An old trick to get a room’s attention is not to yell, but to speak quietly. Penny & Sparrow singer Andy Baxter and guitarist Kyle Jahnke put that maxim to the test every time they hit the stage with their intimate folk Americana music. “I wish it worked all the…
“Our 99 JAMZ Uncensored are legendary,” says on-air personality Supa Cindy. And, though she may be biased, the concert series presented by one of Miami’s most popular hip-hop stations has become something to mark down on your calendar. “I think they get more exciting. The staff gets more comfortable with…
Last year’s movie Love & Mercy succeeded where biopics about musicians normally fail. It showed the creative process of making music. In painstaking detail, it demonstrated how in 1966, Brian Wilson produced The Beach Boys masterpiece Pet Sounds. “The movie was very accurate and well portrayed.” Wilson told New Times, right…
It was terrible news for classic rock fans last March when AC/DC cancelled the last leg of their “Rock or Bust” World Tour due to singer Brian Johnson risking total hearing loss. At the time the band announced they would make up the ten missed dates with a guest singer,…
Things should be good for West Palm Beach indie rock heroes Surfer Blood. They have a new album set for release in early 2017. They’ve had opening gigs for some of their biggest influences like The Pixies and Guided by Voices. Their song “Swim” was even heard on the awesome…
Earlier this year, Jamaican born artist Sizzla Kalonji joined a handful of other Caribbean artists — including Aidonia, Elephant Man, and Beenie Man — who were cleared to return to the United States. Back in July, Sizzla, who was born Miguel Collins, took to Instagram to inform his fans that…
Though Bro Safari is a DJ name that connotes all kinds of stereotypes of the EDM scene, Nicholas Weiller told the New Times he didn’t put too much thought of social criticism into his handle. “I didn’t intend to call myself Bro Safari for a long time. I had a…
When last New Times wrote about Jake Miller five years ago, the Weston native was an internet superstar. It all started with rapping prowess and good looks. Now age 23, he recently put out his second EP Overnight. The Florida kid presently calls Los Angeles home and more surprisingly, he…
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, the four day event that drew thousands last year, will be holding a second edition. The 2017 dates are March 2 through 5, backers announced Tuesday. Pre-sale tickets go on sale Wednesday morning, August 17 at 11 am at okeechobeefest.com. 4 day general admission passes…
Some people might recognize Seal solely from the scars that line his face or the tabloid tales that were the inevitable result of his marriage to and subsequent split from supermodel Heidi Klum. Sadly, though, those things have nothing at all to do with the music he’s made over the…
Great news for anyone who thought there was only one misogynistic jerk seeking election — Alice Cooper wants to be your next president. Campaigning at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts last Friday, Cooper wore a “Make America Sick Again: Vote for Alice Cooper” T-shirt while hovering behind living…
After a long road, Minneapolis’s punk pop quintet, Motion City Soundtrack, is calling it quits as a live band. “We’ve reached the point where we’ve done this constant touring for 15 years. We called this the So Long Farewell tour to tell the people and let them decide if they…
After Bob Marley, no reggae act has sold as many albums as UB40. To singer Ali Campbell, that is a great honor. On his day off in Palm Springs from an American tour, Campbell made it clear to New Times how important he takes the band’s legacy as ambassadors of…
Life’s hard in between seasons of Game of Thrones. Luckily, South Florida fans of the show will have something to quench their thirst while we wait for our Sunday night programming to return to its former glory. A Game of Thrones concert will be touring the states, coming to 28…
You know that feeling you get when the credits roll after your favorite TV show left you with a cliff hanger? Turn that feeling into a band and —poof — you’ve got Peach Kings. For the sultry duo, headlining an extensive summer tour can become a haze, a series of…
When most of us were 17, we had trouble just getting ourselves out of bed in the morning. At that ripe age, Rylan Talerico has not only under the name Wallace recorded a rock solid debut with The Hubbubery EP, he has perhaps more remarkably organized a music festival, The…
Many people have trouble maintaining a marriage; some have difficulty keeping a band together. Michael and Carissa Alvarado raised the stakes by not only marrying, but also founding the folk pop group, Us the Duo. In a joint interview with New Times, they shared their secret for maintaining both a…
When a human being turns five they get a birthday party with a piñata, clown, and cake with the cartoon character du jour on it. When South Florida’s favorite free monthly music zine Pure Honey turns five, they get rock and roll and lots of it. Yesterday Pure Honey listed…
Mad Decent Block Party is already celebrating its eighth edition. Started in 2008 as a way for Diplo to showcase acts on his EDM label Mad Decent, the festival has expanded to include artists outside the label bringing stars from the world of hip-hop and EDM together under the hot…
There were other girl groups prior, but when the Go-Go’s burst on the scene during punk’s prime in the late ‘70s, they did for rock ‘n’ roll what the Suffragettes did for women’s rights in the early 1900s. Along with the Bangles, they shattered the stereotypes that dictated rock was…
Whether you love him or hate him — and be assured that there are folks who veer towards each extreme — no one can deny that Ted Nugent makes no apologies. To say he’s passionate about his beliefs — whether it’s in defense of the NRA, his love of hunting,…
Remember those hot summer nights in high school when everyone flocked to someone’s garage to watch the cool-kid musicians gather for a spontaneous jam fest? Well, this is going to be just like that. Except the jam band is headed by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Butch Trucks…
