Miami’s Local Music Scene
March 21st, 2011 § Leave a Comment
It used to be that Miami had very limited options for true music lovers looking for a good time.
Electric Pickle (c) The Miami Hurricane
Most of what was available were the numerous nightclubs in Downtown & SoBe, bars in the Grove and happy hour in the Gables. The problem was that most of these venues played only electronic, hip hop or latin influenced music.
That all began to change with the digitalization of the music industry. In the past few years artists of all shapes and sizes have been touring more frequently because of large falls in sales caused by illegal music downloads made widely available through the internet. Even for those who still buy music the fact that they can buy songs individually without having to buy the whole album (like in the heyday of CDs) put a big dent on overall sales.
$0.99 per song vs. $15.00 per album? Great for us, sucks for them.
To make up for this, artists are performing in cities where they didn’t used go to before because they didn’t really have to. Now we can locally get a good taste of genres that just weren’t as readily available before like folk, alternative rock, funk, classic rock, and electro-indie.
Keeping up with this growing trend in demand we have seen a fortunate jolt in the uprising of raw live music venues around Miami. Finally there are so many shows in town that it’s hard to keep up!
By: Ana Paula Bastos
The following are some of the great venues where you can catch a great show or on regular days enjoy something a bit out of the ordinary:
1. Bardot
(c) VPS Photography
French speakeasy vibe. Pool table. Intimate.
3456 North Miami Avenue, Wynwood Area
2. Tobacco Road
Miami’s oldest bar, open since the early 1900′s. Grab a beer and burger while catching a live show in the outdoor patio or in the upstairs room.
626 South Miami Avenue, Brickell Area
3. Electric Pickle
Chill in their backyard or dance til the weee hours in their newly renovated upstairs room.
2826 North Miami Avenue, Wynwood Area
4. The Vagabond
Aweeesome patio- wanna hot-dog? got it. Wanna lounge on a daybed for freeee? got it. Want some MJ and Clash? got iiiiiit.
30 Northeast 14th Street, Wynwood Area
5. Bar
No Cover. No Hassle. They’ve got a pool table and board games, and picnic tables out back and new artist installations every few months.
28 NE 14 Street, Wynwood Area
6. Bougainvillea’s
Is this Miami? Feels like we’re in the Caroliiiinas. Cozy cottage, poker night on Mondays.
7221 Southwest 58th Avenue, South Miami Area
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Tennasseans Here We Come! BONNAROO 2011
February 19th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
GOOD NEWS EVERYBODY: They’ve announced the lineup for this year’s Bonnaroo!
If all goes as planned, I’ll be making my way over to Manchester, Tennessee this Summer to watch these incredible guys playing:
Arcade Fire
The Black Keys
Mumford & Sons
The Strokes
The Decemberists
Ray Lamontagne
Iron & Wine
Florence + the Machine
Junip
Band of Skulls
Deerhunter
Bassnectar
The rest of the gang…
Afrobeta does HOLLERWEEN
October 12th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
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*COSTUME PARTY:
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INDIE MUSIC: october in mia
September 24th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Okay, so I don’t know who exactly is responsible for bringing all these AWESOME* bands to Miami next month but whoever you are, wherever you may be… You Rock! It just seems improbable that such a group as Yeaysayer, LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend, MGMT and Phoenix spontaneously decided to visit our town all within the same four weeks.
Whatever the intention may be, I’m looking forward to a month of great music.
If you aren’t familiar with these bands I’d suggest hitting up Pandora and giving these guys a try. For those of you interested in tickets you can find them at Live Nation or Ticketmaster.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
October 5 – YEAYSAYER @ The Fillmore in Miami Beach
October 6 - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM @ The Fillmore in Miami Beach
October 13 – VAMPIRE WEEKEND @ The Fillmore in Miami Beach
October 26 – MGMT @ The Fillmore in Miami Beach
October 27 – PHOENIX @ The Fillmore in Miami Beach
Yeaysayer
Vampire Weekend
MGMT
NASHVILLE AND WHAT WAS TO FOLLOW:
June 19th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
1. Blues in the Night – Louis Armstrong
2. Bold as Love – The Jimmi Hendrix Experience
3. The Chain – Fleetwood Mac
4. Closer – Goapele
5. Crush on You – Lil’ Kim
6. Hush – Deep Purple
7. I Need a Dollar – Aloe Blacc
8. Magic Bus – The Who
9. Pinball Wizard – The Who
10. Time to Pretend – MGMT
11. Velvet – The Big Pink
12. What Is and What Should Never Be – Led Zeppelin
AT THIS, THAT, OTHER, WHICH, AND THE WHAT STAGES:
June 19th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
1. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon Laser show by the Flaming Lips:
Speak to Me/Breathe. On the Run. Time. The Great Gig in the Sky. Money. Us & Them. Any Colour You Like. Brain Damage. Eclipse.
