Dubstep, the London-gestated UK garage mutation, has been dropping the pressure for a decade. Yet it feels equally fresh with each new release. Ever-increasingly, overseas labels are setting the bass-line baseline by drawing the intimate connections between a ten-year gap of genres, from tech-step to tech-house, from inebriated ambient to…
Having booked EDM giants the likes of Laurent Garnier, Darren Emerson, and Dave Seaman in the recent past, the folks at Shine certainly seem keen on presenting Miami clubgoers with the crème de la crème of international dance music. This Friday they continue the trend with a night of sounds…
HA HA Help! is doing a little patriotic party thing over at PS 14 this coming Saturday Thursday. The eccentric, frequently pantsless and often interesting experimental noise outfit from here in the swamp state haven’t been playing out all that much lately. Here is a chance to celebrate as well…
Florida? Yeah! A New Start, Boise Bob and His Backyard Band, Fleez, and The BikesThe PoorhouseSaturday, June 27, 2009 Better Than: Anything going on in any other bar in downtown Fort Lauderdale The Review: For at least 10 years, Garo Gallo has worked zealously to keep the fabric of Fort…
Nothing about the Fourth of July exactly screams “clanging, experimental electronic noise” — but then again, the elusive, quasi-legendary Miami duo Phoenecia doesn’t appear live too often, either. So for fans of the loosely labeled genre known, unfortunately, as IDM (“intelligent dance music”), this show adds a little luster to…
San Francisco DJ/producer and Dirtybird label co-owner Justin Martin burned up the White Room dancefloor during his mind-blowing performance last January, not to mention various slots around town during WMC in March. Now the man is back to make new converts at the Electric Pickle this Friday night and the…
Don Chambers is playing a solo show (meaning he’s without his band Goat) with Viva Le Vox at Propaganda on July 11. Chambers is an Athens Georga based singer songwriter in the Tom Waits/Nick Cave mold who’s latest album, Zebulon, was produced by Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers fame. His…
Poison the Well, the best metal/hardcore band of 2009 (as voted by Miami New Times) is playing a hometown-ish gig on August 22 at Culture Room. This date should be extra special, not only because of the whole homecoming after a brutal tour thing, but it’s also the last show…
Yellowmanwith Spred the DubRespectable Street Cafe, West Palm BeachSaturday, June 27, 2009Better Than: Discovering sticky hydroponically grown sensimilla in your backyard.The Review:Deep rub-a-dubbing reggae in legendary West Palm Beach rock haunt Respectable Street? Why not? After all, “King” Yellowman’s explicitly sexual dancehall verses pushed the envelope back in the early…
Bored? Money burning a hole in your pocket? Or do you just have a burning urge to see a fading pop icon try to bring the magic back to her act without resorting to public displays of indecency? If you answered yes to any of the previous questions, then there…
When you think downtown Hollywood, you almost certainly think Dub. Okay, maybe not, but Arts Park has a serious music festival on the books now. On September 5, Dubfest is coming to town featuring Bunny Wailer’s only U.S. appearance (the last surviving member of the original Wailers), Lee “Scratch” Perry,…
The Broward-birthed four-piece Nonpoint came up in the late 1990s, a particularly fertile time in South Florida for experimental heavy rock. At clubs like Cheers, Fubar, and other one-named venues long defunct, they’d share the bill with other arty-but-loud local leading lights like Endo, Darwin’s Waiting Room, and the Groovenics…
Juan Luis Guerra Hard Rock Live, HollywoodFriday, June 26, 2009 Better Than: Any other tropical music night in South Florida. The Review: Last Friday, South Floridians of all ages were treated to a hard-hitting concert by one of the greatest and most beloved artists in the Latin firmament, the incomparable…
Peter MurphyWith the Mission VeoRespectable Street Cafe, West Palm BeachWednesday, June 26, 2009Better Than: Being too lazy to make the journey to West Palm.The Review:Peter Murphy’s performance at Respectable Street Cafe was, of course, a treat for his hardcore fans. South Florida is not exactly the cradle of old-school goth,…
Ready for some proselytizing? Stonefox is one of the current saviors of South Florida rock. That’s a lot to heap on a trio of guys in their early twenties, but this Boca- and Lauderdale-based band has clearly digested the gospel of rollicking, psychedelic, bluesy, rock and fucking roll. Lots of…
Las Vegas post-punk glamazons The Killers almost lost the pop honors they earned with Hot Fuss when they decided to get serious with the Americana travesty Sam’s Town. Coupled with inflated egos (Lead singer Brandon Flowers said Sam’s Town would be “one of the best albums of the past twenty…
The punk rock invasion of South Florida keeps on coming with Guttermouth, Does it Matter, and The Ruins announcing a show at Respectable Street on August 16. Respectable just announced that the Queers are coming in September, and are also hosting Fear, Agent Orange, D.I., and Total Chaos in August…
Somehow this mega-show slipped under the concert announcement radar, perhaps because it seems like he played here a month ago, but John Legend is back with India.Arie on July 9 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood. The multi- Grammy award winner (6 to be exact) and collaborator on countless huge…
Not sure how I missed the fact that Amanda Green finally finished her long-awaited album that was supposed to be finished two or three years ago. After a some stutter-steps and some botched studio experiences in Atlanta, TAPE/PARTY is finally done with a dose of production and shepherding from one…
The funky rock quintet Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes has been making its way south through Florida this week, and tonight will stop at Alligator Alley to deliver its gut-rockin’, brass-poppin’, blast of funk in the tradition of its hometown, New Orleans. Formed in 2001, all the bandmates met…
Has the Culture Room gone a little soft for your tastes this week? Plain White T’s, Boys Like Girls, and Drop Dead, Gorgeous are all on this week’s bill, but not to worry, true metal fans. Saturday is a new day, and Culture Room is opening the doors for a…
Rob Thomas, formerly of Tabitha’s Secret and currently of Matchbox 20, is touring solo in support of the soon to be released “SwanCradlesong”. He’s had about 30 huge radio hits, and like it or not he’s probably one of the preeminent faces of contemporary singer/songwriters. Other than that, it’s hard…
