via Purfiya’s myspaceDiamond and DJ PurfiyaDJ Purfiya is on the streets grinding.Not only is the team Slip-N-Slide DJ from southwest Florida not dead, he’s living with purpose.Last week we brought you news of the Purfiya death hoax that was circulated via Twitter.We also interviewed his former boss, Howard Roberts, CEO…
Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores.Top 5 Albums for the week of November 1 – 7Sweat Records, MiamiMiami’s home-grown rockers topped Sweat Records list for the first week of November.1. No Seasons [LP], Jacuzzi Boys2. Hearts [CD], Awesome…
Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists on South Florida’s campus radio stations. Click here to view the top tracks from previous weeks.Dialed In for the week of November 1-7Florida International University- WRGP 88.1 FM & 95.3 FM, “Radiate”Radiate 95.3 FM transmits from the University…
via Flickr user forcefulallyBad news for huge fans of Living Single. The star of the criminally underrated ’90s sitcom has canceled her plans to show up at The Fillmore on November 17 (and the rest of her tour for that matter). No official reason was given, but here’s to hoping…
Night Watch is a regularly-occurring feature by nightlife columnist Tara Nieuwesteeg.The Lion & Eagle English Pub (2401 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton; 561-447-7707) was a dignified, stately establishment replete with a rich wooden bar, regally upholstered booths, paintings (of soaring eagles, mostly), decorative kettles, lanterns, and model ships. It was…
Mr. Entertainment and the Pookiesmackers’ Socialismo AmericanoHollywood band Mr. Entertainment and the Pookiesmackers have remained a recognizable presence on South Florida’s music scene for over a decade. They’ve released three records, and have a fourth on the way called ¡Socialismo Americano!, due out Thanksgiving week. For a peek into the…
photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view a full slideshow of photos from the show.Adult Swim Presents the Dethklok Tour 2009With High on Fire, Converge, Mastodon, and DethklokPompano Beach AmphitheaterSunday, November 8, 2009Better Than: Getting home in time for Robot Chicken.The Review: The current Dethklok tour, which landed at Pompano Beach…
via purevolume.com/evergreenterraceThursday’s show was meant to be a huge booking coup for Miami all-ages venue the Dugout; warehouse drama has now shifted the show to Ground Control, a similarly bare-bones venue in West Palm Beach. Evergreen Terrace is arguably Jacksonville’s most famous musical export in recent years, a mega-popular heavy…
Few contemporary dance music labels, even by underground vanguardist standards, can take credit for the sort of daringly forward-thinking and wildly imaginative flavors that have come to distinguish Wolf + Lamb Music in recent years. Founded by the eponymous DJ duo of Zev Eisenberg and Gadi Mizrahi in 2005, Wolf…
Boynton Beach country girl Amber Leigh rocked the stage at Homestead’s Ribfest yesterday from 2 to 3 p.m. The video above is her rendition of the Charlie Daniels Band classic “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Amber Leigh throws in a Led Zeppelin fiddle breakdown.Amber Leigh’s web site describes her…
via myspace.com/battalionofsaintsFor most, the thought of Southern California in the ’80s just brings to mind a Less Than Zero-style existence full of cocaine and Ray-Bans. But the sun-baked swath of turf from L.A. south became, at the beginning of the decade, the cradle of searing underground punk. London’s punk had…
via xperimento.comIf you missed them last week, here’s a little heads up fo’ yo’ ass (not a head up yo’ ass…like that guy in front of you on your way to work this morning on his cell phone, giving you an even worst case of Moooooondays than you had to…
With the high season in full swing, the events just keep rolling into South Florida. It was a busy weekend that even with a case of the post-Halloween doldrums that almost kept us at home, there was just too much to do and see. So here is what you missed…
Russ Rogers Kill Miss PrettyBoynton Beach’s raunch-punksters Kill Miss Pretty announced Sunday via Twitter that they are giving away their two albums, Permission for Strange and 2006 EP Bite Your Tongue, for free. The trio, which consists of vocalist Alicia, guitarist Russ, and bassist Martin, blend indie rock and electro…
Photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view photos from this event.Peaches with MENFriday, November 7, 2009Revolution Live, Fort LauderdaleBetter than: Rockin’ out with your cock out.Peaches is anything but subtle. After the curtains parted, the audience was instantly led into her surreal, hypersexual world. Draped in a woolly coat, she…
Vivian GirlsThe Art Basel Miami Beach music news just keeps coming. This time we’ve received word that the Vivian Girls, Exene Cervenka and the Blow will be performing at Pulse Miami Art Fair, which moves to Ice Palace Studios this year. Their performances are part of the fair’s Pulse Miami…
Night Watch is a regularly-occurring feature by nightlife columnist Tara Nieuwesteeg.Last weekend, it took a minute for me to muster up the courage to enter The Warehouse Pub (1599 NW 1st Court, Boca Raton; 561-392-3798). Sure, this was Boca, but still — the pub was located in a dark part…
According to the Yacht Manifesto #1: “Yacht is a Band, Belief System, and Business conducted by Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans of Marfa, Texas and Portland, Oregon, USA.” Also, Yacht “seeks to explore frontiers and to expand awareness of extraterrestrial Intelligence” and “believes in an Afterlife,” but “does not…
Night Watch is a regularly-occurring nightlife column by Tara Nieuwesteeg.Boca is not renowned for much except its manicured shopping plazas, delicious lunch spots, and its armies of early-bird-special-seeking Q-tips who make the roads a little less safe and the frozen yogurt shops a little more busy. But Boca and I…
Photo by Ian WitlenMSTRKRFT at 2009’s Ultra Music Festival.If there is one guarantee in life is that Ultra Music Festival’s lineup is always one of the best in the country. Need proof? Early-bird, two-day tickets to the festival, which sold for $99.95, are gone. What’s impressive is that it happened…
In this age of laptop-toting faux live electronic dance music acts, an actual band employing actual live instrumentation and vocals is a rare thing, especially when said band is delivering funked-out dancefloor bangers like 2020Soundsystem. The musical brainchild of Leeds-based DJ and esteemed 2020Vision label owner Ralph Lawson, the Soundsystem…
photo by Jipsy / Nefariousgirl.comRadioboxer plays a FLIFF party at Cinema ParadisoFriday, November 6*Like we recommended earlier today, the Jacobs Ladder EP release party at Churchill’s in Miami tonight, where $10 entry also gets you a copy of the band’s new disc. Click here for full details. *And the similarly recommended…
