Ok, not exactly new. We premiered “IMUR”, a track off of Spirit Mirrir, the upcoming full-length by Miami-born, Brooklyn-based songwriter Sam Friend, way back in September. But the video is new, as is the spelling of the album title, which used to have an “o” in it. Billed as “an honest meditation on the creative process behind ‘IMUR’”, the video was filmed at Flux Studios in NYC and features Friend on vocals and guitar, Brian Tate on bass, Arturo Garcia on drums, Derek Fairholm on piano, and producer Ben Lindell’s dog Juno on the floor. For more where that came from, visit samfriend.com.
Instapix offers a panoramic view of Miami through the eyes of its most passionate observers. To view the full gallery, visit beachedmiami.com/instapix. This photo is by @ssegall. Caption: “Random elephant just on the side of the road in #miami.”
Wilco Guitarist Nels Cline under the cloth vines decorating the stage at the FMB Tuesday night. -- photo by @inbreed (Instagram)
Two years after the band’s last appearance in Miami, Wilco returned for an electrifying, 27-song, two-hour marathon at the Fillmore Miami Beach.
Openers Purling Hiss from Philadelphia set the stage for a high-energy night with their own brand of guitar-driven ’90s alt-rock. They began with one of their more subdued tracks, “Voices”, a lazy summer-day rocker from their six-song EP Lounge Lizards. Yet, by the end of a seven-song set, the trio was in full-on jam mode with the screeching guitar solos from “Run from the City” earning a modest roar from the crowd.
Then Wilco came on, and the roar reached a new level.
The Jacuzzi Boys’ Churchill’s shows are always rowdy maelstroms of sweat, alcohol, and human limbs. Their gig at the “Sort of English Pub” in Little Haiti Saturday night, the punky surf rock trio’s homecoming celebration after a recent 26-city European tour behind their latest LP, Glazin’, upheld that tradition and for good measure added a few new elements, including a mariachi band opener and a set by Miami punk vets Holy Terrors. Here is a selection of photos from the show. To view many more, visit the Beached Miami Facebook page.
The last time Wilco came through town, it was 2010 and frontman Jeff Tweedy opened for his own band as a solo act. Legends can do that. Now the reigning indie rock kingpins are touring behind their eighth studio album, The Whole Love, and the single “I Might” with Philadelphia lo-fi grit rocker Purling Hiss, aka Mike Polizze, opening. We have a pair of tickets for the concert to give away to one lucky Wilco fan. To enter to win, complete this sentence in the comment section: “I might ______ for a free pair of Wilco tickets.” We will announce the winner on the Beached Miami Facebook page on Tuesday morning. To learn about more upcoming live and local performances on our radar, check out the Miami Music Guide.
More than 400 people attended the first RAW Miami event, a showcase of 20+ emerging local artists. -- photo by Jesse Meadows
Wednesday night’s RAW Miami premier at The Stage was an eclectic showcase of local, emerging talent that featured seven visual artists, three bands, two live body painters, a fashion show starring six fashion bloggers, and one outrageous rock n’ roll painting experience.
Forged out of one young L.A.-based artist’s desire for platform and community, RAW seeks to empower talented, overlooked artists and bring them together in a raucous celebration of their creativity.
Instapix offers a panoramic view of Miami through the eyes of its most passionate observers. To view the full gallery, visit beachedmiami.com/instapix. The photo below is by @spacyt.
Bathed in blue, Beach House performed tracks off of their upcoming album, Bloom, at the Fillmore Miami Beach. -- photo by Alex Broadwell
Bright lights and gauzy smoke made for a dreamy Tuesday night at the Fillmore, with Baltimore’s atmospheric Beach House playing to a mostly packed house.
The show began with Zomes, the one-man band of Asa Osborne, formerly of Baltimore’s Lungfish. The experimental keyboardist sat front and center for a psychadelic, if somewhat monotonous, set of repetitive synth and drum beats. The crowd was still filing in at this point and those that were there waited patiently for the main act, giving the opener a courteous applause when his performance was over.
The food truck roundup that usually accompanies Art Walk may be cancelled once again this month, but several Wynwood galleries are still serving up promising new exhibitions. Here’s what’s on our radar.
