Hear HumsWith the Dewars, Sumsun, Sexcapades, Sugar Ants, and Love HandlesSnooze Theatre, Lake ParkFriday, August 26, 2011Better Than: Boarding up the windows of your house in preparation of a category three hurricane.As is often the case, the two Snooze Theatre proprietors, C.J. Jankow and Jordan Pettingill, kicked off the night…
This week, we have assembled a playlist of women who may have been a little down at one point. Luckily for us, they picked up guitars and microphones and shared their distress with the rest of us, making really great records as a result. Gothic, sullen, and somber, these women…
A recent read on the Penned Madness blog led County Grind to Tallahassee-based Skyway, which features a few components that might already be familiar. The vocal half of the project is laid-back rapper Rufat from the Q-Tip school, who possesses an interesting flow (“I’m feeling like Dave Hoff, cuz I…
First brought to light by her unique voice and fetching good looks, this starlet continues to rise to prominence as she reaches her 45th birthday today. Much like the Highlands in her home country of Scotland, the first thought that can be attributed to Shirley Manson will always be, “There…
Breaking: Langerado 2011 has been canceled.The return of Langerado, SoFla’s favorite little/big festival, is on the horizon. Therefore, it’s about time we all start thinking about how we are going to approach this thing. To help you along, County Grind is offering a series of pointers, from experience and thorough…
Plenty of Cash Money Records signees have made a huge pop splash — a short, incomplete list includes Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Kevin Rudolf, and Drake — but this has come almost completely from the hip-hop lane. Today, the image of diamond-encrusted Bentleys is getting a makeover for the tweens…
Once you enter the unbelievably intense world of Jamie “Xiu Xiu” Stewart, there is always some sort of marking on your person forever. For many, the response is a visceral, guttural repulsion that usually requires said person to leave the record store, music venue, or tattoo parlor in question immediately…
The man who borrowed Buddy Holly’s glasses and stole Elvis’ name in order to sneak onto pop-rock radio, Elvis Costello, turns 57 today. With a look based on the spirit of ’57 and an attitude shaped by the spirit of ’77, Costello took punk rock attitude and classic pop sensibilities…
Already know what you’re thinking: is Protoman now a member of the No Limit Army? Did he get that tank chain? Get him on the court with Percy “Master P” Miller and Romeo, and would there be trouble? As amusing at a little stunt like that would be, our homegrown…
There was a decent chance that County Grind was heading to Miami later today to mingle with the beat-devouring masses at Identity Festival’s stop at Bayfront Park. And there’s a decent chance we could say we were “excited.” As you already know, this is not happening today because of Hurricane…
Today marks the respective 42nd and 43rd birthdays of Belle & Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch and Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. As leaders of their seminal and highly enduring bands, both have grown from cult status in the mid-’90s to established indie-rock big-hitters. T-shirts from their acts sit in many cool dad and…
West Palm Beach had to let little birds Hear Hums leave the nest some time ago. While it was sad to see them go, comfort was found in the fact that the move was for their own good. Having called Gainesville their home for over a year now, we welcome…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock ‘n’ roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week: … WLRN’s Ed Bell chimes in on his all time favorites Ed Bell knows South Florida. More specifically, he knows South Florida’s vibrant music scene…
When it comes to music from South Florida, all of the big names are either Gloria Estefan or rappers. Who’s got time for rock ‘n’ roll when you’ve got a region full of people constantly blasting the trap-rap bangers of Rick Ross, dancing in the street to the Latin-tinged hip-hop…
Missing Persons’ frontwoman Dale Bozzio first sang “What little filters through is giving you the wrong impression” in 1982. The line, from the song “Words” by the former Playboy bunny and Hustler model, might fare well as a stance on a messy and undeniably creepy legal “situation” Bozzio recently faced…
Bonerama’s name sums up its MO perfectly: The New Orleans act is all brass and sass. The “bone” part of the group’s name isn’t what you might immediately think (although it’s clearly a double-entendre) — it’s a reference to the group’s instrument of choice, the trombone. Founding players Mark Mullins…
Hymn for Her is a proud rock ‘n’ roll gypsy act. The duo of Lucy Tight and Wayne Waxing — not their real names — are proudly from nowhere, rolling from show to show with their baby and dog in a 1961 Bambi Airstream trailer. Daily life in this particularly…
Eliot Lipp grew up in Tacoma, Washington, enamored of classic hip-hop, electro, and even Chicago-style postrock à la Tortoise. Eventually, he decamped to Los Angeles and began tinkering with his own music that touched on all those influences, adding a heavy experimental bent that soon reached Scott Herren, better-known these…
Pop commentators have ecstatically argued that dance music’s gonna blow up in 2011. However, this perception that electronic tuneage has been waiting idly on the sidelines just isn’t true. Dance music crossed over a long time ago. In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s been crashing on our couch and raiding…
The point here is to give you an opportunity to hear the new Jacuzzi Boys album, Glazin’, which hits shelves on August 30. Through the mighty powers of the interweb (and SPIN magazine), the album is available for immediate perusal.Recommended for listening time: give Matt Preira’s print preview piece a…
One thing is for sure: Vanilla Ice had an epic weekend at the Gathering of the Juggalos earlier this month. The yearly event put on by the Insane Clown Posse and its family of associated Ninjas was such a hot ticket that even Charlie Sheen showed up. For some reason,…
South Florida, we seem to be in the clear right now. Hurricane Irene doesn’t look like she’s planning to stomp all over us — as of Wednesday a.m. Even as we say this, we know we may be wrong. We can’t think of a time that a hurricane came through…
