Concert Review: Floor Reunion Show at Churchill’s on Saturday

Photo by Betty MonteavaroFloor, sitting on the ground​FloorChurchill’s Pub, MiamiSaturday, March 27, 2010 As I live and breathe here in South Florida, I know a freaking thing or two: Floor is slow-thudding metal royalty. The kind that blue-blooded region rockers will sell their future babies for. And that’s a good thing…

Concert Review: Naughty by Nature, Finally, at Revolution Live

Photo by Reed FischerNaughty by Nature’s Vinnie and Treach prior to some shirt carnage​Naughty by NatureRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleThursday, March 25, 2010Expecting spontaneous freestyles, special guests and tons of new material at a Naughty by Nature show? After a 15-year wait since my last opportunity to see the New Jersey…

Ultra Music Festival 2010 at Bicentennial Park in Pictures

Photo by Ian WitlenDeadmau5 performing at the main stage at Ultra Music Festival.​It’s over. Jesus Christ! It’s over! We are sad and glad at the same time. Sad because we have to wait another year for the next Ultra Music Festival. Glad because our city can return to some kind…

Concert Review: Major Lazer at Ultra Music Festival Day 2

Photo by Ian Witlen​Major LazerUltra Music Festival at Bicentennial Park, MiamiSaturday, March 27, 2009Better than: Ninety-nine percent of the acts at Ultra.Making fun, party music is a difficult thing to do. No, seriously. You can either go the obviously route and create straight-up track about partying (i.e. most of LMFAO’s…

Contest: Sounds of Ultra 2010 – Name That Artist, Win a Prize

Jacob Katel​Were you one of the 75,000 ticket holders at ULTRA 2010 on Saturday? If so, then you may recognize the following clip from a major and influential electronic act. Correctly name the artist and DJ and you can win a random prize from Crossfade. Here’s the audio we recorded,…

Concert Review: Rye Rye and Kelis at the W South Beach, March 26

Photo by Alissa Christine​Rye Rye and KelisThe Sirius Satellite Belvedere Lounge at The W Hotel, Miami BeachMarch 26, 2010Better Than: Having to deal with the throngs.There’s always a lot of side action goin’ on at Winter Music Conference. Some of it is quasi-official; some of it isn’t even advertised. And…

Concert Review: G. Love and Special Sauce at Culture Room, March 25

Photo: Marion von BoorThe Culture Room got sauced​ G. Love and Special Sauce with Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Thursday, March 25, 2010 Culture Room, Fort LauderdaleThe Review:G. Love and his long-simmering Special Sauce flavored the sold-out Culture Room Thursday night with a signature blend of blues, funk, folk and…

Backstage in South Florida: My Meeting With Macca

The fella on the far right is Lee Zimmerman​Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock ‘n’ roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week, a daytripping tale about catching Paul McCartney and his band on the run at American Airlines Arena.It…

Upcoming: Styx Drummer Todd Sucherman Shares His Secrets

Photo by Sayre BermanGot room for just one more cymbal, Todd?​The South Florida music community is in for a treat. Todd Sucherman, current acclaimed drummer of the multi-platinum band Styx, will be here April 1, hosting a drum clinic in Fort Lauderdale at The Bienes Center for the Arts at…

Tonight! Whole Wheat Bread Punks Out Propaganda

Air hockey is totally a contact sport​Ever since Run-D.M.C. threw down rap verses on top of Joe Perry’s guitar riffs on its 1986 remake of Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way,” many bands have endeavored to mesh hip-hop lyricism with rock wallop. While that formula has proven fruitful in some instances –…

New Times Broward-Palm Beach Battle of the Bands 2010 Lineup is Set

​Let the jockeying officially begin! After carefully considering more than 20 local acts in the running, New Times Broward-Palm Beach can announce the roster for this year’s Battle of the Bands. The show, judged by your loyal BPB Music Editor Reed Fischer and Revolution Live Marketing Manager/Talent Buyer Craig Hammon,…

Tonight! Julian Marley at Culture Room

It can be difficult to keep track of all the musical offspring of super-fertile reggae king Bob Marley. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, and Damian have each carved out their unique notches in their reggae family tree. Julian, elder only to Damian, creates music true to the traditional roots reggae legacy of…

Ultra Music Festival 2010 Set Times

Click to view.​Before you head over to Bicentennial Park today for Day 1 of Ultra Music Festival, you may want to check out the set times for the entire festival, which is available online.We’ll be there covering the entire festival starting today, so be on the look out for our…