For those of us sadly toiling, at least occasionally, in a cubicle, Wednesday is a shining beacon — if you can just grasp onto your sanity until this day, everything will be okay. Actually, chances are, if you’re part of the crew that frequents the shows at the American Legion,…
Hoc n’ PuckyMiami events devoted to quality hip-hop may take a little digging to find, but they’re there. If you’ve found them, you’re probably already familiar with the circuit of weeklies and one-offs put on by IAmYourVillain. If not, get schooled on Wednesday, April 14 at the Standard, when the…
Next Wednesday is FIU’s annual UP-ROAR Concert, and if you’re an FIU student, there’s a good chance you already snatched up tix to this. If you’re not, you could very well be one of the ones currently scouring Craig’s List or hitting up students you know, because tickets to this…
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,…
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 “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 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…
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 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 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…
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…
photo by Nicole CussellThe evening’s headliners had interesting choices in headgear.To view a full slideshow from this event, click here. Saturday, I took a day of rest and hibernated rather than try to hit up any day parties. I knew I was going to get sweaty as hell at Get Physical’s…
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…
Yes, WMC ended on Sunday, but considering I ended my experience some time technically on Sunday, I’ve just now gotten my head screwed back on straight. Blame the amazing Get Physical WMC party on Saturday night/Sunday morning, the best edition of that party yet. But I’ll get to that shortly…
C-Ride is a Carol City rapper well known in Miami’s underground. You can hear his name ringing in the streets from Richmond Heights to County Line Road and past. He has a new album out called “The Arab Store” and it’s available as a free download through his website. The…
The Arctic Monkeys, with bassist Turner second from right.Thursday’s show at the Fillmore marks the Arctic Monkeys’ first performance in Miami Beach, but the Sheffield, England rockers already count a famous local resident as an unlikely fan: Diddy. About this time last year, the band was in New York, putting…
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…
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…
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…
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…
via myspace.com/grahamwooddroutsikoikoQ American Barbeque is the latest venue in Jonathan Eismann’s growing empire of Design District restaurants. And though this one takes barbecue and nudges it upscale a smidge, the shabby-chic atmosphere is meant to make you sit, relax, and imbibe for a while. It especially gives Miami blues fans,…
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…
