Edward Sharpe is fictional character from the whimsical mind of Alex Ebert, founding member of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. The character was put here to save the world but is constantly distracted by perpetually falling in love. This is a sentiment that resonates with the ten-plus band members…
There will be a musical act on stage this Wednesday at SunFest with the official name of Smashing Pumpkins. This band will be singing and playing chord progressions of music we recognize as being by Smashing Pumpkins. But there will be only one recognizable face from the video of “Cherub…
County Grind readers may not be very familiar with West Palm Beach four-piece, Making Faces, but they should start taking note. This ’90s throwback alternative rock act is arguably one of the hardest working bands in Palm Beach County. Although they don’t grace our alt weekly pages often, the quartet…
When New Times sat down with STS9’s David Phipps last week, the moral of the interview was that great music comes from a combination of talent and intention. The band’s goal, as Phipps put it, is to make music that makes people feel like “this is the best life ever.”…
While you could argue that there are two types of people in the world, those who like Rush and those who don’t, I don’t think that’s quite right. There is, however, a line in the sand with which you can divide serious students of rock ‘n’ roll, and that line…
When we think of the ’90s, our chemically damaged brains get flooded with remembrances of outdoor music festivals, tattoo-covered girls, excessive body piercings and poorly-kept facial hair. It was a simpler time, and George W. Bush was just another guy in Texas. SunFest promises to transport those of us that…
It’s not often in your life that you hear a heckler cry out, “hoo-ah!” or even “Attica!!!” But at Al Pacino’s One Night Only event at Hard Rock Live, this happened more than once. In fact, it happened many times. You can call it a show — there’s storytelling and…
The word plush may be employed as a noun (a “rich fabric”) or an adjective (“luxurious”). In both instances, the term signifies smooth sensuality and delicious comfort. Which is exactly what Miami native and Palm Beach County resident, Christina Farrah (known to many of her friends and acquaintances as “Kiwi”)…
One of Diplo’s greatest creations is the Los Angeles-based label Mad Decent. Together with Major Lazer cohorts Jillionaire and Walshy Fire, he’s built an EDM empire that is actually, and undeniably cool. Mad Decent, is taking its annual Block Party on tour this summer, making its South Florida stop at…
The man most loathed man in South Florida — after Fidel Castro, of course — has got to be Lil Wayne. So maybe there’s some logic in having us all haul all out to Cruzan Amphitheater to catch Young Money’s 2013 America’s Most Wanted Music Festival — the farthest venue…
Brothers Stephen and Lee Tiger grew up making music on what is now the Miccosukee reservation. When the two were boys, a pile of toys was delivered from Orlando to distribute to the kids in their village. “We found two plastic guitars that were actually tunable,” Lee Tiger says. “So…
Perennial folk rocker and original self-mythologizing hippie, Bob Dylan, has announced a 26-date tour across the United States with Chicago-based brothers-in-roots-rock, Wilco, and the fresher-faced righteous jammers known as My Morning Jacket. The team-up is so undeniably harmonious it is practically the peanut butter and banana sandwiches of package tours…
Real talk: The south Florida music scene is changing. Influences are being muddled — those playing to a specific genre these days are likely to fall to the wayside, and while it’s never easy to coordinate even a handful of bands for one show, Block x Blog soared over the…
It wasn’t easy dodging the throngs of young girls in pairs — all dressed like Rihanna, compulsively documenting their every step with selfies — at the Diamonds World Tour show at BB&T Center on this Day of Stoners, 2013. Meanwhile, Instagram indicated Rihanna was toking away, 4/20-style, backstage, peacefully enjoying…
Many look at Ft. Lauderdale and see a bland concrete wasteland north of Miami, but not Mathew P and Eric Michael K of the JAMS DJ Network. They see a city on the verge of a cultural revolution — if it wants it.”I think there is an opportunity, especially in…
Deciphering which band to catch between the multitudes of acts performing at this weekend’s inaugural Block x Blog festival is one a tall order. With three stages and a tally of 30 odd bands on the bill, you could really use a personal assistant to help maximize the experience. County…
“When I die, it’s not going to be in some old rocking chair, going back and forth. It’s going to be onstage in one big explosion of body parts,” Dick Dale, the legendary guitarist, admitted to New Times with the conviction of a psychic. The man who created the surf-rock…
Though Ex Norwegian’s last release was called House Music, the Miami Beach band definitely doesn’t make the kind of house music that induces you to pop a molly and sweat. Though you might jump around a bit to their indie pop, their sound is better suited for the live stage…
Courtesy of Jorge Meza PhotographyThe Sahara Tent at Coachella Amidst the crazy sea of hipsters, hippies, old folks, pre-teens and babies(!), the first weekend of Coachella was also packed with EDM revelers ready to get their fist-pumping music fix over the course of the three-day bacchanal. In fact, it seems…
By now, you’ve all read or heard about the launch of the Block x Blog music festival, likely a seminal moment in the history of South Florida music. With 30 local acts and DFA’s Holy Ghost! in from New York, this event is blowing the ears off of your 4/20…
At the end of the opening verse of Jimkata’s recent single, “Night Shade,” lead singer Evan Fridell delivers a telling line: “There never was a Golden Age ’cause it’s what you make of it anyway.” On their latest release, 2012’s Die Digital, the Ithaca-based electro-rock jam outfit sounds like a wealthy…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: Looking back at Tortuga Music Festival. Congratulations are in order. The organizers and producers of the inaugural Tortuga Music Festival provided a fine introduction to what might, in the years…
