Sleigh BellsWith Liturgy and Jacuzzi BoysRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleSaturday, February 11Better than: Staying home to hit “refresh” on TMZ.com for the scoop on what drug killed Whitney Houston.Sleigh Bells’ Alexis Krauss is like a 14-year-old girl who went to bed, dreamed of being a rock star, and now doesn’t want…
Ladies and gentleman, it’s Grammy night. Here on County Grind, we’re doing something a little extra special for it. That’s right, we’re live blogging all the shenanigans. Are you an Adeleophile? Or are you totally over her? Are you just as confused as we are about this “Dance/Electronica” segment that…
As the music industry and world mourns the untimely death of music legend Whitney Houston, it’s been reported that tonight at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards various performers will pay tribute to her. Whitney Houston herself is no stranger to being on stage at the Grammys. With a career spanning…
Under normal circumstances, when a guy pukes on your arm while you are washing your hands in the men’s bathroom sink, it’s a pitifully horrible experience. But this reporter just so happens to be on the Carnival Imagination, reveling in the three day rock ‘n’ roll madness that is the…
If you’ve ever had a close friend or relative who’s a lifelong addict, you know there’s a time when you have to cut them off. There’s usually a tragedy that leads to it, and afterward, you don’t talk about the wild sister anymore. You don’t tell friends whether she called…
Just moments ago, the news broke that Whitney Houston, one of pop music’s greatest voices has passed away. It was reported by her publicist Kristen Foster that on Saturday Whitney Houston has passed away, but the cause and location are still unknown. Click here for more: How We’re Responsible for…
When we heard the news about Diplo dropping off the Sleigh Bells show, we were bummed — sort of. But then the nice folks over at Revolution mended our broken hearts by lowering the price of the tickets. However, we still kept our fingers crossed that someone else would be…
Ever wonder what it’s like to be hated by the public? You don’t always need to look high up the totem pole for a Lana Del Rey or a Nickelback to find a musician who appears to receive more criticisms than compliments online. Take, for example, Liturgy. The Brooklyn-based black-metal…
Friday, February 10*Thousands of One, an Ithaca, New York act that describes itself as “soul-funk-reggae-dub-rock,” performs at the Funky Buddha in Boca. Cover is $5. Click here for details. *Local cover act Fishhead Soup plays at O’Shea’s Pub in West Palm Beach, and cover is free. Click here. *Tonight at…
When the beats and crescendos of Tranceport hit our collective ears in 1998, it exploded all over South Florida like a firecracker. The album exemplified the trance of the time, and we couldn’t get enough. Paul Oakenfold was already known in the world of electronic music, but this was the…
The front patio of the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale was alive with colorful motion on Thursday night in the form of bodies, sounds, and projected visuals. The second Dialect event to be held at the location — a collaborative effort between Twilight Notes and All Together Now –…
If you clicked on this, you probably already know the story: It was 1986, and Metallica released their third album, Master of Puppets to wild acclaim. They took their Damage, Inc. tour on a massive swing through Europe, only to have the excursion interrupted by a bus crash in Sweden. Everyone escaped…
It seems safe to say that beer is often viewed as a means to an end. We drink it because of how we feel if we drink enough of it. And, theoretically, the bar is the place where folks intent on achieving the liberated feeling of drunkenness, to gather and…
This is not much of a heads-up: The Avett Brothers perform tonight at 8 at Sunset Cove Amphitheater. But hey, you’re getting more preparation time than I had when I stumbled upon their set at Orlando Calling this year when I found out about them. I caught them a couple…
What are Sunday nights best for? Besides Downton Abbey, we’d have to say sitting around in your jammies with the family or pets and yelling at the awards show on television. This week, the Grammys’ll be blowing up TV sets from here to L.A. to Minnesota to Houston. We here at…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: a publicist’s pitch gets my attention… Being a writer and reviewer, I get all kinds of pitches from publicists and record label representatives, most of them clamoring for my attention…
(Clearly they also lend themselves well to pretty but lugubrious imagery, and it cannot be helped. Go listen to Plantation, our introduction to him, and see what happens to you.)…
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 strip club. The results will appear in our annual Best of Broward-Palm Beach issue June 14. Click here for a…
Cody Simpson is a teen dream at only 15. He’s got the world, and tons of screeching preteens, at his feet. The Australian singer and songwriter has a strong connection to the Sunshine State, believe it or not. He’s worked with both Flo Rida and T-Pain and, brace yourself, he grew…
We like the promotional matchup behind a show at the Funky Buddha in Boca on Saturday, February 18. The evening, dubbed the “Boca Shindig,” is a group collaboration between South Florida Music Obsessed, Jolt Radio, and Brotherly Love Productions. If you don’t know, they are, respectively: a new, high-energy blog…
Matthew Sydney describes his music as romantic, funny, and inspirational, and he isn’t wrong. The composer, actor, and visual artist performs not just songs but puts on a whole show for the audience. His life, it seems, is devoted to music. He is host of a weekly internet radio program during which he…
You’ve got to hand it to rapidly rising Cleveland-born rapper Machine Gun Kelly. Despite the wads of industry hype he’s building his buzz the classic way, by dropping mixtapes and hitting the road hard. Luckily, his live performances seem to measure up to the ticket price — his recent performance…
