The voice sounds hauntingly familiar, betraying a slight hint of a reggae lilt and a casual charm. That’s not surprising considering Scottish-born Colin Hay’s tenure at the helm of Men at Work, an Aussie outfit whose relentlessly catchy hits — “Who Can It Be Now” and “Down Under” chief among…
Shock rock has seen its fair share of gory characters, but they’re all tame in comparison to GWAR. Known for its wild stage theatrics, which include homages to necrophilia, scatology, bestiality, rape, murder, carnage, and lots of other things that could give Tipper Gore a heart attack, GWAR has little…
Dropkick Murphys w/ HorrorPops September 25, 2007 Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale Dropkick MurphysPhotos by Jamie Puntumkhul Better than: Three accidental fists to the face due to an ardently chanted Oi! trinity. The Review: I have somewhat of an obsession with that span of time between an opening band’s wasted plea to…
Our punk rock icons are aging. Mike Watt now looks more like a retiring shop teacher than a rocking member of the double bass group Dos, and the recent surprise guest on NPR’s quiz show, Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me was not a senator with presidential aspirations, it was the…
Lauren Reskin, owner of Sweat Records. Shout outs to the whole Sweat Records crew as Lolo and the gang are preparing to move from their current location at Churchill’s Pub into brand new digs right down the street at NE 2nd Ave. After a fairly successful two year stint seeking…
So, word is on the other side of the pond, French kids like Cali, le super clubber, above, are all into this “tecktonik” dancing business. Agence France-Presse has hailed it “a new homespun urban dance phenomenon … a mix of hip-hop and techno dance.” Um… well, Cali here is certainly…
Stevie B Thursday, September 20, 2007 Nectar Lounge The Review: It’s a sad thing when your life peeks at 13. Ever wonder what those kids that used to rule the roller skating rink grew up to look like? Well, kind of the same – ghetto-fabulous in tight clothes and big…
Duncan Sheik w/ Holly Brook September 22, 2007 The Theatre, West Palm Beach Better than: MTV Unplugged The Review: Politically charged lyrics that are shrouded in double entendres, Buddhist sensibilities and laid-bare songwriting are the hallmarks of a Duncan Sheik semi-acoustic show. Known for his chart-topping “Barely Breathing,” which garnered…
Miami fans of intelligent, funky grooves and beats: This edition of the weekly Switch dance party at PS14 is for you. The star of the evening? The DJ/producer born Adam Dorn, a.k.a. Mocean Worker, known by the downbeat cognoscenti for his funk-inflected, organic take on jazzy drum ‘n’ bass, breaks,…
Interpol singer Paul Banks Interpol September 19, 2007 BankUnited Center Better Than: The big bright dark of a full-on eclipse. The Review: Sure it’s nice to know people, but it’s really nice to know cool people, and at last night’s BankUnited Interpol show, cool converged in abundance. From the editor…
Listening to Dashboard Confessional can sometimes be like picking at a scab or poking at a cavity — vaguely painful and enjoyable at the same time, weirdly compelling and hard to stop. But not because the music, now fleshed out by a full band but masterminded by Boca Raton native…
James Joyce is best-known as an Irishman, despite being one of the greatest authors of the 20th Century. Everything he wrote was infused with his heritage and the struggles that came with such a life, and such is the same for the Dropkick Murphys — a bunch of Americans of…
The fact that he brought home an armful of honors at the recent Tony Awards — thanks to his sensational smash-hit musical Spring Awakening — may have led some unaware observers to believe that Duncan Sheik has always been a Broadway bard. In fact, Sheik started his career as a…
Call it down-home or downcast; the Everybodyfields’ restless recasting of neo-Appalachian folk tradition is nothing if not emotive. The title of their third album, Nothing Is Okay, may suggest a certain pessimistic perspective, and while cochairs Sam Quinn and Jill Andrews tend to skew their sound toward more melancholic musings,…
Here’s a concert for all the lovers of old school Miami Bass and Freestyle music. If you can remember listening to jams like, “Party Your Body,” and “Because I Love You (the Postman Song)” then chances are you remember Stevie B. He was the king of Miami’s dance scene in…
KRS-One w/ guests Garcia, Brimstone127, The Major League; hosted by DJ Raw Friday, September 14, 2007 Studio A Better Than: The Spank Rock show at PS14 the same night! The Review: So the locals must be wondering: “KRS-One again?” Seeing that his last Studio A performance was a little over…
Dade Vs. Broward–Battle of the Bass Friday, September 14, 2007 Voodoo Lounge The Autonomous Bassheads (J-Nasty and Shade) Better Than: Getting laid. Well, not really but it came close. No pun intended. The Review: Miami has always been known to yield a plethora of House music. Fort Lauderdale had the…
Ana Gabriel September 13, 2007 Hard Rock Live Coincidentally or not, Ana Gabriel gave thousands of her compatriots and most loyal supporters an early birthday gift on the eve of Mexico’s Independence Day none of them will soon forget. And in the process the Mexican ranchera/pop queen proved she’s still…
Tired of this fake Kanye Vs 50 beef? Here’s the real story. The video below is definitely worth checking out. Forget about this being a money making scheme. 50 Cent is more chum chum with Kanye West than he is with the rest of his G-Unit clan. As if you…
Ana Gabriel’s tender and raspy voice was already captivating at the age of 6, when she was belting out interpretations of Mexican classics like José Alfredo Jiménez’s “Regalo a Dios” (Gift to God) back in the early ’60s. As one of the most respected female ranchera singers in history, the…
Not sure if there’s something in the water, but Florida is becoming a hotbed for progressive alt rock again. While Gainesville’s Against Me! is landing feature stories in Rolling Stone and Yellowcard is carrying the mixed-music sounds of Jacksonville out of the basement state, another Florida band seems primed to…
Ana Gabriel’s tender and raspy voice was already captivating at the age of 6, when she was belting out interpretations of Mexican classics like José Alfredo Jiménez’s “Regalo a Dios” (Gift to God) back in the early ’60s. As one of the most respected female ranchera singers in history, the…
