The annual Jam Cruise, departing from Fort Lauderdale on January 9, has long been sold out. But the onslaught of music cruises leaving from South Florida is the gain of land-bound music fans, thanks to the requisite kickoff shows open to the public. The Jam Cruise has always been particularly…
Is Anyone Up? New Year’s CelebrationHosted by Hunter MooreSpeakeasy Lounge, Lake WorthSaturday, December 31, 2011Better than: Sitting at home in front of a MacBook, we guess.”You guys are awkward as fuck,” Is Anyone Up? revenge porn site founder Hunter Moore said at one point from the stage as he looked…
Can you feel it? It’s coming back again. The forces are pulling from the center of the Earth! Of course we are referring here to the coming of 2012, and the pending annihilation of life as we know it. Don’t buy into that? How else would you explain the second…
Matisyahu With Adam Weinberg on acoustic guitar Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach Thursday, December 29, 2011 Check out the slideshow here. Better than: Hanging out at your university’s Hillel on a chilly Thursday evening. It’s easy to sum up last night’s intimate Matisyahu show at West…
Things are hopefully erring on the verbally vicious side of things for Ludacris and Mike Posner’s Red Bull Soundclash event happening New Year’s Eve at Bayfront Park in Miami.In a four-round musical battle royale, the two artists will each hustle hard to outdo each other. In general, it feels like…
UPDATE: Read our review of Matisyahu’s show here. It pains us to say so, but there’s reason to worry about Matisyahu’s show at the Kravis Center tonight. Usually one to stay out of the limelight, the (ex?) Hasidic Jewish hip-hop and reggae artist has made significant waves these past few…
If a bearded Hasidic Jewish hip-hop and reggae singer known for his Hasidic Jewishness and beardedness shaves off said beard and sheds the Hasidic part, is anything left? Such are the grammatically complex questions currently posed inwardly by fans of Matisyahu, who, until now, had probably the most unique brand…
Yes, it’s sad but true: At least one local institution is meeting its own apocalypse in 2012. As of the new year, the Monterey Club will be no more. Blame a lack of hard liquor, the economy in general, or any number of other factors. But in its two-year existence,…
In its brief existence, Boynton Beach trio New Coke has gone down much better than the even more short-lived beverage from which it cribbed its name. Whereas New Coke, the drink, was maligned and rejected for screwing up a formula that worked, New Coke, the band, takes a different tack…
New Orleans act Bonerama takes the brass-band tradition of its hometown and gives it a funky twist. Though the group is a full band complete with guitar and rhythm section, the focus is, as the name indicates, on trombones — usually at least three of ’em. The result is a…
Remember before all the “Sex on Fire” stuff when Kings of Leon were a down-and-dirty, long-haired, rollicking rock band? Melbourne-based band Elephantgun may refresh your memory. With the same kind of charging, sing-along choruses and mush-mouthed, Southern-inflected vocals, the group picks up where the more famous act left off when…
Paul Anka may be far from the teen idol he was in the ’50s and ’60s, but the legendary crooner still knows how to stir up a romantic mood. Old hits like “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” are now timeless classics, and Anka, even at age 70, still boasts…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: Robert Goodman shares his personal top five. A few weeks ago, I found myself writing about a new album from a band I had never heard of, Everything Is Beautiful…
Yes, it’s sad but true: At least one local institution is meeting its own apocalypse in 2012. As of the new year, the Monterey Club is no more. Blame a lack of hard liquor, the economy in general, or any number of other factors. But in its two-year existence, the…
Palm Beach County is of late awash in acts that marry roots music styles with contemporary ones, usually punk. But if you listen closely to KillBillies, from West Palm Beach, you’ll notice a different kind of twang — an English one. The duo is a marriage of sensibilities from both…
Montreal-born DJ and producer A-Trak is perhaps most recently known as one half of Duck Sauce, the disco-house production crew he has formed with Armand Van Helden. Clubbers will instantly recognize their smash singles “Barbara Streisand” and “Big Bad Wolf.” But A-Trak also boasts a serious background as a turntablist…
Candyland Revolution, Fort Lauderdale Friday, December 22, 2011 Better Than: Trying to live vicariously through this review.This past Friday night for the 16th edition of the annual electronic music event known as Candyland, Revolution and Green Room were commandeered by seemingly every genre of people alive. Imagine all the kids…
As 2012 begins and each day cautiously passes on to the next, many will be emptying their life savings and heading off to share their last sips of kool-aid, But Skrillex’s Mothership counterpart 12th Planet is gathering us to celebrate! 12th Planet is bringing his The End Is Near 2012 tour across…
The annual winter time dance music event known as Candyland may officially be the South Florida rave that wouldn’t die. This year’s edition marks its stunning 16th, with the party surviving some very lean years in the underground electronic dance music scene. As it’s traveled to different locations across Miami-Dade,…
To the aging, toothless rocker who has been singing “All I want for Kissmas is a cruise with the band to the Bahamas where I can play mini-golf with Tommy Thayer and see Gene Simmons without his make-up,” your wish has been heard and granted! Kiss has just announced that…
The annual wintertime dance music event known as Candyland may officially be the South Florida rave that wouldn’t die. This year’s edition marks its stunning 16th, with the party surviving some very lean years in the underground electronic dance music scene. As it has traveled to different locations across Miami-Dade,…
Need something to do on Christmas? After the presents are opened and family time at home is getting a little stale, head over to join Mike Mineo at Hurricane Bar & Lounge for an evening dubbed an “X-Mas Mixer” set to go as long as the yuletide cheer flows. Mineo…
