Well, downtown Miami is not known for its Latin rock flavorings, but this coming Sunday at the Vagabond there will be a nice showcase of local talent that falls into that Latin rock category, albeit with each act adding its own spices and roots; from the straightforward rock to the…
Panic BomberDiscipline EPYYZ RecordsSince naming Panic Bomber the Best New Electronica Artist last year, lot has changed for Richard Haig. He’s toured through the U.S., U.K., and Canada, and had a successful showcase during last month’s SXSW. And after two self-released albums, Calling in Threats and Getting on My Mind,…
We probably promised a few posts back that we wouldn’t talk about Winter Music Conference or Ultra Music Festival anymore, but we just stumbled across this great video of Afrobeta performing live at last month’s festival. The duo got an awesome late-evening slot on the Bayfront Live Stage, which sources…
South Florida indie rock heroes Surfer Blood will be back in the area for their April 20 show at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach and a stop at Bal Harbour Resort & Spa in Miami on April 22, but then we lose them to European audiences for a while…
This past Winter Music Conference, the W South Beach held a private party in the penthouse of the hotel which featured a live performance by the Golden Filter (a personal favorite) and celebrated the release of Symmetry, a CD compilation curated by music director of the W brand, Michaelangelo L’Acqua.We…
Over at the Juice blog, Lisa Gartner peels back a couple layers of the recent divorce filing of a New Jersey couple that names part-time Wellington resident and workingman musician Bruce Springsteen as “the other man.” Gartner heads straight to the scene of the reported transgressions, Ultima Fitness, and adds…
Remember when people used the word “funk” to show their approval of something? Like, “hey man, that shit is the funk!” Sadly, it doesn’t get tossed around like that anymore, having gone the way of the dinosaur, and other mostly out of date turns of phrase like “word” and “cool…
On the heels of Crossfade’s semi-positive (possibly drool-inducing) review yesterday of Paul McCartney’s performance Saturday at SunLife Stadium, it is the ideal time to report that the other ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr, is booked for a July 15 show at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino…
When are we going to finally be able to get our post-WMC rest? It seems like things aren’t slowing down despite the colossal music event that finished a little more than a week ago. LIV’s Wednesday night party Dirty Hairy might have taken a break this week from booking a…
When you get two of the South’s best DJs in one room you know something special is going to happen. Klever and Craze are both known for bringing the bass — hard. Klever has been an ALT godsend, whose championship DMC titles, among others, are endless. Craze, of course, is…
Who the fuck are Llamabeats? They are Spits, Master Fader, and a dude named “The What’s Good?” who make malt-liquor-and-blunts type bass-heavy melodic party music.Check out their new EP, Don’t Show This To Anyone Vol.1: Operation Fade, the shit rides and it’s a free download.Click here for that.Their sounds have…
Surfer Blood’s “Floating Vibes” clip, filmed by Pitchfork and currently streaming here, could be an official video judging by its multiple camera angles and gratuitous product placement. No pajama shots like their last one, though. Read a live blog of the thrilling action in the garage (did Weezer ever try…
Boca Raton’s Lynn University was hit especially hard by the January 12 Haiti earthquake — four students and four professors who were tragically killed there while providing care as part of the Journey of Hope course. Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba, who lives locally, decided to do his part to honor…
Fans of Joan Jett and Cherie Currie (and even fans of Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning) don’t have to wait until Friday to get a peek at what it must have been like to be a part of one of the most infamous girl bands of the ’70s. Tomorrow night,…
Music news didn’t entirely dry up when Lil Wayne went to prison, and by the way, we have this great beat that we’ve been messing with in Garage Band that sounds a lot like crickets chirping. Fortunately, Weezy has enough people on the outside working for him that WeezyThanxYou.com could…
— Miami’s P.M. (pictured on the right) is part of group Black R.E.I.G.N. with Tommy Trouble. Well, they’ve been tapped to be part of Live Nation & Lourdes68’s Raekwon Tour, which hits a couple cities in the U.S. this Summer. The Miami date was slated for April 16th, however, it…
Friday, April 2*MGMT’s colossally anticipated second studio album, Congratulations, is already all over your favorite local torrent search engine. Experience it nice and loud at a listening party tonight at the Vagabond — and then, of course, buy a copy at Sweat Records when it officially comes out on April…
Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications’ music sections. Just for kicks. Here’s last week’s entry.Owl City has a song called “Hello Seattle” and Seattle Weekly likes that fact.The story behind Sonny Smith’s 100 Records, an exhibit of fake album covers, resides in…
Miami avant rockers Rebel will play the first of two nights in Fort Lauderdale at 1921 (at 1921 S. Federal Highway), one of our favorite local underground venues. The bold DJ Mig Lauderdale will also be on hand for the gig, which is Friday, April 16. As the flyer says,…
The previously hyped debut of West Palm rap group Karbeen Mafia’s No Nutz No Money mixtape, mixed by DJ Killa K & Krunch One, is now upon us. The 22-track opus, showcasing Karbeen members Schife, Toedown, and G-Boi’s rhyming skills, also includes guest spots by Joe Boom and K.A.I.N.O.After some…
Hoc n’ PuckyMiami events devoted to quality hip-hop may take a little digging to find, but they’re there. If you’ve found them, you’re probably already familiar with the circuit of weeklies and one-offs put on by IAmYourVillain. If not, get schooled on Wednesday, April 14 at the Standard, when the…
Gotta hand it to tastemaker and trendsetter Carles over at Hipster Runoff for declaring “Pitchfork gives MGMT’s Congratulations a perfect 10.0” today, but there was something in the tone of Citylink’s April Fool’s Day gag, Jake Cline’s “Surfer Blood bassist eats sandwich, inspires trend,” that kept us reading. A few…
