With DJs the world over claiming to be “open format,” it’s refreshing to stumble upon a spinner who actually claims a specific genre. In DJ Lennox’s case, it’s hip-hop, he says: “That’s my foundation.”Still, Lennox is no fool about the vagaries of the marketplace, and he’s not about to lose…
Propaghandi is coming to South Florida in March. Fans of the long-running thrashy punk band from Canada may or may not be psyched to see them at the Culture Room, but you can be sure that they will go. For starters, the band has never played down here, ever. A…
via myspace.com/badbrainsAsk any self-respecting punk rock fan to list his or her top 10 punk bands, and Bad Brains will almost certainly be toward the top. These hardcore punk rock pioneers began playing together as a jazz band with a rough edge and a hint of reggae way back in…
Lou Miami is not from Miami, he don’t perform here, he got nothin to do with this place and this place got nothin to do with him. Matter fact, dude’s from Boston and probably just made his name up cause he thought it sounded cool. Give thanks, otherwise I never…
Kat DeLuna will be visiting Miami this week. The Dominican songstress, who enjoyed rampant radio success at the tail end of 2007 and into 2008 with her hit single, “Whine Up” featuring Elephant Man, just turned 21 in November, and it’s lucky for her. She’s recently kicked off an 8-city…
by Stefano Giovannini, via www.myspace.com/thepostmarksThe February 13 show at Respectable Street Café features two of the finest local acts to break out of Broward and Palm Beach counties: John Ralston and the Postmarks. Of the two, the Postmarks are perhaps the better known, garnering a degree of international critical acclaim…
So far, this is the only Langerado band who’s definitely scheduled to play Miami proper…. It’s King Khan and the Shrines, a bizarre, garage/Stax-style soul freakout that must be seen to be believed. They’ll take the stage at the Vagabond’s weekly Saturday party, Backdoor Bamby, which is usually more house…
Justin NamonPoplife and Rokbar partnered up for some Good Clean Fun. Click here to view the full slideshow.We are hungover today for a reason. Good Clean Fun at Rokbar is what happens when you pair downtown party promoters Poplife and South Beach’s only rock lounge. We caught a few snapshots…
…No, not together. Tricky takes the stage for a super-rare South Florida appearance on Friday, Mar. 6 at the venue (200 W. Broward Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale). The all-ages show starts at 7 p.m., and tickets cost $22.Modest Mouse was part of that last, strange announcement of Langerado acts, mere days…
via www.myspace.com/floggingmollyPompano Beach Amphitheatre has claimed what would have been Langerado weekend as a sort of early St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Crossfade just announced that the Pogues will play the venue on Mar. 7 (amazing!), but on Mar 6. the venue will also see some Irish-influenced punk.That day, Flogging Molly,…
Ari Justin RothenbergDesigner Drugs spins at Respectable Street Thursday night. Click here to view the full slideshow.Last night, it was unusually cold for South Florida but things got hot over at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach where Designer Drugs spun at the venue’s Flaunt party. Our cameras made it…
via forgottenjournal.comAnother of Langerado’s casualties has found a new home. Irish supergroup The Pogues brushed off Langerado’s cancellation by announcing they’ll be holding their own show on Saturday, March 7th at 8:30 pm. Better yet, Shane MacGowan and crew have announced this will be the first show of their North…
Que vuelta, mi gente? That’s Cuban for “Hello, dear friends. How are you this fine day?” You might be wondering the reason for the lesson in Cuban slang. Have I been watching Pichy films’ 299 again? No. Well…okay…yes. Yes, I have. Damned if I’m not still running around screaming, “que…
With the economy going way south, it seems like the nightlife industry is starting to implement new business tactics. Bottle service is surely going the way of the dinosaur, and the industry knows if it’s going to survive its got to find untapped market.Enter in the downtown hipster promoters.Often relegated…
DJ HealerThis past Tuesday, I passed by Takeout Tuesdays at Buck 15 and caught a few extremely pleasant, acoustic numbers from Cleaveland Jones’s version of reggae blanc at Shiso. Then my compact and highly efficient questing party and I made our way to Bella Rose for another slice of Psychic…
The peeps from Safe have hit the ground running this new year it seems, what with them booking international techno magnate Konrad Black for Valentine’s at Glass, in addition to Sammy Dee this Friday night at the same venue. Hailing from Berlin (big surprise) Mr. Dee is a scene veteran…
Not too long ago, as impossible as it looks, sounds and seems, I held a day job. It was a mundane era of wearing socks, shaving, and having far fewer groupies. Sometimes, I needed to call this day job of mine and tell them I was not feeling so good…
Now that Langerado’s cancelled, expect many of the bands to announce smaller shows throughout South Florida. Word is, booking agents started calling local promoters a few days before the official cancellation announcement. While we’ll sadly still miss out, say, on the Pogues and other headliners, keep your fingers crossed for…
South Florida’s Nonpoint plays the Buzz’s LocofestIf you loooove the kinds of bands that are played during “active rock” radio formats, you will loooove Locofest, a weekend shebang sponsored by the Buzz 103.1 on March 14. Held at the Palm Beach International Raceway, the bill sponsors a number of hard-rock…
photo by Justin Namon, www.thepopnessparty.comI get a lot of feedback about how I’m always negative and not positive. So if people think that all I do is bitch and complain, then they should e-mail me and give me something to write about. What are the topics people want to hear…
via Soilwork.orgSwedish death metal band Soilwork has been playing together for 13 years now. When the band first got together and started playing, what came from their amps was pure grind it out death metal, complete with throaty growls and enough blast beats to shake a building to the ground…
Buggah D. Govannah (pronounced Governor) has been a fixture in Miami’s hip-hop scene for a long time now. Here’s an old picture of him with Wyclef. In this segment of Who’s Haitian, Buggah gives you some black history, since it’s February and all…
