Each year when Comedy Central announces a new roast, everyone has two questions on their mind: 1. Who will the target be, and 2. What will Jeffrey Ross do? Now dubbed the Roastmaster General, Ross has made a living out of tearing people to shreds. He killed so many roasts,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Call it the mountain muse, the happiness of the heights, or maybe it’s simply the mix of altitude with attitude. Whatever the case, Yonder Mountain Band consistently captures that spirit, a connection that has more to do than with their name alone. Notoriously independent, they blend the frenzy of bluegrass…
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…
The news this morning that Pete Seeger had died was not unexpected; the man was 95-years-old. And yet it came as a blow, for Pete’s spirit was youthful until the end, and his stature and inspirational value had only grown with the passing of time…
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…
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! 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…
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…
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…
The entrance to the Recorded Sound Archives at FAU is guarded by the remnants of hi-fi history. Walnut-paneled gramophones from the Gilded Age and the Roaring Twenties line one wall. On shelves across the way, postwar portable sound systems and reel-to-reel tape decks compete for shelf space with 78 rpm…
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…
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 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 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…
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…
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…
Unlike many outfits who take years to reap their just rewards, Band of Heathens worked their way into the spotlight fairly quickly. It wasn’t that they had any grand designs early on, or even had any thoughts about becoming a band in the first place. What began initially as a…
I’ve never played a board game with Harry Wayne “KC” Casey, but I’d be willing to bet I could beat him at Operation, because the man has a knack for getting things stuck in people’s heads. Chances are his music has infiltrated your own subconscious since he founded KC and…
