Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock ‘n’ roll encounters that took place in our local environs. There’s an all-around good vibe that the Canadians exude, and it surely accompanied the Mariposa Folk Festival, which just concluded its 51st year of operation in July. The…
Fire-breathing folk-punk act Everymen is geared up for the highly anticipated onslaught of record-release parties this Friday at Lake Worth’s Propaganda. Lucky for those in Palm Beach County (or devoted enough to be making the trek), the Lake Worth indie dive is Everymen’s admitted “home turf.” The purveyors of ruffian-style…
Once upon a time, not long ago, rising rap star J. Cole performed locally as Rihanna’s opening act at BankAtlantic Center. Prior to that, we spoke to him, and in addition to his skills on the mic, he’s quite a gentleman.As it turns out, Mr. Jermaine Cole is taking a…
The perfect music of late summer could be freestyle, AKA the Latin-tinged, electro-derived music indigenous to South Florida and New York in the ’80s. With its tinkly synths and often slightly helium-pitched vocals, the genre captures the breezy late-afternoon August sun. But freestyle often boasted a kind of bittersweet undercurrent,…
This show marks a sort of watershed booking for Propaganda. The club’s original manifesto, as posted on its website, stated an aversion to screamo and punk and required everyone through the door to be of legal drinking age. That has apparently changed — because this multiband extravaganza will feature hours…
Wednesday’s epic stop of the “Summer Slaughter Tour” is likely the ultimate show of the year for area deathcore fans — those who are underaged or underemployed, anyhow, as the show kicks off at 2 in the afternoon. Still, that early door time is a must, as the lineup packs…
Perhaps some elephant brains out there remember a band called the Rapture from the first half of the past decade. Unless you’re Metallica or something, a five-year gap in recorded output is a heckuva wait. Now, with a new headlining U.S. tour, the guys are ready to reintroduce themselves. The…
Get ready, Fort Lauderdale: Off! is coming to town. In the years since the advent of Fucked Up, nothing has tickled the indie-rock blogosphere’s punky bone quite like this hardcore supergroup. Since 2009, they’ve been pumping out singles — collected recently by Vice Records as the First Four EPs CD…
Gay Skate/IntoxiskateGold Coast Roller Rink, Fort LauderdaleTuesday, August 9, 2011Check out photos of last night’s final Intoxiskate here.When Gay Skate/Intoxiskate promoter David Rohrig first started working at Gold Coast Roller Rink, the place was filled with a dozen gay, white, middle-aged guys. “It’s not a gay guy night anymore.” Rohrig…
The king of novelty music, Weird Al Yankovic has had a fruitful and lucrative career, yet very few will claim him as their favorite artist. His parody work is amazingly perfect. In many cases, it’s his spoof of the original that launches the song he’s ripping on to classic status…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock ‘n’ roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week: Native son and bluesman extraordinaire shares his top five all-time classics… Simply stated, Albert Castiglia sums up the spirit of the blues. After serving an apprenticeship…
Brian Wilson Hard Rock Live, Hollywood August 5, 2011 What becomes a legend most? In the case of Brian Wilson’s performance Friday night at Hard Rock Live, it’s somewhat hard to say. Cynics might deride the fact that at age 69, Brian still portends to be a battered soul. Sitting at…
Ska specialists Reel Big Fish have scrapped a pair of dates after singer Aaron Barrett fell ill after Wednesday’s concert in Norfolk, Virginia. The affected shows include this evening’s performance in Charlotte, North Carolina, and tomorrow’s set at the 311 Pow Wow Festival at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music…
There’s no telling how wide Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Watch the Throne” joint tour could go now that there’s a flag in the sand this November at BankAtlantic Center.The album isn’t out until next Tuesday, but there’s been plenty of talk about this collaborative album — surprisingly little linking it…
Band of HorsesWith Tyler Ramsey and Woody ChowderRevolution, Fort LauderdaleWednesday, August 3, 2011View a 25-shot slide show from the concert here.Better than: Going backstage, vomiting, and drinking a beer. Although Kings of Leon stood to lose plenty by canceling 29 U.S. tour dates due to singer Caleb Followill’s “exhaustion” –…
Pop-punk is one of the genres that is hotly debated within itself. Say, people who like the Ramones, the Queers and Teenage Bottlerocket would say that bands like Blink-182, New Found Glory and Lagwagon aren’t really pop-punk — and vice versa. Keep in mind, to metal fans, hip-hop heads and…
It’s not easy to maintain the same energy, verve and passion you started out with when you’ve been doing something for 20 years. Just ask 311. They’ve been at it for more than two decades. What was once five starry-eyed kids in Omaha became a platinum-selling, genre-smashing entity. Now, scores…
With Girl Talk and even acts like Super Mash Bros. now playing to festival crowds of thousands, mashup artists have firmly been accepted as artists in their own right. And among the next big sound-collage artists is Southern California duo the White Panda. In one of those very-’00s stories, group…
Hot Tuna is one of those amazing legendary acts whose list of past members now dwarfs its list of current members by more than fourfold. Of course, that’s not surprising — the act that originally began as a Jefferson Airplane spinoff has now been going on and off for more…
It’s no secret that Lake Worth’s red-hot scene seems to birth a new band of Americana-roots-whatever-loving types almost every week. That’s awesome — the underground music world can never have enough tattooed, bearded manly men — but females have been pretty scant on the circuit’s stages. Until now! Enter the…
It’s exciting enough that Band of Horses have decided to pack a Cruzan Amphitheatre-sized show into Revolution this evening after the Kings of Leon totally bummed everyone out. But Benjamin Bridwell and the guys put out a promise of “a special treat” for the attendees, as well.This additional enticement turns…
Odd Future’s lead rapper, Tyler the Creator, is not a big fan of Bruno Mars, authority figures, and, perhaps most of all, ticket scalpers. Thus, today’s ticket presale for the 2011 Golf Wang Tour, which includes a stop at Fillmore Miami on Halloween, is laden with some extra merch that…
