Email Author Arielle Castillo

Awards

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published February 17, 2009

  "Black Metal Titan Satyricon Plays Club Cinema"

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ

  "Taking Back Screamo"

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published May 28, 2009

  "Iggy Pop: King of the Dogs"

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2011 Stories by Arielle Castillo

• Candyland 2011 at Revolution, December 23

  published December 22, 2011

  The annual wintertime dance music event known as Candyland may officially be the South Florida rave that wouldn't die. This year's edition... More >>

• Highlonesome at Propaganda, December 26

  published December 22, 2011

  Four-piece Highlonesome originally formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but an obsession with vintage Americana drove the band to real mountain... More >>

• The Killbillies at South Shores Tavern, December 28

  published December 22, 2011

  Palm Beach County is of late awash in acts that marry roots music styles with contemporary ones, usually punk. But if you listen closely to the... More >>

• Blueprint at Propaganda, December 20

  published December 15, 2011

  Is the Midwest the new locus of underground hip-hop? Minnesota's Twin Cities have boasted a long tradition of a scene focused on wordplay-heavy... More >>

• Food Flux

  published November 3, 2011

  The increasingly distant connection between food -- the stuff that grows, walks, flies, and/or swims -- and "food" -- the semi-edible material... More >>

• Dream Theater at Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, October 21

  published October 20, 2011

  Since Dream Theater began more than two-and-a-half decades ago, the New York group has done more than possibly any other act to push the... More >>

• The Toasters at Culture Room, October 21

  published October 20, 2011

  With a birth date some 30 years ago and no breaks, the Toasters can definitely stake a claim as the longest-running American ska band, full... More >>

• Livid Records' Fifth Anniversary at Green Room, October 22

  published October 20, 2011

  Livid Records' roots in the South Florida punk and rock scenes run deep. Label head Chuck Livid wrote zines and played in area bands from his... More >>

• A Bullet for Pretty Boy at Speakeasy Lounge, October 13

  published October 13, 2011

  West Palm Beach-based promoting outfit On Fire Booking specializes in all-ages extravaganzas featuring the latest loud, fast, and heavy acts.... More >>

• Awesome New Republic at Green Room, October 13

  published October 13, 2011

  Awesome New Republic, more commonly known these days as ANR, needs pretty much zero introduction to area music fans. It's been plying its brand... More >>

• Toby Keith at Cruzan Amphitheatre, October 15

  published October 13, 2011

  Oklahoma-born, Nashville-based country troubadour Toby Keith has risen to megastardom in the heartland — and beyond! — by carefully... More >>

• Thrice at Revolution, October 7

  published October 6, 2011

  Southern California quartet Thrice has clearly taken the edict of "adapt or die" to heart. Though the band's been at it under the same name... More >>

• Arsis at Propaganda, October 8

  published October 6, 2011

  Propaganda's early no-heavy-music policy has clearly long ago been rescinded, because Saturday's show brings the loudest and most extreme to... More >>

• The Sounds at Culture Room, October 12

  published October 6, 2011

  Swedish power-poppers the Sounds have been saddled with Blondie comparisons since the beginning, an obvious but accurate tag. Like that... More >>

• Forward Motion Celebrates First Anniversary at Revolution, September 29

  published September 29, 2011

  While many boutique local record labels focus on the fringes of various music scenes, few have tried an arguably gutsier move: releasing... More >>

• Big K.R.I.T. at Revolution, September 30

  published September 29, 2011

  Big K.R.I.T., a Mississippi rapper born Justin Scott, is one of the latest in a crop of hailed would-be saviors of rap with the power to... More >>

• Marc Broussard at Culture Room, October 5

  published September 29, 2011

  Louisiana native Marc Broussard is just 29 years old but boasts one of those voices that's mature beyond its years. As a purveyor of so-called... More >>

• Journey at Cruzan Amphitheatre, September 18

  published September 15, 2011

  Journey will never die — not as long as there are barroom jukeboxes and arenas alike that will benefit from some fist-pumping (and... More >>

• Polar Bear Club at Rocketown, September 10

  published September 8, 2011

  Rochester, New York, five-piece Polar Bear Club is among a crop of late-'00s bands looking to change the path of "posthardcore" away from its... More >>

• Brad Paisley at Cruzan Amphitheatre, September 10

  published September 8, 2011

  Brad Paisley's boyish looks and laid-back, rock 'n' roll stage garb have helped make him one of the reigning darlings of the country world. In... More >>

• J. Cole at Revolution, September 11

  published September 8, 2011

  Months of hype, killer mixtapes, and marquee collaborations have placed 26-year-old J. Cole at the head of the new hip-hop class. As a... More >>

• Vanilla Ice at Seminole Casino Hollywood, September 3

  published September 1, 2011

  There's nothing like a little clown love to revive a rap career. Especially when the chips are down, there's nothing the Insane Clown Posse's... More >>

• John Digweed at Gryphon, September 4

  published September 1, 2011

  The 44-year-old U.K. spinner John Digweed now enjoys a spot in the pantheon of demigod DJs who reached superstar status in the '90s and still... More >>

• Nekromantix at Monterey Club, September 5

  published September 1, 2011

  Danish psychobilly act Nekromantix represents one of the biggest booking coups yet for the greaser-cool Monterey Club. It's a band long-running... More >>

• Bonerama to Play a Pair of South Florida Shows

  published August 25, 2011

  Bonerama's name sums up its MO perfectly: The New Orleans act is all brass and sass. The "bone" part of the group's name isn't what you might... More >>