Human error is a sad reality. We spill coffee on our resume before an interview. We break bones in uneventful ways. We put our lives on computers, and then incessantly press the power button or impulsively toss them out the window. Such is the case with Pax of experimental trip-hop…
The South Florida-based pianist will hit the road April 17, when his first concert will be in West Palm Beach. Before that, he’ll answer questions from fans in an April 11 webcast featuring questions from fans, according to a release.All of this coincides with the release of his latest concert…
The Smashing Pumpkins have announced that their new album, titled Oceania, will be hitting stores on June 19 courtesy of EMI. When reviewing the news release and wondering how Billy Corgan sleeps at night, we couldn’t help but notice the Pumpkins frontman’s drab printed hoodie. The Billy Corgan we grew…
Green Room has had a packed schedule for quite some time now. Tonight, website South Florida Music Obsessed and online station Jolt Radio are joining forces at the venue for Local Shindig, a night where they’ll present two big sounds in SoFla’s music scene: The Mirrors and Radioboxer. These two Miami…
Making some serious strides is what local indie-dance punk outfit D.V.N.O. has been doing lately. The West Palm Beach quintet will be performing at the 30th edition of SunFest this year. Led by brothers Marco (vocals, bass) and Jacob (drums, percussion) Baez, D.V.N.O. will take the FPL stage on Sunday,…
Savannah, Georgia, sure isn’t a particularly beachy place, but reggae knows no geographical bounds, especially among the college-age set. And school is indeed where this group formed in 2003, when its members were all students at the Savannah College of Art and Design. In ensuing years, though, visual art has…
In the late ’90s and the early ’00s, Long Island act the Movielife seemed like the official band to like for tattooed tough dudes who just wanted a little melody sometimes. The group drew some threads from melodic hardcore but wove them mostly into melodic, sing-along pop-punk and played notoriously…
With current-day experimental electronic music so often divided along trendy blog lines, it’s refreshing to hear a local act resurrect a term you don’t hear too much on Hype Machine and the like — trip-hop. But the local three-piece Astrea Corporation does, indeed, pick up a strain of boom-bap beats…
For the County Grind review of the first of the four battles, click here. Nine local bands competed in the local wing of the Hard Rock Rising competition. Winners from three battles ended up head to head last Thursday, and only one band won. It was, unsurprising to many, Community Property. Named…
Singer, songwriter, and keyboardist Jacob Jeffries heads up a quartet that makes lovely piano-driven pop rock perfect for a relaxing afternoon at the beach or contemplative evening in the woods. Just before kicking off its fifth tour, the band has made time to open up for New Orleans’ raucous Dirty…
Brown Bag Wednesday is the newest addition to the Green Room weekly party lineup. There’s usually a whole lot of drinking Colt 45, booty-dancing to throwback jams, and an occasional impromptu break-dancing competition. In sum, it’s a total anything-goes type of atmosphere. They kicked off the inaugural party with Talib…
Normally, we wouldn’t be interested in much having to do with Adam Levine’s Maroon 5 except finding out where he got that spinning chair he uses on The Voice. Now, thanks to NBC’s hit show and the musical mating of Levine and costar singer Christina Aguilera (similar to Satan impregnating…
Click here for part one of the story. Ace Hood tries to keep his life as normal as possible to maintain sanity. “When I’m in the studio, I’m in the studio,” he says. “When I’m onstage, I’m a performer. When I’m out with the people, I’m that. I’m reserved, chilling, spending…
When we saw that there was a band from Lake Worth called the Toilets, we knew they were kindred spirits. Ellis D Traails heads up this punk-metal outfit, playing with Brett Ackling on drums and Robert Bernhardt on bass. All we wanted to know was if they were as fucked…
Spending the weekend at any one giant concert event is a huge commitment. It means you have to dedicate your feet, belly, ears, and soul to one place for three days. In 2012, Ultra Music Festival moved from last year’s location at Bicentennial Park to Bayfront Park. Now, if you…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares observations, insights, and updates relating to South Florida’s musical environs. This week, Johnny Depp and Marilyn Manson find vanity a common bond. I get lots of missives from publicists and record companies on a weekly — wait, make that a daily…
Click here for part two of the story.You might know Ace Hood as one of DJ Khaled’s protégés, a Broward County original with plenty of rhymes and talent. Signed to the We the Best Music Group, Ace Hood is a new breed of hip-hop artist: a down-to-earth rapper who has…
SoFla Flow pays tribute to South Florida’s wonderful jam-band, reggae, and related activity: heady, homegrown, local stuff.Deerfield Beach band the Resolvers’ new album, Big Band Reggae, debuted at number five on the Billboard Reggae Charts, and that was before it was released online, which happened last week. As readers may…
Beach Day consists of two ladies from Kendall and one drummer boy from Orlando. They all three live together in Hollywood and make some seriously upbeat surf garage, ’60s-inspired jams. Last night, they opened with Lil Daggers for Black Lips, and we caught up with them to find out more…
Few artists have managed to achieve so much and still overcome as many personal setbacks as Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler. Born March 26, 1948, he’s gained the distinction of being one of the most successful singers of all time, a colorful character whose band has become exceedingly popular not only with…
The three-day electronic musical extravaganza Ultra Fest ended with a few things: a sweetly loud and vibrant fireworks display over Biscayne Bay and a mind- and ear-blowing Bassnectar performance. You didn’t have to be a fan of the man’s work to notice the intensity of the crowd’s adoration, the impressive stage…
Better than: Morning radio After spending what felt like 24 hours at Ultra being sandwiched in between shirtless men and women in their underwear, we took a breath of fresh air and headed over to the Mixmag Annie Mac Presents tent for most of Saturday. In addition to her two shows and…
