Buffalo hard-rock-gone-soft act the Goo Goo Dolls will perform at halftime of the Orange Bowl this upcoming January 3 at Sun Life Stadium — only about 17 years too late. Back in the early ’90s, when the band was a rising scuzz-punk act frequently compared to the Replacements with songs…
Never thought County Grind would sound so much like Alex P. Keaton in these pages, but here’s a rail against the “counterculture” supporters in the New York Times’ latest piece discussing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s support of pardoning Jim Morrison. Writer David Itzkoff unravels the issue beyond its basic talking…
This weekend marks a serious milestone for one of the few local establishments that has earned more than its share of credibility in the local music scene. Fort Lauderdale’s Monterey Club has kept the unisex bathroom, the bounteous beer selection, the wry humor, and the impressive flow of live music…
Maddening enough that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist hasn’t heeded our advice against pardoning deceased Doors frontman Jim Morrison — the guy’s actually going ahead with this wacko waste of time. “My heart bleeds for he and his family that this may not have even ever happened, yet it’s unfortunately currently…
Jane’s Addiction mastermind Perry Farrell is plotting a South Florida visit during Art Basel Miami Beach. The enigmatic alt-rock frontman will unleash the Perry-Etty versus Chris Cox act — featuring his wife, Etty Farrell; and DJ Chris Cox — that popped up at Lollapalooza earlier this year with special guests…
After reading through nearly every blog entry addressing this past weekend’s Miami Music Festival, it’s a mixed bag.First and foremost, credit Miami New Times/Crossfade workhorse Music Editor Sean Pajot for providing a ton of evenhanded festival coverage for dissemination throughout. Now in its second year, the fest faced plenty of…
County Grind and Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records hook up to discuss each week’s finest new releases in Moving Units. This week’s top-seller is the atmospheric Glass EP by Glass Vaults.”This New Zealand duo releases their debut EP of grandoise ambient/orchestral bliss that would make Biosphere & Sigur Ros proud,” says…
Arena-rock monolith act Linkin Park has chosen South Florida as the launch pad for its 2011 tour dates in support of A Thousand Suns. One of the crankiest, stodgiest music scribes around (and a friend of County Grind) freakin’ loves this album, raving in sister paper Village Voice: “the easiest…
Filling out that all-important list of favorite indie-rock releases for the calendar year? Yes, Spoon released an album in 2010. Remember? Transference was/is the latest in a winning streak of albums by the Texas quartet, and though we’re partial to “The Mystery Zone,” this strange vid for “Nobody Gets Me…
Not much to say about Girl Talk’s fifth album, All Day, quite yet. Kudos for the timing of its announcement — to coincide with millions of bored office bros clicking over to Stereogum and music bloggers opening their Monday-morning email. Once the server traffic subsides, expect a visit from that…
County Grind Exclusive: Lake Worth indie-rock outfit Guy Harvey finds itself in the middle of one of the beachiest music videos ever concocted — without ever setting foot on the sand. Backdrops of the ocean and lots of dizzying camerawork give it the feel of being strapped to an outboard…
County Grind is all too comfortable deferring to sister blog Crossfade on all matters relating to Miami indie pop duo ANR (Awesome New Republic), but hearing the new track “Stay Kids” got us in a proactive mood. The titular song from the group’s upcoming release (more about that here) rises…
Not only is Noah Garbarino an integral part of Delray Beach indie-rock act A Hunter’s Pace but he’s a pretty exceptional photographer and videographer. Lately, he’s been pointing his Canon 5d Mark ii at some area musicians with gorgeous results to show for it. In addition to a noirish capture…
Be sure your creative license is tucked into your wallet come mid-December for the inaugural Zitfest. Set for December 17-18 at the Orange Door, a venue in Lake Park normally reserved for blues shows, the two-day fest should be a merciless, exfoliating blast of South Florida’s finest shades of independent…
Punks, wannabes and folks fond of using French adjectives should snatch up this week’s print edition of the New Times Broward Palm Beach for an engaging read in the form of our lead feature detailing a new exhibit at Florida Atlantic University. On display is the early work of Raymond…
The Drive-By Truckers create some of the grimiest alt-country the South has ever heard, and lately it has been in prolific fashion. After dropping The Big To-Do in March, Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley, and the rest already have a 12th album on the way. Titled Go-Go Boots, the disc will…
County Grind got a kindly note from one Paul Simundich yesterday — giving further proof to the theory that artists who leave South Florida often continue their craft, and don’t immediately disintegrate. Back in July, Simundich’s outfit Goolsby announced it was hanging it up because he was moving to the…
Atoning for his sins against David Byrne won’t be easy, but exiting Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has a chance to be supportive to the music community yet — even if it’s a completely misguided one. In a recent interview with the Hill, one topic discussed was the possibility of pardoning…
Agonizing over the heaping platefuls of tofurkey, cranberry sauce, and mashed sweet potatoes — or whatever the menu might be for Thanksgiving — isn’t worth it. Open up your mouth and feed it, then spend the day after (Friday, November 26) in Fort Lauderdale sweating it all off. Will 16…
County Grind and Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records hook up to discuss each week’s finest new releases in Moving Units. This week, creative director Richard Vergez discusses Small Craft on a Milk Sea by artist-producer extraordinaire Brian Eno.”Over the past 37 years, Brian Eno has amassed a résumé as impressive as…
Although Vanilla Ice lit up the blogosphere with new song “Born on Halloween,” leading up to his spooky 43rd birthday, only recently did it come to light that there’s a music video accompanying the track. Unfortunately, the famous scenes from films like The Shining, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Psycho…
“Breaking News” off Michael is Michael Jackson’s first new posthumous release (unless it was “Opis None”) — and it’s already raising doubts from members of his family. With a fan base more eager than even the Daft Punk/Tron enthusiasts clamoring for new music, there’s going to be a lot of…
