Brian Lynch Presents Serious Multi Jazz Jam Sessions
Sunday, 03/18/2013, 08:00 pm – 11:30 pm
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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The Brian Lynch Afro-Caribbean Jazz Artist Ensemble, conducted by Grammy Award winning trumpeter and Frost School of Music professor Brian Lynch, performs original compositions and new arrangements of modern jazz repertory in the exciting and propulsive idiom known as Latin Jazz. Professor Lynch directs his hand picked ensemble of talented young musicians and performs with them as his own group.

Among his many achievements, Brian Lynch has long been known as a great conductor of the jazz jam session. As a member of the house band at the legendary Star Cafe sessions in the New York City of the early 1980s, with Junior Cook and Harold White, and as bandleader of the late night jams at the NY Blue Note in the 1990s, Lynch absorbed the philosophy and practice of the session at its highest level. Now he brings his knowledge and love of the form to Miami and PAX.

Practitioners of all genres from traditional to contemporary, from straight ahead to Afro-Cuban and world music, will be encouraged to participate and cross pollinate, young students and established artists alike. Standards will be kept high and protocol will be firmly in place to encourage the best musical result for players and listeners in the unique and informal atmosphere of PAX!

The Urge
Friday, 03/08/2013, 08:00 pm – 11:00 pm
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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The URGE is a rock cover band formed in 1996. After years of covering a broad range of classic rock, the band now covers newer, more recent rock artists including, but not limited to, Nickelback, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stone Temple Pilots, Jet, Soundgarden and many, many more; what they like to call, “soon to be classic rock”. With hundreds of songs in their repertoire, the URGE is now focusing on a more guitar oriented, heavier and edgier rock that is more in line with today’s sound. The band provides musical entertainment for those who like to rock at all types of settings, including bar rooms, clubs of all sizes and private parties, as well as large outdoor venues such as Bayside and Taste of the Grove.

The four members of the URGE range in age from 37 to 46 and have over 100 years of combined experience playing out “live” in a variety of bands. They are not interested in “making it” in the music business (anymore!) as each of the members are dedicated to other full time careers (and families) in law, construction and computer technology; however, their love of music and “URGE” to perform keeps them together and committed to putting on a show that will keep you rockin’, rollin’ and dancin’ all night long.

Spam Allstars
Saturday, 03/09/2013, 10:00 pm – 03:30 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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DJ Le Spam & Spam Allstars blend improvisational electronic elements and turntables with latin, funk, hip hop and dub to create what they call an electronic descarga. It’s not a known genre. It’s hard to describe. It attracts many types of people. But as they look out and see people dancing salsa, next to break-dancers, and festival-goers driving for hours to catch a show — they know something very special is going on.

Spam Allstars were formed by Andrew Yeomanson, a/k/a DJ Le Spam, who was raised in Toronto, Bogota and London, and has called Miami home since 1993. He got his start by playing guitar in Haitian band Lavalas, and recording and touring with Miami based artist Nil Lara. Along the way he added to his vinyl collection, and when off the road he would DJ locally. These DJ gigs evolved into collaborations with live musicians, performing on an internet radio show, recording in his home studio, and the first of many residencies combining his samplers & DJ skills with a live band.

In 2002, Spam Allstars began a weekly residency at Hoy Como Ayer in Little Havana, which continues today. In 2003 they started monthly residencies in New York City, Gainesville, Tampa, Atlanta, and New Orleans, and playing nationally wherever people would host them. Today they perform 200+ shows, and average 56,000 miles each year.

Luis Bofill
Friday, 03/08/2013, 10:00 pm – 03:30 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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LUIS BOFILL cuban singer born in La Habana, Cuba. After graduating from the Conservatorio de Canto and the Universidad de La Habana, he launched his career in the late 70’s during the Mov. de la Nueva Trova as a member of the “Cuba Nueva” a group that played traditional Cuban music. In 1981 he won a prestigious award as a solo artist in “Todo el mundo canta” a national TV program that lead him to give performances in theatres, clubs, TV programs and tour the country. He then participated, and won, in many music and theatre festivals such as the “Enrique Mantici” song competition, the “Antonio Ma Romeu” popular music competition and the “Plaza Vieja” theatre festival.

