Five long years have passed since Immortal Technique, a Harlemite Afro-Peruvian hip-hopper, released an album. His diehard fans have been waiting, and unfortunately, The 3rd World might not live up to the earth-shattering veracity of its predecessor, Revolutionary Vol. 2. But rest assured, Tech’s gritty lyrics and in-your-face delivery remain…
Last year, Florida quintet Black Kids released a free four-song EP of electro-tinged dance songs addressing themes of incest and gender ambiguity. The girls went wild — well, the bloggers did anyway — and somehow the group got signed to Columbia. BK’s debut, Partie Traumatic, contains the entire EP and…
Few bands have attracted the amount of angst and emo breakup/makeup drama of Smashing Pumpkins. More specifically, lead man Billy Corgan’s career could have been the blueprint for VH1’s ideal Behind the Music episode, considering all of his experiences with depression, failed relationships (professional and personal), association with Courtney Love,…
Chicago-based quartet the Hush Sound clearly had lady luck on its side in 2005, just two years after it first became a band. Using male and female vocal harmonies and passion-fueled pop-rock, the group sold 300 copies of its self-released debut, So Sudden, in just two nights. Not long after…
Rodrigo y Gabriela’s video for “Diablo Rojo” Can acoustic guitars sound heavy? Five minutes of the Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela will prove that the answer is, definitely. Ex-thrash-metallers turned Dublin street buskers turned global critical darlings, on their breakout 2006 self-titled album they pulled off an astounding feat: They…
Sexy Fitsum/iLLIMETER When Baltimore DJ Dave Nada stops by The Vagabond’s Money Shot party tomorrow along with DJ Craze, expect to give your ass a thorough workout. The grooves will be plenty heavy, but that’s to be expected since Baltimore has emerged as one of the more promising DJ scenes…
So here’s a new erotic banger from Ft. Lauderdale’s genre-defying songwriter Timb and his electro partner, Danny Ae called “Starchild Lover.” Both of those artists make music individually, but when they combine as the Craven, they sound even better. I’m not sure how old the song is but the video…
Oh wow. It looks like hip-hop fans are going to be broke after the first ten days of October. Common and N.E.R.D. are already scheduled to perform at the Fillmore Miami Beach on October 10th which definitely sounds like a show that shouldn’t be missed. And as of yesterday, it…
Justin Namon Gutter sounds invade White Room’s Monday night party Exposure when Baltimore DJ Scottie B. The downtown Miami party has been going against the Monday-night-parties-don’t-work odds by booking solid national DJs, giving us a great excuse to go hungover to work on Tuesdays. Click here to enjoy last night’s…
I’m keeping this one short and sweet this morning. Since Isaac Hayes passed away over the weekend, it’s only fitting to kick off this Throwback Tuesday with my favorite song of his–“Walk on By.” To me, it’s the best song he ever sang, even though I know it’s originally a…
3 One G Friday, August 8, 2008 The Vagabond, Miami Last Friday’s performance at the Vagabond by 3 One G, the Winter Haven-based Joy Division tribute band, was jammed to the rafters. Surprisingly high-energy and weirdly thrilling, it also raised a number of philosophical questions, among them: 1) If someone…
Bad Company Friday, August 8, 2008 Seminole Hard Rock Live, Hollywood Unless you’re a devoted fan – or you listened to a lot of radio during the ‘70s and early ‘80s — the prospect of a Bad Company reunion wouldn’t necessarily inspire the same kind of crazed anticipation that accompanied,…
Ivon David Rojas With so many good music stories being produce every week, we here at the New Times wanted to clue you in on stories and blog posts done by the other Village Voice Media publications. Check it out what is happening Around the Voice: Village Voice’s article “How…
It’s been a swell few months for Torche, since the release this April of its second full-length (and Hydra Head debut), Meanderthal. The record’s garnered raves from the likes of Spin and the British mag Mojo, and been featured in Alternative Press, to name just a few of the many…
Courtesy of Spiradic Productions Cuban jazz drummer Diego “Mofeta” Iborra passed away last month at 89. You never know who some of Miami Beach’s golden oldies are or might have been in their younger years, unless of course they reach into their wallet from time to time and pull out…
In our final Rock the Bells video, videographer Jacob Katel sits down with Peruvian by the way of New York MC Immortal Technique to set the record straight on women, socialism and respect. – Jose D. Duran…
Friday, August 8: *Florida’s only working Joy Division tribute act, 3 One G, plays at the Vagabond. You sort of have to be a superfan to care, but JD superfans are legion, so you should click here to read more about these guys from Winter Haven. *Further north, more tribute…
Matthew Dear returns to Miami Saturday, August 16, at Boutique. Avant-garde electropop artist/producer Matthew Dear, also known as Audion, returns to Miami next Saturday, August 16 at Boutique (NE 13th Street & First Court, Miami) — er, you know, Pawn Shop Lounge’s Boutique Room. I know! It’s still open! Who…
Earlier this week, we announced that Common and N.E.R.D. were slated to perform at the Fillmore Miami Beach on September 5th. As of today, that show is officially pushed back to October 10th. I’m sure it was a scheduling issue but there was no reason given for the show being…
It’s a busy weekend in Miami’s club land, so get ready to party all weekend long. This comes as a relief, seeing how the past few weekends, the choices out there have been less than stellar. So it’s a bit of a surprise that at the height of the summer…
Miami Gardens Mayor Shirley Gibson, Rick Ross, and State Representative Oscar Braynon II. To confirm our breaking news report (which we had up before any other news outlet in the country), the 2nd Annual Rick Ross Be Out Day was in fact interrupted and tainted by gunfire yesterday. By now,…
Mexican six-string slingers Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero are superheroes. Their powers come from channeling the attitude of thrash metal into blazing acoustic instrumentals that make old-school fusion gods such as Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin seem like mere wankers. Drawing on numerous styles, from flamenco to Latin jazz…
