YelleWednesday, December 3, 2008Art Loves Music, Miami BeachBetter Than: I’m going to skip this.Let me start out by saying: Worst. Crowd. Ever.I’m going to keep this short since we already reviewed Yelle not too long ago. Way to castrate an energetic performer and have her beg you to wake up…
James McMurtry’s penchant for lyrical detail would seem to come naturally; he is, after all, the son of novelist Larry McMurtry, author of the Lonesome Dove sagas and other gritty narratives forged from the American heartland. It follows, then, that over the course of eight albums, the younger McMurtry’s carved…
In the quagmire of Art Basel parties going on this month, one of the coolest gigs for the urban crowd is this Stones Throw Records-sponsored bash featuring Madlib. The Oxnard, California, native is one of the weirdest and most forward-thinking DJs in hip-hop, though initially it was his production skills…
Until recently, Denver wasn’t a locale especially known for its thriving hip-hop culture. But when the multiculti indie group Flobots burst out onto the national scene two years ago from the Mile High City, that began to change. What’s unique about the Flobots is that they’re a socially conscious band…
After taking a well-deserved break from their arduous touring schedule to work on new material, Perpetual Groove, an Athens, Georgia-based jam band, is on the road again and doing a two-night stint in Fort Lauderdale. The group has always maintained a certain Southern rock audience similar to that of Widespread…
After the Burial, Born of Osiris, and Shai HuludBackbone Music, Delray BeachTuesday, December 2, 2008Better Than: Feeling old in a place with no live music….The Review: Backbone Music, in the heart of downtown Delray, got the Broward-Palm Beach New Times’ Best Record Store nod in 2007. But because Delray seems…
…No, really. As part of her Great American Second Act, Britney Spears’ upcoming comeback tour is titled The Circus Starring Britney Spears, proving again that the woman’s got more dark wit than expected. According to the current cover story on Spears in Rolling Stone, that means a bona fide, three-ring…
It’s always a good feeling as a publication when artists that you’ve been covering on the ground for years finally gain the national exposure that you know they deserve. Such was the feeling yesterday as I read through a great story on Miami’s growing indie music scene by written by…
A while ago, I posted about a very cool blog called the South Florida Music Scene Past and Present, which is devoted to hosting downloadable versions of all kinds of yesteryear goodness. Luckily, the blog’s creator, Chip (formerly of the Miami hardcore band Destro) continues to update it, still focusing…
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…
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…
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…
