SPL is less a sonic experience than a full-body assault via bass. Sam Pool, the man behind the Sound Pressure Level moniker, prefers to tread the darker waters of drum ‘n’ bass and dubstep, so the fact that bass is central to his sound should come as no surprise. Where…
Back in the early 2000s, cool kids everywhere became obsessed with all kinds of lupine creatures. You had Wolfmother and Wolf Eyes and Aids Wolf. But only one furry, fanged crew — Montreal’s Wolf Parade — really seemed to possess the cunning, coyote-like survival skills to live on that skinny…
In August, Pompano Beach emo group Further Seems Forever confirmed reports of a reunion featuring its original lineup — including former (and well-known) lead singer Chris Carrabba. So far, the band is set to perform a one-off at Belgium punk and hardcore festival Groezrock Festival in April 2011. Meanwhile, Further Seems…
Among ’90s boy bands, Hanson held the unique distinction of being actual songwriters and musicians. They also held the unique distinction of confusing young men. As they rose to fame in 1997, a common comment was “the girl is pretty cute, if only she was a little older.” The “girl”…
View a slideshow from the concert here.La RouxWith Francis & the Lights and Panic BomberCulture Room, Fort LauderdaleMonday, November 1, 2010Better than: A canceled show.La Roux’s Elly Jackson is a radiant creature, from her soap-white skin, sturdy fingers, elastic legs, and, naturally, her perfectly coifed rust-colored hair. Heartbreak is her…
Good idea: Pairing Ray LaMontagne’s delightful scratch with a lesser-known Bob Dylan gem that gained a new life through its association with “The Dude,” Donny Kerabatsos, and Walter Sobchak. “The Man in Me” is featured in the opening credits of The Big Lebowski, and it arguably is as essential to…
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, backstage haunts and Disney digs.As the title of this column implies, I’ve prowled quite a few backstage haunts in my time, from the dingiest clubs…
View a detailed, 50-photo Moonfest slideshow featuring amazing costumes and performances right here.MoonfestWith a Place to Bury Strangers, Weird Wives, Surfer Blood, the Freakin Hott, the Band in Heaven, a Hunter’s Pace, Woodmen Hall, Bladesong, June Bug & the Reborn Highway, the Clementines, and Under Every Green Tree.500 block of…
Usually, the festivalgoers who get the worst rap are the dreaded (pun intended), stinkin’ hippies. At this moment in South Florida, though, as the First Annual Southern Monster Smash Music Festival approaches, there exists a group that is even more stigmatized than the hippies: the monsters. People of all ages…
West Palm Beach’s Surfer Blood has always done its part to represent what’s really going on in South Florida — good and bad. In the November issue of NYLON (courtesy of Freegums’ Jen Stark), the guys are consulted for a mixtape of Florida bands worth hearing, and among them are…
EP3 is a band that takes its name from a position in the cosmos: Eight Planets Past Pluto. To be more specific, the moniker could be Atlanta, Georgia. But based on the futuristic sounds EP3 pumps out, there’s an intergalactic audience being targeted that may or may not have heard…
We’ve been silently weeping into our PBRs since we first heard news of next February’s Bruise Cruise. It’s really hard for a 20-something to give up $615 for three days of fun in the Bahamas — even if some amazing bands will be playing in place of a traditional calypso…
Method Man and RedmanWith DJ Immortal, K-Razor & IcueRevolution, Fort LauderdaleWednesday, October 27, 2010 Better than: The last time Method Man and Redman played at Revolution, and they were six hours late. Luckily for Method Man and Redman, they’re two of the most beloved MCs of all time — or…
This weekend, a new music venue, Vibe, opens in Fort Lauderdale on Las Olas Boulevard — right next to YOLO and O Lounge. We spoke to one of the owners, Tim Petrillo, about the space. (We also talked to him about his restaurants — YOLO, Tarpon Bend, and more –…
The Eagles BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Wednesday, October 27, 2010 There are three things one can expect from an Eagles concert. One, a perfect performance. Two, a bundle of hits. And three… well, with one and two each a given, who needs a “three”? Those who have seen the sometimes-feisty foursome…
Here’s a slideshow from the concert.PhoenixFillmore Miami Beach, MiamiWednesday, October 27, 2010The Review:Despite everyone’s hopes that a Phoenix/Daft Punk collaboration would become a nightly event, there were no robots at the Fillmore last night. But there was something else: a damned good show…
The Halloween Street Scene & Soul Parade in Lake Worth has added Surfer Blood as a headliner. The four-stage event takes place in the city’s downtown area on Saturday, October 30 (more events are on October 29 as well). Just in case any Surfer Blood fans staring at a calendar…
Guys, if you’re wondering where all the ladies are on Thursday evening, try Round Up Country Western Nightclub. That’s where country superstar and überheartthrob Jake Owen will be performing many of his biggest hits, including “Eight Second Ride,” “Startin’ With Me,” “Something About a Woman,” and “Yee Haw.” Owen’s star…
On April 28, 1990, a 4-month-old band called Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids (they were never separate entities) played its first live show at Churchill’s Pub. In the next few years, the band would, in an act of practicality, drop the Spooky Kids suffix, get signed to a major…
The former Soviet Republic of Russia didn’t actually consist entirely of spies on covert James Bond-esque missions and men in furry hats constantly shooting vodka. Take Red Elvises’ frontman Igor Yuzov, for example, who grew up in Cold War-era Russia fantasizing about American rock ‘n’ roll. Yuzov’s idolatry of U.S…
It’s now been more than two years since music lovers gathered in the ‘glades for the last Langerado, the annual fest-supreme that for six years strong served as a backyard blessing for the locals and an excuse to bum-rush the equator for the traveling hippies. For those who have been…
At first glance, Jamey Johnson looks like someone who just walked out of the outlaw movement. That’s probably because he spent the better part of a decade in the Marines after dropping out of college. Unlike the “outlaws,” though, Johnson moved to Nashville to pursue the beloved country music of…
