A month ago, County Grind told you of a plan laid out by the pop-punks from Plantation, New City Lions. In order to fund its new EP, the guys decided to go the Kickstarter route and solicit donations for half of the money needed from fans. The bigger the gift,…
The aftermath of the canceled Langerado Music Festival is a sad time indeed for music fans, journalists, promoters, and upstart energy-drink producers who were hoping to expand market share. But let’s not forget about the several dozen musicians who now are scrambling to fill a performance gap for the second…
Janet Jackson, the baby of the First Family of Soul, is bringing her nasty groove to the Fillmore Miami on December 5. Expect to hear all of her number-one hits, but do not expect any holograms or pyrotechnics, OK? Like the official news release states, “Don’t look for special effects…
Rochester, New York, five-piece Polar Bear Club is among a crop of late-’00s bands looking to change the path of “posthardcore” away from its “brootal dood” leanings. Instead of opting for more run-of-the-mill metal injections, the band updates a ’90s model of what is essentially punk-fueled, introspective indie rock with…
Brad Paisley’s boyish looks and laid-back, rock ‘n’ roll stage garb have helped make him one of the reigning darlings of the country world. In fact, he holds the record for the biggest number of consecutive singles to reach the number-one spot on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart — an…
Months of hype, killer mixtapes, and marquee collaborations have placed 26-year-old J. Cole at the head of the new hip-hop class. As a teenager, the North Carolina artist filled pages of notebooks with possible rhymes like so many other aspiring rappers — but when he couldn’t find suitable beats for…
Good news is starting to crop up from the ashes of the now-canceled 2011 Langerado Music Festival. The Arctic Monkeys are still planning to perform in South Florida! And they’re bringing Smith Westerns along too.Given that the British alt-rockers had a gig in Orlando on October 7 and one in…
Back in 2008, longtime friends Vitek Benton, Eric Carter, and Corey Lindholm decided to do what they’d wanted to do for a while — start a band. So they got some instruments, figured out how to play them, and did so. Three years later, Fort Lauderdale’s self-described “postpunk” outfit Retrocities…
The Poorhouse might be the preferred watering hole of downtown Fort Lauderdale’s black sheep, but it’s probably the last place in the 954 you’d expect to catch Black Sheep, the Native Tongue-affiliated hip-hop duo. But behold, the Golden Era twosome consisting of Dres and Mr. Long will be hitting the…
Super Cheesy 90’s HomecomingRespectable Street, West Palm BeachSunday, September 4, 2011Better than: An evening spent watching a marathon of ’90s family programming.View a slide show of the event here.Traditionally, homecoming is an event that welcomes back alumni and former residents of a school. The same was true of this party,…
2 Live CrewDelux Lounge, Delray Beach Friday, September 2 Better than: Face up, ass down. “Face down, ass up, that’s the way we like to fuck.” Now here are some words that moved a generation. OK, perhaps that’s a slight exaggeration. But for this reviewer, stumbling upon Miami-based rap group…
The SmithereensThe Nectar Lounge, Seminole Coconut Creek, Coconut CreekFriday, September 2, 2011Better Than: Another night downtown drinking PBR and watching people stumble. New Jersey’s gift to college radio and the mid-’80s sovereign curators of mod-influenced rock, the Smithereens played a free show at the Seminole Coconut Creek’s Nectar Lounge on Friday. The nostalgia was palpable as an unexpectedly…
Unfortunately, this news popped up on the Langerado website a couple of hours ago. The South Florida music festival that has been plagued with problems the past couple years has again been scrapped — or “cancelled” (sic). Its return to the idyllic Markham Park with a lineup of headliners including…
Rousing melodic rockers the Smithereens are probably best remembered for the ubiquitous single “A Girl Like You” off their 1989 album, 11. However, it would be a disgrace to consider this Who-loving four-piece from New Jersey a one-hit wonder. On the contrary, it should be championed for a no-nonsense, British-invasion…
Tonight’s album release party for local quartet the Howling Winds has been a long time coming for the group’s frontman Jorge Rocha. The rasping vocalist has been at it since 2005 when he cut his teeth with folkie acoustic duo Fight Back! Through the years, his band’s sound has morphed…
John VandersliceWith John RalstonThe Speakeasy Lounge, Lake WorthThursday, September 1, 2011Better Than: Proposing at a baseball game.San Francisco singer/songwriter John Vanderslice had stories aplenty during his Thursday-evening gig at Lake Worth’s charming den of sounds, the Speakeasy Lounge. And one was about his rental car, which was only $11.95 a…
Free speech/swear word pioneers 2 Live Crew are gonna spit some sweaty, dirty and lustful Miami Bass all over Delux in Delray Beach. We’re positive that when Fresh Kid Ice and Brother Marquis hit the stage — sadly, without Luke “Skyywalker” Campbell — they’re gonna rap nasty over their crassest…
TV on the Radio is a hyperbole-provoking, sweat-smearing, mind-liquifying live band. And it’s a good value! Sure, if you want more pyro, more makeup, and more bras that look like Hershey’s Kisses, there’s likely other fare available. But when it comes to stirring up a crowd, muddling their souls, and…
Breaking: Langerado 2011 has been canceled.We are pleased to report that Langerado has announced that there will be on-site camping at this year’s festival! That means there is another option for nesting in addition to the ones laid out in Part 1 of our Langerado Survival Guide. The on-site camping…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: John Ralston discusses his local progress ahead of tonight’s gig opening for John Vanderslice (more on that here). John Ralston is not your typical South Florida muso. Tall, lean, and long-haired,…
The “Loud Riffs, Cheap Tix” credo of the Rock Allegiance Tour will now be available to even more South Florida fist-pumping fans. You see, originally the show was to take place at Florida Atlantic University’s Arena, AKA “The Burrow,” in Boca Raton. But due to the powers of hungry rockers…
There’s nothing like a little clown love to revive a rap career. Especially when the chips are down, there’s nothing the Insane Clown Posse’s army of fans, known as “juggalos,” love more than an underdog — even when casual fans turn away. Long after “Gangsta’s Paradise” and years of flopping…
