It’s ironic that the Dropkick Murphys have become practically synonymous with the words Irish and insurgency, especially since that particular outfit hails from Boston, a city that’s separated by several thousand miles from the Emerald Isles. And while Los Angeles’s Flogging Molly purveys a similar sound, the band actually maintains a…
This is Miami and the local appetite for rock ‘n’ roll of all kinds (garage, punk, metal, etc.) is notoriously suspect. The 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…
Since launching in 2009, the Miami Dance Party website has emerged as one of Miami’s premier sources for local underground EDM. The weekly podcast showcases guest mixes by a bevy of local DJs and producers, from Miami staples like DJ SpinnZinn of 90.5 WVUM to resident favorites at hotspots like…
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Shroud Eater and we completely resent their criminal lack of recorded goodies for us to enjoy. Last year’s EP has done a good job of keeping us entertained. But we are gonna need a full-length effort soon! Until then, we’ll have to…
The Bruise Cruise is a little over a month away and Crossfade’s still begging El Jefe to pony up $1230 for us to secure an interior, two-person cabin on the Carnival Imagination. Maybe the fact that Ian Svenonius will serve as the cruise’s master of ceremonies will convince boss man…
Listening to Novalima, fans will find similarities between the modern Afro-Peruvian group and the highly percussive sounds heard every night in Calle Ocho nightclubs. After all, both Peru and Cuba have a long history of blending the music of formerly enslaved Africans with the drums of native people to create…
More than a decade before Weezer’s Blue Album toasted undone sweaters, surf boards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents’ highly influential debut was well known for its cerulean cover. Springing up from the ashes of Agent Orange and Social Distortion during the affectionately turbulent days of the Southern California hardcore scene…
With a name like Dice Corleone on his birth certificate, you know Loco Dice has to be pure gangsta. So it’s kind of fitting the international techno sensation was originally a hip-hopper. Born in Tunisia and raised in Germany, Dice started out as a rapper, playing support slots for the…
Rookie DJ-producer Tim Berg (AKA Avicii) is only 22 years old. But his resume already reads like that of a seasoned industry heavyweight. In 2008, after topping BBC Radio 1 luminary Pete Tong’s Fast Trax poll, the Swedish prodigy dropped his breakthrough release “Manman” on Tong’s Bedroom Bedlam label. And…
The Grateful Dead era effectively ended with Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995, but a handful of projects carry on the celebrated jam band’s storied experimentalism. One such act is Rhythm Devils, run by drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. Decades ago, the duo used portions of Dead concerts to play…
It’s impossible to talk about drum ‘n’ bass without mentioning seminal UK DJ-producer and all-around renaissance man Goldie.Born Clifford Joseph Price and raised in West Midlands, England, Goldie first made a name for himself as an ’80s b-boy whose breakdancing and graffiti bombing exploits would get him featured in Afrikaa…
Party people of Miami: Do you like going to the mall, making money, eating drugs, talking shit, scamming hos, riding dirty? Do you know what a basshead knapsack is? Do you now, or have you ever bought mass quantity of ecstasy pills for your own recreational use?If you answered yes…
The Goo Goo Dolls The Orange Bowl at Sun Life StadiumMonday, January 3Better than: Watching Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath host an episode of Don’t Forget the Lyrics.It’s been a long time since Dizzy Up the Girl. And the fact that the Goo Goo Dolls have been out the mega-mainstream market for…
Rookie DJ-producer Tim Berg (AKA Avicii) is only 22 years old. But his resume already reads like that of a seasoned industry heavyweight. In 2008, after topping BBC Radio 1 luminary Pete Tong’s Fast Trax poll, the Swedish prodigy dropped his breakthrough release “Manman” on Tong’s Bedroom Bedlam label. And…
Celebrated German DJ-producer and label magnate Steve Bug is back in Miami on Friday to jump-start 2011 for local techno heads, courtesy of LINK. In case you live under a rock and have yet to hear of Bug, he’s been one of electronic dance music’s prime movers and most influential…
When the hypemongers start tossing around loaded phrases like “Nicki Minaj,” “All-Pink Everything,” and “New Year’s Eve,” your mind instantly floods with hot and luscious fantasies of cartoonish proportions. Example: You imagine slipping through gates that look like Nicki’s pillowy, slightly parted, frosted lips. You imagine getting drunk on gallons…
With a name like Dice Corleone on his birth certificate, you know Loco Dice has to be pure gangsta. Which makes it kind of fitting that the international techno sensation was originally a hip-hopper. Born in Tunisia and raised in Germany, Dice started out as rapper, playing support slots for…
When Portsmouth, New Hampshire’s the Queers roll into Churchill’s on January 15, punk rock fans can count on the crew to give us what we want. We can pretty much guarantee that we’re gonna get to sing along to hits like “I Can’t Stop Farting” and “Teenage Gluesniffer”. We contacted…
British DJ-producer Matt Tolfrey has staked his place on the international EDM scene since launching his esteemed Leftroom imprint in 2005. Home to acclaimed artists like Glimpse, Inxec, and Marc Ashken, Leftroom brings a deep and forward-thinking flair to tech-house. Since Leftroom’s launch, Tolfrey has gone on to host a…
We’re pretty sure no one’s ready to think about anything beyond December 31. But for all you diehard heads, January 2 is only a couple of days away and you don’t wanna miss this thing. For the first time ever, New York City mixtape king J.Period will be bringing his…
Happy New Year, party people! You’ve seen Boardwalk Empire, right? Well, if you’ve watched bug-eyed Steve Buscemi partying it up in the prohibition era and thought, “That’s my kind of party,” then Transit Lounge’s shindig is the place for you. Because the Little Havana hangout is bringing back the roaring…
In 2010, SET was major purveyor of high-profile EDM bookings. So it makes sense that the club would kick-start the new year with French house heavyweight Joaquim Garraud. The chart-topping DJ-producer cut his teeth spinning on the ’90s Parisian club scene. But his greatest accolades are as a studio producer…
