Torche With Big Business and Helms Alee Churchill’s Pub Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Better Than: Staying home and watching Easy Rider. As to be expected, most practitioners of stoner rock are pretty lazy. We don’t care how blazed you are, man, but jams can not live on one-riff. That’s why…
For a tag team that hails from the city where Puritans landed, where Paul Revere rode his horse, and where tea was dumped in that infamous harbor, Soul Clap knows its roots. Of course, we’re talking about the P-Funk Mothership, which Eli Goldstein and Charlie Levin say transported them to…
They say that music is the universal language. And it’s a damned good thing. Because otherwise, you might miss out on Brazilian rapper Marcelo D2. Unless, of course, you happen to speak Portuguese. In any case, it’d be a shame if you missed the opportunity to be exposed to this…
Nancy WhangWith KrispElectric PickleSaturday, July 9, 2011Better Than: Well, that’s a tough one. The problem with overly hyping a DJ set from an indie music icon is that you’ll almost always be left disappointed. We’d like to preface this review by stating the following: There probably isn’t a bigger fan…
Jim Drain and Forcefield’s “Warmup” soundtrack the end/SPRING BREAK Friday, July 8, 2011 Better Than: Laying in an alley on broken glass and bumming out. Last night, nomadic multipurpose space, the end/SPRING BREAK, rechristened the old Spinello Gallery as a vibe den where patrons lie on the floor, on top…
Gloria Shuri Nava is the queen of internet makeup tutorials. This girl is kooky, kinda filthy, clearly smart, and definitely mesmerizing. The 23-year-old San Jose native showed America how to slap on face paint like Natalie Portman’s character in Black Swan while making funny tasteless jokes. She’s walked us through the Na’vi…
Have you heard the officially leaked trio of chilly-hot tracks (“Ambulances,” “White Elephants,” and “Ace of Hz”) off Ladytron’s impending fifth album, Gravity the Seducer? If not, this is the kind of dense and brooding indie-dance stuff that’ll throw you into cold sweats. Like a pretty, paranoid dream on a…
John Dadzie, better known as 12th Planet, is one of the reigning kings of American dubstep. He vividly remembers the first time he was smacked upside the head with heavy bass. It was the ’90s. He was a teenager in Los Angeles. And after years of deep house domination, the…
Nancy Whang at Electric Pickle July 9
Xperimento at Jazid July 9
Rx Bandits at Culture Room July 7
Nero at Revolution Live July 8
Everymen at Propaganda July 8
See the full 18-photo slideshow of The Blow at the Florida Room. The Blow With Melissa Dyne The Florida Room Saturday, July 2, 2011 Better Than: Red Hot Chili Peppers from the in-house DJ. Upon entering the Delano Hotel’s Florida Room, the divide between the indie-loving hipsters and the members…
It’s always fun when a band chooses an ironic name. Like the Uruguayan rock ensemble No Te Va Gustar (You’re Not Going To Like It), with whom we couldn’t disagree more wholeheartedly. NTVG’s style is fundamentally catchy, and heavily reminiscent of ’90s bands out of neighboring Argentina’s better known scene,…
James Zabiela The Vagabond Friday, July 1, 2011 Better Than: A lumberjack convention. But also kinda like one, as you will find out below. It was a wet, steamy night, the kind you might think the Miami nightlife set would enjoy. But it seemed to keep the crowd thinner than…
When someone says Venezuela, you probably don’t immediately think hip-hop. After all, the South American nation has long been knows for its salsa. Oh, and a strange, insane little dictatorial ferret who’s more than just a little bit acquainted with Castro’s backside.But don’t tell Cuarto Poder that Venezuela and hip-hop…
Animal Tropical and Ice CreamWith Slashpine, People, Shiboleth, and New Theory Villa 221Thursday, June 30 Villa 221 is a rambling Old Florida estate converted into a labyrinthine nightlife compound capable of functioning as: (1) a club via thumping music and dance floors; (2) a bar with multiple depots on both floors…
See the full 32-photo U2 at Sun Life Stadium slideshow. U2’s 360° Tour With Florence and the Machine Sun Life Stadium Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Better Than: The Black Eyed Peas at the 45th battle for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. On February 3, 2002, U2 played the Super Bowl XXXVI…
The guys of Miami-based Arboles Libres have become darlings of a wide swath of the South Florida scene thanks to their geographically inclusive musical approach. The rock en español crowd loves the group for its frequent foray into Spanish lyrics. That’s only a little piece of Arboles’ musical mosaic, though…
In the early ’80s, U2 and the Psychedelic Furs played the German TV show Rockpalast. Thirty years later, Bono is filling Sun Life Stadium while the Furs play Culture Room. What happened? Both acts were influenced by the Jam, the Clash, the Buzzcocks, and the Sex Pistols. But as Bono’s…
If there’s one thing Miamians really love, it’s a good show. So even if you’re not crazy about Steve Aoki’s mixes, at least you can expect a night of instantly recognizable party tracks, crowd-surfing, stage-diving, The Lion King theme music, and free vodka shots poured straight into your mouth by…
