Good news on the bloopy-bleep, bleepy-bloop front! Boys Noize, the rousing, static-heavy, electro project from Berlin-based DJ, Alexander Ridha, will be bringing his skeletal beats to the U.S. for his first full live tour of America. It’s a 16-city jaunt that will commence right here in Fort Lauderdale on November…
About a year ago, New Times sat with bluegrass punks Everymen at Lake Worth coffee shop Mother Earth and shot the breeze. The self-proclaimed “crusty punks” prepared to release their debut album, When Water’s Thicker Than Blood. Decorated with innumerable tattoos, facial piercings, and copious amounts of facial hair, the…
In these topsy-turvy times of deficits and budget cuts, school music budgets are often among the first to come under a city commission’s sharpened ax. It is in times like these that supporting groups such as Boca Raton’s Swing & Jazz Preservation Society are critically important. This 10-year-old nonprofit organization…
Clear your vocal cords and lower those inhibitions for the fifth-annual Zimmerman Karaokethon this Wednesday at Deerfield Beach’s All Stars Sports Bar and Grill. Experience the thrill of hours upon hours of beer-induced, out-of-tune renditions of karaoke classics such as Don McLean’s “American Pie,” Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” or current…
Unlike the majority of bands in the bustling local crusty swamp-punk movement, the boys from Coon Doggin Outlaws actually reside near a marshland. That would be their hometown, the mucky grounds of Okeechobee, Florida. The trio’s distance from South Florida proper hasn’t deterred it from the joining the ranks of…
The Dewars do 420 for County GrindAll about Surfer BloodMore on new band Wake Up Last night, while attending Lake Worth dive Propaganda’s newest indie dance night B-side, we had some good musical fortune. We not only witnessed the homecoming of twin-brother, off-kilter, psych-folk duo the Dewars (now based out of…
It’s Monday, folks. Wake up! Chances are, dear reader, that you overindulged this weekend and are having a difficult time getting into the swing of things over there at the workplace? Cold sweats, baggy eyes, severe dehydration — all part of the Monday blues. No sweat; drink lots of water…
From cutting his teeth in dingy Little Haiti haunt Churchill’s Pub to experiencing the spine-tingling rush of performing before a sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden, 37-year-old musician Mike Marsh has enjoyed a career that has been an epic rock ‘n’ roll roller-coaster ride. Spanning 20 years, Marsh’s time behind…
Check out Mike Mineo’s contribution to our Chronic Cover Songs for 420.New Times caught wind that eccentric singer-songwriter Mike Mineo decided to audition for Season 12 of American Idol. Considering he is one of South Florida’s most promising vocalists, we think he is going to be aces on the reality…
Revered South Florida musicians and Boise Bob and His Backyard Band members Dan Hosker and Lori O’Quinn (AKA Tex Merlot) were greatly affected by a car accident this past May. Hosker is a hugely admired and much-loved South Florida music veteran and his medical condition remains tenuous. O’Quinn also was greatly affected…
For most Americans, cricket will forever remain an anomaly. Two guys are batting while the other team is “bowling,” and somebody is taking aim at the wicket. Huh? For those under the reign of the Queen Mum, however, the bat-and-ball game sits behind only footie in popularity. Accordingly, we suspect…
South Florida has more than its fair share of curvaceous gals donning nipple pasties and wiggling their assets for all to see. That’s why it feels so apropos for the men to finally have their chance to play risque. What could be more seductive than ten hairy, tattooed men in…
A generation ago, three-quarters of American kids played outdoors on a daily basis, according to the National Wildlife Federation. With the advent of ultrarealistic Sony PlayStations, that number has dwindled to just 25 percent. In hopes of getting American children off couches and putting down those slices of pizza, the…
Summer is the season to get together for peace, love, and music. In South Florida, it is also the season when the electric bill zips way past $100 and all your white shirts are stained yellow in the underarm area due to incessant perspiration. Look at it this way: What…
“Yeaaah boyyy, Flavor Flav in da house.” Reality-show junkies and hip-hop diehards alike will undoubtedly crack smiles when Flavor Flav, the notoriously wacky hype man for politically charged Long Island hip-hop group Public Enemy, bursts out with his catch phrase while visiting Seminole Casino Hollywood tonight. Seminole Casino will begin…
Civilian Album Release Party with Kids, the Goddamn’ Hustle, Under Every Green Tree Propaganda, Friday, June 7Better than: Smashing every emo album in your record collection and starting anew. “I’m more excited about this release than any other thing I’ve ever done,” says ginger-haired Fort Lauderdale native Ryan Alexander of…
Of all the New Times writers in the blogosphere, I, Alex Rendon, was the one chosen to bear the distinction of covering the fifth-annual Gaia-worshiping, belly-dancing workshopping, dance fusion fete known as the Tribal Solstice. The three-day event was presented by Pembroke Pines’ Lotus Dance Studio and Kala Tribal Belly Dance…
Editor’s Note to the rest of the NBA: Our coach is hotter than your coach. Last Tuesday night, this reporter had the good fortune and equally agonizing experience of attending the Miami Heat playoff game versus the Boston Celtics. Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals was a tremendous…
Last Thursday, this reporter received an email from his editor, inquiring if he would like to go check out a young, new, heavy-metal outfit from Fort Lauderdale called Neolythyc. Admittedly, I was a little tentative, to say the least. But the saplings, a four-piece originally from Miami, already had a…
Nü-metal Ann Arbor, Michigan, outfit Taproot set the charts ablaze with its pioneering 2002 hit “Poem.” The track hypnotized audiences with its mix of thunderous heavy-metal riffs over lead singer Stephen Richards’ shifty, rumble-to-pristine-clean vocals and a melodic hook with colossal appeal. Taproot presented the world with hard rock that both…
Just one month ago, Ella Herrera was anxiously walking the Palm Beach State College grounds. The bright-eyed 18-year-old fought hard to earn a spot in the school’s medical assisting program, and on this particular day, was participating in orientation. It was then that the gifted musician had an epiphany. “When…
“You are not going to start calling me names if I order the Raspberry Berliner?” my friend asked, in a rather deadpan manner. We were evaluating the options written on the chalkboard behind the bar in the Boca Raton craft beer haven Funky Buddha. I could not judge him considering…
