We’re kinda hopping no one’ll be singing the Florida blues again on January 19th this year due to any kinks in our state’s electoral process. Instead, we’re crossing our fingers that the only blues heard around here will be those coming from the instruments and mouths of Jacksonville’s Tedeschi Trucks…
Joe Cocker and Dave Mason Seminole Hard Rock Live Hollywood Friday, September 28 Better than: Presumably, either artist on his own It would appear to be a winning combination. Two seminal British artists of the late ’60s, two instantly identifiable voices, one great song they share in common. That was the set-up for what…
Better than: The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. A pair of drum kits onstage indicate either, A: a Grateful Dead catastrophe about to occur or B: a pair of drummers ready to overtake all other sounds by performing like one. More on that later in a sec. See also:- Adam Ant, an…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares observations, insights, and updates relating to South Florida’s musical environs. This week, a cool conversation with Joe Cocker. It’s one of the most indelible images in rock ‘n’ roll, that of Joe Cocker, clad in tie dye, twitching and gyrating onstage…
Aura Music and Arts Festival has certainly come a long way since its 2010 inception. It started out a very modest St. Cloud affair, a town halfway between BFE and the middle of nowhere in Central Florida. It’s come such a long way, in fact, that this year, the jam-heavy…
Florence and the Machine with the Maccabees BB&T Center, SunriseSeptember 26, 2012Better than: Casting spells in a graveyard. “Turn to everyone around you. Kiss them. Hug them. Shake their hands. Get to know them. Make friends. Now you don’t have to be shy with them,” Florence Welch said halfway through…
Ah, the 1980! For some, a vacuous, Quaalude-devastated memory of a decade, and for others (mainly fashionistas, hipsters, and some born in the 90s) an epoch of unrestrained cocaine myth glamour, when American Psycho excess ruled the waves and coated everything with a thin dusting of “nostalgia.” Give us a…
When British new-wave sensation Adam Ant last toured the U.S., Tupac and Biggie Smalls were still alive. Bill Clinton was in his first term as president. A lot has changed since that time. Ant, however, says his first U.S. tour in nearly two decades is familiar territory. “It’s starting where…
When Eddie Murphy backed out of hosting the 2012 Academy Awards earlier this year, Bill Crystal naturally stepped right in. After all, he’d hosted the Oscars eight times up until then, the most for any star, second only to the late Bob Hope, who hosted the show 18 times. That’s…
When Astari Nite frontman Mychael Ghost told New Times earlier this year that “an album should be created when you’re at peace with the songs that are on it,” we got the feeling his South Florida-based trio was nearing the completion of its debut LP. Fall 2012 seemed like a…
Where would you be without your monthly dose of PureHoney? You’d be home, bored shitless, eating cereal out of the box. Let’s be honest.See also – Listen to Arboles Libres’ new Album Father, Thanks to PureHoney- Swans Return to Respectable Street, October 17Th3 14th installation of PureHoney hit your favorite…
For many, certain musical concepts can quickly become redundant. Supergroups? They’re so ’70s. Southern rock? So very ’60s. Blues? Been there, done that. Naturally, then, any band that offers up all three could be considered something of an anachronism. Or not. Enter Royal Southern Brotherhood, a band whose very name touts…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares observations, insights, and updates relating to South Florida’s musical environs. This week, 50 years on, the Beach Boys matter more than ever. I received a new Beach Boys DVD recently, aptly titled Doin’ It Again. After I watched it, I have to…
The Resolvers are a band that we at County Grind have been following for a while now. The 20-or-so-person funky reggae act (j.k., 11, only 11) is kicking off its fall tour in Asheville, N.C., on October 5. This trek will expose more than 4,000 people to their SoFla created…
A native of North Miami Beach, String Cheese Incident percussionist and one-half of the blowup livetronica duo EOTO, Jason Hann is a lighthearted beat machine. He has an easy sense of humor and a love of life on the road. Along with his musical partner in crime Michael Travis, the…
If you grew up in South Florida, you can appreciate a sprinkle of Spanish with your rock. You don’t have to “get” what the singer is saying or “understand” any of the message. There’s a certain emotional element you can relate to, having been raised in this diverse swampland. That’s why…
Julio Iglesias Hard Rock Live September 21, 2012 Better than: Now that I’ve seen both live, I can honestly say that comparing him to Rafael is just plain crazy. It’s easy to forget and confuse Julio Iglesias the man, with Julio Iglesias the myth. He’s revered by both the Spanish-speaking world and those that…
Kids waiting at the orthodontist play Galaga, guests at the Breakers run from digital ghosts, and Rick Ross is gaming at home, thanks to Robert Childs. The owner of Fort Lauderdale’s Arcade Game Sales, Childs holds the second highest score in Tempest, according to Twin Galaxies, in the world. Close…
Take one part Calvin Harris and one part Florence Welch, mix them together in a blender, and you’re left with one pretty infectious EDM track. Recently, the fiery songstress lent her vocals to the dance anthem maker on the single, “Sweet Nothing.” See also: – Florence + the Machine Announce…
Sure, scoring monster points on Call of Duty or Battlefield takes the skills of a boss. A gamer boss just like you. We know you’re a shot-caller, a real top dawg. But what if there were a legit reason to put on some pants and go out and party with…
Diva, the lead host at Wilton Manor’s drag hotspot, Lips, thinks that calling this Sunday’s dinner and show dedicated to Whitney Houston and Donna Summer a “dead diva’s tribute” is a little morbid. But, well, sadly, these ladies are dead, and, man, were they divas. The night’s festivities won’t be all…
DatsikWith Delta Heavy, Bare Noize and AFKRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleSeptember 19, 2012Better than: Any other bass system we’ve ever heard, ever.Dubstep is all about that deep, heavy bass, but last night at Revolution Live, Datsik brought the intensity to a whole new level.See also>- Datsik on Korn’s Jonathan Davis: “He…
