Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, a.k.a. Thievery Corporation, are bringing their electronica/lounge act Thievery Corporation to the Fillmore Miami Beach on October 9. Thievery are almost as well known for their politics as their music. They’re big time supporters of the World Food Programme and have crafted more than a…
You know what’s better than New Wave? Swedish New Wave. And it becomes even more intriguing when the lead singer of the Swedish New Wave band has aspirations to “be the best female vocalist of this century” as she told a Scottish news station. The Sounds most recently visited South…
Click here to view a full slideshow of photos from the event.Aiden Dillard’s Death Print Movie PremiereThe Colony Theater, Miami BeachAfterparty at the Vagabond, MiamiSaturday, August 7, 2009Better Than: Whatever the leathery South Beach cliches at Segafredo next door were up to after they were done laughing and pointing at…
D.I., Agent Orange, and FearWith Bloodhook and Total ChaosRespectable Street, West Palm BeachSaturday, August 8, 2009Better Than: It actually was just as good as fucking while high on cocaine. The Review:My Saturday certainly got itself started with a whole fucking bunch of Parrot Bay on Friday night and a large…
Whether you know it or not, you’ve almost certainly heard a Trans-Siberian Orchestra song. Most likely, it was this commercial that introduced you to TSO.TSO is, quite simply, a rock orchestra who, for one reason or another, have a penchant for writing and remaking traditional Christmas songs. Their stage shows…
In the 14 years Pat Green has been professionally making music, he’s churned out 10 studio albums. He’s also had a top 10 hit with “Wave on Wave” and routinely sells out stadiums in his home state of Texas. Not bad for a guy who admitted to CMT: “I started…
Ch-ch-ch-changes are happening and everyone’s favorite over the weekend recap has moved from its home at Riptide 2.0 over to Crossfade. Why? Well, it seemed appropriate and better yet, now we can focus on all the things happening across South Florida and between both the Miami New Times and the…
The circus is coming to town…the town of Hialeah, that is. At least that’s what the press release accompanying my invitation to Radioboxer’s presentation of their debut album Radio Drama says. Judging by the effort they put into these nifty venereal vids (why do people keep calling them that?) we…
Viva Le Vox and Alex Nelson Dada, Delray BeachFriday, August 7, 2009 Better Than: Anything else going down on Atlantic Avenue on Friday nightThe Review:Once the waiters start clearing the tables away from the front entrance of Delray hotspot Dada, it’s clear that it’s no longer tuna tartare time. (Well,…
Starting Sunday, the local-music haven Propaganda will officially celebrate its grand opening with the best recent lineup of South Florida acts I’ve seen since the opening of the IWAN concept facility theBUBBLE. Sure that wasn’t too long ago, but cheers to keeping the momentum.Sunday: Sunday is the only day that…
Cage the Elephant could be on the cusp of something huge. Over the last couple years, they’ve gone from a relatively unknown alternative/punk/blues band from Kentucky to signing with EMI records, playing at South by Southwest, and last month they appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. They’ve got…
Altruism and philanthropy are rare things in the hedonistic world of electronic dance music and club culture, where we’re all too busy dancing away and self-indulging to care for any real world causes. That is why Musical Missionary’s first installment for new “Dance for a Cause” charity fundraiser at the…
New Orleans based swamp rockers The Radiators are coming back to South Florida on November 6 and 7 to play at Culture Room. It’s rare that a band originally formed in 1978 would still be playing shows at all, but The Radiators take that one step further. They’re still playing…
Post hardcore band Thursday will be bringing their sing-scream-sing combination to Revolution Live on October 22. Thursday’s latest album Common Existence is a concept album of sorts. They didn’t exactly try to evolve their sound, but instead wrote songs that reflected some of the band’s favorite poets and authors like…
Are you ready for another punk rock show? Of course you are! Strung Out, The Flatliners, and Pour Habit are making their way to Culture Room on October 8. Strung Out released their second B-Sides and rarities album, Prototypes and Painkillers, earlier this year and are working on a new…
Alexander Tsotsos a.k.a. Gummihz is a Greek-born and Berlin-based DJ/producer who has garnered much praise from the international dance community in recent years. Drawing inspiration from a variety of musical styles– including disco, jazz, and the whimsical sounds of chanson — his floor-friendly techno productions have been critically-acclaimed for their…
It’s been three years since the last studio offering from the famously volatile DMX. That seeming artistic dry spell starting in 2006 saw just a couple of greatest-hits type releases and a few film appearances. The last we really heard of DMX locally was this past December, when he was…
Black Sheep as we know it may be extinct, but its erstwhile proprietor, Juan Basshead, is still dedicated to the low frequencies. As such, he’s got a hand in a number of wall-rattling events around town, and this Thursday, he and the (((Shake))) crew will reunite for Get Low, a…
Sometimes a party isn’t just a party. Sometimes it’s Local Motion, the annual charity electro concert benefiting the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, organized by Loscar Rodriguez — AKA HenceSoLo — and presented by Lexyn Intelligence and Nocturnal. First launched in February 2006, Local Motion has been fighting the…
We should all mourn the death of the cassette, because mixtapes change lives. Case in point: Marques Wyatt. Originally a teen vinyl junkie from Santa Monica, California, he became a world-touring house DJ/producer in part because of a few carefully compiled tapes. Weaned by a jazz-addled father and three funk-obsessed…
Davila 666 is Puerto Rico’s answer to the Black Lips — these delirious rockers possess their Atlanta brethren’s ability to come off like crazy little shits who’d ace rock history quizzes. These triple-sixers filter three decades of scuffed-up leather jackets through the Spanish-language translator. Disparate patches of Radio Birdman, the…
If you’re curious how Green Day opened their set last night at American Airlines Arena here’s a video recap. This fan-made video has good audio, clean picture, and is right up in the front rows. Welcome to 21st Century Breakdown. Enjoy…
