Explosive West Palm Beach trio Lavola has been grabbing local headlines like nobody’s business with less than a year under its belt. Last month, the group’s exploratory rock ‘n’ roll wowed audiences and industry reps alike at the AEG showcase at Propaganda. The band’s dynamic set was so impressive that…
Baffled by announcements that the America’s Backyard side room the Green Room is celebrating its grand opening this Friday, July 16? What was all that razzmatazz during Memorial Day Weekend with DJ Mark Leventhal (resident at Miami Ink’s South Beach club Love Hate) headlining this club-within-a-club’s spectacular opening? According to…
Punk-pop group Every Avenue, a promising five-piece from Michigan, is headlining the inaugural Motel 6 “Rock Yourself to Sleep Tour.” The group’s spunky brand of emo is ideal for any MTV reality show out there, and songs have made it into The Real World: Hollywood and The Island.Along for the…
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 part, to beer.It all began to take shape last year, when singer/guitarist John Ralston settled back to his hometown of Lake Worth to work on a new solo…
Punk-pop group Every Avenue, a promising five-piece from Michigan, is headlining the inaugural Motel 6 “Rock Yourself to Sleep Tour.” The group’s spunky brand of emo is ideal for any MTV reality show out there, and songs have made it into The Real World: Hollywood and The Island. Along for…
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 part, to beer. It all began to take shape last year, when singer/guitarist John Ralston settled back to his hometown of Lake Worth to work on a new…
Totem Pole’s swirling polychromatic swoon of “Stained Glass On” is like an ominous thunderstorm rolling in, but with a subtle resemblance to a moderately paced version of the Mission Impossible theme. This is the beginning of the previously unreleased track from West Palm Beach psych-pop group. The bewitching, old school…
Local hip-hop label Footwork4Self has amassed an impressive lineup of underground rappers for Saturday night’s State Re-Session show at Propaganda. In a few short months, this West Palm Beach indie label has pounded the pavement for its two signature artists, DJ/MC duo DJ Dee Dubs and Jabrjaw, and ruffian lyricist…
Local hip-hop label Footwork4Self has amassed an impressive lineup of underground rappers for Saturday night’s State Re-Session show at Propaganda. In a few short months, this West Palm Beach indie label has pounded the pavement for its two signature artists, DJ/MC duo DJ Dee Dubs and Jabrjaw, and ruffian lyricist…
Silversun Pickups With Against Me! and the Henry Clay People Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca RatonWednesday, June 16, 2010 Better Than: Anything else that has ever gone on in West Boca.It started out as kidding around with Silversun Pickups’ drummer Christopher Guanlao about the band selling Silversun Pickups’ Off! at its…
Stow another South Floridian entry in the blogger-darling chillwave file with Sumsun. Back in March, this hypnotic, retro-leaning dance act signed to Los Angeles-based label Leaving Records — a subsidiary of Alpha Pup, which houses Daedelus, Busdriver, Solillaquists of Sound and Nosaj Thing. West Palm Beach native Judson Rogers is…
Since releasing a rhapsodic, fuzz-laden debut, Carnavas, in 2006, the Los Angeles-based Silversun Pickups have assiduously chiseled a name for themselves in modern rock’s pantheon. Carnavas’ hissing kickback set against lead singer Brian Aubert’s bittersweet melodies was immediately embraced in the hip L.A. neighborhood, Silver Lake, that the band calls…
Booking giant AEG teams up with Palm Beach county’s trusted musical arbiter Steve Rullman tonight for a “showcasing” of top local bands at Propaganda in Lake Worth. The objective: selecting an act to play the side stage at the Silversun Pickups’ show with Against Me! on June 16 at the Sunset Cove Amphitheatre…
Trusted scribe Alex Rendon puts out a rock-solid music email newsletter for New Times Broward-Palm Beach every week that you can sign up for right here. Here’s one stimulating entry from this week’s edition:Pantera-loving thrash quartet Fall of Olympus’ self-titled debut album is now available in physical form. To celebrate…
By now, County Grind devotees know that the satisfyingly deafening, filthy-blues rock outfit known as Stonefox is having its heralded “official” reunion this Saturday at Propaganda. But not many are aware that another remarkable gig is occurring in Lake Worth just down the street at the South Shores Tavern. Had…
Trusted scribe Alex Rendon puts out a rock-solid music e-mail newsletter for New Times Broward-Palm Beach every week, which you can sign up for right here. Here’s one stimulating entry from this week’s edition.Ace local booking source the Honeycomb brings massive, nationally-touted reggae ensemble, iLa Mawana to Boca Raton’s the…
Miss FD Monsters in the Industry (Quantum Release) It’s been a long time coming for the Fort Lauderdale goth-pop artist now known as Miss FD. This fiery-haired, gloomy gal endured a three-year battle with her former management label based in the United Arab Emirates which prohibited her from releasing any…
Trusted scribe Alex Rendon puts out a rock-solid music e-mail newsletter for New Times Broward-Palm Beach every week, which you can sign up for right here. Here’s one stimulating entry from this week’s edition. The sludge flung from speakers this Friday night at West Palm Beach all-ages punk venue Ground…
Photo by Ian WitlenWeezer’s Rivers Cuomo amps up himself and the SunFest crowd Wednesday nightSunFest New Music Night With Weezer, We Are Scientists, Constellations, Crash Kings Gringo Star, Locksley, and These United States West Palm Beach Waterfront Check out Ian Witlen’s slideshow of photos from SunFest’s New Music Night here…
The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 12 was an immeasurable tragedy with a ripple effect hitting Boca Raton. Lynn University lost students Stephanie Crispinelli, Britney Gengel, Christine Gianacaci, and Courtney Hayes and faculty members Dr. Richard Bruno and Dr. Patrick Hartwick to the devastating tremor. The…
Since 1982, SunFest has grown from a quaint jazz and arts festival to something worthy of Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Black Crowes, and now Weezer. As headliner for Wednesday’s New Music Night, the alt-rock superstars help kick off five days of music on Flagler Drive in downtown West…
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 scene with write-ups in Rolling Stone, Spin, and Pitchfork in less than 11 months of existence doesn’t happen all too often. So why not relish in…
