My 10 Favorite South Florida Concerts of 2010, Including Sleigh Bells, Taylor Swift and Weird Al Yankovic
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| Photo by Ian Witlen |
| This is what Sleigh Bells coming right at your face looks like. |
Monotonix
Respectable Street, West Palm Beach
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Baby's first South Florida concert occurred before I was officially hired, with former Miami New Times music editor Arielle Castillo and her boyfriend providing transportation. I was already familiar with the Israeli punks Monotonix and their break-neck (too literal?) performances, but this night was a personalized introduction to what sorts of onstage insanity awaited me. As Castillo writes, "And so it went last night that when Monotonix frontman Ami Shalev called for a doctor barely 15 minutes into his band's headlining set, he was, at first, relentlessly heckled." And that doesn't even explore the live brilliance of Surfer Blood and Love Handles that opened the evening. The intensity of the live scene here hasn't ceased since.
Baby's first South Florida concert occurred before I was officially hired, with former Miami New Times music editor Arielle Castillo and her boyfriend providing transportation. I was already familiar with the Israeli punks Monotonix and their break-neck (too literal?) performances, but this night was a personalized introduction to what sorts of onstage insanity awaited me. As Castillo writes, "And so it went last night that when Monotonix frontman Ami Shalev called for a doctor barely 15 minutes into his band's headlining set, he was, at first, relentlessly heckled." And that doesn't even explore the live brilliance of Surfer Blood and Love Handles that opened the evening. The intensity of the live scene here hasn't ceased since.
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| Photo by Sayre Berman |
BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Speaking of firsts, I got to see arguably pop's biggest star perform way way way before Jake Gyllenhaal was even part of her story line. Was I the target demographic? No way. But it wasn't any less fun to write about "a performer who can synthesize that much Vitamin D into a three-minute pop song about a pale-colored horse."
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| Photo by Ian Witlen |
Fillmore Miami Beach, Miami
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Even my goosebumps had goosebumps. And James Murphy didn't even move.
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| Photo by Carlos Charlie Perez |
The Vagabond, Miami
Friday, August 13, 2010
Having witnessed the Guy Harvey guys (pictured) and the Jameses gang on multiple occasions at Propaganda, Respectable Street, Lake Worth-It, among others, it was intriguing to catch both bands outside the county. With the fresh release of GH's seven-inch "Take Your Time (With Me)"/"Never Seen Snow" serving as the motivator, it was a night for righteous celebration. My favorite moment was seeing the Jameses "placing themselves front and center in the crowd to support their allies and los[ing] their shit." It's great to see that cross-county pollination can work in the other direction too.
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| Photo by Christina Mendenhall |
West Palm Beach Waterfront
Sunday, May 2, 2010
If Nas had been anything less than transcendent, I might have been upset that I was sweating through my black jeans like a pig in the 90-plus degree heat. Shorts are not optional in South Florida.
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