Hailing from San Francisco, Journey originated as a progressive-rock outfit in the mid-’70s, transitioned to reliable radio staples in the early ’80s, and repeatedly reshuffled in recent years after the loss of lead singer Steve Perry. Of course, losing your frontman is never fortuitous – just ask Queen, Van Halen,…
Here in South Florida, we’re lucky to have reggae royalty living in our midst. A number of reggae heavyweights call the place home, from the Marley clan to Inner Circle, but perhaps none of them are as revered as Freddie McGregor. The honey-throated crooner has sung professionally since he was…
Rap acts are known for having silly names. There’s 50 Cent, Snoop Doggy Dogg, etc., but when you think about it, the child prodigy born Shad Moss, AKA Bow Wow, might have the worst of them all. Granted, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg gave him the stage name Lil Bow…
Since the mid-’90s, Chicago-based goth darlings Kill Hannah have been making electronic pop-rock that’s synth-heavy, dramatic, and danceable. But it wasn’t until 2002, when the band signed with Atlantic Records and later released its third LP, For Never & Ever, that Kill Hannah started to gain major popularity. As you…
The week’s basically in full swing with several national shows today and tonight, so get moving. — Arielle Castillo *If this is the first you’re hearing about it, it may be too late for you to get to the Rockstar Mayhem Fest today at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm…
Yelle Just got the announcement that cutesy Gallic electro-pop chanteuse Yelle is launching a full-scale tour this fall, and heading down to these parts — actually, Miami proper. (Good idea — she’s definitely got more of a fun-times Miami vibe than a Ft.Lauderdale-rock-venue vibe). The show date is October 10…
Just found the news deep in the archives of Brooklynvegan, where I apparently missed it when the tour dates were announced back in July but… Rejoice! DANZIG IS COMING BACK TO SOUTH FLORIDA! This is exciting because he hasn’t been here in, like, forever, and when Glenn Danzig spoke to…
Tonight, lots of smoky stylings, and an open mike that is not for the faint of heart. — Arielle Castillo *The urbane crooner Brendan O’Hara returns to the bohemian environs of the Florida Room, at the always-chic Delano. Click here for more about this handsome cat. *There’s another installment of…
This just in: The Rock the Bells concert scheduled for this Saturday, August 2, has been moved from Bicentennial Park to Bayfront Park. They’re basically right next to each other so logistically, it doesn’t make much of a difference, but according to Angel Candelaria whose company, Contagious Musiq is one…
It’s Monday, but there’s still music to be found out there. — Arielle Castillo *There’s no better way to ease into the week’s grind than Purdy Lounge’s weekly Monday reggae night. There’s dancehall in the back, but the mainroom is pretty strictly roots. Jean P. Jam performs, alongside DJs Governor…
Here’s a wrap-up of the highlights this weekend in live shows. — Arielle Castillo TONIGHT: *As I blogged earlier in the week, Miami indie outfit Call it Radar plays its last show at the Vagabond’s awesome-fun-times weekly Friday party. *More of Laundry Bar’s usually Friday-night drum’n’bass, this time featuring Random…
Walshy wants YOU to be there. I just got word that popular South Florida mixmaster DJ GQ is throwing the second installment of his infamous reggae party, JUICE this Friday in Oakland Park. I was at the last JUICE party and it was a riot. Girls galore, stiff drinks, and…
Fourth Dimension and Babylon Fall Sound System Wednesday, July 23 Original Fat Cats Better than: Watching Passa Passa videos at home. Early this morning, the streets of Fort Lauderdale were alive with the sweet sounds of reggae. South Florida’s hardest working reggae band, Fourth Dimension was at it again at…
Thursday’s the unofficial start of the weekend, so here are a few things to get you going. — Arielle Castillo *The big event in Miami tonight is MOCA’s second installment of its Battle of the Bands series. Old Wives Tale, Treasures, Minimal, the Psycho Daisies, and the Hongs play. Click…
With a sound like warm melted butter in songs that defined the “quiet storm” slow-jam genre, the voice of Anita Baker ruled the airwaves during the ’80s and early ’90s. From the moment the Detroit native released Rapture in 1986, Baker became a mainstay on R&B radio. Songs like “Caught…
When it comes to the marriage of straight-ahead rock with experimental schizoid, nobody does it better locally than Hollywood-based freak-out band Tongues of the Heartworm. They’ve only been playing together for a couple of years, but they’ve already developed a sound that deserves to be respected for its sheer bravery…
With a sound like warm melted butter in songs that defined the “quiet storm” slow-jam genre, the voice of Anita Baker ruled the airwaves during the ’80s and early ’90s. From the moment the Detroit native released Rapture in 1986, Baker became a mainstay on R&B radio. Songs like “Caught…
Most indie-rock groups of today seem to have forgotten the importance of piano in their compositions. The instrument is practically absent in much of the music on MTV today, but when you listen to Secondhand Serenade’s popular tune “Fall for You,” what really sticks, aside from its romantic lyrics, is…
This politically and socially conscious hip-hop collective from Denver hit big in April with its song “Handlebars,” off its second album, Fight With Tools. The tune tackles topics like gas-guzzling SUVs, corporate greed, and nuclear holocausts within the framework of a melody that could’ve been cribbed from playground sing-alongs. The…
This just in: Thousands of college students’ favorite jam act, O.A.R., will hit the appropriately jammy outdoor setting of Mizner Park Amphitheatre on Friday, October 3. Opening acts are Between the Trees and Matt Hires. Tickets cost $30 in advance, $32 the day of the show, and are available through…
Here are tonight’s highlights in live music around town, in case you’re already getting the itch to go out and do something. — Arielle Castillo *Sebastian Bach, Poison, and Dokken at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach. Seriously, Bret Michaels must really love South Florida — he played here…
Raina McLeod Janelle Monae performs at the Florida Room at the Delano Thursday night. Janelle Monae Thursday, July 17, 2008 Florida Room at the Delano, Miami Beach She came out from behind a curtain of strobe lights and fabricated smoke, but all of the faux atmosphere in the world couldn’t…
