Top Ten Latin Performances at the Miami Music Festival This Weekend

Miami Music Festival is back again. Now, we know what you’re thinking: (a) “What? MMF again, already?”; (b) “What? They found funding again? After last year???”; or (c) “What the fuck are you talking about? Miami what now?” Whatever the case, the fact remains that MMF is back. And you’re gonna…

Listen to DJ Mix by Kate Simko, Playing Ecco Lounge November 13

Since launching in 2009, the Miami Dance Party website has emerged as one of Miami’s premier sources for local underground EDM. The weekly podcast showcases guest mixes by a bevy of local DJs and producers, from Miami staples like DJ SpinnZinn of 90.5 WVUM to resident favorites at hotspots like…

Lauryn Hill at the University of Miami Homecoming, November 5

With Donnis The University of Miami Friday, November 5, 2010 Better than: Listening to your vintage 1998 copy of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill for the billionth time. Believe it … Ms. Lauryn Hill never disappoints her fans. She always leaves them waiting for an hour or more. Let’s be…

Robyn’s Tour Kickoff at the Fillmore Miami Beach, November 5

View photos from Robyn’s Fillmore Miami Beach concert.RobynWith BFGF and Natalia KillsFriday, November 5, 2010The Fillmore Miami BeachBetter than: The Eurovision song contest.Perhaps it was the excitement of launching her first extensive North American tour, but Robyn didn’t let the fact that the Fillmore was half-empty (or half-full if you…

Miguel Bosé Can’t Put His Latest Tour, Cardio, Into Words

As you may have already read, Miguel Bosé is a living legend. “A living freakin’ legend,” no less. And you don’t necessarily need to know your Paty Cantu from your Pimpinella to recognize that fact. If you’re of Hispanic descent, this legendary performer’s music is part of your life’s soundtrack,…

Robyn Doesn’t Think the Album Format is Dead

Tonight, Swedish pop artist Robyn is performing live at the Fillmore Miami Beach. The 31-year-old musician has had an amazing career that started out in the mid-’90s when bubblegum pop was all the rage. With a career similar to that of Britney Spear and Christina Aguilera, a few years later…

Roger Waters Rebuilds The Wall at the BankAtlantic Center November 13 and 14

Roger Waters has always seemed an irascible kind of guy. With his steely scowl and chiseled features, he radiates intimidation. And certainly, his contentious pronouncements about Middle East politics and his relationship with ex-bandmate David Gilmour often serve to reinforce that reputation. More to the point, his classic contribution to…

Underground and Local: Diet Cokeheads, White Execution, and Bone Owl

Diet Cokeheads’ Nasal EP (Drugged Conscience) Gainesville’s Diet Cokeheads is one-third of Florida’s holy triumvirate of new, damaged rock ‘n’ roll. (Lake Worth’s Cop City/Chill Pillars and Tampa’s Neon Blud comprise the other 2/3.) If you didn’t already know, D.C. features Palm Beach expatriates who cut their teeth at the…

Social Distortion Lives Hard and Rocks Recklessly at the Fillmore November 13

Like any 31-year-old punk crew that’s spent a good chunk of its life in the gutter, rocking recklessly, shooting heroin, looking for love, and breaking the law, Social Distortion has a pretty messed-up face. Obviously, we don’t mean that literally; Social D’s middle-aged frontman Mike Ness is surprisingly well-preserved, despite…