Chicago’s kitschy, horn-dominated sound and unabashed overtures to centrist audiences seemed an unlikely fit with the ultrahip rock denizens also reaping commercial success in the early ’70s. Chicago Transit Authority, which was later shortened, was something of a prog sensation when it began and opened shows for Jimi Hendrix. With…
South Florida just endured the electronic pugilism of the Winter Music Conference, and waste management is still trying to recover. For a change of pace, experience an electronic music act that predates the current crop of Euro-styled, glow-stick wavers with industrial pioneers Assemblage 23. Frontman Tom Shear’s been at it…
Perfectly coifed hairdos aside, Bon Jovi always straddled that perilous divide between rock credibility and pure pop fluff. Still, there’s no doubt about the band’s commercial viability. With massive hits “You Give Love a Bad Name,” “Wanted Dead or Alive,” and “Living on a Prayer,” among others, and album sales…
We can’t go one week without singing the praises of West Palm Beach quintet Surfer Blood. After all, local kids bursting onto the national scene with write-ups in Rolling Stone, Spin, and Pitchfork in less than 11 months of existence doesn’t happen all too often. So why not relish in…
Stay tuned for the happy endingPlease note: Crossfade does not condone blindfolding young women, forcing them to wear noserings and bright orange underwear, and tying their limbs to a lawn chair so that a monkey can sit and watch them struggle.That said, the Flaming Lips, a band that will be…
via Destroyio Recordsclick for fullsize.Punk rock lives at the house of holy hell, Churchill’s, this Friday with Destroyio Records and the official release of the third edition of Concrete Jungle punk rock zine.Spray paint the walls, shake things up, talk that noise, hate on pigs (real police are good though,…
South Florida hip-hop fans should set aside the last week in May for shows on back-to-back nights featuring two seasoned rhymers who still have that creative hunger.Murs hits Culture Room on May 28, and K-os makes a stop at Revolution on May 29. Tickets for both shows are on sale…
Strike while the Iron is hot-headedMusic vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock ‘n’ roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week, an uncomfortable encounter with Iron Maiden and a mad dash to get their singer to the show on time.Long before…
via blackbobby.comSweat Records’ Sweatstock this Saturday, celebrating the store’s five-year anniversary and coinciding with Record Store Day, requires mandatory attendance from anyone who gives a crap about the local music scene. The all-day event features some of the best South Florida artists across multiplegenres, and Black Bobby’s live set is…
photo by Xavier MartinA shirt-less photo, of course, from a shoot for Iggy’s most recent album, last year’s ‘Preliminaires.’Over the last year or so, Iggy Pop sort of became the patron saint of Miami, showing up everywhere from limited-edition Sweat Records T-shirts to random openings during Art Basel. He’s been…
via stbedechapel.orgSt. Bede Episcopal ChapelIf you’re reading this blog, it’s because you appreciate music. The music, whatever it is you listen to, makes you feel something — it lifts your spirits, or comforts you when you’re down. In other words, all that mumbo-jumbo people try to feed you about the…
At the recent Cinema Sounds event, Animal Tropical played alongside a sketch of absent member Kris Pabon.Animal Tropical is one of Miami’s most well known local bands. They’ve been playing shows together for quite a while (even under different band names like Pygmy, Down Home Southernaires), but what many fans…
via livenation.comAfter three albums and nearly a decade of trying to attract some wider notice, you’d think David Gray would have been pleased when he finally landed in the Top Ten via his international smash “Babylon” and the best-selling album from whence it came, White Ladder. Yet, as the old adage…
via myspace.com/deardadyourstrulyYes, we did a double-take, too, when we saw that venue name. It’s the Falls, as in, the sleepy Kendall mall. No, it doesn’t exactly scream rock and roll, but there are a lot of the all-ages set dwelling around there, so why not? Rocking the Simon-franchise shoppers this…
The Pickle’s got one hell of a double booking lined up for Friday night with special guests Âme and Alexkid in the house. Âme (French for “soul”) is the German production duo of Kristian Beyer and Frank Wiedemann, and as their name suggests, they specialize in the soulful side of…
It’s been just a couple weeks since Steve Angello and his Swedish House Mafia comrades tore through town during Winter Music Conference. But Miami just can’t get enough of these guys’ suave looks and big-room beats, and so Angello returns solo on Saturday, April 17 for one of his biggest…
Musician’s Discount Center can seem like it’s half way to Key West if you live in downtown Miami, Cuba if you’re in NMB, or Argentina if you’re in Broward, but for Cutler Ridge, West Kendall, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Florida City, and the whole Down South, the store is pretty…
Photo by Ian WitlenOf Montreal’s Kevin Barnes at the Fillmore Miami Beach.Click here to view photos from this event.Of MontrealFriday, April 9, 2010The Filmore, Miami BeachOf Montreal took over the stage at the Filmore on Saturday, putting on a whimsical and musically captivating performance. Opening with “For Our Elegant Castle,”…
Photo by Annie PowersThe Pains of Being Pure at HeartLast week, we announced West Palm Beach’s Surfer Blood was returning to South Florida for a gig at Miami’s Grand Central, but perhaps the more exciting news is who they are coming with. New York’s The Pains of Being Pure at…
This Friday’s Piano Latino concert at the Arsht Center brings together two masters of Latin jazz with an upcoming prodigy, for a snapshot of the genre’s past, present, and future. Eddie Palmieri is the grand master here, a first-generation Nuyorican who began playing piano at age 11 (all the way…
John MineoThe Buddha became eccentricMike MineoWith Rachel Goodrich and Matt ZThe Funky Buddha Lounge, Boca RatonFriday, April 9, 2010For years, Mike Mineo’s shimmering talent has been in the shadows. For years, he’s breathed sonic, life-giving breaths into rooms (and forests, valleys, beaches) that one would expect from the most swinging…
Photo by Gina DiazErykah Badu, Mistress of the Universe at Miami’s American Airlines ArenaErykah BaduWith Bilal and Robert GlasperAmerican Airlines Arena, MiamiThursday, April 8, 2010Erykah Badu’s video for her latest single, “Window Seat,” features the neo-soul singer sprinting through downtown Dallas, stripping off baggy sweatclothes to her essence, and what…