Spill The Wine
Friday, 03/15/2013, 08:00 pm – 03:30 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Spill the Wine means good times. Spill the Wine band is a Miami based rock group that blends rock with Latin, funk and R&B flavor.
Spill the Wine formed two years ago and has been playing venues and occasions such as The Bar, Black Point Marina, Fritz and Franz, The Titanic, and The Village Tavern.
Spill the Wine was named after the dreamy landscape song of Eric Burdon and War, and because at the initial rehearsals the band kept spilling their glasses of red wine after too much consumption.
The band has an extensive repertoire of original songs and cover songs arranged in Spill the Wine’s special style.

Super Sam
Thursday, 03/14/2013, 09:00 pm – 01:00 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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SUPERSAM is comprised of the creative force of TANGO36, LITTLE ATLAS, all who have paved their own roads in the Miami and Latin American music scene. Releasing albums within the last 3 years with their respected projects, the members have found their new home in SUPERSAM. Having toured in the United States and South America collectively, the members have also been in the spotlight of MTV, mass media channels as well as countless magazine and newspaper articles.With intensive guitar arrangements and powerful lyrics sung in Spanish and english, SUPERSAM combines the best of both worlds – spanish rock with a British rock feel.

The band would like to thank Jose Martinez for being an integral part in the development of Supersam and his vocal performances in “Un Tiempo en Marte” and numerous live shows. Much love.

Black Violin
Friday, 03/22/2013, 09:00 pm – 03:30 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
m, Florida 33130
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To most people, jazz, hip-hop, funk, and classical are musical genres. But to revolutionary music group Black Violin, they’re nothing but ingredients.

Combining a daunting array of musical styles and influences to produce a signature sound that is not quite maestro, not quite emcee, this group of two classically trained violinists and their DJ is redefining the music world-one string at a time. With influences ranging from Shostakovich and Bach to Nas and Jay-Z, Black Violin breaks all the rules, blending the classical with the modern to create something rare-a sound that nobody has ever heard, but that everybody wants to feel.

PALO
Friday, 03/15/2013, 10:00 pm – 03:30 am
PAX
3,
Miami, Florida 33130
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PALO! was formed in 2003 when Steve Roitstein invited fellow musicians Leslie Cartaya (vocals), Philbert Armenteros (vocals, percussion), Ed Calle (sax) and Raymer Olalde (vocals, percussion) to join him in an improvised musical experiment combining Cuban music with funk beats. PALO! immediately began a residency at Hoy como Ayer, one of the area’s best live music clubs. They soon started performing in many other area venues. PALO! has been featured at events such as Carnaval on the Mile, Art in the Park, the Amigos For Kids Charity, Miami Book Fair, Arsht Center Fall for the Arts, and the Miami Music Festival.

PALO! has performed for packed houses at New York’s legendary SOB’s, Ryles Jazz Club and Villa Victoria Center for the Arts in Boston, and the Chicago Folk and Roots Festival. The band often appears at venues throughout South Florida.

EL Freaky & Mr. Pauer Winter Music Session
Saturday, 03/23/2013, 10:00 pm – 02:30 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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PAX Miami welcomes for the second time in Miami, EL FREAKY, one of Colombia’s top DJ/VJ acts
On March 23rd, 2013, PAX will have a night dedicated to Latin Electronica!
The night offers a free event during Winter Music Conference thanks to PAX + Fabrikalink.com

La Charanga Tipica Tropical
Friday, 03/29/2013, 10:00 pm – 03:30 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Wow!!! After over THIRTY years, we are still grooving and playing hot Cuban traditional dance music to fans from all over the world. And now it’s your chance to get to know us and have some fun.

In 1973 the band relocated to Miami Florida. Their style is known as Charanga Latin Salsa music. Their infectious rhythms are the result of an instrumental composition which includes a violin, flute, trombones, piano, bass, timbales, congas, guiro and vocals.

