Party people, get ready. This is going to be one of those weekends. You know the ones–the kind that make Miami such a great city. The ones where you whip through it in a frenzy from Friday to Sunday, in whirlwind of activity, only to awake Monday morning, perhaps a…
Hard-working and constantly touring, Orlando’s psychedelic funk-rock act Diocious is definitely making waves throughout Florida and the Southeast. The trio is riding a swell of shows through the month of March, including three dates opening for the prominent San Francisco jamband Tea Leaf Green and a slot at the La…
West Palm Beach hasn’t had this much musical excitement since Ozzy Osbourne rolled through town. An impressive crop of national acts are set to play the 28th installment of SunFest, which takes place April 28 – May 2 in downtown West Palm Beach along Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway, extending along Flagler…
Florida? Yeah!With the Waves, Radar vs Wolf, Dooms De Pop, Alexander, Retrocities, and Manifest Test SubjectsThe Poorhouse, Fort Lauderdale Saturday, February 27, 2010Better Than: No “Florida? Yeah!”The Review: After hibernating for three months, the beast that is “Florida? Yeah!” awoke with a roar in the cavernous Poorhouse on Saturday night. The return…
Last week, we announced a retooling of the music policy at the King is Dead’s. Though the polished, grown-up-boho vibe continues there unabated, every Friday and Saturday night, the lounge is bringing in some live music for added flavor. (DJs will still spin in between sets). There are two scheduled…
The Andalusians are not from Spain; they are from Washington, D.C. They are not horses, either; they are nice white kids. Basla Andolsun is the lady in charge of the act, and to further stamp her über-coolness, her outfit’s got a seven-inch out on Dischord Records (for the uninitiated, that’s…
Jason Handelsman used to be on the staff at Miami New Times. Then he was abducted by aliens, aliens who party, and he became The Ghost of Dirty. Now he splits his time between making videos with Rick Ross, Cash Money Birdman and Kevin Rudolf, working on his “Paranormal Art,”…
Mary J. fans, this is your year. Not only did she release an excellent studio album, Stronger With Each Tear, but in the next six months, if you’re willing to drive across a couple counties, you can catch her twice in South Florida. Over the summer, the queen of hip-hop…
South Florida experienced a bit of chill this weekend, but that didn’t stop the multitude of events that went on. So if you stayed home bundled up, here is what you missed over the weekend:Electric Pickle One-Year Anniversary Block PartyWynwood lounge slipped into Miami’s nightlife scene one year ago, when…
Click here to view photos from this event.The 17th Annual Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival Featuring Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, Shaggy, Capleton, and Tarrus RileyBayfront Park Amphitheater, Miami Saturday, February 27, 2010 Better Than: watching your drunk friend karaoke Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” with a fake…
Keller WilliamsRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleFriday, February 26, 2010Better Than: Solo acts at Mallory Square in Key West that rely on their money-fetching dog to provide the show. The Review:”Who, what, when, where, why, how much?”- “Stupid Questions,” Breathe After a playful instrumental warm-up, these were the questions posed by Keller Williams as…
For those who can’t get enough heavy metal mayhem, hopefully 70,000 Tons of Metal will suffice. So far, the cruise no wuss should book (it’s $666, ferchristsakes!) has unveiled 11 of the 40 acts terrorizing the high seas from Miami to Cozumel, Mexico, and back to Miami, Jan. 24-28, 2011…
The 17th annual Bob Marley Fest hits Bayfront park this Saturday, February 27th with more Marley-kid performances than you can shake a joint rolled up in a copy of the Miami Herald at (hey at least then the paper’ll be put to good use).The list of what you can’t bring…
Touring in support of his 13th album, Odd, Keller Williams is just that. That’s meant in the best way possible. The 40-year-old fits the very definition of unique, having toured almost exclusively as a one-man-band since the early ’90s. (Exceptions include short stints with String Cheese Incident, Umphrey’s McGee, and…
Paleface With Black Weather Shaman and EverymenWednesday, February 24, 2010 The Monterey Club, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: Staying inside ’cause it was raining. The Review: Perhaps the chilly drizzle kept a lot of people home. Or maybe it had something to do with Black Weather Shaman, and some kind of mystic hex. Regardless…
Even if British soft-folkster David Gray hasn’t been a fixture in your playlist since his days as Radiohead’s opening act in the mid-’90s (or ever), do consider attending his April 14 show at Fillmore Miami Beach if only to see his opener, Phosphorescent.For the past five years, frontman Matthew Houck…
Minnesota punks Off With Their Heads have been grinding out some of the best melodic “don’t call it pop-” punk the Twin Cities have put out in recent history. For the past seven years, the band has gone under the radar. But a stable lineup since 2007 and constant touring…
Capleton’s favorite food is okra. “I love okra, whatever style — fried okra, okra stew, okra salad. Okra is really good for you.” So says the Prophet, sometimes called the Fireman, but always known as one of the greatest artists in dancehall history.Born Clifton George Bailey III in St. Mary,…
Since opening a year ago, the Electric Pickle has emerged as a bastion of quality underground music in a city otherwise tyrannized by commercial and ostentatious nightlife. Its weekly bookings showcase some of the top global contemporary electronic music talent, but in a refreshingly inclusive, no-bullshit setting. Thus, the Pickle…
The quirky and quizzical Keller Williams once again returns to South Florida with his one-man band. He’s a festival staple and always a highlight in that setting — but his club shows are downright rapturous. No matter how big the room, K-Dub always procures a basement-party sing-along vibe. A true…
The dance music underground might be rocking bleepy techno and dark-wave house from Europe, but the stuff that really moves the masses combines the synthetic strings of trance with the tough percussion of house. One look at the most popular DJs in the world, from Tiësto to Deadmau5 to Kaskade,…
Punk band reunion tours are each unique, but not like snowflakes — more like small-town Fourth of July parades, in that there’s a constant trade-off between reassuring familiarity and the flinching overcompensation of old people with streamers. The Cro-Mags should fare better, or at least fall toward the former; the…
