Magic City Windstorm: The Miami Music Festival 2009

You are being whipped and thrown around in a Miami-style tornado.  The chances of landing in a venue to ogle a band you may just fall in love with are more than a possibility.  With 25 venues scattered across the area, there are more musical outlets for you to get plugged into than there is time on your neon green wristwatch.  Welcome to the Miami Music Festival.  It’s the area’s grand showcase of bands that you’ve heard, are listening to at this very moment and will hear over airwaves and Pandora in the not so distant future.

What’s your flavor?  Rock, Latin, Pop, Urban?  How about Caribbean or Jazz?  Your ears will explode with the diverse musical offerings, fit to make your pink-lipped mouth water.

This showcase and conference is an all-encompassing event featuring the nation’s freshest breakout artists at venues all around the downtown Miami area from December 10-12.

The more polished and professional-ish piece of the festival will be held at the Miami Convention Center and hosts keynote interviews while allowing attendees to mingle with the likes of A&R execs, radio program directors, film and television folks as well as a whole host of other people worth chatting it up with for a while.

Performances will be held on stages from Tobacco Road and Mekka Discotekka to Waxy O’Connors and Blue Martini.  The majority of these performances are a sort of showcase for major label execs, so expect all the musical entertainment to be on their A-game.  You never know who will be mixed into the mixed up crowd.

Each venue will be doling out one and three-day wristbands for $25 and $50, respectively.  Are you in school?  One-day wristbands will be discounted to $20 and three-day passes for $35.  Otherwise, it’s 10 bucks at the door to each location.

Among the must-see bands are Music Is A Weapon (playing Friday, December 11 at 1am and Saturday, December 12 at 11pm at Tobacco Road) and People from Venus (playing Friday, December 11 at 10 pm at Mekka Discotekka).

There is no place like home when it comes to Miami and their love for upcoming musicians.  Go support your own at this year’s Miami Music Festival.  Check out their website at www.miamimusicfestival.org for tons of details and maps to make it easy to plan out your shows.

Who: Just about every local musicmaker
What: Miami Music Festival
When: Thursday, December 10, 2009 through Saturday, December 12
Why:Promote local bands and dance dance dance!
Where: Tent 1 SE 8th St. & S Miami, Tent 2 SE 8th St. & S Miami, Tent 3 9th St. & S Miami, Tent 4 SE 8th St. & SE 1st Ave., Havana Dreams 26 SW 8th St., Transit, Lounge, Patio 729 SW 1st Ave., Japengo @ Hyatt 400 SE 2nd Ave., Ecco Lounge 168 SE 1st St, Red Bar 50 SW 10th St., Finnegan’s River 401 SW 3rd Ave., Blue Martini 900 S Miami Ave., Hard Rock Café, Lounge 401 Biscayne Blvd., Tobacco Road 626 S Miami Ave., Mekka 950 NE 2nd Ave., Wallflower Gallery 10 NE 3rd St., Waxy O’Connors 690 SW First Ct., Gordon Biersch 1201 Brickell Ave., La Guaracha 801 Brickell Bay Dr. (In the Four Ambassadors), Artoconecto … plug in at Macy’s 2 W Flagler St. (across from Macy’s)

Festival Performances

Thursday December 10th 2009

TRANSIT TENT 1 -THE MIAMI.COM SHOWCASE

Corner SE 8th St. & South Miami
8 pm Life Of Seals
9 pm Jose El Rey
10 pm Eric Vick
11 pm Suenalo
12 am Radioboxer
1 am Tristan Clopet & The Juice

TRANSIT TENT 2 -THE D’ADDARIO SHOWCASE

Corner SE 8th St. & South Miami
8 pm Roxanne
9 pm Zen The Band
10 pm Saints on Fire
11 pm Hep Cat Boo Daddies
12 am City of Sirens
1 am The Adam Lasher Band

TRANSIT TENT 3

9th Street & South Miami

8 pm Derevo
9 pm The James Boyd Band
10 pm Raging Geisha
11 pm The State Of
12 am Billy Livesay
1 am Hat Trick Heroes

TRANSIT TENT 4

SE 8th St. & SE 1st Ave.

