MP3 of the Day: New Minimal Mix by DJ Basti

DJ/producer Sebastian Silva a.k.a. Basti is an Argentinian transplant and former indie rocker who relocated to Miami in 1999 to pursue a career in music. Basti has since established himself as a regular in Miami’s underground techno scene, and as a PL0T resident DJ he’s played alongside some of the…

Senses Fail Playing Revolution Live October 15

Deftly switching between straight-forward rock harmonies and hardcore inspired growling, Senses Fail have cemented their place among the finest post-hardcore acts today. More than their layered guitar work and blast beat drumming, Senses Fail distinguish themselves from the hard indie rock crowd by actually putting thought behind their lyrics. SF…

Concert Review: Tori Amos at The Fillmore Miami Beach

Tori AmosThursday, July 29, 2009The Fillmore Miami BeachBetter Than: You can imagine — twiceHard to say which was better: sitting in the front row next to a dynamite dame for Tori Amos’s Fillmore Gleason show, or catching her earlier that day, when Tori performed what was basically a private concert…

Mos Def Playing Adrienne Arsht Center August 15

Actor/Hip Hop artist extraordinaire Mos Def has announced an August 15 stop at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Mos Def, a.k.a. Dante Terrell Smith, is taking off from his busy acting schedule and touring in support of his latest album The Ecstatic, which hit in June. Jay…

Switchfoot playing Culture Room September 10

The name Switchfoot sounds like the moniker for an awful pop punk band trying to capitalize on skateboarding culture. Instead, Switchfoot is an alternative/grunge band from San Diego whose name is capitalizing on surfing culture. They’re touring in support of their upcoming “Hello Hurricane” album, set to release on October…

Filter Mag Online Interviews Awesome New Republic

First, the Pitchfork TV love, and now, an interview in another national indie taste-maker mag. Awesome New Republic is (finally!) properly on the verge of a breakout beyond this peninsula. Starting yesterday, Filter magazine began posting a three-part Q&A with ANR on its web site. (The third part is dated…

Top 10 Thursday: The Real Top 10 American Entertainers

Michael Jackson dies and all of a sudden he’s the greatest entertainer of all time. Not so fast. MJ made three great albums, invented the moonwalk and, well…. Let us take another look at the performers who have truly proved most thrilling over the years.1. Elvis Presley Michael Jackson may…

Crookers

In the Venn diagram of modern electro, fidget, and hip-house, Milan-based DJ duo Crookers resides in the overlap. The pairing of producers Phra and Bot, Crookers is often mentioned alongside the Bloody Beetroots, a similarly beat-saturated set of Italian DJs that rose to prominence through blogs. But Crookers differentiates its…

Green Day’s Breakdown Triumph

With 2004’s resounding, career-reviving smash American Idiot — and now the superior 21st Century Breakdown — Green Day has not so much evolved as been completely reborn. Even its name seems to have transformed, from a J-smoking lazy-afternoon joke to maybe something environmental. This is not simply because the Zeitgeist…

Atmosphere

Atmosphere MC Slug has gained some much-needed perspective since the release of 2005’s You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having. “The identity that comes with [being a rapper] carries a lot of self-entitlement,” Slug (AKA Sean Daley) says from his South Minneapolis home. “That’s a good thing. It’s part…

Karina Iglesias

Locally born and bred songstress Karina Iglesias has more soul than a sock with a hole — one listen to her music gives that away. Songs from the singer-songwriter’s repertoire traverse R&B, funk, and beyond while remaining smooth but down-to-earth. Her sultry, throaty vocal style easily navigates the crisp, funk-infused…

Head Spins: DJ M.Dot

First things first: M.Dot’s name has nothing to do with either Michigan’s or Maryland’s department of transportation. But it could, especially when you consider this DJ’s moniker does, in fact, have something to do with moving large groups of the public. In fact, it might take the DOT from both…

Black Moth Super Rainbow

Black Moth Super Rainbow’s recently released Eating Us might not lovingly upset as many stomachs as 2007’s eerily chewy Dandelion Gum. But that’s only because people are acquiring a taste for the western Pennsylvania outfit’s trippy brand of vivid wildness. Sure, the kooky quintet’s latest LP seems almost sedate compared…

Poplife Says Goodbye to White Room

Poplife has never really been a faithful lover, so White Room should have seen this coming from a mile away. We heard the rumors weeks ago, but we were told it was off the record. However, today we received word via press release that Saturday’s event with Black Moth Super…

Prunk TV: Drew Sidora Plans On Surpassing Beyonce

“Diva is the female version of a hustla.” Beyonce Actress and singer, Drew Sidora recently moved to Miami from LA to finish her upcoming debut album for Slip-N-Slide Records. You may remember Drew from a previous episode of Prunk; we met up again over the weekend at a clothing store…