Much like Owl City — or any number of bedroom projects started by former scene kids — Canadian electronic artist Lights clearly boasts a past that includes pop-punk and other recently popular rock styles. Her singing borrows the alternately pinched and drawn-out vowels and other stylized vocal inflections of the…
Former Experience and Band of Gypsys’ bassist Billy Cox met Jimi Hendrix when they were stationed together at the same Army base in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Legend has it that one rainy night, Billy heard a guitar screaming in the service club. So he went inside and introduced himself to…
Lady Saw is known as the “Queen of Dancehall,” a trailblazer for other female artists who want to express female sexuality in song. Marion Hall, as she is also known, is a mother, a nurturer, and a healer. Her honesty about the female experience may shock some, but it empowers…
When you come across the relaxed and cheerful faces of Matt Beck and Destiny Spang at local shows, it may not be at all apparent that they are perpetually making moves and generally working their asses off to help those very shows happen. But they are. The duo heads Brotherly…
If you’re a fan of music or fun and live in South Florida, you know that the Jacuzzi Boys are setting flight for Europe and leaving us Jacuzzi-less for a few weeks. Once the 26-city tour was announced, we interviewed two Jacuzzis about their fears, desires, and what they’re bringing…
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The fun continues on this third installment of the Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time, and by now you should be fully aware of just how scientific our approach and methods are on these digital pages. Paired with our impeccable pedigree as South Florida’s end-all/be-all of music, you know…
There are plenty of pinup-actor-gone-bandleader jokes to make. Remember Keanu Reeves’ Dogstar? No? Dating ourselves? OK, how about Twilight star Jackson Rathbone’s 100 Monkeys, who played in town not too long ago? Despite all that, Entourage star Adrian Grenier seems pretty (or at least relatively) serious about his own act,…
Let’s get down to it. The music cruise concert ShipRocked is bringing a fully rock-heavy, headbanging lineup to the tropics this November. The four-day voyage sets sail from Fort Lauderdale on November 27 and will feature Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, P.O.D., Sevendust, Filter, Fuel, Black Stone Cherry, Lit, Geoff…
Sober living is especially a challenge when you’re the clubs editor at an alt-weekly paper, but Betsey J. Denberg is doing it. Read as Denberg attempts to undertake nightlife living without a martini in hand. When I think about drinking kava, I imagine sitting in a room where there is…
Our sister paper Miami New Times and the Miami International Film Festival are bringing a bouquet of artistic enjoyment with Artopia again this year. The venue has changed. The cultural extravaganza will be taking place at the comfortably fashionable Villa 221. For those who haven’t ventured south to the gallery/bar,…
Heavy-metal senior citizens Metallica announced late last week that they would be jumping in on the Record Store Day action April 21 with a vinyl release of four half-finished songs that have been available online since December.A statement from the band says they “kept them in the vault and decided to…
It may seem unlikely — especially to those who came of age in college dorm rooms during the Day-Glo daze of the late ’60s and early ’70s — that the Moody Blues, providers of the psychedelic soundtrack of their youth, should still be going strong today. Yet indeed, nearly half…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock ‘n’ roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week: Reflections on the makers of our memories… I confess that I was reticent at first to add my comments about the passing of Davy Jones,…
Here at the Grind, we continue having fun at the expense of your beloved musicians and blatantly ride the coattails of our peers over on the West Coast. Do we care? Hell no! We aim to get a chuckle and maybe a catty comment below comparing us to the much-maligned…
We can likely blame this on the ’60s and the musical shift therein, but since the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll as Serious Art Form, there remains a pervasive opinion that Serious Rock can’t also be fun. As a related argument, then, there’s also the argument that pop automatically can’t…
Maybe you know this already, maybe you just don’t care, but we at County Grind are kind of obsessed with Bruce Springsteen. It’s almost as if Salt-N-Pepa wrote “Whatta Man” for him and him alone. We also are sort of in love with Neil Young. So, when we saw that…
Besides Axl Rose, keyboardist Dizzy Reed has been with Guns N’ Roses for the longest of any of the other bandmates. Since Use Your Illusion, Reed’s been pounding the keys for this seminal rock ‘n’ roll outlet. As to what’s changed over the years about the band besides the lineup, Reed…
Dark Star Orchestra Saturday, March 3, 2012 Revolution, Fort Lauderdale Dark Star Orchestra is a catalyst for the Grateful Dead experience, in which kindred folks of various generations gather to collectively let go and be moved. There is a distinct and familiar quality not just to the music but to…
Russian Tsarlag, Tracey Trance, Cop City Chill Pillars, Dim Past, JJXP Snooze Theatre March 2, 2012 Better than: The bad kind of weird. In a Cheers-esque way, Lake Worth’s Snooze Theatre is where everyone knows your name. Or at least your face. Chances are, you’ve been here before, and if not, you’re likely to become…
There is no denying the fact that Fort Lauderdale is the ultimate spring break destination. As March rolls in, so will the tank-top sporting, flip-flop-wearing, fist-pumping college kids. Beers in one hand, frozen drinks in the other, the soon-to-be-sunburned masses will take over the sand and surf. But, who’s to…
Perpetual Groove Friday, March 3, 2012 Culture Room, Fort LauderdaleBetter than: Getting slugged in the face in a mosh pit, in my opinion. The relationship between Perpetual Groove and their fans is a warm and affectionate one, and their annual two-night run at the Culture Room is always a high-energy…