8 pm Natalie Bretoneche
9 pm Mark Twang
9 pm Raphael Boyd

FAME

10 pm
-Hood City Entertainment
-Raw Boyz

11 pm
-Presto
-Gerson Gibbs

12 am
-Blake Carringhton
-3rD

1 am
-Two-Side
-Goons United By The New School

FINNEGANS

401 SW 3rd Ave

GENRE: Reggae

8 pm Leon “Foster” Thomas
9 pm Ruffi Bantan
10 pm Joshua
11 pm Isaac Blackman & The Love Circle
12 am Mawon
1 am Hood Diezel

WAXY O’CONNORS INDOOR – THE SONY/ATV SHOWCASE

690 SW First Ct.

8 pm Fernando Osorio
9 pm Carlos Bertonatti
10 pm Balta
11 pm Feneiva
12 am Amaury Gutierrez
1 am Araka

BLUE MARTINI

900 S Miami Ave
9 pm Stephanie Carache
10 pm Sabor Latino
11 pm Tony Succar

TRANSIT

729 S.W. 1st Ave

Mixed Genre

9 pm The 7th Link
10 pm Los Inmigrantes Deportados
11 pm Vicio Corazon
12 am The Cornerstoners
1 am Dreaming In Stereo
2 am First Fall

PATIO @ TRANSIT

729 S.W. 1st Ave

GENRE: Urban

9 pm Michael “Mykel” Mcintosh
10 pm Zewdy
11 pm Trigga
12 am Deangelo Redman
1 am Prototype
2 am Jedi Nemesis

LOUNGE @ TRANSIT

729 S.W. 1st Ave

GENRE: Singer Songwriter

8 pm Ashley
9 pm SJ
10 pm MAQ
11 pm Mandy Burgan
12 am Cat Shell
1 am Alex Nelson

JAPENGO

400 SE 2nd Ave

GENRE: Jazz

8 pm Inca Spirit
9 pm Silvia Pratesi
10 pm Society Sound
11 pm Johnny Rodgers & Jazz Friends
12 am Modupe Onilu/Dayo Bejide Trio
1 am Chantal Esdelle & Moyenne

RED BAR

50 SW 10th St

GENRE: Latin

8 pm Yeras Park
9 pm Dav Julca
10 pm Shenita Hunt
11 pm Andres Sole
12 am Claudio Corsi

HAVANA DREAMS

26 SW 8th St

GENRE: Latin Jazz

8 pm CeCe Segarra
9 pm Macarldie
10 pm Palomino Diaz
11 pm Rolando Grooscors
12 am Leonardo Quintero

WAXY O’CONNORS OUTDOOR

690 SW First Ct.

Mixed Genre

8 pm The Real Easy
9 pm Sol Ruiz
10 pm Karina Iglesias
11 pm Adriane Arse
12 am Sito
1 am Buena Gente

MEKKA

950 NE 2nd Ave

GENRE: Caribbean

9 pm B-Liminal
10 pm Stampede
11 pm Roots Shakedown
12 am Porsha Estime
1 am Positive
2 am Jean P Jam

LA GUARACHA

801 Brickell Bay Dr (In the Four Ambassadors)

GENRE: Latin

9 pm Monica Vazquez
10 pm Local 34
11 pm La Comision
12 am The Monas
1 am La Paz

HARD ROCK – THE ASCAP SHOWCASE

401 Biscayne Blvd

9 pm BEA

10 pm Veronica Romeo
11 pm Liset Alea
12 am Tay Dizm
1 am Black Reign
2 am City Of God

HARD ROCK LOUNGE

401 Biscayne Blvd

GENRE: Jazz

9 pm Ria
10 pm Les Blachut
11 pm Perry Joslin
12 am Electric Piquette
1 am Marcus Johnson

