Formed in 1983 as Legacy in Berkeley, California, and quickly renamed Testament, Eric Peterson’s thrash metal powerhouse has not shared the financial success of their contemporaries Metallica or Anthrax, but the band has certainly earned the respect of fans and other musicians as an uncompromising force that has soldiered on…
Earlier this week, Thomas Fekete — guitarist of local band made good, Surfer Blood — announced that he had cancer and needed financial help for his treatment. Support came flooding in within moments of the announcement. And in only four days, the fundraising campaign has netted over $60,000. But longtime…
Joan Armatrading wants to make one thing perfectly clear. Her current tour will not be her last. Not even close. Once this world tour is completed, she will likely reenter the studio and produce some new music. What she won’t be doing is hitting the road for endless months at…
It’s hard to believe that something as lame as The Hunger Games has managed to capture the imaginations of millions. If anything, it’s good to see the kids reading. Literate children is not a bad thing. But there’s a disconnect at play here. There’s a failure to bring young readers…
We share this world with a variety of people of varying mental capacities and affectations including (but not limited to) airheads, cokeheads, deadheads, eggheads, hotheads, knuckleheads, metalheads, potheads, redheads, shitheads, turtleheads, warheads, soft baby heads, and of course, cheeseheads. But then, somewhere in the middle of that list, clutching a…
Some coaster at a bar once said “Beer is proof that God exists and wants us to be happy.” We’re not going to bore you with the definition of a “logical fallacy,” but we feel this statement leaves some facts unrepresented. Yes, drinking is fun, but contrary to what you’d…
Great live music and a killer nightlife scene. That’s what motivates us working-class South Floridians to face the daily 9-to-5 grind. And while having to tolerate eight hours of nosy coworkers, cubicle dust, never-ending to-do lists, and brutally long meetings every single day isn’t a simple task, it’s what allows…
We love you, Coachella, but sometimes you bring us down. Here were the biggest bummers of weekend two. The Lack of Enthusiasm at the Entrance Walking into the venue around 2 p.m. on Friday, Coachella staffers were attempting to engage with the strings of attendees filtering through the security gates…
There’s something special about a local band that makes it big. Fans feel a unique connection to the hometown kids who manage to do what so many can’t. In Broward and Palm Beach Counties, we don’t have many national acts to be proud of. But one of the bands that…
One of the most-talked about art installations at this year’s Coachella has been the Corporate Headquarters, a three-story structure smack-dab in the middle of the festival, with a helicopter perched on top. Inside the structure, actors dressed in office attire and hippo masks work furiously on… well, something. Actually, they…
“We live in a world of technology. Who doesn’t have a cell phone and isn’t always checking their social media?” asked Of Mice & Men’s Phil Manansala. The 27-year-old-guitarist of the Southern California metalcore band was discussing the themes of their hypnotizing new video for “Broken Generation”. In a sort…
Many driving down US1 this Saturday were confused by the long line snaking out of Radio-Active Records. Why, on one of the hottest days in months, were these folks waiting patiently on the concrete skillet of Federal Highway? They were doing it for Record Store Day — all in the…
It’s time to pull your underpants up your butt and do a handstand. The big daddy of twerkfests is coming back to Revolution Live, and it’s packing more bass thumps and rump shakers than your ass will know what to do with. The Mad Decent Block Party just announced its…
5. Rockin’ Jake 8 p.m. Friday, April 17 at Johnny Q’s Restaurant & Sports Lounge, 3801 10th Ave. N., Palm Springs; 561-433-9800; johnnyqsrestaurant.com. Start your weekend off right with a Rockin’ Jake concert tonight! Harmonica heavy, this dude is sure to help you rock. Expect plenty of old white men dance…
Ask Kevin Smith how he’s doing and you’re liable to get a detailed, ten-minute answer involving everything from the tour bus industry to his family in Florida. Anecdotes bookend each topic and serve as segues that conflate his stream-of-consciousness into a narrative whole. Smith, writer and director of some of…
The only inefficient thing about the Ting Tings might be the name. Singer/guitarist Katie White and drummer Jules De Martino powered through thirteen songs at Revolution Live last night in just under an hour, not even going through the charade of leaving the stage and having the crowd chant their…
Ten years ago, vinyl sales in the United States struggled to get to a million. Last year about 7.9 million vinyl LPs were sold in the United States alone, up 49% from the year before. America’s few vinyl record factories are unable to keep up with the swelling demand. A…
At a time when metal is perhaps more popular than ever, it is also witnessing more and more artists pushing sounds so derivative that some so-called “revivalist” acts should probably be derided as thinly veiled tribute groups. But Bethesda, Maryland’s Periphery — a band that began as a recording project…
How does one earn the title of “Baddest Bitch”? And truly earn the title — not just say it over and over again in songs as listeners roll their eyes. Well, first off, it helps to be Trina. Unlike other self-proclaimed “bad bitches” Trina has been living up to her…
Sierra Blackford really wanted to go to Coachella. But it wasn’t easy. The 23-year-old Hawaiian singer-songwriter juggled three jobs as a waitress, playing gigs at local bars and working in a slipper store to save enough for her concert tickets, heavily discounted airfare (she knows somebody in the industry), camping…
Even though nearly every day feels like July in South Florida , June 21 will mark the first official day of summer. On the weekend of this year’s solstice, the second edition of Lauderdale Live will be held in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Live music does make leaving the house to…
While many young bands fear the sophomore slump, Los Angeles indie rockers The Mowgli’s are embracing it. The band is excited to finally release new songs into the world. “We’ve been playing the old songs for six years. It’s fun to play new songs.” explained The Mowgli’s guitarist Josh…
