In a nutshell, the adorable folk duo Raffa & Rainer will perform tunes from their new album, No Mercy, at the Bubble (810 NE Fourth Ave., Fort Lauderdale) with with Sweet Bronco and Bridget + Luke. Our dedicated writer, Travis Newbill, caught up with R&R recently:”We needed to make up…
Of the 17 acts set to perform during the fifth running of Jazz in the Gardens at Sun Life Stadium, only about half are jazz artists by the genre’s strictest definition. When it comes to headliners Mary J. Blige (featured in the jam “Be Without You” above that you should…
Rap-UpShoulda been called “Lose My Innocence”Kudos to the esteemed Rap-Up for pointing out that the 32-year-old Jay Jenkins, formerly known as the rapper Young Jeezy, is now credited as just plain Jeezy on the cover for new single “Lose My Mind” featuring Florida’s own Plies. The song is from Jeezy’s…
Local South Florida music bloggers unite! Well, that’s REVMiami’s idea anyhow. Yesterday, the lovely logo we see above popped up on another South Florida music staple site, Made in Miami Music. The idea is simple: so many folks are toiling away covering their local scenes around the country without a…
Unleash South Florida’s buzz band of the moment, Surfer Blood, on Austin, Texas, and the music enthusiasts will follow. Above, we see that New York Times’ Ben Sisario is spending just as much time observing the feverish thumb-typing around him as he is the band. We have compiled several notable…
No one told Devendra Banhart he needs help with his album covers, thoughEvery week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications’ music sections. Just for kicks. Here’s last week’s entry.Devendra Banhart, in Seattle Weekly: “I had one label tell me they would love to sign…
Just a few items we cultivated from in this week’s New Times Broward-Palm Beach print edition.In Music: Alkaline Trio rolls through Revolution next week, Aretha Aretha Aretha, Miami’s Raffa & Rainer rocks a Fort Lauderdale CD release party, and there will be Jazz in the Gardens this weekend.Night Watch: “Large…
Bradford took a picture of this poster and said he’d be there, so it’s a good betYep, Bradford “The Meatist” Schmidt is in Austin covering SXSW. So far, we know that he didn’t catch Motorhead Tuesday night.From what we gather from Bradford’s Twitter (@boneinthefan) postings yesterday:Bradford caught New York art-rock…
Alkaline Trio has embodied the spirit of independent punk since its aggro 1998 debut, Goddamnit! Led by charismatic, fury-filled vocalist Matt Skiba, the group is one of the cornerstones of an incestuous Chicago hardcore and punk scene that includes the Smoking Popes and the Lawrence Arms. The trio’s seventh studio…
The acres north of downtown Fort Lauderdale are known as the FAT Village Arts District. Saturday, they will host the second Art Walk from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The FAT Village collective consists of several svelte individuals concerned about bringing life and activity to the galleries of Fort Lauderdale…
Find out what your neighbors are listening to without putting your ear up to the keyhole by reading our Moving Units column. Mike Ramirez over at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date on the current releases flying out of his store each week. Radio-Active Records’ Top 5 Releases…
Aretha Franklin called New Times before her gig at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood this past Tuesday to discuss her forthcoming album, A Woman Falling Out of Love, to tell us to call her “professor,” and a little bit about that hat. Yes, that one. New Times: Do you ever…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitelone/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0Alex Chilton, the legendary voice and songwriter behind the Box Tops and Big Star, has died, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal. He was 59.This is a very sad event for many fans of Chilton’s work, as well as the countless artists — Uncle Tupelo, Matthew…
Signed, sealed, delivered: they’re yoursPurchasing autographed music memorabilia can serve a greater purpose than just prompting everyone who enters your home to remark: “Ohmygosh, I want to kiss all three Jonas Brothers on their John Hancocks!” In the case of Women on the Move’s Unveil Your Pink benefit — the…
flickr.comWe are not total corporate shills, but this might be a good way to see a lot of mid-to-high-priced shows coming up in South Florida. The BankAtlantic Center is running a sweepstakes giving away ATM, which unfortunately does not stand for your own Automated Teller Machine. Rather BAC’s clever acronym…
As tipped yesterday, Bradford “Bone in the Fan” Schmidt is at South by Southwest. Hopefully someone else gave Lemmy a beer last night.Crossfade: dude. i am reading a review of motorhead from last night… did you make it in?…
Just in case all of this “music blogging” has gone to everyone’s heads, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! [The Guest Lab]…
Now Spinner has tracked down two South Florida acts playing SXSW with this interview with West Palm Beach’s Hey Monday. Where’s the love for Every You?Anyhow, the current Alternative Press cover darlings’ lead singer Cassadee Pope says she’ll carry “sunglasses, lip balm, gum, a bottle of water, my cell phone…
Frequently featured in New Times’ pages as the Meatist, Bradford “Bone in the Fan” Schmidt has left the oh-so-quiet confines of Spring Break season here in South Florida for the silence that is South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. Opposite. As a two-time attendee, I can confirm that the clusterscrew…
As I type this, Lilith Fair’s official site is crashing like any web coverage devoted to Tiger Woods’ return to professional golf at this year’s Masters. And for good reason. The all-female touring festival featuring the likes of Loretta Lynn, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Tegan and Sara,…
It’s safe to say that the crowd that attended Taylor Swift’s sold-out BankAtlantic Center show earlier this month will be identical to the Justin Bieber faithfuls coming out August 5. Don’t know about Usher’s shaggy-haired, Canadian protege already? Ask your 15-year-old sister/daughter/cousin and wear some freaking earplugs because the reply…
Twitter confirms that Baywatch fans Surfer Blood have safely arrived in Austin, Texas, for a week of playing for college students and, apparently, enterprising hairdressers at SXSW. Plus, the South Florida studs have joined the esteemed company of B.o.B, Two Door Cinema Club, Anarbor, and Mayer Hawthorne as mtvU’s Freshman…
