There’s nothing as invigorating as getting fully immersed in a sea of blood and thrashing bodies to get rid of a “case of the Mondays,” and that’s exactly what the extensive metal bill on the Summer Slaughter Tour promises. Well, maybe not the blood, but definitely the thrashing bodies. Headliners…
Secondhand Serenade brings to mind wearing a recycled engagement ring or dating someone who has past lovers’ names tattooed on them. It can be an awkward and potentially dangerous thing. In the case of this California group’s soft, acoustic repackaging of alternative emo rock, it comes completely naturally. Singer/guitarist John…
There’s nothing as invigorating as getting fully immersed in a sea of blood and thrashing bodies to get rid of a “case of the Mondays,” and that’s exactly what the extensive metal bill on the Summer Slaughter Tour promises. Well, maybe not the blood, but definitely the thrashing bodies. Headliners…
Unter Null has been Portland, Oregon, resident Erica Dunham’s industrial-music baby since 1998. With elements of punk rock, IDM, metal, and electronica, she’s managed to stay relevant with theatrics that set her apart from her peers. It also helps that the band that backs her live manages to reproduce her…
Dissever brings sweet technical sensibilities to thrashy metal that is as heavy as it is proficient. Around for a while now and relatively under the collective radar of South Florida, this band prides itself on its skills but does not get bogged down by them. I’m thinking of days gone…
Unter Null has been Portland, Oregon, resident Erica Dunham’s industrial-music baby since 1998. With elements of punk rock, IDM, metal, and electronica, she’s managed to stay relevant with theatrics that set her apart from her peers. It also helps that the band that backs her live manages to reproduce her…
Charlie Pickett and Bobby Tak come at us again with another cowpunk gem of a song that though subject-matterly is about Miami, the gents reside in the Broward/Palm Beach area and are occasionally known as the Loose Cannons. Regardless of what moniker they stamp themselves with, Pickett and Tak are…
Norm “Sugarbone” Sloan was an outstanding bass player and a true gentleman of our music scene. Transplanted to South Florida in 1969, “Sugarbone” quickly immersed himself into our then-burgeoning music scene. Well-versed in playing blues, country, standards, Top 40, R&B, classic rock, and jazz-rock fusion in the bar scene, Sloan…
Remembering Never is a five-piece hardcore/metal band that’s been making a racket in Fort Lauderdale now for a number of years with the requisite personnel issues and stop-and-go schedules, but I’m happy to report that they are gearing for an upcoming album and this MP3 is solid proof that nothing’s…
Earth, Wind and FireHard Rock Live, HollywoodSunday, June 27, 2010 Better than: Subjecting myself to YouTube videos of questionable funnies. The Review: My last experience on Casino lands involved an hour-long hunt for parking and once said parking was located, a very long walk to my destination on their restaurant/bar/club…
Fort Lauderdale’s Black Sun Alchemy takes its cues from Werner Herzog films and delivers desperate screams of neo-power-violence over straight vocal cadence. Plus, the requisite juxtapositions of Bush administration follies as detailed in the video for “Into the Storm.” It’s easy to get a strong feel for Satan’s Pimp Records-era…
Since its formation in 1969, Earth, Wind and Fire has been a gleaming bastion of positivity and artistry. Enduring through major changes of musical tastes du jour, political landscapes and a fan base that has evolved with them, Earth, Wind and Fire continue on a four-decade path in which they…
Texas Hippie Coalition’s moniker shortened to an acronym is THC, which is cute and makes sense with hippies. However, these fellas are darlings of major “biker” events and cruise with brute-leather know-how and a rather unhippie musical mentality. The only real tie with the hippie tag: the massive amounts of…
Truth be told, I came upon this heavy trio on a chance encounter at Churchill’s one night. Ms. Valentine was an engaging young lady who represented in one quick conversation everything that I happen to like about heavy music. She also runs her own photography studio (Terribly Girly) which I…
Via the wonderful pipes of Maurice White and Philip Bailey, Earth, Wind & Fire has put an indelible stamp on the month of September with its signature song of the same name. Formed in 1969 with a disco/funk focus, the group has been an accolade-garnering powerhouse ever since. Aside from…
Fort Lauderdale’s Black Sun Alchemy takes its cues from Werner Herzog films and delivers desperate screams of neo-power-violence over straight vocal cadence. Plus, the requisite juxtapositions of Bush administration follies as detailed in the video for “Into the Storm.” It’s easy to get a strong feel for Satan’s Pimp Records-era…
Texas Hippie Coalition’s moniker shortened to an acronym is THC, which is cute and makes sense with hippies. However, these fellas are darlings of major “biker” events and cruise with brute-leather know-how and a rather unhippie musical mentality. The only real tie with the hippie tag: the massive amounts of…
The electro-savvy Briton DJ Deekline’s international following pulls his bass-heavy, hard-core jungle rhythms back and forth over the Atlantic. His breakbeat prowess was even put to work to remix Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s biggest hit, “Got Your Money,” featuring Kelis.Deekline is a delight live when he gets that sweet vibe going,…
Evan Rowe again makes good on his promise that musical formats as we know them are dead with another “burst” of a track that is as much music as it is his idea of what images should be made an association with. Keeping in the same vein of the last…
We here who grind away in the County Grind like to respect and promote our local efforts. In today’s Local Motion, we look at a pair of releases by Boca Raton’s Livid Records, a fine compendium of local and out-of-state acts that is rapidly becoming one of the “friendliest” independent…
Interracial R&B group the Crests charted many doo-wop hits, including “16 Candles,” during its heyday in the ’50s and ’60s. After a late-’70s breakup, the rotating cast of members found a new following thanks to the John Hughes film named after their hit, as well as a cover of the…
The electro-savvy Briton DJ Deekline’s international following pulls his bass-heavy, hard-core jungle rhythms back and forth over the Atlantic. His breakbeat prowess was even put to work to remix Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s biggest hit, “Got Your Money,” featuring Kelis. Deekline is a delight live when he gets that sweet vibe…
