We aren’t ones to brag about hanging out with quasi-famous people, but on Halloween 2006, the Sounds played a secret show at the now-defunct Studio A. Afterward, they spun at the Redroom at Skybar located inside the Shore Club. There couldn’t have been more than 50 people there, and we…
Laura Pausini is considered by many to possess one of the most powerful female voices in all of Latin pop. And rightfully so. The Italian songstress, who’s sold over 40 million copies worldwide, boasts a truly blessed set of pipes, as evidenced by her vocal work on such hit singles…
Photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view the slideshow from this event.Juliette Lewis and the New RomantiquesSunday, September 27, 2009Culture Room, Fort LauderdaleBetter Than: Any ten faux new wave bands.Three times now, Juliette Lewis has brought her roaring rock circus to our market, and three times now we’ve shown up…
There are tons of bands to hear tonight, so no matter your musical taste, you should be all set.If you haven’t already picked up your tickets to the Blink-182 show tonight at the Cruzan Amphitheatre, you’re going to be doing some scalping and/or auditioning to be a new roadie as…
A victim tells his story: Thanks, In Flagranti. I just checked out your new-ish album Brash & Vulgar, released back in March on Codek Records, and I have to tell you … I can’t stop dancing! Whenever I close my eyes, it’s a crazy party in my brain. There are…
It’s time for some cubaneo, party people. You know you’ve been wanting it. Well, we got some for you right here. And what better celebration of Cubiche culture than the music of the late, great Perez Prado? For the uninitiated, Prado is to this day considered the King of Mambo,…
If you can’t make it down to Colossal Music Fest at Tobacco Road or Howitzer at Churchill’s Pub, there are still plenty of things to hear in Broward and Palm Beach tonight.Universally hailed as one of the finest bass guitar players of this generation, Victor Wooten is lighting up Culture…
Dino Felipe plays the fest tomorrow.Reasons to attend the Death to the Sun festival at Legion Park in Miami tomorrow afternoon: 1) It’s free. 2) You have nothing to do in the early afternoon, most likely, anyways, besides nurse a hangover. Why not treat it with some hair of the dog? 3) If…
photo by Danny ClinchThe Postelles are another coolly dressed, young and good-looking New York four-piece getting a lot of buzz in all those blogs and magazines that “matter.” That makes them sound kind of douchey, but actually their music is eminently likable. The band overall has a kind of vibe…
How about a little soul in your life? A couple concert announcements today could go a long way toward getting your groove on this year.Blues Traveler has been through a ton. They hit it big with a couple singles “Run-Around”, “Hook”, and “But Anyway”. Then things started getting a little…
Alligator Alley has a stacked lineup for Saturday, which includes the most rawkin’, grrrliest band in South Florida, Angry Pudding. The foursome is one of the best punk groups around, playing with a femme-driven grit that, well, is sort of hard to find in these parts. I admit, I have a…
Gear Wire is a Chicago based news and video site covering music and audio technology. This recently uploaded video finds Gear Wire in Fort Lauderdale’s Modern Music (320 E. Oakland Park Blvd.) talking about Fender Stratocasters made in America, Japan, Mexico, Korea, and China.Find out what these guitar store Van…
Everybody’s favorite (ironic?) Miami bass/freestyle/electro quartet Miami Bass Warriors are finally getting around to celebrating the release of their 12″ EP. The record was released back in July and features staple cuts “Going Back to Calle Ocho” and “Bro, That Chick’s a Basser,” as well as a new track, “Breakfire.”Now…
Even if you’ve spent most of this century under a hard rock, there’s no question you’ve heard the news about the music Juliette Lewis has been making. If you’ve been lucky – and you’ve been smart – you would’ve already heard the music itself. With her Licks, Juliette ripped the…
When we close the book on this decade, I am willing to bet Nick Diamonds will be mentioned among the names of the most influential music makers of the 00’s. Through his work in lo-fi indie-pop outfit the Unicorns, into his most recent incarnation with the band Islands, Mr. Diamonds…
The journey of Journey from arena-rock headliners to karaoke mainstays took 12 lineup changes, two indefinite hiatuses, one “chronic throat infection,” and the replacement of American Idol judge Randy Jackson as a backing bassist. Now, with Filipino singer Arnel Pineda imitating Steve Perry’s soaring crescendos, a trip to see original…
Although they remain a cult act in the United States, the rough-and-ready northern Brits of the Happy Mondays are hugely influential on today’s indie/dance crossover acts. Formed by brothers Paul and Sean Ryder in ’80s Manchester, the Mondays formed at the exact moment in which post-punk was fading and early…
A rude boy sheathed in rodent fur, Jamaica-born dancehall vet Eek-a-Mouse is one strange, er, cat. (That he’s named after a losing racehorse chucks yet another—though larger—mammal into the mix.) His helium-spiked nasal twang speeds along at a rapid clip, enhancing a running commentary on the weird—from tracks about steamed…
Another weekend, another Tobacco Road-centered music festival sponsored by the tireless Oski Gonzalez and Queen of the Scene. No, seriously, this pair are two of the most unfailingly positive movers and shakers in the local scene. And if they put on so many multistage, million-band festivals, it’s because they really…
For almost 30 years now, New Hampshire’s resident rock ‘n’ roll oddballs the Queers have been helping misfit kids through high school with a brand of power-pop punk that’s equal parts innocent and crass. Like the Ramones before them, Joe Queer and crew say the things outcast young punkers wanna…
Before monotheism ruined the fun, humans worshiped a female god (hell yeah!) and held huge, outdoor fuck parties to honor the beginnings and endings of seasons. Instead, we now scrunch into hard-backed pews to be lectured, spend our entire Friday nights in the dark because we’re not allowed to flip…
In an age when all things retro are honored with a certain amount of street cred, a group from Peru called Novalima took kicking it old school to a whole new level. Delving into their country’s history and tracing back to the roots of the first slaves brought over in…
