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Miami's 12 up-and-coming bands, producers, and promoters

Miami's 12 Bands, Producers, and Promoters Set to Take Over the Scene in 2012

​With the first month of 2012 dead and gone, it's time to take a survey of up-and-coming South Florida music and maybe try to predict what the rest of the year has in store. This is not a best-of list. Nor is it a complete appraisal of South Florida's expansive nightlife sphere and its million m ... More >>

Is Punk Rock the New Dad Rock? Ten Signs That Going Soft Is the New Hardcore

When punk rock sneeringly ejaculated onto the music scene in the 1970s, it was all about volume, attitude and, most importantly, the rebellious nihilism of young disillusionment. But in 2012, self-proclaimed punk rockers look like massage therapists at a Winnie the Pooh spa. Just take a look at The ... More >>

Miami DJ-Producer Jesp Talks Political Science of Pop and Raging Through the Recession

Pop music doesn't have to be supersmart. It's for out-of-control bouts of shouting, makeout sessions, and screaming along with when traffic on 826 is moving in slow-mo. But Miami DJ-producer Joseph Espinoza (AKA Jesp) thinks that pop should be both fun and intelligent. In fact, his dabbling in oste ... More >>

This Ain't Yer Pappy's Southern Rock! Louisiana's Thou Destroys Churchill's Pub December 10

Flickr: aprayerforthedeadDon't let the fancy moves fool ya. Thou is thinkin' man's sludge metal.​Picture a big, hairy motherfucker -- long in front, long in back, and long neck hair too -- with a denim vest loaded with patches, a jug of whiskey, and a crossbow. He's rocking out to some righteous ... More >>

Negroni's Trio's "Sabado En La Noche" Rocks the F#*% Out

Drummer Nomar Negroni is the Tommy Lee of Jazz​Way back in 1966, Paul Revere and the Raiders put out a song by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart called "(I'm Not) Your Stepping Stone." The track exploded to fame when manufactured pop band the Monkees recorded it, and later achieved cult status thanks to ... More >>

Steam #2 Promises Bass, Bangers, and Booze at Fox's Sherron Inn Tonight

​A good party always has a theme. Everyone's already seen each other horrifically drunk, like, a million times. So unless you're getting folks to dress up like their favorite sun-slash-sex god to compete in an alcoholic sporting event (say beer pong or vodka pole vaulting), you're going to end u ... More >>

Six Questions With Stand Proud's Adam Huss

​Adam Huss is no stranger to the local music scene, having tenured in the wildly popular Dreams You Die In. He's also known to hardcore kids across the US as a solid booker from The Alley days. After a lengthy absence from local music, he's back with a new outfit, Stand Proud, ready to return ... More >>

Bringing It Back for the Kids Fest at Rocketown May 13 and 14

​Adam Huss is no stranger to the local music scene, having tenured in the wildly popular Dreams You Die In. He's also known to hardcore kids across the US as a solid booker from The Alley days. After a lengthy absence from local music, he's back with a new outfit, Stand Proud, ready to return ... More >>

Bringing It Back for the Kids Fest With Shai Hulud and Terror May 13 and 14

Shai Hulud do it for the kids.​Relative to the universe, rock 'n' roll is a recent phenomenon. Though the exact moment when the genre came into being is hard to pinpoint, the following is undeniable: It's genesis was a distinctly American occurence, which took place near the beginning of the 20t ... More >>

Your Mother Likes Drugs! What the Hell, It's Roach Motel!

​Roach Motel What the Hell, It's Roach Motel (Destroy Records) myspace.com/roachmotelrules Take the Dead Kennedys' linguistically progressive rants, the social critique via saxophones of CH3, water it down with the mind-altering misused politics of Minor Threat, add a half-cup's worth of the yout ... More >>

Miami Chum Bucket grand opening March 26

​Roach Motel What the Hell, It's Roach Motel (Destroy Records) myspace.com/roachmotelrules Take the Dead Kennedys' linguistically progressive rants, the social critique via saxophones of CH3, water it down with the mind-altering misused politics of Minor Threat, add a half-cup's worth of the yout ... More >>

Chum Bucket Is Miami's New Hangout for the Punks, Dropouts, Thugs, Bros, and Cholas

