Since the release of their breakthrough LP, Habits, in 2010, Utah’s Neon Trees have refused to slow down. The band members continue to write and release songs — too impatient to wait and put out a proper album — and though they tried to take the year off from touring,…
There are few things we can all agree on these days, but having a favorite local bar is one of those few things. Everyone needs that one place they know they can go have that hard-earned brew without all the fuss that comes along with those overrated-overpriced places. Sometimes you…
Neon Trees “I think when you are honest and open in general, people can’t find fault in it if it is the real deal,” Neon Tree’s lead singer, Tyler Glenn told New Times in an interview last year. “There is really nothing left to judge.” That, and many more life-isms,…
For the Vans Warped tour, it’s all about staying fresh. Now in it’s the 21st year, the venerable music festival and staple of American youth culture continues to find new ways to do just that in every sense of the word. First of all, let’s get right to the issue…
If ever there was an individual destined to be a singer/songwriter, it would likely have been Robert Bidney. For one thing, he trained for it in a very practical sense. Working in an advertising agency his creative impulses were encouraged by writing the jingles for such big name clients as…
“You can check out any time you like,” the song goes, “but you can never leave.” Those lyrics from “Hotel California,” the Eagles’ most famous song, also serve as a perfect description of their latest tour, which comes back to American Airlines Arena Friday night. If the show feels like…
Attendees in flag-bro tanks, denim cutoffs, sundresses and boots stumbled into Coral Sky Amphitheatre, bleary eyed and slurring from heavy tailgating, Friday afternoon. Security guards reminded fans to take off their boots — a common hiding place for booze — as they made their way through the gates. Not that…
5. Mylo Ranger, HVY CRM, Rat’s Mouth and Jangle Leg at the Funky Buddha Lounge 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 3 at the Funky Buddha Lounge & Brewery. 2621 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton. $7 cover. Visit Facebook. Can’t afford the Dierks Bentley concert tonight, or any concert for that matter?…
When Kevin Sprouse bought a rat-infested building in a blighted area, many family members believed he had invested in a money pit. With bars on the windows and a lack of customers, Sprouse opened what was originally supposed to be an art gallery and studio. One day, during a showing,…
Rarely has a band been…
Admittedly, Canada’s Barenaked Ladies aren’t in the best position to be taken seriously. For starters, there’s their handle, chosen when school chums and founding members Ed Robertson and Steven Page initially exchanged ideas for band names. And then there’s the signature songs on which they built their decidedly wacky reputation…
Warped Tour is a rite of passage — and not just for teenagers who attend but also for the scores of acts that play the summer festival each year. Though there’s a lack of the kind of old-school punk acts that came of age with Warped — NOFX, Pennywise, Bad…
There is going to be a lot of celebrating this weekend, so you might as well start your Fourth of July festivities early with some incredible live music. Kat Riggins and her Blues Revival band will be performing at Blue Jean Blues this Thursday to get your Independence Day weekend…
Dierks Bentley. There’s nothing more American than drinking booze out of red Solo cups and getting “Drunk On A Plane” to some good ‘ol country songs. So for this week’s pre-Fourth of July shenanigans, we’re gonna pour some “Coke and whiskey,” jam to the Sounds of Summer with Dierks Bentley,…
Watch a slideshow of Floridians celebrating the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage. In what felt like an eternal uphill battle, the LGBT community (and the rest of the country) reached a major milestone on Friday, after the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was constitutional. The vote was a…
To celebrate the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states, on Friday afternoon Floridians hugged it out on the steps of the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale and tipped a few back at Rumors Bar & Grill in Wilton Manors. Here is a look at the merriment. …
It’s America’s 239th birthday, and whether you’re planning an early night in or looking to get star spangled hammered, we believe this occasion should be celebrated in style. By style, we mean indulging in the fact that we live in the land of the free and the brave, and that…
Production on the 24th Bond flick, Spectre, is just about wrapping up, and the jury’s still out on who will be doing the accompanying title track. Director Sam Mendes has said audiences will not find out till “very, very late in the day,” which must be fairly imminent as the…
Cover bands often play like they really believe imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. You know, the bar bands who try to put the serious overdrive in Bachman Turner Overdrive when they rock out to “Takin’ Care of Business.” Massachusetts glam rock fanatic Lord Russ, however, will undoubtedly…
5. Water Fashion Show at C&I Studios 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27 at C&I Studios. 541 NW 1st Ave, Fort Lauderdale. No cover. Visit Facebook. It’s summer, so everyone should be half naked. And if you don’t believe us, take this as proof –C&I Studios will be hosting their monthly…
Warped Tour is always a sight: the crowd, primarily a teen base, comes dressed in their best band tee, scuffed converses and spiked/dyed hair, all complemented with a look of preadolescent angst. Warped Tour 2015 comes with an interesting twist: it lands on Fourth of July. So, we decided to…
You’ve seen them around town and all over Facebook. Whether it’s for Nine Inch Nails at the Cruzan Amphitheatre, or local bands at Churchills, the quintessential gig poster finds a way to pull at your heart strings. “To me, gig posters represent the perfect meeting ground between the worlds of…
