What defines a local music scene, really? Is it the musicians, the venues, the fans? Or is it all of those things, set to music? I’d like to think that a good local scene has a lot of those elements working in tandem. But that in the end, it is the…
The 2012 Summer Olympics have wrapped. Finally. No longer we will all be imbued with the tales of athletic heroism, dramatic finishes, or shattering defeats that NBC has essentially shoved down our collective throats for the past few weeks. As things in London return to normal and cleaning crews extricate…
Wayne Hancock Diabo Dimes and Cupcake BurlesqueFive Points LoungeFriday, August 10Better than: Sleeping with all the lights on.Wayne “The Train” Hancock is not your typical country music singer, nor is he a backwoods, to-backy-chewin’ redneck. His style of music is unique. It’s a quality ode to an era when musicianship, tradition, and…
Big K.R.I.T.Featuring Big Sant and Tito LopezRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleSaturday, August 11 Better than: Letting my subs blast Live From The Underground.Mississippi’s Big K.R.I.T. made quite an entrance at his Revolution Live performance this weekend. He let his presence be known by performing “Pull Up” and “My Sub (Pt. 2: The…
See also: Slideshow: Neon Trees at Revolution Live Neon Treeswith 21 Pilots and Walk the Moon Revolution Live, Fort LauderdaleAugust 10 Better than: Spending the night reading Nylon Magazine Hailing from Provo, Utah, Neon Trees are quite possibly one of the most infectious acts of 2012. Two years ago, the…
My memories of Dan Hosker begin and end with his hands. Though he passed away over the weekend, when I think of him, I can still feel the chubby, callused fingers of his handshake, which he offered with a slanted, benign grin every time we bumped into each other at…
See also: Five Cutest Cat Moments at Green Room’s Caturday Saturday, August 11Top Five Music Videos Starring Cute Kitty Cats Rapper Bleubird’s Top Five Cat Video PicksLil Bub is quite possibly the cutest fucking animal on this planet. And if you’ve never seen the Indiana based “perma-kitten” you’re totally missing…
See also: Q&A: Internet Sensation Lil Bub Spills the Cat Food on Her Love of Rush and Bjork Top Five Music Videos Starring Cute Kitty CatsOn Saturday night, Salty Eggs transformed Fort Lauderdale’s Green Room into a cat cove, creating a feline frenzy, to benefit South Florida non-profit rescue organization,…
Christopher VictorioMetallica at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival.METALLICA @ OUTSIDE LANDS FESTIVAL | 8/11/12 The following is a dispatch from Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco, from our sister paper, SF Weekly. Metallica, headlining Saturday night of the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, proved just about…
Christopher VictorioNeil Young and Crazy Horse at the Outside Lands festival.The following is a dispatch from Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco, from our sister paper, SF Weekly. While he’s putting everything into a solo, Neil Young’s face looks like his electric guitar sounds: flush with feeling, vaguely threatening, and…
Ricardo Tejeda combines political and romanic lyrics over atypical beats for his rap project GAPS. As part of the Fort Lauderdale collective Black Locust Society, GAPS has gained a loyal following as he expands as an artist. BLS kicks off its Florida tour next week at Green Room. He’ll tour…
Never mind the past breathless media reports of craziness at the annual Gathering of Juggalos festival, which started officially this past Wednesday night. Local guys MAYDAY! hit the stage there late Saturday night/early Sunday morning, and unlike other first-time performers, they’re not scared of a little Faygo-spraying. In fact, they…
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See also:Hollywood’s Native Florida Tap Room and Music Hall Open Mic EditionAspiring rock stars, looking for a place to start your rock ‘n’ roll journey? Want to get on a steady show circuit that doesn’t involve you crying at the gas pump after your second show? Local open mic nights…
At first listen, Michael Anthony Alexander Hall speaks with the accent and demeanor of a native New Yorker. Songs such as “Man of the Year” and “Blood Flavored Vodka” show evidence of a tone and flow packed with the brute force of hardcore ’80s New York hip-hop.But Hall, 29, was born…
Terrence Howard once said, “It’s hard out here for a pimp.” Ask a pimp, he’ll verify this fact.But, it’s even harder for a Mississippi rapper, carrying the weight of a region on his back. The South has its fingers crossed for Big K.R.I.T. It’s hoping he’s the savior of an…
When you read the words Stop, Collaborate, and Dance, what crosses your mind? A local dance non-profit intent on working with others on a community initiative to help inner-city youth lose weight, right? Not this time, friends. It’s hometown hero and super famous white rapper-gone-hardcore-gone-ICP Vanilla Ice’s new thang. He’s…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: A first time visit to the Newport Folk Festival.I never really hit the festival circuit during my younger years. Never went to Woodstock, never been to Lollapalooza. Hell, never even…
Fame doesn’t happen overnight; patience is a key component of success. And few MCs have been as tolerant over the years with the fickle music industry as Yo Gotti. In January, the Memphis-based rapper dropped his major label debut, Live From the Kitchen, on RCA. It was three years past…
Sometimes our favorite bands go to rock and roll heaven too soon, leaving us yearning for just one more show. Other times one member from a band will continue to tour despite the other fellows bowing out of the spotlight. This is what happened in the case of notable punk rock…
See alsoUno, Dos, Tres: Top 5 Ways Green Day Has Sold Out the PunxWe’ve said it before and, goddammit, we’ll say it again: No single musical act has sold out the anti-establishment ethics of punk rock more thoroughly than Green Day. Whether they’re recording commercials for Rhapsody, or (gulp) composing another…
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