Email Author Jonathan Zwickel

2006 Stories by Jonathan Zwickel

• Ga-Rager

  published April 13, 2006

  A little over three months into its swanky, swinging existence, the Jetsetter Lounge has hit cruising altitude and seems to be settling in for a... More >>

• 1Up

  published April 13, 2006

  Gamers know him as the sword-wielding, anime ally of Nintendo hero Mega Man. But to local hip-hop heads, Protoman is one of South Florida's... More >>

• It's Better by the Pool

  published April 6, 2006

  A week after the techno-glitterati shot its wad at Miami's Winter Music Conference and returned to its incubators of slick in Brooklyn, Oakland,... More >>

• Roots Manuva

  published April 6, 2006

  If you haven't already gotten onboard with Roots Manuva, the original savior of U.K. hip-hop, now's your best chance. Predating the Streets,... More >>

• Wrekonize

  published April 6, 2006

  Ouch. Not sure how we got here, but somehow hip-hop has arrived at the point where it's not only unpopular to be a thinking fan or MC, it's plain... More >>

• You Are Now Free to Get Jiggy

  published March 30, 2006

  South Florida has long been a hub of pirate-radio activity. Thanks to mercilously flat terrain, miles and miles of nondescript subdivisions and... More >>

• Various Artists

  published March 30, 2006

  If recent breakouts by Mylo and Vitalic have proven that there's still life left in house music and upbeat electronica (and they have), Idol... More >>

• ... On My Trail

  published March 30, 2006

  The Hellhounds play at 7 p.m. Friday, March 31, at South Shores, 502 Lucerne Ave., Lake Worth. The show is free. Call 561-547-7656. More >>

• The Deep End

  published March 30, 2006

  Mount Sims plays three times over the weekend, starting Thursday, March 30, with his full band at 10 p.m. at Crush at Tabu, 2674 E. Oakland Park... More >>

• Erin Go, Brah

  published March 23, 2006

  Quick, name your favorite Irish DJ. Come on, we're waiting. OK, maybe you see our point. Even though it supports a flourishing... More >>

• Scissor Kickin' Good

  published March 23, 2006

  What the Darkness is to Queen and Electric 6 is to AC/DC, Diamond Nights is to Cheap Trick. That is, unabashed revivalists who... More >>

• Do You Realize?

  published March 16, 2006

  Bigger, better, longer, louder: From the opening fiddle flourish of Theresa Andersson on Friday afternoon to the Black Crowes' final guitar wail... More >>

• Subtropical Spin

  published March 16, 2006

  Released last year, Efon's The Free Album showed the West Palm Beach hip-hop impresario's serious determination and drive to put together a... More >>

• Circus Maximus

  published March 9, 2006

  The Flaming Lips play at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at the Langerado Music Festival. See the following page for details. More >>

• Oh Snap!

  published March 9, 2006

  Things happen pretty fast on the streets of the Dirty South. Whereas crunk ruled the block last year, by the end of 2005, it had been boiled down... More >>

• Significant Others

  published March 2, 2006

  There are two options for the writer who takes on the daunting task of profiling Skeletons and the Girl-Faced Boys: Spend 800 words, make... More >>

• Stardust of Yesterday

  published March 2, 2006

  If necessity is the mother of invention, then South Florida's lack of concert venues has given birth to some truly bizarre music-scene mashups.... More >>

• Shawn Snyder

  published March 2, 2006

  One more reason to hate/boycott/firebomb Starbucks: Without some serious redirection of popular perception, Shawn Snyder's kind of intimate, cozy... More >>

• G Love

  published February 23, 2006

  To properly assess the import of last month's release of The Essential Kenny G (coughoxymoron!coughcough), Outtakes put the... More >>

• Two Gallants

  published February 23, 2006

  A monument stands at the center of What the Toll Tells, Two Gallants' sophomore album, and like any dramatic reminder of a dark era passed,... More >>

• Sing a Simple Song

  published February 23, 2006

  If you're like me, there have been a thousand nights when you've watched some caterwauling hack destroy a good band with bad singing and thought,... More >>

• Door Re Me

  published February 23, 2006

  Steve Rullman continues his run as one of the area's most consistently creative talent scouts. Thanks to Rullman's wandering eye and good taste,... More >>

• The Deep End

  published February 23, 2006

  Palm Beach County has Don King as its overly verbose, residentiary pugilistic promotator. Now Broward can claim its own fight night major-domo in... More >>

• Modest Mouth

  published February 16, 2006

  "Oh my goodness. Oh my God." Langhorne Slim is on his cell phone, ambling through Manhattan's Chinatown toward Little Italy. Some noisy... More >>

• Wild Kingdom

  published February 16, 2006

  Something cherished goes away, and something new takes its place. Last Sunday night, a rabid crowd bid a cathartic farewell to Awesome New... More >>