Today marks former Extreme lead singer Gary Cherone’s 50th year alive. It also marks just about 21 years since anyone really thought a ton about Gary Cherone, because Extreme’s megahit acoust-a-ballad, “More Than Words,” was released in August of 1990. In honor of the man becoming a half centurion, here…
County Grind would like to wish Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell a very happy 47th birthday.Born Christopher John Boyle, Cornell brought an operatic and athletic vocal quality to the grunge scene while fronting Soundgarden and later headed up super-disappointing supergroup Audioslave with three-quarters of what had been Rage Against the Machine…
Children of BodomWith Septic Flesh, Obscura, and Devin Townsend ProjectRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleSunday, July 10, 2011Better than: Listening to it on an ipod… kinda. Finnish melodic death-metal band Children of Bodom made its first South Florida appearance Sunday headlining the “Ugly World Tour.” Virtuosic guitarist and singer Alexi Laiho and his horde…
According to a post made on Lemmy’s bass tech Tim Butcher’s Facebook, ex-Motörhead güitarist Michael “Würzel” Burston has passed away, apparently of heart disease. He was 61 years old and played with the band for nine albums, between 1984 and 1995, holding the position of co-guitarist with current axman Phil…
All Hell Breaks LooseWith Homestretch, Harbinger, Deathbed, Eucharist, and AxisThe Talent Farm, Pembroke PinesSaturday, July 9, 2011South Florida has always had a strong hardcore punk scene responsible for putting out some world-class bands in the past. However, recent years have found a lack of inspired bands and, more important, have…
And the world’s catchiest and arguably most popular song about statutory rape is now 23 years creepier. That’s right, it’s been 23 years since “Seventeen” hit the airwaves, and the man who penned it is now a half-centurian. Here are a few factoids you may not have known about new AARP…
You’re standing in the ’80s rock concert parking lot of proverb. To your left, a black Pontiac Trans-Am rocks gently back and forth to the horrifyingly gentle rhythm of date rape taking place within its T-topped bowels. To your right, your buddy finishes his Schlitz, crushes the can on his…
Dick DaleWith Laramie Dean, the Gutter QueensRespectable Street, West Palm BeachMonday, June 13, 2011Better than: Joey Buttafuoco’s stupid curly mullet. On a rainy night in West Palm Beach, several heavily modified vintage cars lined the sides of Clematis Street. Among them was an outstanding late-’50s Chevy Bel-Air station wagon and…
ZZ TopHard Rock Live, HollywoodFriday, June 8, 2011Better Than: Insert beard reference here. Certain artists get relegated to the dusty and chilly (maybe you should bring a windbreaker, like your audience did) world of the nostalgia category. However lucky these artists are — considering the disposable nature of music in the last…
SunFest Day 4: MGMT and StyxWest Palm Beach WaterfrontSaturday, April 30, 2011Better than: Your average Saturday in the park.Throughout Saturday’s portion of SunFest, an abundance of music festival types wandered the grounds, aimlessly searching for party beads, another beer, or possibly their shirts — a large portion of the men…
RushBankAtlantic Center, SunriseWednesday, March 30, 2011Better Than: Joy-riding in your uncle’s vintage FerrariThink you’re a good air-drummer? Does your steering wheel beg for mercy on your morning commute? Mine does, and I was under the impression that I was truly at the top of my game. That is, I thought…
Torche With Thunderbeast, Ether and Post Teens Propaganda, Lake Worth Saturday, March 26, 2011 Better than: What most ear plugs can handle. There is something special about seeing an internationally successful, once local band play their old stomping grounds, and catching the sonic colonic that is Torche anywhere in the…
Sharon Jones & the Dap-KingsFillmore Miami, Miami BeachSunday, March 20, 2011Last night, Miami witnessed a bright glimmer of hope, a true freedom fighter in the revolution against the evil Auto-Tuned empire that currently governs the pop music world. Drake, Keri Hilson, and Rihanna take note, Sharon Jones and her Dap-King militia are on the…
This past Saturday night was host to the Fort Lauderdale area’s contribution to Santacon 2k10. What is a Santacon, exactly? Take one part flash mob, one part alcohol consumption trek (i.e. pub crawl), and one part charity event, and you’re on the right track. Organized chiefly via social networking websites, there are…
