It was a close one this season on X Factor, with Jeff Gutt, Alex & Sierra and Carlito Olivero as finalists. Well, maybe not so much Olivero as his fan base consisted of 12 year old girls screaming for his “caliente” dance moves. Gutt, however, had a rough-around-the-edges-but-sexy-rocker voice, a…

Over the past 25 or so years, Paul Oakenfold has garnered quite the bit of fame. And by “quite the bit of fame,” we mean he’s been pretty fucking famous. From creating Perfecto Records to his major breakout album Tranceport to more recent collabs with Benny Benassi, Oakenfold is a…

OK, it’s time to get real. With buying gifts for Christmas or Chanukah or Festivus (well, not really Festivus, as that would be a contradiction), our bank account is as empty as our consumerist souls. Whether it’s picking up shitty $10 Starbucks gift cards for people we don’t even like…

Jaime Ortiz, otherwise known as J.C., has his hands totally full. Ortiz is a surgical technician and founder of United Scene, a music promotion business that he started while in the army. Perhaps it is no coincidence the initials of United Scene is “U.S.,” the same as our nation that…

DJ Crespo is well-rounded. The Miami-via-Chicago DJ not only studied nursing at Florida State University, he’s also passionate about dance music. He’s shared the booth with everyone from Skrillex to Avicii, Afrojack to Steve Aoki and performed at Life in Color and Orlando’s Electric Daisy Carnival. Though he’s got the…

With the way young teen stars are portrayed in the media today, it’s easy to envision newbies as headed toward a downward spiral of drug overdoses, dramatic scandals, and mental breakdowns. Indie alternative band von Grey, however, is a pleasant exception. When interviewing 17-year-old singer-songwriter Annika von Grey of the…

Ahhh, the beard. There’s something about this particular form of facial hair that not only screams manliness but demands power. While mustaches look creepy or weird and being clean shaven often makes men look like babies, it is the mighty beard that turns an average-looking guy into a ruggedly handsome…

Oski Gonzalez, event organizer and DJ for Oski Shows, has organized numerous events for the SoFla local music scene, but the next one coming up, well, it should be the tits. And yes, that’s a good thing. For one, this music fest is in the 954’s Oakland, so no worries…

Here at New Times, we are all about the music scene. Local gigs, big acts, cover bands that play at bar mitzvahs, we love it all! That being said, we feel it’s important to address a serious affliction that affects us all in the music community: Lead Singer Syndrome, otherwise…

“Don’t come in this way yet,” said a woman closing the door to C&I Studios. “It’ll ruin the surprise.” I kind of took a step back, a bit put off. “Damn, they put a lot of work into this,” I thought. Wednesday night’s private VIP preview of Next Door, an…

It’s fine being sexy every day, but sometimes, it’s a bit much. Like sexy breakfast with morning breath and eye snot? No thanks. However, things change around October 31. The slut shammers stop their hollering, and ladies and dudes hitch up their drawers to celebrate Halloween, the most sensual holiday…

This Saturday, Boynton Beach’s Limitless Agency offers more than just a one act show. They’re putting on a lineup with eight bands. Yes, eight: Strange Ways, Everyone’s Fault, Pilgrimage, the Vogans, Smith Sundy, People, Iron Young, and Be Brave. As much as we wanted to interview all 8 of these…

With both Dade and Broward’s lists for Halloweeny events up and running, we couldn’t neglect the 561 on this scariest of holidays (other than Christmas with the family, of course). After all, Palm Beach County is home of the legendary Clematis Street, regularly packed with prowling partiers, and there’s always…

Leave the wimps at home, slather on a zombie-inspired look (or really get creative and dress as Miley!), then abandon all your stuffy inhibitions, because it’s motherfunkin’ Halloween. This year, the raunchiness emerges like the undead, but sexier of course. Like a horny Dracula-type thing. And BroCo is chock-full of…

It’s all about the local music scene tonight at Gigi’s Music Café in Sunrise. It’s where Vocapalooza, a nine-act showcase, is going down. Put on by Conundrum Stages, the fest features singers belting out songs in everything from pop to folk, rock to R&B, musical theater to country. There’s nowhere…

To get the skinny on his upcoming gig at Davie’s finest, Cowboy Saloon, I spoke with country artist Aaron Lewis. If you can’t quite figure out why this name sounds vaguely familiar, it’s because this musician was the former frontman of the angsty, postgrunge band Staind. Yes, you read that…

We’ve been noticing plenty of Glam-a-THON events around town in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Fort Lauderdale org, which hopes to “kiss breast cancer goodbye” celebrated the prohibition era preview opening of Stache (formerly Green Room), and last Friday, it was all pink and glitter at Passion…

It’s rare to come across truly humble musicians. Even some local music-makers act like they’re the next Gene Simmons when, frankly, their sound leaves much to be desired. Enter powerhouse couple Alex Kinsey and Sierra Deaton. These Florida natives are currently competing on the Fox network singing show The X…

South Florida is full of pretentious clubs, jam-packed with run-of-the-mill guidos and walking implants that have a “I know someone in VIP” attitude. Although it’s fun to be one of the beautiful people, it’s also nice to sit back with a $2 beer, not giving a flying “what” about what…