When 65-year-old glam god and gentleman pop star Bryan Ferry packs his bags, he doesn’t just bring sheet music. Really, go steal a quick glance at the Facebook photos from the first few weeks of his Olympia world tour … All handsomer-than-thou in an undone bow tie and disheveled suit,…
We’re talking ZZ Top, and you will know them by their trail of beards. They’re from Houston, a city so city full of gold grills, candypaint, lean, slang, and pirates that it might as well be called Miami. And tonight, the Texas blues, rock, and boogie boys, put it down…
If you bring your flask out to the party for Big Night in Little Haiti on Friday, June 17, make sure to fill it with Barbancourt, it’s the best rum in the world, and the liquor will have you feeling right at home.The festivities include a free concert headlined by…
In blonde, braided pigtails and cherry-bomb lipstick, Heidi doesn’t look like a beast. But she sure as hell sounds like one. She’s that girl who scares all the boys ’cause she’s just that cool. I swear I saw DJ Bill Patrick flinch when she took over the tables. And last…
See the full 20-photo Primus at the Fillmore Miami Beach slideshow.Primus With the Dead Kenny G’s Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday, June 4, 2011 Better Than: Pretty much any live music coming our way this month. I mean, what do we really have to look forward to? Katy Perry. Primus is…
Wisin y Yandel’s Los Vaqueros: El Regreso Tour With Gadiel American Airlines Arena Friday, June 3, 2011 Better Than: Pushing through the stifling crowds on South Beach to grind on complete strangers. So much easier to let the crowd come to you in our city’s state-of-the-art facility with AaC cold…
Summer is here. And at Wynwood dance music emporium the Electric Pickle that means extended daytime hours, bigger lineups, and parties out on the patio. To kickstart its new weekly summer sessions, the Pickle is hosting a veritable musical extravaganza this Saturday with a couple of serious headliners and a…
When was the last time you got right with Jah? A day? A week? A month? A year? An entire bloody decade? Whatever the case, it’s never too early to work some of those kinks out of your soul. So go smoke a little herb, fast for four days, re-dread…
Wisin y Yandel must be doing something right. After all, you don’t see a whole lot of reggaeton stars selling arena dates like the AAA, right here in the MIA tonight. But then, maybe it’s because, while others got mired in their love of el perreo, WyY, otherwise known as…
Whether you describe its signature sound as funk metal or you’ve got no idea what to call it, there’s no question Primus has been rocking out ever since the three-man band debuted with 1989’s Suck On This. As frontman Les Claypool’s bass throttles from a deep rumble to percussive slaps and…
Taylor Swift at BankAtlantic Center June 2
Wisin y Yandel at American Airlines Arena June 3
Fedde Le Grand at LIV June 4
Cris Cab’s EP-release party at Grand Central June 4
The Monkees at Pompano Beach Amphitheatre June 5
In a certain way, TV Ghost is the sweet, playful jelly to the no-nonsense, peanut-buttery Spits. You could also say that TV Ghost is the pugnacious, frenetic Scrappy Doo to the Spits’ more worldly, less frilly Scooby. But most aptly, we might draw a Ralph Malph to Fonzie comparison, if…
See the full 20-photo Bonnie “Prince” Billy and the Cairo Gang at Sweat Records slideshow. Bonnie Prince Billy and Cairo Gang with Angel Olsen Sweat Records May 31, 2011 Better Than: Mashed potatoes. Will Oldham (AKA Bonnie Prince Billy) and Emmett Kelly (AKA Cairo Gang), and singer Angel Olsen performed…
Best of the Best 2011 Day Two With Shabba Ranks, Stephen and Damian Marley, DJ Khaled, Vybz Kartel, and others Bicentennial Park Sunday, May 29, 2011 Better Than: The first day of Best of the Best! For those who braved both days of the mega Best of the Best weekend,…
Best of the Best 2011 With Rick Ross, Trey Songz, Chris Brown, Keri Hilson, Lloyd, Miguel, Jeremih, Marsha Ambrosius, Travis Porter, and Big Sean Bicentennial Park Saturday, May 28, 2011 Better Than: Seven hours of unsafe sex. Cruising through Bicentennial Park’s main gates at approximately 6:10 p.m. with about a…
For the last few years, there have been people asking: Is reggaeton dead? Or is it just hiding out in the hills of Puerto Rico, waiting for the world’s pop music clocks to rewind all the way back to 2006? Sure, this line of questioning might be totally bogus, as…
Guy Gerber is that rare breed of electronic dance music producer who’s always done his own thing. And “Stoppage Time,” his 2004 breakthrough hit on John Digweed’s Bedrock label, was a slice of epic big-room techno that became a global club anthem and continues to sell by the truckload.Today, Gerber…
Do you know Los Amigos? Well, this Venezuelan disco-funk crew is right on the forefront of the Latin indie-dance scene, one that thrives here in Miami and runs parallel to the general street-level culture oozing out of our downtown bars and clubs. And really, lead singer Julio “Chiulu” Briceño’s trademark…
