County Grind attends and details some of the finest — and occasionally subpar — events from a given week. On Friday, Rebecca Dittmar went to the All Together Now event at Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale.Friday night, I’m surrounded by the loud hum of people socializing inside Museum of…
If you’re stuck in Florida in mid-March, bear with us for a moment and try not to get too jealous. If you are, however, heading to Austin for the beer- and taco-filled industry schmoozefest known as SXSW, why not pay a visit to our party?New Times’ parent company, Village Voice…
When Lady Gaga released her newest single, “Born This Way,” reactions were as polarized as expected. To some, the song is the ultimate dance-pop anthem of equality; to others, it’s a 2k11 rehash of “Express Yourself.” No matter what you think of her actual music, though, few can deny that…
Miami invades Radio-Active Records this weekend with a performance by three of its best bubbling-on-the-verge acts. The trio Beings is already a favorite on the party circuit for its coed take on unabashedly loud, fuzzy, punk-infused, sometimes heavy-ish party rock. How’s that for a string of adjectives? The main thing…
Keller Williams Revolution, Fort Lauderdale February 25, 2011 As he explained in his recent interview with County Grind, when Keller Williams hits the stage, his aim is to entertain. Those who have seen him multiple times — and there are many of those fans — know that he rarely, if ever,…
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: the depressing realities of a business breakdown.Let’s start with some free advice. Never open a record store. Of course this may seem obvious now, especially…
Ke$ha’s upcoming remix album is named I Am The Dance Commander + I Commander You To Dance. Since people weren’t regularly referring to dance commanders before Electric Six’s “Dance Commander,” we can probably assume the title is a reference, even if she doesn’t bother to cover the track on the…
Last week a jury in Tampa confirmed Banton (born Mark Myrie) guilty of conspiring with two other men to possess and potentially traffic eleven pounds of cocaine – plus possession of a firearm and using a telephone to facilitate the whole process. This case has been in the works since December 2009 and ended…
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Guess Where I’m Peeing is toilet humor, plain and simple, set in the scenic restrooms of South Florida. We post ’em, you name ’em.For this edition of GWIP, we bring you to a spicy, spacious water closet in a well-traveled restaurant-bar in Broward County. The air in this dark haunt…
Previously, the Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party and video of Miss Pussycat’s puppet show.So far, the inaugural Bruise Cruise, featuring nine indie rock bands and a swell of adventurous hipsters, is not the most dangerous experience in the world. However, there’s nothing like the feeling that the floor is coming up…
The marquee names for local music fans at last night’s Bruise Cruise kick-off party at Grand Central were likely Surfer Blood, Vivian Girls, and Black Lips. But besides the rip-roaring performances by other acts like Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees, another sleeper hit was the late-night performance by Quintron…
Sure, the headliners at Bonnaroo may leave something to be desired, and Coachella may be inching more towards “blah.” But there are still plenty of other destination festivals worth a look — and Pitchfork’s just-announced lineup again promises an impressive showing. The notoriously cranky web site is now also famed…
Sammy Figueroa is one of those jazz greats with the kind of broad appeal that makes everyone outside his genre want to engage his brilliance. Rather than getting recognized via the geniuses with whom he’s associated, it’s a testament to his own prowess that there are so many people for…
Fort Lauderdale’s inna reggae mood lately. Yesterday, we brought you some free tidbits from Californians the Expendables, who aren’t strictly roots but play plenty of laid-back songs on the upbeat, and bring their show to town next Wednesday. Just two weeks after that, though, dub fans can look forward to a…
There’s something deeply satisfying about finding a little nook of South Florida artistic activity before it’s been besmirched by a commissioned Shepard Fairey graffiti piece, a glut of guided art student tour groups, or a handful of gleaming New York Times write-ups. So goes the feeling when you take a…
Bruise Cruise Pre-PartyWith Black Lips, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Vivian Girls, Thee Oh Sees, the Strange Boys, Surfer Blood, Ty Segall Turbo Fruits, and Jacuzzi BoysGrand Central, MiamiThursday, February 24, 2010Check out a slideshow from the concert here.Better Than: Seven hours of watching the Home Shopping Network.There was a melee…
Keller Williams is the darling troubadour of the jam band world — a dude that you may have seen in the lot during ’90s Dead tours, and are likely to see bouncing around Bonnaroos for years to come. He’s grown famous for his uber-fun and trippy one man band performances…
Cruises are a strange glue. They bring together retirees, teenagers, and 20-somethings looking to take advantage of the 24-hour buffet and free-flowing booze, and the Bruise Cruise will be no different. Setting sail today for a three-day party in the Bahamas, this maiden voyage of Rock n’ Roll proportions is…
After a three-year recording hiatus, Lake Worth emotive singer John Ralston is issuing forth a flurry of activity. This past Christmas saw the release of seven-inch single “Jesus Christ,” a bit of Americana for the holidays, on mom-and-pop Tampa-based label 24 Hour Service Station. Last year, he also contributed to…
Paleface is one of the great heroes — not unsung, but perhaps undersung — of the ’90s East Coast folk(-ish) revival whose influence would eventually spur on bigger marquee stars in the early ’00s, like Kimya Dawson and Regina Spektor. (Actually, fun fact: Way before all that, Paleface even shared…
At the beginning of yet another headlining tour, the guys of Underoath unwittingly find themselves elder statesmen of the particular branch of post-hardcore they helped create. Playing in support of the band’s seventh studio album, last year’s Ø (Disambiguation), the six-piece enjoys the unlikely honor of having musical predecessors Thursday…
