At its best, the jam band scene offers a friendly space for peaceful folks to come together and celebrate freedom, creativity and togetherness. At its worst, it’s a “fish in the barrel” type situation where the many faces of “the man” can come together and celebrate obsolete drug laws. Unfortunately…
For those unfamiliar, Of Montreal is like P-Funk for sensitive kids. Kevin Barnes and his band blend personal lyrics with booty-shakin’ beats and psychedelic theatrics. It’s as sexual as the funk from the Mothership but perhaps a bit more stimulating above the waist as well. A product of the Elephant…
“Hey daddy-o/Hey mamma-mo/How about we all go/To the Palm Beach Poetry Festival-o?” Can’t you just hear the fingers going snippity-snap when former poet laureate Robert Pinsky delivers his poetic truths with might and coolness, backed by a jazz trio on Wednesday night? Can’t you just feel the heat that will…
Rhythm Devils With Donna the Buffalo Sunday, January 9, 2011 Revolution, Fort Lauderdale Rather than blowing the roof off of Revolution and drumming with primal, psychedelic fury out toward the dark corners of outer space on Sunday night, Mickey Hart and Bill Kruetzmann stuck to playing tunes, giving those who…
Have you ever been curious about the voice of Mars, the sonic feel of Vela Pulsar, or the infinite other songs of outer space? Mickey Hart is. Hart, who spent much of his life exploring the rhythms of fellow Grateful Dead members and other Earthlings, has now ventured out into…
Scaring the Children featuring Bob Weir, Jay Lane, and Rob Wasserman Revolution, Fort Lauderdale Monday, January 3, 2011 The chance to see Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir in a rare, stripped-down ensemble was enough to bring out the locals. Plenty were there to start the Jam Cruise right here on…
After a string of hits in the mid-’90s, there were few people who had not been touched (or perhaps irritated) by the Goo Goo Dolls. For several years following their breakthrough, their raspy, dramatic pop songs seemed to appear during every sappy moment on TV and in the movies, as…
There’s definitely something Phishy about the Heavy Pets. However, any tie-dyed elitists out there quick to write off the SoFla favorites as knockoffs should consider increasing the dosage of their preferred method of consciousness expansion. Certainly, the Fort Lauderdale quintet follow a lineage that traces back to the Grateful Dead,…
Grateful Dead fans know that Bob Weir has been scaring children for decades with his crazy screams, terrifying knowledge of guitar chords, and most recently, with his wild beard. So when he began playing shows with RatDog cronies Jay Lane and Rob Wasserman over the past couple of years under…
Although stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable have been told and retold for more than eight centuries, it wasn’t until the 1970s that shit-slinging Frenchmen and a killer bunny were woven into the tale. Those elements, which first appeared in Monty Python’s classic film Monty Python…
New Times admits it: When we say that “the holidays are a time for giving,”what we’re really referring to most of the time is the practice of giving our livers all they can handle. See, there is nothing wrong with boozing till we’re as tipsy as a dreidel, our noses…
Christopher O’Riley is not your grandma’s classical pianist, though she would probably enjoy his playing. O’Riley, who is also famous as the host of NPR’s From the Top, has earned critical acclaim for his classical arrangements of Generation X Mozarts like Radiohead and Elliott Smith. Although he’s not the only…
We’re sure some of our readers are dying to wear their snakeskin pants on a boat, and that’s why we are thrilled to alert you to the perfect opportunity to do so. Poison frontman and reality TV whore, Bret Michaels will be embarking on a rockin cruise from Miami to…
On what was arguably the most pleasant night, weather-wise, that we’ve had so far this season, Art/Heart made great use of it by throwing an indoor/outdoor art and music event in Pompano. The scene was lively, with a good sized crowd exploring the work of local artists inside, and mingling…
Joe Bonamassa possibly followed in the footsteps of his blues guitar forefather, Robert Johnson, and made a deal with the devil during the past two years. In a bending, wailing whirlwind, Bonamassa was named 2009 Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards, Eric Clapton…
Throughout the calendar year, ArtServe uses its facility (1350 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale) to showcase artists of all sorts from within our community and beyond. Once a year, though, it puts on “The Holiday Member Showcase,” which features only the work of the dedicated artists who have paid their…
The MisfitsWith JuiceheadCulture Room, Fort LauderdaleFriday, December 3, 2010For nearly a decade, Misfits shows have been occasions of fans coming together and helping Jerry Only, the only remaining original member, sing through short sets of beloved tunes. And he’s needed all the help he can get. There was a reason…
Today, the punkest of the punks call Warped Tour a corporate sponsored, lame-o beast that is more of a capitalist venture than a true punk show. But some of us fondly recall many sun-drenched, tatt-filled summer days over the years where the Mohawked, studded, and skate-type punks came together in…
When the pumpkin pie begins to digest, you have a decision to make. You can go with the downward momentum and sink into the couch. Or, you can stand up in spite of the malaise, pull your shirt over your head, and scream “I am the Great Cornholio! My bunghole…
We here at County Grind don’t usually get involved with people’s personal business. That is, unless it involves us somehow. And, these days, if something involves LeBron James, it involves us; because the Dolphins suck, and if the Heat don’t take over the world, we’re all going to just shit…
It’s now been one year since Rob Stannard and company first hit the ignition on the Monterey Club. To celebrate, they shifted into high gear and threw a heck of a party that brought together several of the elements that have given the Monterey its distinct character over the past…
IrationWith the Movement and the GreenCulture Room, Fort LauderdaleFriday, November 19, 2010 “This ain’t no funky reggae party.” So said the late Bradley Nowell, pioneer of the SoCal sound that has been carried on by bands like Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, and a plethora of other beer-slugging, white-boy Jah lovers like…
