On the Fourth of July, we celebrate our independence the most American way we know how, with explosions and beer. Whether you’re young and single and looking to party with a few friends or you’re married with a family of five, South Florida has something for people of all ages…
For a lot of rock stars, headlining a show at Bayfront Park is just another gig at just another amphitheater — a very hot and humid amphitheater, but an amphitheater nonetheless. For Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba, though, it brings back fond memories. “I mostly went to smaller venues, but I…
“Love is the only thing worth doing. Anything else is secondary,” unsigned R&B singer Nil Bambu Tweets out to just a few hundred followers. We first caught wind of the Fort Lauderdale up-and-comer via the visual for her latest release, “Time Travel,” which dropped on YouTube on June 14 and…
Ten years ago, singer Sofy Encanto was a songwriter looking for a band, while Andres Ponce was making beats and looking for a singer. “We met through a mutual friend, and it just clicked,” Encanto remembers. “Andres was very heavy into the Beatles. I was into ’90s hip-hop like A…
The way the music we hear when we’re children infiltrates our psyche as we age is an infinitely intriguing thing. The relationships we build around those songs and records — the memories they cohabit with in the depths of our minds, the emotional factors that impact how we feel about…
Buckcherry first made a name for itself in 1999 with its debut, self-titled album, earning a rep for reviving Sunset Strip rock ‘n’ roll a la Mötley Crüe. But singer Josh Todd tells New Times the band’s influences have always been all over the place. “When my mom used to…
There’s a little bit of everything at EDC Las Vegas. The outfits, décor and stages are all unbelievable, and the massive festival grounds offer plenty of chances to intermingle with fellow ravers. Throughout the weekend, there were many, many bests. But, as with any large logistical nightmare of a gathering,…
An album release party for a local band that, in its current incarnation, has only been around for about two years should not go this well. But, there it all was: a smiling audience, buzzing energy, roaring ovation, and afterwards, the hugs. Saturday evening, on a night when storm clouds…
This week, the pickings are slim when it comes to big name, national acts. That being said, there is no shortage of homegrown bands ready to be discovered, or some cases rediscovered, by South Florida music fans. This is a great week to take in some local culture as two…
Throughout history, women have suffered their share of struggles. So it seems only fair we get some recompense, right? A limited selection of free-flowing alcohol during a designated window of time on select days of the week seems paltry — but hey, we’re taking what we can. Besides, bar and…
Although the sweat dripping down the small of your back and settling somewhere in the spaces your ass cheeks says otherwise, it somehow isn’t summer quite yet. The first official day of the summer solstice is next Monday, June 20. Thankfully, along with the increase in our electric bills and…
I’m just going to be real, if you were born after 1996, this article is for you. Not only did you miss out on possibly the peak of modern hip hop, you missed out on a complete culture. Do you remember when Tupac died? If so, this article might not be for you…
Despite what Snapchat and Youtube would have you think, overnight success is still a rarity in showbiz. But Australia’s Ben Hazelwood has learned that shining under the spotlight of a highly rated television talent show can certainly bolster one’s chances. A finalist on his home country’s version of The Voice…
If wild songs are born in garages and dreamy ones are written in bedrooms, the self-reflectively droll angst of Pity Sex’s music is surely a product of the Midwestern basement from whence it came. On the group’s second full-length, White Hot Moon, the fidelity has peaked higher and the brooding…
St. Lucia are not named after the island in the Caribbean just north of South America, but they do craft sunny, tropical indie-pop with plenty of world rhythms. According to frontman, founder, and lead singer Jean-Philip Grobler, they didn’t bother showering after a trip to the beach they made just…
Most of us can only imagine what it’s like to be the son or daughter of a revered rock star. Yes, the perks would be plentiful — you get to hang backstage at concerts, meet your dad’s famous friends, and score some pretty hot dates with hardly any effort at…
Truth be told, Vince Neil can be a nice guy. Make no mistake — he’s still the badass, hard-partying wild man who fronted Mötley Crüe for over 30 years, married his fourth wife in a ceremony officiated by rapper MC Hammer, and revealed shocking tales of sex and drugs in…
Jim Wurster is a man of many moods and any number of unlikely scenarios. As a teacher and musician, he works hard to attain success for both himself and others nearly every single day, and the fact that he dares to dabble in Americana, a genre that’s mostly out of…
DJs hold a lot of responsibility, from keeping the bar full and the dance floor packed, to making your girl’s ass shake all night long. Ultimately, they hold the keys to the whole party vibe. For these five South Florida ladies, working the turntables comes easily. They know exactly how…
In terms of animal comparisons, Cyndi Lauper would best be categorized as a chameleon considering the way she’s adapted and changed her sound over the last few years. However, as far as personality goes, she’s a leopard — a leopard who doesn’t change her spots or give a damn what…
The opener for the Gogol Bordello/Frank Turner concert Friday night was one dude with an acoustic guitar. That’s it. His name was Walter Schreifels, a hardcore rock veteran and lead singer of Dead Heavens. His low-key, one-man act of college rock based around quirky topics such as ADD (“Adderall Highway”)…
Nicole Kidman’s husband will be in South Florida this coming weekend, and apparently he sings and plays some sort of Country Western music or somethin’. Keith Urban, who’s almost as pretty as his wife, is now three decades into his career and couldn’t be more popular. His current tour, the…
