Florida just hit paydirt — at least for those among us who are Will Oldham enthusiasts. No longer will watching Old Joy and this hilarious Kanye West video have to suffice. See the man who took the album cover photo for Slint’s Spiderland in the flesh, and in the beard.The…
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: My hometown heroes. This week, I’m taking time to give a shoutout to some local artists I’ve gotten to know here in these environs. Rich…
“I Am Music II Tour”With Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, and Travis BarkerBankAtlantic Center, SunriseTuesday, April 5, 2011View a 49-picture slide show of the concert here.Better than: Charlie Sheen’s “Violent Torpedo of Truth””I am your helluva motherfucking time,” Lil Wayne declared outright amid a four-hour-plus hip-hop revue dubbed the…
Doesn’t it feel like just a year ago that the the Bubble (IWAN Concept Production Facility) was celebrating its first anniversary at its 4th Avenue digs in Fort Lauderdale? Right. That’s actually when it happened. And our esteemed reporter Erica K. Landau penned a fascinating look at this local artist…
The Pauses April 2, 2011 Laser Wolf, Fort LauderdaleIt was a lovely night to be outdoors on Saturday — especially if you happened to be standing around mingling amid the sizable and cheery crowd in Laser Wolf’s pristine and elegant courtyard. The grass is lush, the bushes carefully manicured, and…
Sometimes cover art is just as eye-catching as the music that resides within the album. A Cautionary Tale, the debut album of Orlando-based band, The Pauses, is well-thought out just by looking at the cover art. It depicts a couple of plump rosy-cheeked children digging for gold coins in the ground. Parody perhaps of some some…
All Time Low With Yellowcard, Hey Monday, and the Summer Set Revolution, Fort Lauderdale Thursday, March 31, 2011 Better Than: Doing dirty work of any sort. The Review: The crowd waiting outside Revolution on Thursday looked like a bunch of punks. Not those punk hoodlums our parents used to refer…
In this week’s print edition of New Times Broward-Palm Beach, we introduce you to Lil Twist, the next up-and-coming star in Lil Wayne’s Young Money stable. That story details his early rise to hip-hop stardom — which started at age 10! — and his current, wider-sweeping visions of pop success…
Are you over 25 and remembering fondly the days of venues like Fubar, major local events like the Slammie Awards, and genre-defining must-buy releases like Deep Elm Records’ Emo Diaries compilations? Okay, so then you’re probably totally stoked that the upcoming Further Seems Forever reunion, previously only hinted at by band…
RushBankAtlantic Center, SunriseWednesday, March 30, 2011Better Than: Joy-riding in your uncle’s vintage FerrariThink you’re a good air-drummer? Does your steering wheel beg for mercy on your morning commute? Mine does, and I was under the impression that I was truly at the top of my game. That is, I thought…
On the “Dirty Work Tour” with All Time Low, Yellowcard, Hey Monday, and the Summer Set, pop-punk is the flavor of choice. All Time Low’s 2011 album, Dirty Work, is where the tour title comes from, and all of the bands involved have done plenty of “dirty work” lately. That…
The People Upstairs have gained momentum as a band since they formed almost ten years ago at Atlantic High School in Delray. The members were all part of the drum line and decided to take their rhythmic activity from the football field to the garage just for fun. Since then,…
South Florida is a healthy place for reggae, both in that it produces lots of quality homegrown music and that it attracts big-name acts from across the globe. The upcoming Lake Worth Reggae Festival offers a nice slice of both aspects of the scene. Leading the global acts are the…
These days, a jam band “scene” and sound are givens, but that wasn’t always so. Though so-called “classic rock” was a big flavor, moe. and ’90s peers like Phish and Widespread Panic created a new hybrid that spanned genres and time periods — which was partially a result of the…
Staind’s frontman/lyrical mastermind Aaron Lewis has veered away from his post-grunge past with new single “Country Boy” — sort of. On his new EP crafted in Nashville, Town Line, expect to hear “country” songs that really sound like a clash of Bon Jovi and Alice in Chains, sung in that…
Back in 1978, this sort of story would be no big deal. According to (possibly heavily revisionist) history, the music business used to be a sea of indulgence, hot tubs and all-you-can eat soft serve. Today, rock journalists can only experience such debauchery (and water slides) alongside retirees and young…
Well that was quick. TMZ.com dropped a bombshell this morning that Enrique Iglesias’ monster-sized ego is too enormous to handle second-billing to even Britney Spears. And, the joint tour announced yesterday — including July 22 in Miami — will not feature Iglesias anymore.To many Americans, this is probably a little…
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: An indelible influence. When somebody appears especially down in the dumps, an old adage finds others asking, “What’s wrong? You look like you just lost your…
After breaking the news last week that Chris Brown is still a maniac, Good Morning America has another scoop: Britney Spears will tour in support of new album Femme Fatale this summer with Enrique Iglesias as her opening act. The tour opens in Sacramento June 17, and wraps around the…
Peter Murphy With LIVANCulture Room, Fort Lauderdale Sunday, March 27, 2011Better than: If Peter Murphy was really a Twilight vampire — not even that would beat the man living in the flesh.Besides a near-perfect performance, Peter Murphy was horny as shit last night at the Culture Room. No other reviews…
DJ Jelo, Pendulum, and Sts9Ultra Music FestivalBicentennial Park, MiamiFriday, March 25, 2011Friday at the Ultra Music Festival was a mix of tent action, dubstep and gas masks…
Torche With Thunderbeast, Ether and Post Teens Propaganda, Lake Worth Saturday, March 26, 2011 Better than: What most ear plugs can handle. There is something special about seeing an internationally successful, once local band play their old stomping grounds, and catching the sonic colonic that is Torche anywhere in the…
