Fans of Latin music, the time has come once again for artists and industry folk alike to descend upon the city for a whirlwind of performances, parties, glitz, glamor, bling, and enough media ops to get ravenous media whores Heidi and Spencer drooling like Lindsay Lohan in the Miami-Dade evidence…
CyberSutra The San Francisco duo CyberSutra may be fairly new to the dance-music scene, but producers Scott Binder and Nathan Heal have wasted no time in making their presence known. Blending the hard edge of electro with the melodic expanses of trance, they incorporate unique vocals by some of the…
Even if you’re neither Cuban nor into Cuban music, you’ve no doubt heard of the Buena Vista Social Club, originally a members club where musicians would meet in Cuba during the 40’s, but better known for the rediscovery in the 90’s, championed in large part by American guitarist/producer Ry Cooder. …
Ian WitlenThe lovely ladies of Calle Ocho. Click here to view the full slideshow.Perhaps you woke up this morning, mouth tasting like the lining of a birdcage only with the texture of sandpaper. You used a nearby crowbar to pry open one eye. When you eventually made it to the…
In case you didn’t notice it, Mexican rockers Jaguares canceled their Miami show, scheduled for last Saturday night at the Fillmore Miami Beach. If you didn’t notice, then you probably didn’t have tickets. Or, if you did and you still didn’t notice… give me some of that shit.Disappointed concertgoers found…
Hector Lavoe wasn’t just a Puerto Rican singer with giant funky gold-rimmed glasses, a violent marriage to a crazy woman named “Puchi”, and more money in coke than Neville Isdell (he’s the CEO of Coca Cola, in case your subscription to Forbes is on hold for non-payment). He was a…
All you street festival lovers, I know you know what time it is! Last week I asked and none of you answered. But I know that’s purely a matter of laziness, because who doesn’t love street fairs? Well, the granddaddy of all street festivals is fast approaching and it’s celebrating…
Ari Justin Rothenberg Modest Mouse performed at Revolution Sunday. Click here to view the full slide show.Modest MouseSunday, March 8th 2009Revolution Live, Fort LauderdaleBetter than: Their performance at this year’s Langerado. Or anyone else’s for that matter.Modest Mouse has got to be the loudest band ever to shun the use…
CuCu Diamantes’ solo debut CUCULAND is at once a breath of fresh air and a nostalgic whiff of a more glamorous time. It shimmers with the glitz and glamour of an era when catching a show meant dinner jackets and hair tonic, evening gowns and diamonds. But it also bares…
No, this post has nothing to do with the film (which, by the way, is an excellent movie). Instead, it refers to a burning question I intended to begin with. Do any Mexicans read this blog? I have no idea, to be perfectly frank. But I feel like the answer,…
Maybe it’s the result of years of Catholic school affecting me during this time of the year. More likely, I’m just campaigning for a free tab at Transit Lounge (c’mon guys…how many posts do I have to write before I qualify??). Whatever the case, I find myself compelled for the…
CuCu DiamantesThursday, March 5, 2009The Viceroy, Icon BrickellBetter than: The $7 million chandelier in the lobby. So, impresarios and Miami royalty Gloria and Emilio Estefan, actress Selma Blair, Food Network star Ingrid Hoffman and Emmy-winning Mad Men star Jon Hamm walk into a posh hotel. No, it’s not the setup…
Franco De Vita is the Latin Billy Joel. That’s not an exaggeration. Anyone who knows Latin music can back it up. And unfortunately I can’t take credit for the comparison, I’m actually quoting, unofficially and without her knowledge or consent, an old boss and mentor from my very first days…
Less Than Jake has been around for 16 years, no small feat for any band, and even less for one in the particular subgenre of ska-punk. But neither age nor shifting popularity of genres has stopped the quintet from Gainesville that’s responsible for such memorable tracks as “Happy Days” and…
This Saturday is the Second Annual Lourdes P. Aguila Memorial Walk-a-Thon honoring La Reina de la Salsa herself, Celia Cruz. The event is being hosted by La Liga Contra el Cancer and will take place at Tropical Park, where community leaders and celebrity residents of our fair city will turn out…
Any band that can crank out seven songs in the span of just 16 minutes and not give up a thing is all right by me. And that’s exactly what Tokyo Police Club did with their 2006 debut EP titled A Lesson In Crime. Their single off that EP, “Nature…
Raise your hands if you love street festivals. Okay. I can’t see you…but then again, how could I? Not sure what I was hoping would happen there. Anywho, that most phenomenal of all street festivals is coming up and you know what that means. Calle Ocho. About three quarters of…
Perhaps you’re not up to speed on the goings on in the world of crunkchata. And that’s understandable, because it’s a name that Toby Love made up to describe a blend of hip-hop and R&B with the staccato guitars and island rhythms of bachata. Now, if you don’t know who…
Hopeless Records and nonprofit organization Sub City have joined forces with music chain F.Y.E. to put on the eighth-annual Take Action Tour. To date, this tour has raised more than $550,000 for DoSomething.org, a nonprofit focused not on one particular charity but rather on providing tools, resources, and motivation to…
Conjunto Progresso ain’t your mama’s Cuban jam band. Well…maybe they are. The fact is, the orchestra, specializing in son and Latin jazz, is about as traditional as it gets. Don’t let LEBO’s artwork emblazoned on their album covers and flyers fool you, they aren’t Spam Allstars. And they aren’t trying…
Nicole LucasLess Than Jake has been around for 16 years, no small feat for any band, and even less for one in their particular subgenre of rock. The vast majority of the ska greats that were so prevalent throughout the 90’s have all but disappeared and what was punk has…
Ricardo Montaner is a living legend in Latin pop music. The singer, who was born in Argentina, but moved to Venezuela at the age of 6, has been at it since 1982, when he released his first album, Cada Dia. He’s released 16 more studio albums since then, garnering countless…
