Plenty of songs have extolled the watery, nubile virtues of Miami, or even of Florida in general. But few — beyond those by hyper-local artists based here — have name-checked other specific locales in South Florida’s tri-county area. Which is why “West Palm Beach,” written by the folkie Bonnie “Prince”…
Can’t tell you how many times we’ve been specifically asked about hearsay that Animal Collective’s Panda Bear was playing in Miami during Basel. Well we can fully confirm that the experimental musician, along with No Age and the Sads, will be playing a free show at Karu & Y Friday…
To haters, this Mechanicsville, Virginia native is a purveyor of Top-40 shlock, yet another pretty boy with a sincere face and a soul as deep as a wading pool. Well, that set wouldn’t get within 100 yards of a Jazon Mraz concert, so it’s better to take a look at…
Yes, while everyone else is running around in a pseudo-art-related frenzy, there are a few big events this week that are absolutely NOT related to Art Basel. It seems almost anticlimactic to talk about them, though, with all the big-deal one-off events going on. Still, here’s something for the frequent…
Maybe this is the beginning of a new trend. Just last week, Bay Area rap legend E-40 was in town promoting his newest album and performing at SoBe Live. Tonight, California rap veterans Daz and Kurupt (better known as Tha Dogg Pound) are going to be in Miami performing at…
Shoring up Heathrow’s more dancefloor-friendly offerings is tonight’s party, which tends more towards the experimental and heavy. Prefuse 73 was born Guillermo Scott Herren in Miami but grew up in Atlanta; still, he remains popular locally thanks to his releases on labels like Schematic and Warp. With a dizzying discography…
Photo by Eddie RosenstockQ-Tip with The Cool KidsWednesday, November 26, 2008Revolution, Fort LauderdaleBetter Than: Watching Q-Tip live on Letterman.The Review: Rap shows normally feature an MC accompanied by a tour DJ and a laptop, but when an artist such as Q-Tip brings a tight band with him onstage alongside the…
The last of the Art Basel week shows at the Kill Your Idols space kicks off with a set from Brooklyn-based Pink Reason, currently a trio but really the brainchild of Kevin Failure, the band’s frontman. It sounds a little like Joy Division or another post-punk act put through a…
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, ya’ll! Well, in case you are in need of a rump-shakin’ soundtrack for Black Friday, Danny Daze is here to provide the goods. In his newest mix, created specifically for Scion Radio’s Turntable Lab channel, Daze drops electro beats over thumpin’ Miami bass grooves…
MadonnaWednesday, November 26, 2008Dolphin Stadium, Miami GardensI am writing this to you at 2 a.m. exactly, which is the time you get home if you live in Wilton Manors and go to Madonna concerts in Miami. Madonna does awful things to the Golden Glades Exchange. Madonna makes “lanes” meaningless and…
The elusive Seattle/Olympia hardcore-ish band is cult-famous for its refusal to make a web site or even properly record and distribute its music. The Pittsburgh foursome Caustic Christ has toured with similarly deliciously named bands like Municipal Waste — ’nuff said. Meanwhile, the songs on Annihilation Time III: Tales of…
On the cover of the December issue of popular hip-hop tome XXL magazine is a feature on the top ten MCs of 2009. They’re being billed as “The 10 Freshmen” who are poised to lead hip-hop in a new direction. There are a couple of questionable selections in the mix…
While seemingly the whole highbrow world descends on Miami Beach on this night for the official opening of Art Basel, across the causeway, the Vagabond kicks off the artsy extravaganza with a locals-centric fiesta. OK, so Miami New Times is an official sponsor of the event, but it’s never a…
Few bands better embody the term metalcore than Broward County ex-pats Shai Hulud. Founded in the mid-’90s by hardcore guitarists and Uncle Sam’s Records employees Matt Fox and Oliver Chapoy, propelled by the youthful exuberance of 14-year-old future New Found Glory guitarist “Little” Chad Gilbert on vocals, Shai Hulud’s midtempo,…
When it comes to cranking out the hot, sweaty, swamp-rock jams of New Orleans, few groups can do it like the Radiators. They’ve been playing together for 30 years now, and most music critics consider them to be the longest-standing rock band in New Orleans music history. Audiences overwhelmingly continue…
This local five-piece band isn’t kidding when it dubs itself one of South Florida’s “premier live party bands.” Commanding a vast repertoire of covers that go from oldies like the Beatles’ “Let It Be,” the Temptations’ “My Girl,” and Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” all the way to current R&B and Latin…
A covers album from a South Florida combo is hardly breaking news, considering that this a locale where well-crafted original music is a rare commodity. But when you’re talking about the sophomore set from the Postmarks, a group widely hailed for purveying a distinctive style, it’s initially surprising that, two…
If reggae/hardcore legends Bad Brains are an enigma wrapped in a mystery, then their 52-year-old lead singer, Paul “H.R.” Hudson, is the Sphinx’s riddle. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, H.R. grew famous for his ability able to croon like Dennis Brown yet also scream like Sid Vicious within…
Puerto Rico isn’t a country known for rock music. If we’re talking recognition for salsa and reggaetón, sure, and hip-hop at times too. But rock? It’s not what immediately comes to mind for most gringo music lovers. But San Juan’s impressive five-man group Black Guayaba is trying to change that…
In honor of Thanksgiving, the most gastronomically satisfying of our holidays, some of our favorite musical artists reflect on what songs they’re most grateful for from this past year. Tom Gabel of Against Me! “More News From Nowhere” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds The closing track on Cave’s…
With his final works, the American Recordings series, Johnny Cash had some of his biggest commercial and critical success, setting the bar ridiculously high for departed country singers. On Waylon Forever, which is billed as the country outlaw’s final record, Jennings doesn’t come close to Cash — although the record…
It’s well-documented that Scott Weiland doesn’t know when to quit. The former Velvet Revolver singer’s occasional drug dabbling turned into a full-fledged addiction that’s hounded him for more than a decade now. He joined up with his old Stone Temple Pilots bandmates earlier this year for a reunion tour long…
