Bits

Published on September 9th, 2023

In the era of nepo babies, it would be great to say that for every Kardashian there’s a Robert Downey, Jr., but no. It’s no wonder people »

Published on September 9th, 2023

Art is often the byproduct of turbulence. For local artist/musician Ates Isildak of Sagittarius Aquarius andThe Band in Heaven, turbulence bookmarks his work. A 2013 »

Published on September 8th, 2023

For all of the difficulties that South Florida can pose to local musicians trying to muster a scene (if you know, you know), we’ve managed »

Published on September 8th, 2023

Sometimes, art is a fight. Culture is a reason to work hard, but for many, commerce is why they get out of bed. Commerce explains »

Published on September 8th, 2023

When Mick Swigert of the South Florida reggae act Spred the Dub lost two of his beloved dogs back to back, he decided to turn »

Published on September 7th, 2023

When the opening keyboard notes of “Daylight,” by indie duo Matt and Kim, pop from a speaker, you know exactly what song it is and »

Published on September 4th, 2023

Band names are a strange necessity of organization that can lead musicians in unexpected directions. How does any band aptly summarize its sound in just »

Published on September 3rd, 2023

Just like their namesakes, The Chameleons have hid in plain sight for the past four decades. Formed in the UK in 1981, the band conjured moody »

Published on September 3rd, 2023

One band, two souls working in euphoric sync, ODESZA have done nothing less than aim to recreate electronic music in their own cinematic image. But »

Published on September 2nd, 2023

There’s a German term, innerer schweinehund, that helps explain the under-the-radar endurance of Huntington Beach punkers Guttermouth. That voice — the “inner pig dog” — »

Published on August 21st, 2023

Contemporary collage artist Sarah Jarrett wants you to “embrace the eccentric,” and she leads by example: From her home in the quiet English countryside, the »

Published on August 21st, 2023

When last we met with the intrepid Scott Sugiuchi, he was living in Baltimore, playing bass in rock ’n’ roll bands and generally making art as »