In a certain way, TV Ghost is the sweet, playful jelly to the no-nonsense, peanut-buttery Spits. You could also say that TV Ghost is the pugnacious, frenetic Scrappy Doo to the Spits’ more worldly, less frilly Scooby. But most aptly, we might draw a Ralph Malph to Fonzie comparison, if…
See the full 20-photo Bonnie “Prince” Billy and the Cairo Gang at Sweat Records slideshow. Bonnie Prince Billy and Cairo Gang with Angel Olsen Sweat Records May 31, 2011 Better Than: Mashed potatoes. Will Oldham (AKA Bonnie Prince Billy) and Emmett Kelly (AKA Cairo Gang), and singer Angel Olsen performed…
Best of the Best 2011 Day Two With Shabba Ranks, Stephen and Damian Marley, DJ Khaled, Vybz Kartel, and others Bicentennial Park Sunday, May 29, 2011 Better Than: The first day of Best of the Best! For those who braved both days of the mega Best of the Best weekend,…
Best of the Best 2011 With Rick Ross, Trey Songz, Chris Brown, Keri Hilson, Lloyd, Miguel, Jeremih, Marsha Ambrosius, Travis Porter, and Big Sean Bicentennial Park Saturday, May 28, 2011 Better Than: Seven hours of unsafe sex. Cruising through Bicentennial Park’s main gates at approximately 6:10 p.m. with about a…
For the last few years, there have been people asking: Is reggaeton dead? Or is it just hiding out in the hills of Puerto Rico, waiting for the world’s pop music clocks to rewind all the way back to 2006? Sure, this line of questioning might be totally bogus, as…
Guy Gerber is that rare breed of electronic dance music producer who’s always done his own thing. And “Stoppage Time,” his 2004 breakthrough hit on John Digweed’s Bedrock label, was a slice of epic big-room techno that became a global club anthem and continues to sell by the truckload.Today, Gerber…
Do you know Los Amigos? Well, this Venezuelan disco-funk crew is right on the forefront of the Latin indie-dance scene, one that thrives here in Miami and runs parallel to the general street-level culture oozing out of our downtown bars and clubs. And really, lead singer Julio “Chiulu” Briceño’s trademark…
Beings With Davila 666 and Artime Bardot Miami Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Better Than: The set that the band experienced. All three members kept shrugging and apologizing between songs. But everything sounded great from where we were standing…
Originally, Calle 13 and its army of guerilla street soldiers were scheduled to invade the 305 for Memorial Day weekend. And back in April, Crossfade got so hyped up about the possibility of joining Residente and Visitante’s campaign of sonic warfare and outright social rebellion that we were screaming, “Entren…
Maybe you know him as Mr. Pauer. Or maybe you know him as Toto Gonzalez. But you definitely know him for getting parties started all over town. For years, Toto has been doing way more than his fair share for Miami’s lovers of Latino and international culture. And now you’ll…
Fujiya and Miyagi at the Electric Pickle May 26
Perdition and Crazy Spirit at Churchill’s Pub May 28
Joaquin Sabina at American Airlines Arena May 27
Raekwon at Eve May 27
Aeroplane at the Vagabond May 27
The Memorials at Eve May 28
Arguably, the world has changed a lot since Reagan Youth was formed in 1980. The cold war is over, the President of the United States of America isn’t a conservative movie star, and punk rock isn’t an insidious influence on impressionable teens. But Reagan Youth’s lone original member Paul Bakija…
2 Live Crew Exxxotica Miami Beach 2011 Miami Beach Convention Center Saturday, May 21, 2011 Better Than: Your average hit-and-run humpdown. Running 20 minutes late for their booty call at the Miami Beach Convention Center, 2 Live Crew’s Fresh Kid Ice and Brother Marquis finally rolled out onto the Adult…
View photos from Girl Talk at the Fillmore Miami Beach here.Girl Talk With Max Tundra Fillmore Miami Beach Thursday, May 19, 2011 Better Than: An impromptu cock-rocking rave in a confetti supply store. Just parking your car before a Girl Talk show is a fucking party. On the second floor…
It’s one thing being an international DJ megastar with residencies at some of the world’s hottest clubbing meccas, plus a chart-topping Grammy-nominated producer to boot. Add to that being head honcho of one of the most respected labels in the business, and you’re on your way to true demigod status…
Joaquín Sabina is a true songwriter. He’s also a singer. And yes, he’s a living legend in his native Spain. Over the course of a 33-year career as a recording artist, Sabina has amassed a ton of honors and accolades. And it all began with Sabina’s first number-one single, “Pongamos…
If you really want Memorials (and ex-Mars Volta) drummer Thomas Pridgen to define his Bay Area band’s powerfully psych-y, soul-spiked tuneage, you’re almost gonna have to bully him into it. That’s how a plucky music reporter for the Danbury, Conneticut daily News-Times managed to break down Pridgen’s resistance last week,…
