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More to Do This Weekend: Lee (the Square Egg), Nineties Hip-Hop

Fri May 16, 4:53 PM

The Square Egg, once upon a time, was one of THE best live acts going in Miami, with a live hip-hop/jazz/soul kinda thang that has yet to be paralleled in quality in this town. But eventually, as too many... More >>

Q&A With Ben Taylor, Live Tonight at Gusman Theater with Carly Simon

Fri May 16, 8:55 AM

There’s no ignoring Ben Taylor's musical lineage: With James Taylor as dad and Carly Simon as mom, Ben's prowess in songwriting and performance is proving itself to be as impressive as his parents’. Yet his unique style is less... More >>

Free Music-Making Workshop with George Acosta Tomorrow

Thu May 15, 8:55 AM

Tomorrow afternoon and evening, snag a free spot to learn some of the latest hands-on electronic beatmaking programs with George Acosta, Miami boy and legendary trance and progressive house DJ. (In 2007, Acosta was voted America’s Best DJ... More >>

Loving the New Kanye/Weezy Collaboration

Thu May 15, 12:39 AM

Scrolling the Weezy files doesn't always lead to stellar tracks. He's got plenty of home runs, too many triples, a decent amount of doubles, and straight up strikes out that don't even come close to a single on the... More >>

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The Roots Will Not Apologize
Will their edgy new album Rising Down help the masses rise up?

By Jonathan Cunningham

Thursday, May 15

At all times, legendary hip-hop drummer Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson is a man pulled in many directions. The 37-year-old musician, producer,... More >>
Portishead

By Jason Ferguson

Thursday, May 15

The weepy white girls who relentlessly spun Portishead's two '90s studio albums may find little on Third that recalls the existential meltdowns... More >>
Down Home Southernaires

By Abel Folgar

Thursday, May 15

Down Home Southernaires were at one point known as Pygmy, and as Pygmy, they were great. As the DHS, they are even better. Imagine some... More >>
Paul Rodgers of Bad Company

By Nicholas L. Hall

Thursday, May 15

Ahh, to be an aging rock star. What better possible way could there be to live out one's golden years than trying vainly to relive one's golden... More >>
Katt on the Prowl
Katt Williams shows why hip-hop and comedy can both leave you in stitches

By Jonathan Cunningham

Thursday, May 15

You may think of Katt Williams only as a comedian — and a hilarious one at that — but there's more to the 34-year-old than jokes. For... More >>
Rolling Out The Red Carpet
On its 12th studio album, Duran Duran recharges with Timbaland, Timberlake, and Danja.

By Arielle Castillo

Thursday, May 15

Duran Duran boasts a rare longevity in the world of pop music — 12 albums and some 30 years in the business. The group's two distinguishing... More >>
Santogold

By Braden Ruddy

Thursday, May 15

Whoever came up with genre classifications for music obviously never heard of Santogold. The alarmingly catchy self-titled debut by Philly native... More >>
Be Your Own Pet

By Jason Ferguson

Thursday, May 15

Now that the kids in Be Your Own Pet aren't exactly kids anymore – they were still in high school when the explosive garage-rock band was... More >>
Party Like an African
Rival world-music labels release solid new compilations from the motherland

By Ernest Barteldes

Thursday, May 15

Outside of Fela Kuti and his ever-popular Afrobeat sound, African music as a whole is hard for a lot of novices to understand and, furthermore,... More >>
Riz MC

By Jonathan Cunningham

Thursday, May 15

Sometimes, the assholes in charge of dishing out work visas make mistakes. When British rapper Riz MC (who's Muslim and of Pakistani descent)... More >>
Brazilian Voices

By Julienne Gage

Thursday, May 15

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts' Amaturo Theater is sure to shake with sweet vibrations Friday when the county's Brazilian Voices pays... More >>
The Science of Pop
Do we really need a formula for perfect music?

By Jason Ferguson

Thursday, May 15

A few years ago, a psychology lecturer at a British college came up with the formula for the "perfect" mood-lifting pop song. Dr. Tomas... More >>
BoDeans

By Lee Zimmerman

Thursday, May 15

They certainly didn't invent Americana music or, for that matter, reinvent it, but the BoDeans were responsible for one of its biggest hits,... More >>
Carly Simon

By Esther Park

Thursday, May 15

Speak to anyone in their 50s about Carly Simon and their eyes flicker. It's like asking today's youth about Jay-Z or Radiohead; she's a musical... More >>
Jimmy Urine's All Pissed
Mindless Self Indulgence's lead singer noodles on and keeps it real

By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni

Thursday, May 08

Honestly," laughs Mindless Self Indulgence frontman Little Jimmy Urine, "I'd rather fuckin' be drawing a comic strip like Garfield and have it be... More >>
Black Finger

By Jonathan Cunningham

Thursday, May 08

When it comes to blending straight-ahead rock with Americana and bluegrass twang, there's no other group locally that does it better than Black... More >>
Politically Incorrect
Not every rapper is sold on Sen. Barack Obama

By Jonathan Cunningham

Thursday, May 08

Within hip-hop circles, it's well-known that M1 and his partner Stic.Man of Dead Prez veer way left of center when it comes to politics. The... More >>
The Stained Glass Pub

By Bryan Falla

Thursday, May 08

The Stained Glass Pub has been cooking up a calypso-inspired groove since 1972. The Dutch-style bungalow now sports green, red, and blue... More >>
SunFest Shows Fantasma's Still Alive

By Jonathan Cunningham

Thursday, May 08

Anyone who just made it through all five days of SunFest can attest that this was the long-time festival's best lineup in years. There was enough... More >>
Fly Paper
Rahsaan dishes out rhymes that stick

By Jonathan Cunningham

Thursday, May 08

Yo, correct me if I'm wrong, but there used to be a time in hip-hop where fashion sense was a requirement. Fedoras, rope chains, and sneakers... More >>