Recession-minded, “frugal,” or just plain cheap? No problem — Ten Under $10, a new column on Crossfade, gives you budget-friendly music events to check out over the weekend. Tonight, Friday, May 29*The Mission Veo is one of the best local dark, post-punk-type acts going, and tonight they play at one…
Ever loved your sugar pie honeybunny pookie bear soooo much that your relationship already felt like beautiful music? I guess that’s what Me She and Chris V of new local act BFGF were feeling, and they decided to express that feeling in song. And thus, the enamored couple (look, they…
It’s virtually impossible to have avoided the buzz surrounding two of Miami’s best female-fronted acts: Afrobeta and Steph Taylor and the State Of. Here’s a good opportunity to catch them for free in a cozy (and smoke-free!) environment. Both bands play an in-store at Sweat Records this Saturday, starting at…
Colorado just doesn’t know: Don’t mess with Little Havana. This is a couple days old (and thus a million years in blog years), but in case you missed it, Pitbull bit back at a rowdy fan in Aspen. It’s really weird, actually, to imagine the rapper performing in the Rocky…
Sometime in the past few years, between digesting French literature and watching birds alight on the placid South Florida waters, Iggy Pop, the Godfather of Punk, decided, finally, that rock as we know it is a lost cause. No, actually it’s worse. “It’s clear that rock music, what’s made right…
Local fivesome the Mission Veo specializes in a dripping-black variety of dance-rock, shot through with tribal drumbeats, minor-key melodies, and darkwave keyboard stabs. And, sure, plenty of bands these days attempt this kind of dark dance-floor psychedelia, but the Mission Veo has another serious weapon in its arsenal: frontman Jonny…
*Transit Lounge in Miami hosts the En Tu Ciudad Tour, featuring the cross-cultural sounds of Suenalo, Minimal, and Radioboxer, with a DJ set by Eddie of Bachaco. Admission is free, but you’ll have to RSVP first at myspace.com/entuciudad. Click here for more details about the show. *Keep it d.i.y. and…
Ever loved your sugar pie honeybunny pookie bear soooo much that your relationship already felt like beautiful music? I guess that’s what Me She and Chris V of new local act BFGF were feeling, and they decided to express that feeling in song. And thus, the enamored couple (look, they…
If you like your local music smart, conscious, uplifting, and all kinds of other complimentary adjectives, then you’ve probably heard of Soulflower. If not, get with the program — she’s one of the few visible female MCs in the local underground circuit, and is dedicated to getting more women participating…
If you like your local music smart, conscious, uplifting, and all kinds of other complimentary adjectives, then you’ve probably heard of Soulflower. If not, get with the program — she’s one of the few visible female MCs in the local underground circuit, and is dedicated to getting more women participating…
Yes, there are more local band battles than you can shake a stick at, but the Fort Lauderdale-based Ghost of Gloria is poised, possibly, to win a big-deal national one. The Hard Rock chain has, over the past few months, sponsored its own “Ambassadors of Rock” series. Hard Rock Cafes…
As I said last week, I don’t have anything against Brooke Hogan, and, frankly, as a fellow twentysomething female, I empathize with some of her foibles. But damn, the girl has got to get a new … aesthetic counselor. Hogan’s people have revealed an “exclusive first look” at her new…
While we’re on the subject of the Freestyle Invasion II concert this Saturday, we put together a play list of some of the best songs by the artists performing. Enjoy.Oh yeah – there’s also another HUGE freestyle show coming up, the Freestyle Extravaganza on June 27 at the AAA. That…
The local fivesome the Mission Veo specializes in a dripping-black variety of dance-rock, shot through with tribal drumbeats, minor-key melodies, and darkwave keyboard stabs. And, sure, plenty of bands these days attempt this kind of dark dancefloor psychedelia, but the Mission Veo’s got another serious weapon in its arsenal: frontman…
Today’s MP3 of the day relates to the serious meaning behind Memorial Day, and comes courtesy of local troubadour Matthew Sabatella. He’s one of the most unique solo performers in town, as he’s dedicated his work lately to preserving American folk traditions. But not folk like the festival in Newport,…
Slip N Slide Records announced earlier this week that the label had signed Jagged Edge, the Atlanta-based R&B group that clubgoers probably best remember for the 2001 hit “Where the Party At.” Of course at first glance, that’s a wise business decision for any independent label — Jagged Edge’s last…
It’s no secret I’m a fan of the PB County-based rockers the Pretty Faces. They play a blend of retro power pop not often heard in these parts (and thus, it’s no surprise they’ve shared the stage with my other new local faves Ex Norwegian). They’re hard-working, cheerful, and pretty…
This week’s New Times includes a feature on Jim Jonsin, the Coral Springs resident who’s quickly become a super-producer and is blowing up the hip-hop and pop charts. (You’ve doubtless heard one of his recent hits, any number of synth-driven tracks like Soulja Boy’s “Kiss Me Through the Phone,” T.I.’s…
Thanks to an infusion of younger blood (namely in the form of new and youthful producer Andrew Hevia), WLRN TV is getting on board the newfangled YouTube thing and putting some of its programming online. Yay. So if you missed its original air date earlier this week, check out this…
Yesterday we recommended tonight’s show at Churchill’s, which features local acts Ex Norwegian and the Jean Marie, opening for Nashville quartet Mother/Father. Here’s a free taster from the headliners, a song called “Youngest Gods.” While the band’s other songs are full of swirly, reverb-laden production, this one is relatively stripped…
The guys of the long-grinding Miami quintet Alukard hail from all over the city but have made it their new mission to bring live rock back to the suburban expanses of Kendall, a couple of years after staple venue Kaffe Krystal’s demise. “They were known for bringing a lot of…
Jacob’s Ladder Makes an Upward Climb
