Q&A With Bass Kleph, Playing Cameo on Friday

Like world-renowned contemporaries Dirty South, Bag Raiders and TV Rock among others, Sydney-based DJ/producer Bass Kleph (born Stu Tyson) has been riding the crest of the wave of an Australian electronic dance music renaissance since the late ’00s. But Tyson has in fact been honing his craft for well over…

The Golden Filter at Grand Central, August 21

Click here to view photos from the Golden Filter at Grand Central.The Golden FilterSaturday, August 21, 2010Grand Central, MiamiWhen Goldfrapp released its disco monstrosity, Black Cherry, in 2003. It was heralded as a disco revival, mostly on the heels of the single “Strict Machine.” The follow-up, Supernature, would keep the…

Annie Mac Returns to Miami September 23 at Electric Pickle

What is up with all these WMC-quality bookings outside of Conference? Jeez! Couple that with the amazing indie-rock shows happening at the Fillmore Miami Beach, and we haven’t seen this sort of amazing musical cornucopia happening, well, since we’ve been old enough to go out.Now add to a busy fall…

Album Review: Balloons by Masomenos; Electric Pickle Gig This Thursday

Masomenos Balloons (Welcome to Masomenos)”Masomenos” is Spanish for “more or less,” of course. The acclaimed French production pair Masomenos chose an appropriate moniker. Their sound inhabits that blurry “more or less” area where genre-bending hybridized electronica is more or less techno, more or less IDM, more or less glitch, and more or less…

Lauryn Hill to Play Miami at Arsht Center?

Not too long ago, I bought some tickets for an Arsht Center event to give as a gift. Since then, I’ve remained on the venue’s snail-mail list, and this past Sunday, a little postcard caught my eye. In trying to get me to sign up for a membership, it was…

Swedish House Mafia Bring Masquerade Motel to Miami October 30

Perhaps the biggest name in dance music right now, the Swedish House Mafia (Steve Angello, Axwell, and Sebastian Ingrosso) returns to Miami October 30 after headlining Ultra Music Festival back in March. The Masquerade Motel is being billed as a Halloween event (our first) and is set to take place…

Suenalo’s Singer Speaks on the Band’s Saturday Show at Transit Lounge

Anyone who’s ever caught Suenalo performing live at Transit Lounge would understand immediately why vocalist Amin de Jesus says, “Playing at Transit is one of my guilty pleasures.” Suenalo, of course, are pioneers of Miami’s fusion sound, that inimitable melding of various styles both Latin and American to form sumptuous…

Concert Review: Interpol at the Fillmore Miami Beach, August 21, 2010

Click here to view photos from Interpol at the Fillmore Miami Beach.InterpolWith Twin TigersThe Fillmore Miami BeachSaturday, August 21, 2010Better Than: Spending comparable bucks on a trendier flavor of the week.The Review:Interpol’s latest tour, which ended last night at the Fillmore Miami Beach, was slightly awkwardly scheduled. Originally, at about…

The Eh Team! Returns Tonight at Cafeina

In May, we introduced to you DJ duo Ess & Emm, who together honor their native land of Canada through music once a month at Cafeina at a party called The Eh Team! If you haven’t checked it out, tonight you’ll have another chance during the August edition.Tonight will feature…

Bloody Mary Plays Space on Saturday

Marjorie Migliaccio, a.k.a. Bloody Mary, is one of Berlin techno’s most darkly seductive new artists. The French-born DJ/producer first signed to Sender Records in 2006, and after three years of hard work, staking her place in Europe’s underground EDM scene, she released 2009’s critically-acclaimed debut album Black Pearl on Berlin’s…