"Thank god the relief efforts in Haiti worked, so let's save the stupid tree house in the woods," said the lead singer of Ice Cream, before the band started a set that, to say the very least, blew my mind and took me through a journey of all my years following underground music. Friday night,... Read More »
I'm salivating. I haven't been this excited about a series of concerts since... actually I don't know if I can even remember so many high quality shows at one venue so close together. What is this signaling exactly? Here is a little quirk about Miami that forever pains local artists and followers of underground music:... Read More »
I've been in the Miami music scene for a long time now. In 2004, I came back to Miami after going to college at Florida State University in Tallahassee after a 4-month stop in Orlando. While I was living in Central Florida I had put together and wrote an Underground Literature and Art Zine called... Read More »
We took last week off to get a little breather from the Weekend Video series, but no fear, here are 3 new ones for you to enjoy. #1: Tristan Clopet covers Plain White T's Welcome To Mystery from the Alice in Wonderland Soundtrack in his Living Room Sessions Series So maybe I'm getting an unhealthy obsession... Read More »
Big City Breakdown (BCB) is video feature where local musicians are taken out of their typical performance element and placed at one of Miami's signature outdoor locations as they present a song. The presentation will be shot in a single running take with no editing magic. BCB is an opportunity to showcase Miami's best... Read More »
Tristan Clopet & The Juice Purple EP (www.tristanclopet.com) Tristan Clopet's new EP, Purple, starts like a statement. The first sounds you hear are a heavy bass line, that boom out of speakers with a funk heavy undertone. From the first notes Purple declares it's growth from Tristan's first EP, Duende. Possibly it could be the addition of drummer Dan Hammler, or revising their... Read More »