TOBACCO ROAD INSIDE

626 S Miami Ave

GENRE: Rock

9 pm Casing Finley
10 pm Brand Name Punk
11 pm Dear Dad, Yours Truly
12 am Beckham County Trainwreck
1 am Brian Franklin And Rat Opera
2 am Sun Dry Cilo

TOBACCO ROAD OUTSIDE

626 S Miami Ave

GENRE: Rock

9 pm Frame Of Reference
10 pm The Jay Blues Band
11 pm Ex Norwegian
12 am Spinlight City
1 am Jim Ivins Band
2 am Frank Allegro

ARTOCONECTO … PLUG IN AT MACY’S

2 W. Flagler Street (across from Macy’s)

GENRE: Indie Rock

8 pm Monkey Village
9 pm Daysleeper
10 pm Andy Pratt
11 pm Alexa Franc
12 am Deanna Brown
1 am Sounds Like A Dream
2 am Selby

ECCO LOUNGE – THE iSTANDARD SHOWCASE

168 SE 1 St Street

9 pm – 12 pm The iStandard Showcase
12 am Jayuno
1 am Shonie
2 am Regis Marcellus…The Movement

GORDON BIERSCH

1201 Brickell Ave

GENRE: Pop/Rock

9 pm The Republik
10 pm Sam Friend
11 pm Ever So Klever
12 am Leticia Wolf
1 am Adam 812

MEKKA DISCOTEKKA

950 NE 2nd Ave

Mixed Genre

9 pm Shawn Snyder
10 pm Last Laugh
11 pm Purple Popcorn
12 am The Fantastic 5
1 am Stonefox
2 am Ghost Of Gloria

Friday December 11th 2009

TRANSIT TENT 1 - THE MIAMI.COM SHOWCASE

Corner SE 8th St. & South Miami

8 pm Coffee House Gypsies
9 pm Phoenix/Nebulin
10 pm Spinlight City
11 pm Electric Piquete
12 am City Of God
1 am Ex Norwegian

TRANSIT TENT 2 - THE FLORIDA ENTERTAINMENT SUMMIT SHOWCASE

Corner SE 8th St. & South Miami

9 pm
-C.Money
-Brady
-Jay-R
-Grim Reapa
-T.Hullaby

10 pm
-Imyunik
-Daye Greene
-Phatz
-Webbz
-Prime Legend

11 pm
-Empress Raw
-Nise
-TL
-VP
-Murph

12 am
-Goons United By The New School
-Mike G
-Vito
-D-League

1 am
-21GSC

-Gerson Gibbs

TRANSIT TENT 3

9th Street & South Miami

Mixed Genre

8 pm Adam812
9 pm DC3
10 pm Liane “Little Eye” & Company11 pm Issac Blackman & Love Circle
12 am The Jim Ivins Band
1 am Hiatus Road

TRANSIT TENT 4 – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO PRESENTS MELANGE – A MEDLEY OF EMERGING NATIONAL TALENT

SE 8th St. & SE 1st Ave.

8 pm
-Rizon
-Russell Leonce

9:30pm
-Nadia Batson
-KIN Sibling Rivalry

11 pm
-Modupe Onilu/Dayo BejideTrio
-Chantal Esdelle & Moyenne

12:30pm
-Kerwin Dubois
-Positive

PATIO @ TRANSIT -

THE BMI SHOWCASE

729 S.W. 1st Ave

9 pm Alexander
9:45 pm Alex Cuba
10:30 pm The Jacob Jeffries Band
11:15 pm Awesome New Republic
12:00 am Fancy Me Yet
12:45 am Mirror Pal

LOUNGE @ TRANSIT

729 S.W. 1st Ave

GENRE: Jazz

8 pm Alexandra
9 pm Palomino Diaz
10 pm Hillary McCrea
11 pm Leon “Foster” Thomas
12 am Roland Grosscoors
1 am Society Sound

JAPENGO

400 SE 2nd Ave

Mixed Genre

8 pm Brazilian Voices
9 pm Bahnz Selby
10 pm Johnny Rodgers
11 pm Natalie Bretoneche
12 am Sun Dry Cilo
1 am Elsten Torres

