Throughout the ’70s and ’80s, and even well into the ’90s, the local recording scene — bolstered by North Miami’s Criteria Studios in particular — produced some of the most memorable albums of the past 40 years. Here’s a sampling of some of the great albums to South Florida can claim…
Do you believe in Cher after Cher? This “Half-Breed”-singing full on goddess may have retired a decade ago, but no one’s confused. We always want more. And the gay gods above have granted us the regift of Cher. She’s heading to BB&T Center next May on her Dressed to Kill…
If you’re a County Grind reader, you know that Boca Raton is teeming with musical talent. The Florida Atlantic University label Hoot/Wisdom Recordings captures many of these PBC voices, putting out songs by collegiate musicians and even catering to the X Factor crowd. For instance, Alex Kinsley and Sierra Deaton,…
Brian Wilson coming to town again brings back memories of bikinis, beach parties, and endless summer nights where old age doesn’t exist. But these aren’t our own memories of Beach Boys’ songs. Nope, they’re ones we got watching the Beach Boys’ songs play during movies or on TV during sandy…
Brian Wilson is arguably the most creatively influential musical mind of our time. With the Beach Boys, he crafted soaring harmonies and immaculate arrangements. And on bizarro opus Smile — which it’s been said he dubbed “a teenage symphony to God” — Wilson turned pop-music sounds upside down and even…
No matter how you feel about moshing — whether you gawk from the civilian sidelines, or are guaranteed to tear your shirt off like a Hulkamaniac, scream “Let’s tear this place apart!” and plunge headfirst into the melee — there’s no denying it is an integral (see also: unavoidable) component…
As the AMC TV series Breaking Bad races to its series finale this Sunday at 9 p.m., the possibilities are endless. We watched Walter White over the past six years transform from a high school chemistry teacher to a crystal meth kingpin, and the twists and turns have kept on…
If South Floridian music lovers have one advantage by living in God’s Waiting Room, it is that our ex-pat musicians need to visit their parents. Hence, the return of Miami punk-rock legend Malcolm Tent for two Broward County shows this Thursday. Back in the early to mid-1980s, Tent fronted hardcore…
There are a couple of reasons you might know Taylor Momsen. Perhaps as the funny, bright-eyed Jenny Humphrey, a.k.a. everyone’s favorite drug dealer, on Gossip Girl. Or maybe from fronting the band Pretty Reckless. Or, there’s a chance you just register her platinum blond locks and prevalent raccoon-like eye shadow…
Miami 6-piece Ketchy Shuby are back at it. Known for recording tasty, well-polished tracks and rocking the funk out of the stage, it’s the type of band you want to tell your friends from back home about to make them jealous of your local scene. Yesterday, Ketchy Shuby dropped their…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares observations, insights and updates relating to South Florida’s musical environs. This week, an incredible five days in Nashville… Only Nashville could host an event like the Americana Music Festival and Conference. Austin has South By Southwest, and New York and L.A…
If you are familiar with New Times, both the Miami and Broward-Palm Beach versions, you’ve seen numerous photographs taken by Fort Lauderdale native Ian Witlen. This past weekend in Vegas, Witlen — who also shoots for Rolling Stone, Spin, and just about the entire internet — took the most important…
Hey, as long as he’s got his suit and tie, Justin Timberlake can and will show you a few things. It was a little weird, though, that JT left the suggested suit of his signature song at home when he hit up Sun Life with Jay Z this past August…
The Hard Rock crowd isn’t all swamp-loving, Hawaiian shirt-wearing gamblers or fans of the Improv too wasted to drive home. Nope. There’s a slew of sorts of people to party with out at this Hollywood casino. And the best folks to get down with, you’ll likely find at the aptly…
Nostalgia can be a wonderful thing, especially when applied to pop music, which has steadily devolved since the ’90s into young people yelling phonetically over congealing hip-hop, uninspired acoustic drivel, and toothless rock music. While every generation has said that the popular music enjoyed by the one prior was “terrible”…
At one point, Pitchfork, the music website, prided itself on introducing readers to new, interesting music. It was a gatekeeper, critiquing and analyzing songs for a discerning audience. But at some point, its mission statement must have changed. This week, it has a review of Ariana Grande’s new album, Yours…
For those who think rock ‘n’ roll is dead, we’d like to introduce the School of Rock. Yes, there are still people actively committed to making music with real instruments, to learning how to skillfully handle guitars, drums, tambourines. A Deerfield Beach apparel line, Tribut, cofounded by guitar hero Joe…
Expectations were pretty high Saturday night at the Kung Fu show at the Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton. The time we’d seen them prior, we were floored. There was only hope that the experience would match up with what’d been building up inside our heads. But, lo-and behold, when they…
No, it’s not a dream! Arsenio Hall is back on the air with a late night talk show with the Dog Pound, the Posse 2.0, and the deskless interview. While he’s getting trashed by critics for having a guest list that’s 20-years old, and for telling both Nas and Kendrick…
If T-shirts sold are any indication, the Misfits truly no longer require any introduction. However, the band — which is still active as an incarnation led by bassist Jerry Only — has a very specific timeline of relevant records, and the potent mix of dense churning guitars, pummeling drums, melodic…
It’s only Monday, but we already feel like dancing. With the summer officially behind us, of course we want to celebrate! As we look forward to our annual three days of sweater weather, fewer mosquitos, and the end of hurricane season, we can’t help but also get tickled with excitement…
Ciara Rae is bringing country flair to the Hard Rock in Hollywood tonight. Her performance won’t take place in a hidden restaurant, ladies and gentlemen, but up front, center stage, under the sparkling stars and moonlight. She’ll be singing for everyone, including those ladies stumbling around in heels and the…
