If there’s one things American audiences have proven about our tastes for opera (or, more accurately, opera lite), is that we love it when it comes in a poppier package. Ask a random person on the street to name acts from this genre, and they’ll probably rattle off Andrea Bocelli, the…
Who says rap and rock don’t work well together? Well, when it’s Lil Wayne bridging the two genres, things get questionable, but P.O.D., or Payable on Death, as the band is also known, has the whole formula worked out very nicely. Just a few months back, the band put out its…
The throaty vocals of Clarence Greenwood offer the appropriate audio cure for just about any of life’s miseries. Since the ’90s, this Southern crooner has written emotional tales for the Americana soul under his Citizen Cope moniker. Singing with his eyes closed through the start of the 21st Century, his relatable…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares observations, insights, and updates relating to South Florida’s musical environs. This week: Sometimes when we build it, we also have to tear it down. President Obama may regret the fact that he gave the Republicans the soundbite that lit up their…
See alsoOwl City’s Adam Young on Taylor Swift: “She Wouldn’t Be a Bad Roommate at All”Owl City with Action ItemSaturday, September 8Revolution LiveBetter than: Being crucified, we guess.Remember the days of playing snake on your Nokia? You constantly competed with friends lucky enough to also have cell phones in an…
Whether Rihanna’s cuddling up with Katy Perry and A$AP Rocky at the VMAs, sexting RPatz, or smooching her questionably appropriate ex, Chris Brown, she’s in your motherfucking face. Point is, you better start adoring the songstress and caring about her every freaking move. Given that she’s following up her LOUD…
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Got plans this weekend? Cancel them and go support live music instead. We’re here to help with our freshly updated calendar of Broward and Palm Beach county concerts.The listings are sortable by artist, venue and even price, if you like to choose bands based on cost per riff. There’s also…
There’s something to be said about an artist who tirelessly plies her craft, and yet even after nine albums, retains her overall optimism. And when that artist is working in an arena like folk music, in a place like South Florida, where that genre has never been top of mind,…
Kanye performing at Art Basel is like Mickey Mouse doing a routine outside of Cinderella’s Castle. That shit makes sense. Well, at least more sense than 808s and Heartbreak. Accordingly, UR1 Festival has announced that the megastar producer and MC will be headlining the Basel-week festival’s inaugural edition along with…
Bro, drop the turkey and grab your girl Molly and all the glow sticks you can carry. British “badass” dubstep DJ and producer Rusko is gonna pump an ocean of energy into Club Cinema this November 24, so rave accessories are a def must.Otherwise known as Christopher Mercer, Rusko is…
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You could chalk the surprising maturity of West Palm indie act Raggy Monster’s debut album, perhaps, to Raggy Monster vocalist and co-founder Billy Schmidt’s classical piano training. You could also chalk it up equally to fellow vocalist and pianist Rachel Duvall’s mature, elastic pipes and dramatic flair, or to the…
The creative chemistry between DJ duos and groups has to be strong and in sync for the music to work in the studio and at the clubs. For the Martinez Brothers, their chemistry is cookin’. “Anything that we do comes naturally,” Chris Martinez recently told Univision. Together with his brother…
Last month, electronic synth-popper Owl City (born Adam Young) dropped The Midsummer Station, the Minnesotan’s highly anticipated fourth record. “Hey if you like my music, tell your friends,” Young recently tweeted. “If you hate my music, tell your enemies.” Fans responded enthusiastically, and The Midsummer Station became one of the…
The creative chemistry between DJ duos and groups has to be strong and in sync for the music to work in the studio and at the clubs. For the Martinez Brothers, their chemistry is cookin’. “Anything that we do comes naturally,” Chris Martinez recently told Univision. Together with his brother…
Only in America can a Cool Kid rap about getting “hand sex” and “ass smacked” from playing “Video Games” in a Flosstradamus-produced banger. It’s that very reason our great nation is still the envy of the rest of the world. This is the subject of Sir Michael Rocks’ “Now You…
Every few months, R. Kelly slithers out of his sex-weed dungeon to manically and maniacally spatter the product of his prolific undertakings into the ears of the world. His recent time away from the spotlight was even more productive than usual. The infamous R&B megastar dropped a tell-all autobiography, Soulacoaster; a new…
Doug Martsch is an indie-rock legend, whether or not you know his name. Although his band, Built to Spill, released two albums before Perfect From Now On, that 1997 release became the modern symphony that secured a place in rock history, likely forever.Martsch was in bands before BTS, like Treepeople…
Sublime with Romefeaturing Cypress Hill, Pepper, and the Dirty HeadsSunset Cove Ampitheater, Boca RatonFriday, August 31Better than: Any other way to end a summer full of great music events.With shows like Dave Matthews Band, 311, Jon Bon Jovi, and Respectable Street Cafe’s 25th anniversary party, it’s been a helluva summer for South Florida’s live music…
The Sweet Chariots’ Album Release PartySaturday, September 1Propaganda in Lake WorthBetter than: French fries on a grilled cheese sammich.Walking down the street on an otherwise unassuming downtown Lake Worth Saturday night, the muffled rumbling of rockabilly filled the the air. As if by magic, Propaganda’s facade appeared, nestled between an…
See alsoIn Remembrance of Miami Guitarist Dan Hosker Dan Hosker: South Florida Loses a Musical HeroMiami’s eclectic, schizophrenic contributions to musical history run the full color spectrum and are recently being documented by our sister publication Miami New Times. From 2 Live Crew to the Miami Sound Machine to Phoenicia to the…
