It took a while to get through the Weekly Standard’s lengthy piece about Luther Campbell’s run for Miami mayor, but it’s a fascinating read for a number of reasons. It’s a little tough to believe senior writer Matt Labash actually finds an impromptu bikini contest hosted by Uncle Luke to…
Among the many folks who attended Friday’s New Times Stage at the Green Room as part of SW 3rd Ave Music Festival was the Beached Miami crew. Helmed by the astute Jordan Melnick, the site provides keen observations on local music, culture, and hilarious Craigslist finds and has brightened up…
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, Lee’s most memorable shows ever… I’ve often alluded to my concert experiences in past columns, and indeed, I’ve seen so many shows throughout the years/decades that…
It was a pretty big deal the last time Lil Wayne brought his “I Am Still Music Tour” to South Florida. And it was on April 5. Today, Weezy added a second leg of North American dates, and local fans need only wait until August 2 to get their fix…
Regular local show attendees have undoubtedly seen Tim Hicks out in front of the stage with his idiosyncratic dance moves at some point or another. This 29-year-old Fort Lauderdale native and avid local music supporter has no shame in his game and cuts the rug with a spasmodic style all…
Loxahatchee Sinners UnionWith Los Bastardos Magnificos and Lone WolfHooligans, Boca RatonSaturday, May 7, 2011A bit of the swamp invaded Boca Raton on Saturday night. Under the tutelage of longtime Palm Beach County musician James “Scarecrow Jenkins” Pellegrini, Hooligans welcomed a night of honky-tonk revival that sounded straight out of the…
SW 3rd Ave Music FestivalNew Times StageThe Green Room, Fort LauderdaleMay 6, 2011Better than: Rebecca Black’s version of Friday.Click here to see a slideshow from the night.It’s disturbingly easy to put into words what the combined efforts of six local acts, a supportive venue, trusting fellow New Times staffers, and…
Returning for its second year, Art Rock revamped the white walls of the Armory Art Center into a marketplace filled with unique works of art this past Saturday. From skateboards to plushy taxidermy and even the tiniest little people one ever did see, there was something to tickle everyone’s fancy…
Aphrodite Tour 2011 Starring Kylie Minogue BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Saturday, May 7, 2011 Better than: Watching Lady Gaga’s “Monster Ball” on TV If there’s a god, let’s hope he’s taking notes from Kylie Minogue. After her concert Saturday, I believe in her, and it’s about time the rest of America…
All of the bands who performed at Friday’s New Times Stage as part of the SW 3rd Ave Music Festival were on point — but only one can hold high the title of winning the evening’s text vote challenge, a “Battle of the Bands” of sorts.After a long night of…
One final reminder that tonight is the New Times-curated SW 3rd Ave Music Festival show at the Green Room in downtown Fort Lauderdale. With a packed lineup boasting John Ralston, the Dewars, Young Circles, Plains, the New, and Lavola — plus an afterparty with Radio-Active Records’ DJs — this should…
Would you like to become a movie star? The hoards of beautiful bodies littering South Florida are just teeming with excitement at the thought of rubbing shoulders with A-listers.If you’re one of those people now is your chance to see such stardom.Ellen Jacoby Casting International is having an open casting…
Previously:New Times Hosting SW 3rd Ave Music Festival Stage at Green Room May 6SW 3rd Ave Music Festival Full ScheduleThose of you who read this week’s print piece regarding John Ralston only scratched the surface of what’s going on with the Lake Worth master songwriter. In the raw, exclusive Q&A…
How’d we get here? Early this season, Jacob Lusk seemed like a lock for the title. Once during Hollywood Week and again during the live show, Lusk turned in performances that Randy Jackson rightly called the best in the history of the show. Then Lusk offered up a sexophobic justification…
Don’t lie, you totally shed a tear last week during loveable fop Michael Scott’s final episode of The Office. It was a sad day at our favorite fictional paper company Dunder Mifflin indeed.We bet Dan “Dirty Dem” Duarte was a little choked up too. Although that’s not entirely evident in…
South Florida resident Vanilla Ice has a major role in a new web promotion called TripYourFace.com, which surprisingly has nothing to do with the Ultra Music Festival. Rapping a track that could very well be called “Hotel,” he sips bubbly in a lavish Las Vegas scene straight from a Hype…
Even if “Just the Way You Are” suggests a level acceptance in his life, Billy Joel’s less than sunny relationships with music critics, wives, and traffic laws has given him every right to have a vendetta or two. However, one of his vendettas — a 57-foot yacht, to be exact…
Even more mystifying than Plains’ workmanlike fuzzy rock precision was that frontman Michael McGinnis could keep a band together with so many members working on other projects. Well, that has changed, according to McGinnis.For tonight’s show as part of the SW 3rd Ave Music Festival’s New Times Stage at the…
Eclectic Boca Raton musician Mike Mineo is up to his old tricks again. We got word this week that the gifted singer-songwriter had completed his sophomore album, titled Beach Season. According to Mineo, the record pays homage to the “South Florida native” way of life. Oddly enough, his inspiration for…
Earlier this week, we wondered which song would emerge as the patriotic anthem of choice in a world untainted by Osama bin Laden. Well, “God Bless the U.S.A.” figures to be that song. But it’ll be Beyonce’s version — recorded for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008 — instead of…
via facebook.com/pages/Fidel-rueda/51863959910You wouldn’t know it by living in South Florida, where Urban and tropical beats dominate the Latin music landscape. But throughout the rest of the United States, many of the top-selling Spanish-language artists are actually those the industry calls “regional Mexican.” It’s a term that can refer to any…
You might have already heard a thing or three about the SW 3rd Ave Music Festival New Times Stage going on Friday evening in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Among the performers, all of whom have graced our pages over the years, is John Ralston. He’s far from an old man, but…
