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…
GallagherAt the Seminole Casino HollywoodTuesday, June 21, 2010If you’re in your mid- 20s to 30s and had cable growing up, you likely have some warm, fuzzy memories of Gallagher, the single-named comedian who ruled premium airwaves in the ’80s and ’90s. The Tampa native was inescapable on Showtime, particularly, a…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: Fernando Perdomo shares his five faves.Fernando Perdomo is the sort of guy who seems to never stop. He spends a ton of time in the studio, so much so that…
DJ Shadow’s made a career making one thing out of everything. On 1996’s classic Entroducing, he built the first album made entirely of samples and created an engrossing, trippy, rump-shaking album. He and James Lavelle later collaborated with Thom Yorke and the rest of British Rock Royalty Class of ’97…
The Rock N’ Roll Beer-B-Que promises to be a smokin’ good time on Sunday, July 3. As we’ve already mentioned, the Seven Mary Three-headlined party at Seminole Paradise Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood is an all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink affair. Ribs, brisket, pulled pork, your happy face!Now imagine if you…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock ‘n’ roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week: Friends with quirks… Only rarely have I had the chance to spend real social time with the musicians with whom I’ve worked. For the most part,…
Now perhaps it’s not news to everyone, but a good portion of folks thinking about Vans Warped Tour are more likely to associate it with eye makeup and spiked belts as opposed to New Era caps and watches with very large faces. No longer! The “Bring It Back” Stage, featuring…
Bikers, friends, family, city officials, and longtime good-time seekers gathered Wednesday evening to remember the life of Michael Elwood Gochenour, who tragically passed over Memorial Day Weekend. On the temperate occasion, the open-air bar and eatery Johnnie Brown’s (the original location for Elwood’s Dixie Bar-B-Q) was packed and spilling out…
Contrary to its name, foursome Nashville Pussy doesn’t actually hail from Music City; the group calls Atlanta home. The moniker’s at least half accurate, though — 50 percent of the band is, indeed, female! But in the past decade and a half of its existence, that touch of sugar and…
All the hale, hearty Southern California sun and sea must have done Dick Dale good. At age 74, the guitar legend continues to go strong and tour, spreading the gospel of the nimble-fingered surf-rock style he pretty much invented. To this day, nothing says “Surf’s up!” like reverb-drenched, quavering scales…
The guys of Miami-based Arboles Libres have managed to become darlings of a wide swath of the South Florida scene thanks to their geographically inclusive musical approach. The rock en español crowd loves the group for its frequent foray into Spanish lyrics. That’s only a little piece of Arboles’ musical…
The bluegrass state may seem like an unlikely birthplace for a shiny indie-pop band, but Kentucky’s capital, Louisville, has long had an active music scene across multiple genres. So don’t be so surprised by the Pass, a four-piece from the city that relies on synths and dance beats instead of…
Heidi and the El Cats is a true Lake Worth invention. The Heidi in question (last name Jacobsen) was born in Toronto and worked as a fashion designer in New York before making her way to South Florida. It’s on our sunny shores that she befriended Cliff Guest, a Miami…
The 311 Pow Wow Festival, a weekend gathering of music and unity August 4 to 6 at Suwanee Music Park, has filled out its artist lineup with five additional performers.Thus far, the fest has proven to be a lightning rod — those for it and against it have already made…
The most glamorous man in show business, Bryan Ferry, is coming to the Fillmore in Miami Beach on September 29. What separates Ferry most from his ’70s glam contemporaries — besides his lasting music — is simple: He is as much sexy style as he is sexy substance. His work…
Dick DaleWith Laramie Dean, the Gutter QueensRespectable Street, West Palm BeachMonday, June 13, 2011Better than: Joey Buttafuoco’s stupid curly mullet. On a rainy night in West Palm Beach, several heavily modified vintage cars lined the sides of Clematis Street. Among them was an outstanding late-’50s Chevy Bel-Air station wagon and…
“The California Dreams Tour” Starring Katy Perry With Robyn BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Saturday, June 11 Better than: Getting every single Disney character to sign your autograph book.Last time America’s premier pop chanteuse, Katy Perry, was in South Florida, she played to “a handful of people,” she said. Saturday at BankAtlantic Center, she…
Following a series of unfortunate events yesterday, for which we are truly sorry, the Recess Music Festival will not take place this evening at Xtreme Indoor Karting in Fort Lauderdale.Based upon the information gleaned from organizers and a Facebook invite, New Times attempted to promote the event featuring people listening…
Seems like a lot of solid local blogs started in South Florida about 12 months ago, including Bleeding Palm, the Heat Lightning, and, uh, us. (Beached Miami in August!) Another online pub dedicated to the overlooked — and often overly impressive — ways of living life in South Florida is…
The compilation has provided punk rock with some fantastic content over the years. In 1981, Alternative Tentacles released Let Them Eat Jellybeans!: 17 Extracts from Americas [sic] Darker Side, assembling Flipper, Bad Brains, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, and Circle Jerks in the same package. Dischord Records’ Flex Your Head came…
The Recess Music Festival has been axed is in danger of being axed by its host venue, Fort Lauderdale’s Xtreme Indoor Karting, only a day before its scheduled launch. Update: Or has it just been postponed? Everything seemed to be in order for the eight-hour “Electronic Music Festival” featuring four…
At first glance, the lineup for the 2011 Rockstar Mayhem Festival appears to provide exactly what is expected. The day-long nü-metal smorgasbord hits Cruzan Amphitheatre August 14 featuring two of the biggest names in bro-bounce, Godsmack and Disturbed, as well as Megadeth. Upon closer inspection, however, Portland act Red Fang…
