Francisco Aguabella left Cuba in the 1950’s and quickly established himself as a master conguero and bata musician in the American and nascent Afro-Cuban jazz scenes. Noted for his fluidity and energy, he was a sought-after performer who shared the stage with musicians as varied as Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie,…
ArtOfficial continue their reign of promotion for their latest project The Payback. Just recently, they released The Payback via DJBooth.net. Its been well received by their fans and by hip-hop enthusiasts from all over the country. Their talent as a band is undeniable. Their type of hip-hop is such a…
New Times Broward-Palm Beach Calendar Editor Mickie Centrone has the enviable job of knowing about every event that happens within the boundaries of the two counties, and then some. When she attends some of the finest events from a given week, we’ll post the details of her travels here. On…
Rob Van Winkle, better known to the world as Vanilla Ice, is filming a new reality show in Wellington, the posh suburb west of Palm Beach. The show, tentatively scheduled to debut in September on the DIY Network, will feature Rob and some of his buddies overhauling a foreclosed upon…
Over here at the New Times, we don’t like to keep show secrets to ourselves for too long. So as we were glancing through this week’s issue (May 6-12 in the Miami edition), we were a bit baffled when we came across page 51, something new to most of us,…
Many thanks to our amigo Alex Rendon for pointing out to us the many selling points of local folk-rockers the Dewars’ house party being held at their Wellington home (8577 Estate Drive South) tomorrow.Most obviously, this is an ambitious bill of performers: naturally the Dewars, plus MillionYoung, Swan Spells, Sweet…
According to Surfer Blood guitarist Thomas Fekete, his badass, major press-saturating Weird Wives outfit that was a virtual unknown before we wrote about them on Tuesday is covering the dreamy, two-minute fuzz anthem “So Gone” by Best Coast for a third 7-inch EP due in June.In an e-mail to New…
— One of Miami’s longtime hip-hop heavyweights has got to be Garcia. Representing Crazy Hood productions, Garcia has resurfaced with a new album entitled Shattered Dreams. He held the release party for the album last night and released the album online as a free download. The album is produced predominantly…
James Bratton and Tom Gorrio are a force to be reckoned with. They’ve only been a Miami band since February, and they’ve already scheduled an 18-city tour for the summer. But first the former Call it Radar and Boy and the Wolf bandmates want to get their feet wet in…
Shroud Eater Self-Titled EP (Self-released) www.shroudeaterrocks.com If only the righteous will pass hereon then I’m an ecstatic little fuckin’ piggy to have received this EP in the mail because it is just what I had been craving. Talk about doctor’s orders. This heavy trio does the down-tuned stoner thing very…
These four shows in the Broward-Palm Beach area slated for Friday evening appeal to four drastically different demographics, and none would be characterized as casual.Erica K. Landau on drum and bass legend Roni Size:”Mirroring the dark, smoky, sweaty underbelly of ravers’ paradise, Size’s music contains what sounds like a lot…
We are only about a week away, but we’re pretty sure you haven’t forgotten that Major Lazer is bring its crazy mix of dancehall-meets-electro to Grand Central May 15. If that wasn’t awesome in itself, Poplife has announced that Passion Pit drummer Nate Donmoyer, AKA Shuttle, will be doing a…
It feels like only yesterday when Jacksonville locals Black Kids released their first single “I’m not going to teach your boyfriend how to dance with you” in April of ’08. Since then, their debut album, Partie Traumatic, has reached worldwide acclaim, landing them the #5 spot of UK Album charts…
Not nearly enough’s been done to showcase facial hair on men. Sure, it’s become a bit of a trend amongst hipsters and celebrities alike, but apart from that, does it really have staying power? The people over at Yelp seem to think so. They’re hosting an “Unofficial Yelp Event” tomorrow…
La Roux fits comfortably with a wealth of compelling female pop acts with flamboyant hairstyles indicative of their songcraft. Like Robyn, Little Boots and Annie before her, La Roux singer Elly Jackson and music programmer Ben Langmaid are keenly aware of finding a balance between the dancefloor-ready sounds of electro…
Local jam outfit the Heavy Pets have a CD release party set for Saturday evening at the Culture Room. The gig celebrates the band’s second full-length album, a self-titled affair. Download the album at their site, and get out and groove with them tomorrow. Keyboardist Jim Wuest is understandably pumped…
Evan Rowe is a local songwriter and performer best known as Catalonia, a professor of political science and history at Broward College, and a small-d democratic strategist with no party affiliation. Each week, we surrender our space for his thoughts on the music industry and how they relate to our…
Miami indie darlings ANR and MillionYoung are leaving town. They’re both going on an East Coast tour with big cities like New York and Chicago on the slate. MillionYoung even has shows planned for Canada, France, Berlin, Denmark, and London all the way through July. Who knows when they’re coming…
Remember Heathrow Lounge? No? Don’t worry, it was only a minor blip in South Beach’s nightlife scene. At one point it seemed like it could be the beach’s answer to a downtown rock club, then all of a sudden it got all these really undeserving high praises mostly due to…
Puerto Rico is known for a lot of things–salsa, rum, mofongo and a perhaps a slightly overblown pride in their flag (c’mon people, on the back of the car, hanging from the rearview and on your hat, all at once?) chief among them. Perhaps a little less, reggae. Of course,…
New Times Broward-Palm Beach Calendar Editor Mickie Centrone has the enviable job of knowing about every event that happens within the boundaries of the two counties, and then some. When she attends some of the finest events from a given week, we’ll post the details of her travels here. On…
Proof that Google Alerts work: We posted this item regarding Surfer Blood’s noisier, sweatier side project Weird Wives on Tuesday morning. By about 5 p.m., Surfer Blood had linked to the story, and posted this Weird Wives EP and this one too on Twitter.On Wednesday afternoon, Pitchfork picked up the…
