In a post last week we reported that Roxy’s would be giving away ten free tickets to their upcoming Labor Day Bash featuring Snoop Dogg (Sunday, September 5) to the person who uploads the best bong hit video to the Facebook event page. Since then our minds have been completely blown!…
The name Jack Johnson alone can make some folks involuntarily close their eyes and find themselves on a sunny beach. They hear his voice and brush imaginary sand from their shoulders. Keep those eyes closed and look beyond the sun-bathing beauties, piña coladas, and playful breakers. If you’re like Jack,…
The name Jack Johnson alone can make some folks involuntarily close their eyes and find themselves on a sunny beach. They hear his voice and brush imaginary sand from their shoulders. Keep those eyes closed, and look beyond the sun-bathing beauties, piña coladas, and playful breakers. If you’re like Jack,…
Slightly Stoopid With Cypress Hill and Collie BuddzSunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca RatonSaturday, August 21, 2010Saturday night, two of popular music’s most outspoken advocates for smokin’ out, Slightly Stoopid and Cypress Hill, drew a small herd of stony surfer types to the western edge of SoFla civilization for a 420-friendly par-tay…
There is nothing wrong with figuratively going over the edge at a Phish show. In fact, that can be part of the fun. But there is such a thing as poor form, and there is no excuse for the behavior at Jones Beach in New York earlier this week where…
To see photos from the show, click here.Socially prescribed gender norms stay in place like brick walls in the minds of most, so it’s necessary to bombard such walls with battering rams of deviance. A common and simple tactic for chipping away at the bricks of prejudice is to sport…
It’s too hot these days to wear black, but make an exception for the South Flocal Soundcheck, a glimpse of some of the most talented and active hard-rock acts currently kicking ass around town (and swinging for the national backside). One such act is Nigh Horizon — driving rock sweetly…
Socially prescribed gender norms stay in place like brick walls in the minds of most, so it’s necessary to bombard such walls with battering rams of deviance. A common and simple tactic for chipping away at the bricks of prejudice is to sport a wardrobe typically associated with the opposite…
Drunk-driving, hippie-hating, slur-spouting, sarcastic, and hopelessly catchy, Guttermouth has survived as a fully dysfunctional punk unit for 20-plus years. Jail time, deportation from Canada, and a slew of physical ailments all failed to derail the group’s efforts to make trouble and avoid getting real jobs. In an age when “punk”…
Tattoos are an ancient form of human expression — rich with symbolic meaning and cultural significance. Some tattoos signify religious devotion, rites of passage, or involvement with a certain group. Others act as protection against evil forces or to increase luck. And still others simply allow us to show the…
Since its first haunted tracks became staples on mid-’90s rock radio, Korn has influenced a generation of angst-ridden rockers. It has also undergone some drastic personnel, and personal, changes. In 2005, core member Brian “Head” Welch left the group to pursue his Christian faith, musically and otherwise. Statements exchanged via…
Aerosmith With Sammy Hagar and the Wabos BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Monday, August 9, 2010Check out a slideshow here.The Review:After explaining strategies for dressing like Steven Tyler recently, County Grind and a friend hit up the Aerosmith show in the form of some of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll cheerleaders of all time:…
When Steven Tyler takes the stage at BankAtlantic Center tonight, his stunning fashion choices may cause you to pause for a moment to ponder how his look may have come together. Though we at County Grind can’t tell you exactly what the man goes through while getting dressed, we can…
Kevin Barnes With Fire Zuave and Sweet Bronco Respectable Street, West Palm Beach Sunday, August 8, 2010 Sunday night, Respectable Street was host to a special evening featuring Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal which served as an appropriate closing ceremony to the area’s biggest musical weekend in some time. The…
It’s now been over two years since music lovers gathered in the ‘Glades for the last Langerado, the annual fest-supreme that for six years strong served as a backyard blessing for the locals, and an excuse to bum rush the equator for the traveling hippies. For those who have been…
Since its first haunted tracks became staples on mid-’90s rock radio, Korn has influenced a generation of angst-ridden rockers. It has also undergone some drastic personnel, and personal changes. In 2005, core member Brian “Head” Welch left the group to pursue his Christian faith, musically and otherwise. Statements exchanged via…
Justin Bieber, your tweenaged sister’s tweetheart, has recently released news that has sent shockwaves through Bieber World: He will be releasing a book of memoirs this coming October and a 3-D biopic (Bieber-pic?) next February. OMG! We here at County Grind are really looking forward to this, but we do…
Times are tough: Many people, who in a better economy might have impressed a new love with a getaway to France (pronounced Frahnce), are now stuck to working their charm at the same old South Florida spots and clenching their teeth as the bills arrive. For these poor souls, here’s…
Long before Lil’ John and his sweaty balls were skeeting all over our earholes, the 20th-century blues musician Lil’ Johnson was singing about his hot nuts. Meet the dirty blues: a raucous and comical style of blues music that first gained popularity in the 1920s that dealt with taboo topics…
The opportunity to see a Beatle in person should be regarded by all of us as nothing short of a big, fat gift from the British version of Apollo, the god of music. Tonight, Ringo Starr will dazzle a blessed SoFla audience at Hard Rock Live with a slew of…
Black is not back, because it never left. Daysleeper ensures that South Floridians who like Ian Curtis and gazing at their shoes shall not be left wanting for the appropriate soundtrack. The band, which formed in Miami circa 1999, combines obvious postpunk and new wave influences with a feel for…
I think it’s time we get to know each other a bit better. No, I mean really get to know each other. What do I have in mind? Oh, I don’t know. Maybe I could tie you up and suspend you from custom steel bondage equipment and whip you for…
