Interpol with Twin TigersAt the Fillmore Miami BeachSaturday, August 21, 2010versusOfficial Interpol AfterpartyWith the Holy Terrors, Angry Pudding, Gold Dust Lounge, and Tongues of the Heartwormat Churchill’s Pub, MiamiSaturday, August 21, 2010Click here to view photos from Interpol at the Fillmore Miami Beach.The Review: It’s a bit unorthodox to compare…
We’re big Surfer Blood fans over here at County Grind. And we do mean big. But you already know that. The homegrown West Palm Beachers are currently touring the world as they prepare for their U.S. tour with five Florida stops, one being in Miami on September 18 with the…
Kathy Griffin’s played a kooky nurse in an Eminem music video, been a celebrity interviewer on the red carpet, played Brooke Shields’ bitter colleague on Suddenly Susan, and been on endless reality shows. So we weren’t that surprised when she made the D-list. But the surgically enhanced, rapid-fire-witted comedian has…
Vans Warped TourWith Pennywise, Sum41, Reel Big Fish, Alkaline Trio, Andrew W.K., We the Kings, VersaEmerge, Mayday Parade, Hey Monday, and many more.Cruzan Amphitheatre, Pompano BeachSaturday, July 24, 2010View part one of our slideshow here.Better than: Going to Warped Tour as a 15-year-old.The review: Though there’s definitely something to be…
Thus far we’ve informed you on what some of your favorite bands think about Warped Tour, but with Tropical Storm Bonnie projected to hit South Florida this weekend, we’re thinking you might want to be extra prepared for the show today. You’re lucky we’re overpackers. We’ve come up with a…
Our Countdown to Warped Tour continues with another veteran band that’s been around for 20+ years, punk rockers Pennywise. They formed back in 1988 and helped cause a resurgence of the punk scene in California along with Bad Religion and NOFX, and have continued to do what they do best…
We were all shocked/outraged/saddened/confused when we heard that Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan took a spill at his show in Tampa on Wednesday. He seemed energized and true to SP form at his show at Revolution on Tuesday, and the only time we realized how tired he was took place…
One of the biggest bands headlining this year’s Warped Tour are ska masters Reel Big Fish. They’re known for their love of cover songs and their ’97 hit single “Sell Out,” but they couldn’t be further from that song title. They stick to their genre and just want to make…
All the bands we’ve spoken to on the 2010 Warped Tour talk to fans, jam to their favorite frontmen (and women), and hang out with us ordinary folk. Sometimes they’ll even chow down when people are looking.Sure, most bands claim to be healthy eaters, but fans don’t know what goes…
Our Countdown to Warped Tour in South Florida continues, with power-pop five-piece the Summer Set. They covered Usher’s “Love in This Club” with more energy than probably Usher himself while sticking to their guns and keeping their rock edge intact, making the hip-hop hit less about picking up girls and…
Now in the Vans Warped Tour’s 16th year, what started as a source for skaters to enjoy good punk and third-wave ska music has grown into a yearly music mecca. The aforementioned styles now are side-by-side with blistering metal, pop-punk, post-hardcore, and straight-ahead rock for a coed crowd. The tour…
We don’t practice Santería, and we ain’t got no crystal ball, so we had no clue that 21-year-old Rome Ramirez would team up with the surviving members of Sublime to form Sublime With Rome. Sounding more like a mixed drink than a band name, the ska/punk rockers are poised to…
We’ve saved the best for last in our Countdown to Warped Tour. During what we’d like to call “Warped Week,” you can expect to get to know chick drummers and some of your favorite Warped Tour veterans. But today, it’s all about our favorite Gossip Girl. Taylor Momsen is…
Smashing Pumpkinswith Kill Hannahat Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale Tuesday, July 20, 2010 View a slideshow from last night here.Better than: What I expectedThe Review Although D’arcy, James, and Jimmy left the band many moons ago, it’s hard to hide loyalty for the Smashing Pumpkins original lineup. That said, this show, featuring…
For those of you just catching up, we’ve broken down my lengthy interview with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan into themed sections: The early years, talk of their new album, and now, he touches upon his South Florida connections, the lasting quality of the Pumpkins, and how he feels about…
Lead vocalist for Broward County-based Hey Monday, Cassadee Pope, claims the band decided on the name because they wanted to add a positive spin on the negative connotation associated with Mondays. The 20-year-old, who’s been singing since she was four years old, has already done a lot she’s set out…
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has a thousand stories to tell. The group’s only remaining original member helped found the Pumpkins in 1988 after relocating to his native Chicago from none other than St. Petersburg, Florida. He’d moved to the Sunshine State briefly in ’85 after graduating from high school…
Our Countdown to Warped Tour continues, as the tour shines in on sunny South Florida in a mere two weeks and one day.Jacksonville outfit Mayday Parade has been going strong since 2006. The pop punk rockers are coming back to their hometown state for a show that they’re promising will…
A lot of Warped Tour fans may not know this, but this year we have four Florida bands playing in the festival. Port St. Lucie/St. Petersburg transplants VersaEmerge commute three hours between both cities for practices, recordings, and writing sessions, as front woman and lead singer Sierra Kusterbeck lives all…
The New Times is only so big. As much as we’d like to temporarily convert it into the Smashing Pumpkins New Times in honor of their sold out show at Revolution on July 20, we can’t (hey, believe me, I tried!). Instead, here’s a preview of some of the stuff…
In case you’re wondering, Warped Tour is hitting the hot streets of West Palm Beach in three weeks and one day. We’re a bit excited. Our latest installment in our Countdown to Warped Tour compilation features Alesana’s lead vocalist/guitarist Shawn Milke. The 30-year-old prefers literature and history over trademark relationship…
In 1998, a friend told Thrice vocalist/rhythm guitarist Dustin Kensrue that he’d beaten the game Frogger twice. Kensrue replied he’d beaten it “thrice,” and the rest is band-name history. The post-hardcore, experimental rock act has been going strong since, with six EPs, seven albums, a live album, and a few…
