South Florida seems to have become quite the magnet for music festivals lately. There’s the burgeoning worldwide popularity of the Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival, not to mention this year’s debut of Tortuga and the annual gains being made by the Virginia Key Grassroots Festival. Add to that…
Marc Vedo sweetly schooled those at Mansion Nightclub in dance music this past Saturday night. He handed them their sonic diplomas right before his cohort and tourmate Boy George took over the decks. At first, the packed room was staring up at the crotches of dancing, glittering, and barely clothed…
All sorts of things happened on Saturday. Art Basel parties were in full swing down in Miami, which seemed to bring out both a special kind of tourist and an even more special South Florida native. Local musicians fought for a chance to flex their muscle while nationally inflated acts…
Photo by Ian Witlen Tegan & Sara VH1 and SCOPE’s ART + MUSIC + BEACH Party SCOPE Pavilion, Miami Beach Friday, December 6, 2013 At 8 p.m., the massive oceanfront tent that houses one of the largest auxiliary fairs during Art Basel Miami Beach week, Scope, closed its doors for…
Photo by Marta Xochilt Perez Ghostface Killah With secret guest Raekwon Plus Tha Lox’s Sheek Louch DJs Heron, Self Born, Klassik, and Exes The Stage Miami Friday, December 6, 2013 There were patdowns at the door. And a bouncer forewarned “tonight’s a different crowd.” On Thursday, De La Soul’s Maseo,…
Dave Neri is no stranger to helping out people out by raising cash for their good causes through music. A Fort Lauderdale resident for almost 40 years, he’s hosted and performed benefits since he was 17, first with the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He’s done the toy run for Joe DiMaggio…
By Adam Katzman While the debate over selling art to save Detroit from bankruptcy rages, Danny Brown’s music continues to pose the question of whether doing what you had to do to survive in a city with such deep infrastructural damage can even be alleviated by artistic output. His new…
Photo by David Von Bader Black Lips Shore Club, Miami Beach Thursday, December 5, 2013 It’s fair to say that Art Basel Miami Beach has come under critical siege at times for its supposed devolution from world-class art festival to glorified party. However, while plenty of people critiquing Basel are,…
Back in March, we introduced you to Christopher Moll’s newest musical exploit. We saw Moll continuing to yearn for yesteryear with his musical inclinations; the Lovers Key, like the Postmarks before them, presents a throwback sound that hints the group’s records are vinyl gems rescued from some studio’s magic vault…
I’m usually jovial enough at gatherings to let certain rye libations behind my wheel and commandeer conversations at social gatherings — in a rather obnoxious manner, I’m usually told — and shanghai any topic into a “me-me-me” scenario. Unfortunately, the beers I’ve had now aren’t enough to muster that kind…
Nepotism or rightly earned respect? Thus is the universal debate that arises anytime we see the son or daughter of a celebrated celebrity try to branch out on their own. It’s only a natural cynicism. Let’s face it, when daddy is Bob Dylan, doors seem to open easier than if…
Last night, I tweeted at Kanye West for the first time ever. Did I think he’d read the tweet? No, duh. But I did want to document that my feet hurt a lot, and that it was his fault entirely. A substantial group gathered under the Flaunt magazine tent in…
Black Cobra’s Rafael Martinez, left, and Jason Landrian, right. Colombian native and former South Florida resident Rafael Martinez has been involved with some of the most electrifying bands in metal since leaving Miami in the mid ’90s to pursue further training and education at the Berklee College of Music in…
Photo by Marta Xochilt Perez Alabama Shakes Fillmore Miami Beach Wednesday, December 4, 2013 Better Than: An abbreviated Kendrick Lamar set, a weird party not thrown by Lady Gaga on North Beach, drinking warm beer in Wynwood. As the rest of South Beach clamored about to secret parties, cramped galleries,…
When you can be divisive enough to make both Comedy Central’s list of 100 greatest stand-ups of all time and simultaneously make Maxim magazine’s worst comedians list, you must be doing something right. Paula Poundstone has had a successful stand-up career for over three decades now, which has included four…
We’ve all been there. You’re standing in the crowd, just trying to enjoy a show. Then you get a tap on the shoulder, and suddenly, you’re a drug dealer! You’ve been thrust into an illegal interaction by some creep with a hankering for Molly, Tina, or Mary Jane, depending on…
Before the honey-sweet vocal harmonies of indie-folk darlings Tegan and Sara, there were the Indigo Girls. Their brand of heartfelt folk rock had commercial appeal from the beginning, leading to a quarter-century-long career for the singer/songwriters, who continue to write and tour today. But as two openly gay best friends…
The day after Thanksgiving, we spoke with SZA, the Top Dawg Entertainment-signed songstress with an ethereal voice. She’s intelligent, cool but not pretentious, easy with a giggle, and told us that all she’d eaten the day before at her mom’s was collard greens –since she’s a non-grain-eating vegetarian. She’s performing…
The black walls inside the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami are glowing and buzzing with Tracey Emin’s work. Lines like “People Like You Need to Fuck People Like Me” and “My Cunt Is Wet with Fear” become iconic when emanating flattering light from delicate neon tubes. We met Jay…
[Editor’s Note: In his column Serrano Time, award-winning scribe and goofball Shea Serrano writes about his life and times.] By Shea Serrano Here’s what you need to know about Robert Sylvester Kelly: He’s the fucking best. At singing. At wearing masks. At making videos of himself having sex. All of…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions and observations about the local scene. This week: How to screw up your kid from day one. The holiday season is only now getting underway. but it’s the perfect time to pick out a musical gift for any…
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…
