Jack Johnson

Rashid Johnson's MAM Exhibit Uses Everyday Objects to Explore Race and Identity

First Bites at Kane Steakhouse: Meat, Sweets & Seaweed

Photo by Riki Altman Duck, duck, duck, steak?Whoo boy. Another steakhouse. Yippee. That's what we thought when we received the invitation from the new Kane Steakhouse's public relations company to come in and chow down. Now we're never ones to turn down a free meal but, really, a new steakhou ... More >>

Cris Cab's EP-release party at Grand Central June 4

Is Cris Cab the Cure for Sucky Soul Pop by White Guys With Acoustic Guitars?

​C'mon ... Why aren't you a fan of reggae-ish soul pop played by white guys with acoustic guitars? Do John Mayer's douchey jokes make you wanna knock his perfectly coiffed hair off his perfectly shaped head? Do Jason Mraz's sugary vocal croaks cause your ears to bleed uncontrollably? Do Jack John ... More >>

Arty Party

Phil Jacobson's Around It Goes EP-Release Party at Bardot Tomorrow

​Phil Jacobson Around It Goes EP(2010 Phil Jacobson)Phil Jacobson is a young dude, who is still a little wet behind the ears as far as the recording game goes. After all, he literally just dropped his debut EP Around It Goes yesterday. But you certainly wouldn't know it by listening to the UM Sc ... More >>

Giorgio Rapicavoli of 660 at The Angler's Talks Food Trucks and Scene

Here's Part Two of our interview with Giorgio Rapicavoli. You can read the first part of the interview here.Photo by Riki AltmanDefinitely no yellow mustard in that dishTell me some of your favorite Miami restaurants and what you order there.I love Yakko-San. I get the fish collar. That's so good! I ... More >>

Next Monday, Score $10, No-Fee Tickets For Jonas Brothers, Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, and More

photo by Ryan RussellScore cheapo tickets to see Paramore headline the Honda Civic Tour in Miami. ​Here's some more Live Nation ticketing news. As we told you at the beginning of the month, the concert promotion juggernaut has, in June, been offering no-service-fee tickets for all of its amphithe ... More >>

No-Fee Tickets For Robert Plant, Maroon 5, Honda Civic Tour, and More

CC by 2.0, via lanchutt on FlickrSwoon over Adam Levine? Act fast and do it for no fee. ​One of the worst thing about being a devoted live music fan is the sticker shock that comes when a ticket's final price is totaled up. A ticket that's about $20 can end up as much as $40 sometimes when you lum ... More >>

Music Newsletter: iLa Mawana at the Funky Buddha on Saturday

​Trusted scribe Alex Rendon puts out a rock-solid music e-mail newsletter for New Times Broward-Palm Beach every week, which you can sign up for right here. Here's one stimulating entry from this week's edition.Ace local booking source the Honeycomb brings massive, nationally-touted reggae ensembl ... More >>

Boys Who Cry Wolf

Jack Johnson Tour Stop Will Actually Make Air Cleaner in West Palm Beach

Even if Jack Johnson's mellow, acoustic slices of unbridled happiness aren't for everyone, at least when he comes to Cruzan Amphitheatre August 26 as part of his just-announced U.S. tour, he won't be screwing with our lungs. (We have a feeling that Lady GaGa fans will need more of a consolation afte ... More >>

Soul Do Mato at Bougie's This Thursday

​Let's talk for a minute about Soul Do Mato. Because I feel like you don't hear enough about this Miami-based band. While enjoying their vids on YouTube, I did find that they have at least one metric shitload of views though, so it's entirely possible I'm just preaching to the choir when I say Sou ... More >>

Concert Announcements: David Cook, The Supervillains, and Donavon Frankenreiter

via Flickr user Whiskeyboytx​American Idol season seven winner David Cook has made the big time. After winning Idol, he released a self-titled album which has gone platinum. Now he's coming to Nova University in Davie November 29. Hmmm. Tickets are available here.Orlando five-piece ska boys the Su ... More >>

