One of our favorite local music events last year was the So Raw Festival, a two-day summer jam that showcased some of the best local and international low-fi, garage, and straight-up rock ‘n’ roll around. Oh, and did we mention the promoters graciously included free booze with the low, low…
Trance-music don Christopher Lawrence is arguably the best-known name in dance music to come from the United States, a country with no shortage of topnotch DJ talent. Consistently ranked alongside the UK’s hottest jocks in DJ Magazine’s annual poll, in 2004 Lawrence checked in at number seven, placing higher than…
Sydney Blu is a Canada native turned Magic City resident who is taking the local house scene by storm. Inspired by ’90s legends such as Danny Tenagalia, Deep Dish, Roger Sanchez, and Eric Morillo, she began DJing ten years ago in her hometown of Toronto. She launched her own label,…
For the past two years, Ex Norwegian has been quietly gaining national traction on the strength of classic guitar-driven power pop that sounds as though it came from anywhere but here. Anyone still mourning the late, great Alex Chilton can take comfort in knowing some of his musical spirit lives…
Nortec Collective is no stranger to the Latin alternative scene. Since dropping its first disc in 2002, The Tijuana Sessions Vol. 1, the electro-fusion outfit has carved a well-defined niche. That’s not only across Latin America but also stateside, amassing a cult following from various appearances at some of the…
Nortec Collective is no stranger to the Latin alternative scene. Since dropping its first disc in 2002, The Tijuana Sessions Vol. 1, the electro-fusion outfit has carved a well-defined niche. That’s not only across Latin America but also stateside, amassing a cult following from various appearances at some of the…
With our usual focus on the house and techno end of things going on at the Electric Pickle, it’s easy to overlook the fact that the Wynwood hotspot has also become one of Miami’s premiere live music venues, showcasing a regular variety of local and international bands. Past bookings, including…
It’s always good to see the Warped Tour pick up on local talent. This year add the Parable MC and Llamabeats project Think Tank to that list.Hip Hop is back on Warped in the form of the Grind Time Now Stage. It’s a project of the world’s largest rap battle league…
It’s a big week for local masters of Cuban son, Conjunto Progreso. Not only are they celebrating the release of their brand new disc Alive in Miami, but now they have a Best of Miami award to celebrate too, having earned the honor of Best Latin Band this week. The band…
Click here to view photos from this event.50 CentFillmore Miami BeachTuesday, June 15, 2010Better Than: Whatever you did last night, but not as much better as it should have been.The Review:If somebody tells me to put my hands up one more time I’m gonna flip. I mean, really. Isn’t that…
Brooklyn trio School of Seven Bells chalked up a whole lotta blog and magazine love in 2008 with its debut album, Alpinisms, a set of beat-driven dream-pop that sounded, at times, like an updated version of the Cocteau Twins. The ethereal, sometimes vaguely tribal female vocals came, even, from identical…
When we found out about the punk and indie show this Saturday at Churchill’s we called up Fabio from Destroyio Records. He said, “Fuckin’ shit man. Why you calling me when I’m in the middle of doing my one-handed clapping push-ups? Go to Churchill’s this Saturday. It’s five bucks, two…
Click here to view photos from this event.Passion PitWith Tokyo Police Club and BrahmsThe Fillmore Miami BeachSunday, June 13, 2010Better Than: Anything I expected … and expectations were high.The Review:If you’re reading this, I’ll assume you’re a Passion Pit fan. Either that, or just way bored at work today and…
If you’re a fan of Cut Copy, you’ll love Miami Beach incarnation Crystal Cadillac. Dark dance rockers Brett Thorngren and Gil Bitton (former lead singer of Endo) have teamed up to form the band in all of its synthy-pop goodness, and they’re releasing their debut 4-song EP this Friday at…
Poplife’s Anniversary Party With Surfer Blood, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Hooray for Earth Grand Central, Miami Saturday, June 12, 2010 Better than: Getting pains for being too pure of heart, or surfing in blood, or…. The Review: The hipsterati and then some came out in droves…
Out on the winding, gothic highways of America, there are many strange, unnatural beings traveling through the darkness in search of fresh meat and virgin blood. The hunger must be sated. The night is lonely. In general, it’s hard to quantify those evil legions. But whenever you work out the…
John Hancock seems to have always been the slightly more out-there member of local favorites Awesome New Republic, continually releasing his own, more experimental material during the band’s down time. The latest addition to his solo oeuvre is a new vinyl-only album, Antenna Death, out now on 10K Islands/St. Ives…
The Lebron James speculation is serious. Of course, here in Miami we’re hoping he comes down to join buddy D-Wade … but Wade’s future in Miami hardly seems certain, either. So who can help entice James make up his mind? How about some rappers with a new mixtape!Yesterday saw the…
British DJ, producer, and A&R man Matt Tolfrey has staked his place on the international electronic dance music scene since launching the esteemed Leftroom imprint in 2005. Home to acclaimed emerging artists such as Glimpse, Inxec, and Marc Ashken, Leftroom encapsulates the sounds of a new generation bringing a deep…
While people complain about the lack of live music in town, and usually the same people complain about going to South Beach for anything, Jazid is a lone soldier quietly battling to prove the naysayers wrong. Sure, the venue has changed plenty over the years — for one thing, only…
Listening to the band’s incredibly tight, über-polished debut album, Manners, it’s hard to believe Passion Pit has been around for such a short time. But fact is, it hasn’t even been three years since frontman and songwriting mastermind Michael Angelakos conceived of the project. Back then, it was a solo…
After releasing separate solo albums, singer Andrea Echeverri and bassist/producer Hector Buitrago reunited in 2007 to record Oye, their first CD as Aterciopelados in five years. The disc wasn’t as rambunctiously rocking as their early work in the mid-’90s. Instead, there were entrancingly lovely interludes such as the upbeat prayer…
