Miami Music Blog

​Since opening its doors a year ago, the Electric Pickle has emerged as a bastion of quality underground music in a city otherwise tyrannized by commercialism and ostentatious nightlife. With weekly bookings showcasing some of the top contemporary EDM talent from around the world in a refreshingly inclusive and intimate setting, it's safe to say that the Pickle has become a second home to many locals who were in dire need of a no-bullshit come-as-you-are venue where to commune and get down to some sophisticated dance grooves every weekend (present company included.)

The Pickle's One Year Anniversary Block Party on Friday, February 26 will be nothing short of a musical extravaganza, with an eclectic all-star lineup offering a little something for everyone. The all-night soirée will feature London's fidget-house trio Filthy Dukes -- of the esteemed Kill Em All club night at Fabric, a DJ set by Jeremy Greenspan from Get Physical darlings Junior Boys, Berlin techno veteran Marc Romboy, and Metro Area, the legendary electro-soul duo of Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani. With the diversity of sounds offered and heartfelt support from the core of die-hard Pickle regulars that have made this club such a special place in the last year, this anniversary party is guaranteed to be a memorable good time. Here's to another year of phenomenal music!

Click here to get your $20 pre-sale tickets while they last.

The Electric Pickle One Year Anniversary Party. Friday, January 29, 10 p.m.-5 a.m. 2826 N. Miami Ave., Miami.

Jacob Katel

Shot from October, 2009, when we caught Locos at the WDNA studio for Sound Theory Live.

​Locos Por Juana are fuckin' awesome, and we've got the proof. Welcome to our first edition of Crossfade Live, where we bring you our original high definition concert recordings from bands and venues all over South Florida.

Today we bring you a full, live album we recorded Friday night at Jazid. If you've never seen or heard Locos Por Juana, they play a Miami-Latin blend of reggae, hip hop, rumba, cumbia, get down, soul force, radical shit.

Here's the link to the 13-track album we made from their show, after the jump.

via myspace.com/humbert

​That Radioboxer and Humbert are playing a Valentine's-themed show this Friday at the Shack North in Hialeah is not, in itself, huge news. The former has played plenty of warehouse gigs in the City of Progress, and the latter are the town's patron saints (and owners of the place). What is news about the event: Not only has Humbert frontman Ferny not let his serious scooter accident last year slow him down, he's expanded his creative reach. 

"My name is Jamie, and my middle name is motherfucking....and my last name is Foxx!"

As people waited in line at one of the bars at "The Bud Light Hotel" (around 10:00 p.m.), a sudden rush of bodyguards and flashing paparazzi ran past. Crushed in the middle of two giant bodyguards was a little man wearing Marc Jacobs sunglasses with blue lenses. Wait a second, "Its Jamie Foxx!" Omg...Miami gets excited when a Super Bowl's in town. A second later the man was on the stage, opposite the huge stage. "You are all going to get fucked up with me tonight...I am Jamie Foxx!" he yelled into the microphone. "I want Sex on the Beach!" he said. He pointed to the hottest women in the crowd and said, "Come on up here."

If you were there, you know how awesome Jamie Foxx is. So much swagger as he pumped up the crowd, "Let me hear my Saints fans....let me hear my Colts fans..." Then he introduced Usher on the opposite stage, "this man has sold like a ka-zillion albums...." Usher put on a long show with dancers and pyro and hits and leather and song after song about taking shots of Patron and getting laid (see video above).

via 230 Publicity

Of Montreal returns to South Florida!

​Just when those of us in Miami were beginning to despair at the thought of driving to Broward (or even West Palm!) for every decent indie rock show that came through South Florida, this morning opened a serious freaking ray of sunshine. After the still-lamented loss of Studio A a couple years back, the only venue within the county line that seemed suitable for mid-size acts was the then-newly opened Fillmore Miami Beach. 

Super Bowl, Super Bowl, Super Bowl. It seemed like every event in South Florida revolved around the Super Bowl. In case you happened to be comatose this weekend, here is what you missed:

BET SOS Saving Ourselves Help For Haiti at American Airlines Arena

Photo by Sayre Berman

​Kudos to BET for take the opportunity that ever celebrity imaginable was in town for the Super Bowl. The cable network put together Help for Haiti at the American Airlines Arena featuring performances by Wyclef, Ne-Yo, Justin Bieber, Keri Hilson, Chris Brown, Pitbull, Akon, Ludacris, Mary J. Blige, Robin Thicke, Damien Marley, and Nas. Click here to view the full slideshow.

Black Eyed Peas at American Airlines Arena

Photo by Sayre Berman

​Not entirely Super Bowl related, but we don't think it was a coincidence the Black Eyed Peas scheduled their South Florida stop of The E.N.D. World Tour the same weekend as the sporting event. Click here to view the full slideshow.

Photo by Alex Rendon

Jim Camacho

​Ex Norwegian, Jim Camacho, and Dreaming in Stereo

photo by Michael Maryanoff

​MillionYoung

Mr. 305 was the show's highlight.

​Nelly Furtado, Pitbull, and Paulina Rubio
Lummus Park, Miami Beach