When Brooklyn party-starters Matt and Kim come to town, concertgoers are in for a serious dance party — one in which confetti and colorful balloons fill the room as the alternative-pop duo perform their catalogue of butt-shaking material. The longtime musical couple possess a level of positive energy that’s so…
“Mama Told Me” to ride in on a “Horse With No Name” and check out two bands who helped pioneer the jangly-guitar-and-falsetto-harmonies revolution of the ’70s — a sound that’s still recognizable today in the music of indie-pop bands the Lumineers. If you’re into the above play on song titles,…
From the Land of Entertainment: Mr. Entertainment is a South Florida musician and herald of the local scene since the 19-somethings and serves as the unofficial Musical Mayor of Hollywood. First, I guess, would be where not to look for a guitar. The Internet is a good place to study, compare…
Tom Segura may not be a household name just yet, but he’s far and away one of the funniest men in stand-up comedy today. The star of his own special on Netlfix, Completely Normal, and one-half of the husband/wife duo alongside Christina Pazsitzky on the podcast, Your Mom’s House, Segura…
As half of the groundbreaking electronic duo Thievery Corporation, Rob Garza practically created and then popularized downtempo throughout the world. Their music is a slow-paced blend of electronic, bossa nova, jazz, dub, and other musical styles from around the globe. While Garza has been DJing since before he met Eric Hilton…
Greetings, fellow penny-pinchers! It’s time for your weekly rundown of all the super cool, yet refreshingly cheap stuff you should do this weekend. Read on for details on an old-school video game night at C&I Studios, Fireside Prophets’ new record release party, a Palm Beach hip-hop night, and more! The…
John Lydon, more infamously known as Johnny Rotten, earned his place in the books as lead singer of the Sex Pistols, but last night at Fort Lauderdale’s Culture Room, the legendary punk rocker proved his “secondary” band, Public Image Ltd, are second to none. Lydon walked on stage at…
Do you love music? Do you consider yourself “in-the-know” when it comes to the local scene, music history, your favorite genres, or what “the kids” are listening to these days? Do you find you have a lot of great ideas but not as many places to put them? Like Facebook…
Hey y’allll, it’s Boat Show weekend in Fort Laudy! Meaning it’s time to give the ol’ girl a nice spit shine, call up all yer sea dogs, and start prepping the coolers. If you’re among the elite locals who claim ownership to a water vessel with a motor, congratulations! You…
One minute, you’re posting covers of your favorite artists on YouTube. The next moment, you’re sharing the stage with them at the American Airlines Arena. Instances like this are a rarity, but such was the case for Becky G. “I believe in destiny, and everything happens for a reason,” she…
While South Florida has contributed plenty of musical heroes to the world, bass guitar virtuoso Jaco Pastorius reigns above all as a truly world-changing icon of sound. Considered by those in-the-know in the same regard as the greatest maverick players the world has ever known are, Jaco was a singular…
Everyone knows Florida as a strange place, one that’s churned out its share of boy bands, punk rockers, and booty-bass at varying points in its relatively brief musical history. A physically long state with what can often seem like a longer list of embarrassments to its name, Florida has carved…
Like the mythical Pied Piper, who lured and hypnotized followers with the sweet sounds of his magical flute, the dance-band duo from Brooklyn known as Matt and Kim have that same capacity to take hold of their audience. With charming smiles, saccharine, almost childlike demeanors, and the fortitude to crowd-surf…
Last night’s Florida Day of the Dead Celebration unleashed downtown Fort Lauderdale’s wacky side. And do I mean wacky. Case in point: At quarter till 9 p.m. on the dance floor at America’s Backyard, a six-piece brass band was playing Louis Armstrong’s “When the Saints go Marching In,” while a…
John Lydon may be forever associated with Great Britain thanks to a famous album with “bollocks” in the title and a song that proposes “Anarchy in the U.K.,” but the former Sex Pistols mouthpiece is now an American citizen. Having called California home for the better part of three decades,…
The Growlers Kick it with the Growlers as the California-based indie-rock band brings their edgy, mysterious surf-pop to the 954. “With a playful, full-bodied bass up-front and acidic vocals over top,” the Orange County rockers, as described by New Times, have “honed a distinct and infectious sound.” Check them out for yourself this…
If jokes about a dude rubbing his balls on hotel curtains or receiving oral sex from Siamese twins make you twitch with discomfort, click away now; Tom Segura is not for you. If, however, either of these elicited even the faintest crack of a smile, you’ll probably want to clear…
It’s hard to tell whether Broncho’s Ryan Lindsey is joking when he explains the success of the band’s ear-wormish hit “Class Historian,” which has clocked nearly nine million plays on Spotify. “There’s an online course that’s not as expensive as the number I’m gonna give you when you think about…
It’s hard to put a finger on the roots of his sound, but “somewhat nostalgic” is what Clayton Griffin, better known as Fort Lauderdale rapper/producer Broken Eclipze, wants us to feel. The South Florida native produces heavy, lean soaked and trilled out beats that fit in the wheelhouse of other…
Greetings, fellow penny-pinchers! It’s time for your weekly rundown of all the super cool, yet refreshingly cheap stuff you should do this weekend. As we’re all aware, it’s Halloween time, so we made sure to give this list a spooky twist. Read on for deets on this weekend’s most cost-effective…
The California Honeydrops’ lead vocalist and major multi-instrumentalist, Lech Wierzynski, was born in Warsaw, Poland, and drew his appreciation of American music from listening to Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Louis Armstrong. Like the other current members of the band — drummer Ben Malament, sax and clarinet player Johnny Bones,…
Back in July, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. changed their quirky name to the simplified JR JR, it must have seemed like a curious move for both admirers and music critics. But as with anything the Detroit pair do, there was careful thought and consideration in the move. In a…
