Music

The holiday season has officially come to an end and let’s face it, you’re exhausted. Not only have you worked every possible angle for polite and civil dinner table conversation with your extended family and raised your online shopping game to a level that could be considered by some an extreme…

“We’re both lyric tenors, but Michael’s voice is a little higher,” Joseph Bell coos over the phone. Even his speaking voice reminds us of the late King of Pop’s. “It’s funny. Before, I tried to change my voice, but then I got this job.” The job Bell speaks of is…

No rock song this millennium has managed to balance six minutes of bliss and angst quite like Silversun Pickups’ “Lazy Eye.” The 2007 track made the rounds on virtually every late-night talk show and rock radio station, and follow-up hits like “Well Thought Out Twinkles” and “Panic Switch,” with their…

Raggy MonsterRaggy Monster may have taken a short-lived hiatus in 2014 after guitarist Christian Morgan announced he was leaving the band to focus on his family. But the West Palm Beach indie alt-rock collective soon found a new guitarist — and bassist — to make them whole once again. Two years…

While the perpetual cynics hem and haw that great Americana music is in scarce quantity these days, 2015 proved such assumptions couldn’t be further from the truth. Several new artists emerged from a variety of stylistic realms, proving emphatically that there remains a wellspring of excellent contemporary folk, country, soul,…

A Rock and Roll Hall of Famer as lead singer of the Lovin’ Spoonful, it’d be understandable for John Sebastian to have seemed a bit peeved that our first question in our 20-minute conversation wasn’t on writing and recording hits like “Do You Believe in Magic”, “Summer in the City,”…

For all the excitement that comes with planning New Year’s Eve festivities — from picking out the perfect sparkly outfit you’ll never wear again to locking in that futon your buddy promised was yours to crash on this year — the annual scramble to secure a soirée worthy of launching…

Whether you’re a SoFlo local or an out-of-towner stopping by for a little fun in the sun, you’re probably aware of Fort Lauderdale’s reputation as the “Venice of America.” Tens of thousands of boats pop into this rambunctious city every year bearing a bounty of treasure for the locals —…

Today, the sun rose in the same way it presumably has every single day since time began. And today, life endures generally unabated. But today…well, today is different, because today is the first day since December 24, 1945 that this forsaken, spinning blue ball of suffering has existed in the…

From hip-hop to garage-psych and everywhere in between, local musicians from all genres showed out in 2015, helping put our humble, homegrown scene on the map and defining South Florida as a spot to watch for truly ambitious, experimental, and accessible new music. 10. Lori Garrote, Subject to Change EP…

Matisyahu It took him five years, but after a half-decade, Matisyahu has finally discovered his true self. “There was a process, an organic process of therapy and self-work and self-knowledge, getting to the point where I finally felt comfortable with myself,” the singer recently told New Times about his journey…

John Ralston is a quiet guy. Not quiet in the sense that he doesn’t speak — he’s actually a rather chatty and engaging man. He’s just not very loud. Even in the noisy, happy-hour bustle of the bar where we’re meeting, Ralston keeps his voice soft and conversational, barely raising…

In a male-dominated music industry, women still run things here in South Florida. Gone are the days when women were expected to stay quiet and do as they’re told — these five South Florida ladies have something to say, and they’re singing it loud and clear. They range from classic…

So, Santa has already dropped off your stash, and it no longer matters whether you’re naughty or nice, and you’re just looking for something to do? Like always, we here at New Times have your back. Here is a comprehensive list of the bars and clubs in Broward and Palm Beach…

Matisyahu was as singular an artist as there’s ever been: a Hasidic Jew, long beard and forelocks included, unearthing the Judaic underpinnings of Rastafarian reggae and reconnecting them to his faith. But when Matisyahu the man (born Matthew Miller — he adopted the Hebrew moniker in 2001) broke away from…

There are songs that, despite our best efforts, latch onto our memories and brains’ pleasure centers the way glitter clings to all surfaces. “Groove Is in the Heart” by Deee-Lite is one such ditty that, after 25 years, refuses to be shaken off. The songsmith and voice behind the 1990…

Dada ChristmasHave yourself a very Dada Christmas, you naughty little music junkie! After you’ve gone ham on, well, ham with the fam, head on over to your fave Delray Beach hangout and party it up with Sweet Bronco as the dream-pop psych rock quartet plays a “special covers set of…