2. Milk – Kings of Leon
3. Closer – Kings of Leon
4. Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
5. Death of Auto Tune – Jay-Z
6. Angel on My Shoulder – Kaskade
7. 1901 – Phoenix
8. Ghosts N Stuff – Deadmau5
9. Not Exactly – Deadmau5
10. Reward is More Cheese – Deadmau5
11. Dave Matthews Band
12. Eclectic Method
BONNAROO 2010 MUSIC WEEKEND
June 19th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
When I left the house at 4:30 AM on thursday June 10th to head out to Manchester my dad referred to the experience as “the Woodstock of your generation”. Half asleep I nodded in confirmation. Later though, at some parallel moment this somehow made it’s way into my conscious mind as I looked around and felt what he meant. Yesterday at lunch Ana exclaimed the same phenomenon remembering what it was like to be in a sea of don’t-worry-about-a-thing vibrations for four consecutive days while listening and dancing to the most phenomenal performances.
Now as we have stepped back into our “everyday lives” I relive the experience in my mind but also through the music we heard last weekend. So what follows is a playlist of recommended songs that somehow strike a note in my heart sayin’ Tenneeeesssssseeeeeeee!!!
ON THE ROAD AGAIN:
"Bonnaroo here we come!!!"
The way up was a long 14 to 15 hour drive. We passed through Orlando, Gainesville, Tallahassee, Macon, Atlanta, Chattanooga and finally arrived in Manchester around 8:30 PM minutes after nightfall. These were some of the songs on my ipod for the road:
1. Do You Realize? – The Flaming Lips
2. Dog Days Are Over – Florence + The Machine
3. Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
4. Friends – Band of Skulls
5. Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles
6. Kids – MGMT
7. Lasso – Phoenix
8. Monsters – Hurricane Bells
9. Nothing from Nothing – Billy Preston
10. Paris is Burning – Ladyhawke
11. Pull My Heart Away – Jack Penate
12. Satellite Heart – Anya Marina
13. Sleeping With The Lights On – Teitur
14. Stop Crying Your Heart Out – Oasis
15. Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
16. Velvet – The Big Pink
17. The Violet Hour – Sea Wolf
18. You Oughta Know – Alanis Morissette
19. Young Adult Friction – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
20. 40 Day Dream – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
BONNAROO 2010
June 18th, 2010 § 2 Comments
Well folks, Ana and I are putting together a TRAVELER’S GUIDE to BONNAROO to prep all Y’ALL for 2011.
KINGS OF LEON. Friday, June 11. Manchester, TN
TOP 10 TIPS for ASPIRING BONNAROOERS:
1. If you can fly, fly. If you must drive, come in groups of 4 min. (It’s a 14/15 hr drive from Miami)
2. Manchester, Tennesse is HOTTER THAN MIAMI during the day in mid-June. Be mentally and physically prepared for 90+ degrees. Bring water bottles, fans, maybe a tub filled with ice, and you’ll still be hot. The good news is the evenings are cooler and the air is filled with the earthy scents of the surrounding forests.
3. For all you food-conscious-green-guys there’s no WHOLE FOODS or Ahi Tuna Salads at Bonnaroo… Subway was the best we could do for when we got tired of eating sweet potato fries… oh wait, I’m still not tired of eating SWEET POTATO FRIES! PS: If you get hooked on them like I did, Big Pink on South Beach has an awesome version (ask for a side of Ranch to seal the deal).
4. The citizens of Tennessee are commonly referred to as TENNASSEANS – (like Crustaceans).
5. Unless you normally live like a neanderthal (a.k.a. caveman) CAMPING IS NOT AN OPTION. I know, I know, you are thinking we are too prissy to take the camping. For those of you who feel that way, I encourage you to camp and prove us wrong. No, really, we’ll talk about it when we get back to Miami after you have recovered…
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