Saturday, Fort Lauderdale art space the Bubble was transformed into an Arabian-style souk as it played host to 30 or so vendors selling handmade, unique, and vintage goods. The weather threatened to turn bad throughout the day but never did, resulting in a cool temperature to match the vibe. A…
KeroWACKED: A Homage to Jack ActivistArtistA Sunday, February 25, 2012 Trying to describe the energy that permeates inside ActivistArtistA, a decently seized yet petite art enclave in Boynton Beach, proves tough, mostly because describing a vibe always is.For the pagans and Buddhists, they feel refreshed just by feeling the wind…
I’ve watched only an episode-and-a-half of The Voice, NBC’s new prime-time singing competition, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a full episode of America’s Next Semi-Talented Matinee Idol or whatever it’s called. Still, I’m writing this because NBCUniversal paid me I’ve been forced to sheepishly admit that The Voice…
The art of creating a fine cover song is highly underrated. Though playing someone else’s song might seem simple, making it your own is a challenge. Fort Lauderdale boy Protoman bravely took on the beats of a ’90s original, Company Flow, and made a song that’s 15 years old fresh…
PureHoney Sixth-Issue Anniversary PropagandaSaturday, February 24, 2012with John Ralston, the Passenger, the Dewars, and North Atlantic Space Company and the “Little Pieces of Hope Art Show”Venturing to Propaganda on Saturday night for the PureHoney Sixth-Issue Anniversary party was something strep throat and exhaustion couldn’t hinder. Plenty of others came out to catch some of…
Like his father, Woody, before him, Arlo Guthrie has never been about the range or perfection of his singing voice or technical ability as a guitar player. Heck, it really isn’t even about his songwriting, though he writes good ones. Arlo’s primary offering is his ability to entertain while making…
Disclaimer: The following is simply one account of the February Retro Arcade event and does not necessarily reflect what actually happened. Saturday night, a good-sized crowd of game nerds and novice joystick wielders came together at the Retro Arcade for their monthly open play event. Like last month, the event…
Cash Money finally has a group softer than Drake on its roster: Limp Bizkit. We have no idea why the label would do such a thing. Fred Durst and company kind of have some hip-hop street cred; that’s if you count the fact that hip-hop stars have made cameos in…
Like Elvis, Johnny Cash has left the building. Happily, though, the memories still linger by the back door. Born February 26, 1932, the “Man in Black” — a nickname given him not only because of his garb but due to his dour demeanor — would have been 80 years old today…
While the 2012 SunFest lineup remains a mystery, the aptly named All-American Rejects have announced a tour stop at the West Palm Beach festival. They’ll be performing this spring in front of more than 200,000 drunk people and the ocean. They’re kicking off their six-week North American tour at the…
When you get the opportunity to ask a member of the Doobie Brothers where they came up with the name — one of the best in the history of band names — you take it. Guitarist and vocalist Tom Johnston gave us the scoop. Johnston admits that the primary inspiration for…
You’ve probably never seen North Atlantic Space Company live, considering they’ve only performed one and a half shows thus far. That small number totally doesn’t mean that there aren’t many more to come. When their group Sweet Bronco disbanded, guitarist Chris Horgan and drummer Steven Copeletti decided to take their love…
Volumes have been written about George Harrison, variously referred to as “the quiet Beatle,” “the spiritual Beatle,” “the baby Beatle,” and the like. In fact, he was the most misunderstood member of the band, the one who had to continuously vie with Lennon and McCartney to get his songs on…
The Saw Doctors Revolution Thursday, February 23, 2012 Better than: Dare we say that better-known band from Ireland, the one whose name starts with a U… “Brilliant. Awesome. Life-changing,” we can’t take credit for those particular adjectives. In fact, those are just some of the random comments that came from various individuals who packed…
Friday, February 24*Yay for original art and music in Boca! The Edition1 Art and Music Showcase at the Black Rose Irish Pub gives cool younger folk something to do there, with live art, DJs, and performances by local bands Stonecutters, Makeshift Wings, and Buffalo Tux (interesting names), as well as…
The 2012 poll has closed. Click here after June 14 for the results. Here’s your chance to vote in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers Poll 2012 for your favorite local rock band. The results will appear in our annual Best of Broward-Palm Beach issue June 14. Click here for…
As random and kind of funny as it is to think of, the entire world of heavy metal would be very different if it weren’t for Tampa. For whatever reason — a confluence of bored, like-minded skater-dude musicians, sun-fried brains, something in the water — the Sunshine State city churned…
Next Thursday, March 1, Revolution presents a night of (mostly) acoustic rock — and a couple of success stories that are completely of the internet age. Headliner Secondhand Serenade is really the project of songwriter and frontman John Vesely, who recorded his earliest material on a multitrack recorder fro his…
George Winston recently released a solo piano album, Love Will Come Vol. 2, on which he interprets the music of Vince Guaraldi. You might know Guaraldi’s genius from the Peanuts Charlie Brown Christmas album that remains the most delightful, least offensive holiday album of all time. Winston’s a big fan…
Arlo Guthrie’s current tour marks the 45th anniversary of “Alice’s Restaurant,” but don’t expect the melodic bard to settle into a rendition of the epic hippie tale when he comes to Parker Playhouse on Friday. He only plays “Alice’s” on tenth anniversaries. “It’ll be on the set list in a few…
Mardi Gras may have just passed, but our love for Louisiana hasn’t faded. Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience are bringing their roots, funk, and reggae flavored version of this classic Louisiana music to Bamboo Room this weekend. “Zydeco music is the music of the creole people,” he says, “The creole people…
Someone once said while watching all-female trio Luma Junger perform, comparing them to another, more pop-sounding group, “The other band makes music ’cause they want to; they make music because they have to.” They are a band that doesn’t beg to be accessible to the masses but rather is an…
