Better than: Attending the mullet infested and fanny pack wearing Lilith Fair. The Review: Amendment XXI recently opened a weekly Friday night party for the “new progressive woman,” a.k.a., a lesbian free for all. The event was colorfully titled Heroine, as in a female hero, and featured a pool table,…
American Idols Live July 6, 2007 BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL Better than: Watching the show Photo by Lauren Papiernik Hours before the American Idols Live show at the BankAtlantic Center I was standing in the rain trying to find my way into the arena. At the last minute I found…
Looks like it’s time for more rock´n´roll from the swamp. Gainesville’s favorite homeboys, Sister Hazel are heading south on tour and hoping they can still cause a stir. They’ve got loads of talent in the alt-rock department, and, at least, used to sell out large venues and arenas in the…
Jyrki69, frontman of the 69 Eyes Photo by Jeffrey Delannoy Last night’s concert at Revolution marked the 69 Eyes’ first ever appearance in South Florida as headliners. Despite playing, and with the same lineup, for over fifteen years, the Helsinki, Finland-based quintet has remained something of a cult band in…
Among all the music that resonates through the nighttime streets of Miami, little of it gets dubbed as “the sound of South Beach.” No we’re not talking about the vocal skills of the homeless people muttering to themselves, but rather the synthesized psychedelic noise candy that pumps through nightclub speakers…
Astute observers have noted that his summer marks the fortieth anniversary of the Monterrey International Pop Festival, the event that established the blueprint for the rock festival concept and spawned the possibility of booking a variety of bands and artists to perform over the course of consecutive days in a…
Alejandro Fernandez Viento A Favor (Wind In My Favor) SONY BMG It’s a relatively different Alejandro Fernandez than what the masses have grown accustomed to after 15 solo albums and a career that has spanned the same number of years. But it also showcases a musically evolving and fresh sounding…
So Mr. Rogers is just creepy. I think most of us can agree on that. But every now and again, his shows were decent. Check this video out of Mr. Rogers getting a b-boy lesson… and try not to get creeped out. –Jonathan Cunningham…
Looks like another city is about to cancel Live Earth–the climate control awareness concert scheduled for this Saturday. The concerts are supposed to take place in various cities around the world and are stacked with all-star artists like Madonna, Jorge Ben Jor, Lenny Kravitz and lots more. But some cities…
Sister Hazel performs Saturday, July 7, at Revolution, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Doors open at 7 p.m., and tickets cost $21. Call 954-727-0950, or visit www.jointherevolution.net.
You wouldn´t think ¨Invest in our children´s future¨ would mean buying a dusty set of turntables and a Gemini mixer, but in the case of WEDR-FM (99.1 Jamz) personality DJ Entice, his mother´s $100 was a worthy investment. ¨I was in high school and I always wanted to DJ,¨ Entice…
On his debut solo album, Raised by the People, New York-based crooner/rapper Notch is a sonero, by definition a well-trained songsmith in the prime of his career. He´s already endured a strange musical journey; from his days in the reggae duo Born Jamerican to his later dancehall days to his…
There was a time in the history of black music when R&B still meant something. Plenty of people would argue that the genre was at its peak when popular crooners of the ´70s such as Donnie Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, and Teddy Pendergrass were in their heyday, but don´t assume so…
Judging by the brightly colored artwork on the cover of Paper Sky, singer/songwriter Ben Weaver´s fifth album, you can tell it´s a considerably less dour ride than Weaver´s previous offering, Stories Under Nails. The new album opens with a misty, atmospheric intro that almost bursts with optimism. Still, we´re talking…
The 69 Eyes perform with Night Kills the Day, Wednesday 13, and Fair to Midland on Thursday, July 5, at Revolution, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Doors open at 7 p.m., and tickets cost $16 in advance, $18 at the door. Visit www.ticketmaster.com, or www.jointherevolution.net.
One of the more disappointing components of urban culture as it relates to music today is that quite often, black audiences only care about what´s hot right now. Before anyone gets upset, and I´m sure there will be a few of you, let me explain that I´m talking both from…
While absorbing the Blueshammer ersatz and pheromone-scented metallurgy of Icky Thump, the White Stripes´ sixth record, it´s hard not to long for the candy-striped sibs who once sat in that little room working on someth ing good. Remember them? Way back before the supermodel weddings, Nashville mansions, and sundry side…
In a roller-coaster career that´s nearing the 40-year mark, Paul McCartney has tallied his share of both successes (McCartney, Band on the Run, Flowers in the Dirt, and, most recently, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard) and embarrassments (McCartney II, anyone?). Consequently, the trumpeting of a new Macca opus brings…
When drawn from an oeuvre as iconic as Motown, the remodels included on this new disc, Motown Remixed 2, are to be unavoidably compared/contrasted with the original source material. To older folk who danced and fell in love to these songs in their heyday, remixes of classics might seem like…
Those of you hoping that the Smashing Pumpkins´ comeback record is an unmitigated disaster will be disappointed: It´s not. Those of you afraid that lead Pumpkin Billy Corgan made another The Future Embrace (his über-synthpop, somewhat-cheesy solo album) will be happy: He didn´t. With drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, the lone member…
DJ Ivano spins Friday, July 6, at Gryphon Nightclub, 5711 Seminole Way, Hollywood. Admission costs $20, and his set starts at 1 a.m. Charlie Solano is also on the bill. Call 954-581-5454, or visit www.gryphon-club.com.
Fair to Midland performs with Night Kills the Day, Wednesday 13, and The 69 Eyes on Thursday, July 5, at Revolution, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Doors open at 7 p.m., and tickets cost $16 in advance, $18 at the door. Call 954-727-0950, or visit www.jointherevolution.net.
