Chaucer Debuts Video for His Ode to Teeth, “Chompers”

Josh Simkowitz has written fifty songs in the year and a half since he took up the moniker Chaucer. “I have a song in my head, but they usually come out as a different song than I thought they would,” the ultra-prolific Palm Beach native tells New Times. Inspiration can come…

Poorgrrrl Invites You to a Pitiparti With Her New EP

If you thought Tara Long’s music-cum-performance art project Poorgrrrl was just a temporary thing, Long is back to prove you wrong. Not that she ever really went away. After a buzzy — and busy — Art Basel this past December, Long opened for rising queer rapper Le1f at Bardot back…

Miami DJ and Producer Kairo Gudino, AKA CHALK., Passes Away at 23

The most talented and big-hearted soul I’ve ever had the privilege of calling a friend has passed away. Kairo Gudino, aka Chalk, was a producer with releases on Nervous Records, Mr. Nice Guy, Loveless, and more. He was a DJ, singer, rapper, artist, designer, and all-around creative human. He was…

This Week in Miami Hip-Hop: Bizzy Crook, Kent Jones, and More

Miami’s top tier artists like Pitbull and Rick Ross have dropped off monumental records throughout the week. And while we wait for DJ Khaled to drop his next single off Major Key, rising artists like Bizzy Crook, Bobby Biscayne, and Denzel Curry hold it down for Dade County with fresh…

10 Best Up-and-Coming Latin Rappers in Miami and Beyond

Miami’s hip-hop scene has evolved significantly since the days when 2 Live Crew, Trick Daddy, and Trina were the only  rappers representing Dade County on a national level. As the aforementioned revolutionaries encouraged a new generation of Miami artists like Rick Ross and Denzel Curry to grab the mike, rappers…

What Making It in Miami Means to UM Jazz Vocalist Zoë Fromer

When University of Miami senior and jazz vocalist Zoë Fromer discusses her adopted home, the imagery of a “plastic wonderland” is frequently invoked. “A lot of Miami is fabricated for tourists — not a lot of it is real,” Fromer says. “[Miami’s] been around for a long time, yes, but……

Pitbull Releases “Sexy Beaches” Music Video With Visit Florida

Just under a year ago, Florida made its relationship with Pitbull official. Visit Florida, our state’s private/public tourism promotion group, struck an undisclosed deal with the Miami native to make Pitbull Florida’s official tourism ambassador. So far, his relationship with Visit Florida has been most visible through social media, where…

Hopefully You Had Half as Much Fun as Eskeerdo This Weekend

It’s Monday, which means you’re probably nursing a hangover and doing your best not to think about the fact that you’ve got a full work week waiting for you. But, whatever it is you did this weekend, it probably can’t compare to Eskeerdo’s two-day pachanga in the official visual adaptation…

Seven Completely Awesome Female-Fronted Miami Bands

Men have had it pretty good for the last, oh, few thousand years. Ruling the world, waging war, oppressing anyone weaker and penis-less —  it must have been tiring work. Well, good news, men. You can take a break. Your time at the top of everything from the corporate world…

South Florida Native Sur Back Impresses With Debut Album

Like other urbanized bastions of creative inspiration, the South Florida landscape alternates between mind-numbingly dull and breathtakingly stunning. For as much as the monotonous stretch of suburban sprawl dominates the conception of South Florida living, people are all too quick to forget about the quiet wonders and opportunities that are…

This Week in Miami Hip-Hop: Zoey Dollaz, Ace Hood, and More

Last week we saw Trick Daddy nearly lose his marbles on Facebook live, but it’s not all bad news for Miami hip-hop.  Check out the brighter side of South Florida rap and see what dropped this week that caught out attention.  5. Zoey Dollaz, “Port Au Prince.” North Miami native…

The Ten Craziest Concerts to Ever Happen at Cafe Iguana Pines

One of South Florida’s hottest hip-hop and Latin venues isn’t even in Dade County. To the north, sandwiched between the desolate wastelands we call Weston and Miramar, an odd little joint known as Cafe Iguana Pines has been giving people a reason to commute to Pembroke Pines for years. After some pricy…