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…
Photo by Betty MonteavaroFloor, sitting on the groundFloorChurchill’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…
Photo by Reed FischerNaughty by Nature’s Vinnie and Treach prior to some shirt carnageNaughty 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…
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…
Photo by Ian WitlenMajor 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…
Photo by Ian WitlenLittle BootsClick here to view photos from Day 1 at Ultra.Little Boots, Passion PitUltra Music Festival at Bicentennial Park, MiamiMarch 26, 2010Better than: Anything LMFAO brought to the stage.I’ll admit right off the bat, the only reason I attended the first day of Ultra Music Festival was…
Jacob KatelWere 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,…
Photo by Alissa ChristineRye 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…
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…
Pirate Stereo, doin’ the do.Another Winter Music Conference in the books, party people. And if you’re reading this, it means you survived, which is commendable in and of itself. One always comes out the other side a little worse for wear, but satisfied. This year was no different.Friday we passed…
Crossfade would like to bestow the best performance at this year’s Ultra Music Festival to Major Lazer — hands down the most engaging and energetic set we witnessed in the span of two days. The album, Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do, was easily the most ambitious and progressive dance…
We are still in the midst of Winter Music Conference, but in case things are sort of hazy, here are some the slideshows we’ve put up so far, with plenty of more to come. Click on the pictures to view the full slideshow.Mansion Love ElectroPhoto by Lex HernandezSuper You &…
We will save our review for Ultra Music Festival Day 1 for another post, but we just quickly wanted to post video of Little Boots and Passion Pit’s performances on the main stage of the festival. We actually left right after Passion Pit’s turn because the days were a bit…
The fella on the far right is Lee ZimmermanMusic 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…
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…
Air hockey is totally a contact sportEver 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 –…
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,…
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…
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…
Yesterday, Los Angeles-based event HARD finally made its Miami debut, something we expected them to do ages ago. But did HARD live up to the hype? No and yes. We would have liked to have experienced HARD as a full-fledged production instead of a daytime pool party, but with the…
photo by Jose D. Durana wall by Reas at BarI had big hopes for yesterday evening, hoping to check out most of the downtown circuit. There was the Louie Vega WMC party at the Vagabond, the free Ed Banger party at Bar, the Smog vs. Basshead party at White Room,…
Afro KumbePalenke – Not actually from last night.Transit Lounge, MiamiandPalenke SoultribeBardot, MiamiThursday, March 25, 2010Better Than: Any of my wife’s early-morning suggestions to fill this line.The Review: You might be wondering if my covering two shows in one review is kosher. And strictly speaking, I can’t say for sure. But…
