Adrenaline Mob delivers what its name promises: a rush of heavy energy powered by raw guitar force. The New York-based group is, in fact, a metal supergroup. Singer Russell Allen has also fronted Symphony X, while guitarist Mike Orlando and drummer Mike Portnoy formerly played in Dream Theater. Because of…
San Diego quintet Through the Roots boasts what is probably the quintessential California sound: breezy, beachy, and freely crossing through any number of laid-back genres. Unsurprisingly, the group’s sound is mostly grounded in reggae, but it often comes blended with rock, pop, hip-hop, and whatever else melodically fits into the…
With so many acts, rock, R&B, and otherwise, leaning toward a heavily electronic sound, it’s no wonder that at least a few rising pop groups would decide to take things back. Way back. In the case of Under the Streetlamp, we’re talking at least 50 or 60 years back —…
Not more than a few days ago, Chris Carrabba of the popular emo alt outfit, originating from Boca Raton, Dashboard Confessional officially declared that he’d be working with his former group Further Seems Forever to put out an LP. He told the site Suburban Apologist, “It’s safe to say that…
Apparently there is a new YouTube femcee on the block. And she comes in the form of Kitty Pryde, a Daytona Beach tweenager. Just days ago Pryde’s music video for “Okay Cupid” had the internet in an uproar. But, to be quite honest, we’re still not sure what all the…
Nitty Scott, MCSpeakeasy Lounge, Lake Worth May 15, 2012Golden Underground and Conflict Rhymes, two of South Florida’s rising hip-hop conglomerates, teamed up last night to bring female boom bap rapper Nitty Scott, MC to the Speakeasy Lounge in Lake Worth. The Michigan born, Florida raised emcee has been crafting her rhymes…
Raphael Alvarez is not only a noise musician that’ll make your mind all woozy by way of your ears as Chrome Dick, but he also makes wavy, sludgy rock with Fort Lauderdale’s Suede Dudes. We asked him about a new monthly at Radio-Active Records of which he is a big…
Born May 16, 1919, Wladziu (or Vładziu) Valentino Liberace, known to his adoring fans everywhere simply as Liberace, was one of the world’s most distinctive and glamorous musicians, an artist who was as concerned with his wildly flamboyant image as he was about his art. “I’m a one-man Disneyland,” he once…
Whether you know it or not, Donald “Duck” Dunn’s sleazy (in a good way) bass lines have reverberated through your body at some point in your life. Known more as a “filler” bassist than a conventional rhythm man, Dunn’s plucks were an integral part of the session sound of Stax…
Many people would have you believe that advanced age and rock ‘n’ roll are simply not in sync. That’s understandable really, given the fact that rock, especially in its earliest incarnations, was always a young person’s game. For its first couple of decades, it was a sound synonymous with rebellion…
John Waters is one cultural icon worthy of any obsession or praise that surrounds his work or his words. John Waters is a genius. He is the sense of humor and irony and true eyes of America, creating films, writing books, and making mixtapes for the past 40 years. He…
Less than two weeks ago, Beastie Boys Adam “MCA” Yauch lost his battle with cancer. And as the music world mourns his loss, the tributes just keep on coming. (View one of our writer’s here.) We do love the Brooklyn mural, and the epic list of Adam Yauch’s first lines…
The Growlers, Jane Jane Pollock, Honey TrainPropaganda, Lake WorthMay 14, 2012Better Than: Sitting in your room on a Monday night, waiting for school, waiting for work, waiting to die. A light pre-summer rain set the scene outside of Propaganda, Lake Worth, last night for the Growlers show, presented by TheHoneyComb and…
On May 17, Sigur Rós will debut its latest EP, Valtari, during a 24-hour global listening party appropriately entitled the “Valtari Hour.” Almost two weeks before the release date, listeners around the world can tune in for a streaming of the full album. The stream will take place on the…
Pitchfork babies Beach House are another product of the sonic empire/website’s desire to force the masses to listen to and love what we now call “indie” music. Indie music these days is starting to sound more and more like the same old same old, but hey, people go nuts over…
Washed OutCulture Room, Fort LauderdaleMay 14, 2012Better Than: Listening to chillwave in a blizzardThe air inside Fort Lauderdale’s Culture Room was as dense and stagnant as it was outside following a spattering of pre-sunset rain. The throngs that turned out didn’t give an inch. Following performances by wintry supporting act…
Born May 15, 1948, Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno — thankfully known in most quarters simply as Brian Eno — is easily one of the most prolific producers and musicians of the last 30 years. More importantly, he’s also one of the most innovative…
Clear your holiday weekend calendars, folks. The epic DJ collective known as JAMS is bringing record heat to local watering hole Laser Wolf for a Sunday afternoon Memorial Day bash. The party goes by the brilliant name: Jamburger Hill. DJs Esoteric, Kristof, Damask, and Mikey R. of Radio-Active Records will be…
The movers and shakers of local creative collective, Black Locust Society, have a way of bringing the Fort Lauderdale community together. Whether at one of its quarterly Swarm warehouse parties or a swap meet, you’ll always catch a melting pot of folks partaking in the festivities. There’s never a velvet…
“Loud post-rock. We’re a little all over the place, but it’s moderately contained. We’ve got loud sludgy parts and we’ve got more orchestral pieces that we try to work in,” Michael Martens, drummer of Atlanta band O’Brother says this of their sound, but for the most part, he and the…
Though he’s a rising star in the hip-hop underground, SpaceGhostPurrp has often mentioned that Miami, his hometown, hasn’t given him enough recognition. But in his video that just dropped last night, he features the shit out of the 305. He’s also supportive of young and talented Coral Springs rapper Robb…
Collective Soul Revolution, Fort LauderdaleFriday, May 11Better Than: Listening to Dosage from start to finish at home. Over the last few months the 90s have been brought back to life in Fort Lauderdale. Such bands as Soul Asylum, Candlebox, and Filter have gone back on the road sending us on…
