via www.myspace.com/tristanthemusicTristan ClopetRound two of the Hard Rock’s battle pits Leading the Heroes, Stained Angel, Tri Funk Point, and Tristan Clopet & the Juice. The winner goes on to face last week’s victor, Ghost of Gloria, on April 30. Ghost of Gloria and Thursday night’s winner will be videotaped at…
Here’s a video post in honor of Earth Day, which is tomorrow, Wednesday, April 22, 2009. The artist is Eloy Escagedo from Miami and the song talks about hippy shit like making love in a field of flowers. The video features a tie-dye chroma key background, fuckin awesome. The song…
She of a thousand names and the hypnotic hips is setting out on the “I Am…” tour and making a stop at BankAtlantic Center on June 29. Beyonce is touring behind her third consecutive number one album, this one titled “I Am… Sasha Fierce”. In her new bio, Beyonce pretty…
Logan FazioLegally we can’t say these people are high — high on life perhaps. Click here to view the full slide show.So why is 4/20 chosen as the day everyone feels the needs to get baked out of their minds? There are 364 other days in the year that we’re…
The English Rock Supergroup (provided you consider members of Free and Mott the Hoople banding together a supergroup) Bad Company have announced a stop at Seminole Hard Rock Live. The 1970s powerhouse, most famous for their version of “Feel Like Making Love” (which Kid Rock recently brought back to popularity)…
If you missed out on Iron Maiden’s recent triumphant show at the BankAtlantic Center — the band’s first in the area in 13 years — well, you know what we’re going to tell you. (Click here to read New Times’ review of the show, and click here to view a…
As Tony M. said, “Miami is a big pussy waiting to be fucked.”It was as if I had been staring at the fire for days. Adorable young men hitting on me, Colt 45s, women ripping off my clothes…I had such a hoot this past weekend. I have finally found a…
Frankie Knuckles is hardly a man who needs introduction. The legendary DJ/producer is a pivotal figure in the history of house music, having begun his stellar career alongside Larry Levan in NYC and as resident DJ at the Warehouse in ’70s Chicago, back when house music was still an experimental…
Well, today is April 20. If you need any explaining why Crossfade is featuring a Miami weed music video, you oughta smoke a joint and think about it. This video is for the song Ganja Shop by Shifta, a Miami via Jamaica artist. Click here for Shiftas myspace. …
Dance-punker The Juan MacLean is going on tour to promote the release of his latest effort, The Future Will Come, which was released about a week ago. The album has received fairly positive reviews from Rolling Stone and The Guardian for its electro disco-revivalist grooves and Nancy Whang’s breezy vocals…
Ben ThackerAterciopelados performing at the North Beach Bandshell as part of the TransAtlantic Festival. Click here to view the full slide show.Heineken TransAtlantic Festival with Aterciopelados and CuruminFriday, April 16, 2009North Beach Bandshell, Miami BeachBetter than: Cafeteria breakfast.The good people at the Rhythm Foundation kicked off their seventh annual Heineken…
It’s that time of year again, party people. No, not when your ass sticks to your car seat from the heat and humidity (though it’s annoying that we’re to that, isn’t it?). I’m referring to the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Conference. And we all know what that means? Um…yes…I…
Jordan Knight… about 20 years agoIf you’re toying with the idea of seeing New Kids On The Block at Cruzan Amphitheatre on May 31, you should buy your tickets this week. For $10, it’s harder to find an excuse not to check them out. Seriously, even if you hate boy…
Like a quartet of massive underwater explosions, the next four nights of REV Miami’s 420 Fest carry enough combined payload (80 bands total!) that a tsunami of awesome noise looks inevitable. And after Thursday’s pre-festival Kickoff Party at Black Sheep Bar–superpacked with local weirdos such as Oceanaire, Dyslexic Postcards, and…
Remember record stores? They were the place you bought those plastic silvery things called CDs and also where you could pick up vinyl if you were trying to be über-authentic. Ah, yes the days before iTunes. But while Sam Goodys and FYEs might not be commonplace anymore, local records stores…
Nothing adds megawatts of hype to a South Florida appearance by tabloid twink Pete Wentz like a last-minute Boca ban. Initially, he and his fellow Fall Out Boys were planning to publicly flash their musical junk from the stage at Mizner Park. But now, their pop-punk exhibitionism has been relocated…
Before Pat Stacey, better known as Down Pat, moved to North Carolina and then New York, his band the Groove Thangs were a South Florida staple for lovers of blues, soul, calypso fusion funk. They toured relentlessly in the late ’80s and early ’90s, were signed and then dropped from…
True house music aficionados (myself included) who attended the Electric Pickle’s WMC parties in March got a superlative taste of the new venue’s quality underground deep house bookings and are doubtlessly hungry for more. With its intimate space, dark sultry ambiance, and rapturously superior sound system, the Pickle is an…
Don’t tell the boys from Ghost of Gloria that South Florida isn’t a rock market. The Fort Lauderdale band’s co-manager, Brandon Young, says the foursome committed last year to making being in a band their day job in the hopes of making it big within three years. “The hope is…
Thirsting for a new place to satiate your unquenchable thirst for strong drink and enjoy some good tunes? Rack your brain no further. You may already have heard of Poprox, a new club that opened on SoBe at the start of the month, named after everyone’s favorite mysteriously crackly candy…
Cant’ get enough American Idol despite the fact it’s on television 45 hours a week? Well break out your wallet and get ready to see some contestants live. Megan Joy, Michael Sarver and Scott MacIntyre are already confirmed, and most of the following will also be on the tour: Adam…
Doo-Wop, one of the most innocent sounding and feel good form of music , has been all but completely forgotten. Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge and The Mystics are doing their best to keep the uniquely American music alive when they perform at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek on April…
