Brooke HoganThe RedemptionSoBe EntertainmentYou’ll love Brooke Hogan’s latest, The Redemption, if your taste in music was honed while drunkenly bar hopping on Washington Avenue. The album is about as charming as pole dancing for an ass-grab-happy crowd during Calle Ocho. And it’s as sophisticated as the cover art which would…
There is nothing threatening about New York rock band RAPOSO. The bassist is a successful model, pictures of the band show a row of stainless white T-shirts, and their music teems with poppy guitar riffs, synth backdrops, and lyrics like “no more fear, time is on our side.” This band…
In a crass display of blatant commercialism, Patrick Walsh a.k.a. DJ PJ has posted his version of a Dubstep mix for free download. This genre is an outgrowth of the English rave and garage scene that takes some elements of UK garage blends it with Grime rhythms and some two…
Kingstonlogic Here’s a most excellent music video from Terry Lynn for her song “Kingstonlogic.” No stupid sets or greenscreens, just real reality from the streets of Jamaica and a tight edit.Catch Terry Lynn tonight with Johan Hugo and Wildlife for FREE at The Awarehouse in Wynwood with an Electric Pickle…
This week’s Live Nation Wednesday deal isn’t the greatest unless you’ve got 3-5 people you can persuade to your musical tastes. In what’s becoming a weekly event, Live Nation is dropping the service fees on four packs and six packs to a slew of events this summer (Hit the jump…
Tonight, Wednesday, June 24 U-God will be performing at Electric Pickle. That’s right, U-God of the Wu-Tang Clan. Prunk TV met up with some hardcore Wu-Headz (“Killah Bees on the Swarm”) on Tuesday to discuss the current state of the Wu. These dudes are like the Hassidic Jews of…
So Raw Festival’ISM Gallery and Upper Eastside Garden, MiamiJune 19 and 20, 2009Better Than: Packing into yet another dance club and emptying your wallet.The Review:I have only good things to say about the So Raw Festival, which celebrated its inaugural edition last weekend across Miami’s urban wilds. The scrappy, triumphant,…
Orishas is a Yoruban word referring to spirits or deities, which are essentially manifestations of the god Orun. It is also the name adopted by what is arguably one of the most significant and original offerings to the Latin genre in the past 10 years. Comprised of Roldan Gonzalez, Hiram…
Scion A/V Trouble & Bass CD Release Party with Drop the Lime, AC Slater, Star Eyes and The CaptainSunday, June 21, 2009Bella Rose, Miami BeachBetter than: Partying in a sauna.Electro-house is dead and New York-based label Trouble & Bass is making sure its never resurrected. And I don’t mean that…
With all the garbage pop punk polluting the airwaves these days, sometimes it’s hard to recall a time where pop punk was good, much less relevant. If the only punk you know is played on MTV3 or VH1, it’s high time you head out to Respectable Street and catch this…
European Torche fans are being treated to a dose of Miami grind this summer. Shitstorm will be opening a few select dates for the Miami sludge-pop kings. If you haven’t heard these guys, they are what we call an extremely aggressive grind band. The lineup is Ricky and Nunez from…
Santa Barbara based band Rebelution (not to be confused with the Christian movement of the same name) are bringing even more feel good indie reggae to Culture Room on August 29. The formation of the band is typical: they met in college, started playing together, recorded an album, co-vocalist leaves…
University of Miami- WVUM 90.5 FM, “The Voice”The Voice is dedicated to playing music that commercial stations leave out of their broadcasts. To visit WVUM’s new web site and blog, click here.1. Wave If You’re Really There, Wave Machines2. Miike Snow, Miike Snow3. PNAU, Pnau4. Kabukimono, Rainbow Arabia5. Play Music, Thieves…
Cosmic TwinsSaturday, June 20, 2009Eden Terrace Garden at Nocturnal, MiamiBetter than: anything Miami has had the privilege to hear since WMC and far more epic than anything we heard then. The Review: Amid concerns of rain over the weekend and fears that it might hamper Cosmic Twins, the preeminent techno show…
PL0T presents another installment in their continuing series of brilliant German minimal bookings, with a Miami debut performance by Frankfurt-based DJ/producer Robert Dietz at White Room this Friday night. A relative newcomer to the scene with a few releases on the Cécille and Deep Vibes labels, Dietz brings a refreshingly…
After a final album together, 2008’s Go Away White, Peter Murphy and his former bandmates have finally hammered the last nail in the Bauhaus coffin. But that’s actually good news for the group’s rabid fans. Its erstwhile frontman is finally comfortable performing these songs on his solo tours, which have…
Miami’s retro electro-dance duo BFGF will bring the party to Fort Lauderdale’s Brick Rock Bar Wednesday, performing their blend of minimalistic electronic instrumentation and Casiotone-loving Fischerspooner clash. While songs like the cheeky “Electric Supermodel” and “Super-dude-fuckin-A-licious” are more accessible for those craving dance-floor pop tunes, the group’s more experimental, spookier…
He’s played Bonnaroo and Langerado. He’s toured with Ben Harper, the Wailers, and Steel Pulse. Now, Trevor Hall is taking his acoustic folk/hip hop/reggae mashup on the road solo and he’ll be hitting Culture Room July 18. Hall’s music stands out from many of his fellow folk singer/songwriters for a…
courtesy of Pryslezz’s MySpaceHip Hop groupies, and those thirsty for something new in the rap category, add another import to your list of MC’s to watch. Youngstown, Ohio native Pryslezz (read: Priceless) is making music in our lil’ city. He recently finished his debut album, “Rebirth of a King” and…
Here’s a video of 26-year-old Itzhak Perlman protege and violin virtuoso Giora Schmidt rocking with beyond-expert pianist Rohan De Silva. The concert was part of the Sunday Afternoons of Music Series at Gusman Concert Hall and was filmed Sunday, June 14. The piece they are playing is by a dude…
Now Hannah Montana’s minions are striking out on their own. Mitchel Musso, best known as Oliver on the Hannah Montana sitcom courtesy of Disney, is hitting the road with a head full of songs and an itching, burning need to sing them to you and your children. Having just released…
Kendall HC act Homestretch is finally releasing a seven-inch they have been working on since late last year. It’s finally done mastering and after all the typical delays associated with independent releases should be out this summer on Hot Air Press. The band has been making plenty of noise at…
