Miami Music Guide
This guide is curated by William Alton, the man behind the @beachedwilly Twitter feed and the bottle of beer missing from your fridge. The guide is in reverse-chronological order and every date is a link (you’ll figure it out). To submit a listing to the Miami Music Guide for approval, fill out the MMG submission form.
Wednesday, November 28
Headline: of Montreal
Where: The Stage
Cost: $18 (advance)
Ages: 18+
Event Page: HERE
*Notes in quotes come from the show’s event page.
Friday, November 23
Headline: Boyz Noize
Where: Revolution
Cost: $27.50 (advance); $42.50 (door)
Ages: 18+
Event Page: HERE
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Headline: Men Without Hats
Where: Grand Central
Cost: $15 (advance); $20 (door)
Ages: 18+
Event Page: HERE
Wednesday, November 21
Headline: Los Amigos Invisibles
Where: Grand Central
Cost: $30 (advance)
Ages: 18+
Event Page: HERE
Saturday, November 17
Headline: Regina Spektor
Where: Fillmore Miami Beach
Cost: $33.50
Ages: ALL
Event Page: HERE
Tuesday, November 13
Headline: Cypress Hill, Action Bronson, Mayday!
Where: Grand Central
Cost: $25 (advance); $30 (door)
Ages: ?
Event Page: HERE
Saturday, November 10
Headline: Primus (3D)
Where: Fillmore Miami Beach
Cost: $39.50
Ages: ALL
Event Page: HERE
Thursday, November 8
Headline: A$AP Mob, Danny Brown, Schoolboy Q
Where: Fillmore Miami Beach
Cost: $26.50
Ages: ALL
Event Page: HERE
Tuesday, November 6
Headline: Future Islands
When: Nov. 6
Where: Bardot
Cost: $14
Ages: 21+
Event Page: HERE
Thursday, November 1
Headline: Maserati with Majeure, Möthersky, Mortals, Shroud Eater, Bulletproof Tigers, The Tunnel, Astrokats
Where: Churchill’s
Cost: $10 (advance)
Ages: ?
Event Page: HERE
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Headline: Nouvelle Vague
Where: Grand Central
Cost: $30 (advance)
Ages: ?
Event Page: HERE
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Headline: Glen Matlock
Where: The Vagabond
Cost: $10 (advance)
Ages: ?
Event Page: HERE
Wednesday, October 31
Headline: “Plan B From Outer Space” with Crucial Taunt, Holly Hunt, Andrew WK2,
Where: Churchill’s
Cost: $3
Event Page: HERE
Tuesday, October 30
Headline: Arboles Libres
Where: Ricochet
Cost: ?
Event Page: HERE
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Headline: Black Moth Super Rainbow
When: Oct. 30
Where: The Stage
Cost: $10 (advance)
Event Page: HERE
Sunday, October 28
Headline: Psychedelic Furs, The Lemonheads, The Chevin
Where: Grand Central
Cost: $25 (advance); $30 (door)
Ages: ?
Event Page: HERE
Saturday, October 27
Headline: Dwarves with Pool Party, The Ruins, Severe Disappointments, Flees, Enough!
Where: Churchill’s
Cost:$12 (advance); $15 (door)
Event Page: HERE
Tuesday, October 23
Headline: Passion Pit
Where: Hollywood Arts Park Amphitheatre
Cost: $34.50 ($22.50 + $12 fee)
Event Page: HERE
Listen:
Notes: The Passion Pit foursome — Michael Angelakos (lead vocals, keyboards), Ian Hultquist (keyboards, guitar), Xander Singh (synthesizer, samples), Jeff Apruzzese (bass, synth bass), and Nate Donmoyer (drums) — hit Hollywood touring behind their acclaimed second studio album, Gossamer.
Saturday, October 20
Headline: GWAR
Where: Revolution Live
Cost: $32.25 ($21 + $11.25 fee)
Ages: ALL
Event Page: HERE
Notes: The legendary horror humor metal band from Richmond, Va., is touring with DevilDriver, Cancer Bats, and Legacy of Disorder. This is Gwar’s first North American tour since the death of Cory Smoot, who last took on the role of guitarist Flattus Maximus (the character has since been retired).
