Update: Starting at 2 p.m. comment on this blog post and tell us what you love most about Broken Social Scene or your favorite memory from a Broken Social Scene