Ever look around at all these kids in too-tight fluorescent jeans, cheapie Ray-Bans, and musty-smelling thrift-store wear and wonder, “What the hell happened here?” There’s a simple answer for you: Diplo. Or, more accurately, it was the Philly native’s Hollertronix duo that championed the club mashup in the early ’00s…
DJ Cee Pee, the reigning head-spinner at America’s Backyard in Fort Lauderdale, is as likely to limit his spins as the cow is to jump over the moon. See, Cee Pee provides the soundtrack in a place where the cross section of our nation truly gets good and crossed. A…
Hmmm. Ludo? Isn’t that the nickname for a certain much-abused narcotic of somewhat ill repute? Or could it be that hit by Boz Scaggs from way back in the day? Or maybe it’s the nickname your college buddy chose because he always shunned his given name. Well… no. This Ludo…
True, Gene Loves Jezebel hails from the United Kingdom and hit a peak with moody songs in the 1980s while wearing spackled-on makeup and plenty of shiny flair. But to label them a “goth” band would be kind of missing the point. Perhaps they wore black on the outside because…
Photo by Justin Namon, www.thepopnessparty.comWhat we’re going to talk about this week is Ecco Lounge, the brand-new restaurant/lounge put together by Aramis Lorie and Brian Basti (of Poplife and PS14, respectively). It’s on the corner of SE Second Avenue and SE First Street, and it’s opening in early March.This project…
If you don’t feel like checking out Flosstradamus and Kid Sister up at Liv tonight, then you have a major not-so-secret treat in store for you over at PS14. IamYourVillain is bringing you Gil Mantera’s Party Dream. Thank God for that sweet, sweet Scion money. GMPD is a duo plus…
No one can ever accuse Oski Gonzalez, the tireless booker at Tobacco Road, of favoring any particular genre in his famous multi-band, mini-festival extravaganzas. So heavier stuff gets its due this weekend at the second annual Kryptonite Metal Festival. Including some 18 bands on three different stages, the lineup features…
True, Gene Loves Jezebel hails from the United Kingdom and hit a peak with moody songs in the Eighties, while wearing spackled-on makeup and plenty of shiny flair. But to label them a “goth” band, per se, would be kind of missing the point. Perhaps they wore black on the…
Portuguese DJ/producer Fernando Figueira a.k.a. MastikSoul will be rocking the new Eden Terrace Garden at Nocturnal this Friday night. With a career spanning almost two decades and a signature sound strongly rooted in African percussive rhythms, Figueira is a pioneer of the tribal Latin house Miamians so adore. Nothing like…
I found out about the NMB Stunnaz through this video I found somewhere on the internet. They have the kind of sophisticated, organically built web presence intrinsic to millenial generation projects. NMB Stunnaz are wild and young minded, they have a hit song with its own dance, they know how…
via myspaceSometimes you hear a song on the radio, a television show, or a commercial and simply must find out who sings that song. I’m sure this was the case with many people who heard “Where I Stood” on Grey’s Anatomy and I’m just as sure that those people who…
Conjunto Progresso ain’t your mama’s Cuban jam band. Well…maybe they are. The fact is, the orchestra, specializing in son and Latin jazz, is about as traditional as it gets. Don’t let LEBO’s artwork emblazoned on their album covers and flyers fool you, they aren’t Spam Allstars. And they aren’t trying…
Here’s a great video I found on the internet from the Downtown Miami Grave Rave at PS14. It’s performance footage from Outbreak and D-Murder’s set. This video is the first I ever heard of these guys and I gotta say they have a real good stage presence. Music aint about…
via myspaceTonight is the night for those who would have been gearing up for Langerado this week to forget about the defunct festival and revel in a somehow-still-undergroundish artist who would have fit perfectly in the jam festival’s earlier years. Clarence Greenwood, aka Citizen Cope, brings his breezy brand of…
Nicole LucasLess Than Jake has been around for 16 years, no small feat for any band, and even less for one in their particular subgenre of rock. The vast majority of the ska greats that were so prevalent throughout the 90’s have all but disappeared and what was punk has…
Ricardo Montaner is a living legend in Latin pop music. The singer, who was born in Argentina, but moved to Venezuela at the age of 6, has been at it since 1982, when he released his first album, Cada Dia. He’s released 16 more studio albums since then, garnering countless…
Oceanik is a man and a band. I saw him playing steel drums at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. This video captures him covering “Bailamos” by Enrique Iglesias. I also heard him do a version of “Because I Got High” by Afroman. Oceanik got a consistently great response…
We’re a long way from New Orleans, but that doesn’t mean Mardi Gras festivities are out of reach. Today and tomorrow on the Hollywood Broadwalk, the spirit of Fat Tuesday is in full effect, complete with street vendors hocking various vittles and wares, impromptu street performances and plenty of free…
Musical Missionary has a pretty spectacular double-booking lined up at undergound EDM haven Black Sheep Bar this Friday night. The critically-acclaimed native Floridian DJ/producer Chris Fortier will be throwing down his singular brand of minimal techno with dark progressive underpinnings. Fortier has had an illustrious DJ career since the early…
Pornograph Events is celebrating 3 years of underground nightlife this Sunday dawn at the new Eden Terrace Garden in North Miami. Locals Nova, Dsan Powell and Tuki Romero will be spinning in support of LA-based minimal DJ/producer Amber Reyn. Originally from New York, Miss Reyn was first introduced to the…
via www.myspace.com/exnorwegianLook, the band members have last names like Garcia, and there’s nothing even particularly Scandinavian-sounding about this homegrown trio. Formerly known by the definitely worse name of Father Bloopy, luckily, the band refreshingly mines musical territory often forgotten in these parts — classic guitar power-pop of yesteryear. And filling…
via www.myspace.com/thesubdudesThe Subdudes may not be among the New Orleans musical legends the average Joe could immediately name. But examine the band’s track record, which stretches back a couple of decades, and its seamless blend of riveting rock and roll, nimble rhythms, and sinewy roots. It’s clear the Subdudes have…
