The English Beat Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Friday, November 7, 2014 “I don’t know why you’re asking us to play that song. We haven’t played it in years.” Dave Wakeling said deadpan in his thick English drawl as the crowd roared for “Mirror in the Bathroom.” What other accent would…
Heart With Brynn Marie Hard Rock Live, Hollywood Sunday, November 9, 2014 You wanna polarize and/or destroy musical canons? Go ahead. If you’ve flown into the full fancy of sacrificing a sacred cow, nobody is going to stop you because, clearly, you’re a crazy person. Or maybe you’ve flown into…
For the second year in a row, Lavola frontman and mastermind Julian Cires has teamed up with the Palm Beach County Food Bank and the local music community to create a night of rock ‘n’ roll philanthropy. Cans & Bands II, held tonight at Propaganda, will feature four premium local…
To be honest, I have outgrown rock concerts. I have no interest in paying money to be packed into a large room filled with cigarette smokers, beer drinkers, and shit talkers. I am a reclusive man who enjoys listening to the high vibrational frequencies of his own mind. However, there…
Given the consistent output and accessible sound Ex Norwegian offers, the band has positioned itself as the next South Florida act destined for national success. The group fostered the same all-inclusive likability as its initial influences, like the Beatles, the Kinks, and the Move, even as it morphed into an…
Fort Lauderdale has plenty of festivals where you’ll jam and sweat the day away sucking down beer while wearing your favorite cowgirl hat. But not many of them take place on the actual beach, where the cool ocean breeze’ll dry you right up as you dance like a rabid coyote…
You might have trouble recognizing the Matisyahu who will be performing Saturday at Mizner Park Amphitheater. The New Yorker born as Matthew Miller shot to fame with his reggae/rap/rock hybrid “King Without a Crown.” The song cracked the Top 40 in 2005 and transformed Matisyahu into an unlikely celebrity as…
Heart is playing Hard Rock Live on Sunday, days after disembarking from a cruise-ship festival titled, justly, Women Who Rock. Probably no other band has the longtime legitimacy that warrants it most fitting to headline a festival with that name. The Wilson sisters, Nancy and Ann, who front Heart are…
Referring to the Band of Heathens as an overnight sensation isn’t exactly accurate, even though, by the band’s own admission, it ascended into the spotlight fairly quickly. What began initially as a series of Wednesday-night jam sessions at a club in its native Austin — an event the group dubbed…
It’s hardly headline news to find a musician expressing enthusiasm for marijuana. After all, weed has been the drug of choice for the hippest players going back decades. Likewise, artists advocating for certain political causes have become an instinctual experience for many songwriters since the ’60s. These days, however, the…
As overplayed as some may think it is, American Idol provides a great outlet for aspiring stars to really get some national attention. It also provides an outlet for wannabes to make complete asses out of themselves, but nonetheless, it’s for the greater good. Take, for instance, rocker David Cook,…
In the world of heavy metal, only one band besides Black Sabbath has had an equally massive and lasting impression on the generations that followed. That band was and continues to be Judas Priest. Iconic for its introduction of leather S&M garb to the metal genre, and aside from a…
You’ve done the impossible: You’ve created a sexy Rick Scott costume. But you’re still not sure where to show off your relevant getup this Halloween. You can be whatever you want in Boca at the “biggest costume party in South Florida.” Yes, Trick or Beats is back, but instead of…
1991 was year zero for people singing with the deceased. Before the living Beatles could reunite with the departed John Lennon in “Free as a Bird” or a Tupac hologram could collaborate with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg at Coachella, Natalie Cole released “Unforgettable.” The duet with her famous father…
At just 21 years old, hip-hop singer Kyle launched his first North American tour, appropriately titled the “Hey Kyle! Tour.” He’s performed at the PLUR-heavy event Ultra Music Festival in Miami, had his video for “Raining Love” featured on BET’s 106 + Park, and has collaborated with electro DJ Martin…
Disclaimer: The word “funk” (and its many variations) will naturally pop up a lot in this article. There’s absolutely no way around it. You cannot separate it in any way from the band we caught last Friday night at Revolution Live, Dumpstaphunk. For instance, we have to say that it…
It was a day where you couldn’t ask for better weather. Among a medley of food trucks and craft beers, a smorgasbord of indie rock was served up steaming hot at the Coral Skies Music Festival. The descriptor “indie rock” at this point is a catch-all term for any type…
Justin Hayward Parker Playhouse October 24, 2014 Better than: The Moody Blues as a whole? No, but this solo show came close. As an artist ages, so does his following, and at 68, Justin Hayward is attracting — shall we say — “mature” audiences. Indeed, it was no surprise to…
It might be hard for the uninitiated to understand the pairing of Enrique Iglesias (heir apparent to the Iglesias charm) and Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. However, given their working relationship, one that reaches back a few years with appearances on each other’s albums, it begins to make sense. Perfect sense almost…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares observations, insights, and updates relating to South Florida’s musical environs. This week, a final interview with the late and legendary Jack Bruce. The passing of Jack Bruce, who died Friday at age 71, is a loss that didn’t resonate only with…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares observations, insights, and updates relating to South Florida’s musical environs. This week, Lee discusses the reality of the right vibe. As a music journalist, one of the biggest perks of my job is being able to speak to musicians I admire…
West Palm Beach’s coolest ghouls will be crawling along Clematis Saturday night, drinks in hand and ready to party. It’s already time for MoonFest again, the city’s annual Halloween block party that results in a fair amount of hubbub, smooching, and booze-flinging while dancing. With 20 bands and DJs on…
