Music

Justin NamonMiss you Benny Benassi. Click here to view the full slide show.First night didn’t go so well for me. After a few too many glass of champagne early in the day at the Gansevoort’s rooftop pool, I had to go home to sleep off the buzz. Yes, I broke…

The band which for some reason still calls itself Metallica has just announced a stop at the BankAtlantic Center on October 1st.  They’ll be on their “World Magnetic” tour, playing both their songs and the songs from the band they replaced after the Black Album. Clearly, the current incarnation of…

Close watchers of the local electro scene may remember producer/DJ Jason Tyler’s splashdown here from Chicago a couple years ago. (Read a past New Times article on him here). While last year he went back to the Windy City for a while to work on some new music, he’s returned,…

Kyle MunzenriederKid Sister at Don’t Mess with Texas during SXSW.Before heading off to see Wavves (for the third time in 36 hours, as it turned out) an No Age (for the second time in 24), one of the last shows I saw at last week’s SXSW was Kid Sister at…

Since their inception two years ago, the Ting Tings have enjoyed unbridled success, laying siege to charts and hearts in both the UK and the United States. So much so, that even a reporter could become nervous when speaking for the first time to one half of the British outfit,…

Santigold isn’t pop. She isn’t electro. And she sure as hell isn’t hip-hop or R&B, despite what some narrow-minded critics have implied. It’s a position she continues to defend, though just listening to her music should allow her to rest her case. Rather her music is a blend of underground…

The Sydney, Australia-based duo the Presets has been dubbed, variously, industrial, psychedelic, techno, and dance-punk, among various other genres. There’s some truth to all of those, though none is 100 percent accurate. Imagine if Trent Reznor produced New Order’s latest album, and you’ve got the first inklings of it, but…

Harbingers of the pop-culture apocalypse The Jonas Brothers are coming to steal your children’s souls on August 19th.  Fresh off their hit bomb 3D film, The Jonas Brothers have announced their 14 ½ minutes of fame tour will be coming to the BankAtlantic Center. Tickets are available on March 28…

Debbie Attias, aka Debbie D of the now-defunct Avenue D, is throwing a so-called Sneak Peek Showcase at the Upper Eastside Garden tonight, i.e. Tuesday, March 24, 2009 (that’s for the easily confused, such as myself).  Look for performances by Dancetasy, a professional dance troupe featuring Debbie and several other…

Tonight at 6 p.m.as a WMC-connected teaser for the annual Red Bull Music Academy, Chuck D, Professor Griff, and DJ Lord will be speaking at the Wolfsonian (1001 Washington Avenue) and giving their insider’s view on Public Enemy’s musical journey. The moderator for the event is New Times’ own music…

photo by Ian MeyerSo you wanna be a hotshot DJ with your own hip record label? It’s not as easy as you might think. But it can be done. And if you’re Nick Catchdubs of Fool’s Gold, it can be dynamite! New Times caught up with the ever-explosive head-spinner on…

If WMC boasts a definitive DJ, it would have to be Danny Tenaglia. The man’s been conference staple since 1986 (he missed out on 1985, the first WMC year) and has become legendary for his epic, soulful sets. As one of those pioneering WMC performers Tenaglia’s been privy to the…

OrganicArmaOrganicArma’s ambitious, multipurpose venue, dubbed “the Awarehouse,” opened with a packed debut extravaganza a couple Saturdays ago — check out our photo slideshow of the event. Building on that party momentum, the folks behind the space are going for a bigger splash during WMC. The Awarehouse will host all of…

This year marks the eighth edition of Steve Lawler’s annual Lights Out WMC party, one of conference’s most popular and bullshit-free parties. This year, the event was originally set to take place at Kore, on Washington Avenue — but it’s now been moved to Nocturnal. The warehouse-like downtown space is…

via www.myspace.com/digableplanetsDigable Planets, those purveyors of feel-good, wordy Nineties-era hip-hop, were scheduled to play several dates around South Florida in April. The first gig was set for April 15 at City Limits, followed by one at the Vagabond the day after, and another at Crobar that Friday.We’ve just gotten word…

Good news for people who are big Matt & Kim fans, but didn’t want to forfeit a night of WMC stuff to check them out…. But bad news for people who are running on standard Miami time.Sweat Records wants you to know this show is early — it starts at…

ZOMG, ya’ll! Winter Music Conference is finally here. Hopefully, you’ve already picked up our kick-ass guide and checked out our listing online to plan your entire week. Still, there a few things you should keep in mind if you are going to come out of this weekend alive. So here…

For those of you unfamiliar with dubstep, its sound first originated in London in the early 2000’s and is a close relative of both UK garage and drum ‘n’ bass. Rooted in the sparse yet effects-laden production stylings of dub reggae, one of dubstep’s best qualities is its versatility in…

As you all know by now, Winter Music Conference is here, but if electronic/dance music isn’t your thing, fret not because there are plenty of other acts to check out this weekend. On Friday, Culture Room plays host to As Tall As Lions, Revolution Live has the North Mississippi Allstars…

Artimus Pyle is the Kentucky born double-bass drum monster that rocked with a Jacksonville band by the name of Lynyrd Skynyrd until their plane fell out of the sky killing singer/songwriter Ronnie Van Zant, the heart and soul of the band. Artimus Pyle survived and was lauded as a hero…