Live: Dr. Dog at Culture Room, April 15

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…

Lake Worth’s Top Five Records Is Hosting Record Store Day Too!

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…

Collide Factory Closes FAT Village Location

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…

MP3: Lil Daggers’ Unveil “Sweetwater” Ahead of Seven-Inch Release

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…

The Ever-Refining Songcraft of Dr. Dog

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…

Download Beings’ Self-Titled Album Free Till Sunday

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…

Jose Lambiet Exits Palm Beach Post for Radar Online

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…

Live: Lady Gaga at BankAtlantic Center, April 12

“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…

Charlie Crist, David Byrne Settle Campaign Song Lawsuit

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…

Those Darlins to Tantalize Roxy’s in May

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…

View Our Lady Gaga Contest Entries, and See Who Won!

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…

Stream: Tune-Yards’ w h o k i l l is Spastic Brilliance

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…

Everymen’s Cowboy Regains Consciousness, Band Adds New Member

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…

Sweat Records Robbed Over the Weekend

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…

MP3: Panda Bear “You Can Count on Me” (The Get Remix)

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…

Video: The Getback Shred “Get it Right” Footage Unearthed

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…