In 2005, a recently separated (from Poplife) Ray Milian wanted to explore the b-sides, new cuts, and rare grooves of underground and so-called indie and electronic music. To do so, he created at a weekly party, Off the Radar, at the then-newly minted Buck 15. Then there were several venue switches (the Marlin,…
Joel Meinholz from the M.I.A. skateshop, Chocolate Sundays, and lately Thursdays at the News Café, has been spreading his skateboard wings. Now he’s flying with the other trendy folks who are getting busy with high-danger, two-wheeled, (wo)man-powered fun. This Wednesday marks the latest local event in a series of Loose…
Waukesha, Wisconsin transplant and Addict Records founder Dan “Doormouse” Martin has made more than a few different moves in the Miami and international music scenes. He evolved from a party (i.e. rave) DJ to become the godfather of Midwest hardcore, only to later transmogrify into a downtown and SoBe DJ…
Miami New Times recently ran a feature on the still-alive Holy Terrors, legends of the Miami rock scene. Click here to read that story, which in help sparked the band to get together another reunion show. Rob Elba, William Trev, Dan Hosker, and Sam Fogarino form the classic Holy Terrors…
Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street…or at least to the Broward Center for Performing Arts (201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale)? That’s where you’ll find a happy-go-lucky collection of musical actors, all portraying the fabled fantasy world where puppets pop out of trashcans and occasionally break…
If you’re reading this article it’s because (1) you actually have no idea who Murphy’s Law or 25 ta Life are, (2) you’re shocked that any mainstream press is going to a show like this one, or (3) you’re homeless and bored. If you’re in the second category, you’re already…
Another installment of the Where-Are-They-Now Musical Odyssey Game, South Florida Edition, rears its not-so-ugly head this week. Thank god this version includes a healthy dose of quality rock and roll, courtesy of Charlie Pickett and his rotating, ragtag group of troubadours. This iteration of accompanying musicians (including local legend Johnny…
Hip-hop’s happy-happy joy-joy SAT 9/17 First of all, it’s not “meena-meena”; it’s “m’nah m’nah” (like “phenomena”). The name of the Atlanta-based foursome Minamina Goodsong comes from the 1976 song “Mahna Mahna,” sung in the first series of The Muppet Show by a creature called a Mahna Mahna and two Snowths…
High-definition films on the big screen FRI 9/9 With 500 lines of resolution, digital video makes movies appear hyperreal. But DV’s techier cousin — high-definition video — has 1,080 lines. So when you’re watching Canadian Zombie on the big screen, you might get truly scared. Just hope there aren’t any…
Soaring slabs of slide guitar, rock-solid backbeats, and heavy blues dexterity course through Jimbo Mathus & Knockdown South, the latest musical incarnation of the founding member of rootsy, swing-jazz revivalists the Squirrel Nut Zippers. Weaned on the beer-gospel, Appalachian folk ballads and country music heard at his father’s knee during…
Oakerson’s no Winnie the Pooh comic THU 8/4 When “Big” Jay Oakerson dropped out of college to pursue a career in standup comedy, his mom’s response couldn’t have been harsher than if he’d taken a job bouncing for strippers at bachelor parties; she kicked him out of the house until…
