Nineties nostalgia is real. Simply look at recent reunion tours by the Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block. Though it’s an odd sight to watch middle-aged men perform synchronized dances in matching yet individualized outfits, the phenomenon does makes sense.
After selling out 38 shows across Europe, Iron Maiden kicks off the American leg of its Legacy of the Beast World Tour July 18 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Founder and bassist Steve Harris discusses his unique style of songwriting, why he thinks Maiden has sold more than 100 million albums, and how the band has dealt with accusations of satanism.
Martyn Jenkins, the lead singer of Florida-based tribute band Absolute Queen, has a favorite Freddie Mercury story. It goes like this: While visiting the legendary Rockfield Studios in Wales, where Queen recorded “Bohemian Rhapsody,” founder Kingsley Ward led Jenkins to a courtyard outside. Ward pulled a tarpaulin off an old…
Now that the band itself is well past its 1990s heyday and its members are entering middle age, Pryor is still using other people’s relationships as musical inspiration.
While Alan White’s name may not be instantly recognizable, his music certainly is.
Following a quiet 2019, Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival (OMF) is poised to make a comeback in 2020. Rumors have been swirling for months about the festival’s return, but thanks to public records and sources, it’s become clear the portal will be opening again next year. Online, fans and EDM…
Though he’s often bunched up with the rest of the adult contemporary gang of the late ’90s to mid-aughts, Thomas’ signature poppy songwriting alone proves he’s in a league of his own.
Tedeschi Trucks Band returns to South Florida with its Wheels of Soul Tour at Boca Raton’s Mizner Park Amphitheater on Saturday, June 29.
n recent years, there’s one type of show that’s become practically unavoidable for concertgoers: the co-headlining tour. What was once a particularly rare practice among established acts has become one of the most common trends in live music, with team-up tours commanding summer rosters at venues around the country. South Florida alone has dozens of these shows slated for the next few months, from Korn & Alice in Chains to Beck & Cage the Elephant.
They dog days of summer are ahead with Florence and the Machine’s dreamy pop; lo-fi sounds from Kurt Travis; and another rising Broward hip-hop star, Kid Trunks.
It’s a late Friday afternoon in April, and Florence Welch is cozy at home in South London. Earlier in the day she did a bit of dance training, and then she had a sandwich. If this sounds at all banal for a figure known worldwide for her soul-rattling howl and…
No one is more surprised than Chuck Negron that he is alive at all, let alone healthy enough to tour after a lifetime of womanizing, drug addiction, and more than a few brushes with death.
Robbie Guariglia spent years as a music industry professional producing, writing, and gigging with touring acts such as the Veronicas, Ryan Shaw, Oh Honey, and Phoebe Ryan. But it was a time of tumult that led him to take center stage with Modern Whale. “I had lost my dad to cancer,” Guarjila explains to New Times.
People rarely mention Coconut Grove as a historic hotbed for folk music, but according to legendary singer David Crosby, the Grove in the ’60s was right up there with New York’s Greenwich Village. “I was living in New York when someone told me there were coffee shops down in Coconut…
Yet for all three of its days, Rolling Loud 2019 felt like a festival that was hanging on by a thread, threatening to unravel completely if one more thing went wrong.
In life, there are winners and losers. You can’t always win, and you have to take responsibility for the losses. In all, Rolling Loud 2019 looked great on paper and included handfuls of Instagram-worthy moments, but spotty logistics and some abrasive guests also played a role in the festival’s overall, day-to-day…
This week, nerdcore takes over Respectable street, the Drums return to South Florida, and local bands hit the stage at Invasive Species Brewing.
After a five-year hiatus, the Rhythm Foundation returns to Hollywood’s ArtsPark Amphitheater with concerts by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Monsieur Periné, and Chucho Valdés.
Are you ready for Rolling Loud this weekend? Not if you haven’t planned your itinerary. This year, the festival is bringing scores of rap and hip-hop artists — 164 in all — to Hard Rock Stadium for a three-day smorgasbord of music. That means you’ll have to make some difficult…
For those not familiar with some of the new additions to the Rolling Loud lineup, DaBaby is definitely one to know. The rapper from Charlotte, North Carolina, has been making major waves this year and already boasts a rabid fan base that will undoubtedly be lit at his May 10…
If the Fillmore Miami Beach seems like a small venue for a recent Coachella headliner, that’s because it is. Fresh off headlining slots at Atlanta’s Shaky Knees and the aforementioned megafest, the Australian psych-pop sensation Tame Impala visited the Fillmore Tuesday night for an intimate first-ever show in Miami.
It seems every child star has the same career trajectory: modeling, acting, making music, then failing miserably and posting #ThrowbackThursday photos of their time in the limelight. It also seems being a child star is not easy. The public has the pleasure of watching these young people grow up…
