Email Author Jacob Katel

2012 Stories by Jacob Katel

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  Lebo Room Grand Opening at Purdy Lounge on March 10

  published Mar 09, 2012

  David "Lebo" LeBatard, Miami's own globetrotting musico-surrealist painter is getting his own room at Purdy Lounge. For a month. And this Saturday when it opens, there will be music, dancing, and the... More >>

• Beethoven Rules Miami at the Adrienne Arsht Center With the Cleveland Symphony

  published Mar 08, 2012

  Beethoven's father was a drunk and his momma was dead. His guts were twisted up. He was clinically depressed. And his mind was full of screaming from the dying cells inside his ears. Cash was low,... More >>

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  Sheer Terror's Paul Bearer on Occupy: "We're Way Too Comfortable in America to Die for What We Believe In"

  published Mar 08, 2012

  When it comes to New York City hardcore, Sheer Terror is one of just a handful of bands from the '80s to still be around and playing shows. The band's lead singer, Paul Bearer, got into punk rock as... More >>

• Shaqspearean Comedy

  published March 1, 2012

  Shaquille O’Neal might be the greatest comedian since Andy Kaufman. All of that crap the media has dug up about his supposed problems with... More >>

• Experience Hendrix 2012 Tour at Hard Rock Live March 14

  published March 8, 2012

  Experience Hendrix 2012 Tour at Hard Rock Live March 14 More >>

• The Casualties at Churchill's Pub March 8

  published March 8, 2012

  The Casualties at Churchill's Pub March 8 More >>

• The Casualties Hit the Circle Pit at Churchill's Pub on March 8

  published Mar 02, 2012

  Last time we saw The Casualties in Miami, the circle pit opened up wider than Bicentennial Park. It spread from Biscayne Bay to the Metro Rail and swallowed up everything from manatees to high-schoo... More >>

• Experience Hendrix Tour: Billy Cox, Robby Krieger, Bootsy Collins at Hard Rock Live

  published Mar 01, 2012

  Former Experience and Band of Gypsys bassist Billy Cox met Jimi Hendrix when they were stationed together at the same army base in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Legend has it that one rainy night, Billy ... More >>

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  The Monkees' Davy Jones, 66, Dies of Massive Heart Attack in Martin County, Florida

  published Feb 29, 2012

  At the climax of his glory, Davy Jones left millions of teenage pillows soaking hot and wet with culture-lust. The "Daydream Believer," popular member of The Monkees, singer, actor, and icon got bac... More >>

• Michael Allman Talks the Allman Bros, Drinkin', Fightin', and Groupies

  published Feb 29, 2012

  The Allman Brothers are legends of Southern rock. And they rep Georgia hard. But their Florida roots are stronger than a Daytona chrome pipe. Michael Allman, son of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and gu... More >>

• Heineken TransAtlantic Festival 2012 Lineup Announced: Seun Kuti, Quantic, and Others

  published Feb 28, 2012

  You don't need a passport, green card, or visa to experience some of the best music in the world. You just need to hit the North Beach Bandshell on April 13 and 14 for the tenth annual Heineken Trans... More >>

• Hank Williams III at Culture Room March 7

  published March 1, 2012

  Hank III might be Satan's favorite grandson. His daddy was a cactus, his mama was a bear trap, and he was born with his boots on in a river... More >>

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  The Marley Bros Are Back on the Nine Mile Music Festival, and Richie Spice Just Added

  published Feb 27, 2012

  See Crossfade's righteous, nine-part guide to Marley Fest 2012, AKA Nine Mile Music Festival. About 13 spliffs after writing about Stephen, Damian, and Julian Marley dropping out of the Nine Mile Mus... More >>

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  The Marleys (Don't) Drop Out of Marley Fest, AKA Nine Mile Music Festival UPDATE

  published Feb 24, 2012

  See Crossfade's righteous, nine-part guide to Marley Fest 2012, AKA Nine Mile Music Festival. Before you roll up and roll out to Virginia Key Beach Park next weekend for the Nine Mile Music Festival ... More >>

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  Jonathan Cowan Talks WMC, Ultra, and Why Swedish House Mafia Is "Bullshit" UPDATED

  published Feb 23, 2012

  While popular electronic music has become synonymous with hugely inflated ticket prices, tables full of empty bottles, and mindlessly overproduced big-room bangers, Miami's own Jonathan Cowan keeps th... More >>

• Tobacco Throne of Doom

  published February 16, 2012

  The last time we fought a dragon, we had been listening to Slayer's "Hell Awaits" on repeat for three days straight, drinking screw-top vodka... More >>

• Hank Williams III, a True American Outlaw, Takes Fort Lauderdale Hostage on March 7

  published Feb 21, 2012

  Hank III may be satan's favorite grandson. His daddy was a cactus, his momma was a bear trap, and he was born with his boots on in a river full of moonshine. At age 11, he ripped out his own thro... More >>

• Miami's Arab Spring: Anti-Assad, Pro-Syrian Freedom Rally Downtown

  published Feb 20, 2012

  Tyrannical Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad's goons would likely shoot, beat, or torture his countrymen for a similar action, but Miami's pro-freedom Syrian-Americans are proud to flex their democratic ... More >>

• Seattle Sucks, Candlebox Rocks

  published February 9, 2012

  Seattle is the staph-infected armpit of America, and grunge is the second-worst-smelling music genre next to crust punk. In Seattle, it’s... More >>

• Dead Prez's M1 Talks Revolutionary Culture as a Way of Life

  published Feb 16, 2012

  Revolutionary hip-hop is alive in Miami. This Saturday night, Dead Prez's M1 and Thirstin Howl, Mecca AKA Grimo, P-Doe, FLO, Maybach Latino, Haiti Blues, Tom Larock, and PP Armstrong are gonna take o... More >>

• Science Is Funny

  published February 9, 2012

  Ask Dave Williamson to smash light bulbs over his head and he will respond, “How many Twitter followers will it get me?” The... More >>

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  Ziggy Marley Announces Concert at The Fillmore Miami Beach on May 9

  published Feb 13, 2012

  Reggae may be the world's most perfect spliff-lighting music. But don't forget its social imperative to promote justice in a world full of hate, tyranny, starvation, and unbound evil. Reggae is hop... More >>

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  Blowfly Ate Out Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party at The Stage, and the Bitches Loved It

  published Feb 09, 2012

  Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party, Day One With Blowfly, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, The Togas, Mikal Cronin, and Deaf Poets The Stage Miami Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Better Than: Not seeing an elderly... More >>

• Smoked Fish and $2 Beer: Jimbo's Free, Weekend-Long Music Festival Starts Thursday

  published Feb 08, 2012

  The Virginia Key Grassroots Music Fest is almost here, and that means a stellar music lineup, camping in the cool winter beauty of the subtropics, and more hippies, rastas, and traveling kids than you... More >>

• Ten Worst Band Names at International Noise Conference 2012

  published Feb 06, 2012

  Noise. It sucks. It hurts the ear. But every year, Rat Bastard's International Noise Conference draws sickos from around the world to Churchill's Pub for a free, curated, four-night concert series f... More >>