The last Friday of the month is just a little less than 34 hours away. So go put on your most blazingly bright red dress shirt and whitest tie, polish your lucky set of fichas, and suck back a half-gallon of guarapo spiked with Havana Club … It’s almost time…
Are you one of Tyler’s “new f****t ass followers” on Twitter? We suggest you take his advice and download Bastard if you don’t already have a copy. In addition to being one of last year’s best mixtapes, the album should also help you make sense of the fuck-you-this-is-art approach to…
On my second Fantasy Local Covers List for 2011, I kinda challenged the gals and dude of Shroud Eater to come through with a cover of any Justin Bieber track. It was originally done as a shits-and-giggles kind of thing, but these heshers actually agreed! So just to see what else…
Last week, we brought you a double dose of YouTube hilarity with Cuban interpretations of Rick Ross and Live. And today, it is our utmost pleasure to present el Cubanito’s take on Major Lazer. Let’s just say he’s got a different interpretation of Diplo and Switch’s colorful, on-the-floor donkey show. Our…
The Getback Halfway Home (Livid Records) myspace.com/thegetback I must preface this by stating parts of my personal involvement with this band and its members. Almost a decade ago — or was it more? — I was asked by these guys to book a show for them. They were friends and…
It’s been a sad week for local artists, lovers of live music, and the general boozing population. We reported on Wednesday night that Transit Lounge, one of SoFla’s most beloved local venues had announced that it’ll be shutting its doors this summer. Official word came via Facebook and Twitter that…
By now, Jazid regulars might be well versed in the lyrical style of Ephniko. The Barranquilla-born emcee has been banging out shows in the cozy SoBe spot since his steady stint as part of the International Thursdays Hip-Hop Latino night, which you might recall from last year. This Saturday, he’ll…
Earlier this month, Tyler the Creator and his Odd Future collective arrived at the Coachella Music Festival strapped and ready to start a ruckus. They were swagging the fuck out after a chaotic mid-afternoon Friday set, spraying unsuspecting victims with squirt guns until security said no mas and allegedly kicked the…
Devastated by the news that Transit Lounge would be locking its doors and leaving behind the key in June, we got a little weepy. We reminisced about all those late-night throwdowns with homies like ¡Mayday!, N.O.R.E., and the Rising crew. We remembered our Skate Amigos, booze crew, and party people…
We’re now officially entering the final week of the Last Chance registration phase for this year’s Billboard Latin Music Awards and Conference. The absolute deadline is April 25. So all you wannnabe música Latina superstars and reggaetonero minimoguls need to bundle up your dollar bills, rake together your change, and…
Magical visual manipulators of sea life Coral Morphologic, comprised of Colin Foord and Jared McKay, not only landed a spot at the Borscht Film Festival, screening their short “Man O War,” but also an original soundtrack for the film by Animal Collective’s Geologist. Lucky for the Morphologic guys, he’s not just a…
Bad news, Miami! Transit Lounge is closing at the end of June. Good news! Owners of the local live music haven have promised to open a new venue in downtown Miami called Avenue D this summer.The news of Transit’s closure broke yesterday via the venue’s Facebook page. In the press…
South Florida artists wear many hats and no one wears them better than Beatriz Monteavaro. A darling in the contemporary visual art scene, Monteavaro’s revered as a living legend by fans of sludge-pop-metal outfit Floor. And her current band, Beings is gaining great momentum at both the local and national…
The international EDM community is a major sausage fest. But there’s no denying that women are on the rise. Over the last few years, DJ-producers such as Anja Schneider, Cassy, Nina Kraviz, Maya Janes Coles, and Steffi have been challenging the norm with their own chart-topping output and headlining performances…
Most children hate piano lessons when they are forced upon them by overambitious parents. And sometimes, children in musical households don’t necessarily follow mom and dad into music. But neither of these scenarios was the case with Pembroke Pines’ Tony Madruga. Learning the piano at the age of five, Madruga…
The 22nd annual Billboard Latin Music Awards and Conference rolls into town next week — and with it, a multitude of stars, celebs and industry types who will descend upon Miami Beach to partake of parties, panels and poolside cocktails at the Eden Rock Renaissance. But the main event is,…
Local artist Carlos Rigau wanted to show us a house around the corner from his art space and residence General Practice. What’s so interesting about this place down the street? It’s situated next to an empty lot, under a sexy billboard and the freeway. Unlike General Practice, which is protected by…
The story of Jason Handelsman, AKA The President, is already interesting enough when summarized by writer and video-maker Jacob Katel: “There’s something funny about a native Dade County cracker who calls himself The President and lives in a foreclosed house in Cutler Ridge, trying to make it in the rap…
If Shakespeare got it right and brevity is indeed the soul of wit, then Assholeparade’s Student Ghetto Violence is some Poor Richard’s Almanack-level shit. Issued back in 2000, Student is the closest thing the Gainesville five-piece has to a definitive release, cobbling together pieces from singles, tapes, and other ephemera…
The American interstate system is a dangerous maze, riddled with death traps and dead ends. Of course, there’s the always-imminent threat of being maimed (or worse) in a fiery, 27-car pileup disaster. But you’re also prime prey for recreational road-ragers, random rest stop ambushes, and catastrophic heart failure due to…
We’ve talked non-stop about Sweatstock 2011 and all the bands playing tomorrow. But let’s not forget, the reason Sweat Records is throwing this whole shindig is in celebration of Record Store Day — and the store’s anniversary.What’s Record Store Day? In 2007, it started as a way to get people…
When considering the misfortune (a communist dictatorship that rules with an iron fist, poverty pedaled as “socialist equality,” a lack of basic comforts like Tylenol and, oh, light after 8 p.m., and freedom of speech) that’s befallen the once sweet island paradise known as Cuba, it’s easy to forget that…
