For the fourth time in a row, Sandy Hackett and his wife Lisa Dawn Miller Hackett are bringing Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show to the Parker Playhouse for the holiday season. In a conversation with New Times ahead of tomorrow’s installment, the couple spoke on what we can expect from the show,…
‘Tis the season for Y100’s annual Jingle Ball. Your favorite artists throughout the year blessed the stage with those songs you heard on the radio over and over…and over. The crowd was filled with 15-year-old girls, chaperoning moms, pissed-off dads, and even more pissed-off boyfriends who’d been dragged along by…
Lost in Laudy is a Fort Lauderdale-based 20-something gal living the independent life and trying to make sense of hook-up culture and dating in South Florida. May her Tinder-and-alcohol-fueled anecdotes bring you solace. PTBE (Post Tinder Boredom and Exhaustion) can push a girl pretty far out of her comfort zone as…
In the ever-revolving world of how we listen to music, it seems we’ve come full rotation back to the record player. It calls to mind the line from a ’50s Stax single, “Goofin’ Off,” by Macy Skipper: “Grandma has been a total stranger since she got her nose caught in…
The music festival phenomenon has come a long way from Woodstock, Monterey, and those halcyon days of the late ‘60s. Once rarified occasions of historical significance, these days it’s as if there’s a gathering a week, with literally hundreds of offerings across all genres and demographics. Even so, it’s harder…
Whether in sickness or in health, Thomas Fekete creates music that makes us want to listen. This past April, the guitarist of West Palm Beach rockers Surfer Blood was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Though the disease and its treatment have kept Fekete from touring with his band,…
Heads-up local musicians and their devoted followers! The masterminds behind Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival have announced the “Destination Okeechobee: Battle of the Bands Competition” today, a fan-voted contest that will give five local bands a chance to join the likes of music legends Robert Plant, Hall & Oates, and…
High on Fire’s seventh studio LP, Luminiferous, released early last summer, is a reminder that the band is a true force of nature in the metal world, and a group that many may imitate in 2015, but few come close to punching with — a testament to the creative bonds that…
The story of singer/songwriter and accomplished pianist Leon Russell’s late-career revival is the stuff of film – literally. It’s a truly compelling tale that begins with a fruitful career in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Russell started the legendary Shelter Records (along with producer Denny Cordell), the label responsible…
Pop isn’t easy to pin down, especially in 2015, a year that’s seen Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney collaborate on a ballad, Fallout Boy release an album of remixed bangers, and genres blur past the point of recognition. As Y100’s annual Jingle Ball tour descends on BB&T Center this…
Chris Marchant calls me from the “Well-Strung headquarters” — a four-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in Astoria, Queens, where he and three other gorgeous, chiseled gay men cohabit. Together, the guys hang out, hit the gym down the block, and listen to a mix of show tunes, Rihanna, and Adele while basking…
Whitehorse Some would argue that working with your spouse is a recipe for “Sweet Disaster,” but Canadian indie folk band, Whitehorse prove otherwise. Going on a decade of marriage, Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland were both established singer-songwriters in their own right before tying the knot in 2006. In 2011, the musical duo…
New Year’s Eve can be the best and worst night of the year. Expectations run high. Everyone is out — including all the amateurs. And if the night doesn’t go well, the let down can be intense. Picking the right place to party on NYE can be a trying endeavor…
Richard James, keyboardist for Pink Talking Fish, explains that the concept behind the band’s name “was designed by our bassist, Eric Gould. It’s a hybrid tribute act fused together by the psychedelia of Pink Floyd, the frenetic rock and roll of Phish, and the high-energy dance music of the Talking…
When Jacques de Beaufort debuted his latest project, Deep Inside the Man-Cave, the Lake Worth gallery owner opted to ditch the sparkling wine and violins we might normally associate with such high-brow pursuits in favor of drinks and music a bit more befitting of his subject matter: cans of PBR, Natty…
Kodak Black may be the best rapper to come out of Pompano Beach. By 18, he snagged himself a deal with Atlantic Records, put out some of our favorite tracks of 2015, and earned co-signs from Drake, Meek Mill, K Camp, and Earl Sweatshirt. Known for his wild live shows…
When Dan Hosker passed away on August 11, 2012 after a lengthy battle following a terrible car accident, the South Florida music community mourned the loss of one of its greatest players. Hosker might’ve been best remembered at the time for his work with seminal punkers the Holy Terrors, but…
Let’s face it: It’s not always easy finding holiday gifts for those on your list with specialized tastes. But when their obsession is music, the choices are often wide open. We’re not talking about some long-sought-after rarity, either. The variety of holiday gift-giving can encompass books, Blu-Rays, DVDs, box sets,…
For the past eight years, while families have been out shopping for Christmas gifts, decorating their homes with lights, and baking holiday treats, Stefan Karl has been playing the Grinch in Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical in theaters across the country. Though Karl attempts to steal Christmas…
Subgenres and trends tend to come and go perpetually in heavy metal, but one thing that doesn’t change is how consistently impressive the albums High on Fire puts out are. The group of crust-metal forebears, led by the both famous and enigmatic nomad that is Matt Pike — also heralded…
2015 is nearing its end and you have to admit, it was a great year for hip-hop in South Florida. All your favorite artists, like Pouya, Denzel Curry, and Yung Simmie, dropped some bangers that are still in heavy rotation on our playlists. But what about the head-nodders we overlooked?…
Originally form Massachusetts, JoJo (AKA Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque) was only 13 when she recorded her first album. Her debut single, “Leave (Get Out),” reached number one on the Billboard Pop Songs chart in June 2004. Since then, JoJo has gone on make several movies, including RV, starring the late…
