As residents of South Florida, we want to live in a cool place full of cool people doing cool things. But we can’t just rely on out-of-town touring acts to lend us that frisson of cool. Luckily, one of the great positives of South Florida’s music and cultural scenes is that, no matter how geographically [...]
Exhumed These goregrind OGs are unquestionably the more extreme band on the bill, whether we’re talking artwork (peep the gloriously grotesque cover of their 1998 classic Gore Metal) or sheer sonic cojones. Their fast, dirty, and groovy odes to carnage and corpses are as catchy as the clap, and a hell of a lot more [...]
The resurgence of a beloved, but near-dead musical group can feel both hopeful and depressing. Hopeful because of the cloud of nostalgia and time; depressing because the reality of said band (and concert atmosphere) living up to the magic delivered back whenever is not a promising one. Last night’s three-band bill wasn’t a total exception. [...]
In absolute historical terms, the early ’90s wasn’t very long ago at all. In musical history, though, that might as well be eons ago, and in many ways, it was a period that was arguably more creatively free. In some ways, fewer channels of distribution meant less micro-splintering and attendant micro-marketing of subgenres, which meant [...]
By every marker of band mortality, Toadies should be deader than a pet rock. Runaway hit single from a debut album? Check. Overwhelming pressure to repeat the success? Check. Seven years between albums? Check. Eventual break-up? Check. Guitar player Clark Vogeler, for one, saw little if any future for Toadies once they disbanded in 2001 [...]
Don’t look to the material released so far by Miami producer AbDeCaf for obvious bass drops, goofy melodies, or even any sounds that are particularly happy. On his debut EP, Unravel, and a scant handful of tracks to date, the 20-year-old artist born Steve Vaynshtok has specialized in a sound that’s unapologetically late-night, but not [...]
Although Suede Dudes opened for Andrew W.K. on April 7 — just a week and a half ago as of this write-up — you need not worry if you missed it. Their upcoming performance at Record Store Day is likely to be more seminal. “We didn’t technically open for Andrew W.K.,” vocalist/guitarist Bryan Adams admits. [...]
Henry Rollins is a man of many rants. Google any random topic prefaced with “Henry Rollins on … ” and there’s a good chance there’s already a YouTube clip of him delivering a think piece with his usual fevered pitch that’s equal parts angry drill sergeant, your dad after you wrecked the family car, and [...]
Saturday’s show at Revolution was meant to be the first of two South Florida tour dates on producer/DJ/label head Diplo’s extensive “Paradise Lost” tour of our state. For whatever reason, the headliner himself dropped off Fort Lauderdale’s date — though he’ll dutifully appear Tuesday night at Grand Central, in Miami. With a reduced ticket price [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
Venezuela has been in the media lately: following the death of Hugo Chávez, his chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, beat challenger Henrique Capriles in the current election for presidency. It was a miniscule margin of a win—about 50.7%–and as of this write-up, a contested verdict. But if you’re the average United Statesian, you are less aware [...]
