Dark Star Orchestra Encapsulates the Live Experience of the Grateful Dead

Since its founding in 1997 in Chicago, Dark Star Orchestra (DSO) has encapsulated the Grateful Dead era for more than 2,800 shows. This Saturday, November 3, DSO is set to headline Revolution Live’s new street festival, Night of the Dead, celebrating Día de los Muertos with mariachi performers, calavera puppets, family-friendly art activities, and other diversions.

My Tumultuous Love Affair With Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson. The name is as much a dichotomy as the character. It’s half sweet and sexy Marilyn Monroe, half crazed, blood-thirsty Charles Manson. Marilyn Manson is edgy, groundbreaking, talented, and, some might even say, sensitive. He can also be threatening, violent, and unpredictable. Fans revere him; the religious right reviles him.

Guitar God Yngwie Malmsteen Is a Miamian Just Like You, Except He Owns Five Ferraris

If you see a guy with flowing brown hair cruising Ocean Drive in a red Ferrari convertible with a tan interior, it just might be guitar god Yngwie Malmsteen. If you see a guy in one of four other Ferraris, that might also be him. “I love to drive them, and I love to work on them,” Malmsteen says of the luxury Italian sports cars. “It’s like a good, therapeutic thing for me.” And, yes, all five of them are red.

Love, Abbey’s Abbey Loren Doesn’t Get Out Much

South Florida is often derided for lacking a strong local music scene. Sure, sometimes there’s a dearth of fan support, but the region is home to some hidden gems. This Thursday, October 18, Revolution Live will host four excellent acts, and Fort Lauderdale native Love, Abbey will headline the show.

Dweezil Zappa’s Birthright Is His Father’s Music

Dweezil Zappa spends most of his time either learning or performing the music of his late father, Frank Zappa. The writer of “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow” made more than 65 albums during his career before his death in 1993. So the Choice Cuts! Tour, which will be hitting Fort…

Electric Six Doesn’t Take Itself Too Seriously

Time never stops moving forward, and neither does Electric Six. The venerable, everything-to-everyone party-rock band has been around a long time, maybe longer than you might think, and has continuously provided a hell of a lot of fun for audiences and fans worldwide. The bandmates also have a grandly silly time themselves.

Iration Is All for a Liberal Nation

Iration is a reggae, dub, and rock band formed in Central California that has been playing the stages of festivals like Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, and Hangouts for the past 14 years. Just last week, the six bandmates embarked on a national spotlight adventure, the Press Play Fall 2018 Tour, where they perform songs off their self-titled sixth album, Iration.

The Show 4U: A Symphonic Celebration of Prince Is 4 the Fans

Prince’s music is back on the road, but don’t call it a revival. “We’re not trying to replicate or impersonate him,” TCG Entertainment CEO and president Stephen Cook says. “We’re trying to celebrate his music and create something that honors him.” Cook has been traveling the country to promote his…