Ghostly International 10 Year Anniversary PartyWhite Room, MiamiSaturday, December 5, 2009Better than: Any record label party this side of WMC.Despite the unfavorable weather most of Saturday, things cleared up enough for Miami to enjoy partying al fresco at what was surely the greatest White Room turnout all year. Ghostly International apparently…
The human mind is remarkable. So is Marty Forster. When I walked into the Pinecrest Whole Foods (11701 South Dixie Highway, Miami) on a recent Saturday afternoon, I heard a Thelonious Monk tune coming out of a live piano. A tear formed in my eye, as I watched blind pianist…
via Flickr user Lorri37Remember Coal Chamber? Yeah, didn’t think so, but they were a Nu Metal band in the mid 90s that disbanded due to “creative differences.” Frontman Dez Fafara decided he wanted to do a little less Nu Metal and a bit more death metal so he started Devildriver…
Vivian Girls played Pulse Art Fair at the Ice Palace on Thursday night to a small crowd. They are an all girl 3-piece rock band from Brooklyn, NYC.The Vivian Girls shouted out a show they recently played in Lake Worth that they described as a lot of fun. They’ll be…
In the world of short-lived electronic dance music fads, electro house is pretty much dead, extinguished by the very intensity with which it alighted on the international dance music scene in 2006-2008. The same brash and abrasive over-the-top sound that made electro house exciting a couple years ago — when…
Somehow, someway we survived Art Basel week. We are exhausted to say the least, so no witty comments. Here is what you missed over the weekend:Justice at MansionPhoto by Lex HernandezElectrohouse icons Justice made a long overdue Magic City appearance Friday night at Mansion. Their banger-filled set brought the house…
Kyle MunzenriederThe BlowPulse Art Fair at Ice Palace Studios, MiamiSaturday, December 5, 2009Better Than: A Samantha Ronson DJ set interrupted by a Lohan lover’s quarrel.The Review:It’s not impossible to think that The Blow really had been collaborating with Lindsay Lohan on the tabloid fixture’s upcoming album. In a world where…
Kyle MunzenriederGang Gang DanceMax Fish, MiamiFriday, December 4, 2009Better than: Seeing the band play in a hall way closet, yet also better than seeing them play at a spacious festival.The Review:I want to thank the people who continually stepped on my shoes, the guy who unintentionally gave me a vertical…
Raffa Jo Harris and Rainer Davies aka Raffa and Rainer have finally completed their follow up to 2005’s Stolen Coal. The 11 track long player, No Mercy, was recorded on and off over the past two years at various locations in the Magic City and features over 30 different musicians…
In a digitally distorted blaze of electro-house glitch, local party starter Panic Bomber, a.k.a. Richard Haig, has spent the last year going supernova. First came his six-track EP effort, Calling in Threats, a December 2008 release loaded with crunchy club killers like “Miami Stunnaz” and “Disillusionment.” (Cop it at PanicBomber.com…
via Flickr user ZanastardustOur Lady Peace is probably the most underrated band playing the Buzz Bake Sale tomorrow. Yeah, they’ve sold over five million albums, enjoyed relative success in the late ’90s, and are revered in their homeland (notch another one for Canada). But aside from their flash of mainstream…
via Flickr user JalapenoThe first couple times I heard Metric, I couldn’t stand the singer’s voice. Bands with female lead singers who have airy, over processed voices are becoming grating to me, a guy who grew up using Riot Grrl bands as my measuring stick for female vocal performances. Then…
via Flickr user AlvinasheridanLet’s hope this blog post doesn’t ruin anything for :30 Seconds to Mars fans. It’s been said that if venues used the fact Hollywood dream-boat Jared Leto heads this band, he’ll flat out refuse to play the show. I guess we’re safe since we’re clearly not the…
via Flickr user Chad DavisNo matter how hard the members of Chevelle try, they won’t be able to run away from certain parts of their past or comparisons to other bands. Face it, when you sign with a Christian Rock label and have your first album distributed through Christian book…
MilchoYou may or may not have heard the (tragic) rumor that fav south Miami watering hole and all around wonder-dive Bougainvillea’s is closing. It’s been going around for some time, and billings like “Bougie’s Last Thanksgiving Eve Block Party” and “Bougie’s Last New Years Eve Party ever” seem to corroborate…
As if SAFE hadn’t won over enough hearts this weekend by serving up the Ghostly International 10 Year Anniversary Party at White Room on Saturday night, they have a veritable techno extravaganza in store for Miami tonight at Grass Lounge in the Design District, featuring Radio Slave and Argy, along…
DJ Baby Anne started her career as the Queen of Bass in, where else, Orlando, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t made a gazillion appearances in South Florida over the last 17 years. A major draw for the underground electronica community, the foxy producer belongs to the break beat generation…
via Flickr user Dark BotxyPlenty to hear in Broward and Palm Beach this weekend, no matter what you’re into. If you’re in the mood to see an iconic punk band, The Misfits are playing Culture Room tonight. Sure they’re minus Danzig, but Jerry Only is still around to blast out…
If you’ve lived in South Florida for any length of time, chances are, there are fewer than six degrees of separation between you and the tight-knit Pundik family. Of the three creative Pundik kids, Jordan is the singer for New Found Glory (and is currently on tour with his friends…
You know what this means….-5 p.m.: The inimitable Exene Cervenka of X performs music and spoken word from her solo album Somewhere Gone at the Pulse Art Fair. Click here for details.-6:30 to 7 p.m.: OK Go performs again at Design Miami/. Click here for full details. -7 p.m.: G. Love plays at the Fountain Art Fair – and admission is only…
To read past installments of South Florida According to Brooklyn, click here.This week I would like to talk about the bleak future of music. The state of things is pretty shitty, and every band gets ripped off by the common man. As the old cliche goes, trends and styles go…
via Flickr user ChrontourageSeeing a Hasidic Jewish man on stage free styling and beat boxing between his hardcore reggae songs might seem off-putting at first but it shouldn’t. All that’s happening lyrically is reggae’s traditional Rastafarian religious views being replaced by Jewish teachings, the dreadlocks are replaced by payot, and…
