All that anyone could talk after Sunday night’s Grammys was James Hetfield’s microphone issues or Laverne Cox forgetting to namedrop the band in the introduction. But in metal circles, the real controversy was Metallica sharing the stage with Lady Gaga for a performance of “Moth Into Flame.” Setting aside that cries of…
“That address is a landmark for me,” Chris Carrabba, the lead singer of emo superband Dashboard Confessional, said about Revolution Live, the location of the group’s February 15 show. “Years before it was Revolution, when it used to be the Edge, I saw Fugazi there. We were in line to…
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…
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.
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…
Few foods bring out a competitive edge quite like chili. Is it the deceivingly easy preparation that’s inspired chili cook-offs across America? Is it the dish’s long simmering time that led foodies to turn cooking into an all-day party? Or maybe it’s just because many chefs use beer in their…
“We wanted to be campy. We saw Pink Martini as Breakfast at Tiffany’s reincarnated, crossed with if the United Nations had a house band back in 1962.” That’s how Thomas Lauderdale describes the 1994 beginnings of his 12-piece orchestra Pink Martini, which will play at the Adrienne Arsht Center tonight,…
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 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.
New Year’s Eve is always a big event, especially if it’s on a weekend. And in Miami, considering that the weather is awesome on New Year’s Eve, an outdoor party is a good, viable option. If you add the concepts of Miami + Party + Good Weather, the end result…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
The official numbers aren’t back yet, but the first-annual Riptide Music Festival was a modestly sized affair with a healthy attendance. Over 20,000 music fans made their way to Fort Lauderdale Beach for South Florida’s second beach fest at the same location, the other being the country-music and conservation-minded…
Riptide Music Festival bills itself as the “biggest two-day alternative and classic hits music festival to ever land on the beaches of Fort Lauderdale.” It not only takes advantage of the beach but is also bringing a lineup impressive enough to keep our eyes off those tan lines. Here are the…
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…
Andy Leo sums his band up like this: “We’re the Backstreet Boys of the metal world.” It’s a sort of half-joke, but the five handsome members of Crown the Empire do look a bit like what would happen if you gave a boy band some strong whiskey and a fistful…
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…
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…
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival has announced the 2017 lineup for the four-day camping bonanza to be held Thursday, March 2, through Sunday, March 5, at Sunshine Grove in Okeechobee. Among the more than 70 acts confirmed were Tennessee rockers Kings of Leon, R&B superstar Usher accompanied onstage…
