Email Author Lewis Goldberg

2006 Stories by Lewis Goldberg

• Good Vibrations

  published December 7, 2006

  Ever been in a situation you’ve been in countless times before, but for some reason this time it just feels different? Like the stars are... More >>

• Texas Two-Step

  published August 3, 2006

  There's an obvious kinship between roots music and punk rock. When you break it down, there probably isn't anything more DIY than grabbing an... More >>

• Rhythm and Potatoes

  published June 22, 2006

  The music biz used to be full of guys like Edwin McCain — journeyman rockers who sold just enough records to keep the suits happy... More >>

• How the Other Half Rocks

  published June 15, 2006

  There may be only one way to rock, but there's more than a few to party down with the Red Rocker, AKA Sammy Hagar. Be it fronting Van... More >>

• Dark Lords of the Six String

  published June 8, 2006

  Prepare to face the dark side of the Force. The Dark Lords of the (metal) Sith are about to invade South Florida. Well, maybe this isn't quite... More >>

• Finnegans Shake

  published June 1, 2006

  Ghostface Killah's epic Fishscale is the Finnegans Wake of 2006: a dense, textured... More >>

• Water in Your Ear

  published May 25, 2006

  Martin County isn't the sort of place where you'd expect to find a hotbed of post-jazz musical innovation. But don't tell that to the Stuart trio... More >>

• Time Bomb

  published May 25, 2006

  Are you rabid for Rancid? Craving the Clash? Or, perhaps, sick for some Social Distortion? Do the Circle Jerks yank your chain? If you answered... More >>

• Play With Fire, Boys

  published May 18, 2006

  It's been a rough couple of years for Delaware emo-core stalwarts Boy Sets Fire. Since the release of the band's major-label debut, 2003's... More >>

• Here's the Catch

  published April 20, 2006

  The artist formerly known as the Artist Formerly Known as Prince once sang, “Tonight, we’re gonna party like its 1997!” Okay, maybe... More >>

• Not Backin' Down

  published April 20, 2006

  2006 is the Year of the Queers. Not South Florida’s sizable gay community, but the politically incorrect, potty-mouthed pop-punkers... More >>

• For Pete’s Sake

  published April 13, 2006

  What’s that you say? There’s the chance to rock out to seven bands, bid on some cool art, and help out a cancer patient?... More >>

• Life in Hell

  published April 13, 2006

  There are few more tragic examples of man’s cruelty to other men than the Holocaust, and few more riveting documents about attempting to... More >>

• Creatures of the Zodiac

  published April 6, 2006

  You know those paper place mats you always see on the table at the neighborhood Chinese restaurant – the ones with little illustrations of... More >>

• Two Snaps in a Circle

  published April 6, 2006

  He may not be as big a star as his former In Living Color castmates Jamie Foxx and Jim Carey, but Detroit native David Alan Grier is... More >>

• Modern Comedy

  published March 16, 2006

  Despite its name, Mod 27 is not a Who cover band. But as one of top improv troupes in South Florida, you can bet its performances are every... More >>

• Striking Matches

  published March 9, 2006

  When Billy Bragg sang, “Revolution is just a T-shirt away, ” the guys at Sub City Records surely took his words to heart. The... More >>

• Starting (On)Line

  published March 2, 2006

  Now that the 2006 Winter Olympics are over, there’s only one Starting Line you need to know about, and it has nothing to do with the... More >>

• Disturbing D Chords

  published February 16, 2006

  There’s nothing particularly disturbing about Disturbed. In fact, the music industry is anything but disturbed by the multi-platinum... More >>

• Rollin’ on a Riverwalk

  published February 9, 2006

  According to legend, the blues was born along the Mississippi River Delta when Robert Johnson met the devil at the crossroads and sold him his... More >>

• Know Your Rites

  published February 2, 2006

  Winter is over. Okay, winter isn’t officially over, but those three days in January when you can wear a leather jacket without looking like a... More >>

• Canada South

  published January 26, 2006

  The Canadians are coming, and we’re not talking about Rush’s 30th Anniversary tour. We’re talking snowbirds… French Canadian... More >>

• Master Blasters

  published January 19, 2006

  There's Americana music, and then there's American Music, and in the anything-goes days of the early 1980s L.A. punk scene, the... More >>

• Creative Commerce

  published January 19, 2006

  Complain all you want about Florida’s hurricanes and oppressive humidity. In January, while most of the nation is freezing its kabushkas off,... More >>

• Whoopi Goldberg

  published January 19, 2006

  Whoopi Goldberg’s done so much in her career that calling her an overachiever is like saying Bill Clinton is merely a... More >>