South Florida’s troupe of fearlessly experimental extremists, Orbweaver released its debut extended player Strange Transmissions From the Neuralnomicon last year to a chorus of critical interest. The media and audience were seemingly as enthralled as perplexed by the ambitious group’s Lovecraftian take on heavy metal. The limited-edition cassette of the…
Tinder is a trip, man. For those who have been afforded the opportunity to get out there and get their swipe on in multiple states, there is no question that the variety and disparity of people looking for some action between different 38-mile radii is vast. Much like an area…
Lake Worth does certain things exceedingly better than the rest of South Florida, like how the area breeds hippies with uncanny efficiency. Between Tacos Al Carbon and Lupitas, Lake Worth’s authentic Mexican cuisine game is untouchable. Also, the city has spawned and sustained a unique music community entirely its own,…
South Florida’s local music community is still reeling from the change of guard at Churchill’s Pub — the first since the revered punk-rock establishment opened its doors in 1979 — and the most unexpected closing of the Talent Farm in Pembroke Pines. Although the two may seem unrelated on the…
Today, as I walked through a grocery store deep in the forsaken guts of suburbia, ‘Til Tuesday’s sole major hit, “Voices Carry,” gently wafted down from the speakers dangling off of the exposed girders overhead. A nearly forgotten jam from yesteryear that most listeners gloss over with ease in such…
Russell Mofsky is a true student of the guitar whose story has been told, thus far, via the strings of his guitars. The Miami-bred guitarist and composer’s life has been motivated by the beck and call of the six-stringed muse. From his early days performing with the unsung Miami punk…
South Florida has maintained a long and storied tradition of putting out exasperatingly heavy bands. Broward County’s Beastplague is doing its part to uphold that tradition by writing some of the most crushing metal to crawl forth from the area’s swamps in a long time. The quartet, which features former…
South Florida’s local music community is still reeling from the change of guard at Churchill’s Pub — the first since the revered punk-rock establishment opened its doors in 1979 — and the most unexpected closing of the Talent Farm in Pembroke Pines. While the two may seem unrelated on the…
Summer crept back into the South Florida air with an unexpected haste this year. Spring — also known as the luxurious two weeks when the sun bites just a little softer and the air breathes a little easier — was apparently not in the cards. The constants of summer –…
The Talent Farm in Pembroke Pines has unexpectedly been forced to close its doors following a dispute with a neighboring business. The all-ages venue, initially built by owner/operator Kevin Burns as a state-of-the-art recording and rehearsal studio with a larger room for showcase performances, has hosted shows for nearly a…
For most musicians, an instrument is very simply a tool. A necessary vehicle of expression that is often romanticized, but a tool none-the-less. Then, there are people like the Riot Act’s Christian Clarke, a man whose relationship with the electric guitar stems into a mythical respect for it and its…
Strutter USA’s Rob Budowsky just wants to see everyone have a good time. Budowsky brought together his duality as a successful CPA and serious rock ‘n’ roll fan by moving much of his business into the entertainment sector and becoming the CPA of choice and a financial advisor of sorts…
The Talent Farm in Pembroke Pines has unexpectedly been forced to close its doors following a dispute with a neighboring business. The all-ages venue, initially built by owner/operator Kevin Burns as a state-of-the-art recording and rehearsal studio with a larger room for showcase performances, has hosted shows for nearly a…
The world is irreversibly fucked. Sure, every generation has had its own hyperbolic exclamations of the end being nigh, but millennials are experiencing some seriously unprecedented shit that just can’t be overlooked. Don’t buy it? Let’s run the numbers. We have warmed the globe enough to finally push the polar…
South Florida’s hardcore scene has always been a proud one. While we’ve had our share of bands go on to enjoy national recognition, it seems like we’ve spent more time waiting for the rest of the national hardcore scene to catch up while we scream our own praises between Palm…
Psych-rock has never really gone out of fashion entirely, but it has spent time in various states of obscurity, lurking in the clouds of reverb and delay that characterize and float through genres like shoegaze and post-rock. However, psych fans are currently enjoying an unprecedented revival of bands aping the…
You know, there was a time when everyone was just so fucking ready to be the rock star next door. There were hordes of would-be Cobains bleeding in metaphors on stage, clothed in a tattered cardigans and bits of angst. But as the trends of the ’90s continue to creep…
In rock music’s current, tepid state, there are a few distinct groups that have taken on the burden of carrying the torch for true, piss and vinegar fueled rock music for a new generation. Band of Skulls is one such band, a member of an illustrious peer group that includes…
When it comes to fostering an a level of unmatched enthusiasm for South Florida’s music scene, brothers Greg and Eddy Alvarez are in a class of their own. The pair strive to keep things fresh and exciting in Miami through their efforts with their DIY audio/visual outlet, Audio Junkie. They…
What might sound to you like just a fiery, Latin-fusion guitar solo peeking through the verse and chorus of that new chart-topper by [insert pop star here] is, in fact, the sound of Carlos Santana making more money. The guitar pioneer has helped to cast the mold for the modern…
At what point can one be officially recognized as an icon? I’d wager having a rock opera written about your life more than constitutes the title. While the odds of any of us having our stories told in the much-maligned format are slim, Frank “Rat Bastard” Falestra’s life has certainly…
Everyone went to grade school with that one kid that would do anything for a laugh. While most of us weren’t perceptive enough nor particularly concerned at that age with analyzing the behavior, Steve-O, born Stephen Glover, has carved a career out of an absolutely uncanny pension for self-destruction. The…
