We have a little confession to make: We didn’t discover MuteMath in a traditional sense. They discovered us. They were opening for another band at a show a friend dragged us to back in 2007, and as grumpy-faced as we were, staring into our cocktails at the University of Miami,…
Saturday morning, folks woke up to clear skies, and the daylight hours were spent minimally clothed, soaking up the sun. Festival children frolicked barefoot, enjoying dry grass where there was mud the night before. Many started their day with yoga on the main stage at noon, and hung around to…
Born March 15, 1940, bassist Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, is now at an age where he can be considered one of rock’s elder icons. For a genre that was once spurred on by youthful innocence and ideals, rock now finds its original innovators firmly entrenched…
New Orleans quartet MuteMath is one of the few currently commercially viable rock bands that truly seems undefinable. Though the group creates the kind of melodies that are punchy and memorable enough for alt-rock radio, how exactly those unfurl is rarely predictable. The group freely switches between off-time, jazzy bits,…
As contemptible a label as it is, “frat rap” is here to stay, at least for a while. The loose term has been applied to a new class of MCs who make no bones about their suburban privilege or subject matter, which usually revolves around partying and first-world problems. Fair…
If anyone defines street punk, it’s the English group the Business, one of the original boots-and-braces bands that took the peacock style of punk and stripped it down to its bare bones. The Business, and its fans, preferred an aesthetic of shaved heads over Mohawks and of raw, pub rock…
Read Miami New Times’ Riptide report on this topic from earlier today. Although Jimbo’s is located just south of these parts on Virginia Key, it’s truly a South Florida institution. It is a lawless land where people who want to escape the confines of traditional society can enjoy some smoked fish,…
As they have said around these parts since the dawn of spring break time: Fort Ladi-dadi, we likes to pah-tee. Tis a tried and true statement. Fort Lauderdale loves to get all hot and red and sweaty and drunk, especially when school’s out. This week, thousands of people looking to…
Tonight, a slew of heavy hitters will be tuning up and plugging in at Hard Rock Live in order to pay tribute to the great Jimi Hendrix, and have some fun doing it. Any of the featured musicians would be cool to see on their own, probably in a smaller venue,…
Canadian act Comeback Kid has lasted so long — marking a full decade this year — that they’ve managed to last until a renewed scene interest in more pure hardcore sounds. The quartet, despite forming at a time when post-hardcore was in its trendy infancy, was never interested in softening…
With Winter Music Conference and the madness around Ultra in full swing next week in Miami, don’t be alarmed if it seems like the entire county is pulsing to an unending four-four beat. Leave it to Bardot, a boutique venue with increasingly interesting programming, to book a show for that…
Invisible Bands seems a fitting name for a film that documents punk and new wave bands that ruled the South Florida scene in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Most of those who went to shows and remember the music are not exactly running around telling the tales of those…
”That was amazing,” said one Aura Fest attendee, gazing out into the clear, blue sky. It was Monday morning, and the mood on the grounds was calm, like the rest period at the end of a yoga session. “I worked through some stuff that I really needed to work through.”…
Asher Roth, the not-long-ago poster child of suburban rap, had either a wise or misguided marketing plan when he first hit it big. In 2009, his single “I Love College” was inescapable and remains his best-known song to date. The ode to wanton first-world privilege and lazy binge drinking was…
For fans of that very West Coast low-end, post-hip-hop sound, here’s the latest producer for you to love: MiMOSA, or Tigran MiMOSA depending on which of his internet sites you happen to click. He’s got the hometown and adopted-hometown credentials down pat, having come up in the Bay Area scene…
PropagandaMarch 12, 2012 Better than: A 1,101-mile travel day (distance from West Palm Beach to Austin). For those not making the trek to South by Southwest this week, last night offered a much-needed quality live-music fix. Four bands, each traveling in their own direction, met for a moment at Lake…
Boca band Blonds is blowing up, But apparently, according to Rolling Stone, they’re a New York duo. Their Facebook notes that they’ve now moved to the Big Apple, but lesbe honest: They’re from Florida. In a recent County Grind article by Arielle Castillo, the band explained its fame. It got picked…
Employing a blend of Rasta consciousness, sublime vocal harmonies, and the classic rhythm section of Sly and Robbie, Black Uhuru were arguably reggae music’s most pivotal ambassadors in the years following Bob Marley’s death in 1981. Above all else, lead singer Mykal Rose defined the group with his distinctive scatting vocal…
[jump] Daniel Mugruza-Ocampo and Doug Weber met, interestingly, on an online shoegaze forum — a testament to their genuine love of making music (and music geekdom). Why a forum? Explains Mugruza-Ocampo: “In a city like Miami, it’s a bit difficult to find others to play music with that aren’t in four…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions and observations about the local scene. This week: Kilmo conquers Hollywood It’s nice to see a new venue establish itself here in South Florida. After all, if there’s one thing we lack, it’s places for live bands and original…
Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks are going on the road again. Their summer Heart and Soul tour will find its way to Fort Lauderdale, gracing us with their royal rock presence. Apparently, their 2011 spring tour went so well, they thought they’d add a few towns to the list and…
Revolution LiveMarch 10, 2012Better than: Any old happy hour. “Spoken word” isn’t exactly the right way to describe what Henry Rollins provided to a crowd of seated patrons on Friday night at Revolution Live. Though he calls it spoken word, it’s more like “storytime with Mr. Rollins.” Ever the sex symbol for…
