Take your loved one to a Drake concert on Valentine’s Day at your own risk, because you could very well end up alone by the end of the night. This is exactly the sort of challenge that many folks in South Florida will face this coming February as the Toronto…
The future of rock radio is currently in question in South Florida with CBS eliminating the rock format of 103.1 The Buzz to a possibly sexist playlist geared towards today’s chart topping “hits” minus rap. This sudden change comes only days after the station put on their annual Buzz Bake…
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: A popular TV sportscaster shares his secret ambition–and his top five faves! I’ve known Jim Berry nearly 15 years, both as a colleague and as a…
This past Wednesday, Davie bar and performance space Stage 84 welcomed back Karaoke with Kenii. Rebecca Dittmar was there to hear the results. I don’t always attend karaoke nights, but when I do, I prefer Stage 84 in Davie.Kenii, a statuesque black man with audacious blond hair, scrolled through the…
A review of Fetish Factory’s “Seasons Beatings” Holiday Fetish Party at Bluster Bar in Hollywood Saturday.Around the middle of the evening, Christmas tunes filled the air, and two female Fetish Factory performers strutted onto Bluster Bar’s stage. With Christmas gift boxes covering their heads — people here love their masks…
Fort Lauderdale punk and rockabilly venue the Monterey Club is closing December 31 after a little more than two years in business. The spot, located in the front room of the Orange County Choppers motorcycle shop just south of SR-84 on Federal Highway, has hosted a diverse slate of national…
Palm Beach-based beat maker Shawn Wayne flies his boom-bap colors high and proud on his solo debut, The Wayne Event, released recently on FootWork4Self. Cut from a cloth of men who like their samples soulful, their drums gritty, and their beats between 85 and 95 beats per minute, Wayne’s 15-track…
Y100 Jingle Ball 2011With Pitbull, David Guetta, Kelly Clarkson, Flo Rida, LMFAO, Cobra Starship, Cody Simpson, Karmin, Gym Class Heroes, and Foster the People BankAtlantic Center, SunriseSaturday, December 10, 2011View a slide show from the concert here.Better Than: Sitting in the BankAtlantic Center parking lot for five hours.Y100’s yearly showcase…
In some cases, the old axiom “like father, like son” could be expanded to state “like grandfather, like father like son” as well. It might apply in the case of Shelton Hank Williams — better known as Hank 3, the grandson of country music’s most enduring icon. Born December 12,…
At first glance, rapper Jake Miller’s look resembles an American Eagle catalog model or the lead singer of an up-and-coming boy band. And, as a matter of fact, ‘NSync was once his favorite band. “I only listened to them when I was 9 or 10,” says the Weston resident. “I remember…
My Morning Jacket With Delta Spirit Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton Saturday, December 10, 2011Check out the slide show here.Better than: Sitting in a cubicle watching cell-phone videos of My Morning Jacket’s live shows as research.Saturday’s evening air had a dangerous humidity to it, daring those waiting to see My…
After a dozen years trotting the globe with the late saxophonist Clarence Clemens (Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band) and Foghat’s Tony Stevens, guitarist Billy Livesay is settling back into a more stable, low-key, South Florida-based life. This includes jamming at local spots with his longtime classic-rock project the Livesays. That…
County Grind and Fort Lauderdale’s Green Room are teaming up for the first of what we hope to be many nights of music, drinking, eating, and social behavior on Saturday, January 14. On that night, County Grind Live Music series at the Green Room (our pick for 2011’s Best Cultural…
Brian PosehnWith Matt Z., Daniel Reskin, and MasticatorThursday, December 8, 2011Culture Room, Fort LauderdaleBetter Than: A night at your local open mic.If toiling away as an independent band on the mid-size club circuit seems thankless, just think — there are other forms of entertainment that are even more so. Independent…
Vintage arcade gaming ain’t easy — and Steve Kleisath, drummer for local emo legends Further Seems Forever, has taken it upon himself to keep the vintage machines alive and relevant in South Florida. In October, Kleisath helped get the word out for his try at the Ms. Pacman high score…
Last year, when we named Beings’ debut one of the Best Local Albums of 2010, we were convinced that these guys were on their way to worldwide noise-pop-rock domination. Less than half a year after we labeled them the best, they broke up. Their breakup had nothing to do with…
DJ Jonathan Toubin, host of Soul Clap vintage funk dance parties around the country and recently on the inaugural Bruise Cruise (pictured above), is in the hospital following a freak accident in Portland. The charismatic MC and showman has been a regular fixture in South Florida and a friend to…
Born December 10, 1974, Megan Martha White, known to White Stripes fans simply as “Meg,” isn’t your typical rock goddess. Exceedingly shy to the point of paranoia, she forced the duo to cancel a 2007 tour due to her acute anxiety. She gladly ceded the spokesperson role to bandmate Jack…
We all know E. Grizzly’s work locally with AlukarD and from numerous ciphers and hip-hop jams around town. What we have here is a fully realized, 13-track album of pure alternative hip-hop goodness titled Helldoesnotexistasweknowit bizzaro mix vol. 0. But let’s talk about the bases first; let’s talk about New…
Update: Here’s our review of the 2011 Y100 Jingle Ball at BankAtlantic Center.Here’s something that’ll give listeners a “Good Feeling” about Saturday’s Y100 Jingle Ball at BankAtlantic Center. Flo Rida has been added to the already stacked lineup! Between him and Pitbull, the 305 pop/hip-hop contingent just thickened considerably. Last…
It’s mid morning in America’s heartland, and once again, Delta Spirit is on yet another endless highway, this one midway between Dallas and Houston, Texas. No matter, though; they’ve spent the better part of the last two years spreading their nuanced country-tinged rock, and they couldn’t be more pleased. “In…
One of the best South Florida albums officially released in 2011 is undoubtedly Cop City/Chill Pillars’ mind-expanding garage-punk opus Held Hostage on Planet Chill. Especially after Jordan Pettingill and CJ Jankow put out last year’s exceptional Love Handles album, this team (and bassist Jimmy Bradshaw) behind the dominating live venue…
