The neo-goth/new-wave quartet Shiny Toy Guns gets its firepower from a wide combination of talents. A lot of it has to do with the group’s two lead singers — one male, one female — who have an uncanny knack for audible synchronization. Each boasts a powerful voice with plenty of…
For those who remember, Southern California’s rock/ska band Sublime was one hell of a music outfit while it lasted. The group, fronted by affable lead singer Bradley Nowell, kicked out funky riffs and dubbed-out ditties about everything from smoking sinsemilla to hardcore substance abuse. Although the band lasted only from…
The Virginia-born singer, songwriter, and serial jammer tells us that he plans “to rock” as he returns to South Florida with a full band instead of relying solely on his acoustic guitar and Gibson Echoplex delay system that he used the last time he was in town. “It will be…
Barring some fourth-quarter cataclysm, Lil Wayne’s Da Drought 3 is probably going to end up as my album of the year, despite it not actually being a real album and everything. It’s tough to articulate just what’s so powerful about Da Drought 3; when I first heard it, I thought…
Michael Jackson, even after his loss of popularity in the U.S., continues to be an international icon. His music captured huge audiences around the world, especially during his glory days. Jackson also has lots of impersonators, including an entire Filipino prison full of inmates who choreographed their own version of…
Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez American Airlines Arena Nov. 2, 2007 Better Than: Sonny and Cher The Mennifer, or shall we say, J.Ant show is so overwhelmingly over the top, you can’t help but marvel at the star power in all of its pyrotechnics. Friday night at the American Airlines…
Annie Lennox October 31, 2007 The Carnival Center Better Than: A Weimar-era balladeer in a blender. I don’t know what’s better, that I got a privileged seat for the set of Annie Lennox last night, or that I got to sit next to the Herald’s Howard Cohen, who I thought…
In the words of Andre 3000, “You can plan a picnic, but you can’t predict the weather.” Considering Tropical Storm Noel is storming through the Bahamas right now, it’s a wise decision that Down Sound Records and Sigma Management have decided to temporarily postpone Jah Cure’s concert this weekend in…
Hip-hop has enjoyed its fair share of regal characters over the years: Grandmaster Flash, King Tee, Prince Markie Dee, etc., but it’s without question that none of them has held court with as much style and grace as New Jersey’s Queen Latifah. She’s been an ace MC since the late…
Quite a few people went to great lengths to praise the divergent path that Black Rebel Motorcycle Club took on its third album, Howl. The disc saw the band embracing a more organic sound, replacing the hypnotic layers of psychedelic guitars that marked its first two discs with a more…
Finishing in the top five of American Idol doesn’t always guarantee contestants a road to success. Fort Myers resident Vonzell Solomon made it into the top three back in 2004, the same year country singer Carrie Underwood won it all, but Solomon hasn’t exactly been a household name since finishing…
It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 20 years since the Rev. Horton Heat released his first album… and he hasn’t changed a bit. Of course, the whole point of psychobilly is an unabashed dedication to purity of sonic identity (that and getting just fucked up enough to let…
Juliette and the Licks October 30, 2007 Culture Room Better Than: Patti Smith fronting the MC5 – or just as good anyway. It’s a sad state of affairs when more people turn out on a Tuesday for the Tiki-fied floor show at Mai Kai than for a second South Florida…
If you plan on going to Sleepless Night this Saturday, make sure you head to Collins and 21st around 1:00 a.m. That’s when Habana Abierta, the Cuban supergroup – by way of Madrid – will rock the beach. For an excellent profile on the band, read Julienne Gage’s February New…
Last Night: G Records Presents Lil’ Blaze & Yungen Monday, October 29, 2007 Vice at the Cameo, Miami Beach Better Than: Watching reruns of I Love New York 2 on VH1. OK … so maybe it’s not as good as watching Tailor Made get his ass beat by Midget Mac…
BY ANDY VIHSTADT E=CD^2 The Eels are kicking off 2008 time-capsule style. Along with the Essential Eels Vol. 1 2CD/DVD greatest hits collection, the band will releasing Useless Trinkets (also 2CD/DVD), an all-inclusive anthology of B-sides and rarities that makes the cache of import singles I’ve been collecting just that…
Toots and the Maytals Sunday, October 28, 2007 City Limits–Delray Beach Better Than: Getting Swept in the World Series Reggae fans around the world should be familiar with the raspy yet powerful voice of Toots Hibbert, enigmatic frontman of legendary band, Toots and the Maytals. The group has left their…
DJ Qbert October 24th, 2007 Studio A, Miami Better Than: The fat lady singing on a gondola in Venice Q-Bert All photos by Eddie Rosenstock The Review: If you’re not familiar with Qbert, he is the best scratch DJ on the planet earth, zectar and any other distant solar system,…
Popular reggae star Jah Cure has announced that he’s performing a show close enough to South Florida that it almost feels local. He’ll be in Nassau, Bahamas on November 3rd as part of the Millennium Countdown and the show is just his third concert since being released from prison in…
Juliette Lewis has always projected danger. As early as 1990’s Too Young to Die?, she seemed not-quite-right; like a person you couldn’t help but watch but might not want to meet. Those who picked up on the vibe were proved right by 1994’s Natural Born Killers, in which the then-…
If you didn’t catch the Cult’s last “reunion” lap around the States, then you may have missed one of the most libido-crushing doses of rock ‘n’ roll reality since Axl Rose stuffed his ’00s body into his ’80s spandex. The image of Ian Astbury that’s been etched into the general…
Musical dexterity is well and good. But better yet, try writing melodies with hooks your listeners can hold on to. Take the Samples, for example. Having attained credibility with the college crowd by prefiguring the jam-band template in the mid-’80s, this Colorado combo has largely eschewed the rambling, numbing style…
