Miami’s Own Cleaveland Jones Takes Over the America’s Loudest Institution Anybody who’s seen Richard Linklater’s School of Rock is awesomely familiar with how inspiring music can be for kids — not to mention those who teach them. The 2003 Jack Black vehicle, which pitted a gangly group of 5th graders against an onslaught of adults [...]
By Vala Kodesh Local singer/songwriter/lounge crooner extraordinaire, Brendan O’Hara’s new CD, Embrace Chaos twelve songs, literally out of over 100 written and 50 recorded, are a reflection of his self awareness rising out of the wild child, his “first step to find some inner peace”, of becoming a man with the desire to do something [...]
By Vala Kodish Nearly 4 years ago, Carlos Garcia and business partner Sasha Torres had a vision to create a live music venue in Miami that would mirror a typical New Orleans live experience where, “on any given night you could sit in at the bar side by side with people of all walks of [...]
Article and Photo by Vala Kodish Rift-(noun) a crack, split or break in something. The name of the band is Dark Rift. Perhaps the name was born out of the fact that this duo are the survivors of the long time local favorite group, ZEN The Band, who after their break up, began to experiment [...]
By Vala Kodish Saturday, June 2nd, was a hot, steamy night at The Stage in Miami’s Design District. The swarm of young women began to arrive to stake out their real estate front and center, in anticipation for the performance of the Georgia boys’ band, Stokeswood. The band’s South Florida fan base seems to proliferate [...]
By: Vala Kodish Spin Magazine gave Annie Clark, of St. Vincent, the merit of number ninety-three on the list of 100 of the best guitar players, ever. Ever? This compelling factor enticed me to have to go see for myself, not that I’m a bona fide maker of lists of distinction, but it had to [...]
By Vala Kodish “Miami bass (also known as booty music or booty bass, a term that may also include other genres, such as dirty rap or dirty South) is a type of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s.” (wikipedia definition) The techno style of music was created by using electronic [...]
Enrique Iglesias has been no stranger to collaborating with other artists on his albums. But his latest CD, “Euphoria,” more than ever, saw him venture into the world of hip-hop, as guests such as Ludacris, Pitbull and Akon are features on the album. Whether this signals anything more than any temporary foray into more of [...]
By John Zur PAX, short for Performing Arts Exchange, opened its doors in April as a haven for music aficionados and those appreciating the local arts scene. If you haven’t much regard for local music, it’s probably because you haven’t been exposed to some of the truly talented artists that PAX owner Roxanne Scalia is [...]
The period during which Trevor Hall made his new CD, “Everything Everytime Everywhere” came with plenty of distractions, struggles and change for the 24-year-old artist. One of the adjustments for this, Hall’s fourth CD, involved getting together with some professional songwriters to try to collaborate on songs. He agreed to give co-writing a try, even [...]
Johnny Rzeznik, singer/guitarist in the Goo Goo Dolls, is no songwriting neophyte. He’s been the band’s chief songwriter throughout its two-decade history, and he’s written or co-written an enviable number of hit songs, with tunes like “Iris,” “Slide” and “Name” among his dozen top 10 adult top 40 hits. But over the course of writing [...]
Check out the Hard Rock’s 40th Anniversary Memorabilia Tour when it comes to Miami next Sunday, August 14th. The tour will feature memorabilia from the world’s greatest rock legends and icons. Fans will have the chance to experience rock history, honoring the lives and legends of rock’s greatest, like Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley [...]
