Adultnapper Plays Electric Pickle on Friday

Brooklyn-based DJ/producer Francis Harris a.k.a. Adultnapper has emerged in recent years as one of the most idiosyncratic and compelling producers of the international techno scene, a curious thing considering the man is a former punk-rocker who once admitted to hating dance music. His iconoclastic approach to EDM is more than…

Concert Review: TopSpot USA Showcases Young Punks at Talent Farm

TopSpot USA Industry ShowcaseWith Vega Under Fire, New City Lions, Easton, So Long Davey, and Not Here NowThe Talent Farm, Pembroke PinesSaturday, April 3, 2010Under the sparkling Talent Farm lettering, five young bands that all deserve “punk” attached somewhere in their genre categorization performed for a youthful audience at one…

Crossfade Live: Iko Iko at Q American Barbeque

According to band leader Graham Wood Drout IKO IKO have been playing in Miami for over 30 years. We caught the legendary Dade County killers live at Q American Barbeque on the West End of Miami’s Design District on Saturday night. We asked the band if we could record some…

Concert Review and Set List: Paul McCartney at Sun Life Stadium, April 3

​To view a full slideshow of photos from the event, click here.Paul McCartneySun Life Stadium, Miami GardensSaturday, April 3, 2010Better Than: Everything, ever.The Review:I’ll drop all pretense of “criticism” here and will preface this by saying it’s written from the perspective of an unapologetically drooling fan.I never thought I’d ever…

Concert Review: The Arctic Monkeys at the Fillmore Miami Beach, April 1

Click here to view photos from this event.​The Arctic MonkeysThe Fillmore Miami BeachThursday, April 1, 2010Better Than: Northern English food (black pudding, anyone?)The Review:Last night’s debut Miami show by the Sheffield, England rock outfit the Arctic Monkeys gave plenty to cheer about. But it was the fans who really made…

Mayday! Returns to Miami With a Show at Shake at the Vagabond, April 8

After a recent retooling period, Miami New Times’ 2009 Best Hip-Hop Artist winner, Mayday!, is back stronger than ever. With a fleshed-out line-up, the group is now a full-on live act, complete with bubbling percussion, ice-cold keyboards, and a singing/rapping interplay courtesy of BernBiz and Wrekonize, respectively. But where so…

Dimebag Darrell, Live and Acoustic in Miami, One Night Only

Tonight, at the crossroads of Krome Avenue and the Tamiami Trail, Dimebag Darrell will play a special one night only acoustic set.Fan and promoter Sam Hamovich says, “Dude, if you’ve never heard Bag’s acoustic shit you’re fucking missing out. He’s like the Kenny G of metal. This new material he’s…

Suenalo

Are we the only ones shocked to find it’s already April 2010? Damn! It’s certainly not the first instance we’ve been assaulted by a sudden passage of time. Still, there’s one local group for whom that time passing has been auspicious: Suénalo. One of Miami’s hottest local bands in recent…

The Cat Daddies and Iko-Iko

Q American Barbeque is the latest venue in Jonathan Eismann’s growing empire of Design District restaurants. And though this one takes barbecue and nudges it upscale a smidge, the shabby-chic atmosphere is meant to make you sit, relax, and imbibe for a while. It especially gives Miami blues fans, who…

Alukard

Five-piece local act Alukard proudly reps Miami, even dubbing its sound “305 rock,” but it doesn’t fit neatly into any of the city’s music subscenes. It’s too hip-hop for the punk and hardcore purists, too punk for the live hip-hop-heads, not hippie-ish enough for the fusion folks. And the hipsters,…