The performance of this group is always the utlimate in professionalism due to their discipline on and off the stage. On stage, their act will capture you visually while their contagious music will make you want to move to the irrestible rhythms. This is why they are considered among the best Latin groups in the U.S..

Tipica Tropical has performed throughout the world.

¡Suénalo!
Saturday, 03/30/2013, 10:00 pm – 03:30 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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¡Suénalo! (sweh-nah-low) verb
1. To sound, slap, or play upon a
musical instrument, object, or person.

Latin funk. Fusion. Jam band. Multicultural cocktail. Afro-Latin-Baby-Makin’-Descarga-Funk. Miami’s Suenalo has been crowned the Miami New Times’ Best of Miami Awards: Best Latin Rock Band in 2005, and most recently Best Latin Band in 2011. Even the lengthy hyphenated description the band came up with themselves falls short of the true breadth of what they represent. If Suenalo’s one of a kind fusion is hard to pinpoint, it’s only because no one’s ever done anything quite like it before.

Sergent Garcia
Sunday, 05/04/2013, 10:00 pm – 03:30 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Sergent Garcia, an original figure in the Latin Alternative and European mestizo music scenes, is returning to North America with a burning live show a new album out on the Cumbancha label titled Una y Otra Vez (Time and Time Again). A pioneer in blending the fiery Caribbean sounds of salsa, reggae, ska and dancehall with a punk attitude and continental style, Sergent Garcia’s latest musical adventure finds him traveling to Colombia to dive into what is currently the epicenter of some of the world’s hottest sounds. Una y Otra Vez marks this former rocker’s return to his independent roots and renewed creative energy.

Known to many people by different names, Sergent Garcia’s music is as diverse as he is. With a diverse ancestry which includes a French mother, African cousins, and partly Hispanic roots, Sergent Garcia gains inspiration from all cultures that shows in his music.

Sergent Garcia is known for his mix of ragamuffin and Latin Rhythms with Salsa and Reggae in Spanish and some French. Garcia has been making music since 1983, starting off experimenting in Punk, but his career really took off in 1997 with his group Los Locos del Barrio who he toured the world with. His album “Sin Fronteras” was an attempt at promoting musical and cultural tolerance through a mingling of genres.

“Fans of Manu Chao will find Sergent Garcia immediately recognizable: insistently catchy reggae and salsa rhythms, sing-song rap, horn riffs propelling the whole mix.” – Financial Times (UK)
“Now this one here has the potential of becoming one of the first big hits of 2011.” –

Early Bird Fridays with Kendall Morgan
Friday, 03/15/2013, 03:00 pm – 05:00 am
Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Because the weekend can’t start soon enough – Blackbird Ordinary presents Early Bird Fridays! Join us for happy hour from 3-8PM and enjoy delicious $5 bites from Chef Michael starting at 6PM. Live music at 8PM with Kendall Morgan! 21+, No cover. For reservations call (305) 671-3307.

Krisp live w/DJ Contra
Thursday, 03/14/2013, 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Thursday, March 14th, Blackbird Ordinary presents Krisp, live! Enjoy Happy hour from 3-8PM, plus $5 Strongbow ciders all night. DJ Contra keeps the party going till 5AM. 21+, no cover! For reservations call (305) 671-3307

Early Bird Fridays with Poko-Loco!
Friday, 03/08/2013, 03:00 pm – 05:00 am
Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Blackbird Ordinary presents Early Bi rd Fri days! Enjoy happy hour from 3-8PM, $5 bites by Chef Michael Jacobs from 6-10PM, and music by Poko-Loco at 8PM. Damion Yancy keeps the party going all night long. 21+, no cover!

Brian Lynch Presents Serious Multi Jazz Jam Sessions
Monday, 03/04/2013, 08:00 pm – 12:30 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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The Brian Lynch Afro-Caribbean Jazz Artist Ensemble, conducted by Grammy Award winning trumpeter and Frost School of Music professor Brian Lynch, performs original compositions and new arrangements of modern jazz repertory in the exciting and propulsive idiom known as Latin Jazz. Professor Lynch directs his hand picked ensemble of talented young musicians and performs with them as his own group.

