Fanny Lu

Fanny Lu is a lot of things, and only one of those is super-friggin’-hot. Actually, we could count that quality twice and might continue to mention it. But the Colombian beauty is far more than yummy eye candy. Although the Cali native spent some time putting those looks to good…

Fishbone

The flagship band of the West Coast Black Rock Coalition wing, beloved by artists including the late Miles Davis and OutKast, Fishbone has long persisted as a vital pioneer of stateside ska, striving tirelessly toward an equivalence of diverse styles and visions. Sadly, ‘Bone’s adherence to 2-Tone as well as…

Navegante and Penelope Sky, at Jazid This Friday

Considering that one half of Gnarles Barkley is the comprised of musical genius/producer extraordinaire Danger Mouse, and the other is Cee-Lo mother-fuckin’ Green, whom we all know is the soul machine, drawing the comparison “the Latin Gnarles Barkley” are some pretty damned big kicks to be stepping into. We’ll leave…

New Mixtape From Dan Black, Playing Ultra March 26

Turns out mixtapes aren’t just for rappers. But British critical darling Dan Black, who recently played to a somewhat unappreciative crowd at LIV, doesn’t have much use for genre constraints. A rare pop singer (to try to label him simply) who creates his own compositions, he travels easily between electro,…

Concert Review: Mayday!, Goodie Mob, and Nas at the Arsht Center, February 5

Mayday!, Goodie Mob, and NasThe Arsht Center, MiamiFriday, February 5, 2010 Better Than: BET’s SOS Haiti benefit concert that took place earlier the same night, right up the street at the American Airlines Arena.The Review: Sure, Super Bowl week was chock full of celeb-infested, high-profile events promising “special appearances” by…

Concert Review: Furthur at Bayfront Park Amphitheater, February 5

Furthur Bayfront Park Amphitheater, MiamiFriday, February 5, 2010Better Than: [Insert clever Grateful Dead song title] cover bandThe Review:With weather on my mind and 50 miles of Super Bowl-enhanced traffic in front of me, I departed home this past Friday with anticipation of what the Grateful Dead’s newest incarnation would have…

Concert Review: Pepsi Musica Super Bowl Fan Jam, February 5

Nelly Furtado, Pitbull, and Paulina RubioLummus Park, Miami BeachFriday, February 5, 2010Better than: Plaxico Burress’ Super Bowl PartyThe Review:First, let me start off by saying, there is absolutely nothing in the world like the carnival atmosphere that takes the city by the throat when Super Bowl comes to town. I…

Top 10 Super Bowl Weekend Parties in South Florida

The big game is almost here, but even if you don’t give a shit about that, there’re plenty enough parties going on that may well prevent you from waking up before 10pm Sunday night.Here are our Top 10 Super Bowl weekend parties in South Florida, and don’t forget to check…

Concert Review: B.B. King at Hard Rock Live, February 2

B.B. King & Buddy GuyHard Rock Live, HollywoodTuesday, February 2, 2010 
 Better Than: Hearing hip-hop and electronic music all Super Bowl week The Review: The collective age of the two performers at Hard Rock Live on Tuesday Night was 157 years.  So you might think this concert was better suited for Florida’s…

MillionYoung

Coral Springs-based act MillionYoung has been hailed as South Florida’s bona fide entry into what is cringe-inducingly called “glo-fi” or “chillwave.” Indeed, impending blog hype looms. The one-man band born Mike Diaz has had a track reviewed positively on Pitchfork, and his MySpace page already lists a manager and a…

Furthur

Are you on or off the bus? Thanks to constant touring by Phil Lesh and erstwhile Grateful Dead bandmate Bob Weir, generation after generation of music fans get the opportunity to take a ride. Their newest Dead offshoot, Furthur, kicks off its latest outing this Friday at the beautifully redone…

New Found Glory and Saves the Day

New Found Glory’s 2000 self-titled second album catapulted the Coral Springs quartet to national stardom. Released before emo had become a dirty word, the disc boasted a boisterous but sensitive pop-punk mood that was reflected on its cover. A collage of faded photos included images of not only videogames and…

Alexi Delano and Camea

Two big names in the contemporary underground techno scene converge on Parkwest Nightclub in downtown Miami this Friday: Brooklyn-based DJ/producers Camea and Alexi Delano. Camea Hoffman is a classically trained musician boasting a darkly sexy and funked-up brand of minimal techno whose releases have been spun by the likes of…

John Mayer

In frat houses everywhere, an acoustic cover of “Your Body Is a Wonderland” closes the deal with a Jessica Simpson look-alike 90 percent of the time. In Hollywood, John Mayer simply walks into the Ivy. The 32-year-old musician has long been recognized as the alt-bro Stevie Ray Vaughan, thanks to…