OrganicArma is one of a handful local bands who won a spot to play an official CMJ showcase through SonicBids. Their CMJ debut took place last Tuesday at the Ace of Clubs, on Great Jones Street in the East-ish Vilage. Here’s a quick video probided by the folks at SonicBids,…
Old Laundry Bar space getting scrubbed clean.For those who have been lamenting the lost of Laundry Bar, and its short lived incarnation Black Sheep Bar, count this as the nail in the coffin of any possible return of the beloved spot. We received a press release yesterday stating that Bar…
Jacob KatelCameroon is a country partially on the West coast of Africa that is bordered by Nigeria. The name of the country originates from the portugese Rio dos Camarões, which sailors, for its abundance of prawns and crayfish, called the Wouri River when they sailed into it in 1472.According to…
Sarah JacobDamask(Reppertoire) According to the Merriam-Webster, Damask is a firm lustrous fabric make with flat patterns in a satin weave on a plain-woven ground on jacquard looms. After listening through Miami’s own Sarah Jacob’s Damask, I can say the title is fitting. It’s filled with flat patterns, plain-woven lyrics, and…
What would the world be like if Ozzy had never put that “vocalist seeks band” flyer in the record store, which caused soon to be guitar-god Tony Iommi to call him up? Ozzy joined Earth, which later became Black Sabbath, and the rest is Heavy Metal history. Do you feel…
The last time indie-electro outfit Junior Boys played in South Florida was during Winter Music Conference 2007 at Poplife’s awkward temporary venue Post, a restaurant/lounge located on the edge of Brickell. The duo was no stranger to Miami’s hipsterati set; Junior Boys had easily found success at the height of…
KissDuring the age of the live album (Cheap Trick’s At Budokan; Frampton Comes Alive, Ted Nugent’s Double Live Gonzo!, AC/DC’s If You Want Blood You’ve Got It, etc.), Kiss rocked out with Alive! in a way that even the band’s heaviest contemporaries couldn’t match. Of course, much of what set…
Why the hell Leonard Cohen appeared at BankAtlantic Center rather than, say, the Fillmore Gleason is anybody’s guess. But if he had staged it at a theater instead of in an arena, his show would’ve been even more remarkable. That’s not to say there’s anything wrong with the BankAtlantic Center…
Of all the acts signed to a major label in the post-Blink-182 pop-punk boom, who would’ve guessed that New Found Glory would serve as inspiration for hundreds of sound-alikes? Until recently, in fact, NFG was the dominant influence on the pop-hardcore sextet Set Your Goals. But with the July 21…
If semitrailers got down ‘n’ dirty like motor oil in a dank club beneath the highway, Revolting Cocks would be the house band. Spiritual kin of Thrill Kill Kult, this Al Jourgensen (of Ministry) side project does a grind-house, brass-pole version of industrial dance, fueled by all the seething lust…
Brooklyn’s Drop the Lime has been nothing if not prescient. Those past few years, while everyone was running around to overly processed, overly happy so-called “blog house,” the DJ/producer born Luca Venezia carefully stuck to his own thing. In the face of all that neon glare, Venezia and his Trouble…
It’s tough to nail down one place to start enumerating Marc Anthony’s talents. He’s as complete a performer as Latin music has ever known, amassing accolades for his recordings and captivating fans with his passionate stage presence. And he’s not just a record-setting Latin artist — top-selling salsa singer of…
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt has been palling around with Harlem-bred bluesman Taj Mahal since the ’60s, bonding through a mutual love of roots music. But this is the pair’s first tour together; they’ll coheadline under the name BonTaj Roulet and will donate a portion of the…
Because major labels are all playing it safe, Universal couldn’t be happier to have platinum, guylinered, post-post-post-grunge superstars Blue October, the safest band going. Pray that album track “Jump Rope” doesn’t become a single, as it sets new standards for Hallmark-card insipid: a comically saccharine sentiment (“Life’s like a jump…
These days, soul music is a genre often stuck in the side aisle of the record store or passed off into smoky cafés and ’70s reunion shows. The originators of American soul music — Ray Charles, Otis Redding, and early James Brown — commandeered ears when they blasted on the…
There’s something about Ireland that just makes people wish they were there. It might be the beautiful scenery, the culture, or the Irish reputation for reckless beer swallowing and superior liquor holding. After some deliberation, the powers that be realized it was the imbibing, and the American Irish pub was…
Here goes a video of Miami live-band-hip-hop-improvisation group The Cornerstoners playing a party at the 2am Warehouse.The audio is mastered low on this video so you’ll have to turn your speakers up, but the mix is nice, with a great stereo field. Listen with headphones, you’ll be right there with…
Photo by Rebecca SmeyneSurfer Blood performing Tuesday afternoon at Cake Shop.CMJ is in the full swing in New York and reports are already coming back from our sister paper, the Village Voice. Zach Baron, in particular, reports on Surfer Blood’s performance at Cake Shop. Unfortunately, the West Palm Beach band…
After a scintillating summer of top bookings that included headliners Steve Bug, Magda, and Troy Pierce, the Techno Loft at Space shows no sign of relenting in its dominance over downtown Miami’s big-room techno scene. Saturday night continues the Teutonic trend, with a highly-anticipated performance by German DJ/Producer Nick Curly,…
There’s not a whole lot of information out there on local one-man act Audio Lobo, so I’ll have to talk out my ass. Then again, you should be used to it by now. Lobo, an obvious play on the musician’s real name (Brian Wolfe) plays sax, keyboards, drums and uses…
If you crave live music, but you’re broke and didn’t grab the two for one deal on tickets last week, Live Nation is back with another (although not quite as good) deal this week. Anytime from now until midnight tonight, log on to Live Nation’s website to grab some all…
The finals for the 2009 edition of New Times’ Summer Spin series were held at Gryphon nightclub last Friday Night. DJs Edgar G., Alej Varez, and Cristi 10Hagen went head to head after each winning their respective contests over the last three months.When the smoke cleared at midnight, DJ Alej…
