You may recall this post last week, where you were prompted to catch Pacha Massive’s one of a kind live performance at the opening day of ¡Mira Que Lindas!. That’s a music and art exhibition enjoying a three-week stay at Awarehouse. It features a display Latin pop album artwork (519…
The crowd at the recurring Technosluts parties across South Florida is pretty much unlike any other. Think a colorful Venn diagram meeting of that rarified overlap between candy ravers, cyber goths, bass-heads, and fetish enthusiasts, and you’ll get the vinyl and hair-fall-filled picture. For the past four years, this loose artistic…
Imogen HeapThe Fillmore Miami BeachWednesday, June 2, 2010Better Than: Having tea at the lady’s place.The Review:The Fillmore Miami Beach could have been called, well, the Imogen Heap last night. It wasn’t so much that the British chanteuse owned the room (though, in an odd way, she did do that too)…
Destroyed came out in 1989 but it didn’t become a reality in my household until the mid 90’s when my kid brother purchased it and we spent a lot of time listening to it knowing a few facts: this shit was a helluva lot better than Kiss (and while Kiss…
Yes, you read that right. These are the 10 hottest moments we could dig up on Latin pop’s resident heartthrob. Why? Because he’s been making fans swoon for 30 years and showing no signs of slowing down. Because he’s the original Latin Lover. Because, through the cries of adoring (mostly)…
While people complain about the lack of live music in town, and (usually) the same people complain about going to South Beach for anything, Jazid is a lone soldier quietly battling to prove these naysayers wrong.Sure, the venue has changed plenty over the years — for one thing, only one…
Radio Slave, otherwise known as Matt Edwards, toils among the techno proletarians of Berlin. He runs the Rekids label and makes hallucination-evoking, bass-burrowing dance-floor tunes that would never get played on the radio here. One prime example, “My Bleep,” clocks in at nearly six and a half minutes of machinist…
Churchill’s seems to be humming along with renewed energy thanks to the semirecent addition of booker Nayra Serrano. Under her watch, the venue (finally!) got an updated website, an up-to-date online schedule, and a slate of shows by an increased number of touring bands, with overall greater quality control. This…
Dirty South’s methodical mixing skills can be traced to the DJ’s humble beginnings. He was born Dragan Roganovic in Belgrade, Serbia, and the encroaching unrest in then Yugoslavia sent his family packing to Melbourne, Australia, when he was 13 years old. Already a budding music nut, young Roganovic began taping…
Let’s put to rest the age-old question of what happened to Elvis. He was reincarnated in Puerto Rico as Latin pop phenom Chayanne. Forget the chronological conundrum posed by the fact that the latter was born before the King died. For Exhibit A, just look at Chayanne. Where else have…
Cobra Starship is a bit of an anomaly — the veritable mullet hairstyle of popular music. The fluorescent-swathed, power-pop- and punk-infused electro band sticks to a surprisingly strict regimen when it comes to its work — business in the front. Still, the group maintains a serious party in the back…
It gives us hope when bands from the all-ages circuit try for something other than faux death metal and helium-powered pop-rock. That’s why we’re stoked on Totally Nebular, a local three-piece that met three years ago in high school but bonded over a love of electronic-tinged psychedelia rather than Warped…
For true house music aficionados, Chuck Love needs no introduction. For going on two decades the long-standing scene veteran and renaissance man has juggled the roles of disc jockey, video jockey, multi-instrumentalist producer, vocalist, label head, and all-around musical evangelist, spreading the joys of classic soulful house on labels like…
Grand Central is on fire ever since it celebrated its official opening. Regular weekly parties on Friday and Saturday nights are bustling (it seems aiming for a lower age restriction of 18 was particularly wise), and a number of live performances keep getting added to the line-up.Last week we announced…
Churchill’s seems to be humming along with a renewed energy lately, thanks to the semi-recent addition of booker Nayra Serrano. Under her watch, the venue (finally!) got an updated web site, an up-to-date online schedule, and a slate of shows by an increased number of touring bands, with an overall…
Click here to view a full slideshow of photos from the concert.Best of the Best Concert With Gyptian, Barrington Levy, Capleton, Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane, Diddy, and othersBicentennial Park, MiamiSunday, May 30, 2010Better Than: Last year’s Best of the Best. The Review:Another Best of the Best is in the bag, and this…
Oracledang FestivalWith Raffa Jo, Radioboxer, Mayday, and othersWhite Room, MiamiFriday, May 28, 2010 Better Than: The sum of its parts The Review: Hot dang, White Room was white hot Friday night as Miami author J.J. Colagrande successfully incarnated the formerly fictional Oracledang music fest, making existential history in the name of local music,…
Dirty South’s methodical mixing skills can, perhaps, be traced back to the DJ’s humble beginnings. Born Dragan Roganovic in Belgrade, Serbia, the encroaching unrest in then-Yugoslavia sent his family packing to Melbourne, Australia when he was 13 years old. Already a budding music nut, young Roganovic began taping music from…
You’d be hard-pressed to name an uptempo, superstar DJ who has won a major DMC (Disco Mix Club) battle championship–or even entered one. The super-club circuit is filled with producers, storytellers and understated mixers, but razzle-dazzle, scratch-and-juggle spinners they’re not. While a few DMC winners (A-Trak, Craze) have made their…
Though Pacha Massive was born in the Boogie-down Bronx, theirs is a global identity. They build their blend on traditional sounds from each member’s roots, like palo (from band member Nova’s native Dominican Republic) and cumbia (from the homeland, Colobmia, of the duo’s other half). The pair then blends those…
Everyone and their mother seems to be offering a free Memorial Day Weekend mixtape, but for something with a little more indie-type flavor and hometown, grassroots pride, check out this offering from 10K Islands. The label and blog is the newest spinoff of Honor Roll Music, with a sharper focus…
Mo & Madafo Jazz JamMiami Shores Country Club, Miami ShoresThursday, May 27, 2010Better Than: Caddy Shack The Review:Curiosity and country club envy initially inspired me to investigate the sign on Biscayne Boulevard and NE 100th Street: “Miami Shores Country Club now open to the public, live jazz Thurs. Fri.” I…
