Music

While you might have been too young to experience Woodstock—or perhaps non-existent—there’s no excuse not to hit up Rudystock. This weekend, starting this afternoon, nearly 40 musical acts will partake in three days of “peace and music” at Rudy’s Pub in Lake Worth for the mini music festival’s fourth installment.  Mary…

There’s a simple reason why pop-punk bands New Found Glory and Yellowcard decided on a 2015 joint headlining tour – and it’s not just their complementary, razor-sharp vocals or rich and rugged guitar riffs. The biggest reason the two well-known bands decided to join forces is this: the fans. New…

Straight-edge hardcore band Bishop should have broken up for good in 2011. It was the first Bringin’ It Back for the Kids fest — a hardcore, drug-free music festival — and supposedly the band’s final show. Bringin’ It Back went down at Rocketown, a since-closed church in Pompano Beach that…

Ah, to cruise. Whether breezing down the Turnpike or slipping out of port for a days- or weeks-long oceanic excursion, the act comes as naturally to South Floridians as retiring early or forgetting that turn signals exist. It’s also a recreational activity synonymous with old rich dudes in flip-flops, sloppy…

Failure was one of the most inventive and underrated rock bands of the ‘90s. Unfortunately, the group never quite got to enjoy the success it truly deserved in its initial run, relegated to the status of a cult favorite and cruelly lumped in with the rest of alternative rock and…

Future R&B star The Weeknd and recently stripped-down pop princess Demi Lovato have been announced as headliners of this year’s Y100Jingle Ball, which takes place December 18 at BB&T Center in Sunrise. Other performers on this year’s somewhat more eclectic bill include up-and-coming gay icon Nick Jonas, Australian pop-punk band…

Have you ever been given a mixtape with that one track you could never get out of your head — but at the same time, you had no idea who made it or what it was even called? If so, there’s a fair chance you’ve been listening to Mountain Goats…

Ani DiFranco Ani DiFranco is edgy, outspoken, and hugely influential. And although it’s been a quarter-century since the singer and feminist icon released her self-titled debut album, DiFranco, as pointed out in a recent New Times piece, “remains the inherent insurgent, railing against the mainstream while others are merely wailing,…

The United States is a sports-frenzied nation, our fervent love of the games a passion passed down through generations. It’s no surprise that so many young athletes dream of playing their chosen sport professionally, but the cold reality is that among the four major sports (football, baseball, basketball, and hockey),…

Mac Rebennack, otherwise known to millions of music enthusiasts as Dr. John, can claim one of the more storied careers of the past half century, steadily shifting guises in an ongoing quest to satisfy his own music muse. Born and bred in New Orleans, Dr. John became one of the…

Country music storyteller Brad Paisley took the stage at Perfect Vodka Amphitheater on a surprisingly cool Florida night this past Saturday. A giddy crowd of boots, braids, and caps-sporting fans counted down to Paisley’s stage arrival with the assistance of a neon sign that flashed “Happy Hour Starts in 26…

For starters, as requested by the band, a smoke-free Revolution Live was a thoroughly enjoyable Revolution Live. That said, Collective Soul’s performance had high expectations from their fans, and the band did not disappoint, drawing from its extensive catalogue and sticking to the straight rockers that have garnered them acclaim…

When Miami-based hard rock group Saigon Kick released their debut 1991 album, The Lizard, they weren’t exactly embraced by either the heavy metal or grunge movements that dominated at the time, leaving them in a sort of “no man’s land,” according to guitarist Jason Bieler. “It was just not being part…

Most people’s first listen to Alt-J was like their first taste of alcohol: unpleasant, then interesting and eventually intoxicating. The band’s lyrics and unusual sound resemble a William Blake print with its stark arches and angles and its often-grim depictions of rapture. Though Blake’s genius can be credited to madness,…

After some 20 albums in nearly as many years, calling Ani DiFranco an overachiever seems something of an understatement. Edgy, outspoken, and hugely influential, she remains the inherent insurgent, railing against the mainstream while others are merely wailing, taking relentless aim at issues surrounding sex, politics, and modern culture. “I…

Ed Roland’s dedication to music has been the sole driving force behind Collective Soul’s continued relevance in the music industry. Formed in the early ’90s as an outlet for work that he had created during his years as a sound engineer in his native Georgia, Collective Soul’s first product, Hints…