Bloody Beetroots Speed Metal Their Way Through Mansion, October 13

View the Clubchaser photos of Bloody Beetroots at Mansion.The Bloody BeetrootsWednesday, October 13, 2010Mansion, Miami BeachBetter than: A root canal.DJ sets are always awkward to review. There are hardly any of the theatrics of a live performance, and the only skill you can assess is whether or not the mix…

Vampire Weekend and Beach House at the Fillmore Miami Beach, October 13

Check out the full 30-photo Vampire Weekend slideshow.Vampire WeekendWith the Very Best and Beach HouseWednesday, October 13, 2010The Fillmore Miami BeachBetter Than: Madras cocktails and self-loathing at a WASP family gathering. (Probably?)Enough verbiage has been devoted to poor Vampire Weekend since damn near the band’s birth to fill a heavy,…

Maq Performs Live at Transit Lounge This Wednesday

Formed in 2008, Maq is an acoustic pop duo comprised of guitarist-vocalists Quinn Carson and Matt Alderman, who fine tuned their chops together at UM’s Frost School of Music.”We formed as an acoustic songwriting duo, writing songs about girls,” explains Alderman. The two wasted no time recording a demo to…

MP3s From ARP, Opening For Caribou at Grand Central Next Tuesday

​Next Tuesday’s Caribou show at Grand Central just continues the wave of musical excitement washing up on Miami’s shores this October. (Before this, of course, there’s Beach House and Vampire Weekend at the Fillmore on Wednesday — if you got tickets — and Active Child and School of Seven Bells…

Miami Music Festival Announces Full Lineup and Venue List

No live music scene in Miami? You’re wrong and the Miami Music Festival is here to prove it, incontrovertibly, with more than 400 performances across 45 stages from downtown to the Gables, from Groveside to South Beach, from Little Haiti to the District. (Alright, so those last ones are just…

School of Seven Bells Will Pick Your Pockets With Guitars October 16

Hidden somewhere in the thick mist and jagged rock of the Andes Mountains, there’s a secret training academy for professional pickpockets and it’s called the School of Seven Bells. Now, maybe this whole thing is a myth, but no one really knows. Even Interpol and the NYPD refuse to fully…

LCD Soundsystem and Sleigh Bells at the Fillmore Miami Beach, October 6

View photos from LCD Soundsystem at the Fillmore Miami Beach here.LCD Soundsystem With Sleigh BellsWednesday, October 6, 2010The Fillmore Miami BeachBetter Than: A million of those disappointing “appearances” by dance band members who wind up only doing DJ sets.The Review:If James Murphy’s voice started giving out a little towards the…