Today’s Hispanic youth pulsate to the sounds of Dominican merengue and bachata, to the dancehall hybrid reggaeton, to Latin pop and Puerto Rican hip-hop. It’s a musical sensibility foreign to Oscar Hernandez, pianist, founder, and musical director of Spanish Harlem Orchestra. “I think it’s good. Every generation has its own…
On his third full-length, baby-face Ben Kweller has raised the bar, not only for his own budding career, but also for his competition. Despite its unassuming and eponymous title, Ben Kweller provides an effusive, exuberant, and wholly infectious example of classic pop pageantry, boasting more hooks than a fishing fleet…
Georgie James — actually a duo — seems destined for success; it opened for Camera Obscura and played the annual South by Southwest music showcase before it even had a record deal. The group’s debut, Places, is generating buzz far beyond the band’s Washington, D.C. base. The personnel are blondies…
DJ Alibi styled One Day’s sneak attack with a crate-digger’s sensibility. With an ability for crafting instrumentals as well as backing beats for MCs, the Moscow-born Alibi serves up crackling guitar bits, Middle Eastern vocal snippets, and brass over powerful drum breaks. He slinks around One Day’s brawny percussion with…
If you’re reading this article, it’s either because (1) you’re shocked that any mainstream press is going to a show like this one, (2) you actually have no idea what Murphy’s Law and 25 ta Life are, or (3) you’re homeless and bored. Chances are, if you fall into the…
Chuck Prophet has been cranking out sly, soul-tinged Americana for more than two decades, and he’s long overdue for an FM breakthrough. Soap and Water, his ninth solo offering since his days fronting Green on Red, is unlikely to earn him that. The dozen tracks gathered here have hummable hooks…
Here’s a concert for all the lovers of old school Miami Bass and Freestyle music. If you can remember listening to jams like, “Party Your Body,” and “Because I Love You (the Postman Song)” then chances are you remember Stevie B. He was the king of Miami’s dance scene in…
Don’t expect to find too much material of Prince on YouTube in the future. The famous songwriter and eccentric music savant is waging war with the popular online video company over copyright issues and unauthorized use of his music. I’m not sure why the former assless chap wearing icon is…
Due to the success of Soulja Boy’s hit single “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” and it’s accompanying dance — which hit #1 of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart this September — everyone from the whitest of uncoordinated white boys: to Maury Povich guests: have been caught on YouTube with their personal…
Yesterday we gave you fresh techno, today we give you some funky deep house sounds. This mix comes courtesy of Miami DJ Rhouse, who originally hails from Pittsburgh, PA. Says Rhouse: “I am the grandfather of DJs having done my first gig in 1969. Unfortunately as my real world career…
Here’s another mix from Nova, “Summertime Sessions.” Click here to take a listen to a set of minimal techno sounds! Nova spins with Swedish techno legend Samuel L. Session at Blue on Saturday, September 29. Read about Samuel L. in next week’s issue of New Times. As always, local DJs,…
KRS-One w/ guests Garcia, Brimstone127, The Major League; hosted by DJ Raw Friday, September 14, 2007 Studio A Better Than: The Spank Rock show at PS14 the same night! The Review: So the locals must be wondering: “KRS-One again?” Seeing that his last Studio A performance was a little over…
Dade Vs. Broward–Battle of the Bass Friday, September 14, 2007 Voodoo Lounge The Autonomous Bassheads (J-Nasty and Shade) Better Than: Getting laid. Well, not really but it came close. No pun intended. The Review: Miami has always been known to yield a plethora of House music. Fort Lauderdale had the…
Ana Gabriel September 13, 2007 Hard Rock Live Coincidentally or not, Ana Gabriel gave thousands of her compatriots and most loyal supporters an early birthday gift on the eve of Mexico’s Independence Day none of them will soon forget. And in the process the Mexican ranchera/pop queen proved she’s still…
Following on the heels of yesterday’s cancelation of their weekend gigs in Austin, Detroit’s favorite garage rock band, the White Stripes, announced today that they are canceling their entire forthcoming Icky Thump tour, again citing health issues. According to a press release, Meg White is suffering from acute anxiety and…
Tired of this fake Kanye Vs 50 beef? Here’s the real story. The video below is definitely worth checking out. Forget about this being a money making scheme. 50 Cent is more chum chum with Kanye West than he is with the rest of his G-Unit clan. As if you…
Ana Gabriel’s tender and raspy voice was already captivating at the age of 6, when she was belting out interpretations of Mexican classics like José Alfredo Jiménez’s “Regalo a Dios” (Gift to God) back in the early ’60s. As one of the most respected female ranchera singers in history, the…
With the recent death of CBGB’s Hilly Kristal, the legendary visionary who gave stage to greats such as the Ramones and the Dead Boys, perhaps there’s no better time to celebrate the old-found glory of punk — even if the gloried old punks gotta come from across the pond to…
The Midnight Perverts are/is only one guy, that being Miami acid house DJ Romeo Ugalde. The Arizona-born spinmeister is used to being part of a package, though. While living in Mexico, Ugalde was with the S.Junkes, a three-piece progressive house outfit. And in Miami he has plugged into the Dirty…
The inevitable appendix on show listings for People Noise are the words, in parentheses, ex-VHS or Beta. Well that’s little surprise, considering those masters of dancey New Romanticism are pretty much the longest-running and most successful band out of Louisville, Kentucky, from which People Noise also hails. The latter’s songwriter…
Icey’s appearance Saturday at Studio A, fresh on the heels of a show there by his onetime protégé, Baby Anne, gives further proof that funky breaks are alive and well. The breakbeat haven of Orlando saw Icey (born Eddie Pappa) grow up, but South Florida can really claim responsibility for…
In this heavily hyped day and age, most heavily hyped bands go only as far as the initial hoopla, their coveted buzz fickly trickling to buzz-kill. Not so with Interpol, the onetime buzz band whose hum has now become a bonafide roar. Back in 2002, the New York band’s debut,…
