Kudos to our sister blog Crossfade for pointing out the super-powered combo of Miami faves Major Lazer (Switch and Diplo) and English electro-pop act La Roux on a new mixtape, Lazerproof, which just hit the web for free download via Mad Decent. Big-name guests on the collaboration include Gucci Mane,…
American Idol season nine is finally over, and no amount of spoiler saving is going to keep you from finding out that Illinois native Lee DeWyze won the crown Wednesday night. According to a compelling assessment from the New York Times’ Jon Caramanica, runner-up Crystal Bowersox should have been the…
Stonefox shows are dramatic, booze-drenched affairs with lots of head-banging, blues-riff shredding, and ambient guitar noise that end with tiny frontman/guitarist Jordan Cruz flying headlong into the drum kit or some other mass of instruments. The energy builds until the crowd and the band are reeling out of control, but…
I’ve never understood the appeal of being at a pool party that’s not during the day, but at night, and not at someone’s house, but at a club. However, anyone who sits at the Poor House every night and watches the ebb and flow of people traffic from America’s Backyard…
You may have heard that New Times’ favorite blues-rock noisemakers Stonefox, profiled expertly last year by Arielle Castillo, broke up. And then they got back together. Here is the review featuring my conversation with Courtney Hambright regarding the “unofficial” Stonefox reunion show at Poor House last month, and here is…
It’s been more than a decade since the last Lilith Fair. The iconic XX-chromosomed festival has boasted some of the world’s leading female stars, like Fiona Apple, Erykah Badu, Sarah McLachlan, Bonnie Raitt, and Jewel. And in 2010, like the previous three tours, Lilith Fair will offer local female artists…
If you’re a metalhead, proud to rock those long, greasy locks that you bang ever so gracefully to bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, you’re going to be sooo pissed you don’t live in Poland on June 16 when the Big Four share a bill for the Sonisphere Festival. Slayer,…
In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.Radio-Active’s assistant manager Paul Poletz kept the column alive last week while Ramirez went and abused his wallet in New York. There’s…
Let the Xtina-Gaga rivalry rumors continue as Christina Aguilera has postponed her summer tour and will not visit Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach on August 7. The current plan is to slide the dates to 2011 and to promote Bionic, in stores June 4, at that point. “The singer…
Florida Governor Charlie Crist is being sued by Talking Heads frontman David Byrne for allegedly using the band’s 1985 hit “Road to Nowhere” in a campaign ad without permission or licensing. Crist could get Byrned for as much as $1 million for repurposing the single in January for a video…
Cold War Kids’ guitarist Jonathon Russell cut his hand and was briefly hospitalized prior to the band’s performance at the Heineken Inspire event Friday evening at the Moore Building in Miami’s Design District. New Times photographer Ian Witlen, who was photographing the band backstage at the time, says that Russell…
As mentioned over at our former conjoined twin blog, Crossfade, New Times Broward-Palm Beach has split off to form its own music blog, County Grind, and you’re looking at it right now. The primary focus from here on out will be coverage of the music, culture and nightlife activities of…
Anticipation is building for this evening’s Heineken Inspire concert at Miami’s Moore Building (4040 NE 2nd Ave) in the Design District featuring Cold War Kids and the Hold Steady. Unfortunately for mustache fans the world over, we found out in our recent interview with Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn that…
Back in January we announced the launch of the local Musical Missionary label with a debut record release by Austin-based producer Darren DuVall. The label has since continued to expand with a growing lineup of forward-thinking EDM artists. Musical Missionary itself continues to cultivate an unprecedented philanthropistic approach to music…
No ‘fro, ‘Mo’ or otherwise, at this show Many know Daryl Hance as the right hand man to Mofro frontman JJ Grey. Now, Hance — the quiet and sincere dude who sits calmly on stage, eyes closed with his Fender, weaving its electricity masterfully through the band’s deep, front porch…
Miss FD Monsters in the Industry (Quantum Release) It’s been a long time coming for the Fort Lauderdale goth-pop artist now known as Miss FD. This fiery-haired, gloomy gal endured a three-year battle with her former management label based in the United Arab Emirates which prohibited her from releasing any…
Arsenal 88 is one of these bands I’ve been seeing on flyers a lot lately, and I’m pleased to share this MP3 with you, our valued readers. Looking over their factsheet I’m impressed by the local pedigree the members bring. Andres Aguero, vocalist, sang for Foolproof; pianist / guitarist /…
The Hold Steady’s lead singer/barker, Craig Finn, quits drinking every year for a month and a half for Lent, but he’s back to imbibing for the headlining slot at an event in Miami’s Design District sponsored by the king of green-bottled beers, Heineken. The group’s just-released fifth full-length album, Heaven…
When the Swell Season took the stage at the 2008 Oscars, the then-relatively-little-known band’s appearance seemed incongruous. Instead, the two triumphed. And the occasion proved that in the end, a good song can win the day; it just needs to be heard. Two years later, Glen Hansard — who, with…
If there’s anything that I don’t like giving, it’s validation to other writers. This is because most of them are trendy hipsters who refer to their craft as “narrative nonfiction,” reference obscure journalism in normal conversation, and never invite me to their short story club meetings. The journalists who comprise…
“Sleeping with band dudes doesn’t make you famous.” The words scrawl across a closed door after the stock “band slut” walks in behind the drummer in All Time Low’s video for “Weightless.” Just a few years back, the four Baltimore-based post-punkers wouldn’t have known anything about that sort of thing…
Next week, Pitbull will embark on his Mr. Worldwide Carnaval Tour, which is set to make 20-plus stops around the U.S. It’s one fewer than was originally planned — in protest of the Arizona Immigration Bill, he’s just canceled a date originally set for May 31 in Phoenix. (Read more…