Among his many achievements, Brian Lynch has long been known as a great conductor of the jazz jam session. As a member of the house band at the legendary Star Cafe sessions in the New York City of the early 1980s, with Junior Cook and Harold White, and as bandleader of the late night jams at the NY Blue Note in the 1990s, Lynch absorbed the philosophy and practice of the session at its highest level. Now he brings his knowledge and love of the form to Miami and PAX.

Practitioners of all genres from traditional to contemporary, from straight ahead to Afro-Cuban and world music, will be encouraged to participate and cross pollinate, young students and established artists alike. Standards will be kept high and protocol will be firmly in place to encourage the best musical result for players and listeners in the unique and informal atmosphere of PAX!

Brian Lynch

A vital force and emergent legend within both the hardcore straight ahead and Latin Jazz communities, Grammy© Award Winner Brian Lynch is as comfortable negotiating the complexities of clave with Afro-Caribbean pioneer Eddie Palmieri as he is swinging through advanced harmony with bebop maestro Phil Woods. A honored graduate of two of the jazz world’s most distinguished academies, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet, he has been a valued collaborator with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons as diverse as Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and pop luminaries such as Prince. As a bandleader and recording artist he has released 19 critically acclaimed CDs featuring his distinctive composing and arranging, and toured the world with various ensembles reflecting the wide sweep of his music. He currently is Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Frost School Of Music, University of Miami as well as conducting clinics and workshops at prestigious institutions of learning the world over. His talents have been recognized by top placing in the Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls (#3 Trumpet 2011 Critics Poll); highly rated reviews for his work in Downbeat, Jazziz and Jazz Times; 2005 and 2007 Grammy award nominations, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and Meet The Composer.

Brian’s most recent CD releases as a leader include the Downbeat 5 star rated Unsung Heroes project (Hollistic MusicWorks), ConClave Vol. 2 with his Spheres Of Influence group (CrissCross), the Grammy© Award winning Simpático featuring Eddie Palmieri (ArtistShare), and Bolero Nights For Billie Holiday (Venus).

“You can lose yourself in the pure energy of his playing, but at any moment you can switch your attention to the logic and craftsmanship of his music and find multiple rewards.” NEIL TESSER, Jazziz

“Lynch demonstrates that a dedicated, knowledgeable jazzman can play a diversity of styles with telling authenticity, and make the renditions extremely appealing to both musician and neophyte…Lynch is simply first-rate.” ZAN STEWART, Downbeat

Brian Lynch Presents Serious Multi Jazz Jam Sessions
Monday, 02/25/2013, 08:00 pm – 11:30 pm
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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The Brian Lynch Afro-Caribbean Jazz Artist Ensemble, conducted by Grammy Award winning trumpeter and Frost School of Music professor Brian Lynch, performs original compositions and new arrangements of modern jazz repertory in the exciting and propulsive idiom known as Latin Jazz. Professor Lynch directs his hand picked ensemble of talented young musicians and performs with them as his own group.

Among his many achievements, Brian Lynch has long been known as a great conductor of the jazz jam session. As a member of the house band at the legendary Star Cafe sessions in the New York City of the early 1980s, with Junior Cook and Harold White, and as bandleader of the late night jams at the NY Blue Note in the 1990s, Lynch absorbed the philosophy and practice of the session at its highest level. Now he brings his knowledge and love of the form to Miami and PAX.

Practitioners of all genres from traditional to contemporary, from straight ahead to Afro-Cuban and world music, will be encouraged to participate and cross pollinate, young students and established artists alike. Standards will be kept high and protocol will be firmly in place to encourage the best musical result for players and listeners in the unique and informal atmosphere of PAX!

