Failing to impress with its premiere in Milan’s legendary La Scala in 1904, Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly went through a tightening and highly scrutinized revision and a mere three months later, the opera — now one of the most beloved in the world — connected with the discerning Italian audience…
For those wanting to dip their toes in all the Art Basel hullabaloo that’s going down in Miami over the next few days but not fully commit, Radio-Active Records is offering a viable solution. Instead of having to schlep past the Golden Glades Interchange, you can show up at Fort…
The Holidays have a funny way of bringing out the gentler, more cheerful side of people … Even us bassed-out party animals here at New Times. Maybe it’s all the spiked eggnog or “sugar” cookies, but whatever it is, it’s something, well, pretty magical. And since we’re in that wholesome…
The Tortuga Music Festival this morning announced the partial lineup for April’s event: Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown will headline. The concert on the sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach is scheduled for April 11 and 12. Here are the acts that were announced today, from a news release:…
In Flagler Village, the last Saturday of the month usually means one thing: FAT Village art walk. And while many did turn out to sip complimentary wine while browsing local art, the energy of the night was most intense elsewhere. And it was .6 miles northeast, to be exact. It…
What do you get when you combine three chamacos from Monterrey with a love for EDM and their Mexican patria? DJ crew 3BallMTY. Pronounced Tribal Monterrey, Erick Rincon, Sergio Lavala (Sheeqo Beat), and Alberto Presenda (DJ Otto) have been breaking beats since 2009. And now, the “Latino electronica” trio is…
Last night, Vintage Tap on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach hosted its own microcosm of the alternative rock world hosted by local music rag PureHoney Magazine. Four bands, hailing from Oregon, California, New York, and Fort Lauderdale, took the stage to deliver their own brands of ’90s style at the…
I remember when my brother gave me a couple of Anberlin CDs years ago when I was in college — the Never Take Friendship Personal and Cities albums. I fell in love with the rocky ballads, graceful lyrics, and the voice of Stephen Christian, which always softly rose above the…
It’s hard to turn a classic on its head, especially when you’re talking about one of the most performed and beloved musicals of all time. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera has hooked children into theater and dazzled audiences young and old since its premiere in 1986, and yet,…
Many years ago, South Florida had herself some evenings of particular wanton excess that resulted in the Clap. A quad of musicians left to their own devices formed a separate VD-named entity while their bands, Radiobaghdad and the Holy Terrors, took some “much needed time off.” The Clap made a…
When IWAN’s (Independent Working Artists Network) Concept Production Facility opened in 2009, it was a signal that Fort Lauderdale was beginning a climb toward gaining equal cultural footing with post-Art Basel Miami. Named the Bubble after its first event, the venue — an amalgam of gallery space and meeting ground…
Wynwood during a Second Saturday art walk might poetically be described as a veritable Dionysian bacchanal of now sound and inner vision. Or, less poetically, as the loudest party in the largest outdoor street museum in the world. This night is unlike any other night anywhere ever, thanks to the…
Going to see Phillip Phillips for the first time, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect other than a lot of acoustic guitar and his hit songs “Home” and “Gone Gone Gone.” I knew he was an American Idol winner so I was expecting a certain “type” of singer. But…
One of the more offensive things you can ask a female comic is: “What is it like to be a woman in comedy?” The question itself looks innocent enough at first glance, but its subtext screams something different. What you’re really asking is: How can you — with your cumbersome…
Brazil has been getting all the good gigs lately. It got this past World Cup (even though the team was brutalized by the German squad, the nation still reaped in the bucks) and are looking forward to hosting the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. And now, for the third year in…
On November 13, the Spirit of Suwannee Park in Live Oak, Florida, once again has been taken over by swirling lights, smiling faces, dancin’ feet, and a whole hell of a lot of funk. It’s time again for the Bear Creek Music And Art Festival. Four days just jam-packed with…
Dirty Heads mixes hip-hop, ska, rock and pop to create a smooth sound that hits hard. The Huntington Beach, California, band is making a stop at Culture Room this week for two shows supported by the indie pop of Rome and surfer-turned-musician Makua Rothman. Dirty Heads just released its fourth…
Where’s the best place to hear world-class bass music in South Florida? Would you believe it’s Fat Cat’s in downtown Fort Lauderdale? You would if you’ve ever been to Too//Future Mondays, the monthly party that packs more talented U.K. DJs into its beer-soaked walls than a Miami megaclub. No bullshit,…
Nobody defines the sensitive singer/songwriter more than American musician James Vernon Taylor. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a warm, approachable singing style, Taylor took a different approach to music than that of the ’60s protest folk singers. Rather than chanting about oppression, the maladies of society, or the violence…
Gunplay is a dreadlocked, sharkfaced cannonball. He’s a roar of ink and clapping rifles. He’s a hurricane of felonies, swirling in a tempest of arrest reports. It’s possible that this is the Miami rapper and Maybach Music henchman’s life: When he walks in a room, police dispatchers send investigators. Every…
Welcome to the Swamp. Nope, we’re not talkin’ Tim Tebow’s breeding ground up in Gainesville — we’re talking the 2014 Miami Book Fair International’s pop-up lounge. And performing at this year’s Swamp is Miami composer and adult alternative singer/songwriter Jim Camacho. Joined by fellow SoFla music legends Charlie Pickett and…
The only thing sweeter than a guava is a Big Guava Music Festival. Though you might not be able to cram the massive Tampa event into a pastelito, you can now pencil in the concert’s 2015 dates. Going down Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, the Big Guava will…
