Studio A becomes hip-hop central on Thursday with the appearance of Duck Down Records artist Sean Price. Price is the artist formerly known as Ruck, half of the rap group Heltah Skeltah, and one of the lead MCs from the mighty Boot Camp Clik. In his sophomore solo effort, Jesus…

In what’s been a Sunday tradition since February, Fourth Dimension once again offer the Jazid crowd a unique blend of reggae, dancehall, dub, and ska. The show is presented by Kulcha Shok Muzik, one of Miami’s better-known record labels. A four-piece outfit seemingly tailor-made for Jazid, Fourth Dimension offers a…

Dyslexic Postcards are a little bit roots punk, a little bit Pink Floyd, and a lotta Spacemen 3. But mostly the quintet is way overdue to release a CD, so catch ’em at Churchills while it’s cheap. “Right now we have nothing for sale but our asses,” says guitarist/singer Joshua…

Be prepared for your teenybopper to hit up the family rainy-day fund: Chayanne’s coming to town, and hormone hell follows with him. The 38-year-old Latin heartthrob, born Elmer Figueroa-Arce, entered showbiz at age eleven when he joined the Puerto Rican boy band Los Chicos. The group set its sights on…

What has six legs, a big Afro, and is forever compared to Led Zeppelin? If you guessed Wolfmother, you’re right. In this instance, though, we’re talking about the other six-legged, Afroed Zep disciples, New York’s Earl Greyhound. The trio’s debut album, Soft Targets, has been building up a head of…

Futurepop pioneers VNV Nation bring their 1984 imagery to Studio A on Thursday for an all-ages show. The band, made up of Londoners Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson, has taken its time in becoming electronic music’s next big thing: They’ve been together since 1990. But let’s back up a second,…

Local punk rock vets the Crumbs and Stay Hitt will help support Tuff Luvs, visiting from Mississippi, at Churchill’s on Saturday. Back in 1992, the Crumbs took over the garage at drummer Chuck Loose’s house and turned it into “Garageland,” a place for kids to party on the weekends while…

Axe-wielding marauders from the City of Progress take charge of Churchill’s stage on Saturday. With all the punk and metal bands in and around Miami, it’s amazing that Dave Daniels and his Churchill’s crew are still — still — carrying the scene around here almost single-handedly. That fact isn’t lost…

By Zeus, look at the calendar! This Sunday, the Greeks celebrate the Treaty of Constantinople, which granted them independence from the Ottoman Empire back in 1832. In honor of this long-ago inking, Ink plays host to DJ Theodore, a resident spinner at the superposh Akrotiri night club, which is situated…

Most local clubgoers are already plenty familiar with Cedric Gervais, the French wunderkind DJ who worked his way up to practically owning the terrace at Space. After racking up a string of remix credits that includes tracks by Lenny Kravitz, Duran Duran, Dirty Vegas, and Chocolate Puma, all that remained…

Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour The Used, Senses Fail and 30 Seconds to Mars head up a marathon nu-metal/emo show this Friday, sponsored (somewhat insipidly) by Rockstar Energy Drink. Although headline act The Used has historically written hard rock songs with poppy elements, its new LP Berth leans toward an…

A Night of Drum ‘n’ Bass at Laundry Bar The spazzy beats of drum ‘n’ bass are certainly an acquired taste, but since 1997, there’s been no other vibe on the planet for Will Miles, a DJ and producer based in Chapel Hill. An old-school fan of genre pioneers like…

Fabrika Music Showcase It helps to have friends in high places when you’re trying to put a local scene on the map. Miami’s Fabrika Music imprint, the brainchild of Soniko drummer Toto Gonzalez, has just that: a Sony distribution deal. Some of the area’s best and brightest alternative Latin bands…

International Noise Conference From Thursday through Saturday, Churchill’s Pub hosts this year’s International Noise Conference, spotlighting bands that specialize in experimental musical forms. Beyond the cacophony of no wave is noise, a no man’s land of anything-goes art. To most ears it sounds like random, amateurish banging and clanging, but…

Erick Morillo As a warmup for his performance at Winter Music Conference next month, Erick Morillo will spin at Club Space this Saturday. Raised in Colombia and New Jersey, the DJ/record label owner is most popular for the song “I Like to Move It,” which he recorded under the pseudonym…

Owing to the particular ambiance of his chilled-down sound, one pictures Miguel Migs doing most of his studio prep work poolside, surrounded by friends. The San Francisco DJ makes midtempo house music that glides and slithers. Nothing too bassy, nothing too chirpy. “Personally I’d rather hear great music all night…

Veteran Boston-area punk rockers the Queers aren’t just another melodic, Ramones-like speed-punk band looking to scrape up a few new fans; they’ve been a punk institution since the early Eighties. Frontman Joe King has been the sole constant of the group since its inception, and, moshers, beware: He’s never been…

This past week, Miami’s Peasants with Feathers abruptly announced (all in lowercase on their MySpace page, mind you) their intention to abandon the music business. That’s probably a huge bummer to the folks at Churchill’s, because PWF appears to have been eighty-sixed from Ramhaus Records’ January 19 mini band-a-thon. Fortunately…

Juan’s Birthday Bash A perfect storm of birthdays takes place this Friday and Saturday at Laundry Bar. Not only will owner Juan (a.k.a. Burn, a.k.a. the brain behind Basshead Productions) be lying about his age to the babes, but also DJ fixtures Karakter, Burn, and Nicky Dee will face the…

New Jersey hamster-wheel-metallers the Shake Up will headline Churchill’s this Friday, and now this tip for bands: Remember the daydream you had last week about being in bed with ten chicks who dug your show at the Giganto Center last night? It’s not going to come true if your MySpace…