Coheed and Cambria is both the name of the epic space-rock quartet from upstate New York and the characters at the center of the band’s mythology. Not only do these musicians craft one-off baroque-themed albums, but also they are a theme band. Coheed formed around 1995, and during the group’s…
Last year marked the inaugural local installment of the traveling hip-hop extravaganza known as Rock the Bells. Breathing some much-needed golden-age and conscious-type air into Miami’s bling-ridden environs, the lineup featured everyone from Jedi Mind Tricks to Mos Def and Talib Kweli to Nas to a recently reunited Wu-Tang Clan…
Here’s a funny thing about the universe. Not only is everything relative, like Einstein said, but also most things are morally relative, and it’s only in the details that sense is found, or made. Which is a grandiose way of introducing the confluence of lands and sounds and notions that…
It’s nearly impossible to try to explain José El Rey to anybody who did not live in South Florida in the late Eighties or early Nineties — you either get it or you don’t. Those who get it, however, are in for a delicious treat. Writing about the King and…
Danger Mouse is arguably the most adventuresome producer to tackle a Beck project since the Dust Brothers helped birth a 1996 baby called Odelay (the Dusters’ return for 2004’s Güero doesn’t count). The resulting sound is satisfyingly dense and intricate; the neo-surfisms of “Gamma Ray,” the delicate psychedelia of “Chemtrails,”…
My Bloody Valentine mastermind Kevin Shields and punk priestess Patti Smith undress for their collaborative CD, The Coral Sea. Shields breaks free from his studio fixations, which typically find him laboring over things such as the color of microphone filters; Smith bares her soul like she’s never done before. Culled…
Did music really use to be less complicated, or does it just seem that way? Maybe it’s merely that life used to be less complicated, and music is simply a mirror of its times. Or something like that. Whatever the case, Two Men with the Blues was recorded live at…
There’s nothing like a good mash-up video to leave a smile on your face. My buddy, Francisco “Keep the Smirnoff Coming” Alvarado just sent me a link to a new video from popular Miami DJ/chef, Tom Laroc, who’s been making a name for himself with his mash up parties at…
It’s no secret that Nas and Bill O’Reilly aren’t exactly best friends. O’Reilly has been slamming rappers for as long as I can remember on his overly popular televison show, the O’Reilly Factor and Nas is one of his biggest targets. Of course, Nas has taken a few lyrical jabs…
The week’s basically in full swing with several national shows today and tonight, so get moving. — Arielle Castillo *If this is the first you’re hearing about it, it may be too late for you to get to the Rockstar Mayhem Fest today at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm…
Yelle Just got the announcement that cutesy Gallic electro-pop chanteuse Yelle is launching a full-scale tour this fall, and heading down to these parts — actually, Miami proper. (Good idea — she’s definitely got more of a fun-times Miami vibe than a Ft.Lauderdale-rock-venue vibe). The show date is October 10…
Contest closes tomorrow! Sign up now. With Rock The Bells only a few weeks away happening Saturday, we here at the New Times are feeling a bit generous. We are giving away a pair (read ’em, two) of tickets to the show at Bicentennial Park, Saturday, August 2. Scheduled to…
Just found the news deep in the archives of Brooklynvegan, where I apparently missed it when the tour dates were announced back in July but… Rejoice! DANZIG IS COMING BACK TO SOUTH FLORIDA! This is exciting because he hasn’t been here in, like, forever, and when Glenn Danzig spoke to…
Tonight, lots of smoky stylings, and an open mike that is not for the faint of heart. — Arielle Castillo *The urbane crooner Brendan O’Hara returns to the bohemian environs of the Florida Room, at the always-chic Delano. Click here for more about this handsome cat. *There’s another installment of…
This just in: The Rock the Bells concert scheduled for this Saturday, August 2, has been moved from Bicentennial Park to Bayfront Park. They’re basically right next to each other so logistically, it doesn’t make much of a difference, but according to Angel Candelaria whose company, Contagious Musiq is one…
Miami, a city that has inspired numerous crime-driven TV shows, plenty of bad movies and countless rap videos. And why wouldn’t it? It’s sunny city laced with danger — and plenty of coke. So it goes without saying, plenty of songs have been written about our fair city. I’ve narrowed…
It’s Monday, but there’s still music to be found out there. — Arielle Castillo *There’s no better way to ease into the week’s grind than Purdy Lounge’s weekly Monday reggae night. There’s dancehall in the back, but the mainroom is pretty strictly roots. Jean P. Jam performs, alongside DJs Governor…
Dino Felipe No Fun Demo (No Fun) Hard-to-please, self-righteous Web site Pitchfork gave local musician Dino Felipe’s latest release No Fun Demo a 7.2 out of 10, which for Pitchfork is a-fucking-mazing. Reviewer Marc Masters calls Felipe’s latest effort “his poppiest [release] to date,” adding “Felipe rarely deviates from his…
Word around town is there was an accident at The Vagabond (30 NE 14th Street, Miami) last night. Various sources have told me someone got injured, and then this was posted at 5:56 a.m. by The Vagabond via MySpace: Hello friends, Last night, an unfortunate incident happened where a ceiling…
Here’s a wrap-up of the highlights this weekend in live shows. — Arielle Castillo TONIGHT: *As I blogged earlier in the week, Miami indie outfit Call it Radar plays its last show at the Vagabond’s awesome-fun-times weekly Friday party. *More of Laundry Bar’s usually Friday-night drum’n’bass, this time featuring Random…
It looks like Miami’s favorite bachelor is trading in his players card for a wedding ring. According to a story in People magazine, as of this week, former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell married his 27-year-old sweetheart, Kristin Thompson and the couple are currently celebrating their honeymoon…
Walshy wants YOU to be there. I just got word that popular South Florida mixmaster DJ GQ is throwing the second installment of his infamous reggae party, JUICE this Friday in Oakland Park. I was at the last JUICE party and it was a riot. Girls galore, stiff drinks, and…
