Miami Rock & Singer Songwriters
The Miami Rock scene had a particularly successful period in the late 1980s-mid-1990s, sparked by the many rock and acoustic venues within South Beach and Fort Lauderdale, including Washington Square, Roses, the Stephen Talkhouse, Cactus Cantina, South Beach Pub, Blue Steel, the Chili Pepper(Now Revolution), The Culture Room, Squeeze, Edge, Nocturnal Cafe, and Tavern 213. Popular local artists included The Mavericks, Nuclear Valdez, I Don't Know, Marilyn Manson, Jason Klein, Monster Taxi, The Goods, The Holy Terrors, Forget the Name, Natural Causes, Peter Betan, Nil Lara, Diane Ward, Broken Toys, Ed Hale, Matthew Sabatella, Zac, Paul Roub, Dennis Britt, Harry Pussy, Magda Hiller, Quit, Sixo, Beshine and The Ekeouts, Brian Franklin, Curious Hair, Robbie Gennett, Rudy, the Baboons, Purple Mustard, Brian Scheinhoft aka BeShine and "The Ekeouts", Tommy Anthony & Goza, Four O'Clock Balloon, Machete, and Amanda Green.
A local producer and noise-artist from the Miami Rock Scene, Rat Bastard, has recently been celebrated in a rock opera, entitled "Hearing Damage (aka the Rat Opera)"
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