Cuban-Americans and certain members of Congress are getting their pee-pee-soaked pantaloons in a major twist over Jay-Z and Beyoncé celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary in Cuba. Of course, the United States upholds a 50-plus-year embargo against the island nation that prohibits American citizens from traveling there. Well, average American citizens, that is…
We have all, no doubt, suffered through an inarticulate moment or two in our lives. And while there are truly few things as frustrating as searching for the right way to put something and coming up short, it is generally better to not say anything at all until the thought…
AbdeCaf — whose moniker is reminiscent of a Scantron — is the stage name of 21-year-old, Ukrainian-born, Miami-raised producer Rostislav “Steve” Vaynshtok. The beatmaker dishes out ethereal electro. He’s a sweeping one-man digital act that, like the name itself, challenges listeners’ receptors. Conscious chillwave, if you will. AbdeCaf is prolific,…
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,…
When Britain’s first female prime minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday from a stroke, her death seemed more a political story than a cultural one. But that wasn’t really the case. Sure, there was a lot of discussion about Meryl Streep winning an Oscar for portraying her in The Iron Lady,…
Rock stars get all the glory, but the weight of making great albums has always rested just as heavily on the shoulders of the unsung heroes of the music world. This includes the producers and engineers, the knob turners who would, once upon a time, spend long nights hidden away…
If you consider yourself the consummate authority on South Florida music and you’ve never seen Modernage live, let us be the ones to tell you, there is a glaring hole of ignorance in your beautiful body of knowledge. For the past ten years — with their fair share of hiatuses –…
As millennials — the underemployed, overeducated, and generally worthless young adults of today’s North America — we will always have a special place in our heart for Pamela Anderson’s sex tape with Tommy Lee. Not that we’ve seen it. OK, fine, we’ve seen it. And you know what? It’s not even…
Reggae Fest Lake WorthWith Dirty Heads, the Resolvers, Jahfe, Third World, South Side Dub, and others. 5 p.m. Friday and 12:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 12 to 14, at Brant Park, 2 S. Gofview Road, Lake Worth. Tickets cost $10 before 6 p.m., $15 after. Call 561-790-6200, or visit…
Club Q is now a thing of the past. But for those raised in Broward, or even Palm Beach County, Club Q was all us poor suburban alternative music kids had. Today, its veterans proudly are scattered throughout the local music scene. No matter which “scene” you branched out to,…
Who ever said white boys don’t have soul?Take it from David Bowie, the Bee Gees, Hall & Oates, George Michael — all these guys have defied the odds and earned permanent slots in our booty-shaking, baby-making playlists. Even our reigning Prince of Dirty Pop, former boy band heartthrob Justin Timberlake,…
Seth Avett offers the impression he might be the nicest guy you’d ever want to know. Even in the span of a 30-minute phone chat, there’s the sense that an instant bond’s been established. He shares sincere sentiment, a hearty laugh, and a folksy, unaffected down-home demeanor that’s every bit…
“You will drink the black sperm of my vengeance.” — Ronnie Barzell in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.That line of dialogue, by itself, would have been enough to get a flick one of film critic Roger Ebert’s notorious thumbs down. Ebert, who died of cancer on April 4, is…
The parking lot outside FAU’s Kaye Auditorium rippled with three inches of flood waters from the evening’s flash thunderstorm. Late in the afternoon, a blanket of darkness over North Broward suburbia brought 60 mph winds and hail the size of quarters.Still, out of the cool darkness of the night, a…
Often Overlooked started as artist Cary Polkovitz’s internet “flight of fancy.” His very short stories became a popular online project, and eventually a book. Polkovitz takes photos of “random items, usually something mundane,” he says, “and then I tell a little story about it.” As of tomorrow, his fictional tales — no less…
The long overdue debut record from Lake Worth-based indie rawk troupe Bonnie Riot will be unveiled this Saturday night at Propaganda. On and off since 2004, this female-fronted danceable, power-punk group has endured many epic highs and lows in order to put out this EP.At its core, Bonnie Riot is…
Let’s face it, doing cubicle work or any other type of mundane activity — like dusting, laundry, writing blogs — really sucks. It’s one of those things where Facebook-creeping feels like a better option (it’s not, btw). But when it’s time crunch at your job, you need creative energy to…
Florida is an extreme state. We have extreme temperatures, extreme governmental corruption, an extremely large number of oddball news features detailing the extreme events taking place here. And, fortunately, we also do extreme music better than just about anyone (Nordic peoples not withstanding).Depending on who you ask, and how much…
In its few short years of existence, hip-hop blog Golden Underground has proven more dedicated than the rest of the fan-run music sites that proliferate on the web. With an unrelenting fervor for the local rap scene and a discerning ear for regional acts, Golden Underground’s brainchild, Boca-bred Christian Hernandez,…
If anyone is an authority on non-authoritarian peaceful gatherings, it is Jorma Kaukonen. Not only did he serve up a psychedelic musical breakfast at Woodstock as a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane, but the legendary guitarist now operates a modern day container for that same spirit of community, musical…
This week, the Funky Biscuit is serving up four piping hot days of buttery, savory, fragrant music. Biscuit Fest 2013 is presenting a slew of acts, including Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, the Heavy Pets, Tommy Malone, Albert Castiglia, and Bobby Lee Rodgers. Rodgers says of the musical meal…
“We’ve come too far to leave it all behind,” crooned Chicago’s former bassist Peter Cetera. Those lyrics, from the 1977 hit “If You Leave Me Now,” are still relevant for a band that’s sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning 45 years. Chicago is one of the…
