STRFKR and Com Truise Trip Out at Culture Room May 18

Starfucker makes music that hipsters can’t get enough of — but in reality, it targets anyone looking for a good time. Often operating under the shortened moniker “STRFKR,” the Portland, Oregon trio of Joshua Hodges (vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums), Shawn Glassford (bass, keyboards, drums), and Keil Corcoran (drums, keyboards, vocals)…

Albert Castiglia Talks Big Dog and Fighting to Make Original Blues

The spell of sleep is still obvious in Albert Castigilia’s voice. It’s 11 a.m. — not uncommonly early for a hardworking musician — but mine is his wake-up call. I’m eager to discuss Big Dog, his upcoming album out May 20. His voice is slightly hoarse, either from grogginess or…

Mad Decent Block Party 2016 Launches July 30 in Fort Lauderdale

South Florida, you know the drill. Bust out your twerk pants, forget about your kandi bracelets (they’re banned this year, y’all), and get in line for the presale. The annual EDM madhouse that is Diplo’s Mad Decent Block Party has announced its 2016 dates, and Fort Lauderdale will be the…

The Winners and Losers of SunFest 2016

Much like South Florida itself, SunFest is a charming, freaky, action-packed and intense five-day music festival calling the picturesque waterfront of Downtown West Palm Beach its home for nearly 40 years. It might suffer from a mild case of identity confusion — drawing everyone from your hippie grandma to your…

Scott Bradlee Takes Pop Music, Puts It in a Time Machine for SunFest

Tap dancers clicking their heels to the beat of “Bad Romance;” a sad clown singing “Royals;” an upright bass player plucking to “All About That Bass” — these are some of the most popular hits from Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, via a prolific YouTube channel. Bradlee, a jazz pianist who’s…

Is Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Billy Corgan Pro-Trump?

The Smashing Pumpkins will return to South Florida on Sunday, but this time around, their tunes will be a little softer and more stripped-down. The alternative-rock band has been traveling around the United States and Canada since March 22 for the continuation of its In Plainsong tour, which hits Fort…

Catching Up With Kimmy Drake From Beach Day

Delicate vocals, vintage surf-garage rhythms, and tight production define the music of South Florida’s Beach Day, sweeping up listeners and floating them down a lazy summer afternoon with no worries. ?? Singer/guitarist Kimmy Drake and drummer Skyler Black met in Hollywood — Hollyweird, as they call it — back in 2011…

Coachella Weekend Two Was Just a Giant Prince Party

Of all the iconic artists to leave us so far this year, the loss of Prince was perhaps the most shocking, and certainly the more honored at this year’s second round of Coachella. For as little time as people had to process the news of his passing — Prince died the…

Here Are the 10 Can’t-Miss Acts of SunFest 2016

There’s an old adage about trying to please everyone and pleasing no one. It’s a maxim that for the most part holds true. Of course, there are always exceptions to that rule, and year after year, SunFest is one of them. Each spring, organizers behind Palm Beach’s family-friendly music festival…

Shit People Actually Said at Coachella Weekend Two

Every year, we travel out to the desert to capture the stories that make the Coachella experience so unique and infamous. Sometimes these tales are touching; other times, frustrating; but without a doubt, the crowd at Coachella is always hilarious.  Here are 25 of the strangest, funniest, most memorable things…