Considerable excitement in these cluttered, whiskey-stained cubicles today as we present the Best of Broward-Palm Beach, the 2010 edition. Our music experts slaved especially hard and even took up typing to bring you a dedicated snapshot of what’s happening in Broward and Palm Beach counties’ music scene, and we’re having…
In anticipation of Maxwell’s performance tonight at American Airlines Arena in Miami with Jill Scott, Miami New Times devoted some space. The neo-soul singer left a huge gap between 2001’s Now and last year’s BLACKsummers’night, but it was well worth the wait — a career statement that shows that the…
Poplife Anniversary Party With Surfer Blood, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Hooray for Earth Grand Central, Miami Saturday, June 12, 2010 To be fair, most of the details of this concert worth noting — from hipster couture to Ronettes covers — are over at Crossfade, courtesy of…
As we previously announced, Surfer Blood will indeed play a benefit show in South Florida June 30. The event, presented by TheHoneyComb.com, is going to be in Lake Worth, though, at Propaganda. Area acts the Jameses, the Dewars, and Chill Pillars are on board for the show, dubbed the Oil.Spill.Benefit…
West Palm’s indie-rock lovelies Surfer Blood, who need little introduction in these pages, are back from their European vacation. They’ve packed two fabulous bands in their suitcases that should make showing up early to the Poplife Anniversary party even easier.First, New York’s the Pains of Being Pure at heart are…
The Surfer Blood bros get a lot of love and affection from the County Grind, but it doesn’t mean that they don’t still face human hardship. Vans break down, band members face violent threats, and then the police get involved. Here are some selections from what County Grind will label…
Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa enjoys a great many things in life, and most are featured heavily in his “Mezmorized” video (thanks to Nah Right). Enormous cannabis-smoking equipment, a bright-yellow Dodge Charger, family and friends, and a really huggable dog that hops up on him when he utters the line “one…
A trusted barfly source reports that Fort Lauderdale metal act Murderous Rampage, featuring noted Poor House bartender Tom Rampage on lead vocals and guitar carnage, is calling it quits. After several calls to find a permanent drummer went unanswered, the group has decided to play its final show at Churchill’s…
Of all the world’s sundry Tiki events, Fort Lauderdale’s Hukilau is one of the holiest. Tiki fanatics flock to it like pilgrims; it’s their biggest gathering on the East Coast.This year’s Hukilau will last for three days jam-packed with events. The gathering starts with a Tiki art show at 5…
Lake Worth’s daylong celebration of music, Lake Worth-It, has been confirmed for August 7 in the city’s lovely Bryant Park, according to the newly updated website. With Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes, John Ralston & Invisible Music, the Dewars (with an a), and 18 other local acts on the bill, a…
Congratulations to West Palm Beach’s Lavola, the band chosen to join Against Me! and the Henry Clay People as support for the Silversun Pickups’ performance June 16 at the Sunset Cove Amphitheatre in Boca Raton. The West Palm Beach trio’s enormous, bombastic melodies proved to impress the majority of the…
AEG Showcase for Silversun Pickups ConcertWith Goolsby, Lavola, and the ClementinesPropaganda, Lake WorthWednesday, June 9View a slideshow from the concert here.Always a good sign when you and your photographer are arguing the merits of which band was the best at the end of a concert. Wednesday’s showcase of local talent…
West Palm’s indie-rock lovelies Surfer Blood, who need little introduction in these pages, are back from their European vacation. They’ve packed two fabulous bands in their suitcases that should make showing up early to the Poplife Anniversary party even easier. First, New York’s the Pains of Being Pure at Heart…
There is good news, and there’s also news that makes a person take the deepest breath humanly possible: Built to Spill — AKA the only band that makes a 25-minute Neil Young cover considered “indie rock” — is coming to Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale on October 15. No point…
According to a source who attended Tuesday’s Cobra Starship performance featuring 3OH!3 and Travie McCoy at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, the bands were reportedly pressured by the venue to curb their more lascivious lyrics to protect the ears of the young ticket-buyers in attendance. 3OH!3 — you know…
In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.To the right is the cover art for the debut Sleigh Bells album — a work of post-post-postmodern, blown-out pop mastery that…
Gotta hand it to Korn for taking a stand against BP in the wake of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. When the band comes to West Palm Beach’s Cruzan Amphitheatre for the Mayhem Festival on August 11, you can be sure that their trucks have nary…
Exciting news from our snuggly Crossfade buddies: the electronic duo Crystal Castles will perform at Grand Central in Miami on September 11. This is the first time that Ethan Kath and Alice Glass will hit the region with new tunes from Crystal Castles II in tow. When Crystal Castles was…
Lady Gaga, who has a pair of South Florida dates scheduled for next April, has just unveiled her long-awaited video for “Alejandro.” Definitely a departure from the “Telephone” clip with Beyoncé, which featured a lot of things from Quintin Tarantino flicks (the Pussy Wagon, evil nurses) and those amazing smoking…
Multifaceted, lo-fi keyboard darling Emily Reo, who hails from Orlando but isn’t afraid to venture to South Florida from time to time, has released a new cassette, Witch Mtn. The news comes courtesy of Impose Magazine, which is always welcome to crash in our spare bedroom based upon its regular…
Expert interviewer Christine Borges had a fascinating conversation with Cobra Starship guitarist Ryland Blackington recently for our print edition. The intended purpose was to get everybody excited for the band’s show with 3OH!3 and Gym Class Heroes’ frontman Travie McCoy tonight at Pompano Beach Amphitheatre — but it turned out…
We don’t know anything more than what is posted up there in the Twitter box, but Surfer Blood is dedicating a performance to help the National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf Oil Spill Restoration Fund with a concert in West Palm Beach on June 30. The album is Astro Coast, and the…
