Osceola Brothers: Three Seminole Kids Singing the Blues

The American government has a long and violent history of enslaving, persecuting, lying to, cheating, and stealing from people all over the world. And it has done an especially brutal job of it right here at home. Just look at the historical roots of our government’s interactions with the many…

Osceola Brothers: Three Seminole Kids Who Sing the Indigenous Blues

The American government has a long and violent history of enslaving, persecuting, lying to, cheating, and stealing from people all over the world. And it has done an especially brutal job of it right here at home. Just look at the historical roots of our government’s interactions with the many…

Top Ten Pickup Spots in Palm Beach County

The single life. It can be a tumultuous time, particularly when you’re young. By design, it usually involves awkward “plenty of fish” conversations, uncomfortable first dates, barely satisfying one night stands, nacho cheese, and fake cell phone numbers written on napkins. All the while, you see pictures of your “happily…

Ten TV Show Characters Who Were Obviously Stoners

It still blows my mind when I hear the word “shit” on basic cable. It wasn’t that long ago that the television censors were Puritanical. There was no cursing, no nudity (partial or otherwise), and there was no recreational drug use. If marijuana ever showed up, it was in an…

Virginia Key Grassroots Festival Tickets Half Off!

South Florida fans of roots music, rejoice! The Virginia Key Grassroots Festival is returning for its third year in a row to that funny little plot of beach on Biscayne Bay. This year, it even made our list of the top five fests in the Sunshine State worth a road…

Lavola Returns with a Forceful New Album

Lavola is back, and in a big way. County Grind received word last week that one of Palm Beach County’s fiercest sonic forces had just completed its next album titled This Book Is My Cowardice. Through the social media webs, we heard a smidgen of Lavola frontman Julian Cires’ next…

Cycle Party Gains Momentum in South Florida

UPDATE: Cycle Party has recently expanded, adding a Fort Lauderdale Beach route to their list of tours. Cycle Party is also offering single seat tours for those with lazy friends. When in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, or Boynton Beach, there’s a chance you might hear a bell off in…

Against Me! – Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale – January 26

Against Me! has certainly come a long way from the rough-edged punk band that cut its teeth in the dives of Gainesville. The band’s many metamorphoses, sonic and physical, have all provided a perpetual undercurrent of change while Against Me! has enjoyed success far beyond any plotted trajectory Laura Jane…

Kiss Country Chili Cookoff: “The Funnest Concert” of 2014

So many folks were donning cowboy and daisy boots matched up with camp attire yesterday at South Florida’s massive country music festival, the Kiss Country 99.9 FM Chili Cookoff. Although the name implies that there was chili, country peeps were all about two things: drinking heavily and the slew of…

The 2014 Grammys Were Actually Good

pic.twitter.com/ShhN9ROlPi— Seinfeld Current Day (@Seinfeld2000) January 27, 2014 Guaranteed, there’s a Grammy-hater contingent out there picking their tight asses and snorting away about how lame the award show was last night. But we watched, and the 2014 Grammys were actually freaking good. And dude, would we lie about how entertaining…

Justin Bieber: Five Possible Replacements

It’s pretty safe to say that yesterday must have been a humbling experience for the young Justin Bieber. He learned a thing or two about driving on Miami Beach, about the level of cop power they have down there, and that drag racing in a relatively wealthy neighborhood is a…

Ten Signs Your Date Loves Drugs

An inevitable part of being involved in club culture is, at some point, you will date a person who loves drugs. Many folks you’ll find at a concert, festival, or dive bar appear as if they partake fairly regularly, and — unless they are very unlucky genetically — you can…

Astrea Corp on Embracing Chaos

Astrea Corporation has long been lauded by New Times’ music writers. And you’ll get why this is once you’ve heard their songs and seen them live. Their fresh electronic feel is unforgettable. Layer Carly Astrea’s smooth vocals over Michael Bachman’s and Sander Davidson’s beats, and you’ve got some pretty sick…

Sammy Gonzalez Keeps Classical Guitar Alive

Sammy Gonzalez might be best-known to the rock ‘n’ roll crowd as Jacobs Ladder’s bass player, to the classical jet set as the first chair of Miami Beach’s Classical Guitar Quintet, and to bald guys everywhere as the enviable owner of an unruly curly top. While he might not be…

Lucero – Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale – January 22

There is something about a cold snap that brings out the positive vibes in South Floridians. When the heat relents, the area seems to share in a unison sigh of relief that brings out the best in locals. The weather, in conjunction with its inherent good vibes, makes the perfect…

Ten Musicians Who’ve Been Busted with Marijuana

If Colorado and Washington are the way of the future, weed will soon be decriminalized everywhere. But until that day comes, rock stars are going to be busted for having it on their person. It’s happened since the dawn of rock n’ roll. So many of our most famous and…