Leave it to a Carnival-happy country such as Colombia to have not one, but two independence days. The first occurs July 20 and celebrates the nation’s 1810 revolt against its Spanish conquerors. The second goes down August 7 and honors the 1819 Battle of Boyacá, when a ragtag band led…
Call It Radar We Need Our Friends to Be Closer (self-released) callitradar.com Not too long ago, Tom Gorrio hung up the towel on Call It Radar in order to take his solo work on the road. Well, he did just that, but the power of Call It Radar still came…
Local film Auteur and fitness dude, Aiden Dillard’s film Death Print is getting another Premiere showing , this time over on South Beach’s Colony Theatre, right in the heart of Lincoln Road. This piece of cinema mayhem has many local musicians and people about town starring in it. Look for…
If anyone embodies the indie-dance phenomenon the best its Dim Mak founder Steve Aoki. The hipsterati mogul is notorious for crowd surfing, pouring endless bottles of Grey Goose into open mouths, and hyping the crowd to the brink of insanity. His music on the other hand isn’t exactly blowing anyone…
Here’s a brand new upload from Armando Saenz’s KaraokeKing youtube channel. This dude is hilarious. Click here for his website, and here goes info on all his weekly live appearances and how to book him for your next party……
Cat PowerMonday, July 13, 2009Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: Seeing Chan Marshall break down. The Review: In the ’90s, there was a lo-fi revival that positioned itself against what it saw as the pseudo-sensitivity of commercially-successful alternative rock in bands like the Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana. At the forefront was Stephen…
Attending an award show is a unique and often unforgettable experience. All that pomp. All those celebs. Enough sparkly, sequined and skimpy evening gowns and ice to sink the Titanic all over again. And fans of Latin music won’t want to miss this year’s Premios Juventud, one of about 30…
Live Nation continues to make Wednesday the best (if only) day to get tickets through their site. Last week, they announced the “All-In” tickets: For $29.99 you get lawn tickets, parking, a hot dog, and a soda. This week, they’re expanding the “All-In” promotion to include reserved seats at Cruzan,…
Have you ever heard from someone who went to a Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band concert and left unsatisfied? The Boss’ fans are rabid, and his shows are legendary, often culminating in three hour sets spanning his entire 40-plus-years’ catalog. His previously announced tour did not have a…
The new IWAN Concept Production Facility “The Bubble” is hosting an after-party for Red Eye, the annual Fort Lauderdale event by ArtServe that highlights work by local artists, musicians, fashion designers, and performance artists. The Bubble after-party starts at 8 p.m. and will include performances by local bands Dooms De Pop, The Microdots, and Pretty…
Bands, you probably already know about and use Sonicbids. So you’ll know that the site is also a gateway for local bands to score slots at big-deal events and festivals. Recently, local act the Mission Veo submitted a demo through Sonicbids and scored a gig at the local stop of…
The South Florida stop of the Blazed and Confused tour, originally scheduled for August 1 at Bayfront Park in Miami, has been canceled. Promotion company AEG Live says it’s due to “scheduling conflicts,” and, strangely, the whole date seems to have been moved north to Orlando’s Hard Rock Live, according…
Analog Vs. Digital Computer MusicThe Harold Golen Gallery, MiamiJuly 10, 2009Better Than: Tried and tested techno musical arrangements.Last Friday evening, the Harold Golen Gallery in Wynwood hosted another night of experimental music. Two talented electronic musicians, Margaret Schedel and Sarah O’ Halloran, performed accompanied by the transfixing performance artist Dawn…
Deadmau5 (pronounce dead mouse for those reading this aloud) a.k.a. Joel Zimmerman, has just announced a North American tour with a stop at Revolution Live on November 13. The Canadian progressive house DJ is bringing his trademark high energy show (think full multimedia experience rather than just a dude bobbing…
70’s power balladeers REO Speedwagon, prog rockers STYX, and straight up 80’s (hair) metal band Night Ranger are touring and hitting up Cruzan Amphitheater on October 31. Let us break this down for you: If you buy a ticket for this show (and you will), there’s about a 99% chance…
Cookieheadz a.k.a. Fish Boy has a new podcast out and it’s predictably dope as hell. The long-running DJ has a history of residencies that reads like a what’s-what of Miami underground parties, like Revolver, the Church, Poplife, and so on, as well as a pioneering stint hosting the Electric Kingdom…
New Times contributor, music author, and Prunk TV mastermind Jason Handelsman has taken multimedia to a new level of depravity. Check out his site FilthySouth.com for all his latest new-media work.Here’s what he had to say on his blog about this video. “The song was recorded in December of 2005,…
If checking out the Get Up Kids reunion show on November 12 isn’t your thing, perhaps this will float your boat (pun very much intended). There’s a boat, a big one at that, setting sail from Miami that very same day which will have Rick Springfield, Richard Marx, Brandon Barash…
There was a time in the ’90s when “emo” wasn’t a bad word, a style of dress, an overuse of eyeliner, or an awful haircut. It was when bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Cursive, Texas is the Reason, and The Get Up Kids were proud to play their own…
Celia Cruz was without question one of the most iconic figures in Latin music. Her singular pipes and unique style, along with a vivacious personality and a smile that could only be measured in wattage, distinguished her from other notable contemporaries. It’s only right that a legend of such stature…
The Aerosmith gig scheduled for tonight at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise is postponed due to an “artist injury.” The official Live Nation press release doesn’t specify further, but Rolling Stone reported recently that Steven Tyler may have pulled a muscle during his June 29th concert, forcing postponements of a…
The PostmarksWith John Ralston and Raffa and RainerPropaganda, Lake WorthFriday, July 10, 2009Better Than: Gorging oneself on a smorgasbord of the best homemade recipes.The Review: In the handful of months the Lake Worth indie rock spot Propaganda has existed, local booking/promoting guru Steve Rullman has done a remarkable job luring…
