John HoodTom Jones performs at the Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday night.Tom JonesSaturday, April 25, 2009The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason TheaterBetter Than: A time-capsule set to 1971Of all the many remarkable things to be said about seeing Tom Jones stage these days — and trust me, there are…
Fleetwood MacThursday, April 23, 2009Bank Atlantic Center, SunriseBetter Than: A Big MacHaving seen Fleetwood Mac at least a dozen times, and Stevie Nicks on her own probably twice as many, suffice to say I have a bit of history to compare Thursday night’s stop in SoFla for the Fleetwood Mac…
These guys wear cool masksThe Hukilau seems to be stepping up it’s game this year with at least one of this writer’s favourite surf instrumental bands, Los Straightjackets. Aside from their musicality and deft picking, the band is also noted for it’s decision to don mascaras de lucha libre whilst…
On any given day in South Florida, there are literally hundreds of band playing. Here are a few of the highlights for this weekend:Kill Miss Pretty is playing the super swanky Pangaea in Hollywood on Friday at 8 p.m.The Pretty Faces are at Propaganda in Lake Worth at 8 pm…
L-R: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry ShearerMichael McKean first broke out on a mass scale in pop culture in the late 1970s, as the greaser doofus Lenny on the TV show Laverne and Shirley. As a hopeless but likeable sap, McKean was the quintessential top-rate comic actor: believable and…
You’re up to speed on the Heineken TransAtlantic Festival here in SoFla. I know you are because we’ve been telling you about it for weeks. Right here. And here. And via any of a number of other posts to Crossfade in recent days. So you know about this fantastic series…
People From Venus may be one of the most aptly named bands on the local circuit — it can seem, at certain musical moments, as though the band has beamed in from another planet. Take those weird eerie beeps and bloops at the beginning of “Lipstick,” the band’s should -…
The protopunk glamazons the New York Dolls, or what’s left of them, will be playing the Culture Room on June 10. Guitarist Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan died in the 1990s, but archival material surfaced, Urban Outfitters made some T-shirts, and whad – da – ya – know, the New…
Live in Gainesville 2007Dino Felipe is one of those Miami guys who has a nice little national rep for himself. People who are in the know about underground currents of off-kilter sounds know what’s up. This is wrong. This shouldn’t be the case. In a just universe he would be…
BoomkatWednesday, April 22, 2009LIV, Miami BeachWorse Than: Taryn Manning’s supporting role in Britney Spears’ Crossroads. Seriously. It’s hard to believe that an actress like Taryn Manning left her growing silver screen resume in Hollywood to pursue her dream of being a hot shot electro vocalist. Perhaps, the crafters over at…
Ft. Lauderdale-based record label Teggno has announced the release of its first artist compilation this month. Teggno was founded in 2007 by Lance Blaise a.k.a. Tattoo Detectives with the goal of putting out “quality techno music for the 21st century” and has so far gained support from some of the…
Is anyone excited about Better Than Ezra coming to the Culture Room on July 11? The most prolific song they’ve made since 1993 is “Juicy”, which was played incessantly during Desperate Housewives promos a few years back. Deluxe, the band’s best-selling album thanks to the single “Good”, was released over…
16 year old actress and pop star Demi Lovato is kicking off a huge summer tour in support of her debut album “Don’t Forget” and is hitting the BankAtlantic Center on August 1. Demi is also the current star of Disney Channel’s Sonny With A Chance, so if you have…
John HoodLiving ThingsWednesday, April 22, 2009Culture Room, Fort LauderdaleBetter Than: Any damn glam rock band you’ve ever heard up close and personal. First things first: Last night Living Things played in the wrong place at the wrong time. Oh, don’t get me wrong. I dig Culture Room. In fact, I’ve…
If you’ve danced to anything with a four – to – the – floor beat anytime over the last 25 years or so, you’ve done so because DJ Frankie Knuckles made it possible. Yes, from his stints at Chicago’s Warehouse (where the name of the music comes from, naturally), through…
Okay, I’ll admit: I like Louis — a lot. It completely goes everything I believe a nightclub should be (drinks are too expensive and the door policy is frustrating), but dammit it’s an awesome venue! It’s cavernous, the lighting is crazy and the bookings at times are unbelievable. I spent…
Part of what made Torche’s last year’s breakthrough album Meanderthal such an amazing, compelling listen was the collision of disparate styles and influences — singer/guitarist Steve Brooks was into death metal like Entombed and Deicide, while guitarist Juan Montoya brought to the band a love of My Bloody Valentine, Jawbox,…
In a recent interview with MTV, Stevie Nicks explained her past relationship with guitarist Lindsey Buckingham: “It’s over. He’s married. The love is always there, but we’ll never be together, so that’s more romantic than even being together.” She went on to explain that their “electric crazy attraction” will never…
Steve Kimock is a true student of music, specifically the guitar, constantly touring the world with a plethora of musicians and mixing their styles with his own. Relix magazine went so far as to call him the “Guitar Monk,” which is either the coolest title ever written or the makings…
The Pretty Faces are exactly what local music needs: unique and unpretentious rock ‘n’ rollers. Although the threesome is true to its name, there’s more to it than style. Tom, Jeph, and Hannah Thorslund (Jeph and Hannah married in ’07) craft tight, catchy tunes that almost seem out of place…
Round two of the Hard Rock’s battle pits Leading the Heroes, Stained Angel, Tri Funk Point, and Tritan Clopet & the Juice. The winner goes on to face last week’s victor, Ghost of Gloria, on April 30. Ghost of Gloria and Thursday night’s winner will be videotaped at next week’s…
via www.myspace.com/marutaThe Miami grindcore soldiers of Maruta are heading out again for a Midwest/East Coast adventure, up to Chicago and back down the seaboard. Tour dates are on the band’s Myspace. In order to get set and make some last minute gas money they are doing a little show over…
