This was originally slated to open with a paragraph comparing boring seafood and snobby food-shoppers to the sheer awesomeness of one of our favorite local outfits. Needless to say, the steadier thinking of the County Grind sheriffs prevailed, like they sometimes do over their intoxicated bloggers. But I’m happy to…
Good Light, the latest album from Nashville’s Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors (out on February 26th), is drenched in the sort of Southern comfort that will make you laugh, smile, nod your head and raise your beer in appreciation for every nugget of truth that slips out of the singer’s…
Boca band Montage is offering tribute tonight to Ray Pachter, whom his brother and former band mate Ben calls, “our fallen cofounder and original guiding force.”See also- Montage and Maddie Besser Take on Dada This Friday with Vulgarity but Not Destruction- Flaunt at Respectable Street: Fashion Meets Music in West…
5. Curren$y8 p.m. Friday, February 22, at Revolution Live. 100 SW Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Tickets cost $30 plus fees. Call 954-449-1025, or visit jointherevolution.net.It’s pretty clear from his songs and Facebook page that Curren$y likes to ride fancy cars and fancy gals. The New Orleans rapper is all about…
South Florida is no stranger to the summertime shenanigans of a quad of deranged eternal teenagers the Icelandic press once proclaimed “greater than the touch of God between your legs.” But who are, rather, what is Pool Party? A prolific rock ‘n’ roll power combo for sure. Eighty-degree-weather-clad young men?…
You’re drinking your fourth delicious draft of domestic swill when darkness overtakes the Culture Room. A random girl’s ass shakes against your leg excitedly. Someone hoots, someone hollers, someone lights a joint. With a flick of his wrist, bass player Jesse Miller triggers a sample on one of many electronic…
All photos by Tony Salazar.If you bring the bass, they will come. That’s what we learned last night, after watching Fat Cat’s in downtown Fort Lauderdale fill up with a crowd of subtly hip and pleasantly low key 20- and 30-somethings, some trekking from as far north as Tallahassee, to experience…
The duality of the Beach Boys’ legacy is a hard pill to swallow for some fans, especially in recent times. Ask a well-studied fan’s opinion on megalomaniac Mike Love and you’re certain to get an earful regarding “Kokomo” or that time in 1988 when Love decided the best route to…
Better than: Having to sit through an entire Alan Parsons Project studio album.The Alan Parsons Project is one bizarro creature born of England’s matured prog-rock scene in the latter half of the 1970s. Most important progressive pop music albums, including the famously Parsons-engineered Pink Floyd LP Dark Side of the…
Amidst the deluge of post-everything microgenres like #CloudRap, and non-musical mediums like Tumblr and holograms rising in prominence within the industry, Ziggy Marley stays relevant by simply being Ziggy Marley.He plays big-hearted, Island-style, trad-pop reggae in the style of his pops. He makes oil out of coconut and hemp, and…
After a series of “la la las,” “oohs,” and even a quick verse from “Rapper’s Delight,” the indie folk-pop band Paleface was ready to take the stage, or former living room, of the cozy Delray haunt Dada. The three piece band, comprised of singer and acoustic guitarist Paleface (who was…
Remember back in December when electronic veteran DJ Shadow created a stir in our social media feeds after promoters at South Beach’s Mansion nightclub kicked him off the decks at his own headlining show, claiming his music was “too future” for the crowd?The accomplished and unanimously respected DJ never got…
Morgan La Rue and her Shimmy Shake Revue are a staple in the ever growing, and always titillating, SoFla burlesque scene. With hundreds of shows under her belt, and dozens of girls participating in her local and nationwide burlesque events, the Shimmy Shake Revue has made a home for itself…
Lady Gaga’s all tore up from the floor up, and is forced to cancel her 2013 Born This Way tour. See also – Lady Gaga Is Today’s Ani DiFranco; Here’s Why”I’ve been hiding a show injury and chronic pain for sometime now,over the past month it has worsened. I’ve been praying it would…
This year, Holy Ship!! was a cruise of Skrillex surprises, pill-munching weirdos, banana-hammock- and pot-leaf-bra-wearing sex kitties, and even a wedding proposal.We spent some time chatting and partying ourselves on the HARD event-run voyage. And there are even pictures to prove it.See also:- Holy Ship!! 2013: Six Most Ridiculous Dance…
If you’re used to going to local shows, you know how rare it is for the bar crowd to shut up and pay attention for two seconds. It’s not their fault, they came for the booze and maybe a little bit of pool. Half the patrons didn’t even know there…
Jake MillerWith Vers and Deja Eyze.6:30 p.m., Friday, February 15, at America’s Backyard, 100 SW Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale.Tickets cost $17. It’s all ages.Call 954-727-0950, or visit myamericasbackyard.com.Who is Jake Miller you ask? Well, if you are a 13-year old girl, or you wake up every morning just to watch…
Whatever you think of the Grateful Dead, you have to respect the admiration they inspired with their music. People gave up on all other ambitions to follow them around the country.Likewise, whatever preconceptions you might have about the California band Flogging Molly, seeing the dedication of their fans at last…
Who says South Florida has no soul? Certainly not Bobby Lee Rodgers or his fans. With his unique mix of jazz, rock, and funk, the musician not only writes his own songs, but puts an original spin on the tunes of former musical legends Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Mess…
Ed Hale and the Transcendence aren’t above taking a different turn. On their brand new album, ominously titled The Great Mistake, they abandon the turbulent, over-clouded melodies that have imbued their signature sound, and opt instead for a rowdy, raucous, irreverent rock ‘n’ roll delivery. Hints of their psychedelic style…
It’s only February and 2013 already has been a big year for the indie rock band fun. In addition to having music featured on HBO’s Girls — lead singer Jack Antonoff is dating the creator and star Lena Dunham — the band took home two Grammy Awards for best new…
Better than: Listening to Hatebreed albums at your Cross-Fit gym.Hatebreed currently has one of the top 20 records on the Billboard 200 list, and the Connecticut-based hardcore titans’ most recent release, The Divinity of Purpose, holds the sixth position on the rock charts. And while we could argue about the…
