On to the Next: The Reckless Dames Leave Green Room

After a yearlong weekly gig at the Green Room Nightclub, the Reckless Dames have parted ways with their burlesque home-base venue. According to a Green Room rep, “We [Green Room] decided to stop doing the weekly burlesque because we want to stagger our entertainment.” The spokesperson continued by saying, “We…

Guided by Voices Class Clown Spots a UFO — Unusual Business as Usual

Robert Pollard is a wizard, an inebriated, rule-breaking, melody-wielding wizard. Class Clown Spots a UFO, Guided by Voices’ 17th full-length — also the second of three 2012 releases — is GBV at their drunkenly meditative best. As usual, it feels like Pollard and the classic lineup are fucking with our heads…

Curren$y – Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale – June 13

Curren$y featuring Fiend, Cornerboy P, Young Roddy, Trademark, and Styles P Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Better than: Eating Breakfast while listening to elevator music.Click here for the full and fabulous slideshow. “Jet life! Jet life! Jet Life!”The crowd was feeling good enough to touch the ceiling as thin…

Robb Bank$ Best Local Hip-hop Artist, Young But Staying On Point

Coral Springs bred Robb Bank$ came to our attention earlier this year after a friend left a CD mix in our car with one of this hip-hop artist’s songs burned on it. Not long after, fellow South Floridian Spaceghostpurrp started posting Bank$ songs on Facebook, eventually defining him as part of the Raider…

Bouncing Souls on June 16 at Revolution Live

From Bruce Springsteen to Bon Jovi to Patti Smith, Asbury Park, New Jersey, is to rock ‘n’ roll what Salt Lake Valley is to Mormons. It is a promised land. Its history is rich in guitar riffs and circle pits. And few bands are as familiar with both as the…

Il Divo on June 14 at Hard Rock Live

The Sopranos was unquestionably one of the best — if not the best — television series in the history of the medium. But to think that a show about contemporary New Jersey mobster life would inspire one of operatic pop’s most successful quartets, that’s just nuts! Without it, however, Il…

Roger Waters: The Wall Live on June 15 at BankAtlantic Center

In regard to metaphors, none sounds as good as The Wall, Pink Floyd’s legendary 1979 prog-rock opera about abandonment and isolation. Clocking in at just over an hour and 20 minutes, The Wall explores the story of its protagonist, Pink, building a metaphorical wall between himself and everyone else. Though…

Despite Turbulence, Fiend, AKA International Jones, Keeps His Jet on Autopilot

text-autospace:none”>”>Fiend exercisin’ this right, of exorcism bustin’ out the expedition/Bullets choppin’ haters business to about the size of prisms our mission” in 1998’s hit “Make Em Say Ugh.” text-autospace:none”>His verse served as an introduction to a young man who harbored anger and used it as a way to express and…

Download Serum’s New Hip-Hop EP Daydream of Nightmares for Free

Serum is rapidly becoming one of our area’s most prolific hip-hop personalities. I’m talking Tupac postmortem prolific. He can’t seem to slow down or isn’t at all interested in taking a breather. That might not bode well for his cardiovascular health, but shit, we’ll be reaping the benefits like gangbuster…

Top Ten Awkward Electric Daisy Carnival Dance Move GIFs

Chris VictorioBy Christopher Victorio and Ben Westhoff We love you, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas. In fact, here are five reasons why you rule the roost. But my oh my, you dance funky. We’re not saying we’re any better; truth is, we’re utterly captivated by you and your awkward ways…

My First Bonnaroo: Day Two of My Daily Diary

It’s day two here at Bonnaroo. And I don’t feel like getting out of bed this morning… I’m already exhausted, but we have our first full day of Bonnaroo ahead of us. So we duly arise and head to the press tent for a basic introductory course on the dos…

Five Covers of Don McLean’s “American Pie”

Don McLean’s “American Pie” is a classic song in music history. Most of us know the words and proudly sing along when it comes on the radio. Clocking in at eight minutes and 36 seconds, it’s surprising that any band would take on covering this single. But they do. And…

Civilian Album-Release Party – Propaganda, Lake Worth – June 7

Civilian Album Release Party with Kids, the Goddamn’ Hustle, Under Every Green Tree Propaganda, Friday, June 7Better than: Smashing every emo album in your record collection and starting anew. “I’m more excited about this release than any other thing I’ve ever done,” says ginger-haired  Fort Lauderdale native Ryan Alexander of…