Nicole Kidman’s husband will be in South Florida this coming weekend, and apparently he sings and plays some sort of Country Western music or somethin’. Keith Urban, who’s almost as pretty as his wife, is now three decades into his career and couldn’t be more popular. His current tour, the…
Jean-Philip Grobler has some advice for us all: get out, see the world, and while you’re doing your thing, ignore the haters. He’s not preaching, but whether he knows it or not, he’s absolutely setting an example for not only other musicians, but the rest of us too. The frontman…
Although they began with “Loveless,” a great choice as an opener because of its huge, passionate hook and grand explosion of melodies, X Ambassadors couldn’t have been more loving towards South Florida Thursday night. The quartet’s performance at Revolution Live was essentially a series of cheerful high-fives followed by a…
Expect the unexpected. It’s a mantra most everyone should entertain at some point in their life. For Paige Wood and Steven Dies of the Peach Kings, a Los Angeles-based duo set to perform this weekend in Boca Raton, nothing could be more true. The pair is currently on the final…
In his day to day life, Frank Turner is ardent about not dwelling on what came before. He prefers to look to the future, refusing to allow any of his mistakes or pitfalls define the man he is now. However, such sore subjects make for great songs, passionate live shows,…
Making it as a young band is tough enough, but perhaps even more so when, geographically speaking, you’re literally on an island. Such is the case with Key West-based doo-wop surf rockers Patrick and the Swayzees. For a band with such a sunny sound, it’s ironic none of the members…
Pop music can indulge the lunacies of first love, serve as a catharsis for a broken heart, or, at its most basic, be a mindless escape from the world. More often than not, it’s the latter — an amped-up blend of celebratory sounds and stress-free melodies. St. Lucia, a synth-obsessed…
A young band, plagued by small club numbers and a lack of radio play, claws and fights its way to some modicum of success. The reason this sounds cliché is because it’s a reality for thousands. Even after years of working on side projects in addition to their main band,…
Gogol Bordello are brilliant, wild, and completely out-of-control maniacs. Thank goodness, they party on the side of good. This Friday, the New York-bred band of Gypsy-punks descend on Revolution Live like a swarm of fun-loving circus folk armed with accordions and violins instead of stale popcorn and bearded ladies. That’s not…
In December, the Mai-Kai, one of the premier tiki-themed Polynesian restaurants in the country (and perhaps the world), turns 60. But there’s nothing wrong with starting the party early. Beginning June 8, the 15th-annual Hukilau will honor the Mai-Kai’s birthday with tiki enthusiasts from around the globe marking the occasion…
This week, country music rules the West Palm Beach air. A pair of concerts are worth every penny, especially since one of them is free. On Saturday June 4th, Darius Rucker brings his Good For A Good Time Tour to the Perfect Vodka Amphitheater. The former Hootie and the Blowfish…
Two of indie pop’s brightest young bands, The Griswolds out of Sydney, Australia, and Boston’s Magic Man, teamed up for a double headliner of a show at the Culture Room last night and although they’re friends and touring mates, if it had been a battle of the bands, there was…
This weekend, the age of the radio-sponsored music festival will be reborn in Fort Lauderdale. Once the norm, this sort of fest has gone nearly extinct in our area since the deaths of events like ZetaFest. But South Florida’s latest rock channel, 104.3 the Shark, is ushering in a new…
Tropical indie-pop outfit the Griswolds takes its name from the fictional family in the Chevy Chase-starring National Lampoon’s Vacation series. Just like its onscreen comedic counterparts, the band takes having fun very seriously. The Griswolds formed four years ago after singer/guitarist Christopher Whitehall and lead guitarist Daniel Duque-Perez met at…
This week, South Florida is home to a number of solid shows. !!! (Chk Chk Chk) will be at Gramps in Wynwood on Wednesday and Urban Beach Week kicks off the day after. For those willing to leave Miami and head a little north, The Griswolds and Magic Man are…
Launched in August of 2015, The Shark broadcasts throughout Miami, Broward, and parts of Palm Beach County. 104.3 The Shark’s program director John O’Connell spoke to us about the vision the new station has for the future of radio — sponsored live music in South Florida — and it’s a…
Summer isn’t quite here, but torrential afternoon storms already are. The past couple of weeks have been a prime illustration of that. On the bright side, summer also brings us good vibes in the form of super rad concerts and festivals. Out of the gloom of the rain, STRFKR gave…
Starfucker makes music that hipsters can’t get enough of — but in reality, it targets anyone looking for a good time. Often operating under the shortened moniker “STRFKR,” the Portland, Oregon trio of Joshua Hodges (vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums), Shawn Glassford (bass, keyboards, drums), and Keil Corcoran (drums, keyboards, vocals)…
Judging from the tinge of academia coloring everything the Helmsmen do — including their name, borrowed from their high-school mascot, and the titles of their debut EP, Homework, and forthcoming followup, MidTerm (out June 18) — you might assume the Jupiter five-piece is a bunch of geeks. You’d be right…
With his rapid ascent up the charts, a newly announced world tour with Logic, and a budding fashion line, rapper and producer G-Eazy is making things look, well, easy. The 26-year-old Oakland native released his sophomore full-length, When It’s Dark Out, in December, but thanks to the heavy radio play…
There’s an old adage about trying to please everyone and pleasing no one. It’s a maxim that for the most part holds true. Of course, there are always exceptions to that rule, and year after year, SunFest is one of them. Each spring, organizers behind Palm Beach’s family-friendly music festival…
Later this month, Tribeca Film Festival will debut I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, a new documentary film on the life and times of Benihana founder, the late Hiroaki “Rocky” Aoki, and that of his son Steve Aoki — whom some may know as one the biggest EDM stars in the…
