Matt and KimSome of the best music presented this week comes courtesy of the ongoing Converse-sponsored Kill Your Idols
event in the Design District. An ode to current movers and shakers
keeping the original punk spirit alive (albeit in mutated, advanced
forms), the space features a photo exhibit by Eileen Polk, as well as
flyers, posters, and various limited-edition goodies. Oh yeah - and a
totally free, open to the public show every night at 9 p.m. Up first
tonight is the Frisco trio Nodzzz,
JipsyBest Weekly Party(((Shake))) at the Vagabond30 NE 14th St.Miami 33132305-379-0508thevagabondmiami.comHipsters love irony. But don't call the Sweat Records and ¿Que Pasa M.I.A.? crews responsible for this Thursday-night fiesta hipsters. That's totally not what they're trying to attract. They're more interested in spicing the event with scrumptiously dirty 305 flavor and enticing those who enjoy an anti-South Beach party. They do very uncool quince-themed nights featuring grilled pan c
Here's a rough trailer for Invisible Bands, an in-the-works documentary of Miami's late '70s/early '80s documentary by a guy who lived it: Greg McLaughlin. Back in those days, McLaughlin was the lead man for the Front, an amazing local post-punk/new wave act that took a few pages from the Devo and Buzzcocks playbooks and recontextualized them for our banana republic. (Seriously, archival post-punk nerds -- you need to click here to visit the Front's MySpace and listen to all the tracks.)Of cou