Brian Lynch

A vital force and emergent legend within both the hardcore straight ahead and Latin Jazz communities, Grammy© Award Winner Brian Lynch is as comfortable negotiating the complexities of clave with Afro-Caribbean pioneer Eddie Palmieri as he is swinging through advanced harmony with bebop maestro Phil Woods. A honored graduate of two of the jazz world’s most distinguished academies, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet, he has been a valued collaborator with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons as diverse as Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and pop luminaries such as Prince. As a bandleader and recording artist he has released 19 critically acclaimed CDs featuring his distinctive composing and arranging, and toured the world with various ensembles reflecting the wide sweep of his music. He currently is Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Frost School Of Music, University of Miami as well as conducting clinics and workshops at prestigious institutions of learning the world over. His talents have been recognized by top placing in the Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls (#3 Trumpet 2011 Critics Poll); highly rated reviews for his work in Downbeat, Jazziz and Jazz Times; 2005 and 2007 Grammy award nominations, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and Meet The Composer.

Brian’s most recent CD releases as a leader include the Downbeat 5 star rated Unsung Heroes project (Hollistic MusicWorks), ConClave Vol. 2 with his Spheres Of Influence group (CrissCross), the Grammy© Award winning Simpático featuring Eddie Palmieri (ArtistShare), and Bolero Nights For Billie Holiday (Venus).

“You can lose yourself in the pure energy of his playing, but at any moment you can switch your attention to the logic and craftsmanship of his music and find multiple rewards.” NEIL TESSER, Jazziz

“Lynch demonstrates that a dedicated, knowledgeable jazzman can play a diversity of styles with telling authenticity, and make the renditions extremely appealing to both musician and neophyte…Lynch is simply first-rate.” ZAN STEWART, Downbeat

For more information about Brian Lynch, see his website at www.brianlynchjazz.com

Rose Max
Sunday, 02/28/2013, 08:00 pm – 01:00 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Rose Max performed extensively as a soloist with the vocal group AEQUALE under the direction of acclaimed-musical director ANDRÉ PROTÁSIO. Gaining interest and respect locally, she started working with a number of different bands. One of her best experiences was performing at “Clube do Samba” (Samba Club) where she had a chance to learn with some of the big names of Brazilian music, such as Maestro Licinho, Neco, Antonio Carlos Tourinho, João Nogueira, and Roberto Ribeiro. She also started working as a session singer, recording jingles and background vocals, which led to the opportunity of backing up some of Brazil’ s most renowned singers.

Rose moved to Miami in October of 1993, where she has been continuing to grow and develop musically, and by keeping a constant performance schedule, she has become highly recognized in the Brazilian, Hispanic and American communities. She won the Brazilian Press Award for the “Best Female Brazilian Singer Residing and Performing in the USA” i

Aaron Lebos Project
Wednesday, 02/27/2013, 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Aaron Lebos is one of the most in demand and versatile guitarists in South Florida doing everything from sessions, some touring, and gigs every night. Aaron started on classical piano at 5 winning classical state competitions then switching to guitar at age 11.

Graduating from the University of Miami Jazz/Studio Music Program, he then toured with Latin pop stars such as Christian Castro and Hector Montaner from 2003 until 2006. Since then he has focused more on local gigging and sessions and also his own jazz/fusion project. He also teaches each summer at The Young Musicians Camp at the University of Miami.

In 2010 he released two CD’s, one a jazz standards album and the other an all original fusion/rock release. He has been a full-time professional musician since 2001. Look out for two more CD’s in 2011 as well as more promotional shows in south florida as well as Costa Rica and Ecuador.

Troy Roberts & Nu Jive
Wednesday, 03/06/2013, 09:00 pm – 12:30 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Hailing from the remote location of Perth, West Australia, saxophonist and composer Troy Roberts has recently relocated to the USA. Having completed a Masters and currently teaching part-time at the University of Miami, Troy recently won two consecutive Downbeat Jazz Soloist Awards, two consecutive West Australian Music Industry Awards, was the only Australian finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, and continues to maintain a busy performance schedule around Australia, Europe and the USA.

Troy leads the exciting nu-jazz project, Troy Roberts’ NuJive, which features some seriously talented young Miami-based artists, while showcasing Troy’s original compositions – an eclectic concoction of jazz, groove, Latin and neo-soul. In March 2011 they released their first CD, “Nu-Jive”.

