Photo by Ian WItlenMonotonix frontman Ami Shalev clutches his injured leg in pain as bystanders try to help.To view a full slideshow of photos from this event, click here.MonotonixWith Surfer Blood, Woodmen Hall, and Love HandlesRespectable Street, West Palm BeachWednesday, January 27, 2010The problem with being a performer known for…
The Alabama foursome Thomas Function makes its label home on Fat Possum, that Epitaph offshoot that began as a blues imprint. That family tree indeed tells you a bit about the band’s sound — propelled largely by a punky euphoria but informed by a bit of a Muscle Shoals thrust…
Nothing about Friday night’s party at Revolution, presented in part by South Florida rave-scene stalwarts Culture, is forward-looking. Take the party’s deliciously ’90s-trip-tastic flier: It boasts, near the top, that it’s “at the old Edge building with the old Edge hours!” For everyone under, oh, 27 years old, the Edge…
This six-piece melodic punk act from Arizona is oft labeled “post-hardcore,” but we think their pairing of fantastic riffs with serviceable vocals is reminiscent of early Metallica. Certainly, thrash is back — but not with kids this age. So they tended to claim more fashionable influences, and when the supercatchy…
Pity the hapless hipster who wanders into Sweat Records this Saturday night looking for a copy of Vampire Weekend’s “Contra.” In an unusual but welcome change, the evening’s in-store show takes a turn away from the mellow indie and toward the grimy in a four-band show organized by local trio…
Just like Art Basel, the Super Bowl here seems to have exploded into a series of satellite celebrations with little connection to the main event. Still, any excuse for a megawatt party, right? And the hallmarks of these shebangs is huge shindigs at unlikely venues. And so it goes that…
via wallflowergallery.comThe Wallflower Gallery, downtown Miami’s improbable pocket of bohemia, has faced any number of challenges during its existence. For one, it’s a venue that doesn’t serve alcohol, in a town bent on partying. It inhabits a lonely corner in a neighborhood that until very recently was a complete ghost…
It’s baaa-aaaack.The floodgates for WMC party info have officially opened. Here’s the line-up from Made Event, who return as always with megawatt parties, again all on the mainland (yay). Most of the individual talent isn’t finalized yet, but the parties are branded pretty much the same as last year, save…
photo by Josh SiskA virgin encounter with the Israeli rock trio Monotonix inspires extreme gut-level reactions. First, there’s the fact that often, one can smell the band coming — these guys spend a lot of time on the road, far away from home. Then, there’s this motley crew’s looks, which…
Nothing about Friday night’s party at Revolution, presented in part by South Florida rave-scene stalwarts Culture, is forward-looking. Take the party’s deliciously ’90s-trip-tastic flyer: It boasts, near the top, that it’s “at the old Edge building with the old Edge hours!” For everyone under, oh, 27 years old, the Edge…
Pity the hapless hipster who wanders into Sweat Records this Saturday night looking for a copy of Vampire Weekend’s Contra. In an unusual but welcome change, the evening’s in-store takes a turn away from the mellow indie and towards the grimy, in a four-band show organized by local trio Green…
via myspace.com/thomasfunctionThe Alabama foursome Thomas Function makes its label home on Fat Possum, that originally Epitaph-spawned label that began as a blues imprint. That family tree indeed tells you a bit about the band’s sound — propelled largely by a punky euphoria, but informed by a bit of a Muscle…
photo by Ian WitlenNo amount of bloggy rapture from here or other local outlets can save a promising local band from the usual frustration and wanderlust. And so it goes that Stonefox, the Boca-based trio (and sometimes foursome) over which I’ve publicly geeked out, is likely no more. The band has…
…It’s alive and well with “Mini Daddy” a.k.a. Adriansito, and his highly inappropriate mini video vixens. Even if Adrian isn’t technically so “-ito,” you’ve gotta love his utter belief that he is, after all, “el nino mas bonito, el nino mas chiquito” — you’re right, that claim doesn’t make sense…
…Speaking of DJ Craze (check the previous post on this blog for an un-missable nugget of joy he passed along), Miami’s finest DJ champ will head to the desert this summer to play Coachella for the first time. On the mega-festival’s second day, Saturday, April 17, he’ll take the stage…
In a surprising change from its usual highfalutin programming, this Broward Center-affiliated venue on the Nova Southeastern University campus gives itself over Friday night to local hip-hop. The star of the event is 954 rapper Breyan Isaac, who celebrates the release of his album Extraordinarily Average. Luckily, the CD is…
What the hell happened to hardcore? It’s right up there with hip-hop, these days, in the constant hand-wringing and state-of-the-genre analysis by its fans. The mid-2000s, MySpace, and regrettable haircuts came along and… voilà, a genre that used to be famous for its no-nonsense rage became a morass of sub-sub-genres…
It’s January, which means it’s time for another edition of the Village Voice’s annual Pazz and Jop poll of music critics. Yes, it’s probably the latest, high-profile wrap-up of the best music of 2009, but it’s also the biggest in sheer number of voices — some 697 voters submitted ballots…
In a surprising change from its usual high-falutin’ programming, this Broward Center-affiliated venue on the Nova campus gives itself over Friday night to local hip-hop. The star of the event is 954 rapper Breyan Isaac, who celebrates the release of his album Extraordinarily Average. Luckily, the disc is more than…
What the hell happened to hardcore? It’s right up there with hip-hop, these days, in the constant hand-wringing and state-of-the-genre analysis by its fans. The mid-2000s, MySpace, and regrettable haircuts came along and…. Voila, a genre that used to be famous for its no-nonsense rage became a morass of sub-sub-genres…
Here is an incomplete list so far of Haiti benefit music/club events scheduled in the coming days. If you would like your event added to this list, please e-mail me.Tonight, Friday, January 15*Mayday plays its monthly jam at Transit Lounge tonight. Transit Lounge never charges a cover, but the band…
via physical-music.comM.A.N.D.Y.Last night, I hit up the official Get Physical label site while looking for some info on Philipp Jung of M.A.N.D.Y.’s upcoming DJ gig at Space on the 23rd. On a lark, I decided to hit the little “Miami” tab on the label’s tour dates page, and lo and…
