Leave it to a Brit to almost beat Americans, North, Central, and South, at our own global funk game. Yes, stateside, we’ve been enjoying a classic R&B renaissance courtesy of acts like Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Eli (Paperboy) Reed, and, of course, the Mark Ronson juggernaut (and all…
Photo courtesy of Jahrue It seems like YNG (pronounced Why-En-Gee) is the new kid on the block. The best way to describe him is that he’s a smooth type of emcee with a little consciousness mixed with a youthful frame of thought. He’s a new member of #TheNewMiami movement, and…
Illustration by by Johnnie Cluney, via Daytrotter Toro Y Moi had managed to stay slightly below the radar until the chillwave movement took off in the Summer of ’09. The barely-there often only one-man band fronted by Chaz Bundick is at once relaxing and arm swaying, and as his voice…
John Legend and The Roots are each talented in their own right, and they’ve teamed up for a collaborative album called Wake Up! to be released next Tuesday. The album is a funky ’70s soul throwback, and takes direction from legends like Marvin Gaye and Nina Simone. Special guest collaborators…
via his MySpace pageWe like to lay claim on musicians whenever we can. If they’ve lived in South Florida for more than a few months, went to school here, had a girlfriend from here, or even their dog lived here, we like to think they’re ours. So it should come…
Anja Schneider is a veritable renaissance woman of electronic dance music. The DJ, producer, radio show host and record label magnate is a long-standing veteran of the Berlin scene whose renowned weekly show on Berlin’s Radio Fritz has been going strong for a decade. But it’s the success and brand…
The Agency at Transit Lounge, MiamiSaturday, September 11Better Than: I could have even hoped.The Review:If you read my Q&A with drummer Mike Marsh earlier this week, you know I was pretty psyched to see this show. Having attended high school (or various high schools, as the case may be) in…
Photo by Ian WitlenAlice Glass of Crystal Castles performing live at Grand Central, Miami.Click here to view photos from Crystal Castles at Grand Central.Crystal CastlesSaturday, September 11, 2010Grand Central, MiamiBetter Than: Your old-school Gameboy.Let’s discuss the elephant in the room: Why didn’t local artist Panic Bomber open for the Toronto…
Photo by Victor GonzalezThe DewarsThe Dewars & The Band in Heaven Friday, September 10, 2010 The Vagabond, Miami The Review: There were quite a few people that made an hour-plus trip from Palm Beach to the Vagabond last night in support of two of their own local bands — a…
pyrofusion.comHave you ever wanted to be a part of something really big? Well Miami will be one of the hundreds of cities taking part in EarthDance 2010, hailed as “the world’s largest synchronized music and dance festival for peace.” In 2004, it broke the Guinness World Record for largest synchronized…
Photo by Jose FloresMemphis Blac with Smokahontas Jones Thursday, September 9, 2010 The Vagabond, Miami Better Than: A typical night at an 8th Street Motel The Review:Dallas’s Memphis Blac and Smokahontas Jones make no bones about who they are. Memphis used to be a sex worker and has a lot…
Grant C. Dull is anything but. Party promoter, culture blogger, international DJ, impresario, and record company head/founder are just a few labels that apply. Free spirit who up and moved to Argentina from his home in the U.S. after taking a couple of trips inspired by the country’s literature and…
Bwomp-womp-woppa-woppa: That’s the sound of the dubstep. Friday night Canada’s Excision is making like a snowbird and setting up his nest at Discotekka for Boom! Pow! He’ll be joined by Miami’s own Pharaoh of Bass and Throw-up Music, Otto Von Schirach. Dubstep is a dirty, grimy genre, and Excision is…
Okay, we’re not claiming to be geographical geniuses or anything, but when we hear about a music festival dubbed “Hialeah Fest,” we just assumed it would take place in Hialeah, right?That’s not the case for this year’s festival, which will bring in about 20 bands so far, among them Ketchy…
Boom! Pow! Featuring Excision and Willie Morales
Tito El Bambino at Dolce Ultralounge
The Agency Reunion Show at Transit Lounge
Fucked Up at Churchill’s Pub
Miami Horror at LIV
Like homeboys and Visionquest partners Seth Troxler and Lee Curtiss, DJ/producer Ryan Crosson is part of a new breed of Detroit-bred artists who have staked their place in Berlin’s underground EDM scene since the late ’00s. Born and raised in Metro Detroit, Crosson absorbed the native sounds of second-wave Detroit…
We’d be lying if we said we weren’t a little excited for next Friday’s Kings of Leon show at the Cruzan Amphhitheatre. They’ve made sure to keep us excited — though tickets went on sale about a year ago — by announcing news of a new album recently. Now to…
If you were lucky enough to be in Miami in the mid to late ’90s and of drinking age (okay, truth be told, anyone could get in anywhere back then), there’s a good chance you know exactly what Arsenal 88 vocalist Andres Aguero means when he says, “I grew up…
