Last Night: Jay-Z at Bayfront Park

Logan Fazio Jay-Z came out to support Barack Obama at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami Sunday night. Click here to view the full slideshow. Jay-Z Monday October 6, 2008 Bayfront Park Ampitheatre, Miami Better Than: A McCain-sponsored get-out-the-vote concert. No offense, Daddy Yankee. Jay-Z kicked off last night’s show with…

Jay-Z Adds Second Free Show at Bayfront Park Monday

Did you cry your poor little eyes out because you waited in line for hours and hours but didn’t score any tickets for Sunday’s Jay-Z concert? Well, rejoice because Hov has added a second show in support of Obama for Monday afternoon at Bayfront Park. Doors will open at 11…

Hova For Hope: Free Miami Jay-Z Concert this Sunday for Obama!

Jay-Z + Obama = Party in Bayfront It’s a celebration, bitches! The good folks at Obama For President just made your week. Jay-Z will play a free show in Bayfront Park Amphitheater this Sunday at 8:30 p.m. to drum up voter registration for his favorite presidential candidate. A quick call…

Top Ten Stripper Songs of the Moment

[jump] 10. “Dangerous” Kardinal Offishal featuring Akon This is one is a pure ego booster for the ladies. When it comes on, the lucky girl working the pole at that time probably feels like a star. It’s all about the baddest woman in the room and according to DJ FattBoi…

The Miami Jazz Jam at Churchill’s: Still the best show in town.

Churchill’s (5501 NE Second Avenue, Miami; 305-757-1807) Monday night Jazz Jam, winner of our 2007 Best of Miami award, is not a well-kept secret. It’s more like an institution. But a reminder is still in order: if you haven’t gone, you’re missing some of the best regularly-scheduled live music in…

Last Night: Fergie at the Seminole Hard Rock Live

Sayre Berman Fergie performs as the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, as part of the Ambassadors of Rock Tour. Click here to view the full slideshow. Fergie Ambassadors of Rock Tour And VIP Party Friday, Sept. 26 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, Hollywood Fergie’s The Duchess. Fergie’s a fashion…

On Location at Lil Wayne’s “Mrs. Officer” Video Shoot

Jason Handelsman Cash Money Records CEO and co-founder, Ronald “Slim” Williams. Last night, Miami’s Hobie Beach – located on Virginia Key, just over the Rickenbacker Causeway — was filled with tour buses, Maybachs, an orange Lamborghini, a couple of Bentleys, and some limousines. Lil Wayne was in one of the…

PrunkTV – Pumpin’ Iron with Henry Rollins

It was really cool talking to Henry Rollins over the phone. The man has the gift of gab, and he spoke non-stop for almost twenty minutes. In this episode of PrunkTV, we talk about last week’s guest, HR of the Bad Brains, and pumping iron. He also told me about…

Booze Hound – Boteco

Ten things I really hate: 1) The insanity-evoking act of sitting in rush hour traffic 2) The Abelam Tribe of New Guinea (screw you and your giant, painted yams!) 3) The smell of chicken on my fingers 4) The Hills 5) Eating after midnight (because if I do, I tend…

Last Night: Fito Paez at Knight Concert Hall

Argentine rocker Fito Paez made a rare U.S. appearance at Miami’s Knight Concert Hall. Fito Paez Friday, September 19, 2008 Knight Concert Hall, Miami Better Than: Listening to one of those “Rock en Español” anthology CDs. This being my fifth time seeing Fito Paez live, my expectations were very high…

Around the Voice – Metallica, Metallica, and more Metallica

The musical darlings of the Village Voice Media. Rob Harvilla over at the Village Voice reviews Metallica’s latest offering Death Magnetic only after playing it on Guitar Hero III. The album was offered on the day of its release as a 11-track download for the game. Riverfront Times’ A to…

Langerado 2009 Moving to Miami’s Bicentennial Park

Last year, Langerado Music Festival got plenty of national attention, particularly because of its strong lineup which included R.E.M., Beastie Boys, Matisyahu, 311, The Roots and Ani DiFranco. However, the festival couldn’t escape the logistical nightmare that was Big Cypress Indian Reservation. The 15-mile single lane highway leading up to…

The Walkmen Performing Free in Miami Beach October 6

South Florida, but Miamians in particular, always whine that the area never gets it fair share of national acts coming into town. So when CrossFade received an e-mail announcing a free — yes, free — performance by New York indie rock band The Walkmen, we couldn’t help to feel a…

New Lazaro Casanova “Perfect 10” Mix

Yes, you could say we have a small obsession with local DJ/producer Lazaro Casanova, so we’ll keep it short this time. Casanova has a new Perfect 10 mix available for download. When describing the mix series via his blog he says, “I take 10 songs I’m adamant about currently and…

Throwback Tuesdays: Metallica “Nothing Else Matters”

It’s Throwback Tuesdays and with the release of Death Magnetic this past Friday, I’m sort of in an old-school Metallica mood. This song off the “Black Album” has always been one of my favorites because of the raw honesty and emotion behind it. I know some metal fans think it’s…