It’s impossible to hyperbolize here: the Brit DJ titan John Digweed — along with longtime partner Sasha — is progressive house. Digweed started DJing as a young teen in the late ’70s and early ’80s, but it was in the early ’90s that he finally got his big break, spinning…
This show has pretty much nothing to do with the martyred gay San Francisco city supervisor. The quintet Harvey Milk may have named itself in tribute to the man, but that’s where any political notions end for this band. Rather, this sludgy, experimental noise-rock-style act spews the kind of weirdness…
No, this has pretty much nothing to do with the martyred gay San Francisco city supervisor. The quattet Harvey Milk may have, in its name, nodded in tribute to that man, but that’s where any political notions end for this band. Rather, this sludgy, experimental noise-rock-type act spews forth the…
Not to be totally outdone by all of Live Nation’s various and sundry discount deals of late, rival concert promotions titan AEG Live is announcing its own special deal. It’s good on this Friday, only, for one show — the Blazed and Confused tour date on August 1 at Bicentennial…
A couple weeks ago, local music/culture webzine RevMiami started a nifty vlog series called “Big City Breakdown,” a biweekly thing meant to take local favorites and turn ’em loose to play in unusal environs. The first featured Afrobeta playing on the sand, so I wondered where the series would go…
No, this has pretty much nothing to do with the martyred gay San Francisco city supervisor. The quattet Harvey Milk may have, in its name, nodded in tribute to that man, but that’s where any political notions end for this band. Rather, this sludgy, experimental noise-rock-type act spews forth the…
Miami natives Erik Slemon and Matt Gardner first started making music together more than a decade ago, when they were still apple-cheeked students at Coral Gables High and Columbus, respectively. Perhaps those early attempts were humble — “We played, like, Nirvana covers at a couple of house parties,” Gardner recalls…
The Fort Lauderdale-birthed four-piece Nonpoint came up in the late ’90s, a fertile time for experimental heavy rock in South Florida. At clubs such as Cheers, Fubar, and other one-name venues now long-defunct, they shared the bill with other arty but loud local leading lights such as Endo, Darwin’s Waiting…
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…
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…
Rick Ross has got lots and lots of money, and he wants to keep reminding you of that. Why else name his new single “Maybach Music Part 2” — a sequel to, well, “Maybach Music?”But damn, the unemployment rate here in Florida alone is 10.2 percent as of May. Do…
Once upon a time, Jacki-O and Trina were the big contenders for the title of queen of the south. (Khia, perhaps, was a contender, but … last the public at large really heard from her, she was getting kicked off VH1’s Miss Rap Supreme). Then poor Jacki-O had a number…
This past Thursday’s main music story in both the Miami New Times and New Times Broward-Palm Beach tells the story of Cat Shell. She’s a young Boca singer-songwriter who performs material worthy of the torch-song divas of yesteryear, and you can read Lee Zimmerman’s full article about her here. As…
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…
One of the biggest shows over the past weekend was the Lynyrd Skynyrd gig this past Saturday at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach. Sadly, it seems not many people have shared photos from it on Flickr. But I did find this artsy-type shot from the crowd on elireskow’s…
Yes, I just blogged about excellent Boca-based trio (sometimes quartet) Stonefox. Well, these guys are playing some of the best rock and roll to come out of Palm Beach County (!) in a long time. Also, I’m working up a feature about them for the Broward – Palm Beach New…
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…
Friday, June 26*Conjunto Progreso lays down Cuban grooves tonight at Transit Lounge in Miami. As always at Transit, there is no cover. Click here for full details. *Frankurt, Germany-based minimal DJ/producer Robert Dietz plays tonight at White Room in Miami. Cover is just $10 before 12:30 a.m.. Click here for…
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…
*CNN’s complete coverage.*Rolling Stone’s extensive tribute, with links to coverage throughout the RS archives.*SPIN magazine remembers Michael as a hero, not as a punchline.*At New Times’ sister paper LA Weekly, an exclusive interview with longtime MJ lawyer Bob Sanger.*Also at the LA Weekly web site: a slideshow, remembering Michael Jackson…
Wow. Do we like this new look for the Postmarks? They were always pretty low-key in the hair/make-up/costume department before, but their new makeover is sharp. They look like mod assassins! Actually, frontwoman Tim looks more than a bit like a brunette Francoise Hardy here. It’s appropriate, since the bandmates…
