A Nightmare Before Christmas 2 Xmas Costume Bash Tomorrow

Dirty Santas, slutty elves, reindeer fuckers unite!Tomorrow’s Nightmare Before Christmas 2 Xmas costume bash at the Electric Pickle is sure to make it a snowy day in the MIA.Live performances by Parable, fresh off tour, and Llamabeats, Rahsaan, and Skam2?, whose artwork you may have seen hanging around recently, and…

Huma Rojo This Thursday at Transit

Let’s face it, girls that can truly shred onstage are one of those things that just kicks ass. Just take Joan Jett, Go-Go’s and Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth). Not for any chauvinistic reason–we are an equal opportunity rock fan. Just because, even today, you simply don’t see it enough in…

Concert Review: Wolfgang Gartner at Mansion, December 12

Click here to view more photos from this event.I went to Mansion on Saturday night in order to find out what’s happened to electro house. This energetic style, blended with equal parts electro and indie dance rock, exploded on the international scene in 2006 but lost most of its edge…

Pantera Tribute Show at the Talent Farm Tomorrow Night

Hopefully, you were going to find out about this show tonight, when you head out to The Talent Farm for the Mend A Heart Benefit Show. But just in case your heart is made of stone and bile, here’s your heads up on an ultra heavy show happening at the…

N.O.R.E.

When rapper Noreaga turned into N.O.R.E. earlier this decade, it was worrisome. Longtime fans adored him as half of the killer Queens duo Capone-N-Noreaga, which in the mid-to-late-’90s helped take back New York’s crown as the seat of real street rap. In the face of adversity from West Coast gangstas…

The Slackers

Given its members’ myriad side projects, it’s a wonder we still get to see the Slackers perform live anymore. It seems like each bandmate has his own rocksteady, dub, jazz, punk rock, garage, or soul iron in the fire, so when the Slackers tour as a whole, it’s rightfully an…

Sean Paul

Sean Paul’s dancers are the ones you’ll really be watching while he’s onstage at the Hard Rock. That’s because, as reggae fans know, Paul is not the most, well, vivacious performer. But he is wicked in the studio, as his new album, Imperial Blaze, proves yet again. So even if…

Simon Baker

In the past couple of years, DJ/producer Simon Baker has enjoyed a steady ascent to international fame through a slew of infectious releases on high-profile labels, countless global tour dates, and a firm grasp on what makes people get down on a dance floor. As a DJ on the ’90s…

Wale

Rest assured, dedicated Web 2.0’ers: D.C. rapper Wale has not forsaken Twitter. One of the most committed tweeters this side of Japanese schoolchildren, Wale earlier this year swore off the message-posting website after a particular tweet got him in trouble with the influential UK journalist and blogger DJ Semtex. While…

Chus

Half of internationally renowned Spanish twosome Chus and Ceballos, DJ/producer Chus Esteban has garnered worldwide recognition through the duo’s Stereo Productions label, in addition to chart-topping releases on the esteemed Yoshitoshi, Shinichi, and Defected imprints. High-profile remixes for the likes of Madonna, Danny Tenaglia, and Deep Dish have garnered Chus…

Concert Announcements: Yes and Eric Clapton with Roger Daltrey

Wow! Another day of concert announcements without jam bands. Don’t worry, they’ll be back tomorrow. For today it’s all about rock and roll. If you like your rock of the progressive persuasion, you’ll be happy to hear Yes is coming to Boca on February 28. Yes is taking a page…

Miami Music Festival Previews: Sol Ruiz, Cat Shell, and Shawn Snyder

Here are a few randomly selected recommendations among the many acts playing the Miami Music Festival. Visit MiamiMusicFestival.org for individual venue details. Many of these funky-named places you’ve never heard of are subdivisions of real venues, with made-up names just for festival purposes. Others venues are tents; Transit Lounge alone will host…