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…
What in the hell does a cowgirl wear to the beach? What about a salty dog out to impress the sandy bitches (don’t pretend you’re offended, you know what we mean). These were the main folk populating Tortuga Music Festival this weekend. They chugged beer and sunbathed to a crisp…
The air was balmier than most days. It was officially summer in South Florida, when just being outside makes you sweat profusely. The last day of the Tortuga Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale Beach was gonna be a scorcher! Sure, thousands of Instagramming friends were showing off their awesome duck-face poses…
No one knew quite what to expect from the crowd at the first ever Tortuga Music Festival. Because of acts like Jake Owen and Eric Church there was no doubt the fans would be countrified. And since it was on the sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach, certainly some would be…
Avett Brothers Tortuga Festival Sunday, April 14, 2013 Better than: Considering the fact they’re one of the best bands out there, no further comparison is necessary. “We are genuinely sensitive men,” Seth Avett confessed in a recent conversation with New Times, and if repeated expressions of affection are any indication…
Timothy NorrisThis look could catch on one day, right? We all know Coachella is a textbook study on the desire to wear things that no human should. That typically applies to the crowd who come decked out in ill-fitting, barely-there costumes, spirit hoodies and every piece of tight neon attire…
Credit: Marco TorresAs we mentioned earlier, the bros are freaking bringing it this year! Sure, we all know about the women who wear just about nothing, but the guys are getting exceedingly creative, particularly when it comes to their funny t-shirts. So it’s time to give the men some props…
Oliver ScherilloNew OrderNew Order Coachella April 13,2013 While over at the main stage the bulk of the Coachella crowd was enduring Phoenix with the hope that Daft Punk would come out — they instead got R. Kelly — a smaller but perhaps-more-enthusiastic crowd got a first-rate greatest hits set from…
Timothy NorrisThis dude’s actually drug free. But he still knows his rightsHate to say it, but some of you at Coachella (which starts today!) are going to be approached by police officers assuming you have drugs. Well, you just may, but guess what? You still have rights, man. See also:…
London’s deep dubstep DJ and producer V.I.V.E.K. will make a stop at one of Fort Lauderdale’s downtown home bases for alternative music, Original Fat Cat’s, this Monday. Organized by South Florida bassheads Proper Dosage, this crew of local DJs and promoters have a passion for a stripped down, no-nonsense strain…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: South Florida veteran musicians provide a welcome return.For all my grousing about the lack of original music here in South Florida, I do have to admit that, over time, there…
Playing alongside huge acts such as Kenny Chesney, Ben Harper, and Lynyrd Skynyrd at the inaugural Tortuga Music Festival is a notable band with a lesser-known name but no lesser amount of soul. Poised to amp up the crowd and blow the LandShark-beer-toting concertgoers off the sand with a high-energy,…
Reggae Fest Lake WorthWith Dirty Heads, the Resolvers, Jahfe, Third World, South Side Dub, and others. 5 p.m. Friday and 12:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 12 to 14, at Brant Park, 2 S. Gofview Road, Lake Worth. Tickets cost $10 before 6 p.m., $15 after. Call 561-790-6200, or visit…
Seth Avett offers the impression he might be the nicest guy you’d ever want to know. Even in the span of a 30-minute phone chat, there’s the sense that an instant bond’s been established. He shares sincere sentiment, a hearty laugh, and a folksy, unaffected down-home demeanor that’s every bit…
The parking lot outside FAU’s Kaye Auditorium rippled with three inches of flood waters from the evening’s flash thunderstorm. Late in the afternoon, a blanket of darkness over North Broward suburbia brought 60 mph winds and hail the size of quarters.Still, out of the cool darkness of the night, a…
Don’t look now, but Tift Merritt may be Americana’s next indispensible icon. Or something nearly as exalted.Consider the evidence thus far. Her career was still in its infancy when Time magazine and the New Yorker elevated her first album, Bramble Rose, into their top ten, and the Associated Press named…
A wise man once said, “Ain’t no party like a New Times party ’cause a New Times party don’t stop.” But what accounts for this seemingly infinite production of decadent raging and overindulgence? In other words, why are our parties so awesome? The two-pronged answer is part of a longstanding…
Nowhere else in the universe will you be able to yell the words “I want you to want me!” along with Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander, while covered in paint, except at this year’s SunFest. The Saturday lineup features both the band that sung “Surrender” and the world’s largest paint party, Life…
The task of exaggerating the impact Eric Clapton has exerted upon the world of rock music over the course of a career, wringing pure emotion from the strings of guitars, is one of virtual impossibility. However, the recorded offerings of the man’s late career might make one forget the early, greater…
Azealia Banks clearly worked the shit out of the second weekend of Ultra 2013 in her newly released video for “No Problems.” Originally a diss track aimed at Angel Haze, the song takes on new meaning sung amidst the empty wide eyes, glowing ensembles, and sweaty pits of UMF partiers…
We’ve come too far to leave it all behind,” crooned Chicago’s former bassist Peter Cetera. These lyrics from the 1977 hit “If You Leave Me Now” are still relevant for a band that’s sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning 45 years. Chicago is one of the first…
What began as a local fundraiser, the now global Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), kicks off Thursday, April 4. The weeklong fest stretches from Palm Beach Gardens to Delray Beach and includes more than 20 different film and music inspired events.The PBIFF was founded by County Commissioner Burt Aaronson…
