Doo-Wop, one of the most innocent sounding and feel good form of music , has been all but completely forgotten. Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge and The Mystics are doing their best to keep the uniquely American music alive when they perform at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek on April…
Steven Guarin needs a bone marrow transplant. He has cancer and stupid Medicaid won’t cover it. The situation sucks, but his friends in the Miami music scene are doing something about it. They’ve already gotten a $1,500 donation from Music Cares, the charity foundation set up by the Recording Academy…
After missing Ultra this year, big beat electronica pioneers The Crystal Method will be playing Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale May 14. Along with The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy, The Crystal Method helped bring breakbeats out of basements and shady clubs, and into mainstream dance floors and rock stations…
Country powerhouses Toby Keith and Trace Adkins are joining forces to spread that new country love all over West Palm Beach. On June 27, Cruzan Amphitheatre will host a gaggle of grown men and women wearing costumes dressed in their finest cattle rustling gear yearning for a sense of patriotism…
Although the place isn’t set yet, the date and the bands are. On July 13th, Aerosmith and ZZ Top will be playing somewhere in South Florida in support of their retirement funds. Aerosmith isn’t releasing a new album (although they do have a new-ish video game on the market: Guitar…
Aterciopelados is more than just a Latin alternative band. Rather, these contemporary musical legends provide a loud, clear voice on social issues and hope to spur the kind of deep thinking that inspires change. And ours is a world badly in need of change, says Héctor Buitrago, half of the…
How are things in Glocca Morra, you ask? Well, they’re just swell, if you’re talking about the new local band that features drummer Arik Dayan, formerly of Lasso the Moon, Baby Calendar, and most recently Call It Radar. Zack Schwartz, a young and spunky guitar player and vocalist, joins him…
Willie Colón is one of salsa’s undisputed heavyweights. Over the course of his illustrious 32-year career, he has sold more than 30 million copies of his records and taken part in some 40 productions. Those include credits as a singer, songwriter, trombonist, and producer. And if math isn’t your strong…
Los Amigos Invisibles are among those rare underrated Latin bands that over the years have somehow stayed alternative, building an ever-larger cult following with each album and every show. They don’t have the marquee draw of outfits such as Soda Stereo, and they don’t need it — they still have…
Do you think we’re never going to survive unless we get a little crazy? Have you been kissed by a rose on the grave? Have you twice impregnated supermodel Heidi Klum? If so, you’re probably Seal Samuel, survivor of a childhood battle with discoid lupus that left you with trademark…
Basshead Productions is celebrating its 8th year anniversary at Black Sheep Bar this Friday with a night of bass-heavy sounds, including an exclusive performance by American drum & bass legend Dieselboy. This best-selling Brooklyn-based producer was the first American to be voted into the UK-based Drum & Bass Arena Top…
Grand Funk Railroad is celebrating 40 years of being an American band this year and will be jamming out during the Pompano Beach Seafood Festival on April 25. Unlike most bands who are still playing after four decades, GFR still consists of original members Don Brewer and Mel Schacher. Max…
If you’re a fan of great Latin alternative music, you’re in for a treat this weekend, because this Saturday, April 18, the Miami Rock en Español Fest is going to put La Covacha’s half-open-air palapa structure to the test in ways that hurricanes of past years have only tried to…
Still bummed out about Langerado’s cancellation? If you are, you might not be interested in Wannee Music Festival. Wannee is what Langerado was: a haven for jam bands, not the over-eclectic festival it was becoming. The two-day festival is being held in Live Oak, Florida, on June 5 and 6,…
Feel like roasting in the South Florida sun while putting your hearing at risk, but you haven’t figured out how to do it? Why not fight through crowds of tweens and check out Van’s Warped Tour, which is stopping in West Palm Beach on Saturday, July 25? Cruzan Amphitheater invited…
Conjunto Progreso w/ special guest Arturo SandovalFriday, April 10, 2009Tina Hills Pavilion at Bayfront Park, MiamiBetter Than: Badminton in Belarus.Friday night marked the end of this year’s Downtown Concert Series, the monthly happy-hour picnic event held at Bayfront Park’s Tina Hills Pavilion. The series, sponsored by the Miami Downtown Development…
It wasn’t too long ago that Brooklyn duo Holy Ghost! was here. Much like their DFA lablemates Hercules & Love Affair and The Juan MacLean, they submerged themselves in the whole new disco revival happening right now. While, surely there will be a slew of disco-house artists to come and…
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico has been dubbed La Universidad de la Salsa (The University of Salsa) for a reason. QuiGranCombo.jpgte simply, because they’re an institution. They’ve released over 40 albums throughout the course of their 47 years and their alumnus has ever been a who’s who of standouts…
South Florida darlings and pop punk powerhouse New Found Glory is coming back home tonight. NFG is touring in support of their new album “Not Without A Fight”, which is receiving slightly above average reviews on Metacritic. Bayside and Set Your Goals are opening for NFG, so get ready to…
The rise of San Diego beach punk project Wavves has been pretty fast, but the backlash has been even faster. I guess there’s something slightly annoying about a band who only played their first live gig 161 days ago, rose from blog buzz obscurity to a shiny “Best New Music”…
Lately, Respectable Street’s seemed to turn into a last haven for darker subcultures in South Florida. It hosts a monthly steampunk social, and continues, in recent weeksm to book both, um, old-wave bands (Gene Loves Jezebel) as well as newer, more aggressive and electronic acts (Die/Vision). Falling into the latter…
Last we heard of Steve Angello he was getting into beef with Paris Hilton over her irrational request for hip-hop during a WMC DJ set. The man stood his ground and even got smacked by her security muscleheads in the process, and for this he gets props. Angello is back…
