IndieEthos to host ‘Borscht is Dead,’ a short film retrospective to...
Though it’s not Hollywood or New York City, Miami is blessed with a distinctive film scene. One group of filmmakers that wave the Miami...
Seraphic Fire’s 15th Season is packed with new music
The sounds produced by Seraphic Fire are hard to describe, but a couple of words come to mind: heavenly and rich. The choral ensemble...
Peter Murphy goes ‘deep’ into subjective experience of music and my...
When Peter Murphy talks about his experience with music, a small part of him fears he is over-intellectualizing. Over the course of our 45-minute...
In Sweet Bean compassion heals all wounds – a film review
Sweet Bean is a deeply moving depiction of true friendship and a lesson on how to appreciate life through the world around us -- including...
Premiere edition of Third Horizon Caribbean Film Festival announces line-up
Sometimes Miami has a stigma in the world of the arts. It's cultural scene unfortunately exists in the shadow of beaches and nightlife. Though we...
Miami Film Festival GEMS 2017 premieres 5 films coming soon
This year’s Miami Film Festival GEMS felt like a low-key affair compared to previous versions. It began with one of the festival’s best movies,...
The Independent Ethos Radio Hour to debut on Jolt Radio this...
Beginning this month, I will be hosting highlights from this website and my freelance work as a film and music critic living in Miami...
Nu Deco Ensemble to play Radiohead and The Project Trio joins...
Miami’s Nu Deco Ensemble, a chamber orchestra of 24 musicians, that we introduced readers to in an earlier post (Nu Deco Ensemble tests the...
PureHoney’s publisher talks Bumblefest Music Festival and the wonders and challenges...
This weekend, PureHoney, our favorite South Florida-based, independent, grassroots entertainment 'zine, will celebrate its fifth anniversary with an expansion of its usual anniversary party into...
On Fiona Apple bullying and her lackluster Miami Beach appearance
Anyone who follows Independent Ethos knows an artist's perceived popularity matters little to this blog. What matters is the work produced, though sometimes the...