We all heard electronic music legends Daft Punk were going to compose a full-length score for the movie Tron: Legacy last year, but we kind of took it with a grain of salt. I mean sure, Tron is all about robots, and some of the costumes look really similar to…
The sprawling event space Soho Studios, in the heart of Wynwood’s warehouse district, seems to be just made for massive, all-night parties. Still, the venue is cavernous indeed, and few promoters have been able to truly pack it into a critical crowd mass. So we salute the promoters of the Sunset…
This Thursday’s free show at Bar continues Roofless Records’ ongoing series at the venue showcasing the best of, well, the strange. That’s strangely good, though. No matter how left-field Roofless’ performer picks may seem, they never devolve into the kind of clatter, of say, “experimental noise” or whatever else along…
You might well be one of a large constituency who’s already had in reserve your tickets to one of Roger Water’s two shows this November 13 and 14 at the BankAtlantic Center for a few months now. Hell, you might be one of those who’s diligently procured some sort of…
If you haven’t caught Bachaco live, you’re missing out. Sure, you might be following them on Twitter, or friends with them on Facebook. Or maybe you sit at work jamming to tracks off their Myspace page. But the fact is, very simply, if you aren’t catching them live, you are…
The 28-year-old chanteuse Cat Shell had it right when she titled her debut album Cat’s Outta The Bag. Anyone who’s heard or seen her is no doubt in on it. Sure, Cat’s a true beauty, with all-American, girl next door good looks (if you happen to be a lucky neighbor)…
Nadia Harris, lead singer of the local band Agape, is without a doubt one of the city’s best female vocalists. An effusive, instantly likeable live performer, Harris switches between a reggae croon, a soul wail, and any number of other flexible vocal stylings — all sometimes in one song. With…
There was a time, in the not so distant past, that you would’ve turned the radio dial to just about any Latin station, east or left coast, and would have heard DJ Kane’s voice. That’s because he, along with Frankie J (then Cisco), were the lead vocalists for the group known…
Any attempt at narrowing down the sound of the Providence, Rhode Island-based quartet Deer Tick ultimately comes up short. The fact that the foursome often falls back on an alt-country approach might enter the equation, but equally important are elements of punk, grunge, and, on occasion, unapologetic sentiment. Deer Tick’s…
Washington, D.C.’s Grammy Award-winning production duo Deep Dish enjoyed unparalleled international success during its late-’90s and early-’00s heyday. Much of the pair’s universal appeal could be attributed to the healthy stylistic balance between Ali “Dubfire” Shirazinia’s edgier experimental flair and Sharam Tayebi’s hit-making pop sensibility. It was a special combination…
Jacuzzi Boys are quickly gaining critical mass on the national circuit, yet they’ve cleverly avoided the hype-overload of certain other South Florida breakout-acts-come-lately. The Boys attract only goodwill, no haterade, and for good reason. One, they’ve been playing together long enough to deserve success. Two, their sound is roughed up…
Like buddy James Zabiela, British super-DJ Nic Fanciulli was, from the beginning, something of an upstart wunderkind. Growing up in Kent, some 30 miles outside of London, Fanciulli was, by just age 16, DJing around town. And just four years later, he would launch the by-now-legendary ClubClass, a regular party…
Broken beat may not be the newest electronic flavor of the month any more, but the individual members of that scene’s biggest collective name, London’s Bugz in the Attic Crew, have continued to put out quality choons. The brightest star to rise from that collective seems to be Daz-I-Kue, who’s…
Symmetry Live, with a Special Performance from Neon TreesThe W Hotel Poolside, Miami BeachSunday, July 18, 2010Better Than: Singing in the rain — literally.The Review:Crowds let loose at the W Hotel poolside on Sunday. Fueled by the free-flowing Grey Goose open bar, the eclectic bunch of beautiful people, trendsetters, swim-week…
You probably remember how much we love Major Lazer. After all, our very own Jose D. Duran gave us a visual primer on the duo and clued us in to the art of daggering before its local show this past May 15 at Grand Central. But now the twosome has slowed it…
Let’s rehash one of those classic nuggets of wisdom that’s cliche but oh so true: “Things aren’t always what they seem.” Take, for example, that recently released bomb Splice, which seemed on the surface like a modern sci-fi manned by a respectable cast, but was in fact just crap wrapped in…
Melding the skronk of the Cramps with the grim stylings of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Denmark’s Nekromantix have been swaying suggestible American kids into the dark and decadent waters of psychobilly since 2002 debut Night of the Loving Dead on Hellcat Records. Prior to that, the band had…
What would you call someone who recreates Sublime’s “Summertime” in lush, horn-laden jazz? What about someone who gives Outkasts epic hip hop-psychedelic slow jam “Spottieottiedopalicious” and gives it a facelift with an instrumental lounge vibe? Or someone who’s played with Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” like a kid building sculptures…
Synth geniuses Cut Copy have mastered an electropop sound we just always want to dance to. The Australian-born band has toured with Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party and the great Daft Punk, and they’ve recently rejected offers to tour supporting artists like Lady Gaga, Nine Inch Nails and Coldplay. Their new…
Like buddy James Zabiela, British super DJ Nic Fanciulli was, from the upstart, something of an upstart wunderkind. Growing up in Kent, some 30 miles outside of London, Fanciulli was, by just age 16, DJing around town. And just four years later, he would launch the by-now legendary ClubClass, a…
As I’m sure you know by now from previous posts this week, last night was Premios Juventud and some of Latin music’s biggest names convened on the 305 to take part in the festivities. Sounds like a good time to hit afterparties, no? Well, that’s exactly what I did. In…
The Electric Bunnies are the other 50 percent of the one-two punch South Florida has recently unleashed onto unsuspecting Americana with a careful blend of psychedelic garage rock and roll with punk attitude. The other half are the Jacuzzi Boys, but one thing the Bunnies haven’t done as of late,…
