The call comes in five minutes early, but no matter. Leo Moran, one of two singers, guitarists, and songwriters for the Irish band the Saw Doctors, is on the phone from his hometown of Galway. The soft burr of his Eire accent automatically evokes an uncommon air of affability. In…
The country is currently awash in Americana fever, with any number of rock radio favorites dabbling in the sounds of yore. It’s part of a search for authenticity when so much pop radio is heavily synthesized, and partially a need for the warm fuzzy blanket of an imagined yesteryear. Cute…
With his penchant for a sort of watery, pastel visual imagery and the vaguely tropical-sounding name, it would be easy to file Sumsun away under the rapidly fading chillwave genre. Still, the artist born Judson Rogers has, as his output has increased, proved a penchant for a much wider spectrum…
Canadian heartthrob Drake has risen to the top of the commercial hip-hop heap by breaking nearly all of its macho rules. As they go, rappers don’t sing. Singing is soft! And they can’t come from a clean background. Yet, for this former teen soap star, with his buttery-smooth croon and…
No relation to the club in Fort Lauderdale, Two Door Cinema Club is heading stateside to Revolution Live on June 5. Sure, you’re thinking, that’s like a thousand months away. However, if you want to see this Irish trio, you may want to buy a ticket this Friday. The young…
Willie Nelson Broward Center February 7, 2012 There is a trustworthy and relaxed quality to the experience of seeing a performer who clearly has nothing to prove, one who is simply and delightedly doing his thing. It’s rare in this world, but that’s what you get when you see Willie…
If you’re not already initiated into sneakerhead culture, don’t get too worked up about it. Yes, the sneakers fetch exorbitant prices. No, they aren’t always worn. And all that talk about uppers! Soles! Colorways! (This is something characteristic of collectors’ vinyl toys too — why aren’t they just plain-old “colors”…
Madge is back on, and she’s coming to Miami this November. It’s sort of flattering that she thought of us down here. Sure, we’ll be the last people to see her perform on her 2012 world tour, but we’re not complaining. To see Madonna in one’s hometown, or somewhere nearby, is every…
ToolWith YobBankAtlantic Center, SunriseMonday, February 6Better than: Many bands who waste more stage time on useless chatter than actual music. About 20 minutes — or three songs — into last night’s headlining Tool show at BankAtlantic Center, frontman Maynard James Keenan finally spoke. “Some of the songs we’re playing tonight…
Wednesday hails the return of Proper Dosage, the regular bass-music weekly at Respectable Street in downtown West Palm Beach. (We’re almost sure it’s pretty much the only low-end-heavy party on that strip, in fact.) Besides appearances from regulars like Somejerk and the Reazin, this week’s edition also features a slot…
Green Room will be painting itself red this Saturday in honor of the lovers’ holiday Valentine’s Day. Why wait for the actual day? You can’t sleep in all hungover and tired from making l-o-v-e on Wednesday. With Tryst, the club will be filled with music, art, and fashion, perfect for…
As Low Level Lazer Radiation and with Cop City Chill Pillars, Nelson Hallonquist is continuing in his tradition of performing annually at International Noise Conference. Since the first INC, he’s brought all sorts of West Palm Beach sounds to Churchill’s Pub in Little Haiti. Noise legend Rat Bastard organizes the…
You’ve already got the definitive guide to the onboard party, thanks to our sister paper, Miami New Times. Now you just need to pack! Drawing from our Floridian expertise of hot and nautical nature, here are a few ideas to help you stay cool, literally and figuratively. We love the Bruise Cruise scene…
The Civil Wars with Zach Williams and the Bellow Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Saturday, February 4Better than: Staying home on a Saturday night and watching the movie Once. The success of the Civil Wars can be seen as happening overnight, but, with or without the help of Grey’s Anatomy, there…
Men like football. Gay men love Madonna. Super Bowl night in Wilton Manors seemed to support these statements. The bars were bumping with buff dudes who looked shiny and ready to watch the throwing of pigskin and, of course, to sing along with Madge. We popped a squat with sports-lovers and…
Bruise Cruise organizers Michelle Cable and Turbo Fruits’ Jonas Stein suggest bringing a few essentials on the boat this year. 1. a Speedo, 2. sunglasses, 3. a fanny pack (“Even though it sounds unhip, it was actually our saving grace,” Cable advises.), 4. vitamins, 5. formal wear, and 6. An…
You probably already read here on County Grind that 12th Planet’s End Is Near tour is coming to Fort Lauderdale tonight. The tour kicked off at Miami’s Grand Central yesterday. There will likely be a flock of mega-charged fans finding their way north for a double-header. 12th Planet is a music-maker that won’t…
When the late Monterey Club opened, the relationship between it and adjoining Kreepy Tiki Tattoos was definitely symbiotic. If you were at a show early enough, you could wander into the shop — the connecting door was usually open — and check out the rotating art shows there or make…
Despite fading from the headlines, the people-powered protest movement known as Occupy Wall Street that sprang up in New York City’s Financial District this past September and spread like gangbusters from coast to coast, is still alive and well right here in Palm Beach County. Occupy Palm Beach County (OPBC)…
No matter what group of able players is backing him, Izzy Zaidman — known just as Izzy on swingin’ circuits — is a one-man powerhouse of retro guitar fun. As the longtime axman for Wayne “The Train” Hancock, he perfected a rollicking style of guitar-picking that sounded like it was…
You may have heard by word of mouth (the Snooze Theatre’s most popular marketing method) that it’s a big Wayne’s World “game on!” once again. Jordan Pettingill and C.J. Jankow are moving forward after a month or so of canceled shows, lost potential income, and frustration among the musical community…
Mega-huge names like Skrillex might get a lot of the mainstream dubstep shine, but right on their tails is buddy 12th Planet. And without him, there might be no American dubstep scene as we currently know it. As cofounder of the early L.A. dubstep weekly Pure Filth and the label…
