Mekka, the longstanding Park West nightclub, will close its doors after Winter Music Conference 2015. Owner Michael Slyder confirmed the news to New Times this morning via email, saying, “Our landlord, Miami Worldcenter, is set to begin construction in April or May and our building, along with many others, will…
Firebeatz & Friends. With Crespo, Dubvision, Jay Hardaway, Julian Jordan, Kenneth G, and special guests. 11 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at FDR at the Delano, 1685 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-674-5752; delano-hotel.com. Tickets cost $15 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. Octopus Recordings Showcase. In the club’s Room…
“On March 12, 2005,” marvels Lolo Reskin, “Sweat Records first opened its doors to the public!” Whoa, we can’t believe it’s been a whole decade since Little Haiti’s little music shop started selling vintage vinyl, new pressings, limited-editon CDs, and many other fine collectible items with the talismanic power to…
George Clinton has a long and wild history with Miami. Not only did he snort mini-mountains of coke in Brickell’s Four Ambassadors Hotel while George H.W. Bush declared his War on Drugs from inside the same building, but he also cooked a giant crack rock here that he refused to…
A quick listen to the radio or a glance at the modern musical landscape shows proof of a total electronic takeover. Some of the industry’s most recognizable faces smile from behind a laptop rather than a microphone, and the dance scene remains one of the highest-grossing and most resilient outgrowths…
It’s no mistake that Pitbull’s breakout hit was named “Calle Ocho.” Every year, over a million people show up for Miami’s largest street festival, making it one of the world’s great wonders in human entertainment. Many nations gather under the beating March sun to dance, feast, and party at that…
If anyone understands beauty upkeep, it’s you, Miami. Yes, New Times is getting a little nip and tuck and coming back to you very soon looking a bit more, um, refreshed. While we’re gone, there won’t be any new content on our site until midday Monday, March 16. (It takes…
Cops have swarmed Lil Wayne’s Miami Beach mansion. Around 12:45 this afternoon, police received a phone call reporting a multiple shooting at the rapper’s 94 Lagorce Circle residence. According to the caller, four people were wounded. A perimeter has been set outside the mansion, and the authorities have brought in…
“A little trouble,” Iggy Azalea insists, “only makes for a good time.” Well, let’s hope she’s right. Because her fans aren’t exactly thrilled about having to wait another five months for the Aussie rapper’s Great Escape tour. Originally set to begin on April 14 and run till May 24, Azalea’s…
“Feel like a woman”? Good. Because ’90s pop country superstar Shania Twain just announced the Rock This Country tour, hitting 48 cities from Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg to Nashville, Austin, and even Miami. Twain has spent the last two years holding down a residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas…
It’s a Saturday afternoon, and Alexander Izquierdo is smoking the last of his cigarettes outside of DJ Infamous’ studio in North Miami. He’s recovering from a night (and morning) of South Beach clubbing for a friend’s bachelor party. It’ll continue, but not until this stopgap of an interview has been…
She’s been blessed with a Rebel Heart. From “Like a Virgin” to Sex to asking Ultra Music Festival ravers to pinpoint the whereabouts of Molly… Madonna Louise Ciccone has always defied her detractors, her censors, her critics. And she’s never apologized. Now 56, she’s about to release a new album,…
What’s the last time you spent money to go see a band you’ve never heard of before? Never, right? Well, you’re not alone. Today, the money in the music industry’s in concerts and touring. Still, most people won’t spend their hard earned cash on a ticket unless they’re big fans…
Update: At 1 p.m. on February 27, 2015, it’s been confirmed Lisa’s car was found at Cooley’s Landing Marina. We’ll keep you updated as new information comes in. By Andrea Richard When Fort Lauderdale musician and piano teacher, Lisa “Noodles” Hayden-Gordon, was reported missing, her family, friends, and the South…
If it weren’t for cocaine, strippers, weed, and liquor, Amos Larkins II may have never started making Miami bass records. Long since clean, sober, and completely drug and alcohol free, this is a story going back 25 years. He is now healthy, vegetarian, and practicing yoga and meditation daily. Larkins…
A year ago, Telescope Thieves’ Mario De Los Santos was feeling pretty lonely. “I always felt like the odd guy out,” he says. “At the time, if you were a producer or a beat maker, you’d get booked for shows and be the only beat maker among guys with bands.”…
Feeling fancy? Well, that’s convenient. Because it’s nearly time for New Times’ Artopia 2015, the latest edition of our annual jubilee in honor of “Miami’s best artists, musicians, fashion designers, culinary masters, and cocktail creators.” As we’ve done on this occasion since 2010, we will also be giving out MasterMind…
Happy Pickle Day! Well, almost. The Wynwood dance institution won’t actually kick off its dauntingly named Sixth-Anniversary Three-Day Bender for about another 60 hours. But we’ve already got some serious anticipatory tingles. And you should too. Because the Pickle crew is offering free passes for the entire weekend’s festivities. It’s…
Miami native Danny Dueñas is the co-creator of My Mixtapez, the number-one hip-hop mixtape app for Android, iPhone, and Windows operating systems. With his brothers Juan and Ricky, Danny launched the mobile service in 2011, giving fans a resource for discovering, downloading, streaming, sharing, and favoriting the freshest, dopest beats…
Who will be the next Ricky Martin? The Puerto Rican heartthrob started his career, shakin’ that bon-bon as a member of legendary Latin boy band Menudo when he was just 12 years old. Now lil’ Kiki is all grown up (actually, he’s 43) and he’s teaming up with Simon Cowell…
Remember when we all thought medical marijuana would pass in Florida, and then you were super-disappointed when Miami failed to get out the vote? Fear not, for American democracy is a revolving door, and the time to hit the polls is coming sooner than you think. The street soldiers of…
Miami is a budding metropolitan superpower, with a music scene that offers some of the best dance, hip-hop, and Latin music in the world. But did you know Miami is also a destination for today’s international, Grammy-winning jazz legends? For seven seasons, the Adrienne Arsht Center’s monthly Jazz Roots series…
