When you ask people who work in comedy or the arts what compels them to do so, they almost always answer with: “for the love of it.” Why else would you slog along in near-poverty, spending every spare cent on equipment or supplies, or drive absurd distances to perform at…
For more than half of a century, the Beach Boys have been harmonizing about good feelings, surfing, women, boats, and whatever else exemplifies Florida living. Never mind that they are the quintessential California band. With those kind of lyrics, any waterfront abode will do. And if you’re not seaside when…
Jason KoernerThere were Phish heads everywhere, maaan. There was funny energy in the room before Phish took the stage to kick off its New Year’s Run 2015 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. It’s unusual that the first of a four-night Phish gig is also the big NYE celebration…
Gregg Allman is a legend. He either coined the term “Southern rock” himself or inspired it with the Allman Brothers Band. Gregg kept the band going for 45 years through countless reformations and pushed on after the fatal motorcycle crash of his brother Duane Allman. The group only recently called…
5. B/W Affair: Rabidoux, Brauser, and Keller Rolando Chang Barrero Fine Art Gallery, 711 Lucerne Ave., Lake Worth. No cover. Visit Facebook. Still fiending for some local art after Basel? The Rolando Chang Barrero Fine Art Gallery’s got your back, and closer to home. The new art space is currently…
There’s a lot to be said about the effectiveness of a well-placed “fuck.” Dan Finnerty, the “Dan” in the Dan Band, is the likable though incredibly foul-mouthed leader and soul of the band made famous for some well-placed “fucks” in Todd Phillips’ 2003 film Old School. It almost makes one…
Was it just us, or did it seem like every time we turned around this year, we caught a glimpse of Miley Cyrus’ nips making headlines? Don’t get us wrong, we’re far from prudes. The Free the Nipple movement is an important one. But, you can’t deny that it must…
It’s unfortunate that most “tattooed candy-asses” can only associate Hollywood’s Kenneth Maslak strictly with Sushi Blues or as part of the annals of a pissed-off, white guy avant-garde. Maslak, the eternally angry but with purpose and reason and much better known as Kenny Millions was a revered jazz sax player…
Snakehole has experienced a solid evolution since forming in 2011. Starting as a power punk trio, the girls of Snakehole have turned into a doom metal punk outfit after a short hiatus. It recalls the very best of ’90s sludge, crust acts like Destroy!, Nausea, and Totalitär with Gothic occultism…
The Grateful Dead has its Deadheads and Jimmy Buffet boasts Parrotheads. There’s little distinction between the fans and fanatics once the crowd has its own name, both will follow the musicians to the ends of the earth. Donna the Buffalo can consider itself among the fortunate beneficiaries of that kind…
Virtuoso is a word that should be used rarely. But when discussing someone that oozes talent and skill like Cincinnati’s Freekbass (born Chris Sherman), we feel comfortable applying the noun. Freekbass is a musician that never stops growing and developing. He’s worked with such music gods as Bootsy Collins, Bernie…
Kids’ guitarist Josiah Sampson suggested we meet for lunch at Fort Lauderdale’s restaurant for the young and hip, Tap 42. He’s well-coifed and dressed smartly in a fitted plaid shirt and jeans. His arms are covered in a web of colorful tattoos. One with thin, black, swirling lines seems to…
A very chilly tradition will be making its stop at a not so chilly place at 10:30 a.m. this New Year’s Day, 2015. For those who wanna take a wintertime dip in unusually warmer waters than is typical for an event like this, Beauty and the Feast Bar|Kitchen, located in…
Saturday night at Propaganda in Lake Worth, rapper Jabrjaw threw one “hell” of a party complete with satanic imagery projected behind the stage and a slew of hip-hop and electronic-tinged experimental acts associated with the former music collective Black Locust Society. He also premiered his new project with the Astrea…
South Florida has an all-star Beatles tribute band. Bet you didn’t know that. The Beethose consists of local musical stalwarts Jim Camacho, Chris Alvy, Jordan Welch, Chris Price, and Fernando Perdomo. This Fab “Five” is playing a special benefit show at Stache on Saturday, January 3, for Arnold Abbott and…
The future is so close; at least the future Marty McFly time-traveled to with his flying DeLorean in Back to the Future 2. Yes, 2015 was the setting of the far-off future in the 1989 sequel that seemed so far away that Zemeckis imagined we’d have skateboards that defy gravity,…
With all this holiday time spent praising Jesus, why not take a break from the holy and indulge in the devilish this weekend? Relax, County Grind hasn’t gone all Satanic on you, we’re just suggesting you check out the witch house-infused project of local emcee Jabrjaw and experimental beatsmith Mike…
Each year, KISS Country 99.9 FM brings out the country in Broward County with its wild and weird Chili Cook-off. Not that that’s a terribly difficult feat; BroCo loves its cowboy boots and 10-gallon hats more than even its flip-flops and snapbacks. It is the most Southeast bastion of twang…
When you become an adult, there are certain childhood beliefs you need to reassess — like leafy green vegetables taste like total garbage or thrift stores, yards sales, and flea markets are all dank and dusty places that your grandparents drag you to on the weekends during prime cartoon time…
Every single day, we here at County Grind work really hard to compose articles that we think you’d like to read. And each year, what you want to click on is different. The posts you viewed most frequently in 2013 were definitely different that what you wanted to peruse in…
Gregg Allman has lived the type of life that spawns movies. The singer of the Allman Brothers found fame and riches creating classic rock staples like “Ramblin’ Man” and “Whipping Post.” Depending on whose legend you believe, he either coined the term “Southern rock” himself or inspired it with the…
This past year, there were plenty of people that have done a ton of work to make really cool shit happen in South Florida. We tried to honor at least a fraction of them here out of respect and appreciation. If you haven’t seen the first part of the blog,…
