Few singers make their career after returning to their native land from the United States. But Noa is no ordinary singer. After growing up in New York City, the Israeli native headed back to the homeland on her own at age 17 in order to serve her mandatory two years…
The Waterford Landing’s 2004 self-titled full-length debut was refreshing, in what was then a local sweltering sea of shit populated with bad bass, half-ass hip-hop, uninspired rock and roll, and Atari-produced reggaeton. Scene veterans Richard Rippe (vocals, synths, bass), Ed Matus (guitars, synths, vox), and Alex Caso (synths, keys, vox,…
The characters given life by Slug on Atmosphere’s new album have unenviable situations, but they’re not all painting that shit gold. (Whatever that means.) Vagrants, single parents, and dope-addled fiends, they live, work, fuck, and wallow in their misery, giving the emotional indie rapper a chance to traffic in someone…
Name a pop music A-lister, and he or she has either worked with Pharrell Williams or probably wants to. Gwen Stefani, Jay-Z, Britney Spears, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, and Madonna all fall into the first category. Need more proof? But as he has transformed himself into one of the three…
Chambao, an Andalusian band from Málaga, Spain, introduced the concept of “flamenco chill” to the world in 2002 when it released an album by the same name. But since then, it seems the trade winds blowing up through the Straits of Gibraltar have brought many changes to the group’s music…
Much like their most beloved musical forebears, long-surviving hometown trio Outereach is hard to peg to one microgenre or scene. First on the list of influences on the group’s MySpace page is The Police. It’s instantly recognizable in frontman Joey Espinoza’s clear, smooth tenor; in his snappy, repeatable refrains; and…
It used to be that a band’s records enticed you to the live show. Although a studio recording, Monotonix’s Drag City debut EP, Body Language, on the other hand, is best appreciated as a memento of the delirious tumult this band puts on live. You know of a lot of…
One year ago, with the release of the band’s self-titled debut, the Postmarks instantly became the most critically acclaimed band in all of South Florida. Indie press stalwarts such as Pitchfork Media praised the group’s gorgeously arranged pastoral sounds. Acclaim by mainstream giants including Rolling Stone and Spin further brought…
During an increasingly rare moment at home in Barcelona, Mr. Furia, half of the pop-disco-smashup outfit the Pinker Tones, is expounding on the importance of sunshine. Where the recording industry is notorious for starting the workday around the bewitching hour and finishing it with breakfast, Furia and musical partner Prof…
Here come the four words many live-music junkies in Miami never wanted to hear: Studio A is closing. Rumors of its demise had plagued the venue practically since its opening in spring 2006, but staff has confirmed that after two years of live shows and alternative club nights, it’s shutting…
In this week’s Miami New Times music section, we gave you the brief rundown on why, this Saturday, you should check Barcelona’s quirky world-disco duo, the Pinker Tones. Click here to read it online, if you missed it. The show is presented by the awesome Rhythm Foundation, as part of…
Pelican, Circa Survive, and Thrice Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Better Than: Considering just Thrice’s set – better than the band’s last appearance in South Florida, last December at the Fillmore Miami Beach. The Review: Alright, I start this review very irritated that it can’t be more detailed…
A few weeks ago, Bartow, Fl rapper Riskay was in town making a video. She’s the hilarious female MC that made a name for herself via the web when her song “Let Me Smell Yo Dick” caught the eye of Perez Hilton, the New York Times, and a gaggle of…
Miami Symphony April 27, 2008 The Lincoln Theatre Better Than: 100 years of symphonic solitude sung by Marquez himself. It’s not every night that one gets to hear a hundred year span of classical music played live; then again, it’s not every night that The Miami Symphony Orchestra hits one…
Honda Civic Tour Panic at the Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound, Phantom Planet Wednesday, April 23, 2008 The Fillmore Better than: waiting outside the venue in your min-van to pick up your 12-year-old daughter and her four best friends. I seem to have lost track of when shows…
Bonde Do Rolê Thursday, April 24, 2008 Studio A Better Than: Carnival at Rio. In a mish-mash of Western, Latin and African sounds, Brazilian quartet Bonde Do Rolê got the crowd shakin’ their respective asses last night as they introduced their new lineup after lead singer Marina Ribatski unexpectedly left…
I just got this press release forwarded to me so I apologize for getting this info to folks with such short notice. But it sounds like an alright festival and if bands want to be a part of it, reach out to the organizers asap. –Jonathan Cunningham CULTURA Festival ’08…
“Once upon a time in a French city called Lyon, some young people decided to rule the world with the best weapon, which was music,” David Baruchel — vocalist, guitarist, and founder of the 10-piece band Babylon Circus — says by phone from France. He chuckles at his own theatrical…
In case you missed it, a rumor began to circulate this past November that none other than Jon Bon Jovi was interested in running for governor of New Jersey. The rumor was largely instigated by the fact that Jon hired political public relations guru Ken Sunshine to … well, who…
Young@Heart is a senior citizens’ chorus out of Northampton, Massachusetts, that covers rock songs by everyone from The Clash to Sonic Youth to Coldplay. They infuse their takes on hits such as “Forever Young,” “I Wanna Be Sedated,” and “I Feel Good” with a kind of profundity that only age…
South Florida punk forefather George Van Orsdel has been in a million bands — Cell 63, Fay Wray, and Not Dead Yet, to leave 999,997 unmentioned. In recent years, though, he’s mostly been the namesake and backbone of the Van Orsdels. And the question that always comes up once a…
One’s interpretation of Clutch, the mostly metal and sometimes funk-soaked ensemble, depends on where in the game a listener was made hip to the band’s interpretation of Led Zeppelin doing the nasty with Black Sabbath. Fans of the band’s 1993 debut, Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes and Undeniable Truths, still…
