No one knew quite what to expect from the crowd at the first ever Tortuga Music Festival. Because of acts like Jake Owen and Eric Church there was no doubt the fans would be countrified. And since it was on the sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach, certainly some would be…
On singer Justin Bieber’s travels to Amsterdam, perhaps after a visit to a local coffee shop and maybe before checking out the red light district, he visited the Anne Frank house. This historical site where a teenaged Anne Frank and her family hid in a tiny attic from Nazis before being…
Avett Brothers Tortuga Festival Sunday, April 14, 2013 Better than: Considering the fact they’re one of the best bands out there, no further comparison is necessary. “We are genuinely sensitive men,” Seth Avett confessed in a recent conversation with New Times, and if repeated expressions of affection are any indication…
Timothy NorrisThis look could catch on one day, right? We all know Coachella is a textbook study on the desire to wear things that no human should. That typically applies to the crowd who come decked out in ill-fitting, barely-there costumes, spirit hoodies and every piece of tight neon attire…
Credit: Marco TorresAs we mentioned earlier, the bros are freaking bringing it this year! Sure, we all know about the women who wear just about nothing, but the guys are getting exceedingly creative, particularly when it comes to their funny t-shirts. So it’s time to give the men some props…
Oliver ScherilloNew OrderNew Order Coachella April 13,2013 While over at the main stage the bulk of the Coachella crowd was enduring Phoenix with the hope that Daft Punk would come out — they instead got R. Kelly — a smaller but perhaps-more-enthusiastic crowd got a first-rate greatest hits set from…
After almost a decade of ribald gangsta rhymes spun from controversial trap lord fan fiction, Rick Ross has finally penned the couplet that critics and fans alike are declaring to be his most offensive ever. “Put Molly all in her champagne, she ain’t even know it,” The Bawse recounts on…
Close your eyes, and imagine a Fort Lauderdale bar off of Commercial and Federal Highway called Kaos Ultra Lounge. You’re leaning up against a curving, back-lit bar, where a tall, smiling Russian with a thick accent and a close-fitting black vest serves you the first of your three-for-one domestic draft…
Timothy NorrisThis dude’s actually drug free. But he still knows his rightsHate to say it, but some of you at Coachella (which starts today!) are going to be approached by police officers assuming you have drugs. Well, you just may, but guess what? You still have rights, man. See also:…
London’s deep dubstep DJ and producer V.I.V.E.K. will make a stop at one of Fort Lauderdale’s downtown home bases for alternative music, Original Fat Cat’s, this Monday. Organized by South Florida bassheads Proper Dosage, this crew of local DJs and promoters have a passion for a stripped down, no-nonsense strain…
Have you ever been like watching someone’s mouth move and wonder what the words coming out would look like? Like if the sounds affected what you see, sort of like light does? No? Well, then you need to hit that bong harder, ya loser. Now, if your answer was the correct one,…
County Grind received word this week that West Palm Beach nightclub Monarchy had officially shuttered its doors. The reason? Unpaid rent. Our source, who wanted to remain anonymous, is involved with one of the many groups in negotiation with the owner of the building at 221 Clematis Street — where the 6,000-square…
Did Miami Heat-hater Lil’ Wayne and the 305 Mayor Trick Daddy get into a cigarette-flickin’ brawl at King of Diamonds on Tuesday night? Miami New Times’ Crossfade reported that while an anonymous source close to Trick said he sent Wayne “packing like a little bitch,” Disco Rick of KOD announced that “Lil Wayne…
“The freedom of being nude in nature and in the elements brings one a child-like feeling.” This is the guiding principle behind the Florida Young Naturists, a West Palm Beach-based network of young people who coordinate festivals and gatherings with the goal of promoting freedom and body acceptance across all…
What do Rihanna and professional hockey team the Ottawa Senators have in common? That’s not the first half of a joke. We are not positing a rhetorical question. We have absolutely no goddamn idea why Rihanna recently tweeted a picture of herself wearing a Senators Jersey and little else. Weird,…
It’s been nine months since Lake Worth’s Neopopsicle released her three-track 2:59 EP. The project was to be used as a prelude to her upcoming project, 3 AM. But since then, the release date continues to be pushed back for various reasons such as her computer crashing.Her latest single “Red…
The Jacuzzi Boys have been making a ruckus with their unhinged, grime-coated, psych-tinged, all Florida rock for years now. But when the trio of fun-seeking rocker guys aren’t recording, touring abroad, or playing out around town, you can usually find them spinning records at some of our favorite local spots…
Playing alongside huge acts such as Kenny Chesney, Ben Harper, and Lynyrd Skynyrd at the inaugural Tortuga Music Festival is a notable band with a lesser-known name but no lesser amount of soul. Poised to amp up the crowd and blow the LandShark-beer-toting concertgoers off the sand with a high-energy,…
Back in 1999, a still-babyfaced Lil Wayne declared on his debut album that “Tha Block” was “hot.” We have a feeling young Weezy had no idea that circa 2013, the block would be damned near boiling!In fact, Wayne’s water has never been warmer, and the skies around the Cash Money…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: South Florida veteran musicians provide a welcome return.For all my grousing about the lack of original music here in South Florida, I do have to admit that, over time, there…
Metal and comedy — two very disparate forms of entertainment — found a common companion in superfan comedian Jim Breuer. Once and always known as Goat Boy on Saturday Night Live and the hippy stoner Brian who summoned Jerry Garcia’s ghost in Half Baked, Breuer’s obsession with music is part…
Jimi Hendrix has a new album out. And no, we’re not talking about Jimi Hendrix, the Korean YouTube dance sensation, but the Jimi Hendrix from Woodstock who lit his guitar on fire and died 43 years ago. The New York Times reports that Ed Kramer, who produced Hendrix’s newest album, People,…
