Nate “Igor” SmithFor five magical days in August, Cave in Rock, Illinois hosted one of our favorite events, The Gathering of the Juggalos. Our photographer, Nate “Igor” Smith, took thousands of pictures at the Gathering, but some of the folks he captured stood out more than others. There was the…
Your average, savvy show-goer may have noticed that West Palm rockers Lavola have been hitting the local scene hard for years. Playing up and down the Sunshine State, lead singer Julian Cires and crew have left a blazing trail of new, passionate fans in their path and their heart on…
Tim Reynolds is the soft-spoken singer, songwriter, and guitarist that once upon a time virtually convinced an unknown Dave Matthews to sing his own songs. His work with the cultishly popular Matthews is what Reynolds is best known, but in fact, he occupies so many different musical arenas that his…
The Beatles would have been the Beatles even with Pete Best behind the drum kit. The Yardbirds went from Eric Clapton to Jeff Beck to Jimmy Page without skipping a beat. Nobody can ever name the bassist. But if you change the lead singer, a band is transformed completely and…
Miami bard Aaron Lebos is an actual professional musician, not just a guy who plays guitar. “I work every night with different groups,” Lebos told us after performing at the recent New Times’ Iron Fork festival. His main gig right now, though, is his own: Aaron Lebos Reality. But he…
Laying down bars about the five-star three-course meal you just consumed with the foreign mistress you approved to ride shotgun in your Bugatti is no simple task. Well, actually, it’s the simplest task in modern rap. But to do so in the raunchiesta, most perverse, and glorified comedic way requires…
Better than: Flying to New York for a Killing Joke show and having the band cancel last minute. The Cult’s frontman, Ian Astbury, is a firm believer in the sanctity of music in a live setting. In a time when more than a handful of the Cult’s contemporaries are happy…
As the late afternoon turns into night, the throng of Delray Beach citizens dressed to impress, all walk in cliques. Cars and bikes rev their engines, screaming, “look at me” as they move only inches closer to finding a parking spot. It’s Friday night on Swinton Avenue. Music video director,…
The last time we saw Mayer Hawthorne at the Fillmore Miami Beach, he donned a proper suit, bowtie, and his signature black-framed spectacles. When we saw him last night opening for OneRepublic at the Hard Rock Live, he’d traded in his dapper, clean-cut charm for a five o’clock shadow and…
Everybody’s all like “Blurred Lines” this, and “Blurred Lines” that, and yeah the song is one of the most danceable R&B tunes to hit the radio since JT’s “Sexy Back.” But the hottest thing about Alan Thicke’s son’s semi-masterpiece is the video, not the song or the lyrics. We at…
Why should the party end just because Summer is almost over? Like it or not, it’s basically Summer all year ’round in Fort Lauderdale, and we never need an excuse to party. We’ll do it whether or not we’re still in a manic frenzy just outta the crazy house, our…
For Ian Astbury, iconic frontman of the Cult, life is about the experiences. From his time as a member of the influential post-rock group, Southern Death Cult, to penning mega-selling hard-rock anthems as the frontman of the Cult, Astbury has experienced just about everything the music world has to offer…
Sid Graves likes to hang out in graveyards and take pictures for fun. As a photographer for the very gory Girls and Corpses magazine, he’s done some dark things, like bury bodies (living ones, of course, they only look dead) in Boca Beach for shoots with sexy, half-naked ladies. We…
Flo Rida does it all: International recording artist, fitness guru, muscle supplement spokesperson, and duh, philanthropist. This Carol City native and Broward resident has no problem showing off his opulence when he’s out in public or performing on stage, but when it comes to giving back to his fans and…
Stone Temple Pilots entered our consciousness with authenticity problems. When they first hit it big in 1993, the quartet from San Diego were derided as biting off the success of Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains. It didn’t help matters that in STP’s second video for “Plush,” their lead singer…
Laying down bars about the five-star three-course meal you just consumed with the foreign mistress you approved to ride shotgun in your Bugatti is no simple task. Well, actually, it’s the simplest task in modern rap. But to do so in the raunchiest, most perverse, and glorified comedic way requires…
We here at County Grind don’t regularly post pictures of people’s bums. Well, no, we do. But usually, it’s only the bottom cheeks of Rihanna taken off her Instagram or someone at Ultra Music Festival or the Gathering of the Juggalos proudly displaying their buttocks for our photogs. But since…
There was a time when a punk and garage rock show held the promise of airborne beer cans, flailing humans (dancing or fighting), and a bit of tinnitus that followed you around on Monday as a reminder that you lived a little in the days between shifts. It would seem,…
Saturday marked a couple firsts for me. It was the first time I’d seen David Alan Grier live, and it was the first time I’ve ever attended the Ft. Lauderdale Improv. And neither disappointed in the least. The Improv is a so intimate and cozy, a perfect environment for comedians…
Located in an unassuming strip mall, one might expect Tate’s Comics to just be some run-of-the-mill comic book shop with disorganized stacks of comics, a few toys, and an unhelpful clerk who regards you with distain as you interrupt him watching Japanimation. So, it’s always a surprise for a first-timer…
One of the things that can make or break a concert experience is the parking accommodations at the venue. A search for a convenient and affordable place to park sets the mood at the outset of your musical journey. If it’s a hassle, your outlook immediately sours. If it’s a…
Daniel HillThe now-closed “drug bridge” [Editor’s note: Daniel Hill and Drew Ailes are covering the Gathering of the Juggalos in Cave-in-Rock, Illinois.] The Gathering of the Juggalos’ infamous “drug bridge” is closed today, following reports of a fatal overdose. Ambulances were on the scene at Cave-in-Rock, Illinois around 2 p.m…
