Photo by Tom Craig/Seminole Hard RockJohn Fogerty at Hard Rock Live, April 22John FogertyHard Rock Live, HollywoodThursday, April 22, 2010When John Fogerty first initiated his roots rock ethos with Creedence Clearwater Revival some 42 years ago, the musical term Americana had yet to be used to describe the concept of…
Like Travis Bickle said in Taxi Driver, “One day a real rain is gonna come and wash all this scum off the streets.” When that day comes to Miami (maybe with a big hurricane this summer), and all the bullshit, plastic, glass, and concrete is gone, we’ll be left with…
I’ll be the first to tell you that going to Churchill’s for whatever reason is in and of itself a Big Top production filled with interesting characters, bizarre situations, contorting panhandlers, and so on. However, it seems like this Friday there will be a circus within the circus, courtesy of…
Photo by Steve Rullman’s iPhoneSurfer BloodWith Turbo Fruits, Love Handles, and the DewarsRespectable Street, West Palm BeachApril 20, 2010Before your faithful Broward-Palm Beach Crossfade contingent became a member of the New Times staff, he attended a fateful Surfer Blood show January 27 at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach. The…
Jacuzzi Boys – Smells Dead from John McSwain on Vimeo.Just a couple weeks before an extensive national tour that will keep them on the road for two months, the Jacuzzi Boys have released this new video for “Smells Dead.” In a sign of the band’s growing national cred, the director…
Ben Bridwell’s swelling sonic ambitions were apparent from early in his musical career. Now the frontman and main brain behind Band of Horses, while a member of the Seattle indie act Carissa’s Wierd, he had a knack for pushing the borders of jangly, somewhat mopey rock toward outer space. When…
John Fogerty was once reticent to exert his influence. His first album after breaking with Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1972 — the band that sealed his stamp on Americana — was, ironically, a set of classic covers under the name the Blue Ridge Rangers. Following his first collection of originals…
After enjoying more mainstream success than most of their fellow jam-bad revival acts of the ’90s, with hits like “Run Around” — Dorothy drops acid with the Cowardly Lion in the popular MTV video — Blues Traveler had to make it through some pretty rocky conditions as it transitioned into…
Solillaquists of Sound is an innovative Orlando-based quartet bringing real-deal, underground hip-hop to the live stage. The group’s contagious enthusiasm reveals vigorous enjoyment of its craft. Accomplishing the near impossible, SoS produces a sound that is infectious enough to attract the masses without compromising its conscious, positive message. Having toured…
The Blind Boys of Alabama have been honoring life, music, and the Lord with their soulful gospel singing since the group formed at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in 1939. In a career spanning seven decades, the past ten years have brought them more well-deserved honors from the music…
One of the most incomparable present-day jazz musicians, Charlie Hunter is not just an American guitarist, composer, and bandleader but a true innovator. Performing primarily on seven- and eight-string guitars customized to include both bass and guitar strings, Hunter simultaneously plays bass lines, rhythm guitar, and solos. First coming to…
Don’t have the cash for a midweek trip to Rio? Well, no worries. Tonight Champion Sound and two big-time beat junkies are bringing a taste of Brazil’s funk and fat asses to these subtropical shores. Jumping off at 10 p.m., the weekly hip-hop humpfest will host Marcelinho Da Lua and…
The Electric Pickle has something for everyone this Friday night with a stellar triple booking hosted by top local EDM contingents PL0T and Poplife that should provide for a delectable melange of sounds ranging from indie to techno. To kick things off, Mr. Andy Rourke of The Smiths fame will…
Cypress Hill’s latest is the group’s first new material in six yearsEven the most blunted Cypress Hill fans know that 4/20 marked the release of Rise Up, the group’s eighth studio album. The release — the weed-loving rap group’s first collection of new material in six years — features local…
CC by 2.0, via xxmisa on FlickrOver the past 15 years or so, Jamaican dancehall has been fusing more and more with American urban music. It’s really been reflected in the last few in the lineup of Best of the Best, the biggest dancehall-centric concert of the year in South…
Caetano VelosoThe Fillmore Miami BeachApril 20, 2010Better Than: A world cruise through an aural netherworldThe Review:It’s virtually impossible to categorize the music of Caetano Veloso. World Beat is weak. Because though what he does is both global and rhythmic, the term doesn’t even begin to describe its aural majesty. World…
The musical legend born James Osterberg is Miami’s most famous rock and roll resident. And though he guards where, exactly, it is that he resides, lately it seems it’s been easier than ever to see him out on the town. And boy, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau should…
photo by Christopher WilsonNext Wednesday’s show at the Fillmore Miami Beach by Band of Horses caps off a pretty awesome April at the venue. The show also marks, however, a preview for fans of the ex-Seattle/now South Carolina band’s third studio album, the upcoming Infinite Arms. It drops on Columbia/Fat…
Former Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, whose thudding lower notes on The Queen is Dead even gave the dour Morrissey some pleasure, is now a thriving DJ at Manchester, England’s Xfm. His acumen for assembling a mix of influential songs spanning the years is impressive given that he must know that…
Photo by Bradford SchmidtWho could forget this amazing angle?Among the many bands we are excited to see at SunFest’s New Music Night next Wednesday, Crash Kings are near the top — due largely to our SXSW correspondent’s unwavering love for the Los Angeles band. Now, as the images of Texas…
photo by Ian WitlenTo view a slideshow of photos from the event, click here. SweatstockWith No Age, Otto von Schirach, Awesome New Republic, Jacuzzi Boys, and othersSweat Records, MiamiSaturday, April 16, 2010Better Than: Giving more of your precious dollars to the local suburban big-box store.The Review: Sweatstock, the fifth anniversary block party…
The Black KeysThe Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason TheaterApril 18, 2010Better Than: Being stuck between rock and a hard placeThe Review:There was one moment during The Black Keys’ Fillmore Miami Beach set that entirely defined what the Akron combo does to and for this thing called rock music…
