The Pogues Langerado Show moved to Pompano Beach Amphitheater

via forgottenjournal.comAnother of Langerado’s casualties has found a new home. Irish supergroup The Pogues brushed off Langerado’s cancellation by announcing they’ll be holding their own show on Saturday, March 7th at 8:30 pm. Better yet, Shane MacGowan and crew have announced this will be the first show of their North…

Cubans wash up on North Beach

Que vuelta, mi gente?  That’s Cuban for “Hello, dear friends.  How are you this fine day?”  You might be wondering the reason for the lesson in Cuban slang.  Have I been watching Pichy films’ 299 again?  No.  Well…okay…yes.  Yes, I have.  Damned if I’m not still running around screaming, “que…

Sammy Dee Plays Glass on Friday

The peeps from Safe have hit the ground running this new year it seems, what with them booking international techno magnate Konrad Black for Valentine’s at Glass, in addition to Sammy Dee this Friday night at the same venue. Hailing from Berlin (big surprise) Mr. Dee is a scene veteran…

Agnostic Front

The New York City hardcore legends of Agnostic Front definitely still bring it: They’re still as loud and confrontational as always, even with their wrinkles, gray hair, and degenerating vision. Well-into-their-50s principals Roger Miret (vocals) and Vinnie Stigma (guitar) — who, inspired by the likes of Black Flag and Bad…

Global Cuba Fest 2009

It’s been 50 years since Castro took power, and still the stretches of ocean surrounding Cuba can’t stop the flow of its people’s creative juices. The second annual Global Cuba Fest pays homage to the continuity of this unique Caribbean culture by uniting artists who long ago spread to the…

Streetlight Manifesto

New Jersey’s Streetlight Manifesto deserves a couple of props. First, for still carrying the torch of third-wave ska as it was largely played at its tail end in the late Nineties: in a group of many, many musicians, and with a heavy punk edge. Second, for remaining pretty much the…

The B-52’s

Funplex, released last year, is the B-52’s first album in 16 years. It pumps up the volume, cranks the guitars, and rocks harder than anything the veteran group has done since its 1979 debut. There’s nothing here as sweet or catchy as “Roam” or “Love Shack,” both of which made…

New Times Groove On Battle of the Bands: Your Guide, Part 1

The Miami New Times Groove On Battle Of The Bands would have sent the competition’s winner to the stage of the Langerado Music Festival, but the communist business-hippies behind that event got scared and pulled the plug on the show last minute, so battle winners are flying to and staying…

Maruta Seven-Inch With Fistula Due Out Soon

The Miami-based grind outfit Maruta is staying busy (as always) with an upcoming split with Fistula on Animosity Records and a tour with Crowpath in May.  Also look for them at Maryland Death Fest, the Auditory Assault Fest in Brooklyn, and at the Midwest Fuckfest.  If you don’t know what…

New Found Glory to Play Revolution on April 14

via www.epitaph.comNew Found Glory has announced an April 14 date at Revolution in support of the band’s upcoming album, Not Without a Fight. Slated for release on March 10, the disc is NFG’s sixth studio release,  and its first on Epitaph records. The South Florida natives have been blasting out…

Blues Traveler to Play Culture Room, Feb. 13

Yes. Blues Traveler is still around. Long ago frontman John Popper graduated from the more-is-more school of blues-rock jamming, his dissertation a seven-minute harmonica solo tucked into a 23-minute jam about a sweet-talking hippie. Since 1990 he’s led the band in diligent touring and understatement-free recordings, including an album of…

Konrad Black at Glass on Valentine’s Night

Miami is in for a special techno lovers’ treat this Valentine’s — esteemed Berlin-based producer, DJ, and Wagon Repair label owner Konrad Black, will be throwing down at Glass at The Forge on the night of February 14. This exclusive performance comes on the first leg of Black’s debut 2009…

KRS-One To Play City Limits on Mar. 5

KRS-One’s been no stranger to South Florida, playing a couple of gigs at Miami’s now-defunct Studio A over the past couple of years. He’s coming back, but this time a little further north, to City Limits in Delray Beach. The show presents something of a musical (although perhaps not ideological)…