Monica Uszerowicz

On Miami New Times' 100 Creatives list, we called artist/choreographer/dancer/sage Ana Mendez "a one-woman pyrotechnic show." That's still true, though it's more accurate these days to compare her to less hazardous elements. She's dynamic and explosive, but also connected to her surroundings in a way that's much more inclusive --...

Daniel Elijah Novem, frontman of {in-boxes} and new Mask Era guitarist, is a hard act to follow. We interviewed him over a year ago, back when he was Daniel Elias Fernandez, and referred to his band, {in-boxes}, as more of "a multimedia collective than just a band," a conceptual project that...

Anyone with marginally decent access to media outlets in 1994 probably heard Collective Soul's "Shine." The video for and the guitar riff from the single -- the first track off their debut album, Hints, Allegations, and Thngs Left Unsaid -- are both textbook '90s and a little grunge; the lyrics,...

Listening to French electro (or French-inspired electro, or French-electro-inspired electro) can produce within the brain very pretty visuals: images of neon, good-looking dancers, outer space. It can all be rather Miami. Which is why it makes sense that the indelicately named SLDGHMR is based in Miami and makes dance songs...

[jump] Daniel Mugruza-Ocampo and Doug Weber met, interestingly, on an online shoegaze forum -- a testament to their genuine love of making music (and music geekdom). Why a forum? Explains Mugruza-Ocampo: "In a city like Miami, it's a bit difficult to find others to play music with that aren't in four...