The Band in Heaven

​Fountain Art Fair's Opening Night Reception
With the Band in Heaven and No Age
at Fountain Art Fair, Miami
Friday, December 3, 2010

Better than: Getting crushed by a bunch of 20-year-olds trying to mosh.

The Review:
Fountain Art Fair's opening party on Friday featured local favorites the Band in Heaven open for No Age. But the night also included a naked chick walking around, a dude wrapping himself with ten rolls of clear masking tape from head to toe, and a fake art auction where winnings were set on fire. Ah, when music and art combine.

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​If you've been at any Art Basel shows this week, you've noticed a strikingly large amount of live Miami bands representin' the 305 like nobody's business at openings and after parties. But what about us?

Well now, Broward and Palm Beach residents, rejoice! There's a little piece of our hometown commuting down to Miami tonight, and they promise they'll represent us all good 'n tanned. The Band in Heaven is opening for No Age in all of their grungy garage band glory tonight at the Fountain Art Fair.

As far as art shows go, this fair has probably one of the more alternative scenes you can expect. They'll have artists destroying cars as "performance art," immersive video art projects, large scale installations, and appearances from graff great Shepard Fairey. They'll be keeping us all full and hydrated with Smartwater and gourmet tacos and barbecue throughout the weekend. But tonight? We dance! We chatted up The Band in Heaven's Ates Isildak to get the scoop on Art Basel, blending in with the art scene, and what we can expect from tonight's show.   

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​​Jeremy Ellis
Champion Sound
The Electric Pickle, Miami
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Ask anybody who pushes buttons for a living what they think about their job and they'll most likely tell you they hate it. Detroit producer, vocalist, and live electronic percussionist Jeremy Ellis, however, looks like one of the happiest dudes alive when he's on stage.

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Photo by Andrew Strasser

Twin Shadow could be the hotchy to your motchy on Thursday.

​We've all been there: You hear about a great show lineup, but once you look up the venue, it's at least a half hour away in Miami, and you still have to pay for tickets. Pffft. Well, this time it's Art Basel week, and we've come up with the five coolest shows you should check out this week. And they're all free!

So now you have an excuse to rub shoulders with celebs and supermodels as we clue you in to the best free shows at dive bars, beach side, and more that provide everything from local bands to seasoned national acts -- all taking place a short drive away. You're not going to want to stay in this week, so grab your Red Bulls.
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Oh, you thought the slideshows we posted up yesterday was the end of our Art Basel Miami Beach coverage? Hahaha! Oh, sweet Jesus! Absolutely not. Seriously, we could close out the month of December and still not cover everything we saw and did last week.

So here are a few bonus galleries from last week's Basel-mania:

Max Fish Miami

Photo by Jipsy

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Kid Sister at Delano Hotel
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Photo by Ian Witlen

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Vivian Girls played Pulse Art Fair at the Ice Palace on Thursday night to a small crowd. They are an all girl 3-piece rock band from Brooklyn, NYC.

The Vivian Girls shouted out a show they recently played in Lake Worth that they described as a lot of fun. They'll be on the road in the UK all January and the West Coast USA in February, but maybe they'll come back down south some time after that.

Log on to myspace.com/viviangirlsnyc to hear more songs.

You know what this means....

​-5 p.m.: The inimitable Exene Cervenka of X performs music and spoken word from her solo album Somewhere Gone at the Pulse Art Fair. Click here for details.

​Time for a cheesy joke about how Dre "forgot about Miami" or "forgot about Primary Flight" or something. Dr. Dre's connection to the Primary Flight street art installation around Wynwood -- more specifically its gallery version, Blue Print for Space, at the Art Center South Florida -- was much hyped. He was said to be generally supportive of the whole thing, and had donated some of his Beats By Dre headphones to be artist-decorated and then auctioned off for charity. He was set to show up to the open-to-the-public reception last night on Lincoln Road, and then DJ (or at least "appear") at the afterparty late night at the Shore Club. 

Vivian Girls play an afternoon set at Pulse.

​-6 p.m.: Vivian Girls with local openers Little Beard at the Pulse Art Fair. Click here for details.