You won’t find wabi-sabi at your local sushi bar. Though it sounds like a spicy condiment, it’s actually a Japanese worldview centered on acceptance of transience, and it’s the way New York-based singer-songwriter, producer, and DJ Moby determines the aesthetic value of his recordings. “When things are kind of broken…
If you’re a regular of Miami’s EDM scene, then you’ve surely attended a SAFE party. They’ve been responsible for many of the top international house and techno bookings of the last several years, hosting memorable recurrent performances by the likes of Matthew Dear, Radio Slave, Damian Lazarus, M.A.N.D.Y., and Matt…
From all the way back in the day when street-level party music label Nervous Records was first founded in 1991, the master plan was always straight-up support for the deepest and grittiest parts of the house and hip-hop subcultures. “The true underground is the guy who sleeps until 1 in…
After 13 years, Ultra Music Festival has managed to push aside the week that helped create it. Ballsy as the move may have been, we all knew Ultra had long overshadowed Winter Music Conference. With the conference’s attendance at just 3,763 last year, the festival managed to sell out two…
Hard is ready to take over Miami’s party scene. Since 2007, Hard has been giving dance music fans in the West Coast their fix with regular events that consistently feature a killer lineup. It isn’t hard for, er, Hard to sell out a 30,000-person event. And with Los Angeles, New…
See the full 33-photo Nine Mile Music Festival slideshow. The 18th Annual Nine Mile Music Festival (Formerly Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival) Featuring Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, Slightly Stoopid, Inner Circle, Major Lazer, Thievery Corporation, and Others Bayfront Park, MiamiSaturday, March 12, 2011 Better Than:…
So it wouldn’t be entirely accurate to say that everyone who matters in dance music attended the International Dance Music Awards at Dolce last night. But even if Armin Van Buuren and Deadmau5 couldn’t make the event, a few high-class yet earth-bound performers made the brief awards show and the…
Australia’s Cut Copy began as the solo production extension of Dan Whitford, a DJ in Melbourne. The project then expanded to a trio concurrent with the release of 2004’s Bright Like Neon Love, which cemented the group’s presence in the blogosphere as a premiere “dance-rock” band. Now the group –…
Over the past couple of years, tribute shows have kind of become a staple of Churchill’s programming. And I’ll admit that at first I thought of them as a kitschy attempt to fill slots. But more and more, the whole tribute show thing seems to be a better and better…
UffieWednesday, March 9, 2011The Standard, Miami BeachBetter Than: Not sure it was “better than” anything. Definitely reminded me of being on some kind of bender.The Parisian-by-the-way-of-South-Florida singer Uffie really came out of nowhere in 2006, having lucked out by befriending the right producers (Mr. Oizo and Feadz) on the right…
Henry Gray & the Cats at Colony Theatre March 11
Class Actress at the Vagabond March 11
Derrick Carter at Shine at the Shelborne March 10
Snoop Dogg at Club Cinema March 11
Tiempo Libre’s Tribute to Benny More at Miami-Dade County Auditorium March 12
Freeway at Transit Lounge March 12
You can always tell when a politician is lying by whether their lips are moving. Those dirty bastards will say anything to get your vote.Luckily, Uncle Luke is not a politician. (At least, we hope not). He is running for Miami-Dade County mayor, though. And he’s using the same tactics…
Did anyone else see this concert listing on Ticketmaster and say to themselves, “Holy shit! Raphael is still alive?” Though, in retrospect, there’s the distinct possibility that if you’re familiar with this 67-year-old Spanish singer, you might be offended by that wisecrack, as you may very well be old yourself…
Troy Roberts is a jazz musician who followed his heart’s lead from Perth, Australia to the sunny promise of South Florida. His weapon is the saxophone. He’s currently on the part-time staff at the University of Miami. And his accolades stretch from the Great Down Under to the continental USA…
Manchester has been the breeding ground for Joy Division, New Order, the Smiths, Chemical Brothers, and Autechre, among many others.And David Wolstencroft (AKA Trus’Me) is another proud Mancunian. Since the late 2000s, the DJ, producer, and Prime Numbers label chief has been banging out some of the most soulful and…
It’s possible you’re not too familiar with Gal Costa. Hell, you may have never heard of her. But if that’s the case, you probably aren’t all that into Brazilian music in the first place. Because Costa’s career in musica pop Brasileira has been a storied one. Costa, born Maria da…
I guess there’s a Rolling Stones joke somewhere when you mention rock ‘n’ roll powerhouses that have been around for what seems like an eternity. And sure, like the Stones, there have been highs and lows for everyone. But when it comes to the thirty-two years that Fishbone has been…
