Art: Jethro Tull at Mizner Park Amphitheater by Iron Forge Press

Fort Lauderdale-based Iron Forge Press creates some of the most eye-popping rock posters we’ve ever seen. Whenever possible, we’ll share their designs right here on County Grind.Experiencing this Iron Forge Press creation starts pretty tame. At first, the eye reads the text: Jethro Tull. We appreciate recycling the letter T…

Ex-Boca Rapper Souleye Surpasses Ryan Reynolds and Weds Alanis Morissette

After we heard that  Mario “Souleye” Treadway, a former Whole Foods employee whose rhymes are like a shot of wheat grass, had reportedly knocked up one of Canada’s best-known musicians, Alanis Morissette, this announcement shouldn’t go down like a jagged little pill. According to People, Treadway and Morissette got married…

Michael Bolton Heats Up January 2011 in South Florida

Not only was Michael Bolton a key to the comic genius of Mike Judge’s film Office Space (see below), but he’s one of the most popular and successful musical figures in the world. Sure, the height of his pop success in the U.S. was a while ago, but his pipes,…

A Loss for Words Pulls out of Tonight’s Show at Talent Farm

As mentioned on the band’s Twitter, A Loss For Words will not play at Talent Farm this evening for personal reasons. The band was expected to headline the bill with their punk takes on Motown originals, but all Florida appearances have been canceled.According to the Talent Farm’s site, the remaining…

David Byrne Tells Rolling Stone Why He’s Suing Charlie Crist

After explaining his position once via his website, David Byrne is taking his legal battle with Florida Governor Charlie Crist to the pages of Rolling Stone. To review, the former head of the Talking Heads was incensed when “Road to Nowhere” was used in a political ad by Crist. We…

A Loss for Words Punks Up Motown Classics at Talent Farm

Although Fall Out Boy clearly has soul-music influences and even covered Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” the punk link to the genre was never quite so pronounced prior to A Loss for Words’ album Motown Classics. Released earlier this year, the album is primed for soundtrack placement on a teen drama…

Tonight! Imogen Heap at Fillmore Miami, Emily Reo at Propaganda

A couple female-fronted shows this evening worth pulling a person up to Propaganda in Lake Worth or down to the Fillmore Miami, depending upon said person’s appetite for noise and dissonance. Imogen Heap’s abilities as a vocalist are unquestionable, and a night of pop evolved from the lineage of Annie…

Moving Units: Radio-Active Records’ Top 5 Releases for May 25-31

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.As each Moving Units column is lovingly compiled, we’d like to think that we’re administering critical care to the terminal patient that…

New Local Blog FTL Collective Launches Today

Good news for local blog enthusiasts: FTL Collective makes its official debut on the web today. A few friends of County Grind, including a very cuddly DJ, are taking part in the project. According to the collective’s Facebook page, the site will be a “cutting edge web log that focuses…

Stonefox Announces Name Change, Releases Velvet Underground Cover

Well that was quick. Although we didn’t realize it at the time, New Times Broward-Palm Beach officially ran the last major piece on Stonefox because the band is no more. During Saturday’s performance at Propaganda in Lake Worth, Stonefox lead singer Jordan Asher Cruz announced that he, guitarist Dave Barnard,…

Slideshow: Best of the Best Concert 2010

Hip-hop took over Bicentennial Park in Miami on Sunday with the Best of the Best concert — one of countless events catering to the music-hungry Memorial Day Weekend public. Diddy hosted the bash, and Rick Ross, Flo Rida and a radiant Nicki Minaj were among the day’s featured guests.Photographer Ian…

Memorial Daze: Sunday’s Memorial Day Weekend Music Slate

The Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend this year is jam-packed with music. For fans of hip-hop, classic pop, dance music, or Vince Neil, South Florida is decidedly covered. As detailed in this week’s Miami New Times, Diddy hosts one of the year’s biggest assembled hip-hop and reggae showcases, Best of…

Latin Pop Group Aventura Lines Up Two Nights at Hard Rock Live

The extent of what you need to know about Aventura is found in Rob Harvilla’s enticing review of the Bronx-based Dominican bachata balladeers’ massive showing at New York’s Madison Square Garden back in January. In sum: These guys are smooth — girlfriends are thinking about them, and boyfriends are trying…

La Roux, Major Lazer Lazerproof Mixtape Available for Download

Kudos to our sister blog Crossfade for pointing out the super-powered combo of Miami faves Major Lazer (Switch and Diplo) and English electro-pop act La Roux on a new mixtape, Lazerproof, which just hit the web for free download via Mad Decent. Big-name guests on the collaboration include Gucci Mane,…