The Best Five Concerts in South Florida This Week

Who hasn’t swooned while listening to “Can’t Fight This Feeling” by REO Speedwagon? Right now the chorus is playing in your head and you remember that time in the shower when you got shampoo in your eyes while you were singing, “Baby, I can’t fight this feeling anymore.” REO’s Hi…

Not a Fan of SunFest 2020 Lineup? Blame South Florida Voters

The frontman for Hootie and the Blowfish is headlining opening night at this year’s SunFest, because we’re all aware of the impact Darius Rucker has. And in South Florida, it will forever work in his favor that the Dolphins make him cry. SunFest, the music and arts festival in West…

The Five Best Concerts in South Florida This Week

Well, I think it’s safe to say that the property value of downtown West Palm Beach will be hitting a steep decline when the We Are the Punx 3 Festival hits Respectable Street this weekend. The raunchy smell of the angry, youthful proletariat roaming the streets looking for good times…

Ne-Yo, Adam Lambert, and Cage the Elephant Headline SunFest 2020

Every February for 37 years, organizers for Sunfest reveal surprise lineups for the ginormous waterfront festival in West Palm Beach — and the slate for 2020, announced Wednesday, is no different. Headliners for the 38th annual music and arts festival include Ne-Yo, Nelly, Adam Lambert, Darius Rucker, Slightly Stoopid, Childish…

Wooly Garage Rockers Stuyedeyed Say South Florida Needs Punk

Brooding musk and stale cigarettes fill the air as young punks break all the norms of civil society while living it up under the roof of C&I Studios. They’ve congregated at this near-shrine in Fort Lauderdale to witness Stuyedeyed’s holy thrashing. Don’t question this band’s resolve — they’re thunderous in their…

The Five Best Concerts in South Florida This Week

We are hitting peak Stevie Wonder levels this week. Allen Stone was raised by a preacher and then someone played him Songs in the Key of Life and now we have the tradition of Motown living within a long-haired ginger. According to the wisdom of Cartman, gingers have no soul…

The Five Best Concerts in South Florida This Week

Monsters and demons will crumble at the feet of the great King Scratch. He’s timeless and will live forever — the spirit of this lion king is a revolution that cannot be slowed or halted. Lee “Scratch” Perry is one of the most influential rulers of reggae and dub and…

Yacht Rock Revue as Stunned as Anyone With Its Crazy Success

Man plans, and God laughs. So goes the Yiddish adage, and that proves no truer than with the career trajectory of the Hawaiian shirt-wearing, sea captain hat aficionados of the Yacht Rock Revue. Since 2007, the seven-member-deep outfit has specialized in covering artists and songs one might hear a cheerful…

Noisy, Aggrieved A Place to Bury Strangers Is the Band for Our Time

Noise-making miscreants, children of the damned, unbalanced tricksters, and closet rage monsters unite under the sounds of your saviors, A Place to Bury Strangers. APTBS, appearing Thursday night at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach, offers the dregs of society an alternative to the pandering of hipster indie bands vying…

The Five Best Concerts in South Florida This Week

If there’s a wizard that secretly controls the music industry, Babyface would probably be the one behind the curtain. Face has crafted the sound and story behind countless hit records and iconic artists, at times writing and producing entire albums for artists, propelling them to stardom and helping them win…

Forbidden Kingdom Bringing More Dubstep Back to Boca Raton

A whole mess of kids are about to drop off the planet at Forbidden Kingdom in Boca Raton, either willingly or through the use of chemical compounds. Yes, there will be neons. Yes, there will be people in absurd masks. And, yes, there will be people grinding their teeth while…

Jamila Woods Sings Reminders of the Past for Sake of the Future

Jamila Woods immortalizes giants of Black American culture with her 2019 album Legacy! Legacy!. In an age of anger and rage, the power of her voice is a beacon for those searching to remember the significance of the past. She’s managed to not compromise on her message or her creativity…