:: rock the tropics ::

Your annotated guide to indie rock and its many sub-genres in and around South Florida. Album reviews, show dates, music links, local news, all infused with a good dose of SoFla sabor.

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[::..calendar..::]
05.17 :: spy-fi patio party
05.17 :: big sky, remember the ocean
05.17 :: sounds listening party
05.17 :: #3 pencils
05.18 :: grandaddy, pete yorn, year of the rabbit
05.25 :: david dondero + friends
05.30 :: radiohead listening party
06.13 :: grandaddy listening party

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[::..local bands..::]
:: bling bling [>]
:: bill cruz [>]
:: dashboard confessional [>]
:: dotfash [>]
:: faller [>]
:: legends of rodeo [>]
:: livid kittens [>]
:: machete [>]
:: maypop [>]
:: para [>]
:: piddie korn [>]
:: poulain [>]
:: pygmy [>]
:: remember the ocean [>]
:: remedy session [>]
:: rocking horse winner [>]
:: see venus [>]
:: spam allstars [>]
:: stardriver [>]
:: stop motion [>]
:: swivel stick [>]
:: whirlaway [>]
:: zira [>]

[::..local labels..::]
:: claire [>]
:: schematic [>]
:: spy-fi [>]
:: twenty seven [>]

[::..local venues..::]
:: alley [>]
:: billabong pub [>]
:: billboardlive [>]
:: churchill's [>]
:: culture room [>]
:: the factory [>]
:: freez [>]
:: gables pub [>]
:: manuel artime theater [>]
:: ovation [>]
:: poplife [>]
:: power studios [>]
:: respectable street [>]
:: revolver [>]

[::..local resources..::]
:: books & books [>]
:: the honeycomb [>]
:: levitcleos.com [>]
:: miami new times [>]
:: radiate 88 [>]
:: sleepyhead [>]
:: sonic smoke [>]
:: street [>]
:: wvum [>]

[::..general interest..::]
:: amnesiacs.org [>]
:: buddyhead [>]
:: diysearch [>]
:: flavorpill [>]
:: hey mercedes blog [>]
:: indymedia [>]
:: insound [>]
:: makeoutclub [>]
:: music newswire [>]
:: new york times [>]
:: notify list [>]
:: nude as the news [>]
:: pitchfork [>]
:: popscene [>]
:: salon [>]
:: skylab [>]
:: tape op [>]
:: washington post [>]
:: the wire [>]

[::..archive..::]

:: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 ::

All right. As you might have noticed, Rock the Tropics is missing its archives. I haven't the foggiest why that is -- I just keep track of the calendar, I never said I could code! If some kind reader happens to know how to fix this problem, please, by all means, let me know one way or another. Thanks!

:: Unknown 12:18 PM [+] ::
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:: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 ::

This is the less-indie, higher-profile, but still-rockin'-the-cred entry. In case you just got a raise and were wondering, after investing in tickets for the myriad upcoming local shows, what to do with all the extra money. A few noteworthy suggestions:

The Misfits
Thursday, September 6
The Culture Room

[ Danzig is the reason! ]

Suzanne Vega
with Bob Hillman
Saturday, September 15
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
8:00 p.m.
$12 - $29

Tom Tom Club (ex-Talking Heads, sans Mr. Byrne)
Friday, September 28
Culture Room
8:00 p.m.
$12.50

Tori Amos
Friday, September 28
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
8:00 p.m.
$36.50 - $43.50

Edgar Meyer and Béla Fleck
Friday, October 12
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
8:00 p.m.
$19 - $39

[ World-class double-bassist Edgar Meyer joins forces with extraordinary bluegrass banjo player Béla Fleck. ]

Brazil Night 2:
featuring Gal Costa,
with Dori Caymmi
Saturday, October 13
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
6:30 p.m.: Cultural celebration, with Capoeira dancing, tribute to Bahia
8:00 p.m.: Gal Costa + Dori Caymmi

[ Brazilian singer Gal Costa has performed with the likes of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stan Getz, and Charlie Byrd, lending her talents to the bossa nova explosion of the 1960s. She returns with two-time Grammy nominee Dori Caymmi. ]

:: Unknown 1:39 AM [+] ::
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