In regard to metaphors, none sounds as good as The Wall, Pink Floyd’s legendary 1979 prog-rock opera about abandonment and isolation. Clocking in at just over an hour and 20 minutes, The Wall explores the story of its protagonist, Pink, building a metaphorical wall between himself and everyone else. Though…
Last night Maynard James Keenan brought his creative side project, Puscifer to the Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center in Miami. (View a slideshow here.) To describe it in complete detail would be doing a disservice to those attending future shows. But, if you do enjoy a spoiler, venture on…
We soon discovered that being part of the media contingent at Bonnaroo has its perks. For starters, we got to enjoy a special unplugged performance by the Punch Brothers in the media tent. Standing in a circle, the bluegrass bunch played a rousing set, with leader Chris Thile yelling “Rotate!”…
text-autospace:none”>”>Fiend exercisin’ this right, of exorcism bustin’ out the expedition/Bullets choppin’ haters business to about the size of prisms our mission” in 1998’s hit “Make Em Say Ugh.” text-autospace:none”>His verse served as an introduction to a young man who harbored anger and used it as a way to express and…
Chris VictorioBy Christopher Victorio and Ben Westhoff We love you, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas. In fact, here are five reasons why you rule the roost. But my oh my, you dance funky. We’re not saying we’re any better; truth is, we’re utterly captivated by you and your awkward ways…
It’s day two here at Bonnaroo. And I don’t feel like getting out of bed this morning… I’m already exhausted, but we have our first full day of Bonnaroo ahead of us. So we duly arise and head to the press tent for a basic introductory course on the dos…
Civilian Album Release Party with Kids, the Goddamn’ Hustle, Under Every Green Tree Propaganda, Friday, June 7Better than: Smashing every emo album in your record collection and starting anew. “I’m more excited about this release than any other thing I’ve ever done,” says ginger-haired Fort Lauderdale native Ryan Alexander of…
When you think of subculture, the first thing that probably comes to mind is some under-the-radar, fringe group of folks who seem to keep to themselves. Those involved probably make your mom a little nervous. But what happens when a group of locals whose passion for music and their community…
It was the best of times; it was the weirdest of times… The good vibes that accompany a visit to Bonnaroo are all a credit to the way this festival is run, not to mention the incredible diversity of its musical offerings. While any newcomer to Bonnaroo will likely find…
Nothing excites us more at County Grind than a show announcement (OK, maybe a few things do, like pizza). And the information that Passion Pit just announced a massive world tour starting in a few weeks got us all worked up, especially since Broward County is on the band’s radar…
Beach Day and The Beat Cup Drum Line RETROMODERNFUTURE Fashion ShowDada, Delray BeachJune 9 For the full slideshow, click here. Better than: Schlepping through the mallAs the early days of June plod on toward the official start of summer, few would argue that it has in fact already begun. South Florida is…
Christopher VictorioEDC ravers[Update at 2:48 a.m]: EDC is over for the night. Organizers are waiting for crowds to thin out before making an official announcement. More details and older updates at the bottom.Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas tonight was shut down temporarily as a result of high winds buffeting…
Calivn Harris.Dance music is fighting for its soul. The charts are filled with tracks (Rihanna, Flo Rida) that borrow from the ecstatic trance and pulsing grooves of electronic dance music. The last time pop was so infatuated with the dance floor was 1979, the year disco died. This time around…
Kaskade.See also: Our Complete Coachella Coverage Dance music is coming to an arena near you: Kaskade will be the first DJ ever to play Staples Center (July 27). And mainstream concert promoters such as Live Nation are diving into the electronic dance explosion. Electric Daisy Carnival, which is being held…
Steve Angello / FacebookIn early spring, a Twitter beef erupted between DJ Sneak, a Chicago house music legend, and Steve Angello, one-third of the DJ supergroup Swedish House Mafia. Sneak called SHM’s music “fake shit” and said they “do not play house music” — as in, real house music. On…
One of Hollywood’s newest live music venues, the Native Florida Tap Room and Music Hall, has already brought many a talented act to the stage. From foul-mouthed soulman Blowfly to neophyte metalheads Neolythyc, the club is representing local music and some imports in a way that is serious and committed, fun…
3 Pill Morning’s singer Jeff Stebbins summed up what the band is feeling right now, “We’re loving life and excited for all of our fans to hear the new stuff and hit one of our shows.” They certainly are busy, and why not love life? It’s looking good. The band…
Though Don Felder, former lead guitarist of the Eagles, wrote the music for “Hotel California,” he is truly a Florida guy. The Gainesville native spent his college years playing music around the state with other future rock legends and many of his adult nights recording in Miami. Felder came up musically…
Statik Selektah & TermanologyGreen Room, Brown Bag WednesdaysJune 6, 2012Better than: Watching the Heat lose to the Celtics.Many of us hip-hop fans down in South Florida probably haven’t heard of Lawrence, MA, but up-and-coming DJ and MC pair Statik Selektah are Termanology are looking to change that. The two, who…
Last Thursday, this reporter received an email from his editor, inquiring if he would like to go check out a young, new, heavy-metal outfit from Fort Lauderdale called Neolythyc. Admittedly, I was a little tentative, to say the least. But the saplings, a four-piece originally from Miami, already had a…
Underneath Arboles Libres’ folksy, sonic psychedelia, interconnected lyrics paint images more powerful than a MacArthur Causeway hallucinogen (read: bath salts). “I woke up next to your heart/And I woke up next to your fears,” frontman Juan “Nacho” Londono sing-speaks on their song “Aura.” “And every morning we had breakfast/And every…
The Maddox Brothers and Rose are widely considered the pioneers of rockabilly by music historians, critics, and experts alike. They were playing “hillbilly” with a “rock-and-roll” twist before the latter was even invented, producing an original subgenre along the way. Though the siblings may have hitchhiked to California from Alabama…