Photo by Kitty KaaosRaging punks at Chum Bucket's comp release back in Decemeber 2010.​Who are Miami Chum Bucket and what are they doing in Allapattah? They are house punks, skaters, workers, drifters, schoolies, and grads. They are dropouts, misfits, fuck-ups, uglies, and normals. They are play ... More >>

Steven Blush and American Hardcore at Sweat Records January 13

Photo by Kitty KaaosRaging punks at Chum Bucket's comp release back in Decemeber 2010.​Who are Miami Chum Bucket and what are they doing in Allapattah? They are house punks, skaters, workers, drifters, schoolies, and grads. They are dropouts, misfits, fuck-ups, uglies, and normals. They are play ... More >>

Five Short Hardcore History Lessons With Punk Professor Steven Blush

Your hardcore crash course instructor, Steven Blush.​There are only five hours remaining till punk professor Steven Blush's hardcore master class convenes at Sweat Records. Word is, there might be a pop quiz. So ... Are you ready? Have you committed the entirety of the textbook -- American Har ... More >>

American Hardcore's Steven Blush Talks the Middle Class, Youth Culture, and Loud Fast Riffs

Hardcore historian Steven Blush.​It's hard to believe that three decades have slipped past since the birth of hardcore punk. And it's even harder to believe that legends like Black Flag and Minor Threat haven't let loose a loud fast riff in 25 years. But that's the truth ... Hardcore is history. ... More >>

The Adolescents at Respectable Street January 7

Hardcore historian Steven Blush.​It's hard to believe that three decades have slipped past since the birth of hardcore punk. And it's even harder to believe that legends like Black Flag and Minor Threat haven't let loose a loud fast riff in 25 years. But that's the truth ... Hardcore is history. ... More >>

The Adolescents Rip Into Respectable Street This Friday

Photo by Kelli Hayden via myspace.com/theadolescents​More than a decade before Weezer's "Blue Album" toasted undone sweaters, surf boards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents' highly influential debut was well known for its cerulean cover. Springing up from the ashes of Agent Orange and Social Disto ... More >>

Hardcore Karaoke

Photo by Kelli Hayden via myspace.com/theadolescents​More than a decade before Weezer's "Blue Album" toasted undone sweaters, surf boards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents' highly influential debut was well known for its cerulean cover. Springing up from the ashes of Agent Orange and Social Disto ... More >>

Thievery Corporation plays the Fillmore Miami Beach

Photo by Kelli Hayden via myspace.com/theadolescents​More than a decade before Weezer's "Blue Album" toasted undone sweaters, surf boards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents' highly influential debut was well known for its cerulean cover. Springing up from the ashes of Agent Orange and Social Disto ... More >>

Concert Review: Can I Say II at Cinema Paradiso, August 30

photo by Ian Witlen​To view a slideshow of photos from the event, click here.CP Rocks Presents: Can I Say-Sunday II With Tongues of the Heartworm and AnchormanCinema Paradiso, Fort LauderdaleSunday, August 30, 2009Better Than: An hour-long sermon The Review:This past Sunday marked the second insta ... More >>

South Florida According to Brooklyn: Why Didn't Anyone Watch Bad Religion at Warped Tour?

​To read past installments of South Florida According to Brooklyn, click here. I attended the local stop of the Warped Tour, on Saturday, July 25 at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, and was disappointed that no one really watched Bad Religion. I don't get it! These guys are pioneers of ... More >>

Head Straight to Straight Edge

​To read past installments of South Florida According to Brooklyn, click here. I attended the local stop of the Warped Tour, on Saturday, July 25 at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, and was disappointed that no one really watched Bad Religion. I don't get it! These guys are pioneers of ... More >>

Local Motion

Reviews of recent South Florida album releases.

The Soft Pink Truth

Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want The Soft Pink Truth? Tigerbeat6

In Clubland

The Misfits and Gwar

One More Reason to Live

The Misfits and Gwar

Noise for Tots

The Misfits and Gwar

Talking Columbus Blues

The Misfits and Gwar

Rude Boy Invasion

The Misfits and Gwar

Reverb

The Misfits and Gwar