Earlier this month, the South Florida duo Blonds dropped an initial offering from its Dark Roots EP, and today the entire collection is available online. Since then, Stereogum and some other online outlets have started listening too. As mentioned previously, the group consists of Young Circles frontman Jordy Asher and…
Over the course of his pop-reggae career, Matisyahu has been closely tied to his image, which is one of the most unusual around. He’s quite outspoken about his Hasidic faith, and his appearance follows suit. This sort of artistry lends well to the yearly Jewish festival Fedstock in Boca Raton,…
Take your loved one to a Drake concert on Valentine’s Day at your own risk, because you could very well end up alone by the end of the night. This is exactly the sort of challenge that many folks in South Florida will face this coming February as the Toronto…
Fort Lauderdale punk and rockabilly venue the Monterey Club is closing December 31 after a little more than two years in business. The spot, located in the front room of the Orange County Choppers motorcycle shop just south of SR-84 on Federal Highway, has hosted a diverse slate of national…
Y100 Jingle Ball 2011With Pitbull, David Guetta, Kelly Clarkson, Flo Rida, LMFAO, Cobra Starship, Cody Simpson, Karmin, Gym Class Heroes, and Foster the People BankAtlantic Center, SunriseSaturday, December 10, 2011View a slide show from the concert here.Better Than: Sitting in the BankAtlantic Center parking lot for five hours.Y100’s yearly showcase…
County Grind and Fort Lauderdale’s Green Room are teaming up for the first of what we hope to be many nights of music, drinking, eating, and social behavior on Saturday, January 14. On that night, County Grind Live Music series at the Green Room (our pick for 2011’s Best Cultural…
Vintage arcade gaming ain’t easy — and Steve Kleisath, drummer for local emo legends Further Seems Forever, has taken it upon himself to keep the vintage machines alive and relevant in South Florida. In October, Kleisath helped get the word out for his try at the Ms. Pacman high score…
DJ Jonathan Toubin, host of Soul Clap vintage funk dance parties around the country and recently on the inaugural Bruise Cruise (pictured above), is in the hospital following a freak accident in Portland. The charismatic MC and showman has been a regular fixture in South Florida and a friend to…
Update: Here’s our review of the 2011 Y100 Jingle Ball at BankAtlantic Center.Here’s something that’ll give listeners a “Good Feeling” about Saturday’s Y100 Jingle Ball at BankAtlantic Center. Flo Rida has been added to the already stacked lineup! Between him and Pitbull, the 305 pop/hip-hop contingent just thickened considerably. Last…
One of the best South Florida albums officially released in 2011 is undoubtedly Cop City/Chill Pillars’ mind-expanding garage-punk opus Held Hostage on Planet Chill. Especially after Jordan Pettingill and CJ Jankow put out last year’s exceptional Love Handles album, this team (and bassist Jimmy Bradshaw) behind the dominating live venue…
Coldplay has unveiled a lengthy agenda of summer touring for the coming year, and it will bring the Mylo Xyloto show right here to the tip of Florida.Chris Martin’s band is still arguably one of the most popular in the world. Thus, it probably could have called its latest album…
Miami’s Jacuzzi Boys had a pretty lively November. Something something singing vaginas in their music video for “Glazin'” something something. Oh, and we interviewed them.Now it’s time for getting back to normal. And that’s still good for the prolific Boys and their many friendships with folks far and wide. One…
Update: here’s our review of the 2011 Y100 Jingle Ball.When we announced the Y100 Jingle Ball lineup back in October, there were more than a few people who were wondering about Karmin. Among them, County Grind. As it turns out, Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan are a couple who got…
When we first heard about the Ludacris vs. Mike Posner Soundclash that’s going down at Miami’s Bayfront Park on New Year’s Eve, the thought was celebrity boxing. Wouldn’t wearing some of Luda’s spittle and blood on your T-shirt be a remarkable way to enter 2012?But these guys want to keep…
Two acts with Sunshine State ties are canvassing Florida in February! Diplo and Sleigh Bells team up for the Paradise Lost tour, which includes eight dates — including two in South Florida. Judging by the trailer dropped last week for Sleigh Bells’ sophomore album, Reign of Terror, this is going…
It has been quite a 12 months of pop, hip-hop, noise, blues, punk, scuzz, electronica, dubstep, moombahton, and a whole lot of other genre descriptors that bring up that wavy red line under them here in South Florida. The Buzz may be dead, but many of the best local artists…
There was a huge online response yesterday that continues today with the news of the Buzz 103.1’s sudden exit from FM on Monday and the subsequent switch to Now 103.1 in West Palm Beach. With another South Florida rock station erased from the airwaves, there is a petition and a…
After 16 years on the air, as of 3 p.m. Monday the Buzz 103.1 FM is no more and “The Only Station That Really Rocks” in South Florida could be playing Lady Gaga right now.After Cox Radio dismantled 93 Rock last year at about this time, the West Palm Beach…
Hello, students of journalism, music fetishists, verbiage purveyors, and social networking superstars. We want one of you to give the New Times Broward-Palm Beach music section some assists for the next few months. In return, you will get college credit, some writing credits to your name, a masterful resume item,…
The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ U.S. tour dates — their first live onslaught of this level since the 2007 Stadium Arcadium jaunt — begin right here in South Florida this coming January.Aside from a big, blistering set of new tunes from I’m With You, this tour will introduce RHCP’s recently…
Anyone claiming to have just experienced a “brutal” weekend might want to step into Miami hip-hop/dubstep collective O’Grime’s blood-stained shoes for a second. So maybe your forehead’s a tad sore from a bit too much Franzia, or someone left a scratch on the side of your 2008 Ford Focus, or…
The tone of the 2011 Buzz Bake Sale lineup has changed significantly in an instant: Staind has canceled a string of tour dates due to illness, including its headlining appearance Saturday at Cruzan Amphitheatre. But take heart, Buzz Nation. The gaping hole at the top of the lineup has been…
