In a world of high tech and low ambitions, the basics of the blues aren’t always fully appreciated — or even understood. An opportunity to experience the complex and uniquely American form in its purest incarnation, to appreciate its essence and the relevance it still holds today, is thus reason…
Experience Hendrix Nothing will ever compare to seeing Jimi Hendrix murder a six-string live in action, but Experience Hendrix — a traveling revue that plays all the classic Hendrix cuts in an homage to a still-larger-than-life American legend — sure does come close to it. Featuring fellow guitar heros Buddy Guy,…
The 2016 edition of downtown West Palm’s annual SunFest will feature headliners Duran Duran, Alabama Shakes, Train, Meghan Trainor, Jason Derulo, Steve Aoki, and Death Cab for Cutie, among dozens of other acts announced earlier today. Southern blues rockers Alabama Shakes swept the Grammy awards last week with three wins,…
Johnny Rawls is a decidedly old-school kind of guy. An award-winning singer, he takes his cues from classic R&B singers like Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, and his personal mentor, O.V. Wright, the man he credits with launching his career. “I sing soul,” Rawls insists. “I stand…
It’s not always friendly within the confines of Revolution Live, the longstanding midsize music venue in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Even with its excellent production, multiple standing-room levels, and several bars, it can still feel stuffy at times — especially when a quality headliner draws a full house. One such headliner…
French magazine Les inRocks recently referred to the Life on Planets sound as “a worthy heir to the great Arthur Russell… with the big sweetness of Art Department and the scholarly revivalism of Hercules & Love Affair.” Fresh off the release of their second full-length album, Assemblage Points, the duo combine…
Elizabeth, if you’re listening, Warren has something he’d like to tell you. “Elizabeth, I’ve screwed up in the past. I’m very sorry, but I love you more than I can tell you. I’m talking to my friend, a reporter, who I don’t really know, but I’m almost crying because I…
Heavy metal is one of the richest and most complex forms of art on the planet, yet it’s rarely given the respect it deserves by institutions outside its own. While undoubtedly a byproduct of its cartoonish perception, the fact of the matter is metal at its best provides an intersection…
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: The River Tour You don’t have to be a huge fan of his music to know that Bruce Springsteen is one of the greatest American lyricists of our generation. And that’s not just an opinion — it’s a matter of fact. How else…
Mr. Entertainment is a South Florida musician and has been a herald of the local scene since the 19-somethings. He serves as unofficial Musical Mayor of Hollywood. So my wife opens the paper up yesterday and says, “Kinky Friedman is playing tonight?” I say, “He can’t be. I think he…
We’ve already filled you in on where it came from and what it’s all about. And last week, we gave you a heads-up on some of the best lesser-known acts on the bill worth marking down on your schedules at Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2016, now a mere few…
Putting himself in the company of George Clinton and Jimi Hendrix might seem the height of hubris for Robert Randolph — if others weren’t already doing it. Rolling Stone named Randolph the 97th greatest guitarist of all time for his work on the pedal steel guitar. Ahead of Robert Randolph…
Diana RossDiana Ross may be known for her famous pipes, but the diva is just as much a talented actress as she is a singer. Aside from becoming one of the best-selling R&B/soul singers of her era, a 12-time Grammy nominee, and 2012 lifetime achievement award recipient, Ross was also nominated…
You already know the headliners. Mumford & Sons, Robert Plant, Kendrick Lamar, Skrillex, Bassnectar, Odesza, Hall & Oates, the Avett Brothers, Future, Miguel…We could go on listing off the impeccable top-of-the-bill lineup at this year’s inaugural Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival officially opening its gates this March 3 at noon…
Back in October, Tortuga Music Festival on Fort Lauderdale Beach announced it would add a third day to its April 2016 edition, bringing massive country headliners Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw and Dierks Bentley to the event which drew more than 75,000 swimsuit-clad, coozie-toting festival-goers last year. This morning, the team behind…
International Noise Conference If you head down to Miami only a few times out of the year, this week will definitely be one of those times. Brace yourself for 120 hours of utter madness as the creatives of South Florida gather at Churchill’s Pub for the 14th-annual International Noise Conference…
When the enormous logo curtain fell, the sizzling guitar licks of Phil Collen, Vivian Campbell, and Rick Savage of Def Leppard immediately validated the hysteria of the crowd over the weekend at BB&T Center. Joe Elliot took centerstage to a mass of screaming fans, belting out the first words of…
Kris Kristofferson is a giant in the world of songwriters. He became famous in the early 1970s and continues to gain admirers with stars like Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley lending new life to his hit songs like “Me & Bobby McGee,” “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” and “Help Me Make…
Mr. Entertainment is a South Florida musician and herald of the local scene since the 19-somethings and serves as the unofficial Musical Mayor of Hollywood. Hey, folks! I’ve been tasked with composing regular profiles from the local music scene in which I take up residence with the artists and report…
Graham Nash Graham Nash may be known for “his membership in rock’s first, and still most formidable supergroup, Crosby, Stills & Nash,” but the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer — who has garnered such accolades thanks to his work with Crosby and Stills — has, as pointed out…
First thing’s first: Galactic is one hell of an instrumental band. Wherever they go, they carry the spirit of Mardi Gras with them and any venue is instantly turned into a block party on Bourbon Street. What makes one of their concerts all the more interesting is the cast of…
We don’t really do seasons down here in South Florida. Once that holiday glow fades, we’ve pretty much already got our sights set on all things spring: spring cleaning, spring break, and best of all, live music — indoors, outdoors, arenas, amphitheaters or festivals. We’ll take it all, please. Here…
