Downtown Fort Lauderdale rock outpost Revolution and nearby watering hole Poorhouse have teamed with New Times Broward-Palm Beach for a night of music unlike any other in the county — the SW 3rd Ave Music Festival on Friday, May 6. Talk about an event that’ll be easy to locate.Downtown Fort…
Charlie SheenBankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Saturday, April 23, 2011 Better than: Six weeks in rehab.Charlie Sheen and his band of merry delusions came to South Florida this weekend, leaving in his wake an aura of befuddlement and confusion. He played most of his hits (saying the words Warlock and tiger blood…
The almost unfathomably popular club DJ Steve Aoki makes his way back to South Florida in May. Although he was last here as part of the Dancegiving Music Festival in late November, nothing could be quite as focused and massive as his last trip to Club Cinema in Pompano for…
In late March, we reported about the blitzkrieg recording exploits of able West Palm Beach musician Nick Eberhardt. The head of Black Key-ish group the Darklights (and Noble Rocket, previously) embarked on an ambitious solo recording mission with the help of Young Circles’ frontman Jordy Asher and waxed ten solid…
Though they’re separated by a couple of band generations, both Rise Against and Bad Religion share one very important trait: Though they’ve both enjoyed as much mainstream success as true punk bands could hope to enjoy, both acts have kept it real. Here’s a locally relevant case in point. Rise…
What do you get when you cross Mötley Crüe hair, a Kiss-style penchant for theatrics, a sprinkling of vaguely goth aesthetic trappings, and relentless postmetalcore? Well, it would be something like the Black Veil Brides, a Cincinnati quintet that looks Sunset Strip but still sounds Warped Tour. This particular brand…
South Florida may be home to numerous celebs and showbiz stars, but sometimes we overlook others who operated on the other side of the camera — or in the case of Dennis Lambert, the opposite end of the microphone. The Boca Raton resident has written some of the biggest hits…
Here’s a fun fact: In December, Jared Leto will turn 40. For those of us who hear his name and still think first of pretty-boy Jordan Catalano, this is a bit of a mindfuck. Even more so, however, when you consider that 15 years after the cancellation of My So-Called…
There’s far more to Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane than just the ice cream cone recently tattooed to his cheek. First of all, don’t neglect the lightning bolts coming out of that ink masterpiece. And, second of all, no one would care so much if the frequently incarcerated mixtape veteran (born…
Formed in Austin in 2004, Ghostland Observatory has evolved its sound from the raw, noisy electro-funk of its earlier releases into something more danceable. Equal parts electro, psychedelia, and glam-rock, the group’s songs pivot on Aaron Behrens’ signature vocals, which resemble Freddie Mercury’s voice fused with Cedric Bixler-Zavala’s, and the…
The things that have kept Usher in the firmament of safe, dependable R&B stars are not strictly musical — that smile, those abs, and his slick dance moves are pretty irresistible no matter your persuasion. Although he’s never been much for innovation, last year’s Raymond v. Raymond proves that even…
Exciting news for Animal Collective die-hards. Panda Bear, Avey Tare, Geologist and Deakin (!) have announced a string of U.S. tour dates leading up to the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago.Now, part of the reason this announcement is strictly for the gonzo AC devotees is that the shows aren’t until…
Sometimes a hint of magic is all it takes to woo an entire audience. That’s what local band Behold the Wolf had at Saturday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Shootout. Hollywood Lovescene, Bobby and the Renegades, and Small Town Gypsys all left their hearts on the stage, but the Wolf persevered. In…
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, Rocking on the road.”Now we got country and western on the bus/ R and B, we got disco in 8-tracks and cassettes in stereo/ We’ve…
Iron Maiden BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Saturday, April 16, 2011 More Metal Than: Everything. Maiden all but created heavy metal. A humongous banner decorated with the Final Frontier cover art — futuristic and ghoulish and perfectly metal — loomed behind the stage, colored lights ripped in every direction, and fans of…
Record Store DayWith Blank Dogs, Merchandise, Axe and the Oak, Jacuzzi BoysRadio-Active Records, Fort LauderdaleSaturday April 16, 2011View our full slide show from Record Store Day here.Better than: Any other free show at a Fort Lauderdale record store featuring world-renowned bands. Wait…Radio-Active Records’ Record Store Day 2011 took four months to…
Dr. DogWith Floating ActionCulture Room, Fort LauderdaleFriday, April 15, 2011Better than: Asking for an extension on your taxes.It could be a new batch of stimulants, a sudden rush of endorphins, or a compelling late-night engagement that was running through Dr. Dog’s mind during Friday’s Culture Room performance, but the result…
Further Seems ForeverWith Legends of RodeoPropaganda, Lake WorthThursday, April 14, 2011View a slide show from the concert here.Better than: The recent-ish Dashboard Confessional nostalgia show at Revolution. Happily, there were no rowdy, wasted girls in sorority baseball hats or bros in Rainbow flip-flops disturbing audience members last night at Propaganda. The…
Top Five Records isn’t your destination for new Twin Shadow seven-inches, but John O’Keefe’s meticulously organized Lake Worth outpost is taking part in Record Store Day with his own brand of “exclusives.” Since it’s a vintage store, the laid-back proprietor is marking down a bunch of sealed overstock jazz and…
Robert Plant and the Band of Joy Hard Rock Live, Hollywood Thursday, April 14, 2011 While some ’70s rockers are on the county fair circuit doing their best impersonations of their ’70s selves (who were then doing impersonations of Robert Plant), Robert Plant is still evolving. As the gold fades…
Max “Finkenbeans” Finkelstein, bass player for swampy-surf rock outfit Brain Chips, lost his infant son, Benjamin “Spider” Reeves, last August due to complications arising from his premature birth. Although it was an enormous loss for the musician and his girlfriend, Holly Reeves, the couple is extremely grateful for the services…
Capsule is an important part of a fairly forward, vibrant hardcore community in Miami that emerged during the early parts of the last decade and that doesn’t always get its due in a scene dominated by dance and Latin music. The quartet’s loaded sound is a sort of ordered chaos…
