Email Author Alex Rendon

2010 Stories by Alex Rendon

• Sumsun to Launch Monthly Lush Haus Residency at Propaganda

  published December 23, 2010

  Judson Rodgers, mastermind behind the spacy swirl of West Palm Beach electro act Sumsun, leads a new night of experimental dance music at Lake... More >>

• The Misfits to Pack Culture Room With Goth Punk

  published December 2, 2010

  With its ghoulish Eddie Munster getups and iconic skull logo, seminal punk-rock act the Misfits makes every day Halloween. The innovators of... More >>

• Awesome Festival, Zero Cover

  published November 4, 2010

  Seems like a new festival pops up about every two weeks in our parts. This recent phenomenon isn’t so awful, though; it never hurts to try to... More >>

• Red Elvises' Rockabilly Rolls Into Monterey Club

  published October 28, 2010

  The former Soviet Republic of Russia didn't actually consist entirely of spies on covert James Bond-esque missions and men in furry hats... More >>

• Manchester Rock Great James Returns to South Florida After 13 Years Away

  published September 16, 2010

  British rock band James' 28-year career has endured the kind of trials and tribulations that would make for a fantastic episode of VH1's... More >>

• Footwork4Self Showcases Fresh Additions to Hip-Hop Roster at Propaganda

  published September 16, 2010

  "We are trying to show the rest of America that South Florida consists of more than Rick Ross, strip clubs, and cocaine," declares Tim McClure,... More >>

• Respectable Street Celebrates 23rd Anniversary With Block Party Saturday

  published July 29, 2010

  After 23 years in business, Respectable Street Café — AKA Respectable Street, Respectables, or Respecs — has grown from the... More >>

• Sick Puppies to Rock Culture Room

  published July 22, 2010

  Aussie nü-metal group Sick Puppies was booked to play our shores for Respectable Street's 22nd Anniversary Party last year, but the trio... More >>

• Dead Confederate's Raw Emotion Unfolds at Respectable Street

  published July 22, 2010

  Don't be fooled by Dead Confederate's Civil War moniker and Georgia roots — this atmospheric rawk quintet is the furthest thing from a... More >>

• Legends of Rodeo Ride Again for Rarities Show at Propaganda

  published July 8, 2010

  Six years after Americana-rock quartet Legends of Rodeo's original lineup last took the stage, the Lake Worth quartet is re-forming thanks, in... More >>

• Every Avenue Cruises Into Culture Room

  published July 8, 2010

  Punk-pop group Every Avenue, a promising five-piece from Michigan, is headlining the inaugural Motel 6 "Rock Yourself to Sleep Tour." The... More >>

• State Re-Session Assembles Tight Hip-Hop Night

  published June 24, 2010

  Local hip-hop label Footwork4Self has amassed an impressive lineup of underground rappers for Saturday night's State Re-Session show at... More >>

• Silversun Pickups Make Triumphant Return to South Florida

  published June 10, 2010

  Since releasing a rhapsodic, fuzz-laden debut, Carnavas, in 2006, the Los Angeles-based Silversun Pickups have assiduously chiseled a... More >>

• Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba to Perform Memorial Concerts for Lynn University

  published April 29, 2010

  The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 12 was an immeasurable tragedy with a ripple effect hitting Boca... More >>

• Weezer Leads SunFest's New Music Night Lineup

  published April 22, 2010

  Since 1982, SunFest has grown from a quaint jazz and arts festival to something worthy of Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Black Crowes,... More >>

• Surfer Blood to Make Triumphant Return to Respectable Street

  published April 15, 2010

  We can't go one week without singing the praises of West Palm Beach quintet Surfer Blood. After all, local kids bursting onto the national... More >>

• Lake Worth Venue Propaganda Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

  published April 8, 2010

  In early 2009, Delray Beach developer Robert Workens had no idea that turning dwindling Lake Worth house music club Mix into a live-music venue... More >>

• Whole Wheat Bread Punks Out Propaganda

  published March 25, 2010

  Ever since Run-D.M.C. threw down rap verses on top of Joe Perry's guitar riffs on its 1986 remake of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way," many bands... More >>

• Honor Society Bring Clean-Scrubbed Act to Culture Room

  published March 18, 2010

  The four good-looking lads in Honor Society could be the New Kids on the Block for the millennial generation. The quartet brings its vibrant,... More >>

• Chicken Little Hatches Radio-Active Performance

  published March 11, 2010

  Acoustic duo Chicken Little (it typically adds an exclamation point) brings old-time post-punk to an in-store Radio-Active Records show... More >>