RED BAR

50 SW 10th St

Mixed Genre

8 pm Lai-Si
9 pm Adrienne
10 pm Leticia Wolf
11 pm Rachel Brown
12 am Deanna Brown

HARD ROCK – THE MYXER SHOWCASE 1

401 Biscayne Blvd

9 pm Spred the Dub
10 pm 4th Demension
11 pm The Resolvers
12 am Jahfe
1 am B-liminal

HARD ROCK LOUNGE

401 Biscayne Blvd

GENRE: Singer/Songwriter

9 pm Adrian
10 pm Roxanne
11 pm Eric Vick
12 am The Brilliant Mistakes
1 am Matt Rein

TOBACCO ROAD INSIDE

626 S Miami Ave

GENRE: Rock

9 pm Giano Leads
10 pm The Fantastic Five
11 pm Aria Kamakaze
12 am Tokyo Monster Control
1 am Indium
2 am Hate Machine

TRANSIT – THE ROLLING STONE SHOWCASE

729 S.W. 1st Ave

9 pm Sosos
10 pm Radio Boxer
11 pm Price
12 am Casing Finley
1 am The Monas
2 am The Adam Lasher Band

TOBACCO ROAD OUTSIDE

626 S Miami Ave

GENRE: Rock

9 pm Daysleeper
10 pm Blunken
11 am Zen The Band
12 am Venejer
1 am Music Is A Weapon
2 am Hat Trick Heroes

ARTOCONECTO … PLUG IN AT MACY’S

2 W. Flagler Street (across from Macy’s)

GENRE: Rock

8 pm Taylor Marvin
9 pm First Fall
10 pm The Vanguard
11 pm The Aviation Orange
12 am Purple Popcorn
1 am Selby
2 am Dear Dad, Yours Truly

ECCO LOUNGE

168 se 1 st Street

GENRE: Latin

8 pm Gabby Villanueva
9 pm La Paz
10 pm Monica Vasquez
11 pm Los Immigrantes Deportados

WAXY O’CONNORS INDOOR

690 SW First Ct.

GENRE: Urban

8 pm Antonia Jenae
9 pm Stephanie Carcache
10 pm Charlise Forshee
11 pm Karina Iglesias
12 am Deangelo Redman
1 am DaVinci
2 am The Cornerstoners

WAXY O’CONNORS OUTDOOR – THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI – FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC SHOWCASE

690 SW First Ct.

8 pm MAQ
9 pm Curryous
10 pm Bridget & Luke
11 pm Brand Name Punk
12 am Tristan Clopet And The Juice
1 am Beckham County Trainwreck

GORDON BIERSCH

1201 Brickell Ave

GENRE: Latin

8 pm Silvia Pratesi 9 pm Leonardo Quintero
10 pm Sabor Latino
11 pm Local 34
12 am Juliana Barrios
1 am Veronica Romeo

HAVANA DREAMS

26 SW 8th St

GENRE: Singer Songwriter

8 pm Calahoney
9 pm Hillary Johnson
10 pm Shawn Snyder
11 pm SJ
12 am MAQ

BLUE MARTINI

900 S Miami Ave

9 pm Josephina
10 pm – 12 am Remix

WALLFLOWER GALLERY

10 NE 3rd St

Mixed Genre

8 pm Stewart Lewis
9 pm Zewdy
10 pm Shonie
11 pm Sarah Packiam
12 am Cat Shell
1 am Sam Friend

MEKKA

950 NE 2nd Ave

GENRE: Caribbean

9 pm Mixed Culture
10 pm Jean P Jam
11 pm Joshua
12 am Super Sam
1 am Buena Gente

MEKKA GODDESS

950 NE 2nd Ave

Mixed Genre

9 pm Sol Ruiz
10 pm Alexa Franc
11 pm Amanda Drake & The Barnburners
12 am BIG SUGA
1 am Same Old Suspects
2 am Jay Blues Band

