Fall Out Boy is coming down off the high of a pre-Super Bowl performance in San Francisco when I speak with bassist Pete Wentz by phone. Football’s biggest stage might seem like enemy territory for a band that fought its way to stardom one VFW Hall and Warped Tour parking…
The 2016 edition of downtown West Palm’s annual SunFest will feature headliners Duran Duran, Alabama Shakes, Train, Meghan Trainor, Jason Derulo, Steve Aoki, and Death Cab for Cutie, among dozens of other acts announced earlier today. Southern blues rockers Alabama Shakes swept the Grammy awards last week with three wins,…
Johnny Rawls is a decidedly old-school kind of guy. An award-winning singer, he takes his cues from classic R&B singers like Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, and his personal mentor, O.V. Wright, the man he credits with launching his career. “I sing soul,” Rawls insists. “I stand…
You should be able to follow this one fairly easily: The average slot player is at least 50 years old. In addition to slots, casinos like to offer entertainment — including music. Ergo… The new casino at Dania Beach will focus on classic rock, with some comedy thrown in. The first ticketed act,…
It’s not always friendly within the confines of Revolution Live, the longstanding midsize music venue in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Even with its excellent production, multiple standing-room levels, and several bars, it can still feel stuffy at times — especially when a quality headliner draws a full house. One such headliner…
French magazine Les inRocks recently referred to the Life on Planets sound as “a worthy heir to the great Arthur Russell… with the big sweetness of Art Department and the scholarly revivalism of Hercules & Love Affair.” Fresh off the release of their second full-length album, Assemblage Points, the duo combine…
After an almost year and a half hiatus, South Florida hardcore group Put It Aside returned to the internet this month with a new 7″, titled How Soon You Forget…, along with a record release show announcement. The four-piece emerged in 2014 as a South Florida straight edge band with a…
This Friday, February 19, former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist and founder of heavy metal band Black Label Society Zakk Wylde will take the stage at Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale. Spanning a nearly three-decade career, Wylde walks the line as a guitarist who’s mastered his craft, shredding virtually any style, from ’80s hair metal…
It should come as no surprise that an entire enterprise, aptly dubbed Experience Hendrix, has been built up around the late guitar god’s name, now manifest in a traveling revue playing out all the classic Jimi Hendrix cuts in homage to a still-larger-than-life American legend. But by now, many of…
Elizabeth, if you’re listening, Warren has something he’d like to tell you. “Elizabeth, I’ve screwed up in the past. I’m very sorry, but I love you more than I can tell you. I’m talking to my friend, a reporter, who I don’t really know, but I’m almost crying because I…
Heavy metal is one of the richest and most complex forms of art on the planet, yet it’s rarely given the respect it deserves by institutions outside its own. While undoubtedly a byproduct of its cartoonish perception, the fact of the matter is metal at its best provides an intersection…
Rhythm & Vine doesn’t quite fit in, and that’s a good thing. Situated on an off-the-beaten-path corner in Fort Lauderdale’s developing Flagler Village neighborhood in a warehouse space that little more than a year ago was destined to become a “man cave,” according to co-owner David Cardaci, the unpretentious yet…
Brunch is a beautiful, wonderful thing; a heroine of meal-time concepts, a weekend hangover savior. It’s the light that gives you hope in those morning-after moments when you wake up smelling like Jameson and regret. Tap 42? AmSo? Coconuts? Boozy brunch in Fort Lauderdale is always a good idea. Or…
Red-and-white striped, solid blue, and rainbow-patterned beach umbrellas line the yard of Charles “LaLa” Evans’ Starkville, Mississippi, home. Decorative windmills and pastel-colored paper garlands hang from tree branches, and stenciled lettering spelling out “Lala and Louise’s Place” welcomes guests. Inside, hundreds of photographs of the 82-year-old and his wife, Louise,…
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: The River Tour You don’t have to be a huge fan of his music to know that Bruce Springsteen is one of the greatest American lyricists of our generation. And that’s not just an opinion — it’s a matter of fact. How else…
Mr. Entertainment is a South Florida musician and has been a herald of the local scene since the 19-somethings. He serves as unofficial Musical Mayor of Hollywood. So my wife opens the paper up yesterday and says, “Kinky Friedman is playing tonight?” I say, “He can’t be. I think he…
Hearing Shabazz Palaces for the first time brings on a most pleasant instance of déjà vu. That smooth voice mixing metaphor with pop culture references at first sounds familiar, but could it be? It is. Shabazz Palaces MC Ishmael Butler once went by Butterfly as one third of Digable Planets, the…
Who were the pioneers of party in Florida? Two men, David James and Jonathan Vinazza, believe they have an answer — and the video evidence to back them up. The duo’s upcoming documentary, The Scene: ’90s Florida Rave Culture, is a detailed and sprawling film project focusing on a decade…
Mr. Entertainment is a South Florida musician and has been a herald of the local scene since the 19-somethings. He serves as the unofficial Musical Mayor of Hollywood. Since it is Valentine’s Day this weekend, I felt a love theme was in order for this story, so I sought out…
Looking to skip the old dinner-and-a-movie routine for Valentine’s Day? You don’t have to put a dent in your wallet or travel far to have a romantic weekend. Look into these five shows by eclectic South Florida bands and artists. After all, according to William Shakespeare, music is the food…
Last time ’90s pop punk band Smash Mouth was in the news, their lead singer was so furious that he had to be subdued by security after someone threw a slice of bread at him onstage. That was in June, and made for some pretty great video. Now, Smash Mouth…
Some people get up every morning, put on their smart shoes, drive to their stable jobs, clock hours, and return home to their nightly lineup of pre-recorded television. Others get onstage and cook up a vat of pipin’ hot Louisiana gumbo while simultaneously singing, playing slide guitar, and maneuvering a…
