Of Montreal – Grand Central, Miami

Of Montreal With Boogarins Grand Central Miami Wednesday, May 7, 2014 Better Than: Of Montreal’s recorded material. Of Montreal is one of those critically acclaimed bands whose dozen-album deep catalog is impossible to dive into. That is, unless you see them live. Such an occurrence will baptize you into the…

Haim – Fillmore Miami Beach

Haim With Shy Girls Fillmore Miami Beach Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Better Than: The musical skills of any other teeny bopper groups. Haim (pronounced unlike late-1980s teen dreamboat Cory and more like the last four letters of Hebrew toast l’chaim or the first four letters of Spanish name Jaime) have…

Bruce Springsteen’s Ten Most Pivotal Career Moments

There aren’t many musicians who inspire serious scholarship, but Bruce Springsteen is one of them. The New Jersey native has sold more than 120 million albums over his four-decade-plus career. Although many acts that started in the 1960s or ’70s still sell out arenas, most of these musicians (without naming…

Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang

Twenty years ago, one of the most common arguments between bong hits was who was the better bassist Primus’s Les Claypool or the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Flea. Like many other such debates (such as whether peanut butter tastes better scooped directly out of the jar), this age old question…

Bob Dylan at Cruzan Amphitheatre June 26

Climb high enough on the tree of American rock ‘n’ roll history and you will reach two branches, one marked Elvis Presley, the other Bob Dylan. Climbing higher up Elvis’ side, you find rhythm and blues and gospel; higher on Dylan’s side is country and folk. As polar opposite as…