Friday, October 19
Headline: Talib Kweli: Idle Warship with RES
Where: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Cost: $30-$100
Ages: ALL
Event Page: HERE
Listen:
Notes: Idle Warship, which formed in 2009 when Talib Kweli and singer RES (aka Shareese Ballard) permanently cemented nearly 10 years of on-and-off collaborative work, will team up with Miami-based conductor Sam Hyken and an 11-piece chamber orchestra to merge the worlds of classical music and hip hop. In 2011, Kweli and RES released Idle Warship’s debut album, Habits of the Heart, which utilized an electro-pop landscape to showcase Kweli’s impossibly quick and cerebral rhymes with RES’s world-class pop vocals. Kweli, largely known as one of the finest lyricists in hip hop history, will also perform solo material from his vast discography.
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Headline: Hialeah Fest (Day 1)
Where: Churchill’s
Cost: ?
Event Page: HERE
Notes: Not many details have been announced (keep checking the event page), but the lineup reads thusly: Humbert, The Brand, Nil Lara, Radioboxer, Lavola, Jellyfish Brothers, Nag Champayons present Hialeah Selassie, Electric Piquete, Stop the Presses, Haochi Waves, Ricky Valido & the Hialeah Hillbillies, Agro, Change Is Great, Lex Crew, Soundcircles, Brand Name Punk, The Vilifiers, Mind You, The Bum Hips, Sophie Sputnik, Killmama, In Habit, By Default.
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Headline: SBTRKT
Where: Grand Central
Cost: $20 (advance)
Ages: 18+
Event Page: HERE
Notes: The British ghost of knobs returns to South Florida with his mixed bag of funky electronic eclecticism. With his live bandmate, Sampha, on vocals, SBTRKT released a 12” EP featuring a remix of 2011’s “Hold On” and the glitchy-to-fuzzy “Ride to Freedom”.
Thursday, October 18
Headline: Reagan Youth
Where: Churchill’s
Cost: $10
Event Page: HERE
Notes: NYC hardcore punks Reagan Youth return to Churchill’s, where they played in June 2011. Led by the tireless Paul Bajika, the influential band’s only original member, Reagan Youth serves as a quasi-memorial to his former lead singer and friend David Rubinstein (aka Dave Insurgent), who committed suicide in 1993. The music was a mix of early NYC speed-bop punk with an introduction of early hardcore that, despite its name, preached peace and tolerance more than political beliefs.
Tuesday, October 16
Headline: La Vida Boheme
Where: The Stage
Cost: FREE with RSVP
Age: 21+
Event Page: HERE
Listen:
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Headline: Demonaut, Shroud Eater, Holly Hunt, Ether, Murder Suicide
Where: Churchill’s
Cost: $5
Event Page: HERE
Notes: Atlanta doom metal foursome Demonaut makes the long, boring trek down I-95 for a must-attend night with South Florida’s most brain-rattling bands. Joining SoFla metal figureheads like Holly Hunt and Shroud Eater, Demonaut brings a mix of proto-metal (think Vanilla Fudge) with sludge metal’s stonier gooey bass.
Tuesday, October 16
Headline: Matt & Kim with Oberhofer
Where: Fillmore Miami Beach
Cost: $30.50 ($20.50 + $10 fee)
Ages: ALL
Event Page: HERE
Saturday, October 13
Headline: TUSK with live performance by the Jacuzzi Boys
Where: The Garret @ Grand Central
Cost: FREE
Event Page: HERE
Notes: Housed on Grand Central’s second floor, The Garret’s weekly Saturday night dance party (named for Fleetwood Mac’s 1979 album of the same name) features a special midnight performance by the Jacuzzi Boys. Entry is free, which makes the $8 special (PBR and a sidecar of Jameson) that much more delicious.
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Headline: Death Angel
Where: Churchill’s
Cost: $15 (advance), $18 (door)
Event Page: HERE
Notes: Longtime Bay Area thrash metalists Death Angel will play their 1987 debut album, Ultra-Violence, in its entirety. Fun fact: original drummer, Andy Galeon, was just 14 years old when the album was released. Supporting acts include Threat Signal, Bonded by Blood, Wretched, Potential Threat, Thrash or Die, and Atomik.
