Never thought County Grind would sound so much like Alex P. Keaton in these pages, but here’s a rail against the “counterculture” supporters in the New York Times’ latest piece discussing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s support of pardoning Jim Morrison. Writer David Itzkoff unravels the issue beyond its basic talking…
Sunny Fort Lauderdale gets just a little darker this weekend with an appearance by post-punk icon David J. A veteran of legendary British acts Bauhaus and its offshoot, Love and Rockets, the bassist and songwriter often comes in third in the fame lineup behind former bandmates Peter Murphy and Daniel…
Below the plentiful beach bars, valet parking, velvet ropes, and Irish pubs sits a dark, one-story brick building practically scraping the butt end of Fort Lauderdale. Just south of the Gold Coast Roller Skating Rink’s red neon glow on Federal Highway, rockabilly dudes, pinup girls, hardcore and punk kids, pretty…
This weekend marks a serious milestone for one of the few local establishments that has earned more than its share of credibility in the local music scene. Fort Lauderdale’s Monterey Club has kept the unisex bathroom, the bounteous beer selection, the wry humor, and the impressive flow of live music…
Maddening enough that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist hasn’t heeded our advice against pardoning deceased Doors frontman Jim Morrison — the guy’s actually going ahead with this wacko waste of time. “My heart bleeds for he and his family that this may not have even ever happened, yet it’s unfortunately currently…
DNME Last of a Dying Breed (New Art School/No Dice Records) newartschool.net Back in July 2005, I reviewed this record for the print edition of this publication. Although I normally try to follow a rule of thumb pertaining to time passed for my “Blast From the Past” re-reviews, I’ve chosen…
Jane’s Addiction mastermind Perry Farrell is plotting a South Florida visit during Art Basel Miami Beach. The enigmatic alt-rock frontman will unleash the Perry-Etty versus Chris Cox act — featuring his wife, Etty Farrell; and DJ Chris Cox — that popped up at Lollapalooza earlier this year with special guests…
County Grind and Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records hook up to discuss each week’s finest new releases in Moving Units. This week’s top-seller is the atmospheric Glass EP by Glass Vaults.”This New Zealand duo releases their debut EP of grandoise ambient/orchestral bliss that would make Biosphere & Sigur Ros proud,” says…
Not much to say about Girl Talk’s fifth album, All Day, quite yet. Kudos for the timing of its announcement — to coincide with millions of bored office bros clicking over to Stereogum and music bloggers opening their Monday-morning email. Once the server traffic subsides, expect a visit from that…
Bitch Stole My Hook explores the current “indie” generation’s lack of fresh songwriting ability, and its oft-blatant hook thievery from previous acts. For my first installment, I present to you British indie new wave band the XX’s “Infinity.” In this track, the fawned-over group manages to rob the chiseled, brooding…
County Grind is all too comfortable deferring to sister blog Crossfade on all matters relating to Miami indie pop duo ANR (Awesome New Republic), but hearing the new track “Stay Kids” got us in a proactive mood. The titular song from the group’s upcoming release (more about that here) rises…
Bimini Boatyard Bar & Grill1555 SE 17th Street, Fort LauderdaleCall 954-525-7400, or visit biminiboatyard.com”This place is frikken huge,” I said to Beard, my friend and ever-present wingman, as we slunk in the main entrance to this gargantuan, immaculate restaurant and bar. Bimini was reminiscent of a giant white-trimmed house boat,…
Punks, wannabes and folks fond of using French adjectives should snatch up this week’s print edition of the New Times Broward Palm Beach for an engaging read in the form of our lead feature detailing a new exhibit at Florida Atlantic University. On display is the early work of Raymond…
The revered black-and-white cover art on Black Flag’s 1981 EP Six Pack features a teenaged boy hunched over in a corner, as if in an asylum, sitting with his arms crossed over his knees. Its most unsettling aspect: His face bears a maniacal “Heeere’s Johnny”-type smirk. With images like this,…
Southport Raw Bar1536 Cordova Road, Fort LauderdaleCall 954-525-CLAM, or visit southportrawbar.comThere are portholes on the doors and a map of the Gulf of Mexico on the booth in front of me. Southport Raw Bar celebrates all the grit of the oyster-shucking, hard-drinking boating culture. The place has musty green carpet;…
County Grind and Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records hook up to discuss each week’s finest new releases in Moving Units. This week, creative director Richard Vergez discusses Small Craft on a Milk Sea by artist-producer extraordinaire Brian Eno.”Over the past 37 years, Brian Eno has amassed a résumé as impressive as…
The palest former South Floridian of all time, Marilyn Manson, just announced that he has almost completed the work on his eighth full-length album. This news may initially seem about a decade stale — goth/grunge/industrial/MakeYourParentsGoToTherapyOutOfAnxiety hasn’t been all that popular for a while now. But Mr. Manson himself is trying…
Anti-Justice Infidel Sect (Self-released)Anti-Justice’s debut cassette EP possesses an incredible low-fidelity awkwardness that made it an instant classic among a small cadre of the South Florida death-metal literati. For the band’s follow-up effort, AJ would recruit young Andrew Jaramillo on drums, and Richard Rodriguez would replace Robert Cleves on bass…
For a dude from Morehead, Kentucky, who currently resides in Miami, Amtrac (AKA Caleb Cornett) sure knows how to drop some mean dubstep. Amtrac has been making moves in SoFla recently. He’s shared the stage with Steve Aoki and Pretty Lights, and he’ll be at the W Hotel in Miami…
“Breaking News” off Michael is Michael Jackson’s first new posthumous release (unless it was “Opis None”) — and it’s already raising doubts from members of his family. With a fan base more eager than even the Daft Punk/Tron enthusiasts clamoring for new music, there’s going to be a lot of…
Seems like a new festival pops up about every two weeks in our parts. This recent phenomenon isn’t so awful, though; it never hurts to try to up one’s cultural pursuits. The inaugural Palm Beach Art and Music Festival intends to do just that. The festival’s sponsor, West Palm Beach’s…
I always had a sneaking suspicion that Chris Ruppel harbored some acoustic-late-at-night guitar leanings and they are confirmed here via this MP3 from his solo effort. Most of you will remember him from his days with Dead Letter Post Office and most recently Fireside Social. He left Miami sometime ago…
