Ben ThackerSpam Allstars played the third installment of the DWNTWN Concert Series. Click here to view the full slideshow.Spam AllstarsFriday, March 13, 2009Bayfront Park, MiamiBetter than: Pirate’s treasure.The Miami Downtown Development Authority, with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Rhythm Foundation delivered the goods…
GutiEden Terrace Garden at NocturnalSunday, March 15th, 2009Better than: all of the crap commercial Latin house clogging Miami’s ears. With its latest slew of notable underground techno bookings, Eden Terrace Garden at Nocturnal has garnered lots of press, so I figured I should take a crack at reviewing at…
Fushu Daiko from MiamiNewTimesBlogs on Vimeo.Fushu Daiko is a South Florida Taiko Drum troupe with a dojo in Dania. According to Fushu Daiko’s myspace, Taiko Drumming is a musical martial art hybrid involving traditional and modern rhythms and movements that developed in the 1950’s.I caught a Fushu Daiko performance recently…
It’s time to get your jam on tonight. Well, sorta… EOTO is made up of former members of String Cheese Incident, but people who are expecting to hear versions of that group’s songs will most likely be disappointed. EOTO is much more of an improvisational dance collective than a jam…
Rendering of the AwarehouseWhen we last checked in with Dharma, the single-monikered head of the local live electronic band OrganicArma, his biggest project was still more or less a dream. He and the rest of his band had purchased a sprawling warehouse space in Wynwood, planning to turn it into a…
Hector Lavoe wasn’t just a Puerto Rican singer with giant funky gold-rimmed glasses, a violent marriage to a crazy woman named “Puchi”, and more money in coke than Neville Isdell (he’s the CEO of Coca Cola, in case your subscription to Forbes is on hold for non-payment). He was a…
Tracy BlockJoaquin proved he’s the new Britney Spears last night at LIV.Joaquin Phoenix with Klever and CrazeWednesday, March 12, 2009LIV, Miami BeachJoaquin Phoenix, Worse Than: The stench of budussy on a Sunday morning.Oh, how the mighty tables do turn. Next stop on the mocumentary train: Miami Beach. A sea of…
The godfather of hippies is officially here! Tonight at Hard Rock Live, Willie Nelson brings his original outlaw country ways to South Florida, and he’s sure to leave thousands of fans in his biodiesel/pot fueled wake. If we’re being honest with ourselves, there just aren’t many opportunities left for us…
With the exception of the always-awesome power poppers the Pretty Faces from Boca, Saturday’s show at Respectable Street is billed as an “indie invasion from Miami.” Among the highlights is Astari Nite, helmed by the enigmatic Michael Ghost. The group has crafted a cohesive, melancholic sound, dark without sliding into…
Dirty Hairy, the latest South Beach party promoted by a cohort of downtown kids, prides itself in being over-the-top. Its setting, LIV, is an almost ridiculously glam club in the revamped Fontainebleau, with one of the trippiest light shows around and a seemingly endless font of money to throw at…
Although based in sunny Fort Lauderdale, the foursome of the Mad Rockets channel the grit of Motor City in their dirt-under-the-fingernails brand of rock ‘n’ roll. It’s easy to tell where the band’s musical heart lies just by the players’ pseudonyms: frontman Jinx, guitarist/vocalist Sonic Jim, bassist Todd Damour, and…
More a movement than an actual person, Ani DiFranco is many things to many people: a spearhead of the modern feminist revolution, an unassuming cultural icon, an unwavering and supportive voice for those seeking release from political frustration and/or heartbreak. She’s a cutesy jazz singer in cargo pants, an accomplished…
Techno Box and the usual suspects of Miami’s techno afterhours scene present Guti live at Eden Terrace Garden on Sunday dawn. This young Argentinian prodigy boasts one of the most imaginative and genre-bending sounds in contemporary house and minimal techno. A virtuosic jazz pianist with a penchant for Latin polyrhythms…
Diplo returns to Miami for WMC.Just got word that Our House West of Wynwood will be hosting a party during Winter Music Conference. The Allapattah gallery hasn’t been open for long, but it’s quickly becoming a favorite. It’s already hosted numerous parties, include a string of them during Art Basel…
All you street festival lovers, I know you know what time it is! Last week I asked and none of you answered. But I know that’s purely a matter of laziness, because who doesn’t love street fairs? Well, the granddaddy of all street festivals is fast approaching and it’s celebrating…
David Allan Coe is a sort of an icon in country music. He certainly seems to name himself among the greats any time he’s interviewed and asked about it. And of course, he drops their names into quite a number of his songs. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of David…
Alright country music fans, grab your hats and boots and get ready to wrangle up tickets to this summer’s hottest acts while they last. Autocricket.com and megaticket.com are offering the Country Megaticket for 13 days only (March 16th through March 29th). For as little as $70, you can grab tickets…
John HoodGirl Talk and Deerhunter Sunday, March 8, 2009 Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale Better Than: Throwing your own party. To even try to guess which songs Girl Talk was mashing-up at any given time last night would’ve been an exercise in utter futility. I mean, before I figured out one…
JipsyKing Khan and the Shrines performed at The Vagabond Saturday night. Click here to view the full slide show.King Khan and the Shrines Saturday, March 7, 2009 The Vagabond, Miami Better Than: Listenin’ to Nuggets while munchin’ on peyote. Until I read Chris Toenes’ preview piece in this very paper,…
The first US date for Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction has been announced and we in South Florida are blessed that it all begins here. Thankfully, It’s not the first stop in the whole tour, so most of the kinks should be ironed out by the time they both…
Ari Justin Rothenberg Modest Mouse performed at Revolution Sunday. Click here to view the full slide show.Modest MouseSunday, March 8th 2009Revolution Live, Fort LauderdaleBetter than: Their performance at this year’s Langerado. Or anyone else’s for that matter.Modest Mouse has got to be the loudest band ever to shun the use…
The PoguesWith Kiss KissPompano Beach AmphitheaterSunday, March 7, 2009Better Than: Having to hear about it after the factThe Review: Saturday night’s concert by the Pogues at the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre marked the first-ever South Florida appearance by the band, since its inception in 1982. Judging by the audience’s gently boozy,…
