"God, drop some truth in here..."

 

Thank you October.

Musically, Miami has always had its challenges…lack of venues, fans, mostly passion. In the past few years I have noticed (not due to my age) a more musically mature audience emerge. I'd like to thank a certain few  friends have always kept me in the loop (no pun intended) but  I’ve also been fortunate enough to discover some bands on my own. This month however, Miami has proven magical. With LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Phoenix, MGMT, Massive Attack and Thievery Corporation to name a few…one might think they woke up in San Francisco or New York. Nope. Amazingly it’s  Miami! Hmmm, a new theory as to why it's dubbed the Magic City? Thank you to those individuals who work so hard to bring these acts, and who work to satisfy the parching throats of us music lovers who are painfully-musically-geographically challenged.

I have to mention an important ingredient in this melodic Miami sopa de letras. It’s the all important “crew”.  Big ups to my never fail show-catchers…Leyla, Adri, Javs, LC, Buffalo, Lucy, JuanP, Casey, Gaudi…

Special shout out to the Fillmore, Bardot, Bayfront Park and Live Nation for gittin’ er dun. And to the next generation of people working so hard to bring the music, the flavor and the passion...you know who you are G!

Keep bringing the music, we won’t stop dancing!!