Since his 1979 debut, Look Sharp, Joe Jackson has delved into a variety of genres, traversing through pop, jazz, and Latin, and even trying his hand at classical. Though some of the 20 subsequent albums he has released have been grandiose affairs, his latest effort, Rain, is stripped to the…
Instrumental rock quartet Pelican has markedly evolved in recent years. Perhaps it’s because the band moved from its hometown of Chicago to the sunnier climes of Los Angeles. For where the earliest Pelican material skated around the borders of metal, the band’s sound has distinctly softened as time has passed…
It might seem hard to believe, but there was a time when the idea of mixing punk rock with the aesthetics of skateboarding was brand-new. Back in those old-school days, Southern California power trio Agent Orange became an instant underground hero when its music was featured in early-Eighties skateboard videos…
Inspired by the likes of Masters at Work and Mousse T, Fedde Le Grand is known as an all-around DJ possessed of a special knack for decorating energetic, danceable house music with acoustic, hip-hop, and electro touches. Born in Utrecht, Netherlands, in 1977, Le Grand is best known for 2006’s…
Few bands have had such an intense rotation of members as the Doobie Brothers. At the group’s inception in 1971, vocalist/guitarist Tom Johnston and drummer John Hartman teamed up with late bassist Dave Shohgren and guitarist Patrick Simmons to begin the journey. It would bring several hits (“Long Train Running,”…
So last night I was at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino when I saw an interesting poster on display. Billy Joel’s sexy mug was plastered on the wall. Come on, ladies still think he’ sexy…and I noticed that he’s got not one, not two, but three sold out concerts coming…
Coldplay November 9, 2008 BankAtlantic Center Better Than: You’d Expect Say what you will about Coldplay (and most folks do), but unlike a lot of so-called arena acts – nevermind their smaller setting counterparts – they’ve at least got sense enough to make a spectacle of themselves when they come…
John Hood Rufus Wainwright November 8, 2008 The Jackie Gleason Theatre at the Fillmore Miami Beach Better Than: Crooning a Storybook They call it a Rubus. In theory, one suspects the thing is related to the centaur (half man/half horse), the mandrake (half man/half plant) and the Minotaur (half man/half…
So if you listen to Rick Ross’ music, you probably already know that he likes he’s ganja green and sticky. And according to Miami New Times reporter Jason Handelsman, he can also roll blunts one-handed. I’m not sure if the latter is true, but there’s a hilarious new video on…
At 38 years old, this Mexican-raised (but Puerto Rican-born) singer is a bona fide veteran of the music business, with several platinum albums and Grammy Awards to his credit. Often dubbed “The Latin Sinatra” because of his cool, guarded personality and numerous high-profile love affairs in recent years, Luis Miguel…
Score another point for Miami in the good fight to keep quality dance music coming here beyond WMC. The latest coup? Why, the only East Coast appearance on the current tour by white-hot Italian producer/DJ duo Crookers, who skipped down straight from Toronto. What’s even stranger is where they’re playing;…
The U.S. presidential election is over, but the campaign continues for rapper MURS, a.k.a. Nick Carter, as he vies for the presidency of hip-hop. The 10-year veteran of Los Angeles’s underground scene released his 13th album (counting those with projects such as Living Legends), MURS for President, this past September…
On Warpaint, their first studio release since re-forming in 2005, the Black Crowes show how a little time off from each other can work wonders. Warpaint continues to improve the band’s winning brand of Southern-fried power blues-rock, as opener “Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution” and “Movin’ on Down the Line”…
Here’s a last minute show announcement for a party that sounds like it’s well worth attending. Former Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell is playing a gig tonight at the Florida Room inside of the Delano Hotel that should be a lot of fun. The show starts around 11 p.m. The…
The instrumental rock quartet Pelican has markedly evolved in recent years. Perhaps it was a result of moving from the band’s original hometown of Chicago, for the sunnier climes of Los Angeles. For where the earliest Pelican material skated around the borders of metal, as time has passed there’s been…
The newish local nonprofit S.A.F.E., dedicated to forward-thinking dance music events with no bullshit and no guest lists (omg!), continues to impress. There was that crazy Richie Hawtin one-off last December, a gig by Matthew Dear this summer, and the latest coup, M.A.N.D.Y. at tiny Circa 28 two weeks ago…
Over the weekend, I had the treat of heading over to Nassau, Bahamas to cover the Millennium Countdown 8, a mammoth three day concert broken up by genre. The line-up for the first evening, somewhat strangely tagged “International Night” was stacked with stellar acts like Morgan Heritage, Etana, Sanchez, and…
Score another point for Miami in the good fight to keep quality dance music coming down here beyond WMC. The latest coup? Why, the only East Coast appearance on the current tour by white-hot Italian producer/DJ duo Crookers, who skip down here straight from Toronto. What’s even stranger is where…
So former childhood star Malcolm-Jamal Warner is in town and performing a bit of soul music and spoken word poetry tonight at 88’s Dueling Piano Bar inside of the the Hard Rock. A lot of folks don’t know that the actor known as Theo Huxtable from the Cosby Show to…
Although the pairing of Joe Satriani and Mountain initially seems a bit incongruous, this double bill should have guitar enthusiasts wetting themselves with excitement, provided that fans from each camp keep an open mind. Satriani and Mountain’s Leslie West, of course, have each made an indelible impact on the public’s…
Chromeo’s Dave 1 (the four-eyed Semite behind the mike and guitar) and P-Thugg (the gold-chained, do-rag-clad Lebanese behind the analog synths and talk box) have been “crossing the Gaza Strip of Sexxx Jams” to further a goal only two Canucks with disco-size balls can dream up: putting the fun back…
Characterized by spare, repetitive house beats, the work of self-described minimalist DJ Paco Osuna is based on an insistent throb — the idea here is to move your body until you reach an exercise high. More than that, however, Osuna imbues his music with a dreamy component that never veers…
