When New Times first caught up with Cat Shell last year, the Boca-based singer/songwriter was trying to accomplish that age-old dream: making enough money from music to quit her day job. But as any South Florida musician will affirm, that’s no easy task here. So it’s pretty impressive that a…
The Duck Tavern’s two large, windowed doors were open, and I could hear the faint buzz of raucous laughter and blue-collar camaraderie. I darted in and found the quaint dive packed with a friendly crowd of paunchy old gents and a couple of ladies. The evening was muggy, the bar…
On any given Thursday evening at the Palms Hotel on South Beach, you’ll find an intimate confab of hipsters swaying to a decidedly worldly beat. The party’s called Sip and Spa, and as the name implies, it’s as heavy on the cocktails as it is on the massage. Actually, there…
It’s highly unlikely that the Florida Citrus Commission even knows about, let alone condones, the upcoming five-city Citrus Circuit Tour. But it would definitely be in its best interest if it did. The four acts traveling together as the Citrus Circuit Tour are not only good but they’re good for…
When dance-pop diva Lisa Lisa was 13 years old, she started sneaking out of the house to hit dance clubs. Her goal? To get discovered as a singer. And even though what she was doing could’ve got her grounded, something inside her told her she had to hit those clubs…
As the sun sets over a courthouse parking lot, one of the best and busiest session drummers in the industry stands motionless, a pair of shearing scissors in one hand, a plastic comb in the other, poised over the head of one of his biggest fans. An overturned cardboard box…
The redcoats are coming! British alterna-rockers Psychedelic Furs and Happy Mondays are hitting up Revolution Live on September 29. The Furs, who’ve had a slew of hit songs like Love my Way, Heartbreak Beat, and Pretty In Pink, have (not so) recently reunited and hit the road hoping to inspire…
I guess the mini feud between DJ Laz and Crossfade is over. Apparently he didn’t like what we had to say about his single “She Can Get It,” and said as much on the air a while back. (But, hey, at least he reads Crossfade!) But that’s all in the…
Fred Everything (born Frédéric Blais in Quebec) got his moniker back in the rave days, when he was known as DJ Everything, because he’d spin everything from house and techno to drum ‘n’ bass. With a prolific career dating back to 1993, when he first opened for Sasha at Montreal’s…
Brooke HoganThe RedemptionSoBe EntertainmentYou’ll love Brooke Hogan’s latest, The Redemption, if your taste in music was honed while drunkenly bar hopping on Washington Avenue. The album is about as charming as pole dancing for an ass-grab-happy crowd during Calle Ocho. And it’s as sophisticated as the cover art which would…
There is nothing threatening about New York rock band RAPOSO. The bassist is a successful model, pictures of the band show a row of stainless white T-shirts, and their music teems with poppy guitar riffs, synth backdrops, and lyrics like “no more fear, time is on our side.” This band…
Dj PJ hard at workIn a crass display of blatant commercialism, Patrick Walsh a.k.a. DJ PJ has posted his version of a Dubstep mix for free download. This genre is an outgrowth of the English rave and garage scene that takes some elements of UK garage blends it with Grime…
Kingstonlogic Here’s a most excellent music video from Terry Lynn for her song “Kingstonlogic.” No stupid sets or greenscreens, just real reality from the streets of Jamaica and a tight edit.Catch Terry Lynn tonight with Johan Hugo and Wildlife for FREE at The Awarehouse in Wynwood with an Electric Pickle…
This week’s Live Nation Wednesday deal isn’t the greatest unless you’ve got 3-5 people you can persuade to your musical tastes. In what’s becoming a weekly event, Live Nation is dropping the service fees on four packs and six packs to a slew of events this summer (Hit the jump…
Tonight, Wednesday, June 24 U-God will be performing at Electric Pickle. That’s right, U-God of the Wu-Tang Clan. Prunk TV met up with some hardcore Wu-Headz (“Killah Bees on the Swarm”) on Tuesday to discuss the current state of the Wu. These dudes are like the Hassidic Jews of…
photo by Ben ThackerJacuzzi Boys played Saturday night.So Raw Festival’ISM Gallery and Upper Eastside Garden, MiamiJune 19 and 20, 2009Better Than: Packing into yet another dance club and emptying your wallet.The Review:I have only good things to say about the So Raw Festival, which celebrated its inaugural edition last weekend…
Orishas is a Yoruban word referring to spirits or deities, which are essentially manifestations of the god Orun. It is also the name adopted by what is arguably one of the most significant and original offerings to the Latin genre in the past 10 years. Comprised of Roldan Gonzalez, Hiram…
Lex HernandezDrop the Lime and the Trouble & Bass crew taking over the decks at Bella Rose. Click here to view the full slideshow.Scion A/V Trouble & Bass CD Release Party with Drop the Lime, AC Slater, Star Eyes and The CaptainSunday, June 21, 2009Bella Rose, Miami BeachBetter than: Partying…
With all the garbage pop punk polluting the airwaves these days, sometimes it’s hard to recall a time where pop punk was good, much less relevant. If the only punk you know is played on MTV3 or VH1, it’s high time you head out to Respectable Street and catch this…
image via Miami New Times archives week of June 22-28, 1988When’s The Last Time You Been To A Rock Show At A Movie Theater This week’s Archive Diver brings you the billing for the Grove Cinema’s Hi-Volt Video Niteclub from June 22 – 28, 1988. Live musical acts featured that…
ShitstormEuropean Torche fans are being treated to a dose of Miami grind this summer. Shitstorm will be opening a few select dates for the Miami sludge-pop kings. If you haven’t heard these guys, they are what we call an extremely aggressive grind band. The lineup is Ricky and Nunez from…
Santa Barbara based band Rebelution (not to be confused with the Christian movement of the same name) are bringing even more feel good indie reggae to Culture Room on August 29. The formation of the band is typical: they met in college, started playing together, recorded an album, co-vocalist leaves…