Conjunto Impacto
Sunday, 03/02/2013, 10:00 pm – 03:30 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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After more than two decades of releasing his last recording, Mario Perez, Base Player and
original Director, reunites “Conjunto Impacto” once again to bring you his most recent musical
creation, where he incorporates the talented voices of Juan Carlos Hernandez and Jenny Love.
“Conjunto Impacto” is recognized for its Cuban music, popularly known as “Salsa”. It was one of
the most liked musical groups in Miami during the seventies and eighties. Two of their most
popular hits during those times include, “Los Limones”, commonly known as “Ponmelo Ahi Que lo
Voy a Partir” and “Que Buenos Esta Este Pais”
We invite you to celebrate with us the release of his most recent recording, “El Regreso”, which
includes the singles, “Fuera de Mi Vida” (salsa version) and “Sorpresas de Amor”
“El Regreso” is a unique mix of Cuban rhythms which includes the collaboration of talented
musicians and composers making it a musical treasure. This new production of “Conjunto Impacto”
has all the elements to be a success and we are hopeful it will be well received by all.

Tumbao
Friday, 03/01/2013, 10:00 pm – 03:30 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Up until a few months ago, Miami felt empty.

The shortage of Afro-Caribbean rhythms in a city built by Afro-Caribbean immigrants was downright shameful. We had become the Big Mango tree without roots.

But then Tumbao happened, and Afro-Caribbean beats found a permanent home at the intersection of I-95 and Calle Ocho.

“My partner Danny and I are part Cuban, and we wanted to celebrate our heritage,” says Roxanne Scalia, owner of PAX, New Times’ 2012 pick for Best Venue for Local Acts. “Hence Noches Tumbao.”

Doctor Krapula
Saturday, 03/16/2013, 10:00 pm – 03:30 am
PAX
337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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DOCTOR KRÁPULA is a Latin alternative rock band, a band that carries a transformation message and an act of consciousness through their hybrid popular music. The band was born in 1998 in Bogotá Colombia with 5 musicians. In their 10 year career and 5 albums. the members of Doctor Krápula have made themselves a part of the conscious artistic movement in Latin America.
A powerful live set has been able to impact the heart and minds of over one million people in over 500 live presentations. The devotion and support from their fans have made possible 10 Shock Music Awards, 3 Nominations in LATIN GRAMMYS, 4 Nuestra Tierra awards, 3 Nominations in LVMAs (latin MTV Awards), 1 nomination to 40 Principales Awards in Spain

Doctor Krapula’s music is been made to dance to, to reflect upon and has been able to burst into different audiences without ever compromising its revolutionary lyrical essence.

DOCTOR KRÁPULA… music for the planet.

Spam Allstars
Sunday, 03/09/2013, 10:00 pm – 03:30 am
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337 S.W. 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 3
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DJ Le Spam & Spam Allstars blend improvisational electronic elements and turntables with latin, funk, hip hop and dub to create what they call an electronic descarga. It’s not a known genre. It’s hard to describe. It attracts many types of people. But as they look out and see people dancing salsa, next to break-dancers, and festival-goers driving for hours to catch a show — they know something very special is going on.

Spam Allstars were formed by Andrew Yeomanson, a/k/a DJ Le Spam, who was raised in Toronto, Bogota and London, and has called Miami home since 1993. He got his start by playing guitar in Haitian band Lavalas, and recording and touring with Miami based artist Nil Lara. Along the way he added to his vinyl collection, and when off the road he would DJ locally. These DJ gigs evolved into collaborations with live musicians, performing on an internet radio show, recording in his home studio, and the first of many residencies combining his samplers & DJ skills with a live band.

In 2002, Spam Allstars began a weekly residency at Hoy Como Ayer in Little Havana, which continues today. In 2003 they started monthly residencies in New York City, Gainesville, Tampa, Atlanta, and New Orleans, and playing nationally wherever people would host them. Today they perform 200+ shows, and average 56,000 miles each year.