It’s not as if Los Angeles has ever exactly lost its way when it comes to breeding some of the best rock ‘n’ roll bands in the world. But holy shit, something strange and wonderful has undoubtedly contaminated the City of Angels’ water lately. It’s subsequently now coursing through the…
Wax on wax on wax! Tomorrow night, Radio-Active Records revamps its monthly vinyl night with RPM. It’ll be held the last Thursday of each month and feature a wide array of DJs spinning a mix of new and classic records from several genres — all in vinyl. Radio-Active’s co-owner Mikey…
For a musician, there’s nothing quite like taking your child to their first concert. It’s a loaded event, one you hope and pray doesn’t take place in some enormodome watching Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus lip synch. Thankfully, my daughter Jade has pretty good taste for an 8-year-old. Hence, her…
For those out there that wish Bob Dylan were wordier, Drive-By Truckers might be the band for you. The Athens, GA, quintet combine rock, country, folk, and punk to chronicle the American dream from the bottom of a bottle. Ten albums into a career that spans almost two decades, their…
This week’s local’s show at Revolution Live with Civilian, the Goddamn’ Hustle, Kids, and Pretty Girls isn’t just bringing the same old. Nope, at this juncture, all four bands – including some of the area’s fine pop and indie rock acts – will also present new material. This is the…
Triple Crown Records-signed band Foxing has quite the busy schedule ahead of them. Aside from a nationwide tour, the band releases their debut full-length The Albatross on May 27. The band will even be making a visit to Pines’ recording studio-rock club Talent Farm tonight. The St. Louis band consists…
Funk superstar Bootsy Collins returns to South Florida to play his own music for the first time in 36 years. He’ll be performing at the Kinfolk’s Soul Food Festival tonight and tomorrow in both Broward and Palm Beach counties. Usually, even the most talented and forward thinking musicians have a…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: Keeping up with Camacho. The late James Brown was once referred to as the hardest working man in showbiz. However, if he were still alive (RIP, Godfather of Soul) he’d…
Sticklers will tell you summer doesn’t start until June 21. These are probably the same people who don’t believe in global warming. The sweat on the back of your shirt and the daily storms tell you summer is already here and if the weather isn’t enough proof for the changing…
Adam Matza makes music and does spoken word. And though he’d taken a break from the music scene for a while, he’s returning reinvigorated with a vengeance and a focus on bringing experimental live sounds of the verbal and (in the broadest sense) instrumental sort closer to his Broward County…
Tribute bands sometimes find themselves stifled by having to hew to the music made by those they’re emulating. In many cases, they’re little more than cover bands with a singular focus. But with Crazy Fingers, a Grateful Dead tribute band, that’s never been the case. They not only emulate the…
“Never trust anyone over thirty” was the motto of the Woodstock generation. But now, 45 years after the legendary Woodstock Music & Art Fair, we still trust many of the musicians who performed on that stage to entertain us. While those musicians might currently be self-loathing, as they are on…
Albert Castiglia is back with a vengeance. He’s got a new album, a new record label, and a new determination to build on the reputation that’s made him one of South Florida’s — and for that matter, the nation’s — most distinctive blues performers. His performances are always entertaining, proof…
Seahaven is driving through Denver, overlooking mountains and rivers in its new van. “It’s a lot nicer than our old one,” comments Kyle Soto, the indie act’s vocalist and guitarist. The four-piece band from Torrance, California, is no stranger to the touring life — it was in Florida last March…
This year alone, there’ve been plenty of enjoyable concerts, from Jimmy Buffet to Jay Z to Billy Joel. And though there’s no denying the power of heavy-hitters like those three, we experienced something special this past Friday night at Hard Rock Live with Lady Antebellum. The trio tightly packed high…
South Florida isn’t known outside of the area as a major wellspring when it comes to jam bands, but don’t tell the Heavy Pets that. For the better part of the past decade, they’ve built a respectable reputation throughout the nation as an exceptional instrumental ensemble, one well-known for both…
For the MP3 generation, albums don’t mean diddlysquat. Playlists go from genre to genre, artist to artist, decade to decade, from Frank Sinatra to Beyonce to Kiss. But there was a time when music was consumed in one large gulp whether by vinyl, cassette, or CD. And in a current…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares observations, insights and updates relating to South Florida’s musical environs. This week, the Livesays’ live life as a local band… The Livesays is clearly one of the hardest working bands in South Florida, not only due to the fact that they…
If you grew up in South Florida, you have, without a doubt, made countless trips to Orlando. Long weekends meant trips to Universal, your favorite band’s U.S. tour meant taking that four-hour trip to the world of the other Holy Land, Mickey Mouse, and as we’ve discovered, some kickass blues…
Ten years ago, nearly 90 million viewers were exposed to Janet Jackson’s nipple during her Super Bowl XXVIII “wardrobe malfunction” with JT, Brittney Spears eloped twice in 12 months, her first marriage lasting a mere 55 hours, and the driver of the Dave Matthews Band tour bus made it rain…
The weather at the seventh annual Purple Hatter’s Ball at the Spirit of Suwannee Music park in Live Oak, FL, was pretty much perfect for a festival. There was a nice mixture of cloudy and sunny during the day, and the nights were mostly cool. On Sunday afternoon, though, there…
“Big in Japan” isn’t only the name of a Tom Waits song. It’s also a reality for power trio the Winery Dogs. The nascent supergroup — consisting of lead vocalist/guitarist Richie Kotzen (formerly of Poison and Mr. Big), drummer Mike Portnoy (co-founder of progressive metal giants Dream Theater), and bassist…
