A few weeks ago, we posted about Mixed Doubles, presented by the Berlin-based booking agencies Wilde and Playkula, along with London-based labels Leftroom and murmur. It’s a daytime, tennis-themed party that goes from noon to 10 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, and features some top techno from people like the…
Local singer/emcee Anjuli Stars first got her first taste of success when Pitbull picked up her song “Raindrops” for his 2006 album El Mariel. Her vocals and soothing acoustic guitar strums were remixed behind hip-hop drums to create an updated version. Pitbull then laid his own emotional verses on top…
Photo by Pier Nicola D’AmicoKing Britt has released his final traditional dance music album.Back in the good old days of vinyl, it seemed like every DJ with a love of four-four beats was running around New York City with a Nervous Records bag. That little sweating cartoon guy logo was…
There is so much awesome shit going on in Miami at the moment, you just gotta love it mang. Thank you God, for making this the city of my birth! Speaking of God, there is this awesome new local sludge-band called Consular, and they sound kinda like Eyehategod. They are…
Like the view?Normally when a press release arrives with approximately 198 exclamation marks after the subject, we’ll chop it down to about two or three. In this rare case, we’ll print “KINGS OF LEON @ CRUZAN AMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Whew.On Friday, September 17, the Followill family will indeed turn Cruzan Amphitheatre into…
You wouldn’t know it by his minimal but funky robo-beats, but Parisian star Dan Ghenacia started off his DJ career enamored of deep house. Yes, he was lured to the psychedelia dark side during a year abroad in California, and brought back the soulful sounds to his native Paris, where…
At 24, Burns has a DJ career most would be envious of. But his meteoric rise has been because of the hard work and dedication he’s put into his craft — and well, a shout out from the likes of Annie Mac, Mylo, and Calvin Harris doesn’t hurt either. He’ll…
Photo by Ian WitlenAOL’s music blog Spinner tracked down Surfer Blood lead singer J.P. Pitts (center) as part of their project to interview every single freaking band playing SXSW’s music festival, which begins this week. We weren’t afraid to mention that SB will be in Austin either. Now, for the…
Talent runs in the Rodriguez Lopez-Cepero family. It certainly graced Luis Alfonso, better known as Latin Grammy winner Luis Fonsi. And it didn’t pass his younger brother Jean Carlos, who goes simply by Jean, by either. The Puerto Rican born singer-songwriter, has a distinct style all his own, heavy on…
Much like Akon’s “I’m So Paid” clip, South Florida’s “baddest bitch” Trina wants people to know that the current economic climate is not affecting her lavish lifestyle in her “Million Dollar Girl” video. In addition to the private jet, pink sportscars and stewardess outfits, there’s a little bit of that…
South Florida’s busy season of events is in full swing. With Winter Music Conference seven days away, there is still plenty of more to come. Still, in case you missed it, here is what happened over the weekend:Air at the Fillmore Miami BeachPhoto by Sayre BermanIt’s hard to believe since…
CC by 2.0, via Bolshakov on FlickrAfter flirting with the mainstream in the late ’90s, when the millennium turned, drum’n’bass got a little confused. The music got darker, and harder, diverging into way too many sub-genres with ridiculous names (“drill ‘n’ bass,” anyone?) and scaring off the women. Most of…
Even if Jack Johnson’s mellow, acoustic slices of unbridled happiness aren’t for everyone, at least when he comes to Cruzan Amphitheatre August 26 as part of his just-announced U.S. tour, he won’t be screwing with our lungs. (We have a feeling that Lady GaGa fans will need more of a…
Photo by Meghan McInnisIs this thing on?After earning New York cred by joining hardcore stalwarts Kill Your Idols for a 2003 split release, Long Island’s Crime in Stereo developed a scorching yet melodic brand of hardcore on its first two full-lengths. The band’s third LP, 2007’s Is Dead, put them…
Our esteemed colleague Michael J. Mooney has posted the initial results of his conversation with Connie Francis, an actress, singer and all-around symbol of what has become the Spring Break beach culture in South Florida. Over at the Juice, Mooney identifies what effect Francis’ film Where the Boys Are had…
Jacob KatelLive from the streets of Calle Ocho 2010Calle Ocho 2010 fell on a bright, hot, perfect Miami day in Little Havana on our infamous SW Eighth Street for the biggest street festival in America.There was food, and drink, tight shorts, bikini tops, tattoos, gold teeth, yelling, screaming, dancing, laughing,…
The Wave PicturesThe Vagabond, MiamiFriday, March 12, 2010Photo by Michael MaryanoffThe Wave PicturesBetter Than: Having to hear about your own lost loves.The Review:When I heard word Sweat Records and the Vagabond were bringing the Wave Pictures to town, I must admit that I got a little giddy. Not fan-boy giddy,…
It wouldn’t be WMC without Sunday School For Degenerates, the legendary Made Event 24-hour party that makes the most of conference’s final stretch, this year from March 27 to 28. It’s a party where you can come and go at will, and let it all hang out, bloodshot eyes, arid…
J-Wow of Buraka Som Sistema (front) making his Miami debut during WMC.Finally, here it is. Poplife has announced its annual WMC party, and not a moment to spare — cutting it close there kids. This year Miami’s perennial hipster party is teaming up with Mad Decent and Fool’s Gold to…
Kudos to South Florida chillwave act MillionYoung, AKA Mike Diaz, for snagging a very respectable 7.6 rating for the Be So True EP from the golden pens of Pitchfork. The review, penned by Zach Kelly, is all positive, so we are left wondering what caused the 2.4 deduction. Maybe the…
Photo by Michael EltonDangerous Muse hopefully bringing more than just their looks to Coco De Ville.Barely a month old and Coco De Ville (2377 Collins Ave., Miami Beach) at the Gansevoort South Hotel already has a pretty hot Winter Music Conference lineup. The Miami-outpost of the LA lounge has booked…
After voyaging to Portugal last week, the 70,000 Tons of Metal tanker returns to American shores to welcome Tampa-based Obituary aboard. Now there are 13 bands confirmed for the cruise, which sets sail from Miami to Cozumel, Mexico, and heads back to Miami, Jan. 24-28, 2011. The self-proclaimed “heaviest band…
