Palm Beach County is of late awash in acts that marry roots music styles with contemporary ones, usually punk. But if you listen closely to KillBillies, from West Palm Beach, you’ll notice a different kind of twang — an English one. The duo is a marriage of sensibilities from both…
For the second straight year, Phish has chosen to do its string of New Year’s Eve shows in the frigid northeast at Madison Square Garden rather than coming down to South Florida for the occasion as the band has in years past. Yes, the guys are offering the consolation of…
Montreal-born DJ and producer A-Trak is perhaps most recently known as one half of Duck Sauce, the disco-house production crew he has formed with Armand Van Helden. Clubbers will instantly recognize their smash singles “Barbara Streisand” and “Big Bad Wolf.” But A-Trak also boasts a serious background as a turntablist…
John Ralston is masterful at shaping the voice of his guitar and painting sentiment through his words. New Times has already recently recognized his narrative talents — earlier this year, we named him “Best Songwriter.” So it’s no surprise how much we enjoyed Ralston’s latest solo album, Shadows of the…
On their sophomore LP Glazin’, Miami’s Jacuzzi Boys exhibit no signs of slumping. If anything, the group is entering its prime. Everything that was great about previous album No Seasons is here, with an extra coat of semi-gloss: wild guitars, big hooks, and most importantly, audible smiles. Overall, the pace…
Born on December 26, 1939, Phillip Harvey Spector, better known to the world as Phil Spector, boasts a reputation as one of the greatest pop producers of all time. He’s also known as one of the flat-out weirdest and wildest men to ever inhabit the rock and roll realms. The…
Candyland Revolution, Fort Lauderdale Friday, December 22, 2011 Better Than: Trying to live vicariously through this review.This past Friday night for the 16th edition of the annual electronic music event known as Candyland, Revolution and Green Room were commandeered by seemingly every genre of people alive. Imagine all the kids…
Has materialism and excess overtaken what the holiday spirit is really about? Perhaps we will feel better after enjoying a few extra-spiked eggnogs with friends and family around the Christmas tree — or Hanukkah bush or whichever kind of spiritual shrubbery you chose — but for now we’d like to…
Ah! The Holidays are upon us, again, and nothing makes me feel more at ease during this hectic season than cheery songs full of goodwill messages and warm, huggy feelings! It’s true! Nothing makes the Holidays better than traditional songs sung around the fire in the company of family and…
As of yet, there has been no verified reincarnation of Jerry Garcia on this planet. That means that he may very well still be swirling free in the cosmos, perfectly able to work magic wherever and whenever he pleases. He was pretty much the psychedelic Santa while embodied, and now…
It seems hard to believe that Eddie Vedder turns 47 today. After all, for the past 20 years or so, he’s maintained a young, vibrant image as one of the most successful veterans of Seattle’s fabled grunge scene, a musician who’s successfully transitioned from those insurgent environs into rock’s mainstream…
What do we know of the first new year’s party? We’re talking party: booze, babes, the whole nine. There’s evidence that there was some sort of celebration in Mesopotamia, circa 2000 B.C. in mid-March. That could’ve been wild. And an epic party might’ve been thrown by the Romans in 153…
As 2012 begins and each day cautiously passes on to the next, many will be emptying their life savings and heading off to share their last sips of kool-aid, But Skrillex’s Mothership counterpart 12th Planet is gathering us to celebrate! 12th Planet is bringing his The End Is Near 2012 tour across…
The annual winter time dance music event known as Candyland may officially be the South Florida rave that wouldn’t die. This year’s edition marks its stunning 16th, with the party surviving some very lean years in the underground electronic dance music scene. As it’s traveled to different locations across Miami-Dade,…
When many South Floridians read this, the reaction is going to be, “This guy is more deranged than Scott Stapp.” This January, I am packing up my things and, like a snowbird flying backwards, heading to Minnesota to take over as the new music editor of the Twin Cities alt-weekly…
In the minds of many, Luther “Luke” Campbell, born 51 years ago today, seems to court controversy. Despite his many guises — performer, entrepreneur, promoter, opinion-maker, politico — his chief role seems to be that of firebrand who’s never backed off when confronting authority. Best known from early on as the…
County Grind is counting down 2011’s best local albums in South Florida. Monitor our progress here.Caught somewhere in the subduction zone between dream and pop lies this year’s full-length offering from Arrange. Solo musician Malcom Lacey has crafted a withdrawn sound. The songs on Plantation do not fluctuate in overtly…
To the aging, toothless rocker who has been singing “All I want for Kissmas is a cruise with the band to the Bahamas where I can play mini-golf with Tommy Thayer and see Gene Simmons without his make-up,” your wish has been heard and granted! Kiss has just announced that…
Glimpses of the South Florida Scene is a column devoted to the artists thriving within Broward and Palm Beach counties featuring interviews with the folks making it happen. This week, Bleubird.Mostly-rapper Bleubird–a.k.a. Jacques Bruna–is a local polymath: filmmaker, poet, storyteller. We already told you about his video travel blog, FREEEBIRD…
Jonathan “Numonics” Rosenfeld, possibly Broward County’s hardest-working hip-hop producer, knows how to make an entrance. Hip-hop blasts from the speakers of the 27-year-old, red-haired studio savant’s red Ford Explorer when he arrives to meet New Times at Deerfield Beach’s Cove Shopping Plaza. This random meeting place, replete with Brazilian restaurants…
The annual wintertime dance music event known as Candyland may officially be the South Florida rave that wouldn’t die. This year’s edition marks its stunning 16th, with the party surviving some very lean years in the underground electronic dance music scene. As it has traveled to different locations across Miami-Dade,…
Need something to do on Christmas? After the presents are opened and family time at home is getting a little stale, head over to join Mike Mineo at Hurricane Bar & Lounge for an evening dubbed an “X-Mas Mixer” set to go as long as the yuletide cheer flows. Mineo…
