Come back, Rachel Goodrich! Miami needs you. What can Los Angeles give you than Miami can’t? Er, perhaps better industry connections and a milder climate. But the Magic City’s constant state of fucked-up-ness makes for a gritty backdrop to your folksy demeanor. We miss you, Rachel.Sigh … Not helping our…
It’s finally here! The official music video for “Play House,” the first single off Afrobeta’s first full-length album Under the Streets. The video is vastly different from the kitschy teaser trailer shown on the band’s website. That project, which was directed by local filmmaker Fro Rojas, was abandoned and the song…
Oh, to be a budding DJ in the Magic City. Clawing your way to the top isn’t always easy. You sometimes have to sacrifice personal taste and talent in order to get a decent living wage. And then you get stuck playing second fiddle to visiting acts and DJs, relegating…
Hype is a bitch. When word spread that Lady Gaga’s “Judas” video would contain an infinite number of Biblical references, everyone started with the “Like a Prayer” comparisons. And you can’t blame ’em, Gaga. You’ve given snarky bloggers plenty of ammunition to justify the Madonna juxtaposition.So color us disappointed if…
Can’t wait till March 2012 for another big dose of electronic music? Well, there may be a temporary cure when Identity, a summer traveling electronic music festival, stops in Miami on August 25.Details at the moment are vague. There is no word about a specific venue or ticket prices. But…
Quick geography lesson: Where is Suriname located? The former Dutch colony is actually just a plane ride from Miami and perhaps the last place you’d expect as the home turf of an emerging DJ. But South America’s smallest country bore Chuckie, the latest sensation behind the turntables. Calling the Netherlands…
View photos from Sleigh Bells at Grand Central here.Sleigh BellsSaturday, April 30, 2011Grand Central, MiamiBetter than: Playing cowboys and Indians.Yeah, 45 minutes is a pretty short set. But you can’t blame noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells for the quick performance. They only have one album, Treats, under their belt and most…
The wobbly bass line is just as important to dupstep as analog sounds were to French electro-house. So you can’t fault Caligula, the local dynamic duo of Obi Tawil and Mike Larson, for always featuring it prominently. However, with The Rise EP, which was released in March, Tawil and Larson almost…
If you haven’t snatched up tickets for this year’s Brew at the Zoo, better do so quickly. They are running out fast. Last year the event sold out a day before it opened.But the 2011 gathering will definitely be bigger than last year’s. Fifty-eight tents will serve beer, up from…
Miami loves John Digweed. And we are pretty sure the feeling is mutual. Proof: Just this past Miami Music Week, he headlined at Cameo, the annual Sunset Cruise, and the Vagabond — the 14th Street nightclub he co-owns. But even after March’s full serving of the Magic City, the British…
“[Reviews] aren’t the place for rants about matters that don’t address the core of the normal customer experience,” a lady named Alma wrote on Yelp. She was reprimanding Orlando Winters for a review on the site. It wasn’t surprising, considering his reviews usually approach near absurdity. But so what? Nobody can accuse…
Chef Allen Susser says he’ll close the doors to the Aventura eatery that bears his name. The restaurant has been in operation since 1986.”Twenty-five years has passed, the lease was up, and it was time to make a decision,” says Susser, who is 54 years old and lives in Hollywood…
Since last year, Gigi in midtown has been showered with acclaim from critics and foodies alike. But not even a year old, the restaurant recently lost its celebrity chef. So where does Gigi go from here? Well, if owner Amir Ben-Zion has his way, a second branch of the restaurant will…
Bad news, Miami! Transit Lounge is closing at the end of June. Good news! Owners of the local live music haven have promised to open a new venue in downtown Miami called Avenue D this summer.The news of Transit’s closure broke yesterday via the venue’s Facebook page. In the press…
Miami is a city of complainers. Everyone here loves to say things suck, but nobody likes doing anything about it. Even when our city starts creeping in the right direction, our collective apathy quickly gets in the way.But you know what really grinds my gears? Those who complain about Florida’s…
We’ve talked non-stop about Sweatstock 2011 and all the bands playing tomorrow. But let’s not forget, the reason Sweat Records is throwing this whole shindig is in celebration of Record Store Day — and the store’s anniversary.What’s Record Store Day? In 2007, it started as a way to get people…
Hell yeah! It’s April 15, that means it’s the last day to file your taxes before the IRS comes knocking on your door and takes your first-born.Even with Uncle Sam bearing down on us, most Americans actually look forward to doing there taxes because it means one thing: tax refund!…
Sleigh Bells is coming to town April 30. And with tickets only $15, there’s little excuse for not going. Zignum Mezcal wants to help you get into the concert for free and provide you with booze while you’re there. All you have to do is “like” Zignum’s Facebook page and post…
Most people in their early 20s are just trying to find their place in the world (i.e., retreating to their parents’ nests while looking for a job that pays better than being a Starbucks barista). Then there are the lucky ones. For instance, at age 18, Nick van de Wall…
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah! Excuse us for all the Lagy Gaga coverage, but you know how it is … Big popstar comes into town and the whole city comes to a standstill.Our sources have told us Gaga’s actually been hanging out in Miami since Sunday, with she and her crew staying at a…
After a brutal recession, Miami’s corpse has reanimated itself into something that’s hungry for BRAAAAAIIIINNNNSSS!, er, a comeback. Sure, this zombie smells a little rotten and moves a bit slowly, but soon enough there will be an army taking over. No government-enforced quarantine will keep it down.Every good zombie takeover…
After a brutal recession, Miami’s corpse has reanimated itself into something that’s hungry for BRAAAAAIIIINNNNSSS!, er, a comeback. Sure, this zombie smells a little rotten and moves a bit slowly, but soon enough there will be an army taking over. No government-enforced quarantine will keep it down.Every good zombie takeover…
