Pompano Beach-based threesome Band Number 12 is largely an under-the-radar local act for now. But the band boasts a serious appeal that lies in its overall mood, a sort of wistful, drink-dampened nostalgia for relationships that were probably actually never that good in retrospect. It’s no surprise then, that the…
Self proclaimed whisper rocker Joshua Radin is coming back to Culture Room on November 11, this time as a headliner. Thanks to the popularity of his singles “I’d Rather Be With You” and “Today” Josh is picking up considerable steam in the indie/folk rock crowds. That same crowd will be…
Friday, August 14*Local guitar whiz Fernando Perdomo’s “progressive pop” band Dreaming in Stereo tonight plays at the Vagabond in Miami. Admission is free before midnight, $5 after. Click here to check out a video of the band playing recently on West Palm Beach’s WPEC CBS12, and click here to visit…
The Techno Loft at Space has very quickly become Miami’s premier venue for the slickest big room international techno, and this summer alone has seen stellar performances by the likes of Steve Bug, Camea, and Adultnapper. Saturday, August 29 brings Minus label legends Magda and Troy Pierce, two of the…
Judas Priest is so influential, so part of the original heavy music, that the band was already rocking when the term “heavy metal” was invented. Formed by guitarist K.K. Downing and bassist Ian Hill, the band originally came together in 1969 over a shared love of bands like Cream. Their…
Blood Fusion are at core a couple of brothers who make music together, but they have a crew of on and off affiliates. They are also members of the YouTube-famous Smokenprofits crew, who recently got an account banned again. Blood Fusion often provide the soundtracks for video projects. Tonight they…
Say, have you ever heard of Toto La Momposina? No? Well neither had I, until my editor put me onto her. So I set out to see just who that was, and thanks to the modern marvel that is Google, within minutes my office was filled with tribal, Afro-Caribbean and…
Click here to view a full slideshow of photos from the show.Mayhem Fest main stageBullet For My Valentine, Killswitch Engage, Slayer, and Marilyn MansonCruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm BeachWednesday, August 12, 2009Better Than: Sitting at an office desk!The Review:Mayhem Fest is Warped Tour Kevin Lyman’s metally offspring, a similarly scaled summer…
Oh melodic death metal, how did you ever become a genre all your own? It must have something to do with the rise in popularity of bands like All That Remains. ATR have been harmonizing death metal since the late ’90s (1998 to be exact) and have sold nearly a…
Shows by local artists, or concerts that are otherwise under-the-radar this weekend in Broward and Palm Beach. Friday: Boca-based trio The Pretty Faces create the sort of garage pop that’s dirty enough for a dive, but too tuneful to be wasted on shitty acoustics. They’re playing Friday at Propaganda with…
We’re all guilty of romanticizing the Sixties. We forget that the era defined by political struggle wasn’t always a big, naked party. Civil rights struggles, women’s rights, gay rights, and various Chicano movements battled deep-seated ignorance and hate. But the shifting social mores and revolutionary tone laid the foundation for…
Can it still be cover a tribute band if the man you’re honoring is your father? Tribute band is a more fitting moniker for Zappa Plays Zappa. Formed in 2006 by the Late Frank Zappa’s son Dweezil and a host of relatively unknown musicians (many of whom backed Frank Zappa…
Glass Candy sound like their on a space shuttle mission somewhere to the deep, dark recesses of the Galaxy Disco co-piloted by Lydia Lunch and Giorgio Moroder. Well, Ida No and Johnny Jewel will be temporarily landing the Shuttle B/E/A/T/B/O/X at the Vagabond on September 11th. Sweat Records, who’s presenting the…
Click here to view the full slideshow from the event.Davila 666 with Jacuzzi Boys, Electric Bunnies and Lil DaggersTuesday, August 11, 2009Churchill’s Pub, MiamiBetter than: BerlitzPuerto Rican neo-rock ‘n’ roll group Davila 666 shook things up Tuesday night for a happier-than-usual crowd at Churchill’s Pub in Little Haiti. The six-piece,…
What the hell is a singjay? Good question. A singjay is a reggae musician who combines a “traditional” type of singing with a rhythmic, monotone chanting.Ripton Joseph Hylton, a.k.a. Eek-a-Mouse is one of the first and biggest artist to popularize the style. What’s even cooler, according to IMDB, Hylton played…
Today, most younger folks know Bret Michaels for his part-time career of bedding a colorful array of barely legal, drunken, cat-fighting, groupie tramps in a misguided search for love and reverence in the annals of VH1 superstardom. But before all of that, he was a young, skinny, androgynously pretty blond…
Altruism and philanthropy are rare things in the hedonistic world of electronic dance music and club culture, where we’re all too busy dancing away and self-indulging to care for any real world causes. That is why Musical Missionary’s Dance for a Cause charity fundraiser at the Electric Pickle this Friday…
There’s nothing like a good festival. The food. The beer. The lengthy and varied lineups of entertainers. Festivals make for an all-around damn good time. The only problem is finding a decent Latin one. Sure, if the signs along the Palmetto Expressway are any indication, there’s a Colombian fest every…
Judas Priest’s masterstroke album, British Steel, released April 14, 1980, is officially 29 years old. Still, the band is on a tour celebrating its 30th anniversary. It deserves such a celebration. With dueling lead guitars, galloping grooves, and high, squealing vocals that pushed histrionics to new levels, the album defined…
Whatever you might have heard about the Jonas Brothers, their new album, Lines, Vines, and Trying Times, isn’t terrible at all. Sure, their first album, 2006’s It’s About Time, was a wretched, so-bad-it’s-funny collection of bubblegum pop tunes, unpalatable from the first track: “That’s what I go to school for/Even…
You’ve heard me gush over the grrrly bands The State Of and Bonnie Riot (previously Sno Cones) on Crossfade before. The State Of takes drum n bass out of the jungle for a dark but fun mix of piano and percussion. Word is they’re having a CD release party sometime…
The on again off again post-industrial mega band Skinny Puppy has announced a November 20 stop at Revolution Live. Nivek Ogre and cEvin Key, the band’s only two constant members, have been grinding out their brand of dark electronic music since 1982. After breaking up in 1995 and again in…
