The Heavy Pets’ history spans close to a decade now. Over that time, the group has built up a jam-band following alongside the Disco Biscuits, the Black Crowes, and Railroad Earth. The Pets also attract non-jam-band types by fusing folk-rock with reggae and R&B, which generates danceable music layered with…
L’Trimm Grab It! (Atlantic/WEA) I guess I always felt that hip-hop was a Miami thing since I grew up in Latin America and came here for summer visits with my relatives. Now, that does not mean that my relatives influenced me in some way or educated me in the ways…
The jolly man of the accordion is with us no longer. Sometimes known as Zydeco Roy, Roy Carrier is the last of the original Zydeco players that came up in the 50’s and 60’s who put Louisiana’s sexy blend of Cajun and LaLa music on the American roots map.A contemporary…
Empty bars with sticky floors is a pretty good way of summing Fireside Social up as far as playing with gusto and passion is concerned. And while they are currently caught between Miami and St. Augustine, it is refreshing to find out they’ve committed to some studio time. This track,…
Aha! Those crazy punk rock kids are at it again! The combined forces of Churchill’s Pub and The Firefly join again to serve up another dumpster-dived weekend of sheer musical terror and delight known as 305 Fest. It’s a complete and total celebration of all things punk and D.I.Y. about…
In what can only be explained as a case of the people speaking and the venue listening, it seems that at least, for the month of May, jazz is back in its full smoky glory to South Beach’s Jazid. It kind of makes sense, doesn’t it? KCC Production’s Kimberly Chmura’s…
OrionOrionEsperanza(O.E. Entertainment) www.orionhiphop.com Gauging from his work with Elastic Bond I could tell that Orion is the type of rapper who “gets it.” There is something innately eclectic from this young man that is refreshing and exciting and in his debut solo effort it comes through like an eighteen wheeler…
Tim DenAnti-Justice Self-Titled EP (Self-released) Chances are you never heard about Anti-Justice and while I’d love to follow where alcohol leads and promote my coolness over you; I will not – not out of some “professionalism” or because I’ve been edified and tempered by age. No, I will not laud…
It was the end of the ’90s and I found myself without a car and relying on Miami’s public transportation. It was Sunset Drive, a couple doors down from the liquor store and across from the Winn-Dixie and the sun was at its blistering best and I was on a…
Well, the cat’s out of the bag with the whole dubstep thing. Regardless of its roots in the U.K. garage and grime scenes and owing a little bit to good ole American drum ‘n’ bass, it seems that dubstep has found a supportive and engaging home in South Florida. And…
KCC Productions It’s not easy to live up to some types of hype and it can be especially crippling artistically when you come from great struggle getting better and better all the time. So before we get into some biographical stuff about Juan-Carlos Formell, let’s see the comparisons first so…
Matthew KarstenJournalist, photographer, music lover, dancer, provocateur, blogger, publisher, fashionista, trend-setter, fashion consultant/establisher… regardless of whatever facet of Pamela Wasabi you’ve encountered, the one she represents most is as Miami’s aural and visual soundtrack. New Times: For those who don’t know, all three of them, who are you, where do…
I’ll be the first to tell you that going to Churchill’s for whatever reason is in and of itself a Big Top production filled with interesting characters, bizarre situations, contorting panhandlers, and so on. However, it seems like this Friday there will be a circus within the circus, courtesy of…
Hit Play! is an up-and-coming outfit boasting a cool local punk rock pedigree, with members coming from bands like Against All Authority, the Stop Motion, and Underpaid. This here MP3 is the opener of the band’s upcoming In Case of Emergency EP. What fun! Gaston de la Vega on bass…
My Hair HurtsJon Cougar Concentration Camp My Hair Hurts (Livid Records) jccc.com Admittedly, this LP (vinyl-only) release came out late last year but I had been waiting to pair it up because it is a release by local label Livid Records. San Diego’s Jon Cougar Concentration Camp (JCCC) has been…
Jesus Loves You!Morbid Opera Jesus Loves You – So Give Us Your Money (Sublapse Records) While holding this seven-inch EP in my hands for what may be the umpteenth time, I finally noticed how goofy the band’s name looks across the top. It looks like something penned on the fly…
via myspace.com/typeonegativePeter Steele is second from right in this 2006 photo of his band Type O Negative.We’re a fourth of the way in and 2010 taketh more than it giveth. And this time it’s no lame or naïve PR attempt, this time the bad news is as true as the…
This seven-inch by Hodapp’s band Morbid Opera is now a collector’s item.She was a mother, wife, and lawyer … but above all, Lisa Hodapp was a tried and true participant in the South Florida music scene since the late ’70s. Known to all as a charismatic and genuine lady who…
South Florida just endured the electronic pugilism of the Winter Music Conference, and waste management is still trying to recover. For a change of pace, experience an electronic music act that predates the current crop of Euro-styled, glow-stick wavers with industrial pioneers Assemblage 23. Frontman Tom Shear’s been at it…
At Insubordination Fest ’08It makes me really happy and sad that a new Crumbs album (Gator Kicks) will be coming out at the end of this month. Happy because I’ve been a fan for a very long time and sad because it might very well be the last effort by…
Well, downtown Miami is not known for its Latin rock flavorings, but this coming Sunday at the Vagabond there will be a nice showcase of local talent that falls into that Latin rock category, albeit with each act adding its own spices and roots; from the straightforward rock to the…
After nine years soldiering through offshoots of rock ‘n’ roll your teenaged sister loves — from slow emo to alternative to indie to something called “baroque pop” — Copeland has finally called it quits. As stated last October by the band, this spring’s aptly titled Farewell Tour will be the…
