Not owning the Carnivores’ material is harder than owning it. The Atlanta quartet made it abundantly easy to stock up on its claustrophobic melodies by offering the four-song Chandelier EP via Bandcamp or a Mediafire link.If the title track’s speedy R&B bass line and guitar stabs are a little too…
Taking Back Sunday is looking more like Turning Back Sunday these days. After myriad personnel changes and a growing level of discontent within the decade-old alt-punk group at the end of 2009, it was time for a fresh start. Now, the Long Island, New York, natives, led by singer Adam…
SunFest 2011 begins tonight in downtown West Palm Beach, so prepare a stack of breathable clothing (and perhaps an umbrella) for the next five days of live music. For more on tonight’s headliners Sublime With Rome, check out Travis Newbill’s piece, and get caught up on one of Thursday evening’s…
The threats of blazing heat can mean only one thing: SunFest is upon us. And this week, we turn our focus to Taking Back Sunday, the mighty emo-pop punks who recently updated their lineup with a couple of legacy members, guitarist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper. Cooper was keen…
Attention, students with writing skills, the beginning stages of tinnitus, and amorphous schedules: An internship has just opened up with your name on it in the County Grind/New Times Broward-Palm Beach den of music appreciation. As we say a fond farewell to newly graduated Jaclyn Rosansky, it’s time to bring…
Lake Worth rock singer/songwriter John Ralston recently released Shadows of the Summertime, a rich collection of radiant songs that he hopes will find its way into the ears of skateboarders and surfers everywhere. We announced yesterday that Ralston is one of the featured acts playing the New Times stage at…
It is now high time to get caught up on the major and minor works of South Florida beat conductors Astrea Corporation. The duo of Mike and Carly Astrea (their earthling names are Michael Bachman and Carly Garrett) opened up their vault of demos and outtakes last week to unveil…
Downtown Fort Lauderdale rock outpost Revolution and nearby watering hole Poorhouse have teamed with New Times Broward-Palm Beach for a night of music unlike any other in the county — the SW 3rd Ave Music Festival on Friday, May 6. Talk about an event that’ll be easy to locate.Downtown Fort…
Taking a page from the Ark Music Factory’s playbook for Rebecca Black, Fox WSVN-TV (Channel 7)’s Deco Drive host Louis Aguirre has crafted a truly horrible song and filmed an equally lame music video to accompany it. The heavily Auto-Tuned “Soup Girl” is awash in lyrical clunkers like “Time to…
Just a week ago, Fort Lauderdale art and music space the Collide Factory shuttered its doors in FAT Village for good. Not a happy moment for local artists, and especially Collide Brand Partners’ Travis Webster.A bit of the Collide Factory’s downfall is detailed in Stefan Kamph’s cover story encircling FAT…
On a certain level, it’s no shock that people who enjoy chasing the fascinating personalities within the hip-hop community would prop up 2 Live Crew’s Luke Campbell in his chase for the Miami mayor seat. The guy knows how to generate a sound bite, and he’s not afraid to talk…
An all-star “Crazy” rendition is definitely not the first time Cee Lo has benevolently shared his superior songs with other vocalists — you’re welcome, Gwyneth — but a wise way to promote his new talent show, The Voice. Who knows, we might even watch it.The infectious Gnarls Barkley hit could…
The almost unfathomably popular club DJ Steve Aoki makes his way back to South Florida in May. Although he was last here as part of the Dancegiving Music Festival in late November, nothing could be quite as focused and massive as his last trip to Club Cinema in Pompano for…
There’s far more to Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane than just the ice cream cone recently tattooed to his cheek. First of all, don’t neglect the lightning bolts coming out of that ink masterpiece. And, second of all, no one would care so much if the frequently incarcerated mixtape veteran (born…
In the blaze of the midafternoon sun of April 20, let’s point your eyes to the Ughmerica’s “P.O.S.” video. The Los Angeles-based trio basically re-creates Entourage in which every character is that Turtle dude. Jacob Kasher, Bolooki, and Phil “Phever” Shaouy (who hails from South Florida) have created a meta,…
This week’s cover story is about the Flagler Arts & Technology Village in Fort Lauderdale is a must-read for anyone who sees the promise (and fears the challenges) of building a creative future in South Florida. Stefan Kamph effectively captures the dissonance between a collective of local artists trying to…
Most rappers who got their start in their youth have to worry about changing their image at a certain point, and the easiest way to do that is to drop the “Young” or the “Lil” from the beginning of their stage name. Yet another reason why Lil Wayne is a…
Not terribly long ago, we stumbled upon Plantation’s Cardiothief, some young purveyors of lo-fi rock that follows the fuzzy lineage of many early-’90s acts (and lives on in bands like Surfer Blood, Yuck, and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart).”Youth Tapers” is more about a feeling than a specific…
Exciting news for Animal Collective die-hards. Panda Bear, Avey Tare, Geologist and Deakin (!) have announced a string of U.S. tour dates leading up to the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago.Now, part of the reason this announcement is strictly for the gonzo AC devotees is that the shows aren’t until…
As grief sweeps through the South Florida live music scene with the news of promoter-drummer Jimmy Pagano’s death, a man accused of fatally stabbing him early Sunday morning is hospitalized at Broward General Medical Center. Find more details of the altercation here.Police haven’t released many details on the accused attacker,…
Those who knew or just knew of celebrated area promoter and drummer Jimmy Pagano, who was killed Sunday morning in a violent brawl at Fishtales Bar & Grill in Fort Lauderdale, can pay respects at an online forum created by his longtime friend Judy Blem.The In Honor & Remembrance of…
Local drummer Jimmy Pagano died early Sunday morning at Fishtales Bar & Grill in Fort Lauderdale. He was 54. He was trying to break up a fight on a night that he was playing at the venue. Tributes are currently pouring in on his Facebook page, and a special tribute…
