This week has had us doing a lot of commuting down to the 305. For those of us caught in the Art Basel whirlwind down south in Miami, you can only enjoy so many sleepless nights fueled by incessant art viewings, late-night concerts, and after parties before it all starts…
If you’ve been at any Art Basel shows this week, you’ve noticed a strikingly large amount of live Miami bands representin’ the 305 like nobody’s business at openings and after parties. But what about us?Well now, Broward and Palm Beach residents, rejoice! There’s a little piece of our hometown commuting…
The Jazz in the Gardens Festival 2011 lineup is live, and we like what we see. Although the anticipation for Lauryn Hill is a smidgen diminished because she was in South Florida last month for a performance at the University of Miami, perhaps she’s got “Killing Me Softly” and “Doo…
Hello, Heavy Bastard. No, we’re not referring to your weight gain after last week’s holiday dinner, or that bitter, lovable baby-eating villain from the Austin Powers flicks. Perfecting their load to deliver a big debut tonight at the Culture Room, Heavy Bastard will open for the renowned ’70s punk metal…
With a band name like Tokyo Police Club, you’d think they had at least one thing to back it up. You know, like they’re club hoppers or something. But no member is from Tokyo, none are former police officers, and their music is far from fit for the club. Their…
Jeremy Ellis Champion SoundThe Electric Pickle, Miami Wednesday, December 1, 2010 Ask anybody who pushes buttons for a living what they think about their job and they’ll most likely tell you they hate it. Detroit producer, vocalist, and live electronic percussionist Jeremy Ellis, however, looks like one of the happiest…
LCD SoundsystemMOCA Art Basel Party, the Raleigh Hotel, MiamiDecember 1, 2010Better than: Dancing Yrself Clean, even after rubbing elbows with filthy out-of-towner Baselites. It’s been almost two months since James Murphy and his dance-party pack combusted electro coitus all over the Fillmore Miami Beach. How could the return be quite…
Joe Satriani is a stunning guitar virtuoso. He’s played with rock royalty including Mick Jagger, Deep Purple, and Alice Cooper while also forging his own distinctive style with a fusionesque frenzy. Boldly venturing into more progressive realms, his fiery pyrotechnics have earned him a reputation as one of the most…
Back in March, up-and-coming Boston rapper Sam Adams’ Boston’s Boy EP debuted at number one on the iTunes hip-hop charts. In doing so, the Trinity College soccer captain made DJ “We the Best” Khaled eat his own catch phrase — for a hot minute, anyhow. While the hip-hop dons reel…
With its ghoulish Eddie Munster getups and iconic skull logo, seminal punk-rock act the Misfits makes every day Halloween. The innovators of horror punk come to town at the tail end of their extended 30th anniversary tour. Diehard fans might scoff at the fact this trio is even touring under…
Harry Merry isn’t technically free jazz or elemental jazz in practice. But the Netherlander’s uninhibited, avant-garde approach pairs nicely with any free-flowing and experimental music and shows a creator fully absorbed by his subconscious. Thus, his inclusion in Radio-Active Records’ third Continental Drift music night, which will focus on jazz’s…
The “This Is a Family Tour” is as good a refresher for the Warped Tour as any. The bill’s five bands hail from Ohio, Connecticut, and California. Feisty post-hardcore Attack Attack! is best-known for popularizing “crabcore,” a microgenre in which guitarists squat and hop while churning out hefty breakdowns. Connecticut’s…
Nate Ruess’ songs imply that he’s been dumped a zillion times. The articulate lead singer/songwriter of Fun. — a trio also featuring Andrew Dost of Anathallo and Jack Antonoff of Steel Train, the opening act — details the minutiae of crushes, heartache, and self-doubt in theatrical streams of consciousness. The…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock ‘n’ roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week, working radio through fear and frustration. Since starting this column earlier this year, I’ve frequently referred to the fact that most of my backstage encounters had…
The time for Zitfest, a two-day local avant music bender in mid-December, is drawing near. County Grind even bought one of those advent calendars with chocolate inside each day and ate the entire thing to nudge a few fresh blemishes out of our pores for the occasion. Organized and curated…
View a slideshow from the concert here. Dashboard ConfessionalWith John Lefler and Cory BrananRevolution, Fort LauderdaleSaturday, November 27, 2010Better than: Listening to The Swiss Army Romance repeatedly on CD in your room when you were a teenager. The Review: Dashboard Confessional frontman Chris Carrabba had his work cut out for him…
Dancegiving Music Festival America’s Backyard, Revolution, Green Room, Fort Lauderdale Friday, November 26, 2010If there is one thing that South Floridians love, it is dance music. Post-Thanksgiving day, many found themselves giving extra thanks for Fort Lauderdale’s inaugural Dancegiving Music Festival — the perfect way to burn off those calories…
New rap meme, same as the old rap meme: form over content. So it’s useful to get this out of the way straight off: Waka Flocka Flame is not, in the parochial sense, a good rapper. That much has driven the conversation surrounding the Georgia-based MC since he began appearing…
Partying with Nashville garage rockers the Ettes would be great — judging by their entertaining nicknames alone. Nimble vocalist Lindsay “Coco” Hames, deft drummer Maria “Poni” Silver, resolute bassist Jeremy “Jem” Cohen, and recently added guitarist Johnny “Shoulders” Cauffiel currently fill out the quartet. Hanging out with a guy called…
During its short lifespan, West Palm Beach pop-punk act Hey Monday has weathered significant lineup changes. Both bassist Michael “Jersey” Moriarty and drummer Elliot James have departed in the past year or so. Still, with the core of vocalist Cassadee Pope and guitarists Mike Gentile and Alex Lipshaw intact, things…
Mayday Parade has spent much of its nascent career associating itself with the contemporary emo scene: The band’s been on the Warped Tour, sold CDs out of its van, signed with teen-girl-centric label Fearless Records, and toured with current pop-punk heartthrobs All Time Low. However, with the recent release of…
According to the title track on The Music Scene, New York beatmaker Blockhead’s latest solo endeavor, “the music scene has got [him] down.” Although his nine fine productions on Aesop Rock’s critically acclaimed Labor Days will never be radio-friendly or best Glee on the Billboard charts, Blockhead does his part…
