Auteur Explosion XIWith Soma, Sage and Tag, and the ShutterCinema Paradiso, Fort LauderdaleSaturday, November 21, 2009Better Than: Any chic gallery on Las Olas or a drunken stupor on Himmarshee.The Review:In this land of palm trees and Tommy Bahama shirts, the fact that the monthly Auteur Explosion has survived this far…
Despite the hordes of electronic dance music artists living and working out of Berlin — natives and foreign transplants alike — few embody the spirit and sound of Berlin’s contemporary EDM scene as fully as DJ/producer Cassy. Born Catherine Britton in England to a Caribbean father and Austrian mother, Cassy…
If you thought that the fact he’s only 6 phone calls away from everyone in the world made Kevin Bacon cool, prepare to be blown away. He sings. He and brother Michael (can someone start a 7 degrees of Michael Bacon meme, please) have been performing as The Bacon Brothers…
Hey look! It’s a concert announcement that has nothing to do with jam bands, ’80s hair metal, or sugary pop-punk acts! Don’t worry, they’ll be back next week. For today, let’s focus on Brandi Carlile’s announcement that she’ll be coming to Culture Room on February 20. The folk-pop star released…
Unmitigated cool never goes outta style. Ever. Especially when said cool comes from one of the originators. See then it’s something at once insidious and divine, a thing in and of itself, unexplainable, indefinable and blessed beyond belief.That kinda cool also tends to be highly emulated. And no one was…
Word is that Studio 1415 is an impressive new art/music space in North Miami. And it’s been a while since Awesome New Republic have been home — they recently did the whole CMJ thing in New York as part of a larger tour. (Click here to see some of our…
The Ska Is Dead TourWith Deal’s Gone Bad, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Mustard Plug, and the ToastersCulture Room, Fort LauderdaleThursday, November 19, 2009Better Than: Remembering the misled late-’90s mainstream notion of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones supposedly epitomizing ska.The Review:In 2009, ska sure isn’t the healthiest genre of underground music. But it…
Music fans around town are likely already familiar with Herbieman. He’s been making a name for himself both around town and abroad since 2003. An Argentine-born singer-songwriter with a penchant for composition, Herbieman’s sound is at times straight rock, at others more folky, but always heartfelt. His MySpace actually draws…
A couple of shows chalk full of pop-punk are coming to Culture Room. First up is the West Palm Beach-based Hey Monday, who are on the verge of being pop-punk’s next big thing. Sure pop-punk bands are a dime-a-trillion, but this local act has a beautiful female lead singer (in…
Click here to view more photos from this show.Diesel U:Music Tour with Santigold, Kid Cudi, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Jemina Pearl and DJ Mom JeansTuesday, November 17, 2009Paris Theatre, Miami BeachBetter Than: Well, some were better than others.Free concert. Free booze. Awesome time, right? Well, for the most part it…
I’m going to resist the urge to use the name of this weekend’s festival in question in some ill-conceived pun or a shoddy play on words, and just power through right into the info you seek. I’m also going to try to ignore that little bit of track music that…
Straight out of Bristol, Joker is a 20-year-old wunderkind whose hybrid club experiments might be the next big step in the ongoing evolution of dubstep. Just don’t tell him that — like many stridently independent studio jockeys, he shuns genre tags. (Joker prefers to describe his tunes, cryptically, as “purple.”)…
This past February, as a trifle, two buddies got together to jam through free-form guitar exercises while smoking a bowl for the good of mankind. It should have been a one-time thing, but it took root, grew wildly, and flowered excessively. Now, almost a year later, that early impermanent duo…
Every year, the Organic Hip Hop Conference rallies conscious troops from all over the continent and beyond for a weekend of fighting for better communities through activism, vegetarianism, and music. Sponsored by nonprofit organization Difference Makers and Urban America newspaper, the 2009 edition will kick off this Friday with a…
As both the precocious bard and poet laureate of the Laurel Canyon elite, Jackson Browne created a late-’60s/early-’70s repertoire that found him standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the other notables of the day. Alongside peers such as Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Browne helped define the West…
Proof that music journalists are sometimes good for something, Thomas Koch, AKA DJ T, made his true mark in the industry by founding Groove magazine some 20 years ago. With Koch at the helm as editor and publisher, it quickly became the bible in his native Germany for everything related…
One of the most tragicomic moments in the 2004 Metallica documentary Some Kind of Monster features not the band but rather Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine. In a touchy-feely on-camera counseling session, Mustaine reveals some major inferiority issues with Metallica’s drummer, Lars Ulrich. He even seems to come uncomfortably close to…
The Golden Filter’s take on late-’70s downtown glitz has taken Manhattan’s club scene (and the blogosphere) by storm. Consisting of record producer Stephen and vocalist Penelope, the duo is notable for its chilly arpeggios, pulsating beats, and plush vocals — as well as their elusive personas. (No, those aren’t their…
Ladies and Gentlemen, if you’re going to head out to a single concert in 2010, this is it. Bon Jovi is bringing his perfect hair, golden pipes, and a plethora of iconic riffs to BankAtlantic Center on April 18. Bon Jovi released The Circle, his 10th studio album, last week…
With her much-anticipated solo album, I Love You, out since August, the sassy rapper/singer Amanda Blank is repping Philly hard during Art Basel Miami Beach. Well, at least on Wednesday, when she’ll be performing live twice in one night. The biggest booking coup? An opening slot for Ebony Bones at…
The fourth edition of the recurrent Ska is Dead tour lands at Culture Room on Thursday with a bill straight out of 1997. Ska has been reviled and declared dead for about the last 30 years, but it seems its horn-heavy effervescence just can’t be dampened. The genre itself pre-dates…
A couple strangely grouped show announcements today. First, the jam train continues to roll through Broward with The Subdudes scheduled to play Culture Room on January 30. The NOLA based bluesy funk rockers have been together for 22 years (with the occasional hiatus for side projects) and have put out…
