The Queers Churchill’s Pub, Miami Saturday, January 15, 2011 The Queers’ frontman Joe King is back. He never left or disappeared or anything. But last night’s show at Churchill’s gave us a clear picture of what his band was like in their prime, maybe. More accurately, this is the Queers…
View the photos from Miss Kittin at the Vagabond here.Miss Kittin DJ SetFriday, January 14, 2011The VagabondBetter Than: Reliving the electroclash era through its unfortunate haircuts and makeup. With about a decade’s distance now from electroclash’s birth in proto-hipster South Williamsburg, it seems grossly unfair to still categorize the scene’s…
A self-proclaimed city kid from New York’s East Village, Jesse Marco took a free fall into the music business at the age of 18 when he began an internship with British music mogul Mark Ronson. He gained recognition after taking a number of opening slots at New York clubs. A…
The Netherlands may be pretty tiny in actual land mass, but its influence on dance music has been outsized. The country represents a disproportionate influence on the trance scene — it’s the birthplace of titans Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, and Tiesto — and has offered forth countless other more…
The Lee Boys are a world-famous family band of Perrine natives who all went to Miami Killian Senior High School. They play an updated, Miami-style version of Sacred Steel music strongly influenced by funk, soul, blues, rock, and R&B. The band tours the world playing 120 shows a year, and…
Kylie Minogue, the Australian pop princess who burst onto the music scene in 1988 with “Locomotion,” just announced a 2011 North American tour. But even though Miami’s been named the 15th Gayest City in America, the Magic City didn’t make the tour schedule. Instead, fans will have to hitch a…
If you’re not scared of a little beer shower from a guitarist’s mouth or having your head knocked about by stage divers, you might want to head for Orlando this weekend to celebrate the six-year anniversary of record label Florida’s Dying. The show will feature Miami’s own Jacuzzi Boys, Electric…
When middle-aged lovers in matching pastel jumpsuits finally pop that little blue pill, light a dozen vanilla-scented candles, and get ready to rock so very soft, there’s only one soundtrack sexy enough for that kind of action — the sweet and flaccid strains of Air Supply’s Forever Love: Greatest Hits…
Ah, electroclash, the dance genre known for analog rhythms and monotone vocals. Part krautrock, part electro, it was doomed to fail from the start. Why? Well, once you’ve heard one track, you’ve pretty much heard them all. That’s not to say there weren’t some genuine electroclash superstars back in the…
Like a lot of other post-millenial musicians, 21-year-old dubstepper Jakwob (AKA James Jacob) is an internet-made man. A year and a half ago, nobody really knew his name. Hailing from the English Midlands, he was just another university student who sidelined as a laptop producer. But then things changed: He…
Lost in the Trees is a seven-strong collective from North Carolina likely to nourish the mossy side of your trunk with its sumptuous, string-filled folk music that occasionally borders on symphonic. Recently reissued on discerning Anti- label, the group’s All Alone in an Empty House finds a wider audience for…
For those unfamiliar, Of Montreal is like P-Funk for sensitive kids. Kevin Barnes and his band blend personal lyrics with booty shakin’ beats and psychedelic theatrics. It’s as sexual as funk from the Mothership, but perhaps a bit more stimulating above the waist, as well. A product of the late…
This is Miami, and the local appetite for rock ‘n’ roll of all kinds (garage, punk, metal, etc.) is notoriously suspect. Standard wisdom says the people of South Florida have no stomach for churning squalls of guitar noise and skull-battering drums. But the simple fact that experimental Los Angeles rippers…
We already broke the news that British duo Simian Mobile Disco will be performing live at Ultra Music Festival Saturday, March 26. But before that, the duo will be hosting a party, dubbed Delicatessen, where attendees can expect a DJ set.Our first reaction is that Eve may be too small…
World-renowned DJ-producer Junior Sanchez hardly needs an introduction. Like his homies Erick Morillo and Harry “Choo Choo” Romero, Sanchez was bred in New Jersey’s seminal ’90s Latin house scene. He would cut his teeth spinning at legendary NYC hotspots like Limelight and the Shelter. As a member of the infamous…
Even with the first phase of Ultra Music Festival 2011 acts announced, there are still a few more DJs and bands being added here and there while we all wait for the full second phase of acts to be revealed.Dutch DJ Armin Van Buuren is the latest to be confirmed…
Dee Dee Wilde’s venture into music is a proud South Florida story. Born into a music-leaning family of eight siblings, Wilde’s brother is the legendary ’80s crooner Eugene Wilde and her first single, 1988’s “I Found You” was a charting success in the U.K. Regularly compared to heavy-hitters Chaka Khan…
DJ-producer Eric Estornel is a veritable chameleon of electronic dance music. In a career spanning almost two decades, he’s shifted musical styles as often as he has monikers. His extensive discography boasts atmospheric techno as Maetrik, twisted electro as Mariel Ito, and moody deep house as Maceo Plex, all with…
Hollow Leg Instinct (Self-Released) myspace.com/hollowlegband There is nothing imaginary about where these two dudes store their energy. Nah, the hollow leg here refers to the actual hadron collider of doom sludge and booze these guys bring forth. Last year’s The Hive Demos did a great job of whetting appetites and…
There’s always a chance that Tyvek’s Nothing Fits was a painstakingly assembled second record. Perhaps every player utilized the greatest precision and grace when performing every note. The resulting album, however, sounds like the complete opposite of a work of effort. And contextually, it couldn’t get more glorious. The Motor…
Man, Winter Music Conference is only two months away. But while your club kid cousins are off doing the WMC thing, getting loopy on funny drugs and dancing away their inhibitions, you’re gonna be sucking on sweet sticky ish and nodding your dreaded head to righteous vibes at the Marley…
If you still haven’t spent a night at Get Low, Miami’s premier dubstep night and our pick for Best Monthly Party of 2010, we gotta ask: What’s wrong with you? Now whatever your excuse, this Thursday is your next chance to get a dose of bowel-rattling bass at the Vagabond with…
