Shortly before 1 a.m. PST today, TMZ reported the late-breaking story that — brace yourself — Justin Bieber’s recent extended mad blunted mental breakdown is, if you can believe it, almost directly related to his recent breakup with Selena Gomez. And upon reading this digitally rendered revelation regarding millionaire Millennials…
Minion of gentle tunes, serial dater, Twitter enthusiast, and vintage-Rolex expert John Mayer has returned to the spotlight, with the hashtag “#mayerisback” as his war cry.This is an official return for Mayer — not your standard-issue postbreak-up media blitz — as the man, and his inimitable, airy, girlfriend-approved voice, have…
Hayden Panettiere may play one of the nastiest, most manipulative divas in the history of fake country musicians on Nashville, but from the looks of photos from her Easter trip to Florida, she seems like a smiley gal who just wants a tan. In an attempt to uncover the real…
Don’t look now, but Tift Merritt may be Americana’s next indispensible icon. Or something nearly as exalted.Consider the evidence thus far. Her career was still in its infancy when Time magazine and the New Yorker elevated her first album, Bramble Rose, into their top ten, and the Associated Press named…
When spoken-word duo the Weeds came back from their second hiatus, they had a completely different mentality from before their first two stints, and more than a decade, as a band. Adam Matza had always been the vocals in the group, growing up writing poetry in high school and later…
We were pleasantly surprised when we saw how quickly tickets were selling out for the Tortuga Music Festival. Not just ’cause we want to sing “Free Bird” on the sand to the turtles — for which the fest is named — as they waddle on the shore. But because we…
Editor’s note: Jason Budjinski, AKA Billy Boloby, is a former New Times Broward-Palm Beach music editor and South Florida musician. His friends are joining musical forces at an upcoming concert to help raise funds for his liver transplant, which is necessary due to the effects of Crohn’s disease and primary sclerosing cholangitis…
A wise man once said, “Ain’t no party like a New Times party ’cause a New Times party don’t stop.” But what accounts for this seemingly infinite production of decadent raging and overindulgence? In other words, why are our parties so awesome? The two-pronged answer is part of a longstanding…
Nowhere else in the universe will you be able to yell the words “I want you to want me!” along with Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander, while covered in paint, except at this year’s SunFest. The Saturday lineup features both the band that sung “Surrender” and the world’s largest paint party, Life…
They say sex sells. And while the members of Phantomime aren’t paying for it or selling their own bottoms — at least, not to our knowledge — they have introduced a sexy new genre of music into the world, what guitarist Kevin Stewart calls “burlesque rock, cabaret on crack.” They recently…
Better than: Anything that’s ever happened at your house. Lots of people have art in their homes. Many of them have art outside of them too. But few have murals like the one Shane Watt painted on the back of Andie Sweetswirl’s house in Fort Lauderdale. After two months of…
The task of exaggerating the impact Eric Clapton has exerted upon the world of rock music over the course of a career, wringing pure emotion from the strings of guitars, is one of virtual impossibility. However, the recorded offerings of the man’s late career might make one forget the early, greater…
Azealia Banks clearly worked the shit out of the second weekend of Ultra 2013 in her newly released video for “No Problems.” Originally a diss track aimed at Angel Haze, the song takes on new meaning sung amidst the empty wide eyes, glowing ensembles, and sweaty pits of UMF partiers…
Continuing with our list of the top tier, grimiest joints to have a drink, here are the top ten dive bars in Palm Beach County. See also – Top Ten Dive Bars in Broward County 10. The Ugly Mug About half an hour after the Eastside of Atlantic Avenue shuts…
Most musicians today sing about bangin’ the ladies, copin’ new whips, or making it rain bills on a stripper’s ass. Coconut Creek musician Nil Cardoso, however, is different. What makes Cardoso’s sound — pop-rock infused with country — stand out from the rest is his song “Chivalry Isn’t Dead.” No,…
We’ve come too far to leave it all behind,” crooned Chicago’s former bassist Peter Cetera. These lyrics from the 1977 hit “If You Leave Me Now” are still relevant for a band that’s sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning 45 years. Chicago is one of the first…
Everyone knows what a food truck is, but what the hell’s a fashion truck? Instead of adding more calories to your diet with fatty snacks on wheels, the Trendy Truck is bringing fashion to the streets. It’s South Florida’s newest traveling boutique with stuff to wear that ranges from ten…
While the bass shook the pool water at the Raleigh Hotel, booties in short shorts bounced up and down, and so did Steve Aoki, who looked like a little kid at Christmas behind the decks. His Dim Mak label’s 2013 Winter Music Conference day party brought out not only those…
What began as a local fundraiser, the now global Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), kicks off Thursday, April 4. The weeklong fest stretches from Palm Beach Gardens to Delray Beach and includes more than 20 different film and music inspired events.The PBIFF was founded by County Commissioner Burt Aaronson…
When we hear the name Hoodie Allen we envision a cross between Big Baby Jesus, a.k.a. Dirt McGirt, or Wu Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard, and Larry David. Sounds too soft for you? Well, in the absence of an MC that dares to pair gangsta ribaldry with Hasidic orthodoxy, we’ll…
There is something bigger at work than just Auto Tune or electronic beats or guitars on the eponymous debut album of South Florida natives, Gravel Kings. What’s at work is a group of musicians who not only understand vocal harmony, but the harmony of acoustics in a fashion that surrenders…
Last October, panty-droppin’-music aficionados across the country were dealt a devastating disappointment: John Legend was postponing his highly anticipated tour to finish Love in the Future, his first album since 2010’s Wake Up! We’re crazy about Legend, his eyebrow-singeing vocal pipes, and the mega-smoove urban R&B he has helped maintain…
