This Friday and Saturday marked the second annual edition of the So Raw Festival, which, along with its attendant warm-up one-offs, just scored a New Times nod for Best Concert Series. We adore a homegrown labor of love, and especially one that keeps the free-with-low-admission booze a-flowin’. Saturday night’s turnout was…
We’ve lost track of the hype-backlash-hype-backlash cycle that aims to tell us whether it’s currently “cool” to like Vampire Weekend or not — but who really cares. The band’s sophomore album, Contra, achieved the previously unthinkable feat of scoring number one on the Billboard charts. It was welcome proof that…
It’s easier than ever to record and distribute music, and still, this seems to have frozen many musicians stiff. Sure, there are enough new, one-off tracks to keep you torrenting all day and night, but the time gap between many artists’ proper albums seems to be widening. Still, this is decidedly…
Fourth of July has become synonymous for many a South Beach club rat with the annual IndepenDANCE Pool and Beach Party at the Surfcomber Hotel. Now on its 6th installment, IndepenDANCE has showcased a variety of local and international DJ favorites in the past, including Space regular Victor Calderone and…
Tel Aviv has become something of a breeding ground for world class beat-keepers. Whether it comes from the psy-trance sweep of Infected Mushroom, or the minimal tech-house of Miami transplant DJ Lee Or, Israel’s second city is now a hotbed of beatitude. And no wonder — OUT magazine called Tel Aviv…
Jose Flores has been a fixture of the Miami punk rock scene since his outfit Pin Kai caused a stir in the leather jacket rockers of the mid-90’s. From there he went on to involvement with a myriad of bands (Pretend Milk, Rerun, Disney Violence, The Surf and Rock Dudes),…
In another test of Pitbull’s continued impact on the music scene, he’s been nominated for the “Best Rap Artist” at this year’s Teens Choice Awards. He faces some stiff competition as Jay-Z, Ludacris, Drake and Eminem are also up for the award. Fans will be able to go to the…
Donnis is definitely a member of the Class of Kid Cudi, Drake, and company, a performer who’s neither commercial “rapper” nor obscure lyricism-obsessed “MC.” And still, thanks to a shrewd, intelligent-pop sensibility, the Atlanta resident appeals to both urban hipsters and girls who just wanna shake it at the club…
If you’re gainfully employed, Sunday may not the ideal evening for checking out killer rock at Churchill’s. This week, though, it’s worth the case of the Mondays, though, if you’re among those with an appreciation for the long-lost version of ’90s punk/hardcore that existed just before “screamo” became a dirty…
Go into Dead Meat’s site, and you’ll find a triangle with a mustache, surrounded by what looks to be some kind of animal fur. And that’s it. We’re not kidding. The South Florida band — akin to what we’re guessing an Ian Curtis-birthed thrash/ punk lovechild would sound like –…
MadMartiganCall of the Wild (Self-released)www.iammadmartigan.com Pennies on the eyes of the dead and full-fledged rock and roll for we the living. As I’ve pointed out on numerous occasions, MadMartigan’s one of those outfits that have toiled in the South Florida music scene without committing studio time. Well, now I guess…
UffieSex Dreams and Denim Jeans(Ed Banger/Elektra)When French electro label released “Pop the Glock,” a bratty club anthem by then unknown chanteuse Uffie, it was the sort of a carefree record that everyone could get into. That was 2006. In four years, Uffie still has a minuscule body of work, failing…
While it’s true that most of this town’s activities go down near the shores of the Atlantic, most of the patronage comes from the cultural “wasteland” of Kendall and West Kendall. So it’s incredibly fitting that a little skate park tucked away in the swampy suburbs will be peachy-keen to…
We’re not sure exactly what it is, but there’s something about Travie McCoy’s comical lyrical stylings that just draws us in. He had us at pancakes when the video for “Cupid’s Chokehold” first came out in ’06 — and the Katy Perry cameo didn’t hurt, either. (As everyone knows, they…
The bookings just don’t stop over at Grand Central — let’s hope they are making money.We just received word that hipster-hop queen Kid Sister will be performing live at Grand Central next Saturday, June 26. The Chicago native sort of had Miami on overdrive back when she performed at Basel…
Do you like surf music? Do you like surf music as it’s skewered through the eyes of organizers Mr. Feathers (of Peasants With Feathers and Otto Von Schirach fame) and DS? Do you like Hawaiian-style hamburgers? Ladies, will you wear a flower in your hair? Ah…. You kinda should, it’ll…
For those keeping track, ¡Mira Que Lindas! continues, and we keep telling you to go check it out. There were the opening festivities with Pacha Massive. There was Perrozompopo throwing it down and accompanied by DJ Le Spam. There was the Aleks Syntek acoustic showcase. There was a live performance…
When the hip-hop and R&B station 103.5 The Beat flipped to 103.5 Super X this past May, many fans were left bewildered and utterly confused. Clear Channel claimed the switch was based on Miami’s growing Hispanic market, but few bought the “cultural emergence” argument. Before the flip, South Florida boasted…
If it’s Thursday and you’re reading this, it’s not too late. If it’s Friday … you better have a damned good reason, because it could mean that you missed a monumental occasion. You see, tonight not one, but two recent New Times Best of Miami winners will perform live together…
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…
Best of Miami: Bars & Music Readers’ Poll Winners
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…
