Ten Under $10 For the Weekend of July 17 – 19

Friday, July 17*Miami Anglophile indie rockers People From Venus play the Vagabond in Miami tonight, and it’s no secret I think they are pretty swell. Admission to the Vag on Fridays is free before midnight, $5 after. Click here to visit the club’s web site. *If you act fast and…

Victor Wooten and JD Blair Playing Culture Room (Soon)

The Culture Room’s website is stating bass playing demi-god Victor Wooten is coming with drummer JD Blair to the Culture Room, but doesn’t have an exact date. Still, there’s plenty of reason to get excited for this show. Victor Wooten is, quite simply, one of the finest bass players playing…

Diary of a Flasher: Gabby M and KRELwear Come Together at The Standard

To read past installments of Diary of a Flasher, click here.This week, I am taking the streets for cocktail hour to swim shows and beyond, strapped with my camera covering the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim. Music at fashion shows is as critical as the models that are selected, but a…

Supervillains Return to Culture Room September 19

Skankers of the world unite! Orlando ska legends The Supervillains are coming back to Culture room on September 19. Dom, Skart, Dan, Smally, and Cardo are also scheduled to play at Arts Park in Hollywood on September 5 with the English Beat, Reel Big Fish, and a slew of reggae…

Ida Engberg Plays Space this Saturday

Swedish DJ/producer Ida Engberg is one of the fastest-rising female stars in the male-studded world of techno. A resident at Stockholm’s legendary Cocktail Club, her career was kicked off auspiciously in the mid-2000s and headed right to the top, where she’s shared the decks with some of the biggest names in…

Bomba Estereo Drops On Miami

Pardon the cheesy pun, but Bomba Estereo is blowing shit up! The Colombian outfit has made quite a name for themselves internationally since forming in Bogota. After letting the creative juices simmer abroad, 2009 is the year they finally take over the States, winning over fans with their unique blend…

The Allman Brothers Coming to Hard Rock On October 20

Did you miss the Allman Brothers at last month’s Wanee Festival in Live Oak? Well fret no more, the biggest act from(and founders of) the festival just can’t get enough of their home state and have announced an October 20 date at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood. It’s a wonder…

Jay-J and Luke McKeehan Play Electric Pickle this Friday

It seems like the international EDM talent is just pouring in at the Electric Pickle lately, to the point where the artist bookings are coming in pairs and even triples each night (see last week’s disco/house/techno three-way with Sunshine Jones, Pete Herbert and Benno Blome). Needless to say, this gratuitous…

Beastie Boys Coming to Bayfront Park Amphitheater On October 8

Talk about huge concert announcements. Yesterday, Bruce Springsteen announced a stop at the BankAtlantic Center, and today the Beastie Boys let slip one of their nine stops on this year’s tour will be at Bayfront Park Amphitheater. Even better news: this is the last stop on the tour, so you…

Dialed In: Top Tens From Local College Radio

University of Miami- WVUM 90.5 FM, “The Voice”The Voice is dedicated to playing alternative music that most commercial stations exclude from their broadcasts. To visit WVUM’s new website and blog, click here.1. La Roux, La Roux2. Ten Makes A Face, When Saints Go Machine3. You Need Pony Pony Run Run, Pony Pony…

John Digweed

It’s impossible to hyperbolize here: Brit DJ titan John Digweed — along with longtime partner Sasha — is progressive house. Digweed began DJing as a young teen in the late ’70s and early ’80s, but it was in the early ’90s when he finally got his big break, spinning at…

Hey Monday

As far as we know, a star-maker didn’t have anything to do with the formation of Hey Monday. But the West Palm Beach group’s members seem to have been as carefully cast for their roles as the telegenic types who made up two of Florida’s prepackaged ’90s-era exports, ‘N Sync…

L.A. Riots

Daniel LeDisko and Jo’B, the twosome currently causing L.A. Riots, are the remixers of the moment — definitely a short-term position given the trendiness of the international club scene but one that can occasionally lead to greater things. The duo, which will share the console with Felix Cartel, has been…

The Angst

Orlando outfit the Angst formed in 2004, but these guys could have come straight out of the early ’80s punk scene. Uncompromising in energy and melody, with the standard shout-along choruses and aggressive hooks, the Angst has toured with some of its similarly minded musical heroes, including GBH and the…