Retox Wednesdays at Feelgood’s (formerly Blue) is hosted every week by DJs Inbal and Baby Sean, and showcases house music talent from Miami and beyond. Tonight they present a special guest set by NYC producer Scott Wozniak, a veteran session player and prolific industry figure who has worked in the…
Unless you slipped into a coma during the mid-eighties, you couldn’t have missed dance-pop sensation and Paula-Abdul contemporary Taylor Dayne, who produced ’80s gold like “Tell It to My Heart” and “Love Will Bring You Back.” “All you needed back then was a blowdryer and a dream.” Yes, Dayne actually…
Quick show of hands–who loves a good block party? Yeah, me too. Alright, now who loves drinking from the daylight hours ’til the wee hours, making a sloppy, slurring spectacle of themselves in the process? Uh huh…uh huh. That doesn’t really surprise me. Now who loves the Spam Allstars? Well,…
Gender-bending Myspace superstar Jeffree Star is officially headlining her own show at the Culture Room on July 29. Ms. Star has her own fashion line, does some modeling, calls herself the “Queen of the Internet”, and is now expanding her titles to include singer/songwriter. Star is all about androgyny, taking…
The slow stream of Green Day information continues to rain down upon us all, with the latest drop being the ticket availability. Tickets officially go on sale May 9 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster. So we’ve got just about all the info we’ll need: The show goes down at 8…
Somehow Afrobeta doesn’t have a proper record out. Even though the dynamic pop duo slays the crowds, plays international gigs and gets featured on acts like Calle 13’s tracks, they don’t have a proper album. So they did what any self respecting street DJ would do — they put out…
Miami rarely ever gets the honor of hosting rare, once-in-a-lifetime events. But next week, if you’re smart, you’ll be at White Room, Wednesday, May 13, to catch illusive Detroit techno outfit Dopplereffekt, who will be performing live as part of the Scion House Party event. Very little is known about…
They’ve been making progressive metal for almost 30 years now, and they simply can’t stop. Dream Theater is hitting the road again, promoting their 10th studio album “Black Clouds & Silver Linings”. DT’s first stop of the two month North American tour is at The Fillmore in Miami. But DT…
Really, the Horrorpops show tonight is going to be more of an event than a concert. Even if you lose your hearing just before walking through Culture Room’s doors, you’re in for a hell of a good time. Horrorpops is an extremely high energy New Wave/punk/goth/metal/rockabilly/any other genre you care…
Sloane Peterson offers the kind of pop-punk that sticks in the back of your head and makes you hum along. At its best, you’ll be singing along by the end of a song — the first time you hear it. This Miami-based act features players from much heavier projects, like…
If you’ve got a hankering for some independent pop music, the Talent Farm has you covered this Friday. Philadelphia natives the Scenic, who recently signed to Victory Records, are currently touring the U.S. promoting their latest album, Find Yourself Here. It’s as straightforward as a pop record can get, loaded…
Jane’s AddictionA Cabinet of Curiositieswww.janesaddiction.comJane’s Addiction is of those bands that, although its members don’t especially like each other anymore, wields an influence simply too great to allow the band to stay broken up. The game-changing L.A. quartet that treated alternative rock like heavy metal (and vice versa) is now…
The Soultech folks will be celebrating their one – year anniversary this Wednesday night at Skybar with a special performance by Argy. Greek-born Argyris Theofilis was born only in 1985, if you can believe it — pretty much around the same time that his precursors were pioneering the first sounds…
Are you already headed to the Coldplay show in West Palm Beach? Do you need another reason to make it out as the alt-rockers kick off their tour at Cruzan on May 15? Coldplay has announced that everyone who shows up to one of their shows in 2009 will receive…
Legendary New Orleans musician Dr. John and The Lower 911 are bringing a whole new type of funk to the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. Dr. John mixes jazz, funk, R&B, and psychedelic rock, then cooks it up with some serious voodoo vibes and captivates audiences. Joining Dr. John is Fort…
Miami-Dade County brought us Bass as a genre. Shade and J-Nasty have not forgotten that bit of information. Collectively known as Autonomous Bass Heads (ABH), the duo has been rocking parties, big and small, mostly on the south side of town for some time now. Sometimes they throw their own…
A coalition of Miami’s local techno talent can be found this Saturday night playing under one roof at the grand opening of the new weekly Techno Loft party at Space. This opening will double as a CD release party for local producer Simon Wish’s new “Road To Berlin” record on…
The Academy Is… and Gym Class HeroesThursday, April 30, 2009 Clevelander, Miami BeachLife doesn’t get any better than this, really. Thursday night, ground zero for a par-tay was a brand new spankin’, re-opened the Clevelander. The Ocean Drive hot spot has had a facelift and after a two-year overhaul (more than…
Ray LaMontagneApril 30, 2009The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason TheaterBetter than: Hearing a gruff James Taylor front The Band in the early ’70s — had you never seen either James Taylor or The BandJohn HoodI’m gonna get a lot of flack for this, but here goes:Last night Ray…
Break out your straw hats, your spoons and those coveralls you wore with one strap down back in middle school because it’s time for a good old fashioned hoedown. From Friday May May 8 through Sunday May 10, Hollywood Beach will be home to some of the finest banjo picking…
Stay Hitt is one of those Miami bands that is destined to go down as one of the best, catchiest punk ‘n’ roll outfits that Dade County has ever produced. Unfortunately, they are also apparently destined to never actually produce a record or ever leave the state of Florida, or…
What more could a concert-goers ask for from the Bayfront Park Amphitheater? How about a better bayfront view, no more wooden benches, new VIP boxes and more concession stands so (theoretically) the lines will be a bit more tolerable?Your wishes have been granted, or at least they will be by…
