We’re Going to the Gathering of the Juggalos

After a much-needed two-year hiatus from the madness that is Insane Clown Posse’s annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival, we’re happy to report that this year, we’re going back. L.A. Weekly is off to Thornville, Ohio for the Gathering, which runs July 20-23, and will be reporting throughout the week on…

Casey Hopkins’ Inspiration to Rock Comes From His Past

Casey Hopkins, the 26-year-old frontman of the Casey Hopkins Trio, is coming home this week for a series of shows in his native South Florida. It isn’t, however, something foreign to him. Although he’s spent the last couple of years in Brooklyn attempting to break through the rich scene in…

Mo’Booty Bringing Surf Noir to Dada July 7

Visual artist Monica McGivern and musician-about-town Alexandre “Booty” Merbouti are a little like Bennifer and Brangelina. Their band, Miami art rockers Mo’ Booty, got its name when the pair decided to join forces. “Monica lived for a couple months at noise rock legend, Rat Bastard’s recording studio.” Merbouti reminisced.  “She…

Steely Dan Makes Rock ‘n’ Roll for the Grownup Soul

After years of changing the classic rock station whenever one of their songs came on, it wasn’t until four songs into their set at Perfect Vodka Amphitheater last night that I could fully appreciate Steely Dan. We were midway through “Hey Nineteen.” As the 10-member backing band riffed on that…

Mutemath’s Darren King on the Band’s Trove of Unreleased Music

Seven months into Mutemath’s tour with the duo Twenty One Pilots, New Times caught up with Mutemath drummer Darren King following the Grammy-nominated band’s performance in front of 28,000 fans at Hershey Park Stadium on June 20. Ahead of the New Orleans-based group’s stop this weekend at BB&T Center, King…

Modern Baseball Is One of the Hardest-Working Young Bands in America

If the phrase “pop-punk” brings to mind youngsters with tube socks on their arms and bubblegum slack-rock issuing from punchable faces (looking at you, Tom Delonge, wherever you are), it may be time for a terminology update. The new generation of catchy scream-along rock is poignant, unreserved, and, perhaps most…

Beyond the Burning Bible: Marilyn Manson’s Six Best Comedic Cameos

Everyone knows Marilyn Manson. He’s the Antichrist Superstar, the shock-rock showstopper, the Bible-tearing, breast-wearing weirdo who was once rumored to have had his lower ribs removed so he could S his own D. Some fans dig deeper and learn more about Brian Warner, the onetime journalism student at Broward Community…

How to Be Cool at a Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato Concert

Taking your daughter or little sister to a Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas concert might be more bearable if you actually knew some of the words to either of the pop sensations’ songs. The two tween idols (and more recently, contentious social media headline makers) have promised a joint tour…

Miami and the Cure Make for an Odd Yet Beautiful Couple

When it was announced last year that the Cure would grace Miami with its grim presence at Bayfront Park Amphitheatre, we were pleasantly surprised. Shortly thereafter, upon learning that Robert Smith and company’s time in our fair city had been extended to a two-night performance, we were positively shocked. The…

EDC Vegas 2016: The Best and the Worst

There’s a little bit of everything at EDC Las Vegas. The outfits, décor and stages are all unbelievable, and the massive festival grounds offer plenty of chances to intermingle with fellow ravers. Throughout the weekend, there were many, many bests. But, as with any large logistical nightmare of a gathering,…

South Florida’s Ten Best Concerts of Summer 2016

Although the sweat dripping down the small of your back and settling somewhere in the spaces your ass cheeks says otherwise, it somehow isn’t summer quite yet. The first official day of the summer solstice is next Monday, June 20. Thankfully, along with the increase in our electric bills and…

Gogol Bordello’s Gypsy Punks Take Over Revolution Live

The opener for the Gogol Bordello/Frank Turner concert Friday night was one dude with an acoustic guitar. That’s it. His name was Walter Schreifels, a hardcore rock veteran and lead singer of Dead Heavens. His low-key, one-man act of college rock based around quirky topics such as ADD (“Adderall Highway”)…