Tommy Benedetti’s main band is the reggae act John Brown’s Body. “It’s fair to say that JBB is one of the first roots reggae band to get out and do a lot of work on the road,” he admits of the group that started out pre-Facebook. But when Benedetti is at home in Boston,…
Everybody’s favorite Ben Savage show Boy Meets World is coming back to the boob tube, sorta. With the recent announcement of a BMW sequel, TGIF viewers everywhere are rejoicing in Topanga Lawrence euphoria. A pilot for Girl Meets World, featuring original cast members Savage and Danielle Fishel, will officially be hitting…
“There’s hardly a bass player alive that doesn’t owe gratitude to Jaco for how he changed the role of the bass. Moreover, Jaco left an indelible mark on the music world as an uncompromising artist and composer. The music Jaco created during his brief lifetime sounds just as fresh and…
We love Black Locust Society. Who else throws a free party as a fundraiser for another free party? Absolutely no one, that’s who! See also- Help Black Locust Society Raise Funds for the End of the World; Bleubird, Protoman Give You Good ReasonAnd the impending “end of the world” has given the clique…
“It’s my tenth time playing in your neck of the woods. I’ve got a lot of memories, but I wanna make some new ones.” said Eddie Vedder to the sold out crowd inside Fort Lauderdale’s Broward Center for the Performing Arts. And that is just what the 47-year old musician…
The illustrious, brilliant Dino Felipe is anything but musically predictable. He’s also one of the most prolific artists and interesting people you’ll ever encounter, if you’re fortunate enough to encounter him yourself. Thanks to Tachyons Records, with Rockettes, the Felipe will have released over 55 albums. It’s soon to be pressed on what the Miami-native…
For those frothing at the mouth for new beef-related gossip between feuding rappers, you’ll be happy to know that you can choose sides between A$AP Rocky’s and Spaceghostpurrp’s mobs and klans this Art Basel Thursday. Well, sort of. We’re being a tad bit dramatic here. But it’s a blog. Excuse the…
The official PR description for Flow Tribe is as follows: “Straight out of New Orleans and into your earholes, Flow Tribe comes at you with the delicacy of a sledgehammer.” Now, we didn’t know too much about the group before we heard about their concert tonight at the Funky Buddha…
For his Friday night show at Broward Center for the performing arts, Eddie Vedder pulled out all the stops (check back on Monday morning for the full review) including a guest appearance by singer Chan Marshall, a.k.a Cat Power. See also:- Cat Power Released From Hospital, According to Twitter and…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: Feeling like a VIP! I have to admit that I’m easily spoiled. That’s especially true as far as concerts are concerned. I don’t need to be in the first few rows,…
Not to blow smoke up my own ass, but I consider myself somewhat of an Art Basel Miami Beach (AKA Miami Art Week) expert. That’s right. An expert. So heed my advice, friends. I offer you here, my picks for musical parties during this grand fair. Not all events have…
The great minds over at the Bosh Film Festival (organized by the Borscht Film Festival) received a very funny letter on the subject of a very famous person yesterday. Well, it was more from his lawyers than from the man himself. It was a cease-and-desist notice about using the name…
We recently had the chance to chat with our friend Ronnie Rivera, AKA Bleeding Palm, the creative mastermind behind the upcoming documentary Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse. The film will be one of many screened at the Bosh Film Festival — an offshoot of the Borscht Film Festival –…
Burning Man is… Well, even the official website for Burning Man says that it’s “like trying to explain what a particular color looks like to someone who is blind.” Basically, it’s a monthlong communal-living experiment that takes place every summer from the last Monday in August to the first Monday…
Did ya hear about Lindsay Lohan sticking some trick from West Palm Beach in the face at a swanky New York City nightclub?See also- Paparazzi Creepoids Catch Justin Bieber Hooking Up With Ex Selena Gomez- Justin Bieber’s Mom, Author Pattie Mallette, Says Her Famous Son Is Behind HerNo joke. La…
It’s no secret the Black Locust Society crew knows how to throw a party. It did win the Best Nightlife Award for its Swarm event series. So it’s also no surprise that in celebration of the world ending on 12-21-12, it’s throwing the one party you definitely won’t want to…
Zach Deputy, a festival, jam band, and music-that-makes-you-feel-good scene institution, will bring his one-man act to Funky Buddha Lounge tonight. If you’ve never been to one of his concerts, be warned: It’s impossible not to have a dopey grin on your face while simultaneously stamping your feet throughout the entirety of…
Broward County is blowing up dubstep recently. Following last week’s awesome Rusko, Gemini, and Nasastrom blow out at Club Cinema, Canadian producer and DJ Excision is going to keeping the bass heavy and beating at Club Cinema. Otherwise known as Jeff Abel, Excision is launching his 50-date North American Execution tour…
DJ Laz perches on a black stool deep inside a massive building near industrial Medley. It’s Sunday, September 10, and Laz has arrived unusually early at the studio where he beams his radio show to thousands of listeners from Florida to Los Angeles. This morning, he knows, won’t be the…
Chelsea Linnabary recently lost her beloved husband, Daniel — the father of her young daughter, Rosalie — to the war in Afghanistan. Though gone, the U.S. Marine will never be forgotten. His loss inspired the creation of Hated for Trying Records, established by Tony Flores of Die Trying and Johnny…
You probably know Eddie Vedder for things like singing and playing guitar in Pearl Jam and Temple of the Dog, stage-diving, feuding with Kurt Cobain, feuding with Ticketmaster, and campaigning for the Democrats. What you might not know about the ’90s rock icon is that he is a bona fide…
In I-can’t-believe-he’s-that-old news, Everclear’s Art Alexakis celebrated his 50th birthday this year. Fifty. That sort of blew our mind at New Times and made us feel, well, inspired. This year alone, Everclear released its eighth studio record, Invisible Stars, in June, and spent the better part of summer touring alongside…
