Last year, in an interview with NPR, Robert Mercurio, bassist and cofounder of Galactic, admitted, “We don’t truthfully have a strong lyrical writer in the band, and I think that’s probably good that we have acknowledged that. I don’t think there’s any shame to reach out and know your weaknesses…
When it comes to making music in 2016, it pays to be multitalented. Perhaps no up-and-comer embodies that idea more poignantly than Toronto’s Tory Lanez. The 23-year-old rapper/singer/producer/director/fashion designer’s hit single “Say It” dominated the charts this past fall, and we’re crediting his ability to switch effortlessly from thought-provoking bars…
Hidden behind a long line of industrial buildings and a throng of warehouses is an oasis home to a pair of nefarious grails our parents warned us about: sex and rock ‘n’ roll. Club Vixens, the latest brainchild from the folks behind Scarlett’s Cabaret, aims to be more than just…
The golden age of rock ‘n’ roll seems faded by time, but once in a while, when a stirring storyteller sets his or her tale to melodic guitar, the soft glow of those shining ’70s radiates through to our modern age. A true folk singer wields a power that can…
R. City R. City may have hit mainstream as solo artists thanks to their 2015 single, “Locked Away” featuring Adam Levine, but the Virgin Islanders — brothers Theron and Timothy Thomas who go by their stage names, A.I. and Uptown AP — have written and produced countless hits for some of…
Ah, Himmarshee. It’s like the Bourbon Street of Fort Lauderdale, except instead of beads, all anyone throws is up. In high school, it’s where you go to drink underage and during college, it’s the place your inner ratchet wild child finds solace. Post-college, it’s where I would earn extra cash…
Igor and the Red Elvises got the night off to a fun start with their hilarious lyrics, outrageous dancing, and rocky Russian surf music. If you aren’t familiar with them, just imagine an older, balding Russian man wearing a zebra print suit screaming “Bacon!” to a crowd, while his all-girl…
Kristin Chenoweth’s performance at the Broward Center on Thursday night wasn’t what we expected—and that’s a good thing. We anticipated a typical concert full of her Broadway hits and some pop standards, but what we didn’t see coming was an intimate evening of emotional tributes and inspirational songs that won’t…
After waiting 15 years for the country legend to bounce back from retirement, I had an idea of what to expect last night at Garth Brooks’ and Trisha Yearwood’s South Florida kick-off concert at BB&T Center, but I couldn’t have guessed it would turn out like this. After the pre-show…
The BB&T Center was buzzing with energy Thursday night, but it wasn’t the Panthers who were causing a scene this time. The positive vibes instead could be credited to country singers and spouses Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. After a long-awaited return from retirement, Brooks finally came out of his…
2015 was a whirlwind year for South Florida’s shamelessly sleazy art-rapper Bleubird, AKA Jacques Bruna, who arguably hustled harder for Fort Lauderdale than any other local emcee. Over the last year, Bruna put out a video for his single “Keith Haringbone,” to hype the release of his first album since…
His uncle is percussionist Butch Trucks, original member of the Allman Brothers Band, and he himself was named for the Eric Clapton album credited to Derek and the Dominoes. Naturally, then, it’d seem Derek Trucks’ career in music was predestined. Rather than simply fall back on birthright, though, the young…
Contemporary rockabilly doesn’t retain much in the way of true institutions these days — at least as far as stalwart artists go. It’s a seductive world, chock-full of interesting aesthetics and implied authenticity, but one that many are just passing through on their way out of whatever other musical subculture…
When Garth Brooks announced his comeback tour with Trisha Yearwood last year, it garnered so much buzz that a third date was added to the South Florida stop at BB&T Center in Sunrise — and rightfully so. Brooks has earned his spot at the top in a way very few…
Derived from Japanese etymology, Oyabun means “the father” and refers to an absolute leader of a Yakuza clan. While 23-year-old Royal Palm rapper Oyabun takes his name from that mythic and shadowy underworld of organized crime, the Brooklyn transplant is still working hard to lay down roots and stake a…
The Garth Brooks World TourFrom an eight-year retirement to a five-year Vegas residency to the release of a brand new album and accompanying world tour, Garth Brooks continues to be — and has always been — one of country’s top-selling solo artists. And this week, the Man Against [the] Machine will…
Upstairs, in a dressing room backstage at the Orpheum in Ybor City, Robb Bank$ walks in small circles, winding himself up like a spring, mike in hand and awaiting his turn onstage. It’s about 9 p.m. Saturday, November 14, the last date of the 21-year-old rapper’s U.S. tour, an all-ages…
Alright, so we’re a little more than a week into 2016. Too late for a year-end best of list, you say? Nope. This is a Florida-based website and we implore you to try and not forget that Florida answers the call of no man nor beast. We remind you, friend,…
In the dozens of shows I’ve attended at Culture Room, I’d never before witnessed desperate fans begging outside for an extra ticket. But Friday night at the parking lot on the corner of Oakland Park and Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale, hoards of sad souls offered bouncers and scalpers pay…
David Bowie always epitomized what it means to be a true musical chameleon. Some artists evolve. Bowie transformed. From his beginnings in the late-‘60s as a fair-haired folkie to his drag queen persona, on to his iconic role as Ziggy Stardust and the androgynous guise he adopted early on, through…
Let’s be honest, most of these dating rules are just excuses we’ve told ourselves over the years to avoid the fact that someone we liked just didn’t like us back. At the end of the day, if you’re into someone, the “rules” don’t really matter. Following the standard dating procedures…
When it was announced earlier this week that Guns N’ Roses and LCD Soundsystem were reuniting for Coachella, the first reaction was shock and awe. Slash and Axl of Guns N’ Roses seemed to be in an eternal blood feud, while just 5 years earlier, LCD Soundsystem filmed a documentary…
