Concerts

Billy Blue at SoBe Live March 5

Kid Rock at Hard Rock Live March 8

Young Circles at Grand Central March 5

Julio Iglesias at Hard Rock Live March 6

Otto Von Schirach has been a crushing force on the Miami and international electronic music scenes for more than 13 years. In that time, he’s produced more than 20 LPs, EPs, and compilations — and all of his recordings are done completely DIY. His home is not only his secret…

Davila 666 With Love Handles, Snakehole, Heartstrings, and Ticks Churchill’s Pub Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Better Than: Christian Bale’s Masshole accent.The (and we mean the) Puerto Ricans who rock ‘n’ roll, Davila 666, last night performed at Churchill’s Pub for the second time and got pretty much everyone in the place…

Ah, SXSW … Whether you arrive aboard a busted-ass ’96 Ford Aerostar or your very own ultra-speed private Gulfstream business jet, everyone is welcome. Because in the end, we all eat the same breakfast tacos, right? As anyone who’s visited beautiful Austin will tell you, this yearly music, film, and…

With seven decades of boozy riffing, troubled loving, and tough living behind him, Henry Gray is a complete and unabridged human history book of the American blues. Born on the outskirts of New Orleans, this piano player first pounded the black-and-white keys in church as a boy, playing gospel spirituals…

In the realm of Cuban music, there’s everyone else, and then there’s Benny More. And if that seems like a sweeping generalization, so be it. It’s a simple fact. Yes, his contemporary Perez Prado left behind some big shoes to fill himself. But even the cat who composed “Mambo No…

There is something culturally synchonous about the moments that gave rise to punk rock and hip-hop. Both were musical genres that began as reactions. And one need only peruse the photo work of Glen E. Friedman and see that they were both there, growing independent of each other, but achieving…

This year WMC makes history as the kickoff to an electronic music party marathon that will see over 300 events in the course of three weeks. Starting March 8, there will be more pool parties, hotel throwdowns, megaclub orgies, underground raves, laidback lounge-offs, and hardcore marathons than you can throw…

If you’re the kind of weirdo who still owns a “compact disc player,” then you’re probably also the kind of weirdo who still listens to “commercial pop radio.” Well, amazing news for you! We’re giving away two new CDs from the ubiquitous NOW compilation series. The first one, NOW That’s…

Julieta VenegasPresented by Jack DanielsGusman Center for the Performing ArtsSunday, February 27, 2011Better Than: The last time she was here, at a smokey Dolce and very pregnant. And that show was damned good.Without question, Julieta Venegas is one of Latin pop’s chameleons. And the reasons we’ve listed previously in print,…

Philip Glass is a heavyweight of contemporary minimalism. Alongside auteurs like Steve Reich and John Cage, Glass is, simply put, one of the biggest, boldest names in 20th century music. Much like the aforementioned peers-in-experimentation, his ouvre delicately (and delightfully) blurs the line between the colloquially dubbed “Classical” genre and…

Out of the Anonymous with Astro Blak, Space Between Words and Bulletproof Tiger Fox’s Sherron Inn Friday, February 25, 2011 Better than: Staying in and letting personal delusions take over. While I find the ongoing capital improvements to Fox’s somewhat inspiring, I’m having a hard time judging the depth of the…

Von D Loft 168 Saturday, February 26, 2011 Better than: Kat Von D from LA Ink.  Out on the sidewalk a block away from Loft 168, we could already hear the metal grates over closed storefronts reverberating with bass. Always a good sign…

See the full Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party slideshow. Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party With Black Lips, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Vivian Girls, Thee Oh Sees, Strange Boys, Surfer Blood, Ty Segall, Turbo Fruits, and Jacuzzi Boys Grand Central Thursday, February 24, 2011 Better than: Catching a case of e. coli poisoning…

Shitstorm (canceled), Beings, and Holly Hunt Beelzebub’s Cave Thursday, February 24, 2011 Better Than: If Beings had canceled too. From inception, this show was an uphill battle. Not that the theoretical lineup wasn’t bangin’ … Storied grind heroes Shitstorm backed by fresh-faced heavies Beings and the even fresher-faced Holly Hunt…

Tobacco Road trivia: Al Capone used to get so wasted there that he’d have to take the night off from shooting people. You ever tried to hold onto a submachine gun after twenty shots of whiskey? Not only is Tobacco Road the oldest active bar and music venue in Miami,…

Out of the Anonymous CD Number Four (Self-released)oota.com The last time I had the pleasure to review Out of the Anonymous within these pages was way back in 2004 with their sophomore release, Masked Media. And this trio of extremely adept musicians has now shared more than a decade together…

Win free tickets to Julio Iglesias’s Hard Rock Live show. Now that Julio Iglesias has reached the fine, sweet age of 67, you’ve gotta wonder why he continues to hustle it for grandmothers across the globe. Maybe it’s rivalry with his boy, Enrique, that keeps him stalking the stage. Most…

The dude’s been dead for two decades. But even so, jazz demigod, congenital rebel, and cocaine enthusiast Miles Davis looks like he’s gonna have an incredibly packed 2011. Earlier this month, the trumpet-wielding master reissued an expanded Bitches Brew Live, a soul-scorching set of electrified jazz-rock pulled from his infamously…