Friday, June 11
*Jazid beings its weekend-long 14th anniversary celebration tonight with the debut of its new reggae party, Freeup Fridays, featuring live music tonight by Jahfe and Mixed Culture. Admission is free before 9 p.m., $10 after. Click here for full details.
*Celebrate Sweat head Lolo Reskin's birthday tonight at the Vagabond, with a special CD release show by John Hancock of Awesome New Republic. His new record, Antenna Death, is technically a solo outfit, but he'll be backed by an 11-piece band for the occasion. Admission is free before 11 p.m., $5 after. Click here for more about Antenna Death, and full show details.
*If you got to the recent Band of Horses show early, maybe you were ensnared by opening act Josh Roberts & the Hinges. Relive their magic tonight at Tobacco Road for $5. Click here for details.
Saturday, June 12
*2 Live Crew's DJ Mr. Mixx may not have really gotten to do his thing on this week's broadcast of the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, but fret not. Hear it live and sweaty this Saturday at the weekly Get Some party at Electric Pickle. Admission is $10. Click here for details.
*Jazid's 14th birthday party continues tonight with performances by reliable staples Nil Lara, Suenalo, and Spam Allstars. Again, admission is free before 9 p.m., $10 after. Click here for details.
*Punk rockers To Be Hated celebrate the release of their latest CD, and try to drum up some tour money, with a show tonight at Churchill's. Also on the bill are M66, the Actuaries, Dead Dead Bird, D.N.R., and the awesomely named DJ Skidmark spinning between sets. Admission is $5. Click here for details.
*Kill Your Idol is the latest welcome addition to no-hassle places on Miami Beach (check out Wednesdays for a ladies' night with free-free-free drinks for females). Tonight, it hosts some live music by lovely songstress Nichole Chirino. Admission is free. Click here for details.
*Xperimento started off as a Locos Por Juana spinoff, but has gone through enough lineup changes and musical evolution to completely stand on its own. The local live favorite plays tonight at Bardot for $10. Click here for details.
Sunday, June 13
*Rhythm Foundation's new Rhythm Sundays weekly event at Bal Harbour continues this early afternoon. There's a performance in the Bal Harbour shops by Rajesh Bandhari and Rajesh Ramoutar, and in ONE Bal Harbour by Afro-Cuban fusion trio Oriente. Admission is free. Click here for details.
*Or, if Latin rhythms are your thing but early-afternoon activities are not, you can catch Oriente the same night at the Van Dyke. Admission is free. Click here for details.
