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 Sadly, it doesn’t get tossed around like that anymore, having gone the way of the dinosaur, and other mostly out of date turns of phrase like “word” and “cool…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…
Erykah Badu has had a busy couple of days leading up to her performance Thursday at American Airlines Arena in Miami. Not only did Pitchfork give her latest album, New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh, a glowing, and well-deserved 8.0, but she’s on the impressive slate of performers…
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…
Grass and the King is Dead hosted a pretty epic WMC week, with big-deal parties like the Ghostly International 10-year anniversary party, and another Luciano/Cadenza event. Still, the King is Dead had been moving in a new, welcomed direction, hosting live music every weekend, and it was back to business…
Cinema Sounds No. 6The Tower Theater, MiamiSaturday, April 3, 2010 Better Than: A regular night at the moviesThe review: Walking down the street in a bustling Little Havana neighborhood on Saturday night, it was clear I was well off the city’s usual nightlife track. I found myself passing aptly named “I…
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,…
Saheed is one of Miami hip-hop’s hidden stars. His rapid fire flow tinged with a dose of boom-bap is incredibly refreshing to hear. Sometimes you get tired of hearing rap records about dope boys and rims. That’s where Saheed comes to fill the void. He pretty much stands clear of…
Ben Robinson was 13 years old when he first played on The Late Show with David Letterman. That was 10 years ago, and now, at age 23, this one-time child prodigy has turned into one of the best undiscovered bluesmen of the 21st century. These days, Robinson boasts a new…
In recent years, the Honda Civic Tour has been heavily male, full of the kind of high-sheen, faintly punk-pop acts who trafficked heavily in heartbreak (Motion City Soundtrack, Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is…, and so on). Though the tour took a hiatus last year, it’s back for 2k10, and…
Brooklyn-based DJ/producer Francis Harris a.k.a. Adultnapper has emerged in recent years as one of the most idiosyncratic and compelling producers of the international techno scene, a curious thing considering the man is a former punk-rocker who once admitted to hating dance music. His iconoclastic approach to EDM is more than…
Need an excuse to keep partying well after the weekend is over? Leave it to the Opium Group and Mokai (235 23rd Street, Miami Beach) to give you a solution to your problem with Ransom, the Monday night party at the recently renovated Collins Park lounge.The party, hosted by Mark…
TopSpot USA Industry ShowcaseWith Vega Under Fire, New City Lions, Easton, So Long Davey, and Not Here NowThe Talent Farm, Pembroke PinesSaturday, April 3, 2010Under the sparkling Talent Farm lettering, five young bands that all deserve “punk” attached somewhere in their genre categorization performed for a youthful audience at one…
According to band leader Graham Wood Drout IKO IKO have been playing in Miami for over 30 years. We caught the legendary Dade County killers live at Q American Barbeque on the West End of Miami’s Design District on Saturday night. We asked the band if we could record some…
To view a full slideshow of photos from the event, click here.Paul McCartneySun Life Stadium, Miami GardensSaturday, April 3, 2010Better Than: Everything, ever.The Review:I’ll drop all pretense of “criticism” here and will preface this by saying it’s written from the perspective of an unapologetically drooling fan.I never thought I’d ever…
As we have already pointed out, Saturday marks the TopSpot USA showcase featuring Vega Under Fire, New City Lions, So Long Davey, Easton, and Not Here Now at the Talent Farm (20911 Johnson St., Ste. 111, Pembroke Pines). Not only does the concert show the talents of TopSpot USA founders…
From the moment Cinema Sounds No. 6 was announced, there’s been a serious swirl of secrecy surrounding the whole thing. And no matter how hard we batter him with questions, Roofless Rex exec Matt Preira refuses to reveal anything but the most basic details. He just smirks and says: “It’s…
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…