Downtown Lake Worth Hosts a Night of Free Music on Halloween

via myspace.com/theresolversThe Resolvers​The revelry swings into high gear on Lake Avenue on Halloween as Lake Worth's inaugural Halloween Street gets under way that Saturday at noon. Organizers promise three stages of music, "Coney Island-style" freak shows, a psychic fair, a costume contests fo ... More >>

Alex Cuba

Alex Cuba Plays a Free Show on Lincoln Road This Thursday

 Now based in British Columbia, of all places, the singer-songwriter Alex Cuba is surely a long way from the homeland reflected in his stage name. Born in the town of Artemisa some 35 years ago, he grew up on the island with a guitar player father, Valentin Puentes, and took up guitar himself a ... More >>

Six Strings to Relaxation

RevMiami Posts New Installment of Big City Breakdown Series

A couple weeks ago, local music/culture webzine RevMiami started a nifty vlog series called "Big City Breakdown," a biweekly thing meant to take local favorites and turn 'em loose to play in unusal environs. The first featured Afrobeta playing on the sand, so I wondered where the series would go a ... More >>

Rebelution Playing Culture Room August 29

Santa Barbara based band Rebelution (not to be confused with the Christian movement of the same name) are bringing even more feel good indie reggae to Culture Room on August 29.  The formation of the band is typical: they met in college, started playing together, recorded an album, co-vocalist ... More >>

Local Songwriter Jim Camacho Playing Two Shows in July

Melodic and pop-driven, Jim Camacho's music has been featured on several films including Tom Dowd & the Language of Music, Pledge This, and Fatboy and captures the catchy, soft folk-rock instincts of Elvis Costello and Jack Johnson, with occasional riffs that conjure up Oasis acoustic sessions. ... More >>

Local Album Review: Kyle Crossland Self-Titled EP

Kyle CrosslandKyle Crossland EPCane RecordsUniversity of Miami student Kyle Crossland's new self-titled EP is a pleasant mix of easy-listening alternative rock tunes that don't quite approach the acoustic grooviness of Jack Johnson. There are promising moments such as the opening tempo of the EP's f ... More >>

Citizen Cope tonight at Culture Room

via myspaceTonight is the night for those who would have been gearing up for Langerado this week to forget about the defunct festival and revel in a somehow-still-undergroundish artist who would have fit perfectly in the jam festival's earlier years. Clarence Greenwood, aka Citizen Cope, brings his ... More >>

¿Que Pasa, M.I.A.?

José El Rey, musician, is also king of camping.

Brett Dennen to Play Culture Room This Saturday

People are ready for a fresh-faced heir apparent to Paul Simon, and from the looks of things, Brett Dennen is the guy. His warm, socially conscious folk continues to grow in appeal. Maybe it's the fact that he has more to say about the world than Jack Johnson, and that he does it with a fractured ... More >>

¿Que Pasa, M.I.A.? Jose Goes Camping

To get an introduction to Jose El Rey (if you actually need one!) and to read previous installments of his weekly Crossfade column, Que Pasa, M.I.A?, click here. Against my better judgment and sense of comfort and convenience, I went camping. Into the woods. Into the night. With fire. And "beware of ... More >>

The 10 Most Preposterous Rap Songs of 2008

Busted rhymes.

Best Local Music Albums of 2008

Power to the people.

Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demo ... More >>

The Top 10 Most Preposterous Rap Songs of 2008

Hip-hop A-listers including Rick Ross, Akon and Plies were caught grossly exaggerating their gangster credentials this year. (Turns out they were painfully law-abiding. The horror!) But even if your favorite rapper wasn't caught in a lie, you can bet he or she put out a hilariously absurd record or ... More >>

Shwayze

Shwayze (Geffen)

Shawn Snyder

Romantic's Requiem (Wild Iris Records)

Carly Simon

Michael Dixon Band

Window, HighRise, and City of God

Dogs Love Road Trips

Jack Johnson

Selected Calendar Events for the Week of August 18, 2005

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Mos Def

The New Danger Geffen

Just Jack

The Outer Marker (TVT Records)

In Clubland

Coral Gables Bluesfest, and more!

Diggin' with the Oil Man

Mississippi bluesman Big Jack Johnson

The Odd Couple

Even Major Labels Get the Blues