Jose Feliciano is the international recording superstar responsible for the hit song “Feliz Navidad.” He’s blind as Ray Charles. He was born in Puerto Rico in 1945. Here he is at Univision Studios in Miami as part of the Despierta America show. I found this video online. Witness the impromptu…
photo by Jacqueline CariniDharma, leader of organicArmaLocal live electronic act organicArma are doubtless celebrating a wish come true. Band leader Dharma has long been an outspoken admirer of the New York art-electro-pop outfit Fischerspooner, hinting to me last winter that he wanted to book them to play at his expansive…
The annual Lip Sync Party is moving up a notch from the Coliseum to Club VooDoo in downtown Ft. Lauderdale this Friday. It’s a super fun drag show that benefits the Wings Foundation, which helps out American Airlines flight attendants in need. It’s an over the top type of show:…
The Beatles’ Let It Be was a sign of the timesNotes from the Soundboard is a new column appearing every Wednesday on Crossfade, focused on pop music’s history and ongoing evolution. Lee Zimmerman shares insights and observations on how music continues to connect with the weirdness of the world. 1969 was,…
We reported back in February that the creators of crobar were opening a new Fort Lauderdale club called Exit 66 (219 S Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 954-357-9981). Well if you are burning with anticipation, the wait is over as the nightclub finally opens this weekend. The place is…
Here’s a music festival you can feel good about attending. The May Flowers Music Event is coming to the Corporate Pavillion at C.B. Smith Park on May 23, and net proceeds will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to help find a cure for Leukemia, Lymphoma, Hodgkin’s Disease,…
via http://www.jamcruise.com/2010/home.phpJam Cruise 8 is setting sail January 3 through 8, 2010 from Fort Lauderdale. JC8 is headed to Ocho Rios Jamaica and George Town Cayman Islands before heading back home. Along the way, sailors will be treated to almost non-stop music, with most acts playing two different sets and…
The fivesome Clock Hands Strangle are based a little further north, in Melbourne, but have increasingly ventured outside their hometown, recently playing in Miami for an in-store at Sweat. We should be seeing more of this band after the release of its forthcoming full-length, Distaccati. And to whet your appetite,…
Rose Max is no stranger to the local music scene in Miami. She’s kept busy since arriving in 1993, constantly performing and winning fans along the way. She’s won the Brazilian Press Award three times (in ’97, ’98 and ’01) for “Best Female Brazilian Singer Residing and Performing in the…
photo by Karla Garcia, via grammy.comThe annual Florida Music Festival kicks off its eighth year tonight, and while it’s up in Orlando, more and more South Florida bands are turning towards the multi-day music crawl as a sort of SXSW lite. Billed as featuring 250 performances across 15 stages and…
Mad Skrews is a Miami-bred, internationally renowned producer and musical entrepreneur who uses the Internet to spread his productions, make money, and make a name for himself. He has produced for local bad bitch Trina and true founder of crunk, Pastor Troy. I caught up with him by e-mail. Here’s…
photo by Jonathan MannionMy article on Rick Ross this week has drawn a lot of comments, some of them echoing my contention that Ross’s past fibs — about serving as a corrections officer, for starters — make him an altogether unreliable narrator. One commenter, however, has laid out a lengthy…
via xxlmag.comRick Ross’ cover story for the May issue of XXL was meant to be his hip-hop media comeback, an attempt to quash the corrections officer thing and clear the air on his beef with 50. The thrust of the article is made clear by Ross’ cover line quote: “I’ve…
Ataris – January 2009The Ataris are coming back to South Florida courtesy of Grizz and the kids in Alukard, who are bringing them to the Sandbar of all places, down in dirty Kendall on Memorial Day weekend. These guys, who are basically Kris Roe plus whoever he has with him,…
Jam fans rejoice Of A Revolution (aka O.A.R.) is bringing the patchouli wearing crowd together again. Promoting their newest album “All Sides”, O.A.R. and Brett Dennen are scheduled to play the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre on August 29 at 8 p.m. sharp. In true jam band fashion, the band has recently…
Ben RowlandTheophilus London: 2009’s Kid Cudi?Just when I thought the hipster-hop genre was dead, in comes up-and-coming Brooklyn MC Theophilus London to save the day. London has been on the cusp of breaking it big for that last year or so and has received plenty of accolades from publications likes…
A couple weeks ago I got a mailed copy of Elizabeth Goodman’s new Cat Power book, Cat Power: A Good Woman. Although it’s deeply reported, it’s unauthorized; Chan Marshall refused to speak with Goodman for the project, and thus all her quotes therein are indirect. It’s a fast-paced read, but…
NKOTB – so close, yet so farOh, this brings back memories of 1990, when New Kids tickets were impossible to get and the meanest girls in elementary school bragged when they could snag ’em. Tickets for NKOTB’s 2009 comeback tour were easier to buy, and lawn tickets for their Cruzan…
A heads up to Miami’s techno lovers: Pornograph Events has one hell of a double booking lined up for June, with legends Derrick May and François K scheduled to play Nocturnal’s Eden Terrace Garden on Saturday, June 20. For those of you born yesterday, Derrick May is one of Detroit’s…
You’ve seen them perform at your local dive, friendly neighborhood record store, or at a party. Now let everyone know what band – or artist, performer, theater company – you think deserves recognition. There’s been vigorous debate among our readers on the blog. Currently, readers’ choices stand as follows:Best Local…
image via myspace.com/thethreejacksonlineJacks Plus Barb & The Breffnis, Dancers on the “Angels With A Mission” Tour of Peru The Three Jacks are an amazing Irish/Celtic/Folk/Rock band, a Dade County Dropkick Murphy’s with better musicians. Their singer/guitar player Henk Milne recently met New Times publisher Kevin Thornburg at Churchill’s and then…
305 Fest Flyer305Fest is happening this week at the Firefly, maybe some stuff at Goo and maybe one other place which I can’t figure out yet. It seems like it costs 25 bucks for three days of at least 45 bands with a really incredible amount of variety in music…
