Cowards In Compton Get Sprayed In Dade

Back in 92′, that’s 17 years ago, Snoop wasn’t the Doggfather, DRE wasn’t unfuckwithable and Luke got tried on wax on a track called “Fuck Wit Dre Day” on The Chronic. The diss apparently stemmed from a song on Luke’s first solo cd, I Got Shit On My Mind, where…

Multi-Grammy Nominee Ximena Sariñana Announces U.S. Tour

Ximena Sariñana is nothing if not precocious. The Mexican actress/singer-songwriter claims her love affair with music began at the age of 2, when she attended an Ella Fitzgerald concert and at 7 she was enrolled in singing lessons with famed vocal coach, Ricardo Sanchez at the urging of her neighbor,…

New Techno Mix by DJ Dsan Powell

Colombian transplant Dsan Powell has been gaining steady recognition in the sultry world of Miami afterhours since 2005 when he held DJ residency at Space. An early purveyor of minimal techno in Miami, he is currently teamed up with the We Love Techno and Tech Division events at Nocturnal, in…

Saturday Night: Konrad Black at Glass

Konrad BlackSaturday, February 14, 2009Glass, Miami BeachBetter than: Certainly anything else going on in the Beach that night. The turnout for Konrad Black’s show on Saturday night could have been much greater given the hype. But it was Valentine’s, after all, and most people were probably either at home making…

Friday Night: Chana and Afrobeta at Bayfront Park

DWNTWN Concert Series with Afrobeta and ChanaFriday, February 13, 2009Tina Hills Pavilion at Bayfront Park, MiamiBetter than: Ever.Psst…things are happening in Downtown Miami. Especially at Bayfront Park: Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays you can find free yoga; Thursdays you can find delicious organic produce at the farmers market; and second Fridays…

The Lee Boys Play City Limits Tonight with Sosos

via myspace.com/leeboysThe Lee Boys are not a bluegrass band, although just reading the name may evoke that thought. No, the Lee Boys are South Florida’s finest sacred steel ensemble. The brothers Lee (Alvin, Derrick, and Keith) along with their nephews Roosevelt Collier, Alvin Cody Jr., and Earl Walker play a…

New Times Groove On Battle of the Bands: Your Guide, Part 2

Tonight, Friday the 13th, in a hard luck city in a bad luck wind, Miami New Times Promotions presents four bands battling for the chance to play a show in NYC with free airfare and accommodations. Last week Afrobeta and Tristan & The Juice made it to the finals. Tonight,…

Full Ultra Music Festival Lineup Revealed

So in addition to yesterday’s news of the unexplainable choice of booking the Black Eyed Peas for next month’s Ultra Music Festival, the final phase of the lineup has been announced. Notable additions include Rinton, Rye Rye, Surkin, Para One and Shiny Toy Guns to Day 1, and MSTRKRFT, BT…

EDM Sunday Action

A heads up to the house and techno heads looking to console their Sunday blues or unrequited Valentine’s by keeping the party going past the usual Saturday cutoff point… Gooshie House has a sweet lineup for their House 101 jam at Black Sheep Bar this Sunday. Talented locals Stryke, DJ…

Black Eyed Peas to Perform at Ultra Music Festival (UPDATED)

There are some things in this world better left unexplained, but this is definitely not one of them. It’s been confirmed that the Black Eyed Peas (yes, the very same ones that created the weapon of mass destruction called “My Humps”) are set to perform at Ultra Music Festival next…

Oddest. Booking. Ever? Diplo and Dave 1 (Chromeo) at LIV

Really, we don’t know why are shocked anymore. It’s getting obvious that clubs are grasping anything in order to stay afloat. But during our daily Pitchfork read, we stumbled upon the news that M.I.A./Santogold producer/DJ Diplo would be spinning at LIV alongside Dave 1 of Chromeo Wednesday, March 4.LIV is…

More Langerado Rescheduling: Ozomatli at Culture Room, Mar. 7

Finishing up what looks to be, perhaps, the last of the Langerado rescheduling announcements, Ozomatli will now appear at Culture Room on Saturday, March 7. Unlike Sunday’s indie-fave head-to-head-to-head showdown of Deerhunter Girl Talk vs. Modest Mouse vs. Tokyo Police Club, Ozomatli’s competition on Saturday isn’t too bad. The main…

Electric Bunnies to Release Split Seven-Inch With Pink Reason

Look for a split seven-inch with Pink Reason from Miami’s garagey Electric Bunnies, forthcoming from Ohio’s Die Stasi label.  Despite longtime creative contributor Eldys Diaz’s partial departure from the bunny-fold, Victor and company are soldiering on, supposedly with a new complete album in the works as well. Their side of…

More Valentine’s Ideas: The Talent Farm

via myspace.com/here_we_riseNothing says I love you like thrashing guitars, guttural screams and kids wildly punching the air.  The Talent Farm is hosting a very special Valentine’s Day show featuring some of the best hardcore/scream-o/punk acts in south Florida like Here We Rise, Mind Over Matter, Shoot The Messenger, and A…

Ana Gabriel Comes to Miami for Valentine’s Day

Ana Gabriel is a living legend in Mexican music, having repeatedly conquered pop, rock and regional charts in her native country, the U.S. and Latin America over the span of her illustrious 42-year career–a career that has borne 38 albums to date.  The singer-songwriter, born María Guadalupe Araújo Yong to…

Jose El Rey Seeks Valentine’s Day Advice

Contrary to popular belief, I am capable of love. Many ladies have loved me, and I love myself as strongly as they did. I know how to show las señoritas a lovely time. I know how to love their bodies, but I can say “I love you” only to myself,…

Head Spins: DJ Lennox

With DJs the world over claiming to be “open format,” it’s refreshing to stumble upon a spinner who actually claims a specific genre. In DJ Lennox’s case, it’s hip-hop, he says: “That’s my foundation.” Still, Lennox is no fool about the vagaries of the marketplace, and he’s not about to…

LaBelle Plays The Fillmore Miami Beach

Whether they admit it or not, everybody digs a diva. The sass, the swagger, the glam, the tantrums — divas are never, ever boring. In fact, at their best and their worst, divas can be about the best show on earth. And if you don’t properly kowtow, a diva just…