The Velvet Underground

The New Year

The End Is Near (Touch and Go)

John Cale

HoboSapiens Or Music

Antony and the Johnsons

I Am a Bird Now Secretly Canadian

Local Bands to Watch: Stonefox and the Pretty Faces, Both at City Limits on Friday

(Photo via Stonefox's MySpace page)Stonefox is a garage band in the purest sense of the word -- except, perhaps, for the fact that they did most of their recording in living rooms. But they did accomplish the entire recording for their first full-length LP, Dead in the Sun on "barely professional" e ... More >>

Local Album Review: Psycho Daisies - Return From Blood Island

The new release from Miami psych/blues outfit the Psycho Daisies, Return from Blood Island, is a wash of feedback, distorted growls, bumps, grunts, reverb, and haunting vocals, courtesy of Johnny Salton and company.  Salton's roots are embedded in Miami musical history, from power-pop group ... More >>

Pure Imagination Live Takes Place Again Feb. 7 at Sweat Records

Pure Imagination is a bunch of weird people playing instruments with a story being read over the top of it. Last time I walked in on it, I thought I was listening to an American version of that Velvet Underground track "The Gift," minus the Welsh accent and the heroin. It's actually pretty cool and ... More >>

WMC Preview: The Ting Tings

Since their inception two years ago, the Ting Tings have enjoyed unbridled success, laying siege to charts and hearts in both the UK and the United States. So much so, that even a reporter could become nervous when speaking for the first time to one half of the British outfit, drummer/vocalist/produ ... More >>

18 Essential Songs of Summer

The definitive sounds of encroaching melanoma.

His Satanic Majesty's Bequest

Art meets rock at a raucous new MoCA exhibition.

The Art of Noise

At MOCA’s latest exhibit, the band’s on the run.

Gliss

At MOCA’s latest exhibit, the band’s on the run.

Boxing Match

Record companies get greedy with repackaging excess.

Frank Black

93-03 (Cooking Vinyl)

Willard Grant Conspiracy

Let It Roll (Dahlia)

Yo La Tengo

I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (Matador)

Sugarplum Fairies

Country International Records (Starfish)

Patti Smith

Horses (Legacy Edition Reissue) (Arista/Columbia/Legacy)

Oasis

Don't Believe the Truth (Sony)

Raveonettes

Pretty in Black (Sony)

Love as Laughter

Laughter's Fifth Sub Pop

The Mars Volta

Frances the Mute Universal

Manitoba

Up In Flames Domino

Goodbye, Doris

On longing for Wishman, the queen of camp

BEST LOCAL ALBUM OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS

Strokes Is For Dopes

Curious Hair

Elf Power

Creatures (spinArt)

Catch It Live!

New guys in old roles -- that's so retro

All Over the Place

Do you have time for all the art that's out there?

Shake

Geography of Sound

MC5

The Big Bang! Best of the MC5 (Rhino)

Yo La Tengo

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (Matador Records)

Rotations

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (Matador Records)

Sad Songs Say So Much

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (Matador Records)

Dub and Dumber

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (Matador Records)

Blond Angel's Death Song

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (Matador Records)

Rotations

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (Matador Records)

Last Weekend: So Raw Festival, Miami

photo by Ben ThackerJacuzzi Boys played Saturday night.So Raw Festival'ISM Gallery and Upper Eastside Garden, MiamiJune 19 and 20, 2009Better Than: Packing into yet another dance club and emptying your wallet.The Review:I have only good things to say about the So Raw Festival, which celebrated its i ... More >>

In the Studio With Stonefox, and MP3 of the Day

Stonefox frontman Jordan signs into a vintage Teisco mike.Yes, I just blogged about excellent Boca-based trio (sometimes quartet) Stonefox. Well, these guys are playing some of the best rock and roll to come out of Palm Beach County (!) in a long time. Also, I'm working up a feature about them for t ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale Foursome Fantastic 5 Plays Radio-Active Records This Saturday, July 25

