No Regular Play is the Brooklyn-based production duo of Nick DeBruyn and Greg Paulus (originally of indie darlings Beirut). Part of a new American generation of EDM producers rooted in more instrumentalist-based music forms, their experimental genre-bending take on house and techno defies all expectations of what dance music can…
Live Nation’s Wednesday deal of the week is a familiar one. In fact, it’s almost the exact same one as they ran last week. Buy a lawn ticket for any show at Cruzan Amphitheatre or Bayfront Park Amphitheater, and you’ll get one for free. This week, Live Nation is extending…
Read part one of this series here.The Miami Dolphins are for sale to the highest musical bidders. Gloria Estefan and Marc Anthony have both recently bought minority shares of the franchise, leaving us all wondering: Who’s next? We’ve compiled a list of 10 most wanted musicians with a tie to…
What do you get when you cross elements from Cuba’s classic musical styles like son, guaracha, cha-cha-chá and rumba with more contemporary flavors, ranging from funk to ska to reggae and good ole’ noisy hard rock? If you guessed Ricky Ricardo on a bender with Brad Nowell circa 1996, right…
Grind Time battles are no holds barred rap competitions that take place in a nationwide league made up of regional divisions. Raps are often heavily researched for ultimate brutality and self referential to the Grind Time universe. Miami rapper/party promoter Parable has a Grind Time history, but the battle presented…
Lake Worth’s Propaganda and the affiliated music newsletter sent via TheHoneyComb.com have been preeminent sources for finding out about local talent. The constant rotation of local bands on various nights of the week make the chic small space one of the best clubs in Broward and Palm Beach counties.For the…
The local progressive/rock/whatever trio Jacob’s Ladder just does not stop. The last time we checked in with these 23-year-olds, just this past May, they were debuting some new tracks and setting off on a national tour through New England and the South. Well, one national summer tour is not enough…
Here’s a rough trailer for Invisible Bands, an in-the-works documentary of Miami’s late ’70s/early ’80s rock scene by a guy who lived it: Greg McLaughlin. Back in those days, McLaughlin was the lead man for the Front, an amazing local post-punk/new wave act that took a few pages from the…
Kurt Cobain was a huge fan. Beck named his album Mutations in their honor. David Byrne personally curated a 1999 retrospective album on the band for his Luaka Bop label, but it seemed like nothing could convince legendary Brazilian Tropicalia band Os Mutantes to return to stage. Then in 2007 two-thirds of the band’s original core, brothers Arnaldo Baptista and…
Big Sam’s Funky NationTransit Lounge, MiamiFriday, July 24, 2009Better Than: JambalayaThe Review:New Orleans funkmeister Big Sam Williams brought the bayou to Brickell Friday night, for a regular old boot-stompin’, booty-shakin’ hootenanny at a bustling Transit Lounge. The band of six, led by large – and – in – charge Williams…
The Summer Spin Series (hosted by Gryphon Nightclub and New Times) kicked off on July 24 with DJ Maximus 3000, DJ Alej Varez, and DJ Igi squaring off in an open format competition for a chance to play at the finals on October 16. DJ Alej Varez took home top…
Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the most-played albums on South Florida’s campus radio stations. To view previous week’s lists, click here.Top-Tens from the week of July 20-24:University of Miami- WVUM 90.5 FM, “The Voice”The Voice proudly introduces new and innovative music to the Miami area by…
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…
Here’s a brand new upload from local guitar virtuoso Fernando Perdomo’s own band, Dreaming in Stereo. (You might recognize him as Paulina Rubio’s axe man.) The video is for the song called, um, “Steal This Song,” off Dreaming in Stereo’s new full-length album. It was filmed at the Gibson Showroom…
Redeye ’09With Dooms De Pop, Astari Nite, and Confused as EverArtserve Fort LauderdaleFriday, July 24, 2009Better Than: Guy Harvey paintings and seashell collectionsThe Review: Fort Lauderdale is perhaps better known for its nickel slots and three-for-one drink specials than its cultural pursuits. But you could have fooled the hundreds of…
Midwestern DJ/producer Andrew Rasse a.k.a. Butane is one of the more cerebral and pragmatic figures of contemporary techno. This is a guy who cites the philosophers Martin Heidegger and Thomas Kuhn as influences, and whose new artist album Endless Forms (on Crosstown Rebels) is a self-described homage to Charles Darwin…
Days of the New is a hard band to classify nowadays. 10 or 15 years ago, it’d have easily sat in the same group as Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. But now that ‘alternative/grunge’ doesn’t seem to be a genre anymore, Days of the New seems, well new. Lead singer…
Ever see someone and have the urge to say, “Hey, that guy really marches to the beat of his own drum?” No? Well, now providing the perfect setup for that charming, if antiquated, little ditty, world class percussionist Sammy Figueroa and Kitchen 305 at the Newport Beachside Resort.Whether lending his…
Summerfest 2009 is going down next month at the American Airlines Arena, and it has some of hip-hop and R&B’s biggest names on the bill. Ne-Yo, Akon, Flo Rida, and T-Pain are all confirmed to perform on August 22. If you’re looking to get good seats, you’d better prepare to shell…
David Hudson, a Miami-via-Atlanta TK Records recording artist, had a smash hit back in the day with a song called “Honey Honey.” You’ll probably recognize the chorus — “‘Til you reach over and hold me tight/I reach over and turn out the light/We’re gonna (make love) in the middle of…
To read past installments of Diary of a Flasher, click here.Jumping in and out of clubs and shooting the people posing for some lame T&A site was never me. I started my site because I wanted to shoot the party through my eyes, induced with Cosmos and a dance energy…
Give She Wants Revenge’s self-titled debut album a listen. You’ll probably hear a few New Order or Interpol influences, but what you won’t hear is more than two people making all that racket. Sure the album is thick with synthesizers and effects, but the soundscape is so lush it’s hard…
