Justin Namon Michael Vincent Patrick, one half of Designer Drugs. Click here to view the full slideshow. Designer Drugs Monday, September 8, 2008 White Room, Miami Better than: A mouthful of actual designer drugs. Electro, blog house, nu rave — whatever, you call it, has been on the rise since…
I walked into the historical landmark known as Churchill’s Pub at 1:30 p.m. on a recent Saturday afternoon. Bad Brains front man HR was sitting on the stage and waiting for me. I introduced myself, as he pulled me close. “Lets go to the backyard,” he whispered into my ear…
Sayre Berman Chris Isaak Sunday, September 7, 2008 Pompano Beach Amphitheatre Better Than: Catching cool. When I first caught Chris Isaak, it was on the fourth floor of a legendary New York nightclub called Danceteria and the cat was still relatively unknown. But by the time he and his Silvertones…
Ryan Russell Jinchuu, Mehkago N.T., and Torche Saturday, September 6 Churchill’s Pub, Miami Better Than: The great majority of the corporate metal shows to hit the area in recent months. The Review: Here’s one thing about underground rock audiences in Miami. They may be smaller than in other cities, but…
Friday, September 5: *That retro-fried garage rock stuff that’s going strong in the rest of the country doesn’t often seep down here, so catch a little of while you can tonight, when the Seattle foursome the Boss Martians hit Churchill’s. Click here for the scoop. *The Microdots play the weekly…
Time to have bizarre celebrations, because Athens, Georgia, band Of Montreal is returning to South Florida December 6. The psychedelic indie rock outfit will be gracing the stage at Revolution (200 W Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale) as part of thier tour in support of their ninth album Skeletal Lamping, which…
Local indie rock band Modernage has just released a new music video for their new song “7/9/12” off of their soon-to-be-released EP Sirhan Sirhan. The song is classic Modernage punched up with an electronic beat. It reminds us a bit of The Postal Service, which is not a bad thing…
Anthony Green Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: Those love poems you wrote in eighth grade about Julie, er, or was it Sarah? One thing is clear: Anthony Green has found love. Well, that’s not just because he really did recently marry his longtime on-again, off-again…
If you’ve ever considered yourself a South Beach local, at one time or another you’ve been to Buck 15. Hell, you were probably there last night, which means you know the joint is located smack on the backside of Lincoln Road, and you have to already know where you’re going…
Although she has a degree in literature from a university in her native Rio de Janeiro, local singer-songwriter Rose Max always had music in her genes. “My great-grandfather was a classical composer and conductor, and my grandfather was part of the samba scene in Rio in the Thirties,” she says…
Pool Party 25 Pool Party Sensational Hits (self-released) www.myspace.com/poolparty The best way to describe the legendary Pool Party is by stealing the description from the band’s MySpace page: “Slade giving the Ramones head inside of Kraftwerks’ robot factory, while watching themselves in the mirror!” This is some creepy disco-influenced power…
Last year, Marc Anthony received mixed reviews for his portrayal of salsa pioneer Héctor Lavoe in the big-budget biopic El Cantante. But that critical reception does not reflect the Nuyorican actor, singer, and songwriter’s true star power. As he approaches his 40th birthday, Anthony boasts enormous crossover success, recording musically…
Real-deal rock-and-fucking-roll returns to usually buttoned-up South Miami this weekend, thanks to a new direction of musical programming at Bougainvillea’s. Hidden away from the street by thick, verdant Florida flora, the laid-back bar in a cozy cottage is rededicating itself to nurturing the local original music scene. To that end,…
It’s been a banner year for half-Miami/half-Atlanta-based (wahhh!) quartet Torche. The release of the band’s second full-length album, Meanderthal, this past April unleashed an avalanche of megawatt praise from the likes of Spin, Mojo, Decibel, and basically everyone who matters — even the usually cranky dudes over at Pitchfork. Representing…
Pablo Ceballos, hailing from Madrid, is most often spotted controlling dance floors alongside DJ Chus (a.k.a. Jesus Lopez Esteban). Their location on the Iberian Peninsula inspired the duo to coin the term Iberican to describe their fierce blend of the worthy elements of house and, yes, even trance. The sound…
Fusion. Within music, it’s practically a dirty word. Though the term is intended to suggest the magic of endless possibilities, it has an unmistakably loaded ring to it. And much as in the realm of cuisine, anything that bears the “fusion” tag is likely to stir up derision, controversy, and…
A mere two months after unexpectedly unleashing the murky instrumental collection Ghosts I-IV, Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor one-ups even himself by releasing a new studio album, The Slip, via nin.com — for free. This quiet appearance stands in direct contrast with the promotional hubbub surrounding NIN’s last proper…
Your mouth is stuck to a thousand fags,” the CSS member known as Lovefoxxx cheerfully raps at the end of the song called “Jager Yoga.” And Donkey is Cansei de Ser Sexy’s serious album. No, really — the next song is about spousal abuse. No one really knows what to…
Whether you believe (or care) that Maurice Fulton, a house producer known more for his techno-tinged outré-disco than the whoop-whoop of the genre, actually hooked up with three Finnish dudes to record this album of shape-shifting techno-jazz (as in: not techno-y or jazzy but somehow as improvisational and propulsive) pretty…
Megagraphitti should help Vordul Mega overcome the stigma of being “the guy in Cannibal Ox who’s not Vast Aire.” Cannibal Ox is known for its 2002 El-P-produced underground hip-hop classic The Cold Vein, and Aire’s presence on the work is more memorable, if only for his distinctive, menacing flow. Mega’s…
Luther Campbell is a serious businessman. “Everyone in Miami who does rap music has worked for me in one way or another,” the former 2 Live Crew frontman says on a recent afternoon at his Miami Lakes home. The man alternately known as Uncle Luke is relaxed, lounging in a…
I arrived at Uncle Luke’s house at 2 p.m. on a recent Friday afternoon. He started talking as we sat down, and began the interview. At around 4 p.m., my digital audio recorder beeped, notifying me that it was full. The interview was not over, however. I asked Uncle Luke…
