Two years ago, I found myself alone in the coastal territory known as downtown West Palm Beach. Being quite the experienced mover, I saw this big transition as an intriguing challenge, where others may have seen merely a sea of pizza places and tank tops. The first Friday night of…
Last night, we tuned in to watch the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, and the three-hour event was jam-packed with “WTF?!” moments, touching tributes, and lackluster performances. Hosted by television couple Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen, the pair made the awards show watchable. But the two couldn’t save the entire show,…
Holy Ship!!’s maiden voyage set sail this January, bringing EDM to the all of the high seas, from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas. The cruise included wild performances and high jinks by Steve Aoki, Laidback Luke, Diplo, and Skrillez. County Grind’s Mark Pratt and Ian Witlen were there, documenting all of the…
The January County Grind Live blowout at Green Room might have left you with a sonic hangover thanks mostly to performances by Afrobeta, Möthersky, This Heart Electric, Dino Felipe, and Astrea Corp. It’s time to take another dip into the bowl of audio hunch punch as we get drunk with…
The musical career of Lake Worth’s irrepressible troubadour John Ralston has had as many twists and turns as the tail of the dragon. Much like the Tail of the Dragon, a notoriously windy 11-mile stretch of U.S. Route 129 on the Tennessee/North Carolina border. It’s just a stone’s throw from…
The anticipated delivery of REBEL’s new EP Locations was finally actualized at Green Room in Fort Lauderdale this past weekend. The band spent time out of the limelight since last November, but you wouldn’t know it by their essentially flawless performance. When we talked with the trio last week, they…
Robin Gibb, former member of the Bee Gees, passed away today in London at 62 years old. The causes of death, according to the New York Times, were complications related to cancer and intestinal surgery. Robin, who performed with his twin Maurice and older brother Barry, was known as the…
Musicians since they were wee lads, Zach Morillo and Will Mills (yes, that’s his real name) met in the jazz program at University of Miami, Frost School of Music. They’ve performed together in about four bands since then, including reggae act Jahfe and Studio City. Together, as Sounduo, their newest venture,…
Joan Rivers filled many a Depends diaper with a bit of laughter-induced pee last night at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood. The filthy, brilliant old broad spent her whole set telling the audience who was allowed to stay and who had to go. The Fashion Policer decided that nowadays, she’s…
Whether it’s shaking your ass to house music with the spring breakers on the beach, or guzzling domestic barley waters while taking a spin to line-dancing music, you need somewhere to dance. In anticipation of New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June, County Grind has assembled a…
The late Joey Ramone is clearly held in high regard. He still inspires a celebration in his memory, one that’s held every year on his birthday: May 19. Sadly, it’s been eleven years since he passed away, only a month prior to what would have been his 50th birthday. Yet,…
I’m an unabashed fan of Ex Norwegian, mostly due to my fondness for their music (of course!), but also because I love to make jokes about their name. What’s the significance of an ex-Norwegian, I’ve asked them time and time again without getting any kind of serious response. And yet,…
Rock and roll by Montage, vulgar ukelele folk songs by Maddie Besser, food from Dada: What more could you ask from a Friday night? Booze. Yes, well, there’s booze. So, you’re in luck! This Friday, Besser will be singing about what Montage’s Ben Pachter, her current beau describes as, “mental…
Das EFX with DJ Immortal and DJ KlassikGreen Room, Brown Bag Wednesdays May 16De La Soul’s “Eye Know” was wafting out onto the street as I walked into a pretty empty Green Room. Like a bourgeois living room, there’s a two-story open space with balcony views from all angles, chandelier hanging dead…
Well, it does happen in threes, does it not? First Adam “MCA” Yauch, then Donald “Duck” Dunn, and now the First Lady of Love Donna Summer. Born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in Boston, Massachusetts, Donna Summer’s rise to prominence was through the wild days of the disco era and though that…
In April 2011, Jimmy Pagano, a valued local drummer, promoter, and friend, was murdered trying to break up a bar fight at Fishtales Bar and Grill, where he himself hosted a weekly Pro Jam event. It was a huge blow for the Fort Lauderdale music scene and also for those…
Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, has passed away after battling cancer. Her family has confirmed that the singer died this morning in Florida. She was 63.Summer, real name LaDonna Gaines, is best known for such hits as “Last Dance”, “Hot Stuff”, and “Bad Girls”. Summer was a five time…
You may have heard of the Borscht Film Festival, but have you heard of the Bosh Film Festival? An offshoot of sorts from Borscht, the Bosh Film Festival is – as you can imagine – very important to the morale of South Florida’s basketball fans right now. The Miami Heat are in…
Better than: The last Indigo Girls tourLast night, Melissa Etheridge brought her heartfelt songs, massive voice, and undeniably rocking band to the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, where she played an unexpectedly raucous set of songs spanning the length of her entire career. High on the list of songs we never…
Host website of South Florida’s star athlete the Miami Heat’s LeBron James announced that the three time league MVP has teamed up with Unknwn and Youheardthatnew.com to present an official playoff mixtape titled The Campaign. The 13-track digital mix features some of the bigger players in the rap game right…
In a time where the popular music market often presents us with poseurs and easily forgettable performers, where in the world does a cover band fit? When examining a lack of originality in the music industry — the endless supply of teeny-bopper pop (the Biebs, anyone?) and commercial rock ‘n’…
When Jacob Jeffries was growing up in Broward County, his parents filled their household with music. Pianist, singer, and songwriter Jeffries says they “impressed upon us so immensely the Beatles, James Taylor, Paul Simon, old doo-wop. There was never silence in the house.” Of his and his sister’s verbal and…
