Nirvana accidentally kickstarted an enduring cultural movement when they released Nevermind. Today, 20 years after its release, we are constantly reminded of the catalyst it really was. From September 24, 1991 on, almost every artist that considered themselves “alternative” or experimental can be traced back to this album’s wild, unexpected…
There may be no band which carries the torch — er, huge burning doobie — passed on by the late Bradley Nowell of Sublime moreso than Pepper. And that includes Sublime themselves, who now tour with a replacement front man named Rome. That’s not to say though, that Pepper is…
The latest video from Miami’s Jacuzzi Boys is a first-person view of a dog’s life set to “Automatic Jail,” one of the many upbeat moments from Glazin’. Although frontman Gabriel Alcala and the rest of the guys don’t appear in the clip — aside from a T-shirt cameo — it…
Singer/songwriter Sophie Sputnik has decided to record her debut album with the whole world listening in. Or at least for the whole crowd that assembles at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records on Saturday, October 1. On that night, the laughter-prone 22-year-old will unpack ten or so songs written on acoustic guitar…
Founded by Daniel Elias Fernandez, {in boxes} are multifaceted, functioning as more than a musical group. More a multimedia collective than just a band, the group evolved from its previous life as Bear Nine, a similarly structured performance project whose alumni — Kenneth Martinson and Tristan John — went on…
Gloria Gaynor With The Village People Hard Rock Live, Hollywood Thursday, September 21, 2011 Better Than: A Thursday night bedroom extravaganza in which you are simultaneously Gloria Gaynor, the Village People and the entire audience. Disco gets a bad rep. But you gotta remember: after the tumultuous Civil Rights-Vietnam-Nixon era…
Modern EnglishRespectable Street, West Palm BeachThursday, September 22, 2011 Better than: Staying home to watch Valley Girl. It has been almost two decades since the original Modern English lineup took the stage, and although they look a helluva lot different (see random details 1 and 2), you could close your…
One of the burdens of living is that we all must work. At this moment, as you read this, you may be seated at a desk you would rather not be at, or you may be seated on a sofa, unemployed, wishing you were at a desk you would rather…
Ani DiFranco is many things. So many, in fact, that it’s sometimes difficult to get a handle on them all. Best known as an artist, entrepreneur, parent, and activist for a variety of feminist and political causes, she’s even befuddled her fans at times, particularly when it comes to matters…
For nearly a decade the indie community has been making the trek to West Palm Beach to hit the dance floor at Flaunt, Respectable Street’s weekly Thursday night party. The DJs play everyone’s favorite hits from electro to 80’s rock, and it’s almost a guarantee that you’ll hear the sounds…
Even though disco gets a bad rap for its index-finger-pointing moves and white polyester three-piece-suit fashion sense, the world of ever-trendy dubstep, techno, and house would be nowhere without its four-on-the-floor beat devotion and decadent party-till-sunrise excess. Disco was actually a hip underground scene, prevalent in gay and black nightclubs,…
What can be written about Miami music legend Rat Bastard that hasn’t already been typed? Not much. Perhaps that’s why musicians Rob Elba and Brian Franklin orchestrated the music and lyrics to the Hearing Damage: Songs Inspired By the Life and Noise of Rat Bastard (AKA Rat Opera), which honors…
Unless you’ve been living beneath a rock, you’re undoubtedly familiar with the recent and sudden disappearance of former Real Housewives of D.C. star Michaele Salahi, who recently ditched her husband to cozy up with Journey guitarist Neal Schon. If you’re not in the loop, the couple broke their silence in this interview…
Buckethead With Lynx Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Better than: Buckethead on Guitar Hero The enigmatic, avant-garde metal guitarist Buckethead came out to a nearly sold out crowd for the mid-week billing at the Culture Room. Sporting the staple KFC bucket on his head and expressionless mask…
In the minds of most people, a cave is a dark, foreboding locale. It seems somewhat appropriate then that Nick Cave is a somewhat scary guy. What other way to describe an artist who is best known for his mercurial ruminations and anguished pontification. To the uninitiated, Cave’s music — with…
Bad BrainsWith Birdhand and Furious Dudes Revolution, Fort Lauderdale Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Better Than: Any of the Henry Rollins / Bad Brains collabos. The Reunion Mania of the 2000s is a curious phenomenon. Sometimes (usually?) it’s all a bunch of nostalgic, cash-in bullshit. Every now and then — like, for example,…
The Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park is always a beautiful and sacred place. A couple times a year, though, the spirit grows especially warm and inviting — once in the fall when Magnolia Fest is held, and once in the Spring for Springfest. With Mag Fest just around the…
New-wave nostalgia hits Respectable Street hard when lauded ’80s act Modern English drops by West Palm Beach. Although the band did technically get back together in the late ’90s and record new material, albeit with a slightly different lineup, it’s the group’s mid-’80s heyday for which it’s most beloved. Back…
Baton Rouge-based guitarist Tab Benoit is an artist for whom geographical context is everything. As a solo performer and songwriter, Benoit has specialized in just the kind of swampy picking and throaty, rough-around-the-edges singing you would associate with his home turf. But though he’s a true bluesman, he’s not afraid…
Sundays can be emotionally fraught. There might be a little hangover issue to deal with, and then for the 9-to-5ers, there’s the additional looming specter of the even more dreaded weekday, Monday. Luckily, for this particular edition of the end of the weekend, Sunday is a fun day thanks to…
When Blink-182 first started gaining popular velocity toward the end of the ’90s, the cheeky Southern California pop-punk trio didn’t necessarily seem like the scene’s top contenders for longevity. The band’s early material was unapologetically bratty, for one thing. Vocalist/bassist Mark Hoppus and vocalist/guitarist Tom DeLonge favored nasal singing styles…
In the ’90s, a new breed of frontman was born. Clawed from the guts of the defunct spandex-wearing, teased-haired, makeup-wearing cock-rockers. These newcomers had no qualms about stealing bread from the mouths of their decadent predecessors as they rose to prominence in those odd times. Perhaps the best known of…
