¡Live from MIA!

I was down in Key West with the Sp*m Allstars last weekend  ..

and happened to run across a group of Amish (Mennonites? from Sarasota?) waiting for a trip on a glass bottom boat, named Fury!

Great time had by all, and the Green Parrot was packed … again! I think the Key West Art Festival (l*me) was going on too? oof.

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Sat .Jan 19th – A great night on the beach – Doug Wimbish & Keith Le Blanc along with some of their friends, gave Miami Beach a real low-end (BASS), funky, slap on the … gl*d you could make it! I’m not sure how the City of MIami Beach and Mr. Wimbish hooked up? … but, I like it! (a lot!)

It’s needed something … (finally, imho) for this cursed, chilly and often mis-interpreted “Art Deco Weekend” – ¿q-me?  - Yep, the one part of the year when (we) locals are guaranteed to freeze (yep, below at least 60 degrees!) our tuchus off, along with the poor folks who had to pay $$ for a “Booth” on Ocean Dr.! (ouch) Arepa Queens, tube-socks and … oh, and vintage cars! In our annual quest to figure out this … Cultural/Historical Beach Event? On the plus side – It does have a following.

Anyways – GREAT crowd, complete mix of various visiting, fun folk. With beautiful sounds emanating from – Vinx, Will Calhoun (Living Colour), Adam Falcon and various other guests. Oh, and the awesome Tara Harrison on guest vocals.

TACK>>HEAD was on Miami Beach! … UN-BE-LIEVE-ABLE – yep, right here.

Saw ‘em in BOS at Spit (waay back, ’90+/-? Great Show. The Game is one of my all-time-favorite tracks. Did I mention I got Keith & Doug to sign my 12″/tack>>head (1984) “The Game”?! schweet!

Service continues tomorrow – Lummus Park!

CANCELLED!

Langerado Music Festival 

Death Cab For Cutie
Snoop Dogg
Thievery Corporation (Live)
Slightly Stoopid
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
Dashboard Confessional
The Pogues
Matisyahu
Flogging Molly
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Broken Social Scene
Cafe Tacuba
Umphrey’s McGee
The Disco Biscuits
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Pepper
The Faint
Cold War Kids
Steel Pulse
Public Enemy
Gym Class Heroes
Tricky
Girl Talk
Chromeo
Mute Math
Bad Brains
Ozomatli
Against Me!
George Clinton & Parliament / Funkadelic
Tortoise
DeVotchKa
Black Kids
Grupo Fantasma
Holy F*ck
Budos Band
Tokyo Police Club
Lotus
The Virgins
The Gaslight Anthem
King Khan and the Shrines
Lucero
Murs
Ra Ra Riot
Tortured Soul
Rebelution
K’Naan
The Egg
Zac Brown Band
Tigercity
The Aggrolites
Cloud Cult
Spam Allstars
Rachel Goodrich
Blue King Brown
The Heavy Pets
Awesome New Republic
The Postmarks
Suenalo

… was Looking forward to see some of my faves. 

*maybe Artist’s will start to lower their asking price? 

I went to the Colony Theater Last night to see Craig Robinson (The Office) - funny stuff and he had a great band. 

Someone leaving the Miami Beach Antique Show with 3 beautiful vintage (60′s) Vespas. 

While returning from the beach, I stumbled on these two working at the DecoPlage – who looked like they were going to be cutting tile for months to come. Hard hat, visor and wearing garbage bags so they didn’t get soaked  (a thankless job less than a block from the beach!) … Maybe they have long lunch breaks? 

Someone is missing a kitty … and will probably never see it again. (no contact info) 

or a very cool band flyer?

Here are some more images from Key West / Spam Allstars 3 day live-stint at the Green Parrot. 
… a good time had by all.

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(they got some cool/free mp3′s on their www too.)

OFF THE RADAR 

Wednesdays @ The Standard (8pm till Midnight) 
40 Island Ave, Miami Beach (Right off the Venetian Causeway / Belle Island)

$5 Beers / $6 Wines / $8 Cocktails