The crowded opening of “Surfing Florida: A Photographic History” at FAU’s Schmidt Center Gallery looked more like the parking lot at a Jimmy Buffett concert than an art show. There were well-tanned, middle-aged men in shorts and earth-tone tropical shirts sporting gray ponytails and silver-flecked beards and women wearing sundresses…
Nick RalloJustin Townes Earle at Stubb’s BBQSo, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick’s Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we’ll let you know which…
Few R&B artists have made such an indelible impact as the great Wilson Pickett. Born March 18, 1941, he remains one of America’s greatest soul singers, even after his passing at age 64 on January 19, 2006. Such was his stellar reputation that he placed more than 50 songs on…
Marco Torres50 Cent and Eminem at the Austin Music Hall. More photos below.If you’re familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day…
It is a courageous and healing act to look into the dark corners within ourselves that we habitually shy away from and seek distraction from. It requires great bravery to explore our pain even in a brief, private moment. To then offer our discoveries to others is to reveal aspects of…
Photos Courtesy of SXSWBruce Springsteen’s Thursday started with a keynote speech in one of the big ballrooms at the Austin Convention Center, and ended with a mythic three-hour set at ACL Live across town, in front of a few thousand people cooing “Bruce”. The keynote and the show went hand…
With St. Patrick’s Day just hours off, it seems appropriate to start planning where to go on this day of celebration. Obviously, catching a band from Limerick, Ireland, should rank high on your list of things to do. Luckily, Hermitage Green, an authentic Irish group, is heading to Palm Beach…
Photo by Erik HessSome folks attend South by Southwest to look at bands, but a good many passing through the 2012 edition seem to enjoy the added benefits of being looked at as well. Even without haute couture, music fans and opportunists on the streets of Austin send a wealth…
Nick RalloOh nothing, just a guy in a wolf mask playing “Happy Birthday” on the violin.If you’re familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing…
Friday, March 16*There’s lots of punk rock, rockabilly, and vaguely Irish-inflected rock tonight at the Speakeasy Lounge in Lake Worth. The main out-of-towners starring tonight are Jason and the Punknecks, a rough-and-ready punkabilly act from Tennessee, and Continental, a group featuring members of Dropkick Murphys. Locals rounding out the bill…
In Steven Blush’s American Hardcore, the definitive oral history of the punk-offshoot genre, there’s a passage in which Corrosion of Conformity’s Reed Mullins made life as a punk in the South sound pretty grim. The band’s drummer recalled being chased by rednecks with baseball bats around the band’s native Raleigh,…
The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) highlights the opening of its exhibitions with a seriously memorable performance. For instance, Ryan Trecartin’s “Any Ever” featured an eyeful with artists Colin Self and Raul De Nieves, one donning a crafty fat man suit, both making dramatic gestures to “experimental” music,…
Remember reading magazines like Tiger Beat and Bop? Week after week, you’d thumb through the pages, ripping out photos of cute musicians to paste into your binders. And sometimes — if you were feeling really brave — you’d send a fan letter or two or three to your heartthrob, hoping…
A few South Florida bands are currently floating around Austin — from Broward and Palm Beach Counties, we’ve got the Band in Heaven and the Jameses, and from Miami, we’ve got a few acts like Plains and ANR. The Band in Heaven is perhaps experiencing the most intense trial by…
By the time the sun rose on the final day of Aura Fest, heavy clouds had filled the sky, shielding recovering partiers from its brutal heat. A steady drizzle continued throughout the morning and for much of the day. This made for optimal sleeping conditions, which were much needed for…
Winter Music Conference, the annual week long celebration of bleeps, blips and untz, untz, untz, is once again descending upon South Florida. To celebrate the knob tweaking dance-a-thon, Brotherly Love Productions is throwing a kickoff show at the Stage in Miami this Friday which will spotlight a recent trend within…
The 33rd annual Hatsume Fair will have everything from cosplay contests and sake stations to martial arts demonstrations and bounce houses. This year, they’ll also be bringing in DJ Heavygrinder, too, straight from her turntables in LA. The actress, model, and spinner of music is an appropriate choice for the…
Since Mayday signed to Strange Music last year, the relationship between the local act and label head Tech N9ne has been positively symbiotic. Besides touring the most obscure reaches of the country (Casper, Wyoming, anyone?) with the underground legend, Mayday has guested on his tracks and, now, completely produced his…
It’s time to don those chartreuse undies and drink green-colored crappy beer: It’s Saint Patty’s Day this weekend, and Irish or not, we must celebrate. Jameson shots are obviously on the menu, as is fighting and pinching. While Massholes will be reveling in the talents of the Dropkick Murphys this weekend,…
The grand and intense Ultra Music Festival is quickly approaching. A gazillion ravers and electronic music lovers have gathered on the bay in Downtown Miami to party till they drop for 14 years now. That’s only one away from its quinceañera, a big deal down here. Ultra is a pulsing body…
Nick RalloSharon Van Etten, at the NPR showcase, was a stunner. Plus, there was a box accordion.If you’re familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with…
Experience Hendrix March 14, 2012 Hard Rock Live, Hollywood The Experience Hendrix tribute concert last night was a mixed bag. Much of the show was flat and unimaginative, but there were moments that touched on the spirit of Hendrix, rather than just his songbook. The cast of players was ever-shifting,…
