Like a lot of other post-millenial musicians, 21-year-old dubstepper Jakwob (AKA James Jacob) is an internet-made man. A year and a half ago, nobody really knew his name. Hailing from the English Midlands, he was just another university student who sidelined as a laptop producer. But then things changed: He…
Lost in the Trees is a seven-strong collective from North Carolina likely to nourish the mossy side of your trunk with its sumptuous, string-filled folk music that occasionally borders on symphonic. Recently reissued on discerning Anti- label, the group’s All Alone in an Empty House finds a wider audience for…
Ten years ago, Steven Blush wrote a book called American Hardcore: A Tribal History. His motive: “I’m documenting the American hardcore punk music scene because it’s being forgotten,” he writes in the introduction. “Its history is evaporating as the participants die off or find religion or repress their memories of…
After a five-year period absent of new releases, 2008’s New Amerykah Pt. 1: 4th World War earned Erykah Badu the kind of critical acclaim most artists seek throughout an entire career. This is thanks to the disc’s winning, futuristic blend of hip-hop, soul, electronica, and R&B. It’s was praised by…
For those unfamiliar, Of Montreal is like P-Funk for sensitive kids. Kevin Barnes and his band blend personal lyrics with booty shakin’ beats and psychedelic theatrics. It’s as sexual as funk from the Mothership, but perhaps a bit more stimulating above the waist, as well. A product of the late…
This is Miami, and the local appetite for rock ‘n’ roll of all kinds (garage, punk, metal, etc.) is notoriously suspect. Standard wisdom says the people of South Florida have no stomach for churning squalls of guitar noise and skull-battering drums. But the simple fact that experimental Los Angeles rippers…
The reggae community breathed a sigh of relief in November when Buju Banton was finally released from prison on bail. Arrested in December 2009 on suspicion of conspiracy to possess and distribute five kilograms of cocaine, Buju (real name Mark Anthony Myrie) was locked up in Tampa’s Pinellas County Jail…
We already broke the news that British duo Simian Mobile Disco will be performing live at Ultra Music Festival Saturday, March 26. But before that, the duo will be hosting a party, dubbed Delicatessen, where attendees can expect a DJ set.Our first reaction is that Eve may be too small…
World-renowned DJ-producer Junior Sanchez hardly needs an introduction. Like his homies Erick Morillo and Harry “Choo Choo” Romero, Sanchez was bred in New Jersey’s seminal ’90s Latin house scene. He would cut his teeth spinning at legendary NYC hotspots like Limelight and the Shelter. As a member of the infamous…
Even with the first phase of Ultra Music Festival 2011 acts announced, there are still a few more DJs and bands being added here and there while we all wait for the full second phase of acts to be revealed.Dutch DJ Armin Van Buuren is the latest to be confirmed…
Celebrating birthdays with live music is just the friendly thing to do. Last night, a few bands joined forces for a house-party-slash-mini-concert in honor of their friend and housemate. It took place at La Cueva, all-girl band Snakehole’s practice space, conveniently located above a Calle Ocho institution, El Gato Tuerto…
Dee Dee Wilde’s venture into music is a proud South Florida story. Born into a music-leaning family of eight siblings, Wilde’s brother is the legendary ’80s crooner Eugene Wilde and her first single, 1988’s “I Found You” was a charting success in the U.K. Regularly compared to heavy-hitters Chaka Khan…
DJ-producer Eric Estornel is a veritable chameleon of electronic dance music. In a career spanning almost two decades, he’s shifted musical styles as often as he has monikers. His extensive discography boasts atmospheric techno as Maetrik, twisted electro as Mariel Ito, and moody deep house as Maceo Plex, all with…
Hollow Leg Instinct (Self-Released) myspace.com/hollowlegband There is nothing imaginary about where these two dudes store their energy. Nah, the hollow leg here refers to the actual hadron collider of doom sludge and booze these guys bring forth. Last year’s The Hive Demos did a great job of whetting appetites and…
It took the internet a full ten years to even begin looking back fondly upon the collective sonic experiences of the blissful Clintonian days. But ’90s musical nostalgia swung into full gear in 2010 thanks to the Hole tour, Tavi the grunge-fetishist Style Rookie (b. 1997), and Flavorpill’s top whatever…
Here at the New Times, we root hard for our local teams; especially when they win big on the road. Ever since our Big Three got together, we knew Miami would conquer the nation – we ain’t talking about James, Wade and Bosh, we’re talking about the Jacuzzi Boys. When…
Last month, Crossfade reported the massive news that Ms. Lauryn Hill would be headlining the two-day Jazz in the Gardens festival at Sun Life Stadium — and only a few months after the former Fugees frontwoman laid down one of Miami’s best concerts of 2010 as part of UM homecoming…
When punk started brewing in the late ’60s and exploded in the ’70s, no one could have predicted the exponential permutations the genre would unleash. But as it turns out, the next 40 years were a total landslide of sub-subgenres and multigenerational spinoffs. Like what? Well, see the cut ’cause…
There’s always a chance that Tyvek’s Nothing Fits was a painstakingly assembled second record. Perhaps every player utilized the greatest precision and grace when performing every note. The resulting album, however, sounds like the complete opposite of a work of effort. And contextually, it couldn’t get more glorious. The Motor…
There were a lot of great albums in 2010, and we caught a lot of great shows too. But what’s in store for 2011? Will Katy Goodwin leave the Vivian Girls after La Sera’s full-length drops in February? Will Alex Ebert’s (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros) solo debut, Alexander,…
Man, Winter Music Conference is only two months away. But while your club kid cousins are off doing the WMC thing, getting loopy on funny drugs and dancing away their inhibitions, you’re gonna be sucking on sweet sticky ish and nodding your dreaded head to righteous vibes at the Marley…
If you still haven’t spent a night at Get Low, Miami’s premier dubstep night and our pick for Best Monthly Party of 2010, we gotta ask: What’s wrong with you? Now whatever your excuse, this Thursday is your next chance to get a dose of bowel-rattling bass at the Vagabond with…
