South Florida experienced a bit of chill this weekend, but that didn’t stop the multitude of events that went on. So if you stayed home bundled up, here is what you missed over the weekend:Electric Pickle One-Year Anniversary Block PartyWynwood lounge slipped into Miami’s nightlife scene one year ago, when…
Click here to view photos from this event.The 17th Annual Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival Featuring Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, Shaggy, Capleton, and Tarrus RileyBayfront Park Amphitheater, Miami Saturday, February 27, 2010 Better Than: watching your drunk friend karaoke Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” with a fake…
Keller WilliamsRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleFriday, February 26, 2010Better Than: Solo acts at Mallory Square in Key West that rely on their money-fetching dog to provide the show. The Review:”Who, what, when, where, why, how much?”- “Stupid Questions,” Breathe After a playful instrumental warm-up, these were the questions posed by Keller Williams as…
Miami, do you miss the days of Studio A? Tired of trekking up to Fort Lauderdale or West Palm Beach to see a show just because Miami lacks a mid-size venue? Did you feel some shows scheduled north of the county line, like Peaches, the Virgins, Of Montreal, and more…
Over at New Times Broward-Palm Beach sister blog the Juice, we find that heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne is to join the illustrious company of Miami’s own Pitbull as a recipient of a city’s key. Osbourne is in West Palm Beach tonight for the honor, “in recognition for his many…
Crossfade can exclusively confirm that Drake will not perform at Karu & Y on March 12. According to Drake’s manager Cortez Bryant, who spoke with New Times Friday afternoon, the concert continues a trend of shady promoters impersonating members of his team. The story is developing, so keep checking this…
Friday, February 26*Crossfade favorites Arboles Libres play Fridays at the Vagabond tonight. Cover is free before 11 p.m., $5 after. Click here to visit the Vagabond’s web site.*BFGF, This Heart Electric, and Melting Mandarin play the Born Electric one-off party tonight at the Guest Lab, a cool warehouse spot on…
For those who can’t get enough heavy metal mayhem, hopefully 70,000 Tons of Metal will suffice. So far, the cruise no wuss should book (it’s $666, ferchristsakes!) has unveiled 11 of the 40 acts terrorizing the high seas from Miami to Cozumel, Mexico, and back to Miami, Jan. 24-28, 2011…
It’s taken a while for women to really step up to the plate as DJs and producers in what is an otherwise male-dominated sausage fest of an international EDM scene. More and more of the ladies have been making their mark in the last decade, though, and few have enjoyed…
The 17th annual Bob Marley Fest hits Bayfront park this Saturday, February 27th with more Marley-kid performances than you can shake a joint rolled up in a copy of the Miami Herald at (hey at least then the paper’ll be put to good use).The list of what you can’t bring…
As Spring Break season nears, Gorillaz uncork another track off of their anticipated Plastic Beach (out March 9) that’s upbeat enough to get the crowds game for snorkeling at Commercial Boulevard and A1A, but with lyrics that won’t make SwimAtYourOwnRisk.com’s MP3 of the day. “Superfast Jellyfish,” features the Super Furry…
If you spotted John Joseph on the street and didn’t know any better, you’d probably quicken your pace. Though he’s now 47 years old, the New York hardcore god is a compact, tattoo-covered package of brawn who could easily kick the ass of a poser half his age. And at…
How quickly a year go by. LIV’s Dirty Hairy party has brought us some amazing acts to enjoy almost every week including Diplo, A-Trak, Kid Sister, the Misshapes, the Juan Maclean, Sneaky Sound System, Annie, and more. But celebrating one year in clubland is a special thing, so Calvin Harris,…
Even after watching Lil Wayne’s interview with Katie Couric last year with a bucket of popcorn and tears in my eyes, I somehow forgot: this guy is a self-proclaimed gangsta. “I don’t take nothin’ from no one, I do what I want to do,” he told Miss Katie. “And I’m…
Touring in support of his 13th album, Odd, Keller Williams is just that. That’s meant in the best way possible. The 40-year-old fits the very definition of unique, having toured almost exclusively as a one-man-band since the early ’90s. (Exceptions include short stints with String Cheese Incident, Umphrey’s McGee, and…
Paleface With Black Weather Shaman and EverymenWednesday, February 24, 2010 The Monterey Club, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: Staying inside ’cause it was raining. The Review: Perhaps the chilly drizzle kept a lot of people home. Or maybe it had something to do with Black Weather Shaman, and some kind of mystic hex. Regardless…
To view a slideshow of photos from the Pyramid Club’s opening night last week, click here. Not long ago Mokai, the white-brick-walled and coiffed club that appealed to imported models and jet-setting socialites, was on the verge of becoming just another burned-out nightlife staple of yesteryear. Luckily, last year the…
Even if British soft-folkster David Gray hasn’t been a fixture in your playlist since his days as Radiohead’s opening act in the mid-’90s (or ever), do consider attending his April 14 show at Fillmore Miami Beach if only to see his opener, Phosphorescent.For the past five years, frontman Matthew Houck…
Minnesota punks Off With Their Heads have been grinding out some of the best melodic “don’t call it pop-” punk the Twin Cities have put out in recent history. For the past seven years, the band has gone under the radar. But a stable lineup since 2007 and constant touring…
Pitbull had already crowned himself the king of Calle Ocho, the street (and symbolic home of just about everything he represents). So it was just a matter of time before Calle Ocho, the festival, acknowledged his coronation — and all the free advertising on “I Know You Want Me (Calle…
After only 18 tweets, and what must be an inordinate amount of Internet heckling, Lil Wayne has decided to close his freshly augmented trap. After expressing yesterday that Weezy’s introspective side was helping me settle in at New Times Broward-Palm Beach, I will now have to resort to following Justin…
To read past installments of Blast From the Past, click here. Jaco PastoriusJaco Pastorius (Epic Records)One of my first charges here for the Miami New Times sheriffs all the way back in September of 2003 was a review for the Jaco Pastorius tribute CD, Word of Mouth Revisited, on the Heads…
