VV Brown doesn’t take anything lying down. The alternative pop songstress started her career in the music business when she was 18, but abruptly quit when she realized she wasn’t getting things done her way. Cue two years later, and she’s singing about heartbreaks and bad breakups with the same…
When thinking of Grammy-Award winning pop sensations Maroon 5, most draw their attention toward stylish and sexy frontman, Adam Levine. But there is more to them than him; take their guitarist James Valentine, for instance.The tall and slender native Nebraskan got his big break stepping in for Aaron Barrett of…
Oh, hey! Look who we spotted at last night’s HP and MySpace event at SoBe Live featuring Big Boi: New Times’ BFF Scott Storch. Wonder if he knew we were so close. Well, the ATLien performed a good mix of both his solo material and work with Outkast. Some highlights…
Back home in England, VV Brown is not only a hit-maker but also a noted songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Here in the States, she’s done a Teen Vogue shoot and had her music included on a number of prime-time shows. Musically, she’s retro, but in the best kind of way, reviving…
With the addition of a live drummer, the New York disco-pop outfit the Golden Filter has, in recent months, grown in ranks. Still, the tunes remain the same. Arpeggiated bass-synth melodies and standard boom-chk-boom-chk beats reign through the band’s live performances, which draw from its lauded debut album, Voluspa. While…
Whether you know it by name or not, if you’ve stepped outside in the past several months, you’ve heard Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh” flickering out of at least a few idling vehicles. The über-minimalist dancehall ditty’s piano loop has a way of cutting through the din of city streets. Gyptian, a…
The Fillmore Miami Beach has been absolutely slaying lately with its indie-style bookings, but here’s a new announcement from the venue to make the thinking-man’s metal fan weep tears of joy. Sacramento legends Deftones will headline Wednesday, August 25, when the band plays its first show in South Florida in…
Fans of more grown-up R&B — the kind that usually hinges on actual music, as opposed to synthesized computer beats, and real soul — are in for a treat this Thursday at the American Airlines Arena’s Waterfront Theatre when the Budweiser Superfest returns. In its original incarnation, Superfest was an…
And with that in tow, he continues to carpet South Florida proper with a new venture at a relatively newer-ish spot, Mai Tardi. This swanky little Northern Italian joint in the Design District has gotten its accolades from my peers and your collective palates and it comes a s no…
Ah, the Supergroup. She’s a fickle mistress for musicians, often paying massive dividends for the investment of brilliant musical minds, but other times … not so much. Examples of successful collaborations range from Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young and the Traveling Wilburys to Velvet Revolver, Audio Slave, and Them Crooked…
Rising dancehall king Gyptian has made a definitive bid for the song of the summer with “Hold Yuh,” his inescapable song built on that tinkling piano riddim coming out of seemingly every car. It’s spawned any number of remixes — the most famous with Young Money darling Nikki Minaj –…
We’ve broken our “1” key over here typing out exclamation marks regarding all of Live Nation’s recent bookings, especially at the Fillmore Miami Beach. Suffice it to say, Fillmore, we love you, keep being awesome. Here’s another awesome, never-thought-it-would-happen show to add to your coming fall calendar: Phoenix, on Wednesday,…
Radioboxer With LavolaThe Annex, HialeahSaturday, August 13Better Than: Not going to a warehouse party where Radioboxer and Lavola are going to rock out.The Review:Saturday was keyboardist Gian Nicolaci’s birthday, and this week is bassist Jota Dazza’s, so naturally, the Radioboxer gang celebrated the only way the would make any sense at…
Guy HarveyWith the JamesesAugust 13, 2010The Vagabond, MiamiBetter Than: Having to schlep all the way to Lake Worth for a show. Seriously, how often do Miami kids do that?The Review:I’ll start this review with the following disclaimer: I’ve never been to a Guy Harvey or The Jameses show. No, seriously…
If you have ever, ever professed to love hip-hop, here are two things you need to do/plan to do, immediately, if you haven’t completed at least step one:1) Get Big Boi’s new solo album, Sir Luscious Left Foot … the Son Of Chico Dusty. If you haven’t listened yet, well, what…
Hit Play!’s finally gotten it together to formally bring an official CD release party to their awesome debut EP, In Case of Emergency. Comprised by Gaston de la Vega on bass, Machbeth Proenza on drums, Johnny Underpaid and Raf Solo on guitars and Alex Calante on vocals, their take on…
If you were around in the early to mid-’90s, there is no way you missed out on the guilty pleasure of dance-pop music sensation Crystal Waters’ sultry vocals all over the airwaves. In 1991 the then-unknown New Jersey-based singer/songwriter took a demo tape of a little ditty called “Gypsy Woman…
We’re pretty sure most of you are at least somewhat hyped about Vampire Weekend coming to the Fillmore on October 14 with Beach House. But the Columbia-bred indie darlings aren’t necessarily everyone’s cup of tea. Though you’ll likely hear their jams everywhere from the radio and TV commercials to your…
You probably don’t recognize his name, but you know who Spike Jonze is. He slowly made his way into movies by directing music videos for the likes of Fatboy Slim, Beastie Boys, Weezer, Sonic Youth, Kanye West, and most recently, LCD Soundsystem’s “Drunk Girls.” He directed a few feature films,…
You may have missed this Top 10 list telling you why you should head to Transit Lounge for live music this month, and if so, consider this a shameless plug. But if not, then you no doubt already noticed that one Miami’s favorite local bands, Locos Por Juana, is officially…
Torche with Beings and Heartstrings Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Churchill’s Pub, Miami Better than: Washing Kat Stacks’ lacy unmentionables or rather, just as good, depending on the mood you find yourself in. Kind readers, you’ve known me now since 2003 and you know that I’ve never been much for lying…
They’re cooler than Elmo, if positively nerdy compared to Yo Gabba Gabba!’s trippy creatures, but the Wiggles — like the terrible twos and runny noses — are pretty much unavoidable if you have a little one, toddler to preschooler. The jovial Aussies, with their multicolored crewnecks — Sam (yellow), Murray…
