Miami Music Blog

​Friday, November 20

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YACHT plays at Poplife on Saturday.

​Friday, November 13

Junior Boys play the Vagabond on Saturday

​Friday, October 23

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The Leftovers open for the Queers at Respectable Street on Saturday.

​Rejoice, fellow broke-asses. The recession is kind of good for us, because finally, there is no societal shame in our thrifty-nightlife game. Now the whole word is trying to perfect its get-in-free-or-cheap and procure-free-drinks methods, when we've already refined them. This is a particularly good weekend for partying on the cheap -- free free free Jose Cuervo Platino tonight, for one thing, and a free free free daylong festival of most good current bands tomorrow. Here's a quick round-up.

photo by Ian Witlen

Stonefox

​Friday, September 18

Glass Candy

​Friday, September 11

*Glamorous new disco duo Glass Candy plays the Vagabond in Miami tonight -- and you can still purchase advance tickets online for $10 from Wantickets. Act fast, though, because that offer runs out at 8 p.m. Click here for full details about the show.

*Boston-area up-and-coming underground MC Termanology plays at PS14 in Miami tonight, with almost every other good local act -- Garcia, Saheed, and LMS among them. Admission is $10. Click here to read a full Q&A with Term.

*The Killing Floor, a dark post-punk kind of band is made up of natives from Fort Lauderdale, New York City, London, and Liverpool, and boasts an attendant international flavor in its sound. Tonight, the group plays at the Bubble in Fort Lauderdale for $5. Click here for full details.

*Alt-folky husband-and-wife duo Calahoney plays Tobacco Road in Miami for $10. Click here to read more about the band, and here to get a free MP3 from them.

*Dreaming in Stereo plays at Kitchen 305 in Sunny Isles Beach, with other great local acts like the Pretty Faces, from Boca. Admission is free. Click here for full details.

photo by Ian Witlen

Surfer Blood

​Friday, September 4

*For those of you down south, prog-pop band Dreaming in Stereo plays an early (8 p.m.) free gig at the Apple Store in Dadeland Mall, Miami. Click here for full details.

*West Palm-based up-and-comers Surfer Blood return from a recent spate of NYC gigs to play a CD release party at Propaganda in Lake Worth. Opening are XOXO from Orlando, and Lil Daggers from Miami, and admission is just $5. Click here for full details. 

*Transit Lounge in Miami kicks off the long weekend's festivities with performances by Elastic Bond and Batuke Samba Funk -- guess what blend of music that latter act plays? As always at Transit, admission is free, Click here for more details.

*Spaced-out local indie rock band The Humdrums and the Persons plays at the Wallflower Gallery in downtown Miami. It's always worth supporting this can-do little venue. Admission is $8. Click here for full details.

Purple Popcorn plays White Room tonight.

​Friday, August 28

*For something a little more sophisticated -- and earlier -- check out the Hot Nights, Cool Jazz event at the Bass Museum in South Beach. Admission is $10 and includes an open bar. Click here for full details.

*Boy-girl electro-pop duo -- and Crossfade favorites! -- BFGF play the Vagabond in Miami tonight. Admission is free before 11 p.m., and there are $1 beers until midnight! Click here for full details.

*Local rap/hard rock alchemists Purple Popcorn play at White Room in Miami; admission is $10. Click here for full details.

*Spred the Dub hits Kahuna Bar & Grill in Deerfield Beach. Guess what kind of music they play? Admission is free. Click here for full details.

​Friday, August 21

*Lanzallamas Monofonica celebrates their third anniversary as a band tonight at Jazid in Miami Beach. This one should go late-night. Admission is free. Click here for full details.

*Miami punk-type band Boy Prostitute plays at the Vagabond tonight. Admission is free before midnight; $5 after. Click here to visit the Vagabond's web site.

*Miami guys Jacobs Ladder play a show at Churchill's in Miami tonight to kickoff their second national tour this summer. Admission is $10 at the door. Click here for full details.

*Propaganda in Lake Worth gets uncharacteristically loud and heavy for once. Miami experimental metallers Vultures are Wolves play with West Palm Beach punk rockers the UglyHarts and Pompano Beach multi-genre specialists TV Kills Kids. Admission is $5. Click here for full details.

Saturday, August 22

*Sweat Records' fundraising event, with Iggy Pop as the guest of honor, is tonight at the Awarehouse in Wynwood, Miami! Admission is just $10. Click here for full details.

