Concert Review: Can I Say II at Cinema Paradiso, August 30

To view a slideshow of photos from the event, click here.CP Rocks Presents: Can I Say-Sunday II With Tongues of the Heartworm and AnchormanCinema Paradiso, Fort LauderdaleSunday, August 30, 2009Better Than: An hour-long sermon The Review:This past Sunday marked the second installment of longtime local promoter Mark Pollack’s “Can I…

Club Review: Jellybean Benitez at the Vagabond, August 30

Jellybean BenitezThe Vagabond, MiamiSaturday, August 30, 2009Better Than: Any other house music night in town.The Review:In the realm of cool and soulful DJs there will always be a warm place reserved for the fantastic Jellybean Benitez. As one of the most influential producers/DJs from the anything-goes ’80s club scene in…

Tonight: N’Dambi at Ginger Bay Cafe

When legendary label Stax Records signs an artist to its roster, you can be sure that they’re not thinking about ring tone sales — but pure soul and the type of music with the power to unhinge and incite, much like artists Isaac Hayes, Moms Mabley and RIchard Pryor did for the…

Viva Le Vox CD Release Party at Propaganda on October 3

It’s time to gear up for what’s going to be one of the most explosive, high energy CD release parties in South Florida this year. Delray-based psychobilly badasses Viva Le Vox are unleashing their brand new EP on October 3 at Propaganda. Viva Le Vox is famous (around these parts…

Review: The Harder They Come at the Arsht Center, August 29

The Harder They ComeSaturday, August 29, 2009The Ziff Ballet Opera House at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, MiamiBetter Than: Hanging with the Rude Boys at Vagabond’s Stone Groove. Or just as good anyway.The film will be familiar to just about anyone who’s ever gone to the cinema, especially…

Marco Antonio Solis and Pepe Aguilar Live at the AAA, Saturday

Perhaps you’re not an avid follower of the vast array of traditional styles that generally get lumped together under the banner Regional Mexican. And I won’t lie to you, neither am I. But millions upon millions of record sales annually (and the fact they’re playing the AAA) indicate that there…

Concert Review: Mathew Jonson at Electric Pickle, August 28

Mathew JonsonFriday, August 28, 2009Electric Pickle, MiamiBetter than: Any mere DJ set (as in records being spun) or any other “live PA”, for that matter, in recent memory. I really can’t sing enough praise for the Electric Pickle’s consistent quality of electronic dance bookings since the venue opened in March,…

Download This New Deep House Mix by DJ Alejandro Sab

PL0T resident DJ Alejandro Sab has been quite active in the last couple years, playing along some of the finest underground EDM talent we’ve had in Miami, such as Konrad Black, Ryan Elliot, Alexi Delano, and Camea. Besides his DJ accolades, Sab has also delved head-on into collaborative production work…

Aventura and Peaches Announce South Florida Shows

A couple more show announcements this Friday. First electroclash artist and creator of the album Fatherfucker, Peaches will be bringing her gender-bending stage show to Revolution Live on November 6. Tickets go on sale tomorrow through Ticketmaster. Hit the jump for a video.On the opposite side of the specturm, Bachata…

Seven Bands For $5 at the Bubble Saturday, September 5

The IWAN space The Bubble has officially positioned itself as one of the premier venues to consistently catch great local music in Fort Lauderdale, alongside the Poor House and Alligator Alley. Saturday, September 5, promoter power-couple Garo Gallo and Yvonne Colon will present another eclectic evening of music that will include Band Number 12, Gallo’s band…

Top Ten Thursdays: The Top 10 Sexiest Britney Spears Videos

Britney Spears has been an object of desire for more than a decade. Her jailbait “…Baby One More Time” video became a salacious sensation in 1998. Shamefully, often secretively, we’ve followed her kinky, wacky, outrageous endeavors ever since. If you believe the wisdom of Don Draper — and, really, you…

Magda and Troy Pierce

The Techno Loft at Space has very quickly become Miami’s premier venue for the slickest big-room international techno. This summer alone has seen stellar performances by the likes of Steve Bug, Camea, and Adultnapper. This Saturday brings Minus label legends Magda and Troy Pierce, two of the top emissaries of…

Babasónicos

Argentine alternative group Babasónicos boasts an impressive longevity in the evanescent world of rock ‘n’ roll. Nearly 18 years after its founding, the band is now reduced to a five-piece from its original six, following the tragic loss of Gabriel “Gabo” Manelli to Hodgkin’s disease last year. Still, Babasónicos continues…

Infected Mushroom

It’s highly unlikely Perry Farrell or Korn’s Jonathan Davis will join the Israeli psytrance superstars of Infected Mushroom when they hit the stage this Saturday at Karu & Y. (Both singers appeared on the group’s latest album, Legend of the Black Shawarma.) But it’s just as unlikely you’ll miss either…

Paolo Nutini

Twenty-two-year-old singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini confounds most expectations, from his name on up. Despite his moniker’s Mediterranean sound, Nutini hails from Paisley, Scotland (though his father’s side of the family is Italian, a few generations back). And despite his early shaggy, long-haired image, Nutini is not another dour rocker from his…

Purple Popcorn

Local hard rock-rap band Purple Popcorn does, in fact, rock but has gotten most of its recognition from stomping all over pop hip-hop. In the early days of its formation two years ago, the band pummeled both Soulja Boy’s “Crank That” and Chris Brown’s “Kiss Kiss” and in doing so…