Oceanik is a man and a band. I saw him playing steel drums at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. This video captures him covering “Bailamos” by Enrique Iglesias. I also heard him do a version of “Because I Got High” by Afroman. Oceanik got a consistently great response…
We’re a long way from New Orleans, but that doesn’t mean Mardi Gras festivities are out of reach. Today and tomorrow on the Hollywood Broadwalk, the spirit of Fat Tuesday is in full effect, complete with street vendors hocking various vittles and wares, impromptu street performances and plenty of free…
Musical Missionary has a pretty spectacular double-booking lined up at undergound EDM haven Black Sheep Bar this Friday night. The critically-acclaimed native Floridian DJ/producer Chris Fortier will be throwing down his singular brand of minimal techno with dark progressive underpinnings. Fortier has had an illustrious DJ career since the early…
Pornograph Events is celebrating 3 years of underground nightlife this Sunday dawn at the new Eden Terrace Garden in North Miami. Locals Nova, Dsan Powell and Tuki Romero will be spinning in support of LA-based minimal DJ/producer Amber Reyn. Originally from New York, Miss Reyn was first introduced to the…
Look, the band members have last names like Garcia, and there’s nothing even particularly Scandinavian-sounding about this homegrown trio. Formerly known by the definitely worse name of Father Bloopy, luckily, the band refreshingly mines musical territory often forgotten in these parts — classic guitar power-pop of yesteryear. And filling this…
The Subdudes may not be among the New Orleans musical legends the average Joe could immediately name. But examine the band’s track record, which stretches back a couple of decades, and its seamless blend of riveting rock and roll, nimble rhythms, and sinewy roots. It’s clear the Subdudes have earned…
Minneapolis drunken life-hating poppy punk masters, Off With their Heads are coming back to South Florida for a (gross) Monday night event at Goo, on April 20. This is one of those bands that is awesome live, puts out great records, and doesn’t seem to give up on touring despite…
In the current economy, you’d better be sure that you get every bit of enjoyment you can out of your entertainment budget. Let’s say you’re looking to see a show this weekend. Sure you could buy tickets to one of the numerous rock acts playing, but all you’re getting is…
I found an e-flyer for an all-you-can-drink warehouse party in Kendall featuring live music and art, so as a member of the media it’s my responsibility to share that information with the world. Clubs are stupid, bars are expensive, parking lot drunks of the world unite! Straight-edge kids are welcome,…
On Wednesday, the Miami Herald reported that Luther Campbell had been taken to jail Tuesday night “for allegedly owing $10,223.36 in a child support case.” However, in an official statement yesterday, he claimed the money in question had nothing to do with the child support itself. He has fully admitted…
Two of the biggest names in the genre are sharing the stage at the James L. Knight Center this Saturday, when Gilberto Santa Rosa and Victor Manuelle make a stop in Miami on their La Historia Continua tour. The two first made history when they united for the Dos Soneros,…
As predictable as death and taxes, the Dave Matthews Band returns to the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach this summer for another two-night stand. The tour will support the band’s still-untitled forthcoming studio album, due out June 2. Local dates are on August 14 and 15, and the opening…
Like a one-man Gravitron, Panic Bomber pulls you in, spins you around, and leaves you dizzy and smiling. He looks like a neon stick figure in motion, and sounds like a male Sade stuck in a rave. These are all good things. I had never heard of him, and then,…
Hopeless Records and nonprofit organization Sub City have joined forces with music chain F.Y.E. to put on the eighth annual Take Action Tour. To date, this tour has raised over $550,000 for DoSomething.org, a nonprofit focused not on one particular charity, but rather on providing tools, resources and motivation to…
Forget TV commercials (not that there’s anything wrong with them); for that matter forget TV shows too (ditto; sometimes). I mean, they’re all so 20th century. And you may as well also forget movie soundtracks. Because despite their potential enormity, few truly do go huge, let alone get big enough…
Can you believe it? Winter Music Conference is only five weeks away! We are already putting together our WMC Guide, which at this point seems a little, er, overwhelming to say the least. So many parties that we are having a hard time deciding what to do when the week…
Miami psych/punk outfit the Jacuzzi Boys are playing a 7″ release party at Churchill’s Pub on Friday, March 6. Needless Records is putting out the split with Austin’s Woven Bones. The Dade County side features “The Countess,” a sort of unearthly slow burner that highlights Gabriel’s vocals and makes a…
No ifs, no ands, and definitely no buts about it. When DJ Jonathan Brody is asked to define his genre, he comes back with a quick and decisive, “Disco, disco, disco!” Sure, it swings “from new disco to Italo-disco to disco-house,” but in the end, it’s clear: This cat’s got…
It’s hard to overstate the influence of the Norwegian band Satyricon on the world’s extreme heavy metal scene. Its tenacity alone is amazing — the core of the band, frontman/songwriter Satyr and drummer Frost, has been together continuously since 1992. On albums and tours, an all-star cast of supporting musicians…
Boston synth-pop band Freezepop takes the stage this Friday at The Vagabond. New Times asked members Liz Enthusiasm and Sean T. Drinkwater about videogames, TV shows, who’d be on their dream tour, and what we should expect this Friday night at the club. New Times: The other member of your…
Name any Hall & Oates song and the melody immediately springs to mind. To name just a few, there are “She’s Gone,” “Sara Smile,” “Rich Girl,” “Kiss on My List,” “Private Eyes,” “Out of Touch,” “Maneater,” and “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do).” Each is a pitch-perfect confection…
It’s a little after 11 on a recent Friday morning in downtown Philadelphia, and if it’s not the coldest day of the year thus far, it damn sure feels like it. Luckily, the folks at World Café Live have taken pity on the hundreds of freezing fans who’ve turned up…
