Ryan Smith a.k.a. Induce! and Sven Barth, collectively known as Casual Sax and the Saxual Revolution’s hotly, in some circles, anticipated full length album will finally be hitting record store shelves tomorrow morning! Ever since they dropped “Baby I’m Black (But Only from the waist down)” back in 2007, they…
via J A I M E’s Flickr photostreamTons of people turned out for the Iggy X Sweat fundraiser for Sweat Records at the Awarehouse in Wynwood, Miami this past Saturday. As much as most people were probably hoping, Iggy didn’t perform, but he did hang out the whole time, grinning…
Besides Young Money’s still-really-underground Nicki Minaj, the term “mainstream female rapper” is one usually heard before “ain’t doin’ shit.” Kim tried to come back with a song that was so 2002 that I nearly called my mom to ask her money for books and a plane ticket home from college, Foxy popped up on…
Saturday night, 2:00 a.m. A club raftered with Colombians and Venezuelans, Argentines and Bolivians. There are Cubans too, primarily born in Florida. And there’s also a smattering of Italians. Pepper the crowd with a fistful of Yanks and then stir.That’s the stew. It could be La Paz; it could be…
Local Emmy-winning TV news guy Jeff Lemlich is an avowed record collector, and author of the book Savage Lost: Florida Garage Bands, The 60’s and Beyond.In this video, watch him go through some of his collection of singles by old Florida bands. he talks about the history of the scene…
In the ongoing spirit of philanthropy that seems to have taken over Miami’s dance music scene (with recent charitable events like “The Vagabond for a Cause” with John Digweed and “Dance for a Cause” featuring Chris Fortier at Electric Pickle) Technique Miami presents “Get Funk’d Up” at Soho Studios on…
Afrobeta opened the night’s festivities.Respectable Street’s 22nd AnniversaryClematis Street, West Palm BeachSaturday, August 22, 2009Better Than: The 21 previous Respectable Street anniversary parties (probably)The Review: It’s been 22 years since Rodney Mayo bought an old Salvation Army soup kitchen at 518 Clematis Street in West Palm Beach and converted it…
It’s shaping up to be a busy end of the year at Revolution Live. Here are the most recent show announcements.Definitely not a band to eschew corporate sponsorship, Bowling for Soup is undertaking the clunkily named Bowling for Soup Presented by 7-Eleven Slurpee, Flavored by Coke tour at Revolution Live…
The second round of the Summer Spin Series (hosted by Gryphon Nightclub and New Times) went down August 21 with DJ Edgar G, DJ Mikey Shanley, and DJ Supersede squaring off in a house format competition for the second spot at the finals on October 16. DJ Edgar G started…
Not really Be-Bob GrabowskiEver wondered what Miles Davis might’ve sounded like if he’d hung out in Rio or spent time with his toes in the sand in La Habana? Well, you’re guess is as good as mine or anyone else’s, and since the man is dead, we’ll probably never know…
As a little runt in the late ’80s, I owned a rabbit’s foot keychain. And really, didn’t everyone? Back then, lucky bunny body parts were still a genuine fixture of pop culture. Today though, the hallowed tradition of carrying a severed rodent’s leg on your person as some sort of…
What are you doing from 8 to 10 p.m. tonight? If you’re on Miami time, probably nothing — so if you’re in the central part of the city, be a good freeloader and head to AE District Gallery, 3852 N. Miami Ave. No really, although this announcement is last minute…
There are plenty of shows to check out in Broward and Palm Beach this weekend, here are some of the highlights:Tonight, Propaganda in Lake Worth is hosting Vultures are Wolves, a down and dirty noise metal band, punk rockers UglyHarts, and TV Kills Kids.If synth pop is more your thing,…
Yesterday, rapper Pitbull won the keys to the City of Miami for his work “traveling the country and the world sharing a positive message of Miami,” according to one city commissioner. via Wikimedia CommonsBut for all of Mr. 305’s postive-image-spreadin’ “world-traveling,” it’s a trip he’s accused of not making that’s…
Here’s a freestyle video from a South Florida based hip hop website called Tha Lot. It features a Hollywood artist/producer by the name of John Doe. He sniffs that Chris Farley and shouts out the PFB…
Friday, August 21*Lanzallamas Monofonica celebrates their third anniversary as a band tonight at Jazid in Miami Beach. This one should go late-night. Admission is free. Click here for full details. *Miami punk-type band Boy Prostitute plays at the Vagabond tonight. Admission is free before midnight; $5 after. Click here to…
Photo by JipsyTo read past installments of Diary of a Flasher, click here. How great is it when you find yourself at a party or show that you didn’t expect, with BYOB policy and good music? Score! This past Saturday, while the hot ticket was Mos Def at the Adrienne…
The Culture Room is filling up their fall schedule with show announcements. Here are a few you might want to plan on checking out:On Thursday, September 24, The Almost, This Providence, Anarbor, and The Dares are going to try to make you cry all night long. Tickets go on sale…
photo by Michele SandbergTo view a full slideshow of photos from the concert, click here. The Jonas BrothersBankAtlantic Center, SunriseAugust 19, 2009Better Than: The Backstreet Boys, N Sync, and NKOTB put together.The Review:I felt a little ashamed as I slinked up to the BankAtlantic Center for the Jonas Brothers concert…
Two weeks ago, Crossfade video master Jacob Katel and I dropped in on the last day of the second annual P.A.T.H. hip-hop summer camp run by Brimstone127 and Amit Regev. The week-long workshop was held down the street from the Miami New Times offices, at the Miami Light Project. was…
Dooms De PopAugust’s edition of the monthly event Florida? Yeah! will feature singer-songwriter Alex Nelson and Gallo’s band Dooms de Pop. Nelson crafts lo-fi acoustic numbers infused with keyboards and topped with emotional and sincere lyricism. Dooms de Pop is the opposite. Noisy, but not sloppy, Dooms de Pop mixes…
Jerry RuledTop Ten Reasons I Generally Hate Jam Bands.1. Jerry Garcia.Jerome John Garcia was awesome. He died. It’s over. Insert Duane Allman, Jimi Hendrix, et al. 2. Marijuana It’s mostly for kids and burnouts. It also generally softens the harsh edges of horribly boring shows with horribly boring guitar solos…