MEKKA DISCOTEKKA

950 NE 2nd Ave

Mixed Genre

9 pm The Republik
10 pm People From Venus
11 pm Ghost Of Gloria
12 am Adam 812
1 am Vicio Corazon

LA GUARACHA

801 Brickell Bay Dr (In the Four Ambassadors)

GENRE: Indie Rock

9 pm Les Blachut
10 pm Alex Nelson
11 pm The James Boyd Band
12 am Frame of Reference
1 am Dav Julca
2 am City of Sirens

FINNEGANS

401 SW 3rd Ave

GENRE: R&B

8 pm Jeano
9 pm Eric Stinnet
10 pm Scott Stone
11 pm Anjuli Stars
12 am Jay Smoove
1 am Prototype

Saturday December 12th 2009

TRANSIT TENT 1 – THE MIAMI.COM SHOWCASE

Corner SE 8th St. & South Miami

8 pm Dreaming In Stereo
9 pm The Jacob Jeffries Band
10 pm Organicarma
11 pm Alih Jey
12 am Adam Lasher Band
1 am Mawon

TRANSIT TENT 2 – THE RICK ROSS/MAYBACH MUSIC SHOWCASE

Corner SE 8th St. & South Miami

9 pm
-G.M.A.S.H
-AJ The R&B General
-Tavoria
-Sho Zoe
-Adela

10 pm
-Rick Ross-Maybach Music Showcase
-Magazeen
-Deuce Pound
-Masspike Miles
-Scotti Boi

11 pm
-Roccett
-Big Bank
-Jayuno
-Kabeir Da-Jaun
-Hood City

12 am
-The Basiqs

1 am
-CeCe Segarra

TRANSIT TENT 3 – NBCMIAMI.COM SHOWCASE

9th Street & South Miami

8 pm The Monas
9 pm Andy Pratt
10 pm Michael “Mykel” McIntosh
11 pm Tokyo Monster Control
12 am Isaac Blackman & The Love Circle
1 am City of God

TRANSIT TENT 4

SE 8th St. & SE 1st Ave.

GENRE: Funk/Soul/Rap

8 pm Soul Stank
9 pm Jedi Nemesis
10 pm Young Dirty
11 pm Jr. Pinchers
12 am Adriane Arse
1 am Prototype

FINNEGANS

401 SW 3rd Ave

Mixed Genre

8 pm Scott DiCarlo
9 pm J.D. Danner
10 pm The Republik
11 pm BIG SUGA
12 am Brilliant Mistakes
1 am The James Boyd Band

PATIO @ TRANSIT -

THE SESAC SHOWCASE

729 S.W. 1st Ave

8 pm Eremite
9 pm G-Man & Scuti
10 pm Minimal
11 pm Los Hollywood
12 am Thania Sanz
1 am Habitat
2 am Arboles Libres

LOUNGE @ TRANSIT

729 S.W. 1st Ave

GENRE: Singer/Songwriter

8 pm Serena D.
9 pm G-Man & Scuti
10 pm Mandy Burgan
11 pm Sol Ruiz
12 am Johnny Rodgers
1 am Shawn Snyder

JAPENGO – BETTY WRIGHT PRESENTS…

400 SE 2nd Ave

8 pm T-Jay
8:45 pm Brady
9:30 pm Adriana Arce
10:15 pm Jitterbug
11 pm Treeceelee
11:45 pm Slim Goodbody
12:30 am Asher “Makeba the Diva”
1:15 am Random

RED BAR

50 SW 10th St

GENRE: R&B

8 pm Antonia Jenae
9 pm Scott Stone
10 pm Anjouli Stars
11 pm Nathalie Bretoneche
12 am Eric Stinnett

HARD ROCK

401 Biscayne Blvd

GENRE: Latin

9 pm Vicio Corazon
10 pm The Monas
11 pm Yeras Park
12 am Juliana Barrios
1 am La Paz

