Dropkick Murphys with Frank Turner and the Sleeping SoulsPompano Beach AmphitheatreSaturday, March 3, 2012 Better than: A House of Pain show. The Dropkick Murphys experience started long before the seminal Boston six-piece hit the stage and blasted into a raucous performance of “The Irish Rover.” There was a tangible carnival spirit in…
We’re not entirely sure what scientific methods our savvy colleagues over at our sister paper LA Weekly’s West Coast Sound blog used to constitute the absolutely worst 20 bands of all time. But aside from clearly cribbing their steez to generate some dialogue over on our coast, we’ve added to this already impressive collection,…
Despite the extra day of preparation you thought leap year would offer, it seems to have just delayed your planning. Suddenly, it’s March, a monstrous month for music in the South. With all of the bass and drops of Ultra — to which you didn’t get tickets — and all of…
Aziz Ansari Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday, March 3, 2012One thing about reviewing a comedy show: You’re psyched to sit down and watch your favorite TV star pump out jokes faster than a Japanese bullet train. You’re stoked to listen to your favorite funnyman curse harder than a sailor hammered on scotch. If…
For the first part of the interview, click here. One thing that sets Lady Saw and other female icons’ experience apart from the common woman is that their lives are also full of attention and praise. Every day, she says, women approach her, thank her, and tell her how she’s…
Rob Delaney The Fillmore Backstage Friday, March 2, 2012 Better Than: Anything else going on. This was that pure shit. Last night, right before Rob Delaney got on stage, it felt like the entire crowd was thinking: “Besides being good at Twitter, why do we know Rob Delaney? Yes, his tweets are amazing and…
Friday, March 2*Airstream-dwelling, roots-rock playing couple Hymn For Her arrives in South Florida for the weekend. A second show that was to take place tomorrow night at E-Bar in Fort Lauderdale is canceled (venue’s fault!), but tonight’s free show at Dada in Delray Beach is still happening. Click here for…
It’s been a few months since Miami band Astari Nite last played north of their county line. In Broward, they were last seen opening for Stars at Culture Room this past October, and in Palm Beach County, for Modern English at Respectable Street in September. On Saturday, March 10, the…
You may not have heard of The Hongs yet, but they’ve been bringing what they call disco rock to the scene for a hot minute. Bassist Gordon Myers recently moved back to Miami from New York, tired of the winters, bringing with him this unique style of dance music. “We’re trying…
We know gas prices are through the roof these days, but when you see a lineup as stacked with Florida talent as the inaugural Spring Jam 2012 Music and Arts Festival is, forking up the extra coinage for the drive up to Jupiter is a fundamental obligation for the local…
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…
It is safe to say that Dark Star Orchestra is among the best loved tribute acts in the cosmos, right alongside myriad other Grateful Dead tribute bands, and Hollywood, Florida’s Hot Rod (pure Rod Stewart awesomeness). This is so because Deadheads still love the Dead with such heart and devotion that…
Marc MaronThe Colony Theater, Miami BeachThursday, March 1, 2012Better Than: Spending an evening alone on TwitterMarc Maron — despite the fact that he’s based in sunny Los Angeles — projects an image that’s almost the antithesis of South Florida. His comic persona is constructed around being an over-thinker, a self-sabotager,…
Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood was brimming with local music fans last night for the first installment of three Hard Rock Rising battle of the band preliminaries. The winner of each will compete with each other for the chance to perform at London’s Hard Rock Calling music festival in Hyde…
Who would have guessed that at age 70, Lou Reed would remain as irascible and irreverent as ever? Born in Brooklyn on March 2, 1942, Lewis Allan Reed came to be known as one of the world’s most infamous insurgents. He is a musical icon who foretold the emergence of the…
Hate is the strongest word. Using it to describe emotions you have for someone and their entire existence is really quite ridiculous. This is especially true if you have never met the person and are making value judgements based on their artistic endeavors. With that being said, I hate Skrillex…
“So much planned for 2012, my head is going to explode!” That’s how Greg Einhorn, the affable frontman for summery Lake Worth outfit Funcrusher, opened up the year on his band’s Facebook page. Remembering that earnest and combustive 2012 proclamation, we took a cursory glance at Funcrusher’s page to see how…
To say that 2012 has been busy for hip hop wordsmith Bleubird is an understatement. In just under two months, Bleubird released his debut US album Cannonball!!!, shot a music video, and tackled a grueling European tour with Minnesota-based rapper Astronautalis. Bleubird wrapped up the tour over the weekend, arriving…
If you’re searching for a place to enjoy vintage inspired cocktails and live music, the hunt is over. Thanks to the Bamboo Room, you’ll have plenty of great reasons to stay in Palm Beach County this month. Since we love the jazzy soulful vibe that is the Bamboo Room, we…
Russian Tsarlag, AKA Carlos Gonzalez, describes the music he makes as “necessary and pathetic.” Since self-deprecation will likely get you everywhere in life (just ask Conan O’Brien), Russian Tsarlag is clearly on his way somewhere. The Tampa musician started recording original music at the tweeny age of 13. He says,…
It has become a tradition for Georgia jam band Perpetual Groove to come down to the Culture Room each winter for a two-night run. Fans make a vacation out of it, organizing online, booking adjacent rooms, and hitting the beach in between nights of Southern rock and synth-infused jamming from the…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions and observations about the local scene. This week: For the ex-Goods guy, the play’s the thing.Jim Camacho has always struck me as either multi-talented, a multi-tasker, or perhaps a combination of both. And, for the record, I’m not…
