too young to experience the Brooklyn postpunk revival of the 2000s but are too old to unreservedly love mumble rap, the path to LCD Soundsystem fandom is a well-trodden one. In the late ’00s and early ’10s, you might have first heard “Daft Punk Is Playing…
III Points attendees and performers discuss their feelings about attending III Points after the Las Vegas massacre.
After a long and powerful three days of music, III Points came to a steamy close yesterday, with coheadliner the xx playing the hell out of the stage and closing with the hit “The Angels.” The tune, the fan reaction, and the three days of performance brought live music to a new level in Miami.
If you thought a break was coming after III Points, think again. The music continues to pour into Miami this week. After performing at the BB&T Center Sunday, Bruno Mars gives South Florida fans a second chance to catch his 24K Magic Tour when it moves south to the American Airlines Arena Wednesday. The same night, Insane Clown Posse will perform nearby at the Hangar. Whoop, whoop!
Few think of the club as conceptually as Jacques Greene. On his new album Feel Infinite, the Canadian DJ and producer paints a vivid picture of clubbing as utopia, the lone shelter of a pure and unspoiled hedonism. But he admits that such images can be the stuff of dreams,…
Despite bouts of rain, III Points 2017 continued last night with a slew of pounding performances. Here’s what went down: Virgo 6:20 p.m. on the Mind Melt stage As the sun began setting behind the giant Mind Melt stage disco ball, alien water creature Virgo welcomed early stragglers with siren…
III Points 2017 kicked off last night with throngs of fans crowding Mana Wynwood to catch the first night of a solid lineup. Gorillaz’ were the biggest draw (read our review here), but there were plenty of acts fully capable of keeping the crowd wowed. Kaitlin Aurelia Smith 7 p.m…
Actress is not the type of artist who’s comfortable with doing the same thing over and over again. “I’m constantly changing my live setup,” he said before his performance at III Points. “I hate being in a situation where it seems too put-together onstage.” The British electronic musician, born Darren…
Halfway through his set, Damon Albarn started musing about his time in Miami so far. “I’m recording new music, and I record in every city. I’m staying at a hotel on the beach,” he told the crowd gathered at the Main Frame stage Friday night at III Points. “It’s a…
There may be no band more famous but less heard than Insane Clown Posse. If you’re even slightly culturally-aware as an American in 2017, chances are you know of ICP, even if its just as “that band with the clown makeup and all their fans paint their face, too. What…
Forget the names at the top of the bill: these are the III Points acts you need to see.
Broward artist Lucas Racine, better known as Lautlos, is more than happy to flash his ongoing creative development for all to see. Last week saw the release of the 24-year-old musician’s latest EP, Shimei, and he will be celebrating the occasion with an appearance at III Points.
In the past four years, III Points has brought some huge to Miami, all while aiming to support local artists who might not otherwise be heard. In the festival’s first year alone, James Murphy and Jamie xx took the stage. This year, the fest is bringing back some favorites (such as the xx and Nicolas Jaar) as well as a few newcomers.
Three is a magic number, but five is a real milestone, and III Points is proud to present its fifth year of festivities this Friday, October 13, through Sunday, October 15.
Richie Hawtin’s new live performance begins in pitch darkness. Hawtin can’t be seen, but he can be sensed behind a droning bass line that undulates at a frequency felt deep in the chest. A flurry of chirps follows and rises in pitch until the sound seems to hover over the crowd like a UFO about to abduct them. The audience whistles and cheers in anticipation. They love it.
