Calling a club or a venue iconic is cliche, so instead we’ll say Churchill’s is a landmark, an institution, or just a great place to see local acts. Those of you who’ve been frequent supporters of Churchill’s may have noticed something fishy has been going on the internets when it…
The 26-year-old Fort Lauderdale singer-songwriter Travis Newbill writes tunes that are one part quirky acoustic, one part angst, and one part philosophy. With a weekly gig at the nautical pub the Jib Room, a bar off of Oakland Park Boulevard just west of Federal Highway, Newbill fuses pop hooks with…
Best Local AlbumTorche, Meanderthal Hydra Head Recordsmyspace.com/torcheThe underground metal cognoscenti revered the 2005 self-titled debut album by heavy hometown heroes Torche for its melodic take on sludgy sounds. But it was last year’s followup, Meanderthal, that won the band a wider audience and even more critical praise. (And even though…
via myspace.com/diallosharifWhen New Times first caught up with DJ D-Up, the DC native was bringing his no holds barred “party music” to The Rose Bar at South Beach’s infamous Delano each and every Saturday night. He also was swooping into the continually cool Mokai once a month or so.Fast forward…
Best Club DJDanny Dazemyspace.com/djdannydaze Danny Daze has been doing the DJ/producer thing for a while now, but he has definitely been getting plenty of attention recently. He spends as much time on the decks at clubs around the nation as in Miami, and when he’s here, you can catch him…
A scene from last year’s P.A.T.H. sessionLast summer, local musician and hip-hop activist Brimstone celebrated four successful weeks of his inaugural P.A.T.H. School of Hip-Hop Culture. As Brim told New Times last year, the camp was an outgrowth of his attempt to start a hip-hop history and culture program through…
Grizzly Bear’s newest made the top five at Sweat and Radio-Active.Moving Units is a new column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling music at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to see past top sellers. Top Sellers for the Week of June 1 – 5:Sweat Records, Miami 1. Veckatimest, Grizzly…
via verymanley’s Flickr photostreamWish You Were There is a new column on Crossfade highlighting pictures and videos from around the web of the weekend’s biggest shows. The biggest thing going in Miami this past weekend was the Poplife 10-year anniversary event, which luckily barely escaped the day’s torrential rain. But…
Astari NiteFriday, June 5, 2009Flamingo Fridays at PS14, MiamiBetter Than: A pop goth cocktailAs my esteemed colleague (and de facto boss) Arielle Castillo so keenly wrote in these pages last September, Astari Nite singer Mychael Ghost is unquestionably “a proper frontman.” Which is to say (as she said), that he…
Photo by Jipsy, nefariousgirl.comTo read past installments of Diary of a Flasher, click here. Here it is, the rainy season. For months it was dry. So dry, that we knew global warming was upon us and our days were coming to an end. We had a cold winter with gorgeous…
Sexist lyrics and heavy beats go together like pork and beans when it comes to dancehall. There is something so good about it though. If you can cast aside the bigotry, the misogyny, the rampant and sometimes violent homophobia, and the bizarre posturing, the beats are savage, the delivery is…
Here’s exclusive behind the scenes footage from the Birdman & Lil Wayne feat. Mack Maine video shoot for their song “Always Strapped.” The song is forthcoming on Birdman’s new album, Priceless. Footage shot by the “how is he everywhere at once” hip-hop photographer Derick G. Enjoy…
Ex Norwegian Plays Propaganda in Lake Worth TonightHere are ten wallet-friendly music events this weekend around South Florida.Tonight, Friday, June 5*Atlanta-based power-pop-rock trio Last November plays at Transit Lounge. Cover information is kind of murky but it should be cheap or even free. Click here for a free Last November…
Country/Blues icon Bonnie Raitt has announced an October 23 date at Pompano Beach Amphitheater. She’s recently released her 18th album, and simply refuses to stop touring. Most of this tour is being performed with Taj Mahal, but they won’t be making the trip down to Pompano Beach. Instead, Bonnie will…
Are you sick of the old tried-and-true musical formula for your Friday night carousing? If you usually go out clubbing in South Beach and you still have any semblance of distinction and personal taste left after sustained Top 40 self-abuse, you’ve gotta be eager for a change of pace. Or…
One Jagger too many?What do you get when you cross a bass line that can’t decide between bubblegum bouncy and driving like a Mack truck, guitars that go from subtle to psycho in one second flat, keyboards that quiver like a speedball junkie, drums that alternately whisper and crash in…
Looking to see a good live show in Broward or Palm Beach this weekend? Well you’re in luck.One of our favorite bands, Ex Norwegian, is playing Propaganda tonight starting at 9 p.m. $5 gets you in the door.Looking to folk it up a bit instead? Try country-pop-folk duo Friction Farm…
A summer night in 1999, my friends David, Cali and I rode out to Mezzanote in Coral Gables. He said it was a party, but it looked like a restaurant and sounded like cool music. The DJ was in some corner by the door to the busboys chamber, his name…
You’ve spent weeks alone indoors, cultivating the kind of sun-neglected sickliness that, in certain circles, passes for goth authenticity. And now, it’s finally time to take your proud pale ass into the streets. But don’t worry, no one’s talking daytime hours. Just join your fellow doomed and Vitamin-D deficient for…
Photo by HectorRachel Goodrich, Tinker ToysIt has been a good year for South Florida’s quirky local indie darling Rachel Goodrich, what with a glowing shoutout from the New York Times this past December and her official debut appearance at SXSW this past spring. It was all well-deserved and timed with…
The Talent Farm20911 Johnson St., Ste. 111, Pembroke Pines954-438-3488Look, everyone knows about the Broward/Palm Beach holy trinity of venues for mid-sized touring acts: Revolution Live, Culture Room, and Respectable Street. But what about hyper-local spots that nurture homegrown talent, especially the kind that can’t legally get into most other venues?…
Miami New Times, Churchill’s, and Epiphone are sponsoring a new series of acoustic performances on Wednesday nights at the sort-of-English pub. (Guess since Raffa and Rainer pioneered Can You Rock A Little Softer? (R.I.P.) there, Wednesday is now the official acoustic night!) The series starts on June 17 and runs…
