Steve AokiIf anyone embodies the indie-dance phenomenon the best its Dim Mak founder Steve Aoki. The hipsterati mogul is notorious for crowd surfing, pouring endless bottles of Grey Goose into open mouths, and hyping the crowd to the brink of insanity. His music on the other hand isn’t exactly blowing…
On Crossfade, I’ve been following the Boca rock and rollers of Stonefox as they’ve worked in their home studio, and prepared for their upcoming July 30 CD release show at Propaganda. (For a refresher, click here for a free MP3 from that new album, Back on the Wire.)I visited them…
Here’s a brand new upload from Armando Saenz’s KaraokeKing youtube channel. This dude is hilarious. Click here for his website, and here goes info on all his weekly live appearances and how to book him for your next party……
Miami singer/songwriter Daphna Rose sounds like a folky lounge singer, blending expressive and insightful lyrical arrangements with her brand of accessible bluesy pop. When she reaches for the chorus of this featured MP3, singing “There’s room for a miracle in my life,” she seems to channel Elvis Costello. At other times, the song plays like one of those inspirational and…
Cat PowerMonday, July 13, 2009Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: Seeing Chan Marshall break down. The Review: In the ’90s, there was a lo-fi revival that positioned itself against what it saw as the pseudo-sensitivity of commercially-successful alternative rock in bands like the Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana. At the forefront was Stephen…
Universal Music Paulina RubioAttending an award show is a unique and often unforgettable experience. All that pomp. All those celebs. Enough sparkly, sequined and skimpy evening gowns and ice to sink the Titanic all over again. And fans of Latin music won’t want to miss this year’s Premios Juventud, one…
Live Nation continues to make Wednesday the best (if only) day to get tickets through their site. Last week, they announced the “All-In” tickets: For $29.99 you get lawn tickets, parking, a hot dog, and a soda. This week, they’re expanding the “All-In” promotion to include reserved seats at Cruzan,…
Have you ever heard from someone who went to a Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band concert and left unsatisfied? The Boss’ fans are rabid, and his shows are legendary, often culminating in three hour sets spanning his entire 40-plus-years’ catalog. His previously announced tour did not have a…
The new IWAN Concept Production Facility “The Bubble” is hosting an after-party for Red Eye, the annual Fort Lauderdale event by ArtServe that highlights work by local artists, musicians, fashion designers, and performance artists. The Bubble after-party starts at 8 p.m. and will include performances by local bands Dooms De Pop, The Microdots, and Pretty…
As we embark on another hot and sweltering summer in the M.I.A., it’s bound to get hotter with the release of local hip-hop heavyweight Billy Blue’s new mixtape, 36 Reasons. It’s a preemptive strike before his major-label debut album, The Story of My Life, due out the end of August…
image via Miami New Times archives issue week July 13 – 19, 1988 According to Wikipedia, Debbie Gibson holds the record for “youngest female artist ever to write, produce, and perform on a Billboard # 1 single.” That’s for her song “Foolish Beat,” which is a pretty shitty song.Thanks to…
Bands, you probably already know about and use Sonicbids. So you’ll know that the site is also a gateway for local bands to score slots at big-deal events and festivals. Recently, local act the Mission Veo submitted a demo through Sonicbids and scored a gig at the local stop of…
The South Florida stop of the Blazed and Confused tour, originally scheduled for August 1 at Bayfront Park in Miami, has been canceled. Promotion company AEG Live says it’s due to “scheduling conflicts,” and, strangely, the whole date seems to have been moved north to Orlando’s Hard Rock Live, according…
Analog Vs. Digital Computer MusicThe Harold Golen Gallery, MiamiJuly 10, 2009Better Than: Tried and tested techno musical arrangements.Last Friday evening, the Harold Golen Gallery in Wynwood hosted another night of experimental music. Two talented electronic musicians, Margaret Schedel and Sarah O’ Halloran, performed accompanied by the transfixing performance artist Dawn…
Deadmau5 (pronounce dead mouse for those reading this aloud) a.k.a. Joel Zimmerman, has just announced a North American tour with a stop at Revolution Live on November 13. The Canadian progressive house DJ is bringing his trademark high energy show (think full multimedia experience rather than just a dude bobbing…
70’s power balladeers REO Speedwagon, prog rockers STYX, and straight up 80’s (hair) metal band Night Ranger are touring and hitting up Cruzan Amphitheater on October 31. Let us break this down for you: If you buy a ticket for this show (and you will), there’s about a 99% chance…
Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to view past top-sellers.Best-sellers for the week of July 6-10:via journalstar.comMichael Jackson’s “Thriller” and “Number Ones” albums topped the chart at Uncle Sam’s Music this week.Uncle Sam’s Music, South Beach1…
CookieheadzCookieheadz a.k.a. Fish Boy has a new podcast out and it’s predictably dope as hell. The long-running DJ has a history of residencies that reads like a what’s-what of Miami underground parties, like Revolver, the Church, Poplife, and so on, as well as a pioneering stint hosting the Electric Kingdom…
New Times contributor, music author, and Prunk TV mastermind Jason Handelsman has taken multimedia to a new level of depravity. Check out his site FilthySouth.com for all his latest new-media work.Here’s what he had to say on his blog about this video. “The song was recorded in December of 2005,…
If checking out the Get Up Kids reunion show on November 12 isn’t your thing, perhaps this will float your boat (pun very much intended). There’s a boat, a big one at that, setting sail from Miami that very same day which will have Rick Springfield, Richard Marx, Brandon Barash…
There was a time in the ’90s when “emo” wasn’t a bad word, a style of dress, an overuse of eyeliner, or an awful haircut. It was when bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Cursive, Texas is the Reason, and The Get Up Kids were proud to play their own…
Six months ago, when New Times gave DJ Vertigo his props, the architecturally-inclined head-spinner was holding down each and every Saturday night at Pangaea in the Hard Rock. Well, guess what? Vertigo’s still Pangaea’s go-to cat. And if the crowds that continue to throng the Hollywood hotspot mean anything at…
