Blues badass Buddy Guy — along with Big Easy piano man Dr. John — performs Friday at the Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht Center. A huge influence on Eric Clapton and countless others, Guy continues to elate audience members with his guitar heroics at the grand age of 72. On…
Sleepless Night returns this Saturday to Miami Beach. Staying up all night there is nothing new, but the event is way more high-falutin’, asking you to stay awake for things like opera and experimental dance. That can seem like a tall order in this town, but the last edition was…
Peaches has, among other things, a (relatively) new LP (I Feel Cream), a new clip (for the song “Take You On”), a new band (the Berlin-based Sweet Machines), and a new tour. That last one brings her to Revolution this Friday, November 6. It also gave New Times a chance…
Massachusetts hardcore band Converge at Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
Electro provocateur Peaches hits Revolution this Friday
Head Spins: DJ Mednas, Miami’s internationalist house man
Hailing from Leeds, England, 2020Soundsystem is a quartet that puts the disco in disconnected. The combined effort of Danny “Dubble D” Ward, Ralph Lawson, Fernando Pulichino, and Julian Sanza, the group produces tracks that are diffused with dub but still punctuated with physical triggers. They invite you to bliss out…
You already know Sander Kleinenberg’s music, although you might not be aware of that fact. You probably first heard it at a certain Park West nightclub at 8 a.m. while rolling so hard you thought you were in Ibiza. But you weren’t in Ibiza — Kleinenberg’s track came on to…
Unless you reside in Little Buenos Aires (around North Beach, where Las Vacas Gordas throw down!), it’s possible you’re unfamiliar with Damas Gratis. Hailing from Argentina, the eight-piece band has never been to Miami. But these guys have been putting together some seriously swinging cumbia with Andean flavor, known as…
And so continues DIY punks’ fascination with bluegrass. Among a subset of youth that patches its own pants and enjoys hitchhiking to places such as Pensacola, the fiddle and jug have sparked a frisson of authentic Americanness. This explains why almost every college town has bearded types sitting on a…
Long Beach-bred punk-ska band Sublime was on the verge of national success when frontman Brad Nowell died of a heroin overdose in 1996, right after work on Sublime’s major-label debut was completed. To help fill the void left by the band, Rhode Island-based quartet Badfish does a very personal tribute…
It’s enough to make metal purists wail and gnash their teeth. Half of the producer/DJ duo Mixhell, Iggor Cavalera cofounded seminal Brazilian groove-metal act Sepultura when he was just 15 years old. For the next 20 years, he toured the world and sold out stadiums as the band’s drummer, until…
Welsh DJ/producer Sasha (born Alexander Paul Coe) is that rare breed of artist that has managed to balance massive commercial success and notoriety with artistic integrity throughout his long-standing career. I won’t go into too many details about his myriad accolades through the years, which include over a decade of…
Check out this killer guitar solo from Radio Galaxy’s performance at the Wednesday night blues jam at Titanic Brewery by the University of Miami in Coral Gables.Click here for Radio Galaxy’s myspace.Like blues music? Check out the jam tonight from 9 p.m. to midnight with an open blues jam hosted…
Let’s talk for a minute about Soul Do Mato. Because I feel like you don’t hear enough about this Miami-based band. While enjoying their vids on YouTube, I did find that they have at least one metric shitload of views though, so it’s entirely possible I’m just preaching to the…
103.1, The Buzz has announced the lineup of their 14th annual Buzz Bake Sale 2009, which is slated to take place at Cruzan Amphitheater on December 5. This twelve hour music festival is taking place over three stages starting at 10 am. Tickets, which run $20 for lawn tickets and…
It’s kinda difficult to take seriously a soundtrack that features components entitled “Jedi Prayer” and “LSD in the Water.” Well, British composer Rolfe Kent most likely wouldn’t have kept those crazy headings had he expected anybody to stay truly serious while listening. But be assured that Kent, who counts to…
JewelThe Fillmore Miami BeachNovember 3, 2009Better Than: Having to actually live the ’90s all over again.The Review:It must be terribly difficult for a singer to be inextricably linked to a particular decade, especially when said singer begins to realize that nothing they do will ever be as big or as…
A.F.I. is playing in South Florida on November 18, at Pompano Beach Amphitheater. Longtime fans of the band are in for a treat, as recent fan reviews show the band’s set list has spanned its (long!) career. Also excellent is the opening band, Gallows, probably the best straight-up hardcore act…
Last week, we introduced you to Mixhell, the husband-and-wife DJ / remix / production team of Iggor Calavera and Laima Leyton. (Click here to read that intro, which included a link to the pair’s most recent mix). Metal fans will, of course, recognize Calavera’s name instantly — with his brother,…
To view a full slideshow of photos from the event, click here. Moonfest 2009Downtown West Palm BeachSaturday, October 31, 2009Better Than: Witnessing a scantily clad Tinker Bell getting spanked by Beaker the Muppet.The Review:With an estimated attendance of over 40,000, Moonfest has become one of South Florida’s largest and rowdiest street…
If you spent the earlier part of the decade at places like Piccadilly Garden, Soho Lounge or I/O Lounge–all now deceased venues–you are familiar with Peaches. Along with acts like Felix Da Housecat, Miss Kittin, Larry Tee and Tommie Sunshine, she’s is pretty much responsible for ushering in the electroclash…
