Ah, the old visa troubles… Turns out two of the flamenco-fusion singer’s band members are Cuban nationals. Here’s the statement from the Rhythm Foundation, who booked the show. — Arielle Castillo BUIKA CONCERT IN MIAMI IS POSTPONED The Rhythm Foundation announces that the BUIKA concert Tues September 9 at Gusman…
At last night’s show at Revolution, my first thought on seeing local metal sensations Black Tide take the stage was, “WTF? Where is Alex Nuñez?” In the curly-maned second guitarist’s place was some other dude, with no less curly, but significantly shorter hair, and slightly less nice equipment than the…
Last week I wrote a little run-down of the acts who would be playing the Museum of Contemporary Art’s last summer battle of the bands, which took place last Thursday night. Well, a winner’s been announced: Congratulations, Electric Bunnies! I have to admit I’m a little surprised, not because the…
Justin Namon With no work Monday, the partygoers came out in droves to South Beach Sunday night. We could have focused on capturing one party, but with so much happening it was hard to do. So check out the action at Bella Rose, Buck 15 and Laundry Bar. Click here…
Ivon David Rojas Mansion consistently books big names to take over its decks, and the Labor Day weekend was no different as New York house music legend Roger Sanchez got the South Beach set dancing. Click here to view the full slideshow. — Jose D. Duran…
Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert August 29 & 30, 2008 Club Cinema, Pompano Beach Better Than: Recreating the soundtrack to 21 Jump Street. The second annual Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert (a mouthful, right?) rocked through Club Cinema this past Friday and Saturday nights, gathering some of the best bands…
Justin Namon Leave it to Otto Von Schirach and Jose El Rey to put “bass” in “Miami bass.” The pair, along with Peasant With Feathers, Notorious Nastie and El Tigre, took over PS14 in Downtown Miami for Club Jupiña Colada. Click here to view the full slideshow. — Jose D…
My Morning Jacket at The Fillmore Friday, August 29, 2008 The Fillmore Miami Beach Better Than: Bare-knuckle boxing a grizzly bear punch-drunk on thunderous riffs and silky falsetto funk. My Morning Jacket wandered past a strange crossroads straight into Miami’s Fillmore Theater on Friday, finding themselves somewhere between the epic…
Rebecca Smeyne The Village Voice documents the last party at the infamous McCarren Pool with Yo La Tengo. Houston Press’ Rocks Off blogger Chris Gray loses his Guitar Hero cherry. SF Weekly does its best to capture the odd fashion choices at Outside Lands. Warning: it ain’t pretty. Check out…
Tonight, Friday, August 29 *The big deal for scruffy indie lovers tonight is My Morning Jacket at the Fillmore Miami Beach. Some people say they’re the best live band ever — hyperbole? You decide. *Rock en espanol darling Geordano Henriquez plays at Jazid — and maybe someday he will finally…
Rok Vegas in the New York New York Hotel & Casino. Remember Rokbar LA? No? Don’t worry, neither does anyone else. When Rokbar Miami flourish, owners quickly opened a Los Angeles version in Hollywood, competing with institutions like Viper Room and the Roxy. But the problem was that Rokbar was…
Jipsy With this being Laundry Bar’s final weekend, Shelley Novak and friends decided to give the venue a proper roast. Patrons laugh and drank as Novak entertained the crowd the way only drag queen royalty knows how. Click here for the full slideshow. — Jose D. Duran…
Yes, the gloved one really is turning 50 years old today. It’s hard to think of the one-time king of pop at 50. That’s partly because he’s had so much work done, that it’s difficult to image what he’d actually look like as a normal, aging person. To me, I’ll…
Just got a press release stating that for today only, all of you die-hard Chris Isaak and Lisa Loeb fans can get a sizable discount on tickets for their upcoming performance. All of the details are below. And check out the infamous “Wicked Games” video after the jump–considered by many…
We are hearing around town that Miami is in store for a busy fall and winter seasons. Big names are being tossed around and events are in the works — too bad we can’t tell you just yet, but you can rest assured we’ll be the first to let you…
It doesn’t matter where you come from or where you’re headed — if you make the inner-city scene Saturday night, you make Back Door Bamby at The Vagabond. Why? Well, for one thing, because it’s a party with a pedigree, and there are damn few of those left anymore. And…
Labor Day is once again upon us, so we thought we’d pay tribute to America’s celebration of the working man by recognizing the worst jobs in rock. They don’t get any shittier than these, boys and girls. Guns N’ Roses’ management: June saw the release of nine allegedly mastered tracks…
As the summer draws to a close, so too does the Museum of Contemporary Art’s exhibition “Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967.” But there are still a few events to come, most notably this Thursday’s final installment of the Battle of the Bands series. The…
Geordano Henriquez lately has been a radio darling around the nation thanks to “Besos,” the upbeat slice of garage pop he wrote for his solo project a few years ago. After many years of owning the Latin rock scene around Boston, he’s now based in Orlando, and heads farther south…
In Brazil, where musical virtuosos (Sergio Mendes, Gilberto Gil, Antonio Carlos Jobim, et al.) are as abundant as lunatics on our local roadways, guitarist Rick Udler has achieved considerable acclaim. Born in Chile and raised in the States and São Paulo, he lived at various times in New Orleans and…
As one of the most consistently in-demand house music icons, Roger Sanchez plays in all of the world’s most fabled nightlife paradises: Ibiza, Mykonos, Las Vegas, and, well, here. Miami in particular has been a staple market for the Dominican-American DJ/producer since he began dropping singles in the mid-Nineties for…
Does being in a sub-21 thrash-metal outfit guarantee an early exit from the innocence of childhood, or a permanent home in pubescent immaturity? We don’t think the young shredders of Black Tide really give a shit one way or the other; they’re too busy basking in the warmth of critical…