HARD ROCK LOUNGE

401 Biscayne Blvd

GENRE: Singer/Songwriter

8 pm Shenita Hunt
9 pm Deanna Brown
10 pm MAQ
11 pm Stewart Lewis
12 am Hillary Johnson
1 am Tristan Clopet & The Juice

HAVANA DREAMS

26 SW 8th St

Mixed Genre

8 pm Ellen Bukstel
9 pm Hillary McCrea
10 pm Palomino Diaz
11 pm Giovy Jiminez
12 am Josephina

TRANSIT

729 S.W. 1st Ave

Mixed Genre

8 pm Lonna Marie
9 pm Sounds Like a Dream
10 pm Aria Kamakaze
11 pm The Vanguard
12 am The Aviation Orange
1 am Sun Dry Cilo
2 am City of Sirens
3 am Nino Bellemo

TOBACCO ROAD INSIDE – THE DISC MAKERS SHOWCASE

626 S Miami Ave

9 pm Fancy Me Yet
10 pm Autodrone
11 pm Saints on Fire
12 am Indium
1 am Faces of March
2 am Selby

TOBACCO ROAD OUTSIDE – THE WHDR SHOWCASE

626 S Miami Ave

9 pm Stonefox
10 pm Mindwalk Blvd
11 pm Music Is A Weapon
12 am Chaos Agent
1 am Day Minus 7
2 am Ghost of Gloria

ARTOCONECTO – PLUG IN AT MACY’S … THE SOUNDEXCHANGE SHOWCASE

2 W. Flagler Street (across from Macy’s)

8 pm Roxanna Alonso
9 pm Adam 812
10 pm Stephanie Carcache
11 pm Leticia Wolf
12 am Casely
1 am Brian Franklin and Rat Opera
2 am Phoenix/Nebulin

ECCO LOUNGE

168 SE 1 st Street

GENRE: Urban

8 pm Cornerstoners
9 pm Rudeboy
10 pm The Benchwarmers Clique
11 pm Trigga

WAXY O’CONNORS INDOOR

690 SW First Ct.

Mixed Genre

8 pm Macarldie
9 pm Sunny Got Money
10 pm Aria Kamakaze
11 pm Sarah Packiam
12 am Lai Si
1 am Monica Vasquez

WAXY O’CONNORS OUTDOOR – THE MYXER SHOWCASE 2

690 SW First Ct.

8 pm Stampede
9 pm Roots Shakedown
10 pm Macallee King
11 pm Mixed Culture
12 am Joshua
1 am Jovi Rockwell & Ras Penco

GORDON BIERSCH

1201 Brickell Ave

Mixed Genre

9 pm Matt Rein
10 pm Zen The Band
11 pm Beckham County Trainwreck
12 am Sixo
1 am Alex Cuba

BLUE MARTINI

900 S Miami Ave
9 pm Les Blachut
10 – 12 pm Pangea

WALLFLOWER GALLERY

10 NE 3rd St

Mixed Genre

9 pm Life of Seals
10 pm Daysleeper
11 pm Price
12 am Sunny Got Money
1 am Hat Trick Heroes

MEKKA GODDESS

950 NE 2nd Ave

Mixed Genre

9 pm Taylor Marvin
10 pm Veronica Romeo
11 pm Purple Popcorn
12 am Brand Name Punk
1 am Hep Cat Boo Daddies
2 am Ted Mayday

MEKKA – THE INSIDE THE MUSIC BUSINESS SHOWCASE

950 NE 2nd Ave

8 pm Submission Red
9 pm Giovy Jimenez
10 pm Hillary Johnson
11 pm Alejandra Alberti
12 am Joshua Stedman
1 am Dreaming In Stereo
2 am Scotti Boi

LA GUARACHA

801 Brickell Bay Dr (In the Four Ambassadors)

GENRE: Caribbean

9 pm Jean P Jam
10 pm Kerwin Dubois
11 pm Positive
12 am Modupe Onilu/Dayo BejideTrio
1 am Chantal Esdelle & Moyenne
2 am Leon “Foster” Thomas