DiscoTech Releases Devastating EP

​If you aren’t aware of DiscoTech, the production trio is compromised of Midwesterns Joe Maz (who relocated here recently) and Gigamesh, along with local boy Danny Daze. Together they’ve produced remixed from Classixx, Kanye West, Britney Spears, Lykke Li, and more.Well now the group is also releasing their own material,…

Dimebag Darrell, Live and Acoustic in Miami, One Night Only

April Ashford-ForsytheGet ready.​Tonight, at the crossroads of Krome Avenue and the Tamiami Trail, Dimebag Darrell will play a special one night only acoustic set.Fan and promoter Sam Hamovich says, “Dude, if you’ve never heard Bag’s acoustic shit you’re fucking missing out. He’s like the Kenny G of metal. This new…

Paul McCartney’s Rumored Final World Tour Stops in South Florida

Paul McCartney’s “Coming Up” dates are rumored to mark his final world tour. Whether or not that’s the case, this latest jaunt does allow him to revisit some familiar terrain. Just before his South Florida stop, he’s scheduled to play two nights at the venerable Hollywood Bowl — site of…

Leon Russell Brings Culture Room Back to Roots

Leon Russell and the Abominable Snowman appear to have a lot in common. Both are legendary, and sightings of each are relatively rare. Then too, there’s that physical similarity — Russell’s flowing white hair and massive beard find him a dead ringer for that reclusive creature. Russell’s low profile contrasts…

Angry Pudding Ready to Seethe at Propaganda

Pretty soon, “female” rockers will take center stage compliments of the upcoming wide release of The Runaways flick. However, for people in the know, all-girl bands like Eyeliners, Emily’s Sassy Lime, L7, and Bikini Kill have been making rackets for a long time, plus That Dog and the Breeders prove…

Amos Lee Smoothes Out the Culture Room Crowd

Amos Lee isn’t quite as famous as those tiny cookies that share his given name, but his product is substantial and tasty. The Philadelphian’s John Prine-influenced songwriting and soulful delivery stokes any coffeehouse crowd’s appetite. His latest studio album, Last Days at the Lodge, puts him in command of his…

The Beach Boys and John Stamos to Play Kravis Center

The Beach Boys were the quintessential American band even before they were featured in Malcolm Leo’s 1985 documentary An American Band. As the soundtrack to so many memories, the band’s pioneering pop is not a sound you hear just during summertime. It’s the season’s embodiment: a slice of Americana honoring…

Upcoming: John Mayer and Owl City Bring Muscle to Cruzan Amphitheatre

​Love him or abhor him, John Mayer as an interview subject makes for a good read. His detailed masturbation stories, dubbing Jessica Simpson “sexual napalm,” and, of course, his Benetton heart/David Duke manhood conflicts in a recent Playboy interview ensured that plenty of folks who have never heard anything past…

Tonight! Gilberto Gil at Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Gilberto Gil is one of the rare foxes managing to carve an almost five-decade career while remaining in the shadows of larger names that have come and gone. While successfully spreading the beauty of Brazilian music across the continents, he’s done the same for Brazilian listeners by infusing the styles…

DJ Mix: Greg Wilson Live WMC Set at Electric Pickle, March 24

​For those of you tragically not in attendance that night, legendary UK DJ Greg Wilson made his highly anticipated WMC debut (in fact his Miami debut altogether) at Electric Pickle on Wednesday, March 24, schooling us all on the authentic disc jockey artform. Beyond simply reinstating the definition of what…

More Info on Sweatstock 2010, Sweat Records’ Record Store Day

​Earlier, we let you know that Sub Pop’s No Age was scheduled to perform at this year’s Record Store Day at Sweat Records, also known as Sweatstock, but more details have finally been released. The all-ages events, taking place Saturday, April 17, will feature performances by Awesome New Republic, The…

WMC 2010: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

We are sort of stretching this since Winter Music Conference wrapped up Sunday, but it just took a while to finally sit down and process everything we did over the course of last week. But here it is, our final call on all the great and not-so-great things that we…

More 305 Rock From Alukard This Saturday at Tobacco Road

​The five-piece local act Alukard reps Miami proudly, even dubbing its sound “305 rock,” but it doesn’t fit neatly into any of the city’s music sub-scenes. It’s too hip-hop for the punk and hardcore purists, too punk for the live hip-hop-heads, not hippie-ish enough for the fusion folks. And the…

Tonight! Fear Factory at Culture Room

It has been 21 years since Fear Factory unleashed its racket, which has over time become a major influence on the landscape of American metal. It has also, in a bizarre manner, mirrored corporate America in the mentality that the band is first and foremost a business. While undergoing lineup…