Dreaming in Stereo plays the Vagabond tonight

​Friday, August 14

*Local guitar whiz Fernando Perdomo's "progressive pop" band Dreaming in Stereo tonight plays at the Vagabond in Miami. Admission is free before midnight, $5 after. Click here to check out a video of the band playing recently on West Palm Beach's WPEC CBS12, and click here to visit the Vagabond's web site.

*Musical Missionary's Dance for a Cause event is at Electric Pickle in Miami tonight, featuring dancefloor sounds from Chris Fortier. Admission is $10 before midnight, and the money goes to arts programs for underprivileged kids at SoBe Institute of the Arts. Click here for full details.

*Band Number 12, No Class Action, and the Pretty Faces play Propaganda in Lake Worth tonight as part of the venue's continuing week-long official opening celebration. Admission is free, and so are the drinks from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m.! Click here for full details. 

Marques Wyatt gets deep at Electric Pickle

​Friday, August 7

*Soulful house great Marques Wyatt spins at Electric Pickle in Miami, with support from local favorites Djinji Brown and Tomas Ceddia. Admission is just $10 before midnight. Click here for full details.

*Orlando indie rock favorites XOXO play Propaganda in Lake Worth for just $5. Click here for full details.

*Fridays at the Vagabond in Miami hosts a performance by local act Little Beard tonight. Admission is free before midnight, $5 after. Click here to visit the Vagabond's web site.

*Local Cuban-Italian-American bluesman Albert Castiglia plays a free gig at Maguire's Hill Pub in Fort Lauderdale. Click here for full details.

photo by Ian Witlen

Stonefox plays the Poorhouse on Saturday.

​Friday, July 31

*Miami space-electro-rockers the Waterford Landing come out of hiding for a rare live performance tonight at the Vagabond. Admission is free before midnight, $5 after. Click here to visit the Vagabond's web site.

*Jazz bassist Diogo Brown leads his combo in a free performance tonight at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami. Admission is free. Click here for full details.

*Fetishy Florida breaks staples Jackal & Hyde play tonight at Respectable Street in West Palm for just $10. Click here for full details.

Saturday, August 1

*Western Pennsylvania psychedelic weirdos Black Moth Super Rainbow play Poplife, at White Room in Miami, for just $10. It's also the last Poplife party for the summer, and the last one ever at White Room. Click here for full details.

*Stonefox plays its second release party of the weekend in support of its new album, Back on the Wire. Their friends Dead Rabbits, from Atlanta, open, and they are amazing as well. The show is at the Poorhouse in Fort Lauderdale, and admission is free. Click here to read a review of the two bands' Thursday-night show at Propaganda, and click here for Stonefox's MySpace to get time details.

Friday, July 17

*Miami Anglophile indie rockers People From Venus play the Vagabond in Miami tonight, and it's no secret I think they are pretty swell. Admission to the Vag on Fridays is free before midnight, $5 after. Click here to visit the club's web site.

*If you act fast and snag advance tickets online, tickets are just $10 for tonight's party at Electric Pickle in Miami. Underground house faves Jay-J and Luke McKeehan play. Click here for full details and that ticket link.

*The folks behind the recent So Raw festival are putting on another show at ISM Gallery in Wynwood, Miami tonight, featuring the Miami sort-of-supergroup Beings, and the first solo show by Danny Denim from Melted Sunglasses. Admission is $5 and comes with a free beer. Click here for full details.

Tim Krueller celebrates at Poorhouse

Friday, July 10

*King Kong Bass is a new party devoted to all forms of, well, bass, starting tonight at PS14 in Miami. Juan BassHead, Wreck, Peasant with Feathers, Serge Roc, and Keen are among the spinners on the bill. Admission is $5. Click here for full details.

*The, errr, eclectic, multi-genre local troubadour Timb Krueller celebrates his birthday tonight with a free show at the Poorhouse in Fort Lauderdale. The Freakin' Hott and Zombies! ORGANIZE!! also play. Admission is free. Click here for full details.

*This week's New Times featured local act, the dark indie-pop duo The State Of, plays at Dada in Delray Beach. Admission is free. Click here for full details.

*West Palm-based post-punkers Surfer Blood play a rare show in Miami, at the Vagabond. Admission is free until midnight, $5 after. Click here for full details.

*Local hard rock up-and-comers Ghost of Gloria play tonight at Cheers Food and Spirits in Oakland Park. Admission is free. Click here for full details.

Friday, June 26

*Conjunto Progreso lays down Cuban grooves tonight at Transit Lounge in Miami. As always at Transit, there is no cover. Click here for full details.

*Frankurt, Germany-based minimal DJ/producer Robert Dietz plays tonight at White Room in Miami. Cover is just $10 before 12:30 a.m.. Click here for full details.

*The Citrus Circuit Tour, featuring some of the finest in Floridian roots rock, hits Propaganda in Lake Worth tonight. Admission is $10. Click here for full details, and click here for an MP3 from Lake Worth's own Truckstop Coffee.

Friday, June 19

*The So Raw Festival starts tonight at 'ISM Gallery in Wynwood, Miami. Individual show tickets are just $10, and a whole weekend pass is just $18. This includes free beer and vodka, people. Do it. Click here for full details.

*Miami New Times' 2008 Best Hip-Hop act, Mayday!, celebrates the release of its new EP tonight at Transit Lounge in Miami. Admission is free! Click here for full details, and click here for a free Mayday! MP3.

*Fridays at the Vagabond in Miami presents Rebel live with a set by DJ PJ. Admission is free before midnight and $5 after. Click here to visit the Vagabond's website.

The Pretty Faces play Alligator Alley's anniversary party on Saturday.

Friday, June 12

*South Florida music scene sweetheart and Sweat cofounder Lolo celebrates her birthday at the Vagabond in Miami tonight. DJ Hottpants is the special guest, and there will be cupcakes and candy galore. Cover is free before midnight, and just $5 after. Click here for full details on the Sweat site.

*Underground hip-hop legend Jeru the Damaja performs at White Room in Miami tonight, with a slew of local opening acts. Admission is just $10. Click here for full details.

*The Orlando-based Legendary J.C.s play a show-stopping rendition of vintage soul tonight at the Back Room in Boca, and tickets are just $10. Click here for full details.

*Punk/rockabilly hybrid duo Jason and the Punknecks plays its second South Florida show this week tonight at Propaganda in Lake Worth, with the Freakin' Hott and Angry Pudding. Cover is just $5. Click here for full details.

Ex Norwegian Plays Propaganda in Lake Worth Tonight

Here are ten wallet-friendly music events this weekend around South Florida.

Tonight, Friday, June 5

*Atlanta-based power-pop-rock trio Last November plays at Transit Lounge. Cover information is kind of murky but it should be cheap or even free. Click here for a free Last November MP3 and more details about the show.

*A group of local indie-type staples plays at Flamingo Fridays at PS14: Astari Nite, Old Wives Tale, and Radioboxer, plus a DJ set by Otto von Schirach... For only $5! Click here for a free Astari Nite MP3, and click here for one from Radioboxer.

*Next door to PS, the Vagabond presents two new electronic pop acts from Miami: Palm Trees and Jesp (that's the Outereach guys' new side project). Cover is always free before midnight, and only $5 after. Click here to visit the Vagabond's web site, and Palm Trees' MySpace page.

*One of Miami's best new rock bands, Ex Norwegian, plays one of Palm Beach County's best new rock venues, Propaganda in Lake Worth. It's no secret I'm a fan of these guys' updated classic power-pop. Click here for full details about the show, which is just $5.

    

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The Mission Veo

Recession-minded, "frugal," or just plain cheap? No problem -- Ten Under $10, a new column on Crossfade, gives you budget-friendly music events to check out over the weekend.

Tonight, Friday, May 29

*The Mission Veo is one of the best local dark, post-punk-type acts going, and tonight they play at one of the most fun, no-bullshit weekly dance parties: Fridays at the Vagabond. If you show up before midnight, admission is free; otherwise it's $5. There are also drink specials for the earlybirds. Click here to get full details and a free Mission Veo MP3.

*On the swankier side of hipster nightlife, there's always Misfit Fridays at Louis, in the Gansevoort South on Miami Beach, which features the latest in electro-house and other blog-friendly sounds. Admission is free, technically, but the door here is notorious, so get your game right if this is your thing. Click here for full details.

*You can party for free in Fort Lauderdale beach, too (and doubtless with 500% less of the typical Miami 'tude). The weekly High Profile Fridays party at Al Patra Lounge in Beach Place is free, and there are free drink specials to boot. Click here for full details.