The Alabama foursome Thomas Function makes its label home on Fat Possum, that Epitaph offshoot that began as a blues imprint. That family tree indeed tells you a bit about the band’s sound — propelled largely by a punky euphoria but informed by a bit of a Muscle Shoals thrust…
The last time Infected Mushroom stormed South Florida, it was at Miami’s Karu & Y, where the Israeli psy-trance superstars proved that hair metal is not the only music that can rock folks like a proverbial hurricane. The onslaught wasn’t completely unexpected. The group that had started as a duo…
Shooters Waterfront Cafe: “I thought you were really… different. That was the first thing about you that really caught my attention,” he was saying. His clean sweatshirt was neatly pressed; he was good-looking, dark-complexioned, and had, throughout their conversation, employed many comical cartoon-character voices in attempts to make her laugh…
via Reggae Zine UKA dub plate used to refer to an acetate disc used in mastering studios to test recordings before mass producing the vinyl.Caribbean battle music in DJ vs DJ soundclashes took on the dubplate to create exclusive remixes to popular songs usually with the artist shouting out the…
Miami loves Justin Martin! The San Francisco-based DJ/producer and Dirtybird label co-owner burned up the dancefloors at White Room and Electric Pickle in 2009, cementing his reputation as one of the most crowd-pleasing and oft-anticipated American EDM acts we’ve hosted in recent years. Martin made his auspicious grand entrance into…
They all had to start somewhereTell us the who’s the best DJ in Broward and Palm Beach counties in the comments section below. Voting ends May 26.Need some suggestions? Click here for an archive of articles about South Florida’s best spin doctors.And click here for a master list of all…
Armand Van HeldenBritish house music label and booking agency Milk’n’2 Sugars has been contributing to the dance music scene for 15 years. So it’s only fitting that they celebrate the milestone during the biggest gathering devoted to electronic music, Winter Music Conference.The agency will take over Klutch nightclub (136 Collins…
via wallflowergallery.comThe Wallflower Gallery, downtown Miami’s improbable pocket of bohemia, has faced any number of challenges during its existence. For one, it’s a venue that doesn’t serve alcohol, in a town bent on partying. It inhabits a lonely corner in a neighborhood that until very recently was a complete ghost…
Just like Art Basel, the Super Bowl here seems to have exploded into a series of satellite celebrations with little connection to the main event. Still, any excuse for a megawatt party, right? And the hallmarks of these shebangs is huge shindigs at unlikely venues. And so it goes that…
Night Watch is a recurring feature about bars and clubs by nightlife columnist Tara Nieuwesteeg. Shooters Waterfront Café3033 NE 32nd Ave, Fort LauderdaleCall 954-566-2855, or visit shooterscafe.com”I thought you were really… different. That was the first thing about you that really caught my attention,” he was saying. His clean sweatshirt was…
photo by kara StarzykIf it is true (as surely it must be) that in the world of pop music there is nothing truly new under the sun, then surely a budding pop star has no choice but to steal from the best of everything that’s come before. Okay, so stealing from…
via Ana MendezAny time we hear anything about performance art we flash on Big Lebowski scenes of a naked lady flying through a warehouse on a zipline, and a pudgy dude in a unitard performing in a near empty theater.Well, maybe Miami needs more of that type of shit, and…
Spearheading much of mainland Miami nightlife’s response to the tragedy in Haiti is a man known as the Haitian Hillbilly. Born Alain Maximilien, this hipster redneck (of sorts) not only spent many of his more formative years in the island nation; his father runs Maison des Anges, a 120-child orphanage…
It’s baaa-aaaack.The floodgates for WMC party info have officially opened. Here’s the line-up from Made Event, who return as always with megawatt parties, again all on the mainland (yay). Most of the individual talent isn’t finalized yet, but the parties are branded pretty much the same as last year, save…
photo by Josh SiskA virgin encounter with the Israeli rock trio Monotonix inspires extreme gut-level reactions. First, there’s the fact that often, one can smell the band coming — these guys spend a lot of time on the road, far away from home. Then, there’s this motley crew’s looks, which…
Photo by Hannah PerssonCasiotone for the Painfully AloneBar, MiamiSaturday, January 23, 2010Better Than: Slitting your wristsThe Review:It’s hard to say whether or not it’s really a wise idea to catch Casiotone for the Painfully Alone while plunged into the proverbial depths of despair. On the one hand, it’s kinda heartening…
Image via myspace.com/totallynebularTotally NebularTotally NebularWith Milk Spot and Ice CreamRadio-Active Records, Fort LauderdaleFriday, January 22, 2010Better Than: Chugging Mad Dog 20/20s from a brown paper bag in a parking lot.The Review:Underage bands have the toughest time finding places to play around town; they’re often relegated to performing at warehouses or…
Erol Alkan headlines Hard’s first-ever Miami event.Hard has been bring electro-house to the masses in Los Angeles ever since blog-house exploded over the scene. Sometimes the events can go down as epic, but the event’s organizers have had a few blemishes too. We’ve got to say, we wondered when the…
via livenation.comIt’s easy to look at Jencarlos Canela and get the wrong impression. People have been mistaking him for a telenovela-actor-turned-musician since before he began storming the world of Latin pop with his hit single “Amor Quedate” last year. But there is one thing the first generation Cuban-American wants to…
When most people think about Latin ska, chances are good that the first group that comes to mind is the legendary band from Buenos Aires, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. But there’s another group that deserves just as much recognition hailing from a little town about 3,000 miles due northwest, known as…
Musical Missionary has played various roles in fostering Miami’s underground dance music scene in recent years, from artist bookings and party promotions, to philanthropy through the “Dance for a Cause” parties in 2009 and the more recent “Sunday School for the Generous” DJ marathon at Electric Pickle on Januray 17,…
Nothing about Friday night’s party at Revolution, presented in part by South Florida rave-scene stalwarts Culture, is forward-looking. Take the party’s deliciously ’90s-trip-tastic flyer: It boasts, near the top, that it’s “at the old Edge building with the old Edge hours!” For everyone under, oh, 27 years old, the Edge…
