Buika Concert Scheduled for Sept. 9 POSTPONED

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…

Black Tide Loses a Member

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…

Electric Bunnies Win MOCA’s August Battle of the Bands

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…

Photos: Roger Sanchez at Mansion

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…

Last Night: Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert at Club Cinema

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…

Last Night: My Morning Jacket at The Fillmore

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…

The Weekend in Live Music, Labor Day Edition

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…

Rokbar Opens Las Vegas Outpost

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…

Photos: Laundry Bar Celebrity Roast with Shelley Novak

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…

Happy 50th Birthday Michael Jackson

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…

Chris Isaak and Lisa Loeb Tickets Discounted Today Only

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…

Head Spins: DJ Shannon Is Miami’s DJ Queenpin

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…

The Worst Jobs in Rock and Roll

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…

Handicapping the Last MoCA Battle of the Bands

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

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…

Rick Udler

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…

Roger Sanchez

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…

Black Tide and Bullet for My Valentine

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…