Click here to view a full slideshow of photos from the concert.Best of the Best Concert With Gyptian, Barrington Levy, Capleton, Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane, Diddy, and othersBicentennial Park, MiamiSunday, May 30, 2010Better Than: Last year’s Best of the Best. The Review:Another Best of the Best is in the bag, and this…
Forgo seeing Iron Man 2 in IMAX 3-D for the eighth time; instead head to 4-D. That’s Fourth Dimension, South Florida’s own roots rock reggae band performing live this Saturday at KnightTime Billiards. Best known for its authentic Bob Marley-meets-Steel Pulse sound, Fourth Dimension encapsulates true reggae yet sprinkles in…
Rapper Trina, South Florida’s baddest diamond princess, has upgraded again
New Times writer Esther Park wrote a profile of Trina and the activities surrounding the release of her triumphant fourth album, Amazin’. Read it here.TrinaAmazin’ (Slip-N-Slide Records) “Who is Trina?” — that’s the first thing you hear when you press play on Amazin’, the fifth full-length studio album from Miami’s…
With 25 years of Conference in the books, it’s time for a look back at the corresponding period of dance music history. Yes, there were moments of sheer joy and ecstasy (take that as a pun or not). But there are plenty of other developments we want to pretend never…
Click here to view photos from this event.The 17th Annual Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival Featuring Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, Shaggy, Capleton, and Tarrus RileyBayfront Park Amphitheater, Miami Saturday, February 27, 2010 Better Than: watching your drunk friend karaoke Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” with a fake…
Capleton’s favorite food is okra. “I love okra, whatever style — fried okra, okra stew, okra salad. Okra is really good for you.” So says the Prophet, sometimes called the Fireman, but always known as one of the greatest artists in dancehall history.Born Clifton George Bailey III in St. Mary,…
Mayday!, Goodie Mob, and NasThe Arsht Center, MiamiFriday, February 5, 2010 Better Than: BET’s SOS Haiti benefit concert that took place earlier the same night, right up the street at the American Airlines Arena.The Review: Sure, Super Bowl week was chock full of celeb-infested, high-profile events promising “special appearances” by…
So it’s coming: a giant tsunami of NFL athletes, super fans, and über-celebrities that’s about to engulf the magic city with over-the-top poolside parties and non-stop open bar access. And as much as Super Bowl XLIV weekend is all about tailgating parties, cheap beer, and Garth Brooks, we’re in Miami,…
Primary Flight showcases top street art in murals around Wynwood
Julian Marley performs with brothers Stephen and Damian at the Arsht Center Sunday
In the Name of Dub: Jesse Stoll’s homegrown DubFest brings international reggae legends out of hiding
Last year marked the inaugural local installment of the traveling hip-hop extravaganza known as Rock the Bells. Breathing some much-needed golden-age and conscious-type air into Miami’s bling-ridden environs, the lineup featured everyone from Jedi Mind Tricks to Mos Def and Talib Kweli to Nas to a recently reunited Wu-Tang Clan…
Speak to anyone in their fifties about Carly Simon and their eyes flicker. It’s like asking today’s youth about Jay-Z or Radiohead, a musical powerhouse that changed the trajectory of boomer culture. Simon’s life story is made for daytime television, from her early rise in her hometown of New York…
Describing Hank Shocklee will run you into trouble. Only grandiose analogies such as mystical musical prophet and electro-galactic freedom fighter do him justice. A founding member of legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy, he — along with his brother Keith — created the Bomb Squad, a production team that’s greatly influenced…
With a head of dreads neatly pinned back and a golden brown complexion, local MC Ephniko has heard all kinds of guesses about his origins. “It’s like folks can say ‘I’m white’ or ‘I’m Asian’ or whatever, but me, I’m just ethnic,” the 28-year-old explains over an ice-cold Corona. His…
If the name Casely sounds familiar, congratulations! You don’t live under a rock. His single “Emotional,” a delicious slice of R&B pop, has been racing up the local radio playlists since its official release a month ago. Produced by legendary Miami duo the Diaz Brothers, “Emotional” is so smooth that…
The Marlin Hotel’s dimly lit lobby is quieter than usual. A tall, bearded man wearing a checked paperboy cap points to a raggedy basketball jersey hanging on an easel; its bottom is tattered, the seams are busted, and the bright red color has faded to gray-maroon. It appears to have…
Miami hip-hop heads, you’ve been waitin’ and debatin’ for oh so long. Saturday it’s finally here — the local stop of the Rock the Bells tour, a day-long festival of so much non-bling-blingin’, non-booty-bass hip-hop, it hardly seems real. Okay, so the New York and California shows get the elusive,…
The local buzz for Miami Beach-based band Elastic Bond has been nonstop. This past May, 944 magazine named the group “One of Five Local Bands You Need to Hear.” The same month, Miami New Times bestowed the seven-piece with the title “Best Funky Fusion Band Even Yo Mama Would Like.”…
“Brimstone127 is like the Biscayne Boulevard of Miami hip-hop,” quips local musician Buffalo Brown. “The man is a staple down here. You cannot talk about Miami hip-hop without mentioning Brimstone.” Bold statements indeed. But while the usual local suspects may have gotten more mainstream shine, Brim, as he’s known for…
Coming off his highly acclaimed 40 Acres and a Moog, local producer Supersoul offers this cleverly titled opus about the commercialization of today’s hip-hop. There are no preset drum machines or played-out 808 rhythms here; instead there are the purest, high-grade beats that would make any current button-pusher turn away…
