When you think about it, Space Between Words is a project that’s been decades in the making. And their CD release party tonight at Titanic Brewery is a milestone in a lifelong journey. The bandmates are high school friends from all over the globe: vocalist Steve was born in Germany;…
Bad news: Claudia Deheza may have quit School of Seven Bells. Like you, we were a bit distraught when we heard there may be trouble in paradise. But during our conversation with guitarist Benjamin Curtis on Tuesday, he gave no direct mention of Claudia’s potential departure from the band. However,…
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…
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,…
Charles Webster’s story reads like the history of transatlantic dance music itself. He was born and bred in the early-’80s electronic music boomtown of Sheffield, England, cradle to such seminal acts as the Human League and Cabaret Voltaire. He shared time in the studio with Detroit techno pioneers Juan Atkins,…
Myriam Hernandez at Fillmore Miami Beach October 15
School of Seven Bells at Grand Central October 16
Flaming Lips at Sunset Cove Amphitheater October 16
Miami Micro-Show at Little River Yacht Club October 16
Matt and Kim at Culture Room October 14
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…
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…
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…
The Standard Miami’s always had a little swag about it. Whenever we go there we know we’ll be able to relax and let loose, and somehow just stepping through the doors of any of their four branches (Hollywood, Downtown LA, New York, or our very own Miami Beach spa) makes…
The Trinumeral Festival With Big Boi, ¡Mayday!, ArtOfficial, Juan Basshead, Mochipet, and more Sunday, October 10, 2010 (10/10/10!!!) Grand Central Better Than: Probably the other two nights of the Trinumeral Festival. There’s no doubt that 10/10/10 is a date that will make any bona fide tech geek giggle in binary…
Photo by Ian WitlenOtto Von SchirachView photos from Trinumeral at 7th Circuit Studio.The Trinumeral Festival With Otto Von Schirach, Tokimonsta, Eprom, Panic Bomber, and More Friday, October 8, 2010 7th Circuit Studio Better Than: The actual day when the digits align in auspicious numeric sameness? When we arrived Panic Bomber…
It’s a well-recorded rule that a smart man never speaks of a woman’s age. Still, Myriam Hernandez is no spring chicken, which isn’t to say that the 43-year-old Chilean songstress and television personality isn’t still a hottie. But she’s put in her time — and then some. Hernandez started her…
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…
N.E.R.D. with some robots.We’ve been really curious about Pharrell Williams and N.E.R.D ever since we heard that the band’s latest single, “Hypnotize U,” was produced by Daft Punk. Are our favorite robots doing guest spots on the album? Will they make cameos at any N.E.R.D shows? We’re not sure, but we…
In the realm of supershort sets, the former reigning champs on the scene were those essentialist hardcore heads, whose performances boiled down to sweaty, shirtless 15-minute blasts of loud and sloppy 60-second songs. These days, however, the scepter of speed and economy has been passed to a generation of micro-show…
If there’s one thing Mexicans absolutely love, it’s their music. And particularly the ranchera variety. Okay, sure — you stereotyping sons of bitches –they like their tequila too. And burritos. But more than any of that, they love their ranchera. And the pinnacle, without question, is Vicente Fernandez. A troubadour…
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…
