5. Flaunt Presents Sunghosts with Peace Arrow Thursday, August 7. Respectable Street, 518 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. No cover. Visit Facebook. A familiar event for those who regularly read our five under $5 lists, Flaunt is a dance party well worth the hype. The usual cheap drinks abound: $2…
Eighteen thousand. That is about the maximum capacity for a little establishment in New York City called Madison Square Garden. Seventy-two thousand is the amount of people you can fit within the NYC institution in four days. Four days is the average number of days in a Phish New Year’s…
Twelve years after releasing his first album, the man known as Big Smo has become a superstar. He mashes country and rap into what the mammoth Tennessee native affectionately calls hick-hop. After years of struggle, Big Smo has used every medium at his disposal to finally catapult himself to fame…
One minute it’s a parking lot, the next, poof, it’s a full-on concert, hosting some of South Florida’s top musical acts with cocktails, swag bags, and all the fixings. That’s the concept behind Summer Sountrack’s weekly pop-up series, taking over secret locales in Fort Lauderdale this month. Pop-ups are instant…
Who would have ever predicted that Trent Reznor would be the artist of his generation to age most gracefully? Absolutely no one, that’s who. Of course, the Reznor of yore was famously driven by his demons, fueled by addiction, and virtually burning to make artistic statements on a level that…
Billing itself as the first ever EDM festival in Palm Beach Gardens, Electric Cabo Carnival is raving out on Saturday night at Cabo Flats. It’s all free and sponsored by big booze names like Ketel One, Budweiser, Don Julio, Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, and even Monster energy drink to amp it…
Usually, C&I Studios is a establishment reserved for cool kids clad in tight pants, slathered in red lipstick after roaming art walk. Last night, however, upbeat music played where typically indie tunes rule. Yoga mats covered the floor where Toms and Chucks often walk, and women in tight workout gear…
Damn it, we love the ’90s. The only thing better than reminiscing about the awesome music produced in the flannel era is to relive it completely. Thankfully, some of the most quintessential ’90s rulers haven’t slowed down, among them, Better Than Ezra. Known for the smash hit “Good,” the band…
To say that T-Pain’s upcoming Drankin Patna Tour is a natural part of the Tallahassee-bred hitmaker’s progression is kinda like saying strippers dig it when rappers make it rain. Both are perfectly true, of course. But neither takes into account the many dips and curves it takes to do what…
Chester Bennington is kind of a genius. Maybe you don’t agree, but back in 1999, when Linkin Park emerged on the scene, you put your hat on backward and jammed to this nu-metal rap shit. The California-based band’s rap-rock tunes were part of your real emotional life. Hybrid Theory landed…
How irie are your vibes? We bet not as peaceful as Jupiter’s Seagrape Souljahs. A crew of five of the chillest guys in an already chill scene, Seagrape Souljahs is steadily on a path to spread its positive message. Big on the hyper-local scene in Jupiter, this reggae band has…
Who would have ever predicted that Trent Reznor would be the artist of his generation to age most gracefully? Absolutely no one, that’s who. Of course, the Reznor of yore was famously driven by his demons, fueled by addiction, and virtually burning to make artistic statements on a level that…
Boynton Beach Arts District’s acclaimed monthly art walks will live to see many another day! We hit up BBAD’s outspoken leader Rolando Barrero yesterday and found him to be in great spirits about the outcome of his meeting with the City of Boynton Beach on Friday. Barrero met with Boynton…
When we spoke with Jesse McCartney, the babiest face in R&B, he was in New Orleans about to do a soundcheck. The night before, he’d hung around town getting drinks, eating gumbo. Doing things people do when in the Big Easy. Whether or not you like the McCartney of old,…
The last time I saw Yes perform live was a year ago. It also marked the first time I saw this legendary prog-rock group. I then declared myself “won over” by a band I had never paid much attention to despite many years of love for peers like King Crimson,…
A month ago, two of the most prolific musical brothers in the state, Audio Junkie’s Greg and Eddy Alvarez, wrapped up a wild, packed weekend of musical Independence Day fun at Gramps in Miami. Drinks were poured; songs were shared. It got us thinking about our South Florida music scene…
Mariel Loveland wants you to know she plays in a band. She doesn’t date the band. Loveland sings and plays guitar for the indie pop-punk group Candy Hearts. The band will be in South Florida this Thursday. And while the trio is here, you probably shouldn’t ask if she’s the…
Like all life forms, the St. Peterburg six-piece the Hip Abduction’s origins can be traced to the ocean. Vocalist David New was playing acoustic solo shows when he turned to his fellow surfers to form a band. Influenced by reggae and utilizing African instruments like the kora and ngoni, the…
The trajectory of the life of a rock ‘n’ roll star and the Hollywood movie go hand in hand. Our protagonist is often a tortured genius, raised from the gutter to the glitz and glamour of fame, drunk on its toxic alchemy of drink, drugs, and destructive romance. There might…
5. Jude Performance with Special Guest Sur Back 8 p.m., Friday, August 1, at Harold’s, 509 Northwood Rd, West Palm Beach. No cover. Visit Facebook. West Palm Beach coffeehouse Harold’s is gonna rock this Friday night, and when we say rocked, we mean gently pulse with dreamy, ’90s influenced electronica…
With Get on Up opening tonight movie audiences will be reintroduced to the hardest working man in show business, the Godfather of Soul, Mr. Dynamite, and yes, this is all the same person: Mr. James Brown. Though early reviews of the film are solid, the fact that it’s directed by…
Pop-rock singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw has been putting out music since 2003 when his hit “I Don’t Want To Be” became the theme song of primetime soap One Tree Hill. His first album Chariot kept him on the map with various hits like “Follow Through” and “I Don’t Want To Be.”…
