Concerts

Pete Tong at Mansion October 27

Phoenix at the Fillmore Miami Beach October 27

​Earlier this week, we previewed Simon Baker’s upcoming Saturday performance at newly renovated and reopened Space. The world-renowned British DJ-producer has been making waves in the international EDM scene since the early ’00s with releases on the esteemed 2020 Vision label and his own Infant Records. We caught up with Baker…

Saheed is one of those guys who loves real hip-hop. Proud of his Miami heritage and Muslim beliefs, Saheed is a rare kind of emcee. Quick-spitting and aggressive, he’s also young (21 years old) and full of wisdom.And tomorrow, Saheed will be taking his hosting abilities to The Rising Hip-Hop Showcase…

Check out New Times’ 24-photo Caribou slideshow.CaribouWith ARPGrand Central, MiamiTuesday, October 19, 2010Better than: Going to the club with a bunch of tweens and teens. Okay, so we’re a little biased. We had way too much fun at last night’s Caribou show. Blame the crowd…

​Bardot is celebrating its first birthday tonight with a special show from Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros.The LA-based hippie ensemble played a sold-out show last night at Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, but wasn’t scheduled to perform again until October 23 in Missouri. Late Tuesday evening, however, an online…

Judging by acts like Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, L.A.’s music scene seems to be experiencing something of a metamorphosis, courtesy of these forward-thinking folkies forging new ground and making inroads into new auditory adventures. These bands are splicing unexpected influences, experimenting…

Have you ever seen acrobatic Israeli punks Montonix in action? It’s almost like these three dudes (Ami Shalev, Yonatan Gat, and Haggai Fershtman) are the bastard triplet sons of Iggy Pop, Nadia Comăneci, and Tel Aviv’s drunkest team of Krav Maga experts. And really, one just assumes that superhuman flexibility,…

Don’t believe Wikipedia. When it comes to the origin of that infamous singsong Cockney slang phrase, “It’s all gone Pete Tong” (Translation: “It’s all gone wrong”), the online compendium of crowdsourced information is entirely inaccurate. As Mr. Tong himself will tell you, it wasn’t his BBC DJ peers Mark Radcliffe…

Carol City-raised rapper Rick Ross has been keeping real busy lately. Whenever we hear a fresh new track from a hip-hop heavy hitter or an up-and-comer, there’s a 87-percent chance he’s the one we can thank for it. Does he get lured into these collaborations because deep down he’s really…

Last week we re-introduced you to Rico Love, the next big hitmaker climbing up the hip-hop / pop industry ranks based here in Miami. In a time when major labels aren’t exactly quick to take gambles, it seems Universal Motown sees Rico as a sure bet. Last week, the 27-year-old…

The buildup’s been gradual. Actually, that’s an understatement. But now after nearly two decades spent refining his take on techno house, first behind the decks and then behind the soundboard, Leeds DJ-producer Simon Baker is finally gearing up for the release of his debut artist effort on Ralph Lawson’s 2020vision…

​British DJ-producer Carl Cox hardly needs an introduction anywhere that people get down to electronic beats, lazers and glowsticks. A child of the late-’80s acid house boom and “Second Summer of Love,” Cox cut his teeth spinning for the rave generation at seminal UK hotpots like the Haçienda, Fantazia, and…

This isn’t the ’90s anymore. People don’t actually buy music. We download it for free. Most blogs do their best to only post what they consider to be quality tracks. But let’s be real. Most electronic music blogs are garbage. Why? Because most of the cats running these blogs have…

Originally, Young Jeezy’s fourth major-label slab, reportedly titled Thug Motivation 103, was supposed to drop sometime in 2009. But soon the rapper pushed back the projected release date to June 2010 before flip-flopping with a guesstimate of July. Then, a couple of months ago, the world was told to expect…

View photos from School of Seven Bells at Grand Central.School of Seven BellsWith Active ChildGrand Central, MiamiSaturday, October 16, 2010Better than: Floating on cloud nine. When we arrived at Grand Central last night, one thing really stuck out to us: The crowd was mostly dudes. Were they all there to…

A late night with Venezuelan big band Mermelada Bunch feels like a fast-forward trip through the musical looking glass. The uninitiated should expect a wild mish-mash session scattered all across the Latin pop-rock spectrum. One minute, you’re being bombarded by electronically distorted disco elf voices, happy horns, and salsa beats…

These days, we’re all about being green, recycling and repurposing.. And we all know that’s nothing new to the world of entertainment. Whether we’re talking about doo-wop hooks fueling the engines of today hip-hop heat seekers or less admirable refurbishing (the new A Team, anyone?), taking something old and making…

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,…