A few years ago, Lisa Lampanelli donated $50,000 to the Gay Men’s Health Crisis. She gave the org one grand for each Westboro Baptist Church gay-hating protester that came out to her Topeka, Kansas show. In celebration, she had her crowd chanting: “We’re here, we’re queer, we take it in…
Jacques de Beaufort is easily bored. It’s a problem. Or not, as he’s decided to do something about it, and not for the first time, though this time in peculiar little Lake Worth, on the funky west end of town. The Cal Arts-schooled, D.C.-born, LA expat grew up on Fugazi…
Another weekend, another anxiety-ridden perusal of the ol’ bank accounts. We’re heading into the final stretch of September, and we’re trying our darnedest to stretch our wallets till the bitter end. That doesn’t mean we have to skimp on our intake of culturally relevant and fun weekend activities. Here at…
As American audiences continue to shell out hundreds of dollars for an EDM experience, many producers see a chance to make a lot of money. Maybe they put out a lot of music really quickly, it all kind of sounds the same, they have their run, and then they’re done…
It’s been three years since the blissed-out Fort Lauderdale-based shoegazers Sweet Bronco, headed by Chris Horgan, played a proper set for an audience. Sweet Bronco was a trio then, and its melancholy melodies and minor-key pop, combined conversely with spirit-stirring crescendos and slashed strings, made the band a fast local…
Reggie Williams is lucky. He has charisma, talent, and a rare, plain ol’ kindness; this combo makes him special. His laid-back attitude makes it pretty damn apparent that Williams hasn’t been affected by the insidious illness “lead singer syndrome,” otherwise known as LSS. Williams personally went to every member of…
At some point, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band had to fully integrate real live, juicy derriere into their act. The Asheville, North Carolina, nu-funk group did so, and amply, in its video for “Trunk Fallin’ Off,” premiering right here on County Grind before the group’s show tonight at Tobacco…
Few alliterations get 25 to 34 year olds off quite like “Comedy Central.” The majesty of 24/7 comedy occupies a special place in our hearts and flatscreens unless, of course, you were at the Palm Beach Improv last night, because that’s where the channel also came to life. It was…
Now more than ever, a true American issue has taken hold of the nation. Already close to 25,000 strong, the movement is proving that there are things of far more importance to Americans than Syria, gun control, and bipartisan bickering. We’re talking, of course, of Kentuckian Jeff Cantrell’s petition on…
The rumors of Green Room closing have been flying around for months now. News of a mysterious new Fort Lauderdale spot called Stache have been surfacing for almost as long. But no one knew what was really up until recently. We spoke with the owner of Green Room, and the…
When Kung Fu played last year at Bear Creek Music Festival at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, it was almost too good. The band presented a rapid-fire assault of aggressive, hard-hitting, EDM-influenced funk; the results enraptured fully. There was nothing to do but dance your ass off and bounce…
Ain’t no doubt about it, baby! With funk and soul-speckled tracks like Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” Bruno Mars’ “Treasure,” and Robin Thicke’s infamous “Blurred Lines” topping the pop charts this summer, disco is making a comeback in the mainstream in a very big way. Even Drake’s latest smash single, “Hold…
Is Douglas Pearce, the driving creative force behind Death in June, a fascist? The question has been posed ad nauseam since Death in June’s inception in 1981. Pearce has undoubtedly brought the controversy upon himself willfully with his adaptation of runic symbolism and slightly modified Nazi insignia to represent the…
Twenty-year-old Carly Jo Jackson apologizes profusely as she sits down. “I’m so sorry, I had a voice lesson that ran a little late,” she says smiling. Not to be confused with Carly Rae Jepson, Carly Jo could actually be taken more easily for Blake Lively, with her tall, slender frame…
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 as “a teenage symphony to God” — Wilson turned pop-music sounds upside down and…
Fort Lauderdale is known for a few things: spring break, boats, the rich people who own the boats, the weird people who work on the boats, backward laws, and great waterfront properties. One thing it’s definitely not known for: its dating scene. While it can often seem that this city…
In 2010, Glenn Danzig bought a box of Fresh Step kitty litter and someone caught it on camera. Subsequently, and rightfully, the internet exploded. If it’d been George Michael carrying a box of kitty litter and, just for fun, let’s throw in some tampons, five bloggers would have commented, but…
A charter member of the Beach Boys, Al Jardine deserves as much credit as anyone for steering their success. He met Brian Wilson soon after his family relocated to Hawthorne, California, and it was while the two were attending El Camino College that they first discussed the idea of creating…
Ask your friends and family, ninety-nine out of a hundred of them never heard of the New Jersey horror punk band the Misfits. But the one percenters take their love for this band very seriously. Miami locals Mikhael Hell, Crystal Von Frankenstein, Sandy Skeletone, and Natalie m/ first thought they…
Will you look at that! The temperature has dropped from ninety two degrees to eighty seven, it’s getting darker a little earlier, and football is on television. This can mean only one thing! It’s already Fall. So as you fuss over important issues like how to get your Miley Cyrus…
There are artists throughout history who have exerted such a monumental impact upon the lives of their fans that some feel the need to pay homage in ways that reach far beyond the average paltry tributes. No, a tattoo isn’t enough, bumper stickers are borderline insulting, and the naming of…
When Kung Fu played last year at Bear Creek Music Festival at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, it was almost too good. The band presented a rapid-fire assault of aggressive, hard-hitting, EDM-influenced funk; the results enraptured fully. There was nothing to do but dance your ass off and bounce…
