Eight days from today, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are playing the BankAtlantic Center. If you haven’t picked up tickets yet, you might be in luck if you act quickly. Despite some tickets going for over $200 a pop at online auction sites, Ticketmaster and Big 105.9 have…
This news comes to us as quite a shock: After only 16 months, Bella Rose is closing it doors at its 16th Street and Washington Avenue space in Miami Beach. Owners Alfred Spellman and Keith Paciello broke the news early this morning via bellarosemiami.com.But there is good news. They say…
Well, it’s Labor Day, ladies and gentlemen. That time of year that pretty much waves adios to the summer and renders your collection of white clothes useless (unless you’re a santero in the process of haciendote un santo). Kids are back in school and the fall weather is right around…
Looking for some live music in Broward and Palm Beach this weekend? Here are a few of the highlights.Tonight, Surfer Blood is releasing their CD at Propaganda. SB is picking up a whole lot of heat, so this could be the beginning of something huge. If you’re looking check out…
Michael John Hancock, better known as MJ, from Miami’s soul-punk group Awesome New Republic, talks about the band’s new release coming in October, settling in Miami, and band breakups. Awesome New Republic will perform Tuesday, September 8 at Roxy’s in West Palm Beach and Saturday, September 12 at Soho Studios…
To read past installments of Diary of a Flasher, click here. There was a time when Labor Day weekend meant something to me. It was a nice 3-day weekend to head out to a mini-vacation. Up in the northeast, I had a choice of rivers, mountains, oceans and sand. The…
Self-proclaimed “greatest rapper alive” Lil Wayne performs Sunday at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. That boast had serious clout when Tha Carter III dropped last year. But with Weezy’s ruinous rock album Rebirth in delay hell — latest news has it coming out in November — it’s time to reassess…
If you haven’t heard of Fort Lauderdale’s premier venue for all things indie, The Bubble, and you’ve decided the city is just an artistic black hole, you’ll be happy to know things are getting organized. The Bubble, founded by local promoters Garo Gallo and Yvonne Colon, is the newest establishment…
We definitely take pride any time locals get national attention. So after BlackBook sat down with Aramis Lorie, Barbara Basti and Jake Jefferson — better known as the people behind the Poplife brand — we definitely feel like we’re standing a bit taller.The Q&A, written by freelancer John Hood (who…
Stop. Collaborate and listen: Ice is back with a brand-new, um, nothing. Except, well, he’s bringing his old Caucasian rap shtick to the Seminole Casino Hollywood for a free Labor Day weekend show. I mean, obviously it’s free. I wouldn’t pay to see this 41-year-old white boy sing-talk his way…
Paco Osuna’s musical journey began like that of most aspiring young producers, making tracks and cutting his teeth on the decks as a teen in the ’90s, before his international career got jump-started when he earned a residency at the legendary club Amnesia in Ibiza, and subsequently joined the roster…
A few more concert listings today for your viewing pleasure:Jackson Browne is shedding his band and striking out on a solo tour. The singer/songwriter will play an acoustic set at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on November 21. Tickets aren’t on sale yet, but check the…
You know who’s really got their shit together when it comes to having a good time? Brazilians. I mean think about it. Carnaval, caipirinhas, Brazilian steakhouses, those Brazilian bikinis, Brazilian waxing…ok, maybe that last one is only fun in the post stages. But you get my drift.Now offering you yet…
Perfect Pop from the Pet Shop Boys on Their Album Yes
People tend to give Argentina the most props for developments in Latin rock. Bands from that country, such as Soda Stereo and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, garnered widespread attention not only in their homeland but also all across Latin America. Farther north, though, Venezuela offers more in the way of valuable…
Mexican singer, composer, and producer Marco Antonio Solis began his career early. He was only 12 years old when he began performing with his first group, Los Hermanitos Solis. But it was with his next one, Los Bukis, when he would become a Latin American megastar. Although he started the…
Fernando Perdomo is a musician’s musician — every gigging player in town seems to know him, and he seems to have worked with at least half of those folks. A virtuoso whiz kid on the guitar, Perdomo has largely earned his ducats as a session player, producer, and engineer, boasting…
Let’s just get this out of the way: Heidi absolutely never, ever fails to straight-up kill it on the dance floor. One of the leading lights of the Get Physical stable — home of M.A.N.D.Y., Booka Shade, et al. — she was also the label’s first female signing. This Berlin-by-way-of-Windsor-Ontario…
In the Name of Dub: Jesse Stoll’s homegrown DubFest brings international reggae legends out of hiding
Brian Hunker likes to keep it simple on the decks. “I take a decidedly un-creative approach. No fancy beat-matching. No mashups. No special effects,” he says. “I just select one song I really like and let it play. When that song ends, I play another one. That’s it. I like…
It’ll take more than a sprained knee and a “low-grade malignant tumor” to keep Depeche Mode from spreading its time-tested brand of brooding synthpop across America this summer. Consider the band’s many personal tribulations: lead singer Dave Gahan’s heroin addiction, lead songwriter Martin Gore’s seizures, and lead wallflower Andy Fletcher’s…
¡Mayday! The Thinnest Line (self-released) maydayonline.com This five-track EP is rife with sexy R&B backed by elements of funky hip-hop and solid live instrumentation. It has an overall lounge vibe for the casual cool cat who dresses well and knows how to order a drink. The collective comprises Plex, Wreckonize,…
