The Kings of Leon have just issued a statement announcing cancellation of the remainder of the band’s U.S. tour. After a pretty hairy show in Dallas over the weekend, which included vocalist Caleb Followill leaving the stage midset because of reported heat problems, things weren’t looking too promising.Obviously, KOL will…
Breaking: Langerado 2011 has been canceled.The 2011 Langerado Music Festival has just inserted a little more local flavor to the mix. In addition to headliners Death Cab for Cutie, Ween, Trey Anastasio, Thievery Corporation, and Ben Harper, the bill will feature Fort Lauderdale jam vets the Heavy Pets, who have…
Look out, fixed-gear bikerati, free trade coffee grinders, and craft beer guzzlers: Protoman has loaded up a flatbed truck with verbal Molotov cocktails, and he’s coming down the boulevard after your ironically tattooed ass. Rapping over one of the baddest beats of 2011, Kreayshawn’s “Gucci Gucci,” the pride of Fort…
You may have heard that we are giving away a pair of Langerado Music Festival 2011 tickets. To allow busy local music fans to get their entries together, we’ve extended the deadline until Friday, August 5, at noon. This will allow you an additional week to brainstorm and film a…
Odd Future has unveiled an impressive Golf Wang North American Tour. What began in the wee hours of Thursday as a delightful U.S. map covered with kitten faces is realized. The full tour schedule was tweeted by Tyler, the Creator last night.Aside from it being Wellington resident Vanilla Ice’s birthday,…
New Times Broward Palm Beach’s Best Young Guy Ryan Alexander recently spent some time at Fort Lauderdale-based C&I Studios to record a live, acoustic version of “James Kent.” If the name sounds familiar, it’s because Kent is the focus of the article Courtney Hambright recently penned about Alexander for City…
The ticket giveaways keep on coming, folks. Just got word that we have a pair of tickets up for grabs for the 2011 Vans Warped Tour stop in West Palm Beach this Saturday. (In related news, we have extended our Langerado ticket giveaway to next Friday.)You already know that we’re…
For the many among us who have spent the past couple months at home wearing little or no clothing next to an old, churning air conditioner, relief is in sight! In fact, everything will be in sight during the 3rd annual Naked End of Summer Bash August 12-14, hosted by…
Lloyd Polite Jr. has employed a variety of aliases over his R&B career. Early on, he was Young Lloyd. On the 2009 Young Money single “Bedrock,” he encouraged females to call him Mr. Flintstone, because “I can make your bed rock.” That same year, he released a hyperpersonal collection of…
Update: Odd Future’s U.S. Tour Dates Include Miami Halloween Show (full tour itinerary)If there was ever any doubt regarding the internet-savvy of the Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All hip-hop collective, let it be put to rest. Late Wednesday, the Los Angeles group released a garish postcard-style map labeled…
It is with a heap of delight that we announce that our cross-county siblings at the Miami New Times’ music blog Crossfade are hosting a concert Friday evening.Dubbed “The Local” at the Stage Miami, the event boasts the considerable live talents of punkabilly fire-breathers Everymen, as well as fellow rabble-rousers…
When it comes to raw live energy, Yelawolf makes 90 percent of rappers look like they’re working the register at Pollo Tropical. Here’s a guy who wants everyone in the crowd involved, and he’s willing to dive in to get you vibin’ (a word he uses pretty frequently). We rather…
Not the first and hopefully not the last time that the wisdom of R&B charmer Lloyd graces our digital pages. A couple of weeks back, we let people know which Guns N’ Roses song piqued his interest most after he got that huge tattoo on the back of his head…
Theodore Francis Leo just refuses to write bad songs. While it might be true that the infectious “Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?” is better than some of the other rockist enticements he’s come up with over the years, it’s damned near impossible to find any clunkers from more…
The evils of the drug trade — or should we say drogas — are out there, and the Hollywood-based Mr. Entertainment & the Pookiesmackers aim to let you know about them. With the Latin-tinged number off ¡Socialismo Americano!, “Cocaleros,” we are led down into the depths of “America’s problem.” Unlike…
Don’t get it twisted; County Grind loves giving away free concert tickets. But isn’t it more fun for everyone involved if there’s a little bit of work put forth?This week, we’ve got a pair of two-day passes to the Langerado Festival up for grabs. The fest is taking over Markham…
You know it’s a good day when Radio-Active Records’ design extraordinaire Richard Vergez and his photographer girlfriend, Marcela Loayza, pool their creative talents for the timeless “record sleeve as your own face” concept. They are requesting your participation over at the delightful Radio-Active Tumblr page.Admittedly, this is also a chance…
The music community’s response to losing gifted British soul vocalist Amy Winehouse at the tender (and fateful) age of 27 has only just begun. Many will continue speaking eloquently about her voice — notably actor friend Russell Brand has done so, and so has our colleague Maura Johnston — and…
Comedian Dave Chappelle gave a bizarre performance last night during his appearance at Zo’s Summer Groove Comedy Show at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, the yearly charity event put on by ex-Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning (and that we regrettably had a ticket giveaway for). The former Chappelle Show star…
Even if Alonzo Mourning’s draw as an NBA player isn’t what it once was — now that he’s a retired NBA player — the guy has kept things engaging for South Florida via his yearly Zo’s Summer Groove. As you can tell by the logo at the right, we’re now…
Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel was not content to rest on his Pro Bowl laurels this offseason. With the 2011 NFL season still in question, the Fort Lauderdale native has spent some time locally with his friends in Goons United by the New School (G.U.N.S.), a rap group with members…
Watch the Throne is still a little over a week away from its official release, but the media circus began last night when Jay-Z posted the track “Otis” on his Life + Times website. This collaborative album between Hova and Kanye West is exciting, but just imagine if hip-hop had…
