We decided to mix things up for our next band on our Countdown to Warped tour, and bring in Bradenton boys We the Kings. Sure, technically Bradenton isn’t in South Florida, but they still feel like a South Florida band — and that’s good enough for us.Their first hit single…
Fresh off the news that Lilith Fair was adding another local component to each show by searching for a local social media ambassador at each tour stop, we have some possibly heartbreaking news: Lilith Fair might not be coming to West Palm Beach on August 10 after all. We haven’t…
For our second band interview in our “Countdown to Warped Tour” compilation, we spoke with unclean/clean vocalist, synths, keyboards, programming and bassist of Breathe Carolina, Kyle Even. The 25-year-old pretty much does it all in the band, along with vocalist, guitarist, synths, keyboards, programming, and drums man David Schmitt. The…
West Palm Beachers Hey Monday have been on the scene for less than three years. And in this short time, the pop punk five-piece has managed to go on 12 tours, traveling the world over and making a good name for Florida musicians. Their next stop in South Florida will…
Possibly no other band can combine punk with disco, new wave, garage, metal, and classic-rock undertones quite like the Electric Six. The Detroit six-piece gained notoriety in 2003 when rumors spread that its hit single “Danger! High Voltage” had backup vocals sung by a then-unknown Jack White. They weren’t true,…
Here at the New Times, we’ve decided to give you a countdown to Warped Tour. Exactly five weeks and one day till 100-plus bands rock out at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in an all-day bash that many bands are classifying as their own personal punk rock summer camp. What better way…
When I first heard the words “Ohio is for lovers,” I instantly thought of those quirky Urban Outfitters T-shirts that came out a few years ago trying to promote random things like which cities are “for lovers” and which “do it better.” Hawthorne Heights’ debut single was an insta-hit that…
Pavement-reminiscent, no-frills rockers the Henry Clay People sound more like they came from the heartland than the rough and tumble, glam streets of L.A. They’ll transform from heavy guitar riffs and a bleeding heart one minute to drunken escapades and a troubadour-like piano sound the next, making a new name…
We were a bit worried when we noticed no reveals of when tickets would go on sale for the Smashing Pumpkins small venue show at Revolution Live anywhere, and mention of the show itself didn’t exist– it wasn’t posted on Ticketmaster or even the Revolution site. We breathed a sigh…
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 rockers have been going strong since, with six EPs, seven albums, a live album, and a few side…
Hannibal Buress is probably the least likely funnyman to appear on your television. For starters, his name isn’t slipping off of tongues like mainstreamers Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, Jerry Seinfeld, and the like… yet. Buress has been dubbed a “comedian’s comedian,” probably due in part to his minimalist…
Crunkcore pop lovers 3OH!3, playing the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre with Cobra Starship on June 8, have just premiered their music video for their first single “My First Kiss,” featuring gold-lipped hot mess Ke$ha. It’s off of their new album Streets of Gold, set to be released June 29. We expected…
Die-hard Smashing Pumpkins fans have had a rough go during the past few years. We’ve had to resort to watching Billy Corgan in all his shiny, cue ball-ed glory in huge arenas and stadiums around the world. After the pivotal triumph of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, SP has…
Cobra Starship is a bit of an anomaly — the veritable mullet hairstyle of popular music. The fluorescently dressed, power-pop and punk-infused electro band sticks to a strict regimen when it comes to its work but still manages to be all about joking around. It rose to fame with its…
Grab your studded belts, black eyeliner, knee pads, shoulder guards, and favorite pair of Vans: The Vans Warped Tour is coming to the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach for the second year in a row on July 24. Dubbed a “punk rock summer camp,” the longest-running touring festival –…
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 she’s been on endless reality shows. So we weren’t that surprised when she made the D-list. But the surgically enhanced, rapid fire…
Drinking Made Easy Tour With Zane Lamprey, Steve McKenna, and Marc Ryan The Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale May 19, 2010Better Than: Drinking alone at your house while watching Three Sheets.The Review:Upon driving by the shopping center that houses the Culture Room, onlookers might’ve been wondering if they were actually in…
If you’ve ever considered the bizarre possibility of drinking and traveling the world and actually getting paid for it, you’ve wanted to be Zane Lamprey. The host of cult-TV favorite Three Sheets, he’s already been to more than 50 countries sampling the best brews, meeting the most interesting people and…
Photo by Jon NuszAlfred von Blume of Daysleeper feels the Joy Division energy.Control: A Tribute to Ian Curtis With Armada!, Daysleeper, Ian Michael, Xela Zaid, DJ Dracula’s Daughter, and DJ Nayra Churchill’s Pub Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Better than: Watching the movie Control on repeat. The Review: Last night, at the…
Those of you that miss your weekly dose of acoustic bliss no longer have to fret. Sweat Records is bringing Miami’s beloved “Can You Rock a Little Softer” back. Bands slated to perform on Thursday include Rachel Goodrich, Animal Tropical, and surprise guests–and of course it’s hosted by Raffa &…
Can’t wait to hear what lead singer Craig Finn had to say to our Broward-Palm Beach music editor, Reed Fischer, when he interviewed him for next week’s paper? Shaking in your shoes at the thought of waiting another week to see The Hold Steady perform live next Friday at The…
If you are a big fan of 103.5 The Beat and their hip-hop and R&B format, you may have noticed something different when you turned on the radio this afternoon. The Beat’s yet another in a slew of stations to be taken over by Spanish radio. Now replaced by “103.5…
