Radioboxer Brings Heart and Fake Blood to Churchill’s Soul Fest 2012

The 2012 version of Soul Fest at Churchill’s Pub will include soulful mamajammas like Blowfly A.K.A. Clarence Reid, Ralph “Soul” Jackson, and the appropriately titled Friday Funk Machine with Jaylon “Thunder” Ballard performing a – get this – Clarence Reid Tribute set, along with original songs. That’s not all though. Miami’s self-proclaimed…

Is It Wrong to Enjoy Drake’s “Take Care”?

Editor’s Note: Is It Wrong is a therapeutic column examining feelings we have about music that just aren’t quite right. To ease any discomfort, County Grind will explore these emotions and thoughts, breaking down from whence our feelings of guilt, disgust, and shame arise. I was wildly messing with the…

Max Bemis Tells Us About Say Anything’s Little World

“I feel like our music offers an alternative to whatever’s current,” Say Anything’s Max Bemis says, comparing his band’s sound to mainstream and indie rock. He thinks it offers “more of a personal and visceral experience than a lot of the stuff coming out right now, but,” he notes, “still,…

SONiA Brings Timeless Songs to the Shack in the Back

​SONiA is a singer and songwriter who’s been in the business for more than 20 years, making music alone and with her group, Disappear Fear. She tours endlessly and writes music constantly, singing in Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic, and English. Her résumé and list of awards is extensive and includes 16 albums. SONiA…

Ace Hood with T-Pain – Revolution Live – March 30

Ace Hood with T-PainRevolution Live March 30 All braids and diamonds, Ace Hood put on a brief but soulful performance at Revolution Live on Friday night. Performing in his hometown clearly meant something special to the hip-hop artist signed to DJ Khaled’s We the Best Music Group. With his “nine five four”…

Pool Party Kicks Off Severe Party Would Tour of Florida (Video)

You know we all l-o-v-e glam punk rockers Pool Party around here. Lead singer Creep Guirdo’s quirky answers to our deeply probing questions make our day. But Guirdo’s wit isn’t the only best thing about this cray cray band. Watching Pool Party perform is like watching musical standup. They get…

Jacob Jeffries Band Opens for Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Beerfest

Singer, songwriter, and keyboardist Jacob Jeffries heads up a quartet that makes lovely piano-driven pop rock perfect for a relaxing afternoon at the beach or contemplative evening in the woods. Just before kicking off its fifth tour, the band has made time to open up for New Orleans’ raucous Dirty…

Lake Worth’s the Toilets Really Don’t Stink at All (MP3)

When we saw that there was a band from Lake Worth called the Toilets, we knew they were kindred spirits. Ellis D Traails heads up this punk-metal outfit, playing with Brett Ackling on drums and Robert Bernhardt on bass. All we wanted to know was if they were as fucked…

Bassnectar Packs Live Stage at Ultra Music Festival 2012 (Video)

The three-day electronic musical extravaganza Ultra Fest ended with a few things: a sweetly loud and vibrant fireworks display over Biscayne Bay and a mind- and ear-blowing Bassnectar performance. You didn’t have to be a fan of the man’s work to notice the intensity of the crowd’s adoration, the impressive stage…

Kraftwerk – Ultra Music Festival – March 23

Kraftwerk Ultra Music Festival March 23 Better than: An egg cream.Two people said to me this week, “I never would have believed it if you’d told me five years ago that so many people would be this excited to see Kraftwerk.” One was a music writer and the other my roommate, both fans…