Review and Setlist: Drake in Miami

20 09 2010

As featured on Miami.com and in the Miami Herald

Having recently moved to Miami, it was only appropriate for the most hyped freshman in hip-hop to open his first large-venue tour in the Magic City.

“I just moved to Miami, y’all,” Drake said halfway through his 85 minute set Monday. The crowd – predictably — cheered enthusiastically.

The 23-year-old Toronto rapper, singer and former teen actor kicked off his Light Dreams & Nightmares Tour with a sold-out, two-night stint at the James L. Knight Center in Miami. The performance managed to be a spectacle of sight and sound, while still highlighting Drake’s nuanced, introspective songwriting. Read the rest of this entry »





Review and Setlist: B.o.B in Fort Lauderdale

24 08 2010

As featured on Miami.com

Upon walking into Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday night, one immediately realized how unique the show would be based on the audience: Gossipy tweens with their reluctant parents, backpack wearing hip-hop-heads, and Generation Y couples. Read the rest of this entry »





Concert review: Incubus

17 08 2009

From The Miami Herald’s blog, Miami Music Matters

In its first South Florida performance in almost two years, California-based alt-rock group Incubus blasted through a 90 minute set of its biggest hits, fan-favorite album cuts, and a few rarities, despite less than stellar sound.

The first show at Bayfront Park Amphitheater in downtown Miami since a multi-million dollar makeover, the venue’s sound was flat and low — not ideal for a rock and roll show. The band’s songs, which are known for transitioning from whisper-quiet to in-your-face loud, were overly equalized, lessening the impact of the the music’s dynamic range and singer Brandon Boyd’s soaring vocals. Read the rest of this entry »





¡Mayday! “Technology” (2009)

22 06 2009

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From the June 22, 2009 issue of The Miami Herald (web / print)

¡Mayday! has changed quite a bit since the then-duo released its self-titled debut album in 2006. Three years later, the Miami-based hip-hop band has been flooding fans digitally with singles and EPs, of which the latest is the appropriately titled Technology, available on iTunes Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »





Flo Rida “R.O.O.T.S.” (2009)

1 04 2009

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The differences between Carol City-based rappers Flo Rida and Rick Ross are almost hilarious. While Rick Ross feels the need to deny and degrade his perfectly respectable past as a correctional officer for sake of his street cred, Flo Rida never really feels the need to boast about how hood he is to begin with. Read the rest of this entry »








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