Concert Review: Stephen Stills at the Fillmore Miami Beach, April 17

​Stephen StillsThe Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason TheaterSaturday, April 17, 2010Better Than: Having to mud through WoodstockThe Review:Okay, it’s a given that I and everyone else who has ever heard American music am somewhat familiar with the work of Stephen Stills. I mean, how could anyone not be?…

Rumor: Ultra Music Festival Expanding to Three Days in 2011

Photo by Ian WitlenUltra may be expanding to a three-day bender.​Word is swirling around that Ultra Music Festival’s organizers have decided to expand next year’s festival to three days, presumably Friday through Sunday. Supposedly the decision was made after this year’s sellout event.We’ve emailed Ultra’s publicists for comment and are…

Major Lazer Returns to Miami May 15 at Grand Central

Switch and Diplo, along with Major Lazer himself.​If you missed Major Lazer during Ultra Music Festival you are in luck. The Diplo and Switch side project along with Skerrit Bwoy is coming back to Miami on Saturday, May 15 for a live performance at Grand Central. We were told about…

Concert Review: Funky Meters at Revolution on Friday, April 16

It was a Funky Friday at Revolution​The Funky MetersWith King BeeRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleFriday, April 16, 2010There was something in the air outside Revolution Live on Friday night. A steady drizzle mixed with the aroma of boiled crawfish provided by Fort Lauderdale’s Shuck ‘n Dive reminding me that the New…

Interview: Drummer Kenny Aronoff to Play Clinic at Bienes Center

Photo by Sayre BermanTickets to Kenny Aronoff’s gun show​Among drummers, Kenny Aronoff is a name synonymous with talent, power, reliability and innovation. During the ’80s and ’90s, Aronoff toured with John Cougar Mellencamp, Bob Seger, Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Etheridge and John Fogerty, and has recorded with Elton John, Bob Dylan,…

Glimpse the New Doors Doc at the Vagabond April 20

It’s not exactly comforting, but the bond between all humans is death. And just like the rest of us, Jim Morrison ended up a fat, flatulent corpse in a Paris bathtub. Unlike most people, however, the Lizard King was a rock star, so he was only 27 when it came…

Record Store Day: Full Sweatstock Schedule Posted

​As you may have heard about 2,112 times already, Record Store Day is Saturday, and Sweat Records (5505 NE 2nd Ave., Miami) has posted the full schedule for the Sweatstock extravaganza. (Previously: “Radio-Active Records Unveils Details of Saturday’s Record Store Day”)The free, all-ages block party launches at 10 a.m., and…

Radio-Active Records Unveils Details of Saturday’s Record Store Day

​This blog posting was actually written from inside a dark-green Coleman tent that’s perched on the sidewalk outside Radio-Active Records (1930B E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale). Although the store is technically open right now, we predict a Bonnaroo-level event in the parking lot in anticipation for Saturday’s 10 a.m. launch.In…

Tonight! Rock City Angels, Rebel and DJ Mig, Chicago

​Memphis/South Florida glam-punk luminaries the Rock City Angels top the bill for a night of unbridled rock ‘n’ roll at Monterey Club (2608 S. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale). Show starts at 9:30 p.m. In short, the band, fronted by Bobby Durango, has a history far too long and twisted to…

Another Solo Spin by Dubfire, This Time at Mansion on April 24

via myspace.com/djdubfireIt seems like the guys of Deep Dish are spending more time apart than together now, but the musical results as they diverge are more and more interesting. The clear maverick of the duo made up of Sharam and Dubfire, is the latter. Born Ali Shirazinia, the Iranian-American grew…

Asheville’s Black Rabbits Play a Spate of South Florida Shows

via myspace.com/theblackrabbits​Over the past couple years, much of the American iteration of “indie rock” (or whatever) has gotten mired in a latte-scented puddle of mild psychedelia on one hand, and purposely lo-fi, pedal-doused noise on the other. There’s a lot of cool stuff in-between, but what nearly nobody is doing…

Animal Collective’s ODDSAC Screening at Grand Central April 25

Photo by Katherine SheehanStill from ODDSAC.Back in January, Animal Collective premiered its visual album ODDSAC at Sundance. The film, directed by filmmaker Danny Perez, is a psychedelic visual delight featuring music by the experimental quartet. After that, the film hit the road with sold-out screenings everywhere from New York to…

The Black Keys Bring Blues to Fillmore Miami

The Black Keys don’t so much repeat history with their version of the dirty blues as they stretch it to fit a whole new future. Witness 2008’s Attack & Release. Written after producer Danger Mouse tapped the twosome to studio-up with rhythm-and-blues legend Ike Turner, the LP is a testament…