Click here to view a slideshow of photos from the concert.Taylor SwiftWith Kellie Pickler and GlorianaBankAtlantic Center, SunriseSunday, March 7, 2010Simultaneously embodying adolescent pathos and empowerment, Taylor Swift swung her golden ringlets into South Florida’s BankAtlantic Center Sunday evening. While many folks around the country watched their office Oscars pool…
You may remember the Heineken TransAtlantic Festival. It came through last year? A whole bevy of top-shelf world music talent graced our fair shores. CuCu Diamantes participated, sharing her dulcet, neo-Cuban-cabaret-era-spliced-with-urban-NYC vibe. Quirky Mexican NuJazz songstress Ximena Sariñana also played a gig, and our own Rachel Goodrich opened. If you…
As Arielle pointed out back in February, the upcoming Lilith Fair tour lineup does not suck. Now, if they’d just tell us when the West Palm Beach date is going to happen, we can start baking the chocolate chip cookies!Aside from the seriously badass Kelly Clarkson (we will be screaming…
If there is one thing Memorial Day Weekend in Miami is known for is perhaps the sickest dancehall/hip-hop concert this side of Jamaica. Best of the Best’s name might seem a bit boastful but it’s hard to argue otherwise. Last year, the concert brought together Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Bounty…
The namesake guitarist of the Damon Fowler group might look, at first, a little too fresh-faced to really know about the blues. But the cherubic Gen Y-er already boasts more than a decade on the live circuit. Growing up in the Tampa Bay area, he picked up a guitar at…
Minnesota punks Off With Their Heads have been grinding out some of the best melodic “don’t call it pop”-punk the Twin Cities have put out in recent history. For the past seven years, the band has gone under the radar. But a stable lineup since 2007 and constant touring (15…
D.O.N.S. is best known to many clubbers as a remixer of Technotronic’s immortal “Pump Up the Jam.” Some 16 years after the original track’s release, in 2005 the Hamburg, Germany-based producer took his reworked version into the far reaches of the UK singles chart. He did so by grabbing the…
One of the longest-running roots-reggae bands, Steel Pulse boasts a list of former members twice as long as the current lineup. Only two of today’s players have appeared on all 11 of the group’s studio albums: keyboardist and backing vocalist Selwyn Brown and lead guitarist and vocalist David Hinds. That’s…
Henry Rollins is coming in town tonight at Revolution (doors at 7 p.m.) to tell us a thing or two.Before we enter his chamber of clarity, let’s reflect on a few gems we’ve received over the years from this precious source for hardcore wisdom. The following selections come from Rollins’…
Party people, get ready. This is going to be one of those weekends. You know the ones–the kind that make Miami such a great city. The ones where you whip through it in a frenzy from Friday to Sunday, in whirlwind of activity, only to awake Monday morning, perhaps a…
Hard-working and constantly touring, Orlando’s psychedelic funk-rock act Diocious is definitely making waves throughout Florida and the Southeast. The trio is riding a swell of shows through the month of March, including three dates opening for the prominent San Francisco jamband Tea Leaf Green and a slot at the La…
West Palm Beach hasn’t had this much musical excitement since Ozzy Osbourne rolled through town. An impressive crop of national acts are set to play the 28th installment of SunFest, which takes place April 28 – May 2 in downtown West Palm Beach along Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway, extending along Flagler…
Florida? Yeah!With the Waves, Radar vs Wolf, Dooms De Pop, Alexander, Retrocities, and Manifest Test SubjectsThe Poorhouse, Fort Lauderdale Saturday, February 27, 2010Better Than: No “Florida? Yeah!”The Review: After hibernating for three months, the beast that is “Florida? Yeah!” awoke with a roar in the cavernous Poorhouse on Saturday night. The return…
Last week, we announced a retooling of the music policy at the King is Dead’s. Though the polished, grown-up-boho vibe continues there unabated, every Friday and Saturday night, the lounge is bringing in some live music for added flavor. (DJs will still spin in between sets). There are two scheduled…
The Andalusians are not from Spain; they are from Washington, D.C. They are not horses, either; they are nice white kids. Basla Andolsun is the lady in charge of the act, and to further stamp her über-coolness, her outfit’s got a seven-inch out on Dischord Records (for the uninitiated, that’s…
Jason Handelsman used to be on the staff at Miami New Times. Then he was abducted by aliens, aliens who party, and he became The Ghost of Dirty. Now he splits his time between making videos with Rick Ross, Cash Money Birdman and Kevin Rudolf, working on his “Paranormal Art,”…
Mary J. fans, this is your year. Not only did she release an excellent studio album, Stronger With Each Tear, but in the next six months, if you’re willing to drive across a couple counties, you can catch her twice in South Florida. Over the summer, the queen of hip-hop…
South Florida experienced a bit of chill this weekend, but that didn’t stop the multitude of events that went on. So if you stayed home bundled up, here is what you missed over the weekend:Electric Pickle One-Year Anniversary Block PartyWynwood lounge slipped into Miami’s nightlife scene one year ago, when…
Click here to view photos from this event.The 17th Annual Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival Featuring Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, Shaggy, Capleton, and Tarrus RileyBayfront Park Amphitheater, Miami Saturday, February 27, 2010 Better Than: watching your drunk friend karaoke Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” with a fake…
Keller WilliamsRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleFriday, February 26, 2010Better Than: Solo acts at Mallory Square in Key West that rely on their money-fetching dog to provide the show. The Review:”Who, what, when, where, why, how much?”- “Stupid Questions,” Breathe After a playful instrumental warm-up, these were the questions posed by Keller Williams as…
For those who can’t get enough heavy metal mayhem, hopefully 70,000 Tons of Metal will suffice. So far, the cruise no wuss should book (it’s $666, ferchristsakes!) has unveiled 11 of the 40 acts terrorizing the high seas from Miami to Cozumel, Mexico, and back to Miami, Jan. 24-28, 2011…
The 17th annual Bob Marley Fest hits Bayfront park this Saturday, February 27th with more Marley-kid performances than you can shake a joint rolled up in a copy of the Miami Herald at (hey at least then the paper’ll be put to good use).The list of what you can’t bring…
