RIP, Alvin Lee, an Irreplaceable Icon

Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: Much-missed musicians… “Thinking of the day, when you went away What a life to take, what a bond to break I’ll be missing you.” — Faith Evans We lost another…

Hall & Oates – Hard Rock Live, Hollywood – March 8

Yacht rock isn’t dead, and apparently neither are the 50- to 70-year-olds who comprised most of the crowd at the Daryl Hall and John Oates concert at the Hard Rock Live, Hollywood on Friday night.That’s not to mention the soulful pop rock stars themselves, aged 66 and 63, respectively, who…

Indigo Girls Come Closer to Fine at Culture Room on March 26

Like any philosophy, political ideology, or school of thought, feminism isn’t really a single, stable concept but more refers to a spectrum of ideas and beliefs about the role gender and sex play in human life and if they even exist in the first place. If we were to further…

Holy Ship!!! 2014: Pre-Book Your Room on the Cruise Tomorrow

We know you miss the feel and weight of your banana hammocks and banana costumes, the ones still sweaty from the salt of the seas. After having the most ridiculous time of your life on Holy Ship!!!’s third Hard Cruise voyage, the one that just barely docked two months ago, your…

Best Concerts of the Week, February 28 to March 6

Bon Jovi”Because We Can” Tour. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at BB&T Center, 1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise. Tickets start at $29.50 with fees. Call 954-835-8000, or visit thebbtcenter.com.Time is money, right? Well, in a comparable fashion, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll can be boiled down to a lone common entity…

Muse – BB&T Center, Sunrise – February 22

By Matt LevinMuse likes to wax philosophically in their lyrics, singing about revolts and power struggles with soaring bravado-laden falsetto choruses that shout arena rock. So maybe that creates false expectations for the band’s live act. And maybe, on stage, the British trio is just not that interesting.See also- Photos…

Curren$y – Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale – February 22

By Adam KatzmanCurren$y isn’t doing bad these days, selling out 30 dollar shows in Ft. Lauderdale with his #jetlife relatively unaffected by the recession or poor record sales. His output in 2012 would be “banner” for most other artists, but was just another solid bit of prolific efficiency from the stoner…

Matt & Kim Suck! Five Acts We Would Rather See at Ultra 2013

Every year, Ultra Music Festival features curveball additions to the lineup that contrast greatly to the vociferous beatfreaking that dominates the event. Kraftwerk, New Order, the Black Eyed Peas, and Crystal Castles are all examples of the weekend’s deviation from the deep-house/electro/dubstep axis.See also- Ultra Music Festival 2013, Two Weekends…