Counting Crows Aim to Cure ’90s Nostalgia and Cancer

Last month, when everyone on Facebook was making lists of the top ten albums they liked as a teenager, a lot of people who came of age in the ’90s seemed to have amnesia. The Pixies? Wu-Tang Clan? That’s your selective memory (or hipster ego) talking. Meanwhile, a lot of…

Arlo Guthrie Ain’t Worried About Donald Trump

When you’re the son of a famous father, it’s all but inevitable that comparisons will be drawn between you and your dad. And when your name is Guthrie — as in Woody Guthrie, the iconic folk singer — certain expectations inevitably follow. Arlo Guthrie has built a formidable career filled with classic albums, but the turmoil that’s gripping the nation inevitably prompts questions about what his pops would do.

The Nile Project Stages a Musical Intervention at the Parker Playhouse

Civic-minded community organizing is having a moment in the United States. Recent political events and announcements – take your pick, really — have spurred people to mobilize, united under shared causes and a steadfast commitment to the pursuit of justice. We saw it last week at the Women’s March on Washington…

Migos Wants to See You Get “Bad and Boujee” at Revolution

When you’re in bumper-to-bumper traffic on I-95 north after a hectic day at work, the best thing to do is blast your radio so loudly you stop caring about everyone attempting to sneak into the express lanes without paying. Atlanta hip-hop group Migos’ “Bad and Boujee” single is an ideal…

The Ten Best Music Events Coming to South Florida in 2017

The year is already shaping up to be a banner one for live music in Miami: Homegrown festivals are popping up with growing frequency, and more artists are recognizing that making the trek to the Magic City is worth it. Here are some of the coming year’s most exciting opportunities.

Billy Joel Is Still a Piano Man

After leaving the heavy-metal band Attila in 1970, Billy Joel found himself working as a lounge singer in a piano bar. In painstaking detail, he recounted that chapter of his life in the song that shot him to fame, “Piano Man.” It’s one of the saddest songs ever written, describing…

The Dewars Return Home to West Palm Beach

The phone interview with Anthony Dewar, one-half of the twin-brother lounge-rock band the Dewars, started off kind of stilted. Midway through the conversation, Anthony explained why: “We’re filming a documentary about the tour. Kevin [a filmmaker] is filming me being interviewed right now.” Suddenly I, the interviewer…

Amanda Palmer on Ukuleles and Motherhood

If you put the songs of Amanda Palmer’s solo career into a random playlist, you will hear a beautiful hodgepodge of piano ballads, ukulele folk songs, and even electro Krautrock parodies. She got her first shot at notoriety as a pianist/songwriter in a punk-rock Tori Amos blender with the Dresden…

Ten Best Broward and Palm Beach Concerts in 2016

With 2016 almost in the books, we’ve been wanting to look back nostalgically at the twelve months that just passed. The past year saw legends headline arenas, local bands stretch out their wings, and lots and lots of spring breakers congregating for a festival. With 2017 lurking around the…

Why Hasn’t Pitbull Spoken About Fidel Castro’s Death?

Though he’s recently had albums titled Global Warming and Globalization and has an upcoming one called Climate Change, Pitbull has not lately been the most political of rappers. His verses in “Timber” had nothing to do with deforestation, and “Give Me Everything” makes no mention of where he comes down on tax rates…

Brace Yourselves: Viking Metal Is Invading Fort Lauderdale

Though they perished thousands of years ago, the Vikings leave a legacy that lives on in TV shows, American football, and, oddly enough, music. “It gives you a sense of being on a long ship sailing across the sea, ready to pillage and burn,” singer and guitarist Greg Moir explains…

Peter Hook Celebrates Joy Division and New Order

Writing three autobiographies might seem like overkill. When you played bass for two of the 20th Century’s more significant bands as Peter Hook has, though, there can never be too many memoirs. It doesn’t hurt his cause that interviewing Hook is reminiscent of those…

Hip Abduction Plays Revolution Live This Saturday

In 1966, the Beach Boys wrote the seminal psych-rock masterpiece “Good Vibrations” about a girl who put out all kinds of positive cosmic energy. The Hip Abduction, a seven-piece outfit from St. Petersburg, sings about similar “good vibrations” in the 2013 song “Live It Right.” However, the meaning extends beyond…

Chris Young Adds Sweet Duet With Cassadee Pope to His Game

Chris Young enjoyed another bump up the country music hierarchy this year thanks to his duet with Cassadee Pope, “Think of You,” which is up for a CMA award for Musical Event of the Year. And with a Christmas album hitting the shelves, Young says he continues to accomplish things…