Julieta Venegas is a shapeshifter. Hers is a constant evolution, a never-ending series of experiments wherein she tests her own boundaries. She’s not quite reinventing herself — her sound is a signature, featuring quirky upbeat vibes and a soothing, sweet vocal style. But she’s not standing still, either. Nearly a…
Despite its girly name, The Pinker Tones is a 100 percent male band formed in 2001 by two dapper dudes from Barcelona, Salvador “Mister Furia” Rey and Alex “Professor Manso” Llovet. And if you’re expecting some kind of sonic cutesiness befitting pink, you’re off the mark again. There’s nothing especially…
For those street-heads whose chronic-sucking, crip-walking heyday is 15 years behind them, Queens-born Puerto Rican rapper Victor Santiago Jr. will forever be known as Noreaga. Partnered up with fellow New York City product Kiam Akasi Halley (AKA Capone), Santiago co-owned the East Coast rap game for a solid minute in…
If folk wisdom is to be believed, a Latin person’s blood runs two or three degrees hotter than the normal core temperature of 98.6 Fahrenheit. This condition is called la pasión, and it explains why American Airlines Arena becomes a 19,000-person sweat lodge every time someone like Marco Antonio Solis…
Long before Ozzy Osbourne became reality TV’s foulmouthed Prince of Bleeping Darkness, he was the godfather of heavy metal. He earned that title fronting Black Sabbath in 1970, with the hits “Iron Man” and “Paranoid,” and by later reinventing himself as a solo artist supported by full-throttle guitarists such as…
Have you seen the very meta, ’80s-referencing music video for Dragonette and Martin Solveig’s hyperactive retro-house collabo track “Hello”? If not, dial up the YouTube immediately. All the dudes look like Björn Borg and all the ladies look like Christie Brinkley. The premise: Solveig (DJ Mag-ranked number 47) and fellow…
The key to making a sexy album about sex? Stop doing it. Celibacy was Jimmy Edgar’s formula for success when creating XXX, his latest full-length release on !K7. It includes raunchy tracks such as “Hot Raw Sex” and “Vibration.” Edgar’s formative years in Detroit, the electronic heart of America, gave…
Hamburg, Germany has become a serious hotbed for electronic dance music in recent years. It’s home to house and techno luminaries such as Tensake, Stimming, and Lovebirds, as well as esteemed labels like Diynamic and Liebe*Detail. Another pair of Hamburg residents, Florian Kruse and Nils Nürnberg, have been making major…
The dude’s been dead for two decades. But even so, jazz demigod, congenital rebel, and cocaine enthusiast Miles Davis looks like he’s gonna have an incredibly packed 2011. Earlier this month, the trumpet-wielding master reissued the expanded Bitches Brew Live, a soul-scorching set of electrified jazz-rock pulled from his infamously…
The blending of genres and melding of styles is becoming as commonplace in popular modern music as cocaine lines next to grapefruit juice at Lindsey Lohan’s breakfast table. The whole world, including the biggest stars in any genre you can name, has been dabbling with mezcla of late. But just…
When we polled you, the reader, about what to call the week of events happening around Ultra, 67 percent of you decided Ultra Week would be the best moniker. For Google’s sake, we sort of agree with you, even if the name carries connotations of Ultra’s dominance.The Opium Group, meanwhile,…
If folk wisdom can be believed, a Latin person’s blood runs two or three degrees hotter than the normal core temperature of 98.6 fahrenheit. This condition is called la pasión and it explains why the American Airlines Arena becomes a 19,000-person sweat lodge every time someone like Marco Antonio Solis…
No WMC would be complete without a few yacht parties. And this March has, count them, four stellar lineups aboard the infamous Biscayne Lady.From big-room house heavyweights like Desyn Masiello to underground techno stars like Reboot, there’s a bit for everyone’s EDM taste here. The Lady sets sail in the…
See the full 24-photo Flogging Molly slideshow. Flogging Molly Seventh Annual Green 17 Tour 2011 With Drowning Men and Moneybrother Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday, February 12, 2011 Better than: A gallon of Guinness. Even though it’s a big boozy band of seven Irish punks, Flogging Molly is always on time…
Have you seen the very meta, ’80s-referencing music video for Dragonette and Martin Solveig’s hyperactive retro-house collabo track “Hello”? If not, see the cut immediately. All the dudes look like Bjorn Borg and all the ladies look like Christie Brinkley. The premise: Solveig (DJ Mag-ranked number 47) and fellow funky…
Read Crossfade’s interview with Matisyahu. Matisyahu With Adam Weinberg Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht CenterFebruary 12, 2011 On Saturday night, the Adrienne Arsht Center was transformed from world-class concert hall to new-age synagogue as Matisyahu and his guitarist Adam Weinberg went unplugged for a packed house. A sold-out…
When Florida Memorial University does a homecoming show, they do it loooooong. The first performers came on at 7 p.m., and the last one didn’t leave the stage until close to midnight. Maybe the other attendees knew this in advance and so decided to conserve their energy, refraining from such…
Since they formed in 1990 and cut their teeth busking on the streets of Havana, Gema Corredera and Pável Urkiza have incorporated various sounds into their modern take on Cuban music. Their approach to music is known as neo-filin, a genre known for bringing together the feeling of ’40s bolero…
Despite its girly name, the Pinker Tones is a 100-percent male band formed in 2001 by two dapper dudes from Barcelona, Salvador “Mister Furia” Rey and Alex “Professor Manso” Llovet. Also, if you’re expecting some kind of sonic cutesiness befitting pink, you’re off the mark again. There’s nothing especially twee…
Who is Phil the Mayor? He is a nationwide party promoter, and the Thursday-through-Sunday boss in Miami.What’s happening this Friday? His birthday.Why should you care? Well, it’s at Club Play on South Beach, you’re invited, and Cash Money Records’ Birdman, the legendary Biz Markie, Superbowl winner Atari Bigby, and the…
See the full Yann Tiersen slideshow. With S. Casey Presented by the Rhythm Foundation Grand Central Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Better than: Just a Wednesday night soundtrack. With his first three albums — 1995’s La Valse Des Monstres (The Monster’s Waltz), 1996’s Rue des Cascades (Road of Waterfalls), 1998’s Le…
“This is not bar band music,” Fernando Perdomo says emphatically of Dreaming in Stereo 2, the follow-up to the band’s remarkable 2009 self-titled debut. Like its predecessor, the new album takes its cue from a distinctly ’70s sound, one that melds the orchestral style of the Moody Blues with the…
