Last month, we celebrated the tentative return of South Florida’s beloved neighborhood watering hole and live music gem, Alligator Alley. “This is a spot for the people and artists,” bar owner and local musician Carl Pacillo (otherwise known by his Kilmo Doome moniker) told us during our catch-up. “Hopefully, I…
The weather’s heating up and so is concert season in South Florida. From Deftones to Dick Dale, here are 16 can’t-miss shows to mark on your calendar for the month of May. Deftones 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, at Pompano Beach Amphitheater, 1801 NE Sixth St., Pompano Beach. Tickets cost…
Mad Decent just announced the Fort Lauderdale lineup for its 2016 Block Party at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale, and it’s looking pretty good. Besides Diplo himself, who last year performed with his groups Jack Ü and Major Lazer, the bill features Toronto house DJ AutoErotique, LA’s indie-pop leaning producer…
Quick history lesson: Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day. That day — the our southern neighbor’s most important holiday — falls on September 16. This year, let’s skip the out on some of the more questionable styles of Mexican cultural appropriation and join in celebrating the day in…
South Florida, you know the drill. Bust out your twerk pants, forget about your kandi bracelets (they’re banned this year, y’all), and get in line for the presale. The annual EDM madhouse that is Diplo’s Mad Decent Block Party has announced its 2016 dates, and Fort Lauderdale will be the…
Much like South Florida itself, SunFest is a charming, freaky, action-packed and intense five-day music festival calling the picturesque waterfront of Downtown West Palm Beach its home for nearly 40 years. It might suffer from a mild case of identity confusion — drawing everyone from your hippie grandma to your…
Happy hump day! Gates to SunFest 2016 open today at 5 p.m., and even if you’ve attended the long-running waterfront fest for years, there’s still plenty to work out before making your way to day one. We’ve already listed our ten can’t-miss acts from this year’s massive, mixed-bag lineup. Below,…
SunFest 2016 kicks off Wednesday, April 27 with British new wave staple Duran Duran headlining day one. Through the rest of the week, acts from across all genres will hit the festival’s three stages, from Grammy-winning pop star Meghan Trainor on Wednesday to ’90s “Push It” duo Salt-N-Pepa Saturday to…
Santigold has worked with everyone from EDM godfather Diplo to hip-hop legends Beastie Boys to underground-turned-mainstream rapper ASAP Rocky and has written songs for pop stars like Lily Allen and Christina Aguilera. Her 2008 critically acclaimed debut, Santogold, solidified her as a genre-defying songwriter who makes it her point to…
Around a month ago, just as the first rays of sun were beginning to peak over music festival season 2016, the New York Times’ team of music critics published an op-ed titled “Why We’re Not Making Plans for Coachella and Bonnaroo.” In the piece, they explain that they’ve essentially run…
Radio-Active Records shop manager Natalie Smallish tears open fresh boxes of special edition vinyl — a money green-colored rerelease of Notorious B.I.G.’s Mo Money, Mo Problems, the 1984, pink-pressed Japanese version of Madonna’s Like a Virgin, a rainbow-speckled clear maxi-vinyl of AIR remixes, and yes, the exclusive Justin Bieber Purpose 12″…
Tortuga has officially set up camp along Fort Lauderdale Beach for tomorrow afternoon’s three-day music festival kick-off, which means it’s time to get your ass in gear, put together a game-day plan, and take a moment or two to read over all the boring fine-print. Here’s everything you need to…
Sam Hunt is the kind of 31-year-old Southern charmer you bring home to your mom. At his first-ever Grammys red carpet this past year, he donned a tailored, baby-pink suit that hugged his six-foot-four former athlete’s frame, his thick brown hair slicked back into a modest pompadour in the style…
Tortuga 2016 is around the corner, and as one of South Florida’s fastest-growing music festivals, it has a lot to prove for its fourth time around. After selling out last year’s two-day Fort Lauderdale Beach event, Tortuga has added on a third day and kept fans hyped with a lineup…
Hype has been slowly building for a new documentary film that promises to shed light on pioneering South Florida punk legends, Load. Made up of drummer Fausto Figueredo, guitarist Jeff Tucci, and singer Bobby “Load” Johnston, Load was “a wrecking ball disguised as a brakeless 18-wheeler handing out candy to unsuspecting children,…
Most people know Big Boi as one-half of the Grammy Award-winning Dirty South hip-hop duo, Outkast. As a solo artist, though, the Atlanta native has achieved similar notoriety, producing numerous albums and hits out on his own, as well as collaborating with everyone from Gucci Mane and George Clinton to…
It’s just like Christmas morning — except instead of barreling out of bed to tear open neatly papered boxes with tiny, grubby hands, we’re waiting patiently in line, combing gingerly through dusty record racks while still rubbing the sleep from our eyes. We might be a bunch of fully-grown music…
Like much of South Florida, Kreepy Tiki has suffered from a bit of identity confusion over the years. Part high-end tattoo shop, part Polynesia-inspired craft cocktail bar and music venue, the multi-room outpost off of Federal Highway has been injecting Fort Lauderdale with some much-needed punk attitude over the course…
Tortuga 2016 is shaping up to be the most ambitious effort yet by organizers Huka Entertainment. While last year’s two-day fest sold out with an attendance of more than 75,000 fans over the span of the country-fied, lite beer-fueled musical weekend on Fort Lauderdale Beach, for its fourth-annual festival, Tortuga…
Spring break season is in full effect in South Florida, and while that typically means increased traffic on our roads and beaches, it’s also marked by some of the year’s most beautiful weather and an influx of activities for locals and visitors to enjoy. On Fort Lauderdale beach, this week…
In the words of New Times reporter Kat Bein, Holychobee, guys. Whether you were a seasoned camping veteran, a first-time fest-goer, or nursing a serious case of FOMO from afar, the transition back into real life after last weekend’s brand new Okeechobee Muisc & Arts Festival in Sunshine Grove has…
Festival spirits remained high Sunday morning as an unobstructed sun rose over Sunshine Grove to wake 30,000 “Okeechobeings” from their tents and RVs — for those who managed catch a few Zs coming down from Saturday night’s epic high of music. By the Okeechobee Music & Art Festival’s third and…
