photo by Katherine TuttleAnimal Tropical’s Jose Castello plays along to ‘The Skeptic’s Operetta.’Cinema Sounds No. 6The Tower Theater, MiamiSaturday, April 3, 2010 Better Than: A regular night at the moviesThe review: Walking down the street in a bustling Little Havana neighborhood on Saturday night, it was clear I was well off…
Who the fuck are Llamabeats? They are Spits, Master Fader, and a dude named “The What’s Good?” who make malt-liquor-and-blunts type bass-heavy melodic party music.Check out their new EP, Don’t Show This To Anyone Vol.1: Operation Fade, the shit rides and it’s a free download.Click here for that.Their sounds have…
Photo by Ian WitlinBoca Raton’s Lynn University was hit especially hard by the January 12 Haiti earthquake — four students and four professors who were tragically killed there while providing care as part of the Journey of Hope course. Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba, who lives locally, decided to do his…
Fans of Joan Jett and Cherie Currie (and even fans of Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning) don’t have to wait until Friday to get a peek at what it must have been like to be a part of one of the most infamous girl bands of the ’70s. Tomorrow night,…
Ben Robinson was 13 years old when he first played on The Late Show with David Letterman. That was 10 years ago, and now, at age 23, this one-time child prodigy has turned into one of the best undiscovered bluesmen of the 21st century. These days, Robinson boasts a new…
In recent years, the Honda Civic Tour has been heavily male, full of the kind of high-sheen, faintly punk-pop acts who trafficked heavily in heartbreak (Motion City Soundtrack, Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is…, and so on). Though the tour took a hiatus last year, it’s back for 2k10, and…
Brooklyn-based DJ/producer Francis Harris a.k.a. Adultnapper has emerged in recent years as one of the most idiosyncratic and compelling producers of the international techno scene, a curious thing considering the man is a former punk-rocker who once admitted to hating dance music. His iconoclastic approach to EDM is more than…
Photo by Mikayla DavisVega Under Fire guitarist Brad Shellito is calling Dr. LoveTopSpot USA Industry ShowcaseWith Vega Under Fire, New City Lions, Easton, So Long Davey, and Not Here NowThe Talent Farm, Pembroke PinesSaturday, April 3, 2010Under the sparkling Talent Farm lettering, five young bands that all deserve “punk” attached…
According to band leader Graham Wood Drout IKO IKO have been playing in Miami for over 30 years. We caught the legendary Dade County killers live at Q American Barbeque on the West End of Miami’s Design District on Saturday night. We asked the band if we could record…
Back in his early days, Tom Petty got a lot more sand kicked at himMusic vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock ‘n’ roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers play their first official gig and…
photo by Sayre BermanTo view a full slideshow of photos from the event, click here.Paul McCartneySun Life Stadium, Miami GardensSaturday, April 3, 2010Better Than: Everything, ever.The Review:I’ll drop all pretense of “criticism” here and will preface this by saying it’s written from the perspective of an unapologetically drooling fan.I never…
As we have already pointed out, Saturday marks the TopSpot USA showcase featuring Vega Under Fire, New City Lions, So Long Davey, Easton, and Not Here Now at the Talent Farm (20911 Johnson St., Ste. 111, Pembroke Pines). Not only does the concert show the talents of TopSpot USA founders…
From the moment Cinema Sounds No. 6 was announced, there’s been a serious swirl of secrecy surrounding the whole thing. And no matter how hard we batter him with questions, Roofless Rex exec Matt Preira refuses to reveal anything but the most basic details. He just smirks and says: “It’s…
Photo by Amy KoshLeon Russell can write songs as well as his face can grow hair, reallyAn impressive slate of shows roll through South Florida this weekend, and of them all, blues-rock legend Leon Russell is far and above the most photogenic of the bunch.As our writer Lee Zimmerman says,…
From many angles (musical, cultural, etc.) one can argue that we all have African roots. But that’s not an argument that I feel qualified to follow up on, especially since I’m a huge Fela Kuti fan and while not having an ounce of his genius in me (that’s why I…
Sam Lloyd, best-known as Ted Buckland, the sweaty, nervous lawyer on TV medical comedy Scrubs, will perform Saturday at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts with his a cappella group, the Blanks.These are the guys known as the Worthless Peons who periodically break into song on the show. The…
via livenation.comPaul McCartney’s appearance this Saturday at the Sun Life Stadium marks the last of just four North American shows in his current, cheekily named “Up and Coming” tour. And while fans should, of course, expect him to perform any number of megahits by the Beatles and even Wings, hardcore…
Photo by Andrew WamselyThe show was not sponsored by ADT Home SecurityA Day to RememberWith Veara, Enter Shikari, Silverstein, August Burns RedRevolution, Fort LauderdaleWednesday, March 31, 2010Touring acts tend to avoid South Florida because we are not on the way to anywhere — except rehab. The best way to fit…
Photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view photos from this event.The Arctic MonkeysThe Fillmore Miami BeachThursday, April 1, 2010Better Than: Northern English food (black pudding, anyone?)The Review:Last night’s debut Miami show by the Sheffield, England rock outfit the Arctic Monkeys gave plenty to cheer about. But it was the fans…
Local psychedelicists Ice Cream will still play Interstellar, though.S. PajotNewspapers suck. They get printed and that’s it. Meanwhile, the world keeps spinning, the internets keep churning, and party plans get revised a dozen times. In this week’s Night + Day calendar section, the New Times got all hyped up about…
After a recent retooling period, Miami New Times’ 2009 Best Hip-Hop Artist winner, Mayday!, is back stronger than ever. With a fleshed-out line-up, the group is now a full-on live act, complete with bubbling percussion, ice-cold keyboards, and a singing/rapping interplay courtesy of BernBiz and Wrekonize, respectively. But where so…
This is a little further afield than we usually cover, but it’s only a little bit outside of the tri-county area. After all the madness last week, maybe you need a break? The annual Hooked on Music Festival is this Saturday in Fort Pierce, and is put on by (772)-based…
