You know the streak of “No Jam Band Announcements” couldn’t continue. Today it’s a one man jam band and a band that, while not technically a jam band, plays the same festivals and is generally adored by the same crowds. Keller Williams is, quite simply, a one man jam band…
When rapper Noreaga turned into N.O.R.E. earlier this decade, it was worrisome. Longtime fans adored him as half of the killer Queens duo Capone-N-Noreaga, which in the mid-to-late-’90s helped take back New York’s crown as the seat of real street rap. In the face of adversity from West Coast gangstas…
Given its members’ myriad side projects, it’s a wonder we still get to see the Slackers perform live anymore. It seems like each bandmate has his own rocksteady, dub, jazz, punk rock, garage, or soul iron in the fire, so when the Slackers tour as a whole, it’s rightfully an…
Sean Paul’s dancers are the ones you’ll really be watching while he’s onstage at the Hard Rock. That’s because, as reggae fans know, Paul is not the most, well, vivacious performer. But he is wicked in the studio, as his new album, Imperial Blaze, proves yet again. So even if…
In the past couple of years, DJ/producer Simon Baker has enjoyed a steady ascent to international fame through a slew of infectious releases on high-profile labels, countless global tour dates, and a firm grasp on what makes people get down on a dance floor. As a DJ on the ’90s…
Rest assured, dedicated Web 2.0’ers: D.C. rapper Wale has not forsaken Twitter. One of the most committed tweeters this side of Japanese schoolchildren, Wale earlier this year swore off the message-posting website after a particular tweet got him in trouble with the influential UK journalist and blogger DJ Semtex. While…
Half of internationally renowned Spanish twosome Chus and Ceballos, DJ/producer Chus Esteban has garnered worldwide recognition through the duo’s Stereo Productions label, in addition to chart-topping releases on the esteemed Yoshitoshi, Shinichi, and Defected imprints. High-profile remixes for the likes of Madonna, Danny Tenaglia, and Deep Dish have garnered Chus…
December 17 at Churchill’s Pub in Little Haiti (5501 NE Second Avenue) punks not dead and hardcore lives when O.P.S., Beltbuckle Death Sentence, Nobody’s Hero, Johnny Sex Fuck and the Flesh Rockets, Unit Six, and DJ Skidmark take the stage for only $5. Are you easily offended? “The picture is…
Wow! Another day of concert announcements without jam bands. Don’t worry, they’ll be back tomorrow. For today it’s all about rock and roll. If you like your rock of the progressive persuasion, you’ll be happy to hear Yes is coming to Boca on February 28. Yes is taking a page…
Here are a few randomly selected recommendations among the many acts playing the Miami Music Festival. Visit MiamiMusicFestival.org for individual venue details. Many of these funky-named places you’ve never heard of are subdivisions of real venues, with made-up names just for festival purposes. Others venues are tents; Transit Lounge alone will host…
In an either extremely clever or just brave bit of scheduling, the inaugural edition of the Miami Music Festival launches this Thursday, less than a week after the onslaught of Art Basel Miami Beach. Despite the lack of a long recuperation lag, though, if you truly want to support South…
If you missed it last week, please read our post last week on Help Mend a Heart, the social network effort to help save the life of Maureen Waters. After battling a flu for several days, the day after Thanksgiving, she was rushed to the hospital with what turned out…
To view a full slideshow of this event, click here. OK GoDesign Miami/December 3, 2009Better Than: Stan Brakhage chewing bubblegum — or just as good, anyway.With all the mad dash that was Art Basel, I sadly only had time enough to catch OK Go perform one song in their five-day Design…
The most successful musical duo ever, Brooks & Dunn, are calling it quits. After selling about a bazillion records, playing every major city in the world, and winning a couple dozen awards, Kix and Ronnie have decided enough is enough. At least after one last tour… If you’re a fan…
Ghostly International 10 Year Anniversary PartyWhite Room, MiamiSaturday, December 5, 2009Better than: Any record label party this side of WMC.Despite the unfavorable weather most of Saturday, things cleared up enough for Miami to enjoy partying al fresco at what was surely the greatest White Room turnout all year. Ghostly International apparently…
Remember Coal Chamber? Yeah, didn’t think so, but they were a Nu Metal band in the mid 90s that disbanded due to “creative differences.” Frontman Dez Fafara decided he wanted to do a little less Nu Metal and a bit more death metal so he started Devildriver. Their first couple…
In the world of short-lived electronic dance music fads, electro house is pretty much dead, extinguished by the very intensity with which it alighted on the international dance music scene in 2006-2008. The same brash and abrasive over-the-top sound that made electro house exciting a couple years ago — when…
Somehow, someway we survived Art Basel week. We are exhausted to say the least, so no witty comments. Here is what you missed over the weekend:Justice at MansionElectrohouse icons Justice made a long overdue Magic City appearance Friday night at Mansion. Their banger-filled set brought the house down and keep…
The BlowPulse Art Fair at Ice Palace Studios, MiamiSaturday, December 5, 2009Better Than: A Samantha Ronson DJ set interrupted by a Lohan lover’s quarrel.The Review:It’s not impossible to think that The Blow really had been collaborating with Lindsay Lohan on the tabloid fixture’s upcoming album. In a world where Christina…
Gang Gang DanceMax Fish, MiamiFriday, December 4, 2009Better than: Seeing the band play in a hall way closet, yet also better than seeing them play at a spacious festival.The Review:I want to thank the people who continually stepped on my shoes, the guy who unintentionally gave me a vertical lap…
Raffa Jo Harris and Rainer Davies aka Raffa and Rainer have finally completed their follow up to 2005’s Stolen Coal. The 11 track long player, No Mercy, was recorded on and off over the past two years at various locations in the Magic City and features over 30 different musicians…
Our Lady Peace is probably the most underrated band playing the Buzz Bake Sale tomorrow. Yeah, they’ve sold over five million albums, enjoyed relative success in the late ’90s, and are revered in their homeland (notch another one for Canada). But aside from their flash of mainstream popularity in the…
