Propaganda’s Summer Daze concert series is about to take over the streets of Lake Worth, spilling the happiness of sunny Sundays, packed with excessive live music, actual pools in the street, and general day-party goodness. The team behind the fest set up a showgoer’s paradise with national acts headlining and…
Wilton Manors is super gay. In fact, it’s supposedly the second gayest town in the country. So it should come as no surprise that our fair gayborhood is about to host a fabulous extravaganza, the Stonewall Summer Pride, this weekend. And as you would expect, in celebration of the event,…
Nothin screams summer in South Florida like gettin naked in the ocean and doin’ the wild thing. Or drinking peach Schnapps mixed with vodka, orange, and cranberry, in a highball glass with ice. Either way, it’s one of the world’s favorite provocative statements. Here are the ten best songs about…
We all thought it was a joke, but by now it’s probably safe to say Joanna Rohrback’s getting the last laugh. Who needs a web redemption when you have soft pop-rock god John Mayer commissioning you to star in his music videos? Over the last five months, the world has…
Looks like it’s all gonna be peace, love and magick at the Lake Okeechobee Resort and Marina in Pahokee, this week. Local residents’ alarm at the prospect of hosting a five-day festival of self-described pagans appears to have vanished like a rainbow in the sun. According to a June 1…
South Florida’s indie rock scene owes a large debt to Tom Gorrio. Now living in Nashville and soldiering on with the like-minded, albeit inwardly competitive musicians of Radar Vs. Wolf; Gorrio is better known down here for his work in Call it Radar and Baby Calendar. Always a restless and…
All weekend, you’ve had weights strapped to your and ankles. You’ve been hopping gracefully down the the pathway behind your West Palm Beach home, Prancercising in the late day shadows of palms and your McMansion. It’s worth the sweat beads dappling your forehead, cause this Rocky-like training will likely land…
Looking to get freaked out? Propaganda, Lake Worth’s resident rock spot, is switching it up this Wednesday and featuring an act that plays with your eyes instead of for your ears. The Freak Kings hail from Brooklyn, New York, but are calling the road home through July as they embark…
We know it can get tough navigating the choppy, oft-unpredictable waters of our South Florida music scene. Besides this blog, (your ultimate source for the local lowdown and breaking music news, obvs), how else can a native keep an ear to the ground and an eye out for the next…
No one can deny that Chris Brown is a dude seriously committed to tackiness. But as a Breezy apologist of sorts, we gotta say, he’s always less tacky than Drake. Yeah, Drake dresses more subtly, doesn’t get stupid rowdy every time he gets side-eye at da club, and he didn’t…
Last week, the internet was abuzz with a found relic, an isolated vocal track from 1981 of Freddy Mercury and David Bowie singing “Under Pressure.” There’s none of Brian May’s guitar, nor any bass or drums that might give you flashbacks to “Ice Ice Baby” which took its hook from…
It had been many a Cinco de Mayo since I’d seen the number of girls wearing fake mustaches as were in the parking lot outside the Culture Club on Saturday night. The reason was simple. Donavon Frankenreiter, the surfing singer, was in town with his band. His mustache is his…
With over twenty five years in the biz, New Kids on the Block are still thrusting their hips at screaming fans — also twenty five years older — and “Hangin’ Tough” on their latest Package Tour with 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men (also still thrusting their hips). They’re bringing…
Maybe the reason South Florida’s beachfront dives and downtown haunts are filled with so many reggae-rock bands is the year round sunshine, miles and miles of sandy beaches, our general love of flip-flops. The island grooves with dub bounce just feel natural here. But with such a saturation of like-mined…
Music writers all over the world were awakened today by this press release put out by the seminal alternative rock ban, the Pixies. “We are sad to say that Kim Deal has decided to leave the Pixies. We are very proud to have worked with her on and off over…
One Direction BB&T Center, Sunrise June 13, 2013 Better Than: The eardrum reconstructive surgery we will be having next week. Earplugs or not, those tweens have a set of lungs on them. It’s a strange thing to be a 25-year-old woman at a One Direction concert. When asked to cover…
Amanda Bynes, former Nickelodeon cutie, “inventor” of LOL, Twitter monster, and childish celebrity disser, can add aspiring rap star to her list of titles as of this week. Already, Chinga Chang Records roped this controversial, and some might say crazed, retired actress to their label. Oddly enough, becoming a hip-hop…
Employing guitar, bass, drums, keys, vocals, and computers, Former Champions alternate between structured song and extended improvisation. The resulting offering is a dancey, trancey, trip-friendly atmosphere for folks looking to get high (with or without controlled substances). They make use of available technologies and human energies in order to explore…
You need to chill. No doubt about it. Look at those bitten fingernails, bloodshot eyes. You’re worried about your dog’s teeth, Syrian refugees, the Ogallala Aquifer. There is no end to the things worth stressing. Instead of worrying your way through yoga this week, head to Young Circle this Sunday…
Led Zeppelin reunion shows have been few and far between since drummer John Bonham’s death in 1980. Led Zeppelin tributes, however, have helped carry the group’s musical flame well into the 21st Century. But none is as authentic as Jason Bonham’s “Led Zeppelin Experience.” Since 2010, Bonham has toured with…
It’s been over a month since the tragic passing of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman. The fact that we will never again see what is undoubtedly the nastiest group to come from the Big Four of thrash return to the stage with its original lineup intact has settled in. We have…
No one at the Culture Room really knew what they were getting themselves into at The Tallest Man on Earth’s debut South Florida performance last night. After Strand of Oaks set the stage with their mellow but invigorating tunes, The Tallest Man came out with “King of Spain,” and hushed…
