Dr. DogWith Floating ActionCulture Room, Fort LauderdaleFriday, April 15, 2011Better than: Asking for an extension on your taxes.It could be a new batch of stimulants, a sudden rush of endorphins, or a compelling late-night engagement that was running through Dr. Dog’s mind during Friday’s Culture Room performance, but the result…
The exuberant men of Dr. Dog have a decade’s worth of boisterous shows, belt-busting sing-alongs, and retro psychedelia in their breast pockets. With the band’s first album via Anti-, Shame, Shame, this lovely music is reaching its largest audience yet.As the Dog visits Fort Lauderdale’s Culture Room this evening, it’s…
Top Five Records isn’t your destination for new Twin Shadow seven-inches, but John O’Keefe’s meticulously organized Lake Worth outpost is taking part in Record Store Day with his own brand of “exclusives.” Since it’s a vintage store, the laid-back proprietor is marking down a bunch of sealed overstock jazz and…
Sad news for Fort Lauderdale creatives began circulating yesterday: The Collide Factory warehouse space has closed its location in FAT Village digs and is looking for a new spot. The Juice’s Stefan Kamph reports that the venture founded by Travis Webster is closing its doors “due to overwhelming complications,” according…
Leave it to Miami’s Lil Daggers to provide one more reason to get off your behind for Saturday’s celebration of recorded and live music, Record Store Day. For the Miami-Dade enthusiasts, the Daggers have a new seven-inch, “Slave Exchange”/”Sweetwater,” and it comes available during the Sweatstock madness hosted at Sweat…
Almost exactly a decade ago, heralded Pompano Beach emocore act Further Seems Forever released its debut album, The Moon Is Down. The wildly influential set packed with wry commentary about South Florida tourism (“Snowbirds and Townies”) and love’s lingering pain (“Monachetti”) remains the only full-length document of songs featuring vocalist…
Decked in a work shirt rolled up to the elbows, suspenders, and a stocking cap, Toby Leaman often looks like he’s just as ready to build a birdhouse as he is to play bass and sing for Philadelphia-bred sunny psychedelic act Dr. Dog. Appropriately, in between tours, he does fix…
Not to get forceful, but it’s time to grab Beings’ self-titled album. It was already named County Grind’s sixth-best local album of 2010 before ever receiving an official release, and it’s friggin free — for a limited time. The Miami experimental punk trio has decided to offer the album (an…
Thanks to some dedicated reporting by the Juice’s Stefan Kamph, we know that the cornerstone of Palm Beach gossip, Jose Lambiet has a new gig. After seven years as the Page 2 Live blogger and columnist for the Palm Beach Post, he is moving on to a new position as…
“The Monster Ball Tour” Starring Lady GagaWith Semi Precious WeaponsBankAtlantic Center, SunriseTuesday, April 12Check out a slide show from the concert here.Better than: Any number of lip-syncing rich girls who call themselves pop stars.Give it to Lady Gaga for her work ethic, her artistry, or her activism, but perhaps it’s…
Seems like there’s always an abundance of compelling live music that gets scheduled right in the thick of Record Store Day madness, and this coming week is no exception. Further heaping the compliments on the estimable Courtney Hambright, we have her lead feature in the music section regarding Blank Dogs…
Two people County Grind particularly likes: Evan Mui and Courtney Hambright. Both of their talents are on display in a new in-depth profile about Mui, a gifted local folk-rock singer, penned by Hambright, an exemplary local writer. Aside from the details about his many collaborations with area outfits the Dewars…
Last May, now-former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist got legally entangled with now-former Talking Head David Byrne over using the hit “Road to Nowhere” in a campaign ad without permission. On Monday, that rift was settled, and Crist publicly apologized in a rather strange YouTube video embedded below. “The use of…
Long before County Grind was my meal ticket, I had a run-in with Those Darlins in Texas. They’re three scrappy young lasses (and one fella) who consumed barbecue and whiskey equally ravenously, and it’s damned near impossible to not love them for it. At that time, these tamales from Tennessee…
Yes, it’s a little bit shameless, but we asked County Grind readers to get in costume for a chance to win tickets to “Virgin Mobile presents The Monster Ball Tour, starring Lady Gaga” at BankAtlantic Center on the evening of Tuesday, April 12. That’s tomorrow.The entries are fantastic! Check them…
Exciting! Apparently Nicki Minaj has a better attitude about being a support act for Britney Spears than the ego-tripping Enrique Iglesias. Having recently witnessed the live muscle of Minaj as one of the titillating highlights of Lil Wayne’s I Am Still Music Tour stop last week, this pairing promises spectacle…
Begin today (or any day) with a proper burst of energy courtesy of Tune-Yards’ (we’re going with this more traditional capitalization scheme from here on out) w h o k i l l. “Bizness” has already been a fave for a little while now.Now streaming free over at NPR, the…
It has been a couple months, but after going into a coma after a serious fall back in late January, County Grind is pleased to report that Everymen washboard/guitarist player Cowboy is awake. In a few Facebook postings over the weekend, the band emphatically let fans know the good news.Not…
Sad news coming out of the Sweat Records camp today. The Little Haiti shop was burglarized sometime overnight on Saturday, and the thieves made off with a computer, cash drawer, and other electronics. This is not the first time the shop has been hit, unfortunately…
New Times is giving away a pair of tickets to “Virgin Mobile presents The Monster Ball Tour, starring Lady Gaga” at BankAtlantic Center on the evening of Tuesday, April 12. To get in on the giveaway, head over to County Grind’s Facebook page right now. UPDATE: We have a winner…
On Tuesday, Animal Collective’s Panda Bear, aka Noah Lennox, finally unveils Tomboy, his follow-up to 2007’s watershed moment (to some) Person Pitch. Now it remains to be seen if Lennox can ever put lightning back into the bottle quite the same way, but even if there are aspects of the…
Thanks to a tip from County Grind contributor Jose Flores, we can present video of the Getback’s live rendition of “Get it Right” filmed by Livid Records’ Chuck Livid. Captured during a show at Churchill’s Pub three years ago, take this clip as further thrilling evidence of the band’s live…
