via physical-music.comM.A.N.D.Y.Last night, I hit up the official Get Physical label site while looking for some info on Philipp Jung of M.A.N.D.Y.’s upcoming DJ gig at Space on the 23rd. On a lark, I decided to hit the little “Miami” tab on the label’s tour dates page, and lo and…
Photo by Rony AlwinDj Tamara SkyOkay, so I’ll admit this post is really just about posting another hot-as-fuck picture of DJ/model Tamara Sky. So sue me. I’ve already publicly admitted my love for her. So sorry that from time to time I want to look at something pretty.That being said,…
Radioboxer, which formed in the Magic City from the remnants of a previous incarnation called Falaz, has earned a strong fan base around town thanks to its honesty and sincerity. And of course, because it really rocks out. The band crafts alternative yarns built on thoughtful storytelling while still grinding…
The dance-music underground might be rocking bleepy techno and dark-wave house from Europe, but the stuff that really moves the masses combines the synthetic strings of trance with the tough percussion of house. One look at the most popular DJs in the world, from Tiesto to Deadmau5 to Kaskade, points…
Make no mistake: Four Year Strong loves the ’90s. Not only is its pop-hardcore sound a throwback to genre innovators the Movielife (as well as the guys who took it to the bank, New Found Glory) but its new covers album, Explains It All, is a love letter to the…
Guitarist and vocalist Warren Haynes is a busy man these days, juggling roles in the Allman Brothers, the Dead, and Gov’t Mule, which he leads, having founded it with late Allmans bassist Allen Woody. Like the other bands Haynes is involved with, Gov’t Mule is based on a classic-rock sound:…
Here’s a Haiti Earthquake Twitpic music video we made using Obama’s address to the nation on the Haiti earthquake crisis. The images are Twitpics from across the internets: They’re first-response citizen media reports of crushed buildings, death, destruction, hope, and life.Wyclef’s Yele Foundation has been working in Haiti for years…
2009 was a big year for Wolf + Lamb, the NYC-based DJ/production duo and eponymous label responsible for some of the most exciting and imaginative new sounds in electronic dance music. From their growing cult following, centered around the infamous “Marcy Hotel” parties in Brooklyn, to their recent leap from…
Arturo Sandoval’s 2003 release Trumpet Evolution is perhaps the most aptly titled album he, or many others, for that matter, have ever dropped. It’s not only a fitting title for what the listener finds on the record–19 lush jazz tracks that span the history of the genre–but a very accurate…
Folk Nation isn’t just a street gang.According to Wikipedia, “It has been defined in several ways; as music transmitted by word of mouth, music of the lower classes, music with no known composer.”Folk is the music of ramblers and wildcats, grifters and coal miners, killers, thieves, pimps, train hoppers, hitch…
Calvin Harris performs at LIV Febrary 24.We’ve been a little quiet lately on LIV’s Wednesday night party Dirty Hairy. Partly because the acts that have been booked lately are more gimmicky than actually, er, talented. Nothing wrong with gimmick — a mega-club of LIV’s size needs to make money –…
Photo by Manny HernandezTony Bennett performing at the Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht Center.Tony BennettFriday, January 8, 2010Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, MiamiBetter Than: The BestThe new songs are “lousy.” That’s what Tony Bennett said from the stage of the Arsht Center during his sold-out show last…
Somewhere between blues and alternative, there’s a particular sound, and that sound is King Bee. But whether they’re churning through dark riffs in the key of D minor or driving through bluesy, tube-driven leads, their sound is distinct and immediately recognizable–perhaps because there simply aren’t any bands like them in…
…They made the “best” list, don’t worry. While these days Buddyhead may not carry the same clout as Pfork or Stereogum, it’s a major-ish blog force on the West Coast (or at least L.A., where it’s based) — and the writers there have big-upped Jacuzzi Boys before. And what Buddyhead…
photo by Tobin VoggesserJJ GreyJJ Grey & Mofro, GalacticRevolution, Fort LauderdaleSaturday, January 9, 2010Better Than: Being stuck on a boat with “suspicious liquids.”The Review:This past weekend marked an annual ritual: the end of the Jam Cruise, which always floods South Florida with musical talent. Though sometimes this place feels like…
Here’s our video from the week of Art Basel Miami 2009. It features footage from the streets of Wynwood, Notorious Nastie, Primary Flight, Lynn Yohana Howard, Laqui, Art Miami, Art Loves Music, Pulse Art Fair, Fountain Art Fair, Os Gemeos, Tony Goldman’s Wynwood Walls, Shepard Fairey, Jim Darling, Dave Tree,…
Photo by Shane MacCauleyAmanda Blank doesn’t need dollar signs in her name.Warning: Kesha-bashing post to follow.I almost threw up in my mouth when New York Times wrote a piece of trashy pop star Kesha and made comparisons to Philly MC Amanda Blank. Yea, they are both white and they rap,…
Few artists in the world of electronic dance music can take credit for the sort of self-styled signature sound that has made Mark Farina one of the most original and idiosyncratic DJ/producers of the last twenty years. As a house music veteran with old ties to the Chicago, Detroit and…
Photo by Ben ThackerClick here to view photos from this event.Holy KimotoWith Kyle Hollingsworth, Michael Travis, Jason Hann, and Steve KimockWhite Room, MiamiFriday, January 8, 2010Better Than: The enticing, aromatic blend of kryppie, kind bud, and sour diesel wafting through the air. The Review:The debut of Holy Kimoto this past…
Does anyone else hear the words “Coconut Grove” and “festival” in the same sentence and automatically think DTB (day time boozing)? There’s nothing wrong with that, and the reaction is well founded. After all, who hasn’t enjoyed an icy cerveza while chilling beneath the warm glowing sun, with the sweet…
via the Windish AgencySasha headlines Shine on March 27.Since everyone’s already buzzing about Ultra, we might as well grapple with the fact that the rest of the WMC announcements are going to be trickling in any day now. Actually, the Shelborne finalized its plans back in early December, but we…
Photo by Chrissy PiperPassion PitHere comes the Ultra Music Festival shuffle! You have to remember nothing is concrete even on the day of the festival (Bloc Party canceled last year at the last minute). According to an official press release from Ultra’s organizers, indie-rock band Passion Pit has been added…
