What is success? To some it is a measure of happiness. To others it is a measure of wealth, and to still others, health. To measure the success of a musician or an artist of any sort can be just as arbitrary. With that in mind, using a combination of…
It’s just after 10 a.m. and Rick Wakeman’s up early, especially by rock star standards. Then again, he’s got a new project…
Though Henry Rollins made his name as frontman for hardcore punk band Black Flag and later move to his own hard rocking Rollins Band, he hasn’t put out an album since 2002. “One day it occurred to me that I was done,” he tells New Times from Australia. “I had…
Donald Trump is perhaps the most divisive candidate to run for president of the United States. And when YG was planning a new tour, he thought it was the perfect opportunity to let Trump know how he felt about him. “I ain’t a political dude, but I got to speak…
Did you know the word karaoke is a combination of two Japanese words whose translation in English would be “empty orchestra”? Yes, the Japanese must have a different interpretation of the purpose and aim of a night of karaoke than us amateur singers of South Florida. If we were to…
The music festival craze seems to know no bounds as another impressive two day line-up has been announced for South Florida. This time it is the inaugural edition of the Riptide Music Festival, which will be held December 3 and 4 on the beach of Fort Lauderdale.. Put together by Entercom,…
The Dandy Warhols 2000 release Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia was more than just a flawless rock album. On songs like “Bohemian like You,” “Horse Pills” and “Cool Scene” it also foretold the era of the hipster, a label Dandy Warhols’ singer Courtney Taylor-Taylor is proud to carry. “All my…
Take one listen to Pompano Beach’s Peyote Coyote’s self-titled five song debut EP and you’ll know the trio picked the perfect name. The five songs of stoner rock released this past April make you feel like someone smuggled a hard core psychedelic into your ear drums. Guitarist Ryan Huseman, bassist…
This Friday and Saturday night The Button South will hold its fifth annual class reunion. Former customers, employees, and bands will all gather at Revolution Live to celebrate and reminisce about the former Hallandale club that brought to Broward all your favorite rock bands starting in the ’70’s and ending…
Miami’s garage rock savants Jacuzzi Boys spent enough time on dry land to finish their fourth album,”Ping Pong” set for release October 21. It was recorded in Los Angeles last year over the course of four months while the trio of singer/guitarist Gabriel Alcala, drummer Diego Monasteri, and bassist Danny Gonzales listened to a…
Sunshine came softly through our window today. The Sunshine Music Festival announced the line-up for the fifth edition of jamtastic music to be held Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Boca Raton’s Mizner Park Amphitheater. The headliner will be Sunshine Music Festival veterans Tedeschi Trucks Band, the Jacksonville blues rock band made up…
Guitarist John Ceparano was holding some flowers one day when a stranger approached, glanced at the blooms in his hands, and asked if they were stargazer lilies. “We thought that was such a cool name for a band,” Ceparano remembers. “It informed our sound. We thought, What would a band…
Though the seasons are more subtle in South Florida than in other parts of the country, there are signs that Autumn is here. The kids are back in school, the days are getting shorter, and you can’t escape football being on TV. Most importantly the music scene kicks back up…
An old trick to get a room’s attention is not to yell, but to speak quietly. Penny & Sparrow singer Andy Baxter and guitarist Kyle Jahnke put that maxim to the test every time they hit the stage with their intimate folk Americana music. “I wish it worked all the…
Right now, travelling in a small caravan of two SUVs, there is a band of monsters on an adventure. Raggy Monster, one of the more popular local bands from South Florida, has taken its carnival of creepy indie rock on the road for the group’s first ever out-of-state tour. Although…
“Our 99 JAMZ Uncensored are legendary,” says on-air personality Supa Cindy. And, though she may be biased, the concert series presented by one of Miami’s most popular hip-hop stations has become something to mark down on your calendar. “I think they get more exciting. The staff gets more comfortable with…
Last year’s movie Love & Mercy succeeded where biopics about musicians normally fail. It showed the creative process of making music. In painstaking detail, it demonstrated how in 1966, Brian Wilson produced The Beach Boys masterpiece Pet Sounds. “The movie was very accurate and well portrayed.” Wilson told New Times, right…
When I first heard the song “Mellow Yellow” on a good time oldies station, my reaction was, “Why haven’t I ever heard this before?’ It was a perfect blend of pop and cool, mixing folk and psychedelia After a little digging, I learned it was by Donovan. Perusing his catalog…
It was terrible news for classic rock fans last March when AC/DC cancelled the last leg of their “Rock or Bust” World Tour due to singer Brian Johnson risking total hearing loss. At the time the band announced they would make up the ten missed dates with a guest singer,…
Things should be good for West Palm Beach indie rock heroes Surfer Blood. They have a new album set for release in early 2017. They’ve had opening gigs for some of their biggest influences like The Pixies and Guided by Voices. Their song “Swim” was even heard on the awesome…
Labor Day is the first Monday of each September. It is meant to be a tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. Somewhere along the way, though, it transformed into a weekend bidding farewell to summer through pool parties, barbecues, and…
Broward County is just over a hundred years old. In that time there have been a lot of humdingers and hootenannies. There have also been monumental concerts. Some featured unforgettable musical legends at the height of their careers. Others featured titans who were not much longer for this world. Broward…
