Sayre BermanBilly JoelFriday, January 2, 2009 Hard Rock Live, HollywoodBeing a piano man in a rock ‘n’ roll world can be a precarious proposition. Unless you have the cool of, say Jerry Lee Lewis, with the attitude and swagger to match, it’s tough not to look like a dweeb sitting stationary…
With six Grammys and hundreds of millions of records sold worldwide, Billy Joel has a pedigree that’s impossible to ignore. And time seems to have done little to dampen public enthusiasm for his oeuvre: Friday’s gig at the Seminole Hard Rock kicks off not two, not three, but six total…
There’s something a little Sheila E. about Tracy Young. Her steadfast, stoic presence when she’s doing her DJ thing reminds you of Prince’s bongo-smacking concubine in her Arsenio Hall Show heyday. For both women, that temple-of-steel impenetrability is/was their greatest weapon in a male-dominated world. On face, Young — Miami-based…
Ahhh, the sweet sounds of classic Seventies California pop. No one has ever embodied that sound more than the Doobie Brothers. And now that the style the Doobies perfected has become a musical archetype (see modern artists such as The Autumn Defense, Beck, and so on), it’s all too easy…
Despite being a cool, downtown NYC jazz act with roots in the early Nineties avant-garde scene of John Lurie and John Zorn, no one loves Medeski, Martin & Wood like the patchouli-loving, Birkenstocks-on-the-weekend hippie in the next cubicle. MM&W’s supersonic organ funk jams with DJ Logic in the Nineties forever…
Fallen From the Sky(Photo via the band’s MySpace page.)Pat yourself on the back for attending Saturday’s early-evening, all-ages extravaganza at Revolution. It’s sponsored by Music Saves Lives, a California-based group on its way to nonprofit status that aims to “create opportunities for people to save lives with simple contributions, and…
Ahhh… the sweet sounds of classic Seventies California pop. No one has ever embodied that sound more than the Doobie Brothers. And now that the style the Doobies perfected has become a musical archetype (see modern artists like the Autumn Defense, Beck, and so on), it’s all too easy to…
The Seventies Soul Jam, scheduled for January 14 at the Fillmore Miami Beach, was set to feature the Stylistics, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, Main Ingredient, and Miami’s own Heatwave. The show, however, has been cancelled. Those who purchased advance tickets through Livenation.com should contact LiveNation’s ticket line at 888-598-4299. Those…
Crossfade reported earlier this month that Combichrist and Black Light Burns would kick off their tour in South Florida on January 14, at Club Premier in Ft. Lauderdale. That sounded like a weird fit, as the venue usually specializes in hip-hop and reggae dance parties. The event has been moved…
(Photo via Medeski, Martin & Wood’s MySpace page.)Despite being a cool, downtown NYC jazz act with roots in the early Nineties avant-garde scene of John Lurie and John Zorn, no one loves Medeski, Martin & Wood like that patchouli-loving, Birkenstocks-on-the-weekend hippie in the next cubicle over from you at work…
Photo by Logan FazioCandyland 13Soho Studios, MiamiSaturday, December 27, 2008Better Than: I expected.The Review:Culture and other similar promotions groups, in an effort to shrug off the nasty mainstream perceptions of the Nineties dance scene, like to call their large-scale events music festivals. But let’s be honest about Candyland 13, held…
Ivon David RojasDeadmau5Saturday, December 27, 2008Mansion, Miami BeachBetter than: Hip-hop Fridays at Mansion, maybe.What’s left to be said about Deadmau5 that hasn’t already been said? Virtually unknown in 2007, the young Toronto prodigy skyrocketed to sudden international stardom and relentless hype by word of mouth, Internet exposure and blessings from…
There’s something a little Sheila E about Tracy Young. Her steadfast, stoic presence when she’s doing her DJ thing reminds you of Prince’s bongo-smacking concubine in her Arsenio Hall Show heyday. For both women, that temple-of-steel impenetrability is/was their greatest weapon in a male-dominated world. On face, Young — Miami-based…
As the name of this event, and the fact that it’s followed by a numeral, might suggest, the epic December party Candyland began in the golden age of the Florida rave scene. In the Nineties, it was a guaranteed good time on the party calendar, one of several large-scale annual…
It’s time for that once-a-year event that’ll leave you bright and shiny and glowing. No, we’re not talking about the wonderful feeling you get buying all sorts of awesome Christmas presents. It’s the Dayglow party happening at Space. And okay, we sorta lied. Though billed as a once-per-year event, the…
It seems like every time Deadmau5 leaves the house, he has to stop over for an appearance at Mansion; his last time at the club was just this past August. So what has he been up to since then? Well, there was the highly anticipated Ultra Records release of his…
Known for dark melodies laden with churning guitars, chunky riffs, and lead singer Lajon Witherspoon’s haunting timbre, Sevendust carved its niche in the alt-rock/nu-metal landscape some years ago. The release of the band’s third record, Animosity, in 2001 is largely regarded as the quintet’s breakthrough into mainstream popularity. Still, by…
The local alt-rock trio Corner 3 formed only in 2007, but the band is based on a longtime friendship, begun when the trio’s members were students at Columbus High in the Eighties. Frontman/guitarist/keyboardist John Lopez and bassist/vocalist Rick Sanchez began their music collaboration while still in school, and over the…
The Italoboyz’ moniker is slightly misleading on a couple of levels. First, it’s slightly so because although Marco Donato and Frederico Marton hail from Italy, the two have been based in London since about the turn of the millennium. Neither do they play, as one might assume, Italo disco, or…
(Photo via Lanzallamas’ Myspace page.)Formed in 2006 by former Suenalo percussionist Fabi Patiño, Lanzallamas Monofónica epitomizes what is often described as the “Miami Sound” – a hodgepodge of musical influences from the South Florida melting pot. “Lanzallamas is a project that I created based on my experience in Miami,” explains…
Currently based in Seattle, prodigal Miami troubadour Sam Friend returns to the Vagabond this Friday for a little soul-soothing in his hometown. The UM School of Music grad eschews the tropical-funk-fusion or synth-driven weirdness of so many of his local peers for a more straightforward, rollicking approach. In the jangly…
New Jersey’s Streetlight Manifesto deserve a couple props, first, for still carrying the torch of third-wave ska as it was largely played at its tail end in the late Nineties: in a group of many, many musicians, and with a heavy punk edge. Second, this is impressive because the band…
