If there was any question whether the state of music in South Florida was malingering, Paul Holland just blew it out of the water. Paultergeist, as he’s known, was relegated to sideman accordion player in popular Lake Worth act Viva Le Vox. With his new project, Que Lastima, he has…
“It’s kind of like having a child; there’s no secret,” says Al Pitrelli, guitarist and founding member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. “You give birth to something. You’re there from its inception. You fall in love with it the second it opens its eyes. And 20 years later, you realize that…
Photo by Chris Carter/ra-haus.comCheck out the full 64-photo slideshow of James Blake at Basel 2014. James Blake Presented by III Points and YoungArts YoungArts Campus, Miami Friday, December 5, 2014 Better Than: Sunday mass. We’re not really a religious bunch. But last night, James Blake took us to church. The…
Last Wednesday night, we trotted down the Miami Beach Boardwalk past Miley Cyrus wailing away with Wayne Coyne for a small crowd of the most aggressive adults ever to elbow their way past doormen and cops. We weren’t interested in actually getting trampled to see Hannah Montana cover the Beatles…
Long considered the single most revered recordings ever made, Bob Dylan and the Band’s Basement Tapes still retain its legendary status nearly fifty years after the sessions concluded in the basement of a rented house in upstate New York. This year’s release of The Basement Tapes Complete by Columbia Records/Legacy…
Pop singer Margeaux Jordan is only 24, but the Coral Springs resident has already worked with L.A. Reid as part of girl group Velvet Angels, acted in a few TV and movie roles, and been a backup dancer for Pitbull and Thalia, among others. Jordan’s successes so far haven’t only…
Much like many Cubans in South Florida who longed for and spoke often of the pre-Castro Cuba of their memories, Miami-bred, Los Angeles based artist Stephanie Hutin is fixated on the pubescent period in her youth. It’s a place in time that is so unique, she says, “You cannot understand…
In 2008, Brett Wilkin found himself replacing a turntable with a squeegee. Renting a flatbed truck and leasing a small shared warehouse in Fort Lauderdale with some old equipment from his dad, he abandoned his electronic music career after feeling the pull of his father’s old business and decided to…
Crying, a New York City electropop band with an emotional name, calls its sound “sunshine pop,” “porn groove,” and “crime funk,” all which evoke a lot of feelings. The trio includes guitarist Ryan Galloway, singer Elaiza Santos, and drummer Nick Corbo. The band’s peculiar name was not inspired by a…
The NSU Museum of Art Ft. Lauderdale’s exhibition, Café Dolly: Picabia, Schnabel, Willumsen is an excellent showcase of how even when it seems like an impossibility, due to time and geographical distance, different art movements and schools of thought share a common ancestry. Featuring approximately 75 paintings, this show draws…
The name “Peter Marino” was on the well-moisturized lips of every privileged attendee at the New York Times-hosted International Luxury Conference at the Mandarin Oriental in Miami this week. And why wouldn’t it be? Of all the people on display during the Art Basel Miami Beach fair, the architect, art…
“I can’t believe it’s already December,” I thought while looking at my tattered 2014 daily planner. I noticed an interview scheduled with Todd Space, bass player for a great new local band, Golden Glades. I compulsively began to write down five emergency questions, which serve to prevent awkward silence during…
Today, lovers of rock and roll all across the globe are engulfed in grief at the loss of two legends. Bobby Keys, the man whose brilliant sax solo ignited the classic “Brown Sugar” and so many other iconic anthems, passed away from cirrhosis on Tuesday. Then, as if fate were…
“This has nothing to do with Bill Cosby,” insists Anthony Ruiz, front desk clerk at Tate’s Comics about the store celebrating its first ever Ugly Sweater Sunday. “The idea for it came up like all our special events do, at a powwow between all the store’s employees.” Although an Ugly…
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…
On Thursday, November 20, tattoo artist and musician Chip Harris was riding his Harley-Davidson Sportster down Okeechobee Boulevard on his way home from work. Somewhere by Breezy Lane, a woman driving west didn’t see his bike coming. In one terrifying and tragic moment, she T-boned Harris’ motorcycle. Harris is both…
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…
Come December, megaclubs on South Beach and party spots in downtown Miami vibrate with the sounds of international DJs while every hovel in town is pounding with the sounds of bands from all over the world just itching for their one moment in the Art Basel spotlight. But Miami’s also…
With Art Basel, the massive and pricey marketplace, setting up shop on Miami Beach and just about every “it” act swarming to town to perform just miles south of us, there’s no shortage of things to do in Pitbull’s hometown this week. But let’s say you just want to keep…
Friday, Boca Raton is going to get a little taste of the swamplands. Veteran blues crooner and musician Marcia Ball is bringing her rollicking, New Orleans-style piano jams to the Funky Biscuit, along with blues singer and guitarist Jimmy Thackery. Since her first solo LP, Circuit Queen, in 1978, Ball…
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:…
