School of Seven Bells Will Pick Your Pockets With Guitars October 16

Hidden somewhere in the thick mist and jagged rock of the Andes Mountains, there’s a secret training academy for professional pickpockets and it’s called the School of Seven Bells. Now, maybe this whole thing is a myth, but no one really knows. Even Interpol and the NYPD refuse to fully…

LCD Soundsystem and Sleigh Bells at the Fillmore Miami Beach, October 6

View photos from LCD Soundsystem at the Fillmore Miami Beach here.LCD Soundsystem With Sleigh BellsWednesday, October 6, 2010The Fillmore Miami BeachBetter Than: A million of those disappointing “appearances” by dance band members who wind up only doing DJ sets.The Review:If James Murphy’s voice started giving out a little towards the…

John Selway Talks Musical Experimentation and His Eclectic Side Projects

NYC-based DJ, producer, label owner, and all-around renaissance man John Selway is easily the hardest-working dude in electronic dance music. Ground-breaking and career-making accolades like having co-produced the 1992 debut release by house superstars Deep Dish hardly begin to define Selway’s talent and innovative vision. He’s as likely to collaborate…

Matt Pond PA at University of Miami

Despite his embrace of the sensitive-bearded-guy-with-a-guitar routine, Matt Pond’s music employs myriad subtle styles and colorful ornamentation paddling beneath the placid surface of his music. Since forming Matt Pond PA in 1998, this Pennsylvania native (duh) continues to use his eponymous band as a vehicle to harness a creative mix…

Bloody Beetroots

Most of us were introduced to the Bloody Beetroots thanks to the track “Warp,” an aural terrorism attack complete with explosive tick-tocking backbeat, a hook that consists only of the words “Whoop! Whoop!,” and punk rock shrieks courtesy of Steve Aoki. It wasn’t exactly groundbreaking, but the kids loved it,…

Yeasayer, Awesome New Republic, and Washed Out at the Fillmore Miami Beach, October 5

View photos from Yeasayer at the Fillmore Miami Beach.YeasayerWith Awesome New Republic and Washed OutTuesday, October 5, 2010The Fillmore Miami BeachBetter Than: Staying in another night and downloading “witch haus” or whatever other new Internet-only genre threatens to supplant “chillwave”October is upon us, which means the rapid-fire onslaught of never-thought-they-would-happen-here…

Bird Names Will Help You Hear Eternity, Fill Your Belly, and Wash Your Body

Some bands just make music. But others like joyful tribe Bird Names are also expert makers of spiritual experiences, delicious snacks (see photo, right), and organic aroma-therapeutic soap. “It’s good soap. Only $5. People have come to our shows just to buy the soap,” says pitchman and guitarist David Lineal…

Latin Grammy Street Party Comes to Miami This Sunday

The Latin Grammys are right around the corner once again with this year’s big show set for Thursday, November 11 in Las Vegas. And while you might not make it out to Sin City for all that catch the action as Vegas fills up with nominees and top acts –…