Originally from Buffalo, New York, in the late Eighties, Malevolent Creation flew south and quickly became ensconced in the Sunshine State’s hugely unlikely but now-legendary death metal scene. It quickly scored a coveted deal with Roadrunner Records, then the ultimate home for death metal, early grindcore, and thrash. Malevolent Creation…
Arturo Sandoval holds a revered place in the pantheon of Latin jazz. The Cuban trumpeter not only stands alongside the greatest musicians in the genre, but he is easily the most widely recognized. Throughout his career, Sandoval has earned four Grammy Awards, six Billboard Awards and an Emmy. The latter…
Last night Jim Jonsin, the producer behind T.I.’s “Whatever You Like,” Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop,” Trick Daddy’s “Let’s Go,” and songs by other top artists in the game, was in the studio with Alabama artists Rich Boy and Yelawolf. You may know certified gold recording artist Rich Boy from his song…
After just finishing a nationwide tour, Rascal Flatts announced another tour to promote their forthcoming album “Unstoppable” which hits stores on April 7th. The threesome will be visiting Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach on July 24th, and tickets will be available through Live Nation. Hit the jump to hear…
We love festivals, even the small ones. But while most of our local festivals give non-natives the limelight, So Raw Festival aims to showcase the city’s local artists and musicians to finally prove once and for all Miami possesses the rawest talent. The lineup so far includes Dan Melchior und…
Miami According to Brooklyn appears occasionally in print in Burner and every Wednesday on CrossFade, New Times’ music blog, at blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade. My topic this week is the bicycle phenomenon here in Miami. Personally, I think that people picking up a bike instead of car keys is awesome. They’re saying they…
Iron Maiden emerged from East London in the mid-1970s, and the band’s defiantly metal middle finger to that city’s punk explosion was, intentionally or otherwise, punk as fuck. Main-man/bassist Steve Harris had a vision of something timeless; 20-plus arena-filling years later, it seems he had a point. Sidestepping the obvious…
Thanks to Lady Gaga, there’s hope for the brave and unabashed pop worshippers still out there. About the middle of last year, a relatively unknown artist born Stefani Germanotta stormed onto the scene, infiltrating the airwaves with tracks that sounded like a mashup of Billy Idol, Madonna, and Peaches spun…
Like the Allmans or the Wainwrights in their own genres, the Marsalis clan is indisputably one of the first families of jazz. Of the six sons raised by Ellis Marsalis Jr. — the family’s 74-year-old patriarch — and his wife Delores, four have grown into revered jazz musicians in their…
Mellowness might be anathema to Louisville’s Coliseum, judging by its reckless velocity and nihilistic harangues. “My lungs are filled with fumes… There’s no air in this city/I need something pure,” Ryan Patterson sings on 2004’s “This Mind Locked Inside This Body.” The anti-authority lyrics and relentless backbeat qualify the group…
This past November, Miami’s New World Symphony held its first mini concerts at the Lincoln Theatre, and the sold-out crowd almost couldn’t believe its ears — or wallets. Works by Maurice Ravel, Aaron Copland, and Samuel Barber performed live, each for less than the price of a latte? Clearly our…
Discovered during a walk-on rendition of Donna Summer’s “Last Dance” at a local club, Sandra Tola was a young mother without any real ambition as a singer. Nevertheless, she soon found herself recruited into 1980s dance-pop trio Exposé. The group enjoyed quick success: signing to Arista Records, touring in support…
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs formed in 1985 while stumbling into the dimly lit bars of their native Buenos Aires. Back then, they were just a ska group poised on the crest of a Latin rock revolution still far from shore. But the following year saw the release of their debut album,…
Jipsy of www.nefariousgirl.com is on the interweb radio now. This is the woman who takes the pictures at parties that make everyone look like they are doing something eminently awesome, which, hopefully, at least sometimes, we are. This show highlights the stuff that makes Miami cool, focusing on items that…
According to celebrity pulicist Mike Ock, Robert Smith and Vince Neil met while shopping on South Beach, hit it off and will be forming a supergroup to be called Motley Cure. They plan to cover r&b songs from the 50’s and 60’s and create an elaborate stage show involving acrobats,…
Looks like Miami’s late-night techno scene took no time at all in bouncing back after the week of hardcore WMC partying. Pornograph Events will be throwing down at Electric Pickle this Thursday night with Marco Donato –one half of Italoboyz, those minimal rascals who pleased audiences at this year’s Get…
Let’s say you’re a washed up boy band looking to make a comeback. What’s the best way to bring back the crowds you used to pull 15 years ago? NKOTB are on their “Full Service” Tour, which sounds like a very interesting way to bring back the old fans…
This past November, Miami’s New World Symphony held its first mini concerts at the Lincoln Theatre, and the sold-out crowd almost couldn’t believe their ears — or their wallets. Works by Maurice Ravel, Aaron Copland, and Samuel Barber performed live, each for less than the price of a latte? Clearly…
Video is a few weeks old, but just in case you haven’t checked it out, here is a video of the Miami Bass Warriors — minus Otto Von Schirach who was in Germany during Calle Ocho — performing their newest track “Bro, That Chick’s a Basser.” Jose El Rey and…
Mellowness might be anathema to Louisville’s Coliseum, judging by its reckless velocity and nihilistic harangues. “My lungs are filled with fumes…There’s no air in this city/I need something pure,” sings Ryan Patterson on 2004’s “This Mind Locked Inside This Body.” The band’s anti-authority lyrics and relentless backbeat qualify it as…
Do you recognize the super-sexy blond cutie in the picture you see at left? You should. This little Colombian bombshell is Fanny Lu. Her 2006 release Lágrimas Cálidas won her all sorts of acclaim, including a nod in the Latin Grammy, six for the Billboard Awards and two in Premios Lo…
Black Owl Music is an independent blues label based in Miami that started in 2003. It seems to have been founded by or is at least very closely related to local bluesman Poppa E, whose show schedule reads like that of a player 40 years his junior, and whose band…
