Concert Review: The Arctic Monkeys at the Fillmore Miami Beach, April 1

Click here to view photos from this event.​The Arctic MonkeysThe Fillmore Miami BeachThursday, April 1, 2010Better Than: Northern English food (black pudding, anyone?)The Review:Last night’s debut Miami show by the Sheffield, England rock outfit the Arctic Monkeys gave plenty to cheer about. But it was the fans who really made…

Mayday! Returns to Miami With a Show at Shake at the Vagabond, April 8

After a recent retooling period, Miami New Times’ 2009 Best Hip-Hop Artist winner, Mayday!, is back stronger than ever. With a fleshed-out line-up, the group is now a full-on live act, complete with bubbling percussion, ice-cold keyboards, and a singing/rapping interplay courtesy of BernBiz and Wrekonize, respectively. But where so…

Dimebag Darrell, Live and Acoustic in Miami, One Night Only

Tonight, at the crossroads of Krome Avenue and the Tamiami Trail, Dimebag Darrell will play a special one night only acoustic set.Fan and promoter Sam Hamovich says, “Dude, if you’ve never heard Bag’s acoustic shit you’re fucking missing out. He’s like the Kenny G of metal. This new material he’s…

Suenalo

Are we the only ones shocked to find it’s already April 2010? Damn! It’s certainly not the first instance we’ve been assaulted by a sudden passage of time. Still, there’s one local group for whom that time passing has been auspicious: Suénalo. One of Miami’s hottest local bands in recent…

The Cat Daddies and Iko-Iko

Q American Barbeque is the latest venue in Jonathan Eismann’s growing empire of Design District restaurants. And though this one takes barbecue and nudges it upscale a smidge, the shabby-chic atmosphere is meant to make you sit, relax, and imbibe for a while. It especially gives Miami blues fans, who…

Alukard

Five-piece local act Alukard proudly reps Miami, even dubbing its sound “305 rock,” but it doesn’t fit neatly into any of the city’s music subscenes. It’s too hip-hop for the punk and hardcore purists, too punk for the live hip-hop-heads, not hippie-ish enough for the fusion folks. And the hipsters,…

Paul McCartney

At press time, there were still a few really good seats available for Paul McCartney’s upcoming Sun Life Stadium concert, though tickets will set you back the equivalent of a Namibian family of four’s yearly budget. But hey, this is McCartney, man, the original mop-top heartthrob! And no price is…

Tonight! Gilberto Gil at Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Gilberto Gil is one of the rare foxes managing to carve an almost five-decade career while remaining in the shadows of larger names that have come and gone. While successfully spreading the beauty of Brazilian music across the continents, he’s done the same for Brazilian listeners by infusing the styles…

More 305 Rock From Alukard This Saturday at Tobacco Road

​The five-piece local act Alukard reps Miami proudly, even dubbing its sound “305 rock,” but it doesn’t fit neatly into any of the city’s music sub-scenes. It’s too hip-hop for the punk and hardcore purists, too punk for the live hip-hop-heads, not hippie-ish enough for the fusion folks. And the…

Tonight! Fear Factory at Culture Room

It has been 21 years since Fear Factory unleashed its racket, which has over time become a major influence on the landscape of American metal. It has also, in a bizarre manner, mirrored corporate America in the mentality that the band is first and foremost a business. While undergoing lineup…