Matisyahu has undergone perpetual evolution since he burst out of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where he groomed his musical talents and allowed his faith as a Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic Jew to grow. Murmurs circulated of the unlikely artist, particularly with the buzz of his Billboard chart-topping sophomore release in 2005, Live At…
Fans of 1990s funk-metal band Primus can’t forget that famous live footage from Woodstock ’94. In it, the band’s resident bass god, Les Claypool, dexterously covered Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” by playing the guitar part on his signature Carl Thompson bass using the slap technique. To top it off, he…
Mark your calendars boys and girls, I’ve got your Saturday night plans all lined up for you. Now, I know you don’t normally like to commit to an outing until you’re four to six drinks deep at a Friday afternoon happy hour, and well on your way to the 48-hour…
You may recall reading about a group on these pages called Tiempo Libre. If you’re a Cuban coffee drinker, there’s a chance they may even peek at you from the side of your can of grounds every morning as you curse the five day work week. That’s right, they’re those…
Fans of the 1990s funk-metal band Primus can’t forget that famous live footage from Woodstock ’94. In it the band’s resident bass god, Les Claypool, dexterously covered Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” by playing the guitar part on his signature Carl Thompson bass using the slap technique. To top it off,…
My Spanish language dictionary defines lanzallamas as a mechanism designed to project a stream of fire in a controlled, prolonged stream. In other words, a flamethrower. It’s also a truly kickass local band, who have chosen a rather apt name.Lanzallamas Monofonica wield a powerful weapon of their own, an unending…
After their widely touted debut Kombustion, locally groomed rock group Soniko prepares to capitalize on the buzz they first generated five years ago with their long awaited sophomore release, Antidoto Parcial. On Kombustion the foursome received heavy acclaim for their churning brand of alt-rock. A vamp on 1990s grunge with…
Mexican pop group Reik has come a long way since its inception in 2004. For one thing, two thirds of the trio can legally drink in the venues they frequently pack (in the States…in Mexico they’ve been legal since they were seven). But more importantly, they’ve evolved as artists and…
Guess who’s playing the Van Dyke this Saturday? I know, I know. Enough with the Van Dyke already. I promise, it’ll be the last time I mention it … at least for this week. Don’t blame me if they’re killing it with cool Latin bookings. And I’d be remiss if…
Rose Max is no stranger to the local music scene in Miami. She’s kept busy since arriving in 1993, constantly performing and winning fans along the way. She’s won the Brazilian Press Award three times (in ’97, ’98 and ’01) for “Best Female Brazilian Singer Residing and Performing in the…
Anybody been to Poprox yet? I keep hearing about it, so I’m gonna assume yes, though admittedly, I’ve yet to hit it up. I know, I know…bad music writer! Bad! I stand chastised. After all, the site itself explains quite frankly and without preamble, that Poprox is, in fact, “Miami’s…
Go ahead and take it up on that. We both know you’re easy. And besides, it’s not like you’re strangers. Whether you’ve stopped in for brunch, dinner and drinks, or just to catch a bit of live jazz, you’ve undoubtedly patronized the Van Dyke at some point during your travels…
Quick show of hands–who loves a good block party? Yeah, me too. Alright, now who loves drinking from the daylight hours ’til the wee hours, making a sloppy, slurring spectacle of themselves in the process? Uh huh…uh huh. That doesn’t really surprise me. Now who loves the Spam Allstars? Well,…
Well, it is upon us once again–Cinco de Mayo, that most special of Mexican holidays revered in the states. Mexicans themselves don’t really celebrate it any more than we do Earth Day, but what the hell do they know? So it doesn’t actually commemorate Mexico’s Independence (that’s in September). It…
via MySpaceSo I was chillin’ in my friend Eric’s basement with our crew, Donna, Hyde, Kelso, and our wacky foreigner, FES the other day and we were like, “hey Eric, you know what’d be cool? If Red let us bring beer down here! AND if we could bring cool-ass bands…
Ian WitlenNick Hexum of 311 perfoming at SunFest Wednesday night. Click here to view the full slide show.SunFest New Music Night with 311Wednesday, April 29, 2009West Palm Beach IntercoastalBetter Than: Jeremiah’s Weed-Ade…though that didn’t stop me from drinkin’ ’em.Well, the first day of SunFest ’09 is in the can. What…
The Pinker Tones’ sound is not exactly easy to describe, though for all intents and purposes, simply electronica will have to do. But in truth, there is much, much more to it. From their home base of Pinkerland the Barcelona-based duo tinker with audio vibrations the way a mad scientist…
No one will ever accuse Danish trio HorrorPops of being a conventional band. But to say they have no use for convention is a gross understatement. HorrorPops abhor the norm. They stomp it with vigor and spit in its eye. And the band’s Bettie Page-esque lead singer/bassist, Patricia Day, certainly…
Remember the Clevelander? Of course you do. What Miami resident doesn’t have at least a handful of fond memories of the iconic Art Deco structure on the corner of 10th and Ocean? It stood watch over one of SoBe’s busiest avenues, a patient guardian, its arms open, welcoming the public…
photo by Jipsy, nefariousgirl.comA scene from last year’s fiestaWhat do you have in common with Afrobeta and Jose El Rey? No, not a police rap sheet as thick as a phone book, comprised mostly of various counts of public intoxication and indecent exposure. You shouldn’t assume that of Afrobeta just…
Yo no creo en nadie!My love for my roots and subsequent displays of Cubaneo are no secret. Cuban culture is a beautiful thing, and despite the stranglehold of a 50-year dictatorship, nowhere has it shone more than in music. Which is why I want to take a moment to talk…
You’re up to speed on the Heineken TransAtlantic Festival here in SoFla. I know you are because we’ve been telling you about it for weeks. Right here. And here. And via any of a number of other posts to Crossfade in recent days. So you know about this fantastic series…