Friday, October 12
Headline: Flosstradamus
Where: Grand Central
Cost: $15 (advance)
Ages: 18+
Event Page: HERE
Notes: Flosstradamus, the Chicago-based DJ duo, returns to Grand Central in the midst of their Nomads Tour with the rising New Jersey young’un DJ Sliink. In May, Flosstradamus released its third EP, Jubilation 2.0, on Fool’s Gold Records.
Thursday, October 11
Headline: Cat Power
Where: Grand Central
Cost: $25 (advance)
Ages: ?
Event Page: HERE
Notes: “SUN is the new studio album from Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power. She wrote, played, recorded, and produced the entirety of SUN by herself, a statement of complete control that is echoed in the songs’ themes. Marshall calls SUN ‘a rebirth’, which is exactly what this confident, ambitious, charismatic record feels like.”
Wednesday, October 10
Headline: Bajofondo
Where: Grand Central
Cost: $35
Ages: ?
Event Page: HERE
Notes: “Argentine musician-composer and multi-Grammy winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, Amores Perros), together with Uruguayan musician-producer Juan Campodónico conceived a collective of composers, singers and artists. Santaolalla was named Producer of the Year for his work with Juanes, Julieta Venegas, Molotov, Café Tacuba, Juana Molina and the Kronos Quartet.”
Tuesday, October 9
Headline: Punk Is Dead
Where: Churchill’s
Cost: ?
Event Page: HERE
Notes: Not your typical Tuesday night musical venture, Punk is Dead night at Churchill’s will attempt to pay homage to the convergence of punk and goth with local acts Armada, Fuck Yeah!, DJ Dracula’s Daughter, and more.
Monday, October 8
Headline: Andrew Bird
Where: Fillmore Miami Beach
Cost: $29.50-$39.50
Event Page: HERE
Notes: Touring behind his sixth studio album, Break It Yourself, multi-instrumentalist songwriter Andrew Bird will headline the evening with Here We Go Magic opening.
Sunday, October 7
Headline: 2 Live Crew
Where: The Stage
Cost: $20 (advance), $30 (door)
Ages: 21+
Event Page: HERE
Notes: The Stage’s Facebook page says it all: “Leave your classiness at home. It’s about to get NASTY!”
Saturday, October 6
Headline: Beached Birthday Bash with Krisp, Palette Town, DJ Lolo
Where: The Stage
Cost: $10 (pre-pay), $15 (door)
Ages: 21+
Event Page: HERE
Notes: On Saturday, October 6, put your dancing shoes on and head to The Stage to celebrate Beached Miami’s two-year anniversary with live and lively music by Krisp, Palette Town, and DJ Lolo, salubrious spirits ($3 shots, $4 drafts, $5 cocktails), and good eats by Latin Burger. For discounted prepay, visit www.beachedmiami.com/krisp. To RSVP, visit the Facebook event page.
Friday, October 5
Headline: Punk Goes Acoustic with Glen Matlock
Where: The Vagabond
Cost: $12.50 (advance)
Ages: ?
Event Page: HERE
Notes: Glen Matlock, the original bassist in the Sex Pistols, comes through Miami on his Acoustic Anarchy tour.
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Headline: Public Image LTD
Where: Grand Central
Cost: $30 (advance), $35 (door)
Event Page: HERE
Listen: “Disappointed” — PiL
Notes: “After fronting the Sex Pistols, John Lydon formed post-punk originators Public Image Ltd. Their unique sound fuses Rock, Dance, Folk, Pop and Dub. They are regarded as one of the most innovative bands of all time, earning five UK Top 20 Singles and five UK Top 20 Albums. The new album, This Is PiL, was released in 2012.”
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Headline: Edstock!
Where: Churchill’s Pub
Cost: $5
Event Page: HERE
Notes: A great local mix of bizzaro sludge, rock, garage, and artfully-crafted noise featuring The Jellyfish Brothers, Dyslexic Postcards, Kenny Millions, The Gun Hoes, Astrokats, Luma Junger, Claws, and Peligro D. Lux spinning vinyl.
*Notes in quotes come from the show’s event page.
