Money $hot, the neon-and-shades-heavy Thursday-night throwdown at The Vagabond, continues its romance with all things Baltimore this week by bringing down that town’s latest rising DJ star, Dave Nada. A favorite on blogs such as Discobelle, Nada has a style that’s a rapid-fire cut-and-paste, moving from bass bump to electro…
Matthew Dear is one of the electronic music scene’s most chameleonic, now-you-see-him-now-you-don’t figures. Much like the namesake phantoms of the labels on which he releases most of his music (Ghostly International and Spectral Sound), he materializes often, but unexpectedly, shapeshifting as his mood suits him. It’s no surprise, then, that…
Last Friday’s performance at The Vagabond by 3 One G, the Winter Haven-based Joy Division tribute band, was jammed to the rafters. Surprisingly high-energy and weirdly thrilling, it also raised a number of philosophical questions, among them: 1. If someone wears a Joy Division T-shirt to a show by a…
Rodrigo y Gabriela’s video for “Diablo Rojo” Can acoustic guitars sound heavy? Five minutes of the Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela will prove that the answer is, definitely. Ex-thrash-metallers turned Dublin street buskers turned global critical darlings, on their breakout 2006 self-titled album they pulled off an astounding feat: They…
3 One G Friday, August 8, 2008 The Vagabond, Miami Last Friday’s performance at the Vagabond by 3 One G, the Winter Haven-based Joy Division tribute band, was jammed to the rafters. Surprisingly high-energy and weirdly thrilling, it also raised a number of philosophical questions, among them: 1) If someone…
It’s been a swell few months for Torche, since the release this April of its second full-length (and Hydra Head debut), Meanderthal. The record’s garnered raves from the likes of Spin and the British mag Mojo, and been featured in Alternative Press, to name just a few of the many…
Friday, August 8: *Florida’s only working Joy Division tribute act, 3 One G, plays at the Vagabond. You sort of have to be a superfan to care, but JD superfans are legion, so you should click here to read more about these guys from Winter Haven. *Further north, more tribute…
“So I’m about to call up Peter Hook and hopefully also talk to Ian Curtis,” I recently told two friends. “That’s amaaaazing,” they cooed back — and then we all laughed, because we knew I was lying, sort of. Because if it looks like Ian Curtis, sings like Ian Curtis,…
Miami trio Clocks Are Devils has been playing together since 2006, according to the band’s website bio. But it now joins the ranks of other local acts calling it quits before really making a mark (see also the recently defunct Call It Radar). That’s too bad, because this was an…
Deadmau5 is doubtless one of dance music’s golden boys. The 27-year-old Ontario-based producer dominated the last edition of Winter Music Conference, rules the download-sales roost over at Beatport.com, and recently snagged two nominations for Juno Awards (sort of like Canada’s Grammys). His dark take on shimmering four-to-the-floor is chameleonic, lending…
If it looks like Ian Curtis, sings like Ian Curtis, and dances like Ian Curtis … and it’s onstage and it’s 2008 and you’re in Florida, well, it’s not Ian Curtis. It’s Aaron Branch, the frontman of 3 One G, the state’s (and maybe the whole Southeast’s) only working Joy…
Consular is one of the latest in a line of sludgy, grindy, messy, loud bands arising in Miami with one-word names (Capsule, Shitstorm, and so on). Think music by, and largely for, burly, tattooed dudes with beards — in an epically heavy way. The quintet subscribes to the slow-and-stoney school…
It’s time for another roundup of the fruits of lurking on Craigslist’s South Florida musician ads. As always, bands, if you’re looking to fill up a lineup and want an extra shout-out for your ad, e-mail me here. — Arielle Castillo *Whoa, yet another sludge metal band seems to be…
Today, a former prison guard (who won’t admit it) gives back to his old ‘hood in Miami, spacey nu-prog rockers touch down in Ft. Lauderdale, and two top-notch weekly events keep on keeping on. — Arielle Castillo *This is really more of a free daytime charity event, but if you…
Tonight looks good for those who like, well, beats. Beyond a regular open mike, tonight’s picks involve hip-hop, reggae, and the blues. — Arielle Castillo *Up-and-coming Broward County MC Swazy Styles travels south across the county line to hit Flavour, in Coconut Grove. Nice to know this underused performance space…
I’m cawing like a crow, quietly at first, and with my eye on the front door. “Caawwww?” I try a little louder. Then I’m imitating a car. “Pirrrratessss are waaaaiting!” I finally yell, the r’s rolling and gurgling somewhere in the space around my soft palate. Peeking through my blinds…
Coheed and Cambria is both the name of the epic space-rock quartet from upstate New York and the characters at the center of the band’s mythology. Not only do these musicians craft one-off baroque-themed albums, but also they are a theme band. Coheed formed around 1995, and during the group’s…
The week’s basically in full swing with several national shows today and tonight, so get moving. — Arielle Castillo *If this is the first you’re hearing about it, it may be too late for you to get to the Rockstar Mayhem Fest today at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm…
Yelle Just got the announcement that cutesy Gallic electro-pop chanteuse Yelle is launching a full-scale tour this fall, and heading down to these parts — actually, Miami proper. (Good idea — she’s definitely got more of a fun-times Miami vibe than a Ft.Lauderdale-rock-venue vibe). The show date is October 10…
Just found the news deep in the archives of Brooklynvegan, where I apparently missed it when the tour dates were announced back in July but… Rejoice! DANZIG IS COMING BACK TO SOUTH FLORIDA! This is exciting because he hasn’t been here in, like, forever, and when Glenn Danzig spoke to…
Tonight, lots of smoky stylings, and an open mike that is not for the faint of heart. — Arielle Castillo *The urbane crooner Brendan O’Hara returns to the bohemian environs of the Florida Room, at the always-chic Delano. Click here for more about this handsome cat. *There’s another installment of…
Every once in a while I lurk the Craigslist musician ads in search of some local music news (lineup changes, and so forth). Here are some of my favorite recent ones. BTW, bands, if you’re looking to round out a lineup and want an extra shout-out for your ad, let…
