Parallels’ makeup is a simple one: Two artists forming one streamlined band, lean but efficient. The Canadian synth-pop duo is comprised of Holly Dodson and Cameron Findley. Dodson is the vocalist, Findley the drummer. Both compose. Both produce. But each one is responsible for their respective parts. The band was…
After getting ripped to the tits last night on makeshift margaritas, six Coronas, a half-bottle of mezcal, two flaming tequila shots, and Michoacan moonshine at El Vagabundo’s Cinco De Mayo bash, you’re hungover and fucked up like a Mexican who ate the worm, a rancid taco, and an entire bushel…
The Getback Right About Now (IOU Records) myspace.com/thegetback When this album dropped back in January 2003, the immediate buzz that it created among our group of friends was incredibly electric. We’d already been sweaty fans, massing to the band’s gigs, and displaying the kind of riotous energy people in their…
Using Voodoo connotations might rile the wrong feathers. But the bottom line is Monvelyno Alexis studied the nuances of Voodoo rhythms in his native Haiti after taking up the guitar at the age of 18. That he’d already fiddled with wind instruments like the clarinet, flute, and trumpet are beside…
Well, it was bound to happen. After springing out of nowhere with some serious observations on ’90s retreads Live, local hip-hop boss Rick Ross, and those swell white kids behind Major Lazer, we finally managed to track down el Cubanito behind the glory. Preferring not to meet in person, I sent him…
Steve Angello at LIV May 6
King Bee at the Stage May 7
Kylie Minogue at the BankAtlantic Center May 7
Hank and Cupcakes at Bardot May 5
Amaury Gutierrez at the Fillmore Miami Beach May 7
Kasper Bjorke at the Electric Pickle May 7
When the world ends, only the Twinkies and roaches will survive. Oh, and Camilo Sesto. If you laughed at that jab, it’s because you actually know Camilo Sesto. And if you’re familiar with the sexagenarian Spanish pop singer, then chances are pretty good you’re sitting somewhere in that middle-age range…
Screw the Partridge Family. Hymn For Her is redefining the family band. The whole brood hits the road, taking its music to the masses the old fashioned way — one hard-earned mile at a time, covering blacktop and kicking up highway dust as Mom, Dad, and the little one crisscross…
It’s Saturday night. The Marlins just smacked the hell out of the Nationals. And now you need autotune. And lots of it. Luckily, Teddy Paine is in the building. His Cash Money buddy Jay Sean is there too. And together, they will provide more electronically manipulated vocals than most stadiums…
It’s been almost exactly 11 years since Billy Corgan’s infamous May 23, 2000 interview with Los Angeles alt-rock radio station KROQ. It started with a minirant against “the Britneys of the world” and concluded with the on-air announcement that Smashing Pumpkins were breaking up. But now that a decade-plus has…
What’s got six strings, four hands, a kit full of skins, and a fuzz box? The Deaf Poets, a two-man band from the MIA featuring guitarist-songwriter Sean Wouters and drummer Nicolas Espinosa.The duo’s catchy garage sound tempers lo-fi wildness with digital recording value for an ear-friendly dose of modern rock…
Back when Matisyahu made the trek down to Miami in February, the diehard Tribe Called Quest fan and admitted Deadhead hit up the Arsht Center for a quiet, intimate night alongside acoustic axe-wielding buddy Adam Weinberg. But Matisyahu’s newly announced 43-date US summer tour — with a stop scheduled at…
View photos from Sleigh Bells at Grand Central here.Sleigh BellsSaturday, April 30, 2011Grand Central, MiamiBetter than: Playing cowboys and Indians.Yeah, 45 minutes is a pretty short set. But you can’t blame noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells for the quick performance. They only have one album, Treats, under their belt and most…
Broadcast live across the globe to 70 countries, the Billboard Latin Music Awards were billed as música Latina’s biggest night. Show hosts promised we’d see more stars at the annual gala than we would in the sky. But then again, Miami isn’t known as a stargazer’s paradise. Bright city lights,…
When talking about UK DJ-producer Mark Knight, powerhouse is a word that immediately comes to mind. For one thing, Knight boasts some of the industry’s highest accolades. There’s his Grammy nomination for work on the Black Eyed Peas’ multi-platinum album The E.N.D., three of the biggest selling records on Beatport’s…
That little chico Pitbull got robbed last night at the BankUnited Center on the campus of the University of Miami. And the entire world watched it happen. Well, maybe not everyone. But the people who saw Telemundo’s broadcast of the Billboard Latin Music Awards know what I’m talking about … Mr…
If you didn’t get wasted, riot-slash-dance, lose your underpants, and do something shameful on February 17, 2011, then you weren’t partying with electro-raunch tag team Hank & Cupcakes at Bardot. Don’t ever make that mistake again. Especially next Friday when these hot pop junkies return for a rerun of February’s…
