Willy Chirino

Few if any artists are as quintessentially representative of Cuban culture in the United States as Willy Chirino (and Celia, que en paz descanse). The man is a hero to the exile community not just in South Florida but across the country. Whether you came from Cuba or were born…

Cope

A mainstay of the Tampa scene, Cope returns Friday to the Dive Bar for the second time in 2010. Riding a wave of support for its new, sophomore album, Going Home, and continuously touring the Southeast, this band is really pulling into the barrel. It’s the project of the Stadelman…

Yonder Mountain String Band

In support of its fifth studio release, 2009’s The Show, Yonder Mountain String Band is deep into the aptly named “Cabin Fever Tour.” Considering it hails from the mountains outside of Boulder, Colorado, it’s understandable why this four-piece renegade act makes a winter tour annually, with a sunny Florida stop…

Sugar Blue At the Riverwalk Blues Festival

Blues harpist Sugar Blue is best-known as the musician who contributed the signature harmonica riff to the Rolling Stones’ disco hit “Miss You.” He’s maintained a vibrant career ever since. Blue takes his handle from an obscure jazz recording and offers ongoing homage to such esteemed mentors as Big Walter…

Terror With Emmure, After the Burial, Miss May I, and Thick as Blood

Los Angeles-based five-piece Terror formed in 2002, after the ’90s golden years, when hardcore was still hard. Still, burly frontman Scott Vogel and company have from the beginning fought the good fight, keeping the music pummeling and punishing but without any of today’s trendy death-core trappings. Whenever Terror flirts with…

Fishbone

The flagship band of the West Coast Black Rock Coalition wing, beloved by artists from the late Miles Davis to OutKast, Fishbone has long persisted as vital pioneers of Stateside ska, striving tirelessly toward an equivalence of diverse styles and visions. Sadly, ‘Bone’s adherence to 2-Tone as well as P-Funk,…

Navegante and Penelope Sky, at Jazid This Friday

​Considering that one half of Gnarles Barkley is the comprised of musical genius/producer extraordinaire Danger Mouse, and the other is Cee-Lo mother-fuckin’ Green, whom we all know is the soul machine, drawing the comparison “the Latin Gnarles Barkley” are some pretty damned big kicks to be stepping into. We’ll leave…

New Mixtape From Dan Black, Playing Ultra March 26

​Turns out mixtapes aren’t just for rappers. But British critical darling Dan Black, who recently played to a somewhat unappreciative crowd at LIV, doesn’t have much use for genre constraints. A rare pop singer (to try to label him simply) who creates his own compositions, he travels easily between electro,…

New Mad Decent Podcast Features Rusko, Playing Ultra on March 27

​Out of all the big-name dubstep producers, Rusko is probably the one with the most obvious sense of humor. His tracks are bass-heavy, sure, but they’re also full of quirky, high-end samples, and generally harbor less of that sense of impending doom that permeates the work of people like Skream…

Concert Review: Furthur at Bayfront Park Amphitheater, February 5

via furthur.net​Furthur Bayfront Park Amphitheater, MiamiFriday, February 5, 2010Better Than: [Insert clever Grateful Dead song title] cover bandThe Review:With weather on my mind and 50 miles of Super Bowl-enhanced traffic in front of me, I departed home this past Friday with anticipation of what the Grateful Dead’s newest incarnation would…

Concert Review: Mayday!, Goodie Mob, and Nas at the Arsht Center, February 5

Photo by Manny HernandezSpecial guest Stephen Marley joins Nas onstage at the Arsht Center.​Mayday!, Goodie Mob, and NasThe Arsht Center, MiamiFriday, February 5, 2010 Better Than: BET’s SOS Haiti benefit concert that took place earlier the same night, right up the street at the American Airlines Arena.The Review: Sure, Super…

Crossfade Live: Free Album, Locos Por Juana at Jazid, February 5

Jacob KatelShot from October, 2009, when we caught Locos at the WDNA studio for Sound Theory Live.​Locos Por Juana are fuckin’ awesome, and we’ve got the proof. Welcome to our first edition of Crossfade Live, where we bring you our original high definition concert recordings from bands and venues all over…

Concert Review: Pepsi Musica Super Bowl Fan Jam, February 5

Mr. 305 was the show’s highlight.​Nelly Furtado, Pitbull, and Paulina RubioLummus Park, Miami BeachFriday, February 5, 2010Better than: Plaxico Burress’ Super Bowl PartyThe Review:First, let me start off by saying, there is absolutely nothing in the world like the carnival atmosphere that takes the city by the throat when Super…

WMC 2010: Oscar G, Pitbull Nominated for This Year’s IDMAs

Oscar G is up for two IDMAs.​This year’s International Dance Music Awards were announced earlier this week, and there are some 305 highlights worth noting:First up, Space resident DJ Oscar G scored two nominations including Best House/Garage Track for “Back to You” and Best Full Length DJ Mix for the…