Clarence Reid, Miami’s very own soulful singer/writer turned dirtiest rapper, is celebrating what seems like his millionth birthday this Friday at PS 14. (The party arrives on the heels of his actual birthday — truly his 70th — which was February 14). Still, this is a chance to see a…
Less Than Jake has been around for 16 years, no small feat for any band, and even less for one in the particular subgenre of ska-punk. But neither age nor shifting popularity of genres has stopped the quintet from Gainesville that’s responsible for such memorable tracks as “Happy Days” and…
Stifle yourself, Steve Earle. Lower that middle finger, Hank III. Take another hit from that spliff, Willie Nelson. And then all of you step aside. When it comes to insurgency, you guys pale compared to that cantankerous country crooner David Allan Coe. Banished to reform school at age 9, he…
Consisting of former String Cheese Incident members Michael Travis and Jason Hann, the electronic duo EOTO brings, as expected, heavy shades of the jam scene’s improvisational ethic to its brand of dance music. In fact, the group stresses that all of its sounds are completely improvised, that none of the…
Friday, March 6 Bad Brains The band that spent much of the past 12 years equally as broken up as they were together began in the late 1970s as fusion-loving jazzheads. Singer (“throat”) Paul “H.R.” Hudson and his brother Earl on drums, guitarist Gary “Dr. Know” Miller, and bassist Darryl…
Sayre BermanMötley Crüe performed at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Tuesday night. Click here to view the full slideshow.For Sam Hamovitch, the year was 1986, and you were about to witness the birth of a historical moment in rock and roll history. It was called “Hair Metal,” and it was…
Photo by Justin Namon, www.thepopnessparty.comMy topic this week is the bicycle phenomenon here in Miami. Personally, I think that people picking up their bike instead of their car keys is awesome. They’re saying they really do care about their environment, plus it’s a great, fun way to exercise. Even though…
Used-to-be-local HC/post-HC/metalcore band Shai Hulud have a nice little interview up on Italian music site UnderTheory on their recent tour with Comeback Kid. This interview is a very my-first-zine series of questions in English by Italian cutie, Vale, in a halter top. Things like the band name, music type, and…
Raffa’s peacing out a little softerThis week will be the very last Can you Rock a little Softer?, at least at Churchill’s, at least for now. Raffa and Rainer and her crew are going to take a break and review the situation and their options. The acoustic and open mike…
Although based in sunny Fort Lauderdale, the foursome of Mad Rockets channel the grit of Motor City in their dirt-under-the-fingernails brand of rock and roll. It’s easy to tell where the band’s musical heart lies just by the players’ pseudonyms: frontman Jinx, guitarist/vocalist Sonic Jim, bassist Todd Damour, and drummer…
VIP Elevator from MiamiNewTimes.com on Vimeo.Last night at the Motley Crue show at Hard Rock Live Dennis Rodman showed his support for the band and their music from the VIP bar…
This Saturday is the Second Annual Lourdes P. Aguila Memorial Walk-a-Thon honoring La Reina de la Salsa herself, Celia Cruz. The event is being hosted by La Liga Contra el Cancer and will take place at Tropical Park, where community leaders and celebrity residents of our fair city will turn out…
Those of us familiar with the history of Hardcore Music know that Greg Ginn is not just the man, but a brilliant guitar god. He formed Black Flag in 1977, eventually releasing the band’s records (as well as Bad Brains, Minutemen, Descendants, Sonic Youth, and lots more) on his own…
Any band that can crank out seven songs in the span of just 16 minutes and not give up a thing is all right by me. And that’s exactly what Tokyo Police Club did with their 2006 debut EP titled A Lesson In Crime. Their single off that EP, “Nature…
It appears that the Berlinophile techno generation now has its very own Quadrophenia in the form of a new film called “Berlin Calling.” Starring real life EDM producer Paul Kalkbrenner, the movie is a moral tragicomedy of sorts about a successful Berlin DJ (metaphorically named DJ Ikarus) who succumbs to…
We’re telling you this now so you have plenty of time to prepare. Def Leppard, Poison and Cheap Trick have announced a joint tour spanning 40 cities, including West Palm Beach. So start growing that mullet, acid washing those jeans and building up your tolerance for cheap beer and feathered…
If there is one party you must never, and I mean never miss, it’s Berlin-label Get Physical’s Winter Music Conference party. For the last two years, Studio A has served as its venue, so we were a bit worried about where the party would move to this year. We finally…
Helping Organize Music Entertainment from Miami New Times on Vimeo.The DIY venue movement is a growing phenomenon in Miami’s urban core and suburbs. Maybe it’s being spurred on by the current economic climate, or maybe people are just sick of the same old sameness of commercial nightlife. Whatever the case,…
It’s Tuesday, so clearly it’s time to start looking forward to the weekend. Since Langerado’s been canceled, people looking to get their fill of music will have to do a bit more planning and travelling. A few of the bigger bands that were to play Langerado, like the Pogues (March…
The New Times Groove On Battle Of The Bands has been decided and the winner’s been announced. Wait, no it hasn’t, that’s my job. Let me start over. Afrobeta, winners of this years New Times Groove On Battle Of The Bands are getting a free trip to New York City…
Friday’s installment of PL0T at White Room presents Spanish minimal techno producer Damián Schwartz live, along with locals Basti and Sabox on decks. At 26, Schwartz has already established himself as a key player in the European minimal scene, with various releases on his own Mupa label, and garnered praise…
via myspace.com/badfishsublimetributeSublime was over before they ever truly began. At least one aspect of the sex drugs and rock ‘n roll lifestyle proved too much for Sublime; a heroin overdose claimed the life of lead singer Bradley Nowell in 1996. But the breezy sounds of Sublime live on in Badfish,…
