Much like their most beloved musical forebears, long-surviving hometown trio Outereach is hard to peg to one microgenre or scene. First on the list of influences on the group’s MySpace page is The Police. It’s instantly recognizable in frontman Joey Espinoza’s clear, smooth tenor; in his snappy, repeatable refrains; and…
It used to be that a band’s records enticed you to the live show. Although a studio recording, Monotonix’s Drag City debut EP, Body Language, on the other hand, is best appreciated as a memento of the delirious tumult this band puts on live. You know of a lot of…
One year ago, with the release of the band’s self-titled debut, the Postmarks instantly became the most critically acclaimed band in all of South Florida. Indie press stalwarts such as Pitchfork Media praised the group’s gorgeously arranged pastoral sounds. Acclaim by mainstream giants including Rolling Stone and Spin further brought…
During an increasingly rare moment at home in Barcelona, Mr. Furia, half of the pop-disco-smashup outfit the Pinker Tones, is expounding on the importance of sunshine. Where the recording industry is notorious for starting the workday around the bewitching hour and finishing it with breakfast, Furia and musical partner Prof…
Here come the four words many live-music junkies in Miami never wanted to hear: Studio A is closing. Rumors of its demise had plagued the venue practically since its opening in spring 2006, but staff has confirmed that after two years of live shows and alternative club nights, it’s shutting…
In this week’s Miami New Times music section, we gave you the brief rundown on why, this Saturday, you should check Barcelona’s quirky world-disco duo, the Pinker Tones. Click here to read it online, if you missed it. The show is presented by the awesome Rhythm Foundation, as part of…
Pelican, Circa Survive, and Thrice Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Better Than: Considering just Thrice’s set – better than the band’s last appearance in South Florida, last December at the Fillmore Miami Beach. The Review: Alright, I start this review very irritated that it can’t be more detailed…
A few weeks ago, Bartow, Fl rapper Riskay was in town making a video. She’s the hilarious female MC that made a name for herself via the web when her song “Let Me Smell Yo Dick” caught the eye of Perez Hilton, the New York Times, and a gaggle of…
Miami Symphony April 27, 2008 The Lincoln Theatre Better Than: 100 years of symphonic solitude sung by Marquez himself. It’s not every night that one gets to hear a hundred year span of classical music played live; then again, it’s not every night that The Miami Symphony Orchestra hits one…
Honda Civic Tour Panic at the Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound, Phantom Planet Wednesday, April 23, 2008 The Fillmore Better than: waiting outside the venue in your min-van to pick up your 12-year-old daughter and her four best friends. I seem to have lost track of when shows…
Bonde Do Rolê Thursday, April 24, 2008 Studio A Better Than: Carnival at Rio. In a mish-mash of Western, Latin and African sounds, Brazilian quartet Bonde Do Rolê got the crowd shakin’ their respective asses last night as they introduced their new lineup after lead singer Marina Ribatski unexpectedly left…
I just got this press release forwarded to me so I apologize for getting this info to folks with such short notice. But it sounds like an alright festival and if bands want to be a part of it, reach out to the organizers asap. –Jonathan Cunningham CULTURA Festival ’08…
“Once upon a time in a French city called Lyon, some young people decided to rule the world with the best weapon, which was music,” David Baruchel — vocalist, guitarist, and founder of the 10-piece band Babylon Circus — says by phone from France. He chuckles at his own theatrical…
In case you missed it, a rumor began to circulate this past November that none other than Jon Bon Jovi was interested in running for governor of New Jersey. The rumor was largely instigated by the fact that Jon hired political public relations guru Ken Sunshine to … well, who…
Young@Heart is a senior citizens’ chorus out of Northampton, Massachusetts, that covers rock songs by everyone from The Clash to Sonic Youth to Coldplay. They infuse their takes on hits such as “Forever Young,” “I Wanna Be Sedated,” and “I Feel Good” with a kind of profundity that only age…
South Florida punk forefather George Van Orsdel has been in a million bands — Cell 63, Fay Wray, and Not Dead Yet, to leave 999,997 unmentioned. In recent years, though, he’s mostly been the namesake and backbone of the Van Orsdels. And the question that always comes up once a…
One’s interpretation of Clutch, the mostly metal and sometimes funk-soaked ensemble, depends on where in the game a listener was made hip to the band’s interpretation of Led Zeppelin doing the nasty with Black Sabbath. Fans of the band’s 1993 debut, Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes and Undeniable Truths, still…
Dr. Manhattan is full of youthful bluster, promising musical revolution even while the band reminds you it doesn’t really give a shit. It’s a common rock trope, sure, and usually an unfortunate indicator of pending disappointment. Far better, as put so eloquently by Teddy Roosevelt, to “speak softly and carry…
Both Pelican and Thrice are stretching the boundaries of their sounds and others’ expectations. Pelican’s City of Echoes soft-pedals the band’s usual throb, taking its complex art-metal instrumentals in a melodic direction. The tracks are still dense but don’t unwind as far, getting through each thematic movement with heretofore unseen…
Carlos Santana has a lot on his plate these days: He’s launching a chain of Mexican restaurants, appearing in Macy’s commercials to hype the line of women’s shoes he has designed, and advocating a national holiday to honor labor leader César Chávez. But he still finds time now and then…
When people refer to Brazil as a land of endless rhythms and melodies, what comes to mind isn’t usually a wacky mix of grunge, metal, booty bass, and funk. But Brazilians are an eclectic folk. So it’s not surprising that in 2002, Bonde do Rolê, the nation’s latest youth sensation…
Earlier this year, the silver-anniversary re-release of Michael Jackson’s Thriller — a souped-up, repackaged remembrance of the nine tracks of pop/soul perfection that the tree-climbing, surgical-mask-wearing, yeah-it’s-okay-to-sleep-with-kids, nutty sumbitch unleashed on the world so many years ago — hit stores. Sadly there’s one thing keeping the re-release from being just…
