See also:Interview with Toubab Krewe before last year’s Jam CruiseMiami is all-too-familiar Caribbean rhythms and booty-busting tropical beats, but this weekend, these sounds will be replaced with those of koras and djembes. On July 21, 7th Circuit Studios will house the 14th Annual Afro Roots World Music Festival, headlining Afro-pop…
You might remember, a few months back, the Honey Brothers took over Radio-Active Records to shoot their “She’s Got No Love” video. The pop-folk, indie, Paul Simon-sounding group’s big claim to fame is that its drummer is dreamy Entourage actor Adrian Grenier.Director Ari Gold created this charming and heartwarming video…
Well before the pop princess and boy-band wave washed away America’s musical dignity and flooded MTV’s New York City studio with screaming, prepubescent tweens, rock reigned supreme in the hierarchy of the music business. Live music meant muffled vocals over distorted guitars and complicated drum patterns rather than lip-synching and…
Nearly two months removed from the infamous “Causeway Cannibal” attack that left one homeless man virtually faceless, South Florida is still struggling to shake the notion that zombies do, in fact, frequent the greater Miami/Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area. When the Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in last month’s NBA…
Before 1982, television after 2 a.m. was an absolute waste of valuable airtime. That was about the time when stations literally signed off until programming resumed later that morning. But 30 years ago, a dude named Frank Cannella convinced a few networks to let him push hair-growth products in the…
Older men and young men who love the music of older men, big news was just announced that pertains to you and your people! The Who will be kicking off its 36-date North America tour at BankAtlantic Center on November 1. The Brit legends whose music defined, well maybe not…
Full slideshow of 311 and Slightly Stoopid at Cruzan Amphitheatre311 & Slightly Stoopidfeaturing the AggrolitesUnity Tour, Cruzan AmphitheatreJuly 17, 2012Better than: Your usual Tuesday-night digs.”Bringing people together through music,” 311 frontman Nick Hexum informed about 12,000 raging fans Tuesday night, “that’s what this Unity Tour is all about!”Party buses and…
Watching all the bands you ever dreamed of seeing from your dry, dusty, sweat-splattered tent in the high desert is just so earlier this year. According to the New York Times, the massive music festival Coachella has announced plans to launch two cruises from Fort Lauderdale this winter.There will be…
Tonight is the launch of Laser Wolf’s newest monthly Black Lodge (written with a triangle instead of an “A” and a crescent moon instead of an “O.” Fancy, dark, deep.). This third Tuesday party focuses on darker and experimental musical genres, specifically, witch house. While showcasing this sub-genre may be…
Jason Joshua Hernandez Rodriguez is more than a man with four names. But for a while, the lead guitarist and vocalist for Miami-based seven-piece powerhouse Ketchy Shuby never felt that his band fit well into any one genre. A random encounter, though, ended up defining the act’s sound. “This weird…
See also:Slideshow From Swans at Respectable StreetReview of September 15, 2011, Swans showEarplugs were as useful an accessory as earrings at the last South Florida Swans show at Respectable Street. The slow, heavy, and beautiful sounds of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira and the rest of Swans brought “really loud” as…
See also:Photos: Sincerely Yours, Marty McFly at the Classic Gateway TheaterMore on SubcultureOn Saturday night, Fort Lauderdale’s culture fans traded in their usual shot-taking, craft-beer-drinking weekend rituals for an evening of nostalgia at Subculture’s cinematic event “Sincerely Yours, Marty McFly.”Held at the Classic Gateway Theater — one of Fort Lauderdale’s…
Also see:Native Florida Tap Room and Music Hall Thursday Night Tryouts for Local TalentBackstage In South Florida: Native Florida Tap Room & Music Hall Offers South Florida’s Coolest New HangoutWe at County Grind spend our nights, weekends, and sometimes mornings at live music shows. But only occasionally, are we CG…
Surfer Blood Back from Cali, Discusses Completed AlbumCall us creepy, call us stalkers, but we’ve definitely spotted members of West Palm Beach natives Surfer Blood all out and up on the tri-county area this past week. Though there were SB sightings at the Best Coast show at Grand Central and…
Our interview with Frank Sinatra Jr.Frank Sinatra Jr.Seminole Casino Coconut CreekJuly 12Last night at the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek, about 1,200 people filed into the Pavilion Theater to get a good look at the offspring of Ol’ Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra Jr.Some, like Irene Brenner and Iris Rosenstrauss, both…
Pensacola’s early fall music staple DeLuna Fest recently announced their daily schedule of bands you’ve heard of, and ones you haven’t. The folks from P-Cola are spanning the decades and genres this fall. From Guided by Voices to Diplo, these people aren’t fucking around. They want you, your mama, your…
… And then he said, “Dave Matthews Band!” Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha It’s become the inexplicable punch line among music snobs globally. For reasons unknown, Dave Matthews Band is often unfavorably lumped together with the likes of Nickelback and Creed, and liking his music is interpreted as “I’m tone deaf and have awful…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions and observations about the local scene. This week: A trip to Marathon inspires a marathon debate.I’ve never been shy about venting my distaste for cover bands, but I don’t think I’ve actually shared the reasons as to why…
When you think of a subculture, the first thing that probably comes to mind is some under-the-radar gaggle of weirdos who keep to themselves and make your mom nervous. But what happens when a group of locals whose passion for music and their community gather forces and insist that their…
This summer, Kiss teams up with Mötley Crüe for “The Tour,” and Def Leppard, Poison, and Lita Ford join forces for “Rock of Ages.” But if you spent the better part of your adolescence getting high and listening to funky, reggae-inspired alt rock, the only show worth catching over the…
Frank Sinatra was one of America’s most beloved crooners and a legendary member of Hollywood’s “Rat Pack” — the über-exclusive cigarette-smoke- and booze-filled social crew of the 1960s, made up of a rather animated bunch: Frankie, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Joey Bishop. Sinatra’s son, Frank Jr., on the…
At 45 years young, John Popper is an alternative-rock harmonica god who has spent the better part of his life writing infectious tunes and performing in front of sold-out crowds with his band Blues Traveler. This year, the group is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new album, Suzie Cracks…
