Tag Archives: Grand Central

Last Night’s Cat Power Show at Grand Central Was About Emotion, Redemption

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Last night’s Cat Power show at Grand Central, though occasionally confusing, served up mostly what longtime fervent fans have come to expect. Part of the mystique of Cat Power’s beating heart, Chan Marshall, is, after all, her unpredictability, as well as her perceived vulnerability and, then, ultimate likability. To know Marshall even on just a [...]

Cat Power Reveals a New, Hip-Hop-Inflected Musical Life This Thursday at Grand Central

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Anyone headed to Grand Central on Thursday and expecting the kind of storied onstage theatrics of Cat Power’s past will leave sorely disappointed. Like her namesake feline, the performer born Chan Marshall has sped through a series of new lives in quick succession over the past few years, to both her and fans’ benefit. In [...]

Was Public Image Ltd. More Influential Than the Sex Pistols?

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In the larger narrative of pop music history, John Lydon’s stint as frontman of the Sex Pistols remains his most memorable work. Sure, Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren came up with a large chunk of the group’s sound, aesthetic, and approach, but it was Lydon — performing as Johnny Rotten, of course — who served as [...]

Concert Review: Negative Approach and Off! Screamed, Sermonized at Grand Central Last Night

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Last night, a few noteworthy shows rolled through South Florida, with Florence and the Machine playing to fashionistas in Broward, and M83 hypnotizing hipsters at the Fillmore Miami Beach. This made for a nice sifting effect on the crowd at Grand Central, where hardcore/punk “supergroup” Off! was headlining. The quartet, led by Keith Morris of [...]

How Negative Approach, Playing Tomorrow at Grand Central, Helped Shape Hardcore

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Tomorrow’s Off! show at Grand Central in Miami is pretty much a hardcore history nerd’s dream. Of course, the headliners themselves boast impressive credentials. Frontman Keith Morris, of course, did time in the iconic Circle Jerks as well as Black Flag, and former bands from the rest of the members include Burning Brides, Redd Kross, [...]

Five Live Music Guarantees For a Good Time This Weekend

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Another Friday afternoon, another weekend is here. In all honestly, this weekend in South Florida seems just average to slightly above — your regular weekend party staples are still happening, and there remains a handful of special events. It’s just not one of those insane weekends where you get stressed in advance trying to juggle [...]

Rapper/Producer El-P Performs at Grand Central Tonight as Part of a Triumphant Tour Behind Latest Album

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Almost 20 years after the start of his career, producer/composer/MC El-P is getting his due — again. He performs tonight at Grand Central in downtown Miami as part of a national tour with Killer Mike that’s not really a comeback, but almost as triumphant-seeming. It’s been five years since his last, excellent studio album, I’ll [...]

Napalm Death Comes to Miami in December, and More Metal Cruises Spring Up

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Rack up another point for downtown Miami venue Grand Central, which continues to announce show after show featuring some of the best names along the hardcore and metal spectrums. At first, these bills surprised those familiar with the venue, which is probably better known for its upscale-ish indie- and dance-oriented events. Over the past year [...]

Review, Gallery: Casualties Brought Punk Spirit and Good Times to Grand Central, Friday

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Since its inception, punk-rock has developed and evolved along a myriad of different sonic and social paths. The proliferation, splicing, and splitting of the genre has gone so far that the term “punk” itself is now a bit vague. Friday night’s show at Grand Central functioned as a punk sampler, featuring performances by some extremely [...]

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