Whip out those old black nerd glasses. Oh, wait, you’re still wearing them… Well, keep wearing those Buddy Holly frames, even if it’s only ironically, because alt-rock heroes Weezer are returning to South Florida to perform at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Thursday, November 8. Following the success of…
Better than: Jon Bon Jovi’s solo show at the Hard Rock on Thursday.Slideshow of Mötley Crüe and Kiss performing at Cruzan AmphitheatreNikki Sixx talks Lady Gaga and Elton JohnKiss Superfan and String Strangler Juan Montoya on His Band of ChoiceBack in, like, 1989, when Ozzy was biting the heads off…
Hailing from upstate New York, fivesome Polar Bear Club wears its musical lineage proudly. The band’s name comes from a song by Silent Majority, a melodic hardcore act that ruled Long Island’s legendary scene throughout the ’90s. Polar Bear Club, the band, formed in 2005, but the group’s sound unabashedly…
Better than: The pizza we munched on during the show.See also:Our taste test of Bon Jovi’s family pasta sauce, BongioviPhotos from the Bon Jovi and Kings of Suburbia showOne word to describe Jon Bon Jovi’s solo debut with the Kings of Suburbia: jazzy. Another word to describe it: bluesy. Yet…
Machine Gun Kelly’s slot on the Warped Tour may surprise some older fans of the multi-stage summer extravaganza. The 22-year-old specializes in an unapologetically brash, aggressive style of rap that makes no attempts to go pop or “cross over,” unlike some of the other young, white rappers currently on the…
Helmet with ToadiesRevolution LiveJuly 25It’s still kind of weird to think of ’90s bands as nostalgia acts. However, Toadies and Helmet really are just that: Groups that bring you back to another time. A time when the music they created was still relevant and playing in the background of what…
Ab-Soul With Sin and Will BrennanGreen Room, Brown Bag WednesdaysJuly 25 See also:Our interview with Black Hippy’s Ab-SoulBetter than: Listening to so-called hip-hop radio stations in South Florida.You could tell something different was going on Wednesday night just by driving by Green Room.”People come here on Brown Bag Wednesdays to…
See also:Jon Bon Jovi and the Kings of Suburbia tonight at Hard Rock LiveSo, in preparation for Jon’s big debut as a solo artist at the Hard Rock Live tonight. I found this trivia app from Quizicals. I figured I would easily score, like, 99 percent. But no!Yes, there are…
The looming threat of Texas seceding from the rest of America lingers like a fat man’s fart in an elevator. But while it’d be sad to see the Lone Star State go, it wouldn’t be nearly as detrimental as New Jersey breaking off and becoming a sovereign state. If that…
For South Florida natives under age 30, it’s quite likely that your first concert experience took place on a sweaty summer day at the Coral Sky Amphitheater. And it was probably the “Vans Warped Tour.” Though Coral Sky eventually became Mars and Mars later became Sound Advice and Sound Advice…
There’s a time and place for everything, so they say. And when you’re a chubby guy or raven-haired maven with an affinity for vinyl pants, fishnet shirts, duct-taped nipples, and leather chokers, that place is Green Room on a Friday night. For the past year, the club’s weekly Black Friday…
GWAR, one of the longest-running collections of rock ‘n’ roll boogeymen around, returns to perform at Revolution on October 20. If it feels like the band has been parading around in its costumes with fake blood since before you can remember, that is likely true — the band first got…
“Hip-hop is dead” became a catch phrase in the music industry over the past decade or so. The idea was that the culture’s best times were behind us. Our response to this dramatic statement: Don’t be so hasty, haters.To compare it to the NBA, there may be no more Michael…
Hey, you! Yeah, you, the kid dancing around in his bedroom to New Found Glory’s “Hit or Miss.” You’ve got only a few days until the pop-punk music festival of your teen dreams comes to town. And you sure as shit don’t want to show up unprepared.A few questions that…
For such a chilly state, Minnesota has produced many a hot musical act. You’ve got the Replacements, Prince, and, well, Tay Zonday… Yup, that’s right, the fucking “Chocolate Rain” guy is from Minnesota. Breathe that in.Anyway, the state is also home to indie pop duo Daymoths, composed of keyboardist and…
Wayne Static is happy to be on the road again and just as glad not to still be preparing for the venture. “It’s a big deal,” he says, getting your house ready and your life in order to step out on the road. Once he’s on tour, though, now again…
Photos: County Grind Live With Holly Hunt, Shroud Eater, Devalued at Green RoomCounty Grind LiveHolly Hunt, Shroud Eater, DevaluedVisuals by Audio Junkie and Bleeding PalmRadio-Active Records DJsGreen Room, Fort LauderdaleSaturday, July 21We’ve had a pretty solid reception to our live music nights at Fort Lauderdale’s Green Room, and this Saturday…
Bleubird, Armageddon Man, GallimimusThe Speakeasy Lounge, Lake WorthFriday, July 20See alsoRapper Bleubird’s Top Five Cat Video PicksBetter than: Spending Friday night in a hot tub.It’s mid-July in South Florida, and in case you haven’t noticed, it’s hot. Really fucking hot. There’s no escaping the sweltering heat either. You can hold…
See also:A concert hookup guide to the bros of Dave Matthews BandThat Dave Matthews joke isn’t funny anymorePhotos of Dave Matthews Band at Cruzan AmphitheatreDave Matthews BandCruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm BeachFriday, July 20Better than: Eating a $10 hot dog and chugging $5 water while watching talentless musicians perform mostly prerecorded…
Photos of Zeds Dead at Revolution LiveBetter Than: a night alone in your room dancing to “Bangarang.”The fact that Zeds Dead’s newly released video stars Peter Greene himself, the Pulp Fiction character who the duo’s name references, is reason enough to give respect to these Canadians. They admitted recently to…
Congratulations, Florida. No longer will your Jewish grandmothers, your hanging, dimpled, or pregnant chads, your alligator-riddled highways be the butt of every comedian’s joke. From here on out, you will be known as the state of nude zombie face-eaters.Seth Meyers and Saturday Night Live writer Colin Jost both made reference…
If, in your life, you haven’t wept, laughed, or danced mournfully to the Smiths or Morrissey, you might want to get your head checked. Since you’re not likely that heartless a monster (spawned in November?), you’ll enjoy local band Ordinary Boys, which covers all things Morrissey. Ordinary Boys officially became…