 Fort Lauderdale-based foursome Fantastic 5 blend indie rock and '90s alternative with echoing guitars, stripped down rock, and grungy  vocals, and name The Pixies, Weezer, The Strokes, and Velvet Underground among their musical influences. Their songs vacillate from Nirvana-inspired openi ... More >>

Jackson Browne

 Fort Lauderdale-based foursome Fantastic 5 blend indie rock and '90s alternative with echoing guitars, stripped down rock, and grungy  vocals, and name The Pixies, Weezer, The Strokes, and Velvet Underground among their musical influences. Their songs vacillate from Nirvana-inspired openi ... More >>

Wish You Were There: Phish's NYE AAA Show on YouTube

While some people just don't get that the wave of fan videos is unstoppable -- hello Fontainebleau on New Year's Eve, and the entire Universal Music Group -- other bands have welcomed that kind of participation and sharing from the beginning. People have been trading concert tapes since the technolo ... More >>

Backstage in South Florida: Tom Petty's Rocky Introduction to West Palm Beach

Back in his early days, Tom Petty got a lot more sand kicked at him​Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock 'n' roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers play their first official gig and get a heartbreak ... More >>

Blind Men Shall Lead Us

Back in his early days, Tom Petty got a lot more sand kicked at him​Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock 'n' roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers play their first official gig and get a heartbreak ... More >>

Sleigh Bells and Black Kids Set July Shows at Respectable Street

​Sleigh Bells, which we think you should be listening to out of a sense of South Florida pride, and because Treats is a phenomenal mix of beats, ragged guitars, samples and Alexis Krauss' versatile voice, is coming to West Palm Beach's Respectable Street July 8. Do not sleep on buying tickets to t ... More >>

Rachel Goodrich Covers the Velvet Underground's "After Hours"

via wheresrachel.tumblr.com​The Velvet Underground song "After Hours" always seemed like an anomaly for the band. For one, it featured a rare vocal by the band's usually silent, fiercely androgynous drummer, Maureen Tucker. For another, it seemed just too pop, with a cutesy melody that didn't jibe ... More >>

Strange Days at Bar Last Saturday: A Recap

"Alex Diaz, Eric Lopez-Zareno (Teepee), and Ed Wilcox* are a true super group," says Matt Preira, promoter of this past Saturday night's event at Bar, Strange Days. He continues, "Their individual projects have garnered a great deal of acclaim, and as a trio they are unstoppable."Miami's music and ... More >>

MP3s From ARP, Opening For Caribou at Grand Central Next Tuesday

photo by Sean McFarlandARP​Next Tuesday's Caribou show at Grand Central just continues the wave of musical excitement washing up on Miami's shores this October. (Before this, of course, there's Beach House and Vampire Weekend at the Fillmore on Wednesday -- if you got tickets -- and Active Child a ... More >>

The Heat Is On! A White Hot Mixtape to Help James, Wade, and Bosh Win Game Five

We will win. We WILL win.​Alright, we didn't quite heat up the court on Tuesday night. Spirits are down, but the game was close. We just need a little collective faith and musical healing so that we can help our team actually win the Finals. We've already heard all those incredible fan-made ... More >>

Peter Bjorn and John's All You Can Eat tour at Bardot September 23

We will win. We WILL win.​Alright, we didn't quite heat up the court on Tuesday night. Spirits are down, but the game was close. We just need a little collective faith and musical healing so that we can help our team actually win the Finals. We've already heard all those incredible fan-made ... More >>

Miami's Ten Best Local Albums, EPs, and Mixtapes of 2011

​Welcome to Miami. Here, you can't be the kind of music snob who only listens to The Velvet Underground & Nico, Pavement's Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, and Pitchfork's current playlist on repeat. Sure, all that stuff is awesome. But when you're running wild in the streets of the 305, the s ... More >>

Miami's best albums, EPs, and mixtapes of 2011

​Welcome to Miami. Here, you can't be the kind of music snob who only listens to The Velvet Underground & Nico, Pavement's Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, and Pitchfork's current playlist on repeat. Sure, all that stuff is awesome. But when you're running wild in the streets of the 305, the s ... More >>