Local act Sumsun — a mostly one-man project — is all beautiful synth and glowing chimes in a nebula, anchored by old-school R&B grooves and vocals. Given that bassy nostalgia, it’s as close to the 1980s as glo-fi has been trying to get, but certainly not in production: this stuff…
Die-hard Smashing Pumpkins fans have had a rough go during the past few years. We’ve had to resort to watching Billy Corgan in all his shiny, cue ball-ed glory in huge arenas and stadiums around the world. After the pivotal triumph of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, SP has…
Although Fall Out Boy clearly has soul-music influences and even covered Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” the punk link to the genre was never quite so pronounced prior to A Loss for Words’ album Motown Classics. Released earlier this year, the album is primed for soundtrack placement on a teen drama…
Perhaps the spookiest thing ever to crawl out of the swamp and onto a local stage, Black Weather Shaman has been excreting its weird, folky voodoo into dim-lit corners of South Florida since last July. In the short time that has passed, the rugged bunch has earned itself a devoted…
Talk about déjà vu — it’s starting to seem like the early ’70s all over again… with the nation polarized by internal rage and fierce divisions, American troops bogged down in yet another never-ending conflict, another Nixon running for office (yup, Tricky Dick’s grandson’s making a bid in Connecticut), and…
Charged GBH was formed in 1978 by singer Collin Abrahall and guitarist Colin Blyth. Usually associated with the UK82 scene that begat the Exploited, Disorder, Discharge, and the Varukers, GBH (Grievous Bodily Harm), as it’s popularly known, has survived plenty during the past 30 years: from revolving-door rhythm sections to…
There’s a reason bars have ladies’ nights. The ladies show up for the free drinks, and the men show up for the ladies. In the decade that brought machismo to its apex, Peter Frampton was the ladies’ night of the ’70s. He wasn’t interested in swinging around on a vine…
A couple female-fronted shows this evening worth pulling a person up to Propaganda in Lake Worth or down to the Fillmore Miami, depending upon said person’s appetite for noise and dissonance. Imogen Heap’s abilities as a vocalist are unquestionable, and a night of pop evolved from the lineage of Annie…
K-osWith MayDay! and ArtOfficialRevolution, Fort LauderdaleSaturday, May 29, 2010Better Than: Any of those overcrowded clubs in all of South Beach.It was definitely a full-fledged rager on Saturday night as downtown Fort Lauderdale was flooded with out-of-towners and locals alike, drinking enough Sex on the Beach to will make anyone have,…
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: A call from a KingI was always enamored with the music of Carole King, both as a songwriter (“Locomotion,” “Chains,” “Take Good Care of My…
Not long ago, Aerosmith’s future was a big question mark. Frontman Steven Tyler hurt himself pretty badly after falling from the stage last August and subsequently entered rehab in December to deal with a painkiller addiction. Rumors swirled that a new lead singer would rise, and then Tyler told those…
Grab your studded belts, black eyeliner, knee pads, shoulder guards, and favorite pair of Vans: The Vans Warped Tour is coming to the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach for the second year in a row on July 24. Dubbed a “punk rock summer camp,” the longest-running touring festival –…
Big Trouble Little MunichWith Love Handles, Xela Zaid, the Dewars, Mike HarveyLittle Munich, Lake WorthFriday, May 28, 2010One of the most intriguing and peculiar local music nights is hiding in plain sight in downtown Lake Worth. Put on by John Sova’s Damaged Disco on the last Friday of each month…
MURS With Nocando and Sick Jacken Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Friday, May 28, 2010 Besides the occasional token underground-rapper-on-a-nu-metal-tour (a la P.O.S.) there isn’t much hip-hop going down at the Culture Room. It was a surprise to hear MURS would be making his only South Florida tour appearance there and…
In the latest edition of Florida? Yeah!, curated by Fort Lauderdale arts collective the Bubble, Boynton Beach dark-wavers Kill Miss Pretty headline a varied local bill. Fresh off an appearance at Exxxotica in Miami in mid-May, the vivacious Alicia Olink and band are working a new single, “Judy Garland,” a…
Long before Drake made Canada a viable hip-hop nation, there was another young rapper waving his maple leaf with pride. He went by the name of k-os (all in lowercase; stands for “Knowledge of Self”) and had a little song called “Superstar Pt. Zero” that eventually worked its infectious beats…
If Emily Reo’s dreamy, gossamer swaths of songs don’t instantly make a devotee out of you — the New Times staff is already assigning fan club positions — then her cute hats and use of silverware as musical instruments will. The Orlando organist, guitarist, flutist, and kitchen utensil master is…
The Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend this year is jam-packed with music. For fans of hip-hop, classic pop, dance music, or Vince Neil, South Florida is decidedly covered. As detailed in this week’s Miami New Times, Diddy hosts one of the year’s biggest assembled hip-hop and reggae showcases, Best of…
South Florida may be home to booty bass, but it was Orlando that set off the craze known among rave enthusiasts as funky breaks. An offshoot of another electronica subgenre known as break beats, funky breaks developed in the ’90s and incorporates Miami bass, standard break-beat counts — like a…
Two shows, one night, and don’t get it twisted: We have no idea how you should choose either. If the idea of partying with Michael Vick still sounds a little bit uncomfortable or expensive, the key to getting some hip-hop beats and wordplay tonight without breaking the bank in Broward…
By now, County Grind devotees know that the satisfyingly deafening, filthy-blues rock outfit known as Stonefox is having its heralded “official” reunion this Saturday at Propaganda. But not many are aware that another remarkable gig is occurring in Lake Worth just down the street at the South Shores Tavern. Had…
The extent of what you need to know about Aventura is found in Rob Harvilla’s enticing review of the Bronx-based Dominican bachata balladeers’ massive showing at New York’s Madison Square Garden back in January. In sum: These guys are smooth — girlfriends are thinking about them, and boyfriends are trying…
