In the Nineties, Erick Lyle, then known as Iggy Scam, lived an enviable, punk-ethics-fueled life around South Florida that is near impossible to imagine today. He booked shows at a warehouse venue, the Junkyard, at the bottom of South Beach, and at one point squatted an entire floor of the…
Black Tide (photo via www.blacktidemusic.com)Here’s some good news for the kids who tried to see Escape the Fate’s almost-debut headlining performance in Miami, in fall of 2007 at the now-defunct Studio A. The band never made it due to van troubles, and the rest of the show went on without…
With the establishment of so-called alternative rock, the concept of a “guitar hero” is now passé, for better and worse. While tedious fretboard histrionics have (rightly) gone out of style, there should be room for hot-stuff six-string slingers matching flash with creativity. Blues music impacted less by trendiness and more…
I just came across this video today while I was on the Rappers I Know blog, and it’s of Miami’s DJ Craze doing his finals routine from the 1998 DMC championship. It’s hard to believe this video is already 10 years old and Craze definitely goes in during this six…
As far as DJs we’re dying to see, we’ll admit that Dim Mak/Cinespace founder Steve Aoki is pretty low on our list. It’s not that Aoki isn’t entertaining, he is, but at times he seems to be more about the showmanship than the music. But love him or hate him…
Like fellow Frenchman Laurent Garnier, house DJ Joachim Garraud cut his teeth at Paris nightclub Boy, ground zero for the country’s techno scene. Unlike most DJs, however, he came in with a fully rounded musical background, having spent seven years training at the French Academy of Music Percussion and Piano…
For those that don’t already know, Plies’ highly anticipated second album of the year, Da Realist, is available in stores today. It’s not common for artists, especially rappers, to release multiple albums in one year, but Plies, who was born and raised in Fort Myers, seems determined to prove something…
If you’re in the up – to – 24 demographic, then you may have already heard of the Brooklyn indie-pop duo This Is Ivy League. Or, if not, you’ve almos definitely heard of the band in which its two members, Alex Suarez and Ryland Blackinton, play as their “day job”:…
Buggah D. Govanah, president of On Point Entertainment and Marketing is sick of bootleg rap shows with bad sound and no production value. He’s set out to change that through a benefit for Haiti that’s creating a platform for Caribbean artists and artists of Caribbean descent to get together on…
Holy Ghost Saturday, December 13, 2008 The Vagabond, Miami Better than: 100% of the godless ultra-commercial dance crap polluting the Beach. It’s past midnight and I’m at the Vagabond sipping my whiskey straight and waiting for Holy Ghost! to start their DJ set in the main room. It’s my first…
David Byrne Saturday December 13, 2008 The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theatre Better Than: Just about any show you’ve ever been to. Really. I’ve gotta apologize to David Byrne, because every time his acrobatic sidekick Lily Baldwin took the stage during last night’s dynamite Fillmore Gleason show, I…
This is it. Seven bands in about a minute. Two of them I didn’t get the names of, so I just made something up. If you know who they are, tell us so we can tell the world. Tell your friends. Support the movement. Give the people with the money…
They say distance makes the heart grown fonder, but we sort of dropped the ball with On the List; its being almost three weeks since our last compilation. Don’t fret children, we’re back! And we promise we will never leave you — er, again.We aren’t sure how many of you…
I just got word yesterday that R&B’s newest sensation, Jazmine Sullivan is going to be in Pembroke Pines on December 21st. She’ll be at Cafe Iguana (who seem to be booking a lot better shows lately) performing songs off of her solid debut album, Fearless. Most people only know Sullivan…
The Miami Light Project and FUNDarte, the nonprofit sponsors of the annual Global Cuba Fest, focusing on contemporary music from throughout the Cuban diaspora, have announced the dates and lineups for the 2009 edition of the weekend-long concert series. The concerts will take place on February 6, 7, and 8,…
A few weeks ago,as woman named Doris with a thick French accent called me at the office (305-571-72). “I have been in America for six months,” she said. “I am a DJ from Europe and I am throwing a party at Buck 15.” She then told me that she had…
She’s landed four Grammy nominations, seven number-one singles, and two platinum-selling albums, all in only three years. Thus, it’s safe to say Keyshia Cole deserves a place in that illustrious echelon of female artists known as Divas, though she may not realize it yet. But not the “get me my…
A couple weeks ago, Miami New Times introduced you to Dangerflow, the latest high-energy, multi – genre – fusion party band to score a coveted weekly residency at Jazid. Like fellow Jazid favorites Locos Por Juana, Dangerflow touches on cumbia and other Latin rhythms. But the addition of soul singer…
Anyone who knows Lance-O of Kulcha Shok can attest that he’s one of the hardest working local DJs in the business. Hell, to call him simply a DJ seems limiting since he not only plays out at bars and clubs on a weekly basis, but also does radio, promotes shows,…
Yesterday, we told you that Otto Von Schirach, Jose El Rey and El Tigre, who together form Miami Bass Warriors, would make their small-screen debut on Pitbull’s La Esquina on mun2. Their video for (their only song?) “Going Back to Calle Ocho” — which we’re pretty sure is play on…
Many of today’s hip-hop personalities and R&B royalty would have fans believe they’ve got the genuine Midas touch, but few in recent years can truly back that claim up. The Tallahassee-born T-Pain, however, is one of these chosen few. It’s no wonder Akon snatched him up for his own imprint,…
Alfredo Naranjo Alfredo Naranjo y el Guajeo (Cacao Música) www.cacaomusica.com Venezuelan-born virtuoso vibraphonist Alfredo Naranjo explodes on this disc, backed by the band El Guajeo and a who’s-who of contemporary Venezuelan musicians: Pablo Gil, Luz Medina, Luis Toro, David Peña, et al. Here, he explores the Latin jazz arena, peppering…
