Lost in the Trees is a seven-strong collective from North Carolina likely to nourish the mossy side of your trunk with its sumptuous, string-filled folk music that occasionally borders on symphonic. Recently reissued on discerning Anti- label, the group’s All Alone in an Empty House finds a wider audience for…
For those unfamiliar, Of Montreal is like P-Funk for sensitive kids. Kevin Barnes and his band blend personal lyrics with booty shakin’ beats and psychedelic theatrics. It’s as sexual as funk from the Mothership, but perhaps a bit more stimulating above the waist, as well. A product of the late…
This is Miami, and the local appetite for rock ‘n’ roll of all kinds (garage, punk, metal, etc.) is notoriously suspect. Standard wisdom says the people of South Florida have no stomach for churning squalls of guitar noise and skull-battering drums. But the simple fact that experimental Los Angeles rippers…
We already broke the news that British duo Simian Mobile Disco will be performing live at Ultra Music Festival Saturday, March 26. But before that, the duo will be hosting a party, dubbed Delicatessen, where attendees can expect a DJ set.Our first reaction is that Eve may be too small…
World-renowned DJ-producer Junior Sanchez hardly needs an introduction. Like his homies Erick Morillo and Harry “Choo Choo” Romero, Sanchez was bred in New Jersey’s seminal ’90s Latin house scene. He would cut his teeth spinning at legendary NYC hotspots like Limelight and the Shelter. As a member of the infamous…
Even with the first phase of Ultra Music Festival 2011 acts announced, there are still a few more DJs and bands being added here and there while we all wait for the full second phase of acts to be revealed.Dutch DJ Armin Van Buuren is the latest to be confirmed…
Dee Dee Wilde’s venture into music is a proud South Florida story. Born into a music-leaning family of eight siblings, Wilde’s brother is the legendary ’80s crooner Eugene Wilde and her first single, 1988’s “I Found You” was a charting success in the U.K. Regularly compared to heavy-hitters Chaka Khan…
DJ-producer Eric Estornel is a veritable chameleon of electronic dance music. In a career spanning almost two decades, he’s shifted musical styles as often as he has monikers. His extensive discography boasts atmospheric techno as Maetrik, twisted electro as Mariel Ito, and moody deep house as Maceo Plex, all with…
Hollow Leg Instinct (Self-Released) myspace.com/hollowlegband There is nothing imaginary about where these two dudes store their energy. Nah, the hollow leg here refers to the actual hadron collider of doom sludge and booze these guys bring forth. Last year’s The Hive Demos did a great job of whetting appetites and…
There’s always a chance that Tyvek’s Nothing Fits was a painstakingly assembled second record. Perhaps every player utilized the greatest precision and grace when performing every note. The resulting album, however, sounds like the complete opposite of a work of effort. And contextually, it couldn’t get more glorious. The Motor…
Man, Winter Music Conference is only two months away. But while your club kid cousins are off doing the WMC thing, getting loopy on funny drugs and dancing away their inhibitions, you’re gonna be sucking on sweet sticky ish and nodding your dreaded head to righteous vibes at the Marley…
If you still haven’t spent a night at Get Low, Miami’s premier dubstep night and our pick for Best Monthly Party of 2010, we gotta ask: What’s wrong with you? Now whatever your excuse, this Thursday is your next chance to get a dose of bowel-rattling bass at the Vagabond with…
It’s ironic that the Dropkick Murphys have become practically synonymous with the words Irish and insurgency, especially since that particular outfit hails from Boston, a city that’s separated by several thousand miles from the Emerald Isles. And while Los Angeles’s Flogging Molly purveys a similar sound, the band actually maintains a…
This is Miami and the local appetite for rock ‘n’ roll of all kinds (garage, punk, metal, etc.) is notoriously suspect. The standard wisdom says the people of South Florida have no stomach for churning squalls of guitar noise and skull-battering drums. But the simple fact that experimental Los Angeles…
Since launching in 2009, the Miami Dance Party website has emerged as one of Miami’s premier sources for local underground EDM. The weekly podcast showcases guest mixes by a bevy of local DJs and producers, from Miami staples like DJ SpinnZinn of 90.5 WVUM to resident favorites at hotspots like…
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Shroud Eater and we completely resent their criminal lack of recorded goodies for us to enjoy. Last year’s EP has done a good job of keeping us entertained. But we are gonna need a full-length effort soon! Until then, we’ll have to…
The Bruise Cruise is a little over a month away and Crossfade’s still begging El Jefe to pony up $1230 for us to secure an interior, two-person cabin on the Carnival Imagination. Maybe the fact that Ian Svenonius will serve as the cruise’s master of ceremonies will convince boss man…
Listening to Novalima, fans will find similarities between the modern Afro-Peruvian group and the highly percussive sounds heard every night in Calle Ocho nightclubs. After all, both Peru and Cuba have a long history of blending the music of formerly enslaved Africans with the drums of native people to create…
More than a decade before Weezer’s Blue Album toasted undone sweaters, surf boards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents’ highly influential debut was well known for its cerulean cover. Springing up from the ashes of Agent Orange and Social Distortion during the affectionately turbulent days of the Southern California hardcore scene…
With a name like Dice Corleone on his birth certificate, you know Loco Dice has to be pure gangsta. So it’s kind of fitting the international techno sensation was originally a hip-hopper. Born in Tunisia and raised in Germany, Dice started out as a rapper, playing support slots for the…
Rookie DJ-producer Tim Berg (AKA Avicii) is only 22 years old. But his resume already reads like that of a seasoned industry heavyweight. In 2008, after topping BBC Radio 1 luminary Pete Tong’s Fast Trax poll, the Swedish prodigy dropped his breakthrough release “Manman” on Tong’s Bedroom Bedlam label. And…
The Grateful Dead era effectively ended with Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995, but a handful of projects carry on the celebrated jam band’s storied experimentalism. One such act is Rhythm Devils, run by drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. Decades ago, the duo used portions of Dead concerts to play…
