Dubstep’s wobbly grip on the South Florida music scene as a whole has been cemented in recent months as the genre has crept out of the club scene and into larger concert venues. Major bass artists have been no stranger to either the Fillmore Miami Beach or to Revolution, and…
Mötley CrüeWith New York Dolls and PoisonHard Rock Live, Hollywood July 5, 2011Better than: Perogies on a rainy day. Last night at the Mötley Crüe show, the tweets from the crowd appeared, typed and all streamed together on the big screens that flank the stage. There were all sorts of…
A Fugazi and Wu-Tang mash-up album is in the works on Doomtree Records. On paper, the idea makes the 18-year-olds inside of us excited as hell. The name, Wugazi, is clever enough, and the concept leads to some pretty high expectations. I mean, these are two of the most important,…
Longboards Grand OpeningWith the Surfaris and Jacuzzi Boys500 Block of Clematis Street, West Palm BeachSaturday, July 2, 2011Check out the 55-photo slide show here.Better than: Getting sand kicked in your face.Longboards owner Rodney Mayo caught a wave and is yet again sitting on top of the South Florida nightlife world…
Earlier this month, Miami residents and BroCo folks who dabble in Magic City socializing were hit with the equivalent of a cultural 16-ton safe. The SEO-unoptimized BAR, AKA Black Bar, located at 28 NE 14th St., just a few doorways down from the Vagabond, announced that it would be shuttering…
Ever since the Psychedelic Furs played Revolution with Happy Mondays back in 2009, the English postpunk favorites have seemingly made South Florida a regular tour stop. This Friday marks the band’s second show at Culture Room in the past two years, and it’s welcome indeed. The London-birthed band, led by…
The annual “Flashback Night” has revived classic Caribbean sounds in South Florida for the past five years. After a packed edition last year at Cafe Iguana Pines, the event returns this year even bigger and better, at Revolution in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The guest performer of honor, as well, is…
Sundays are fun days. Nobody cares if you get up in the p.m. hours, you probably have been absolved of all other responsibility, and we heard calories don’t count either. So luckily, this Sunday you can check out an event that graciously accommodates late risers and serious eaters: the New…
Three of the cross-dressingest rock ‘n’ roll bands to have walked the Earth are storming the Hard Rock in their thigh-high platforms Tuesday. It’s not strange, but it is a shame, that the New York Dolls have the play the role of opener. Yeah, Mötley Crüe and Poison were household…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: Majic 102.7 morning DJ and Beatle Brunch host Joe Johnson shares his listening pile. The Beatles broke up more than 40 years ago; it’s been 30 years since John Lennon was…
Foursome the Rx Bandits first appeared on the national scene in the mid-/late ’90s as part of a particularly promising class of Southern California ska revivalists — literally. Band founder Matt Embree went to the same Orange County high school as members of at least two other bands that would…
Reigning pop princess Rihanna will no doubt be able to carry her upcoming South Florida show on July 14 at BankAtlantic Center. But while her headlining set will go off with all the flash and panache for which her live performances are renowned, the supporting roster has just gotten a…
Dubstep’s wobbly grip on the South Florida music scene as a whole has been cemented in recent months as the genre’s creeped out of the club scene and into larger concert venues. Major bass artists have been no stranger to either the Fillmore Miami Beach nor to Revolution, and this…
Last month, we announced the local Rocketown stop of the “Scream It Like You Mean It Tour” on August 2. The all-ages show already boasted a packed, six-act bill, with the biggest stars in headliners and scene veterans Breathe Carolina and Chiodos. The lineup has now gotten even more crowded…
Erin Hilburn “I’m going to need to see some identification.” County Grind attends and details some of the finest — and occasionally subpar — events from a given week. On Wednesday, Erin Hilburn went to “Star Wars: Art of the Jedi” by ANE at the Lounge in West Palm…
Although opinions about the upcoming Langerado lineup are pretty divisive, one shining light on the bill is the awesome Los Angeles trio the Glitch Mob. But if that’s not enough to make you spring for a full festival pass, you’re in luck. The act is headlining its own upcoming show…
North Carolina native J. Cole is often mentioned in the same breathless savior-of-rap exultations as current crossover stars like Wiz Khalifa, Drake, and company. That’s a lot of pressure for these 20-somethings, but so far, they seem up to the task. Although the latter two mentioned have achieved bona fide…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: Five suggestions for BIG 105.9’s classic rock play list. Let’s pose this question: Is there anyone out there in dire need of hearing “Sweet Home Alabama” or “Stairway to Heaven” even…
Lionel RichieHard Rock Live, HollywoodWednesday, June 22Better than: Challah bread French toast.A steamy romance began last night at the Hard Rock Casino. The two parties involved were a jazzed up audience and former Commodore and big-time ’80s pop star Lionel Richie. Richie managed to get about 500 people to fall in…
A few years back, so-called “new rave” came and went, spawning in its multigenre, neon-baked wake a generation of artists who clearly profited from Justice’s mainstream crossover. From the mid-’00s to the decade’s end, a certain form of unapologetic electro ruled cool-kid dance floors, its signature chain-saw-sounding bass lines growing…
English-language press has described Carlos Varela as “Cuba’s Bob Dylan,” for lack of a better analogy. This is somewhat accurate, as Varela is an iconic singer/songwriter with deep folk roots. His own style, however, is singularly Cuban. In his 20s, he joined the so-called Nueva Trova movement, a musical scene…
The problem with old folks is that they blanket-label all newfangled music without really understanding what’s behind it. To anyone over 25, the current all-ages rock scene might look like a hopelessly tangled mess of hair and funny onstage posturing. But, ick, please don’t call it the dreaded e-m-o (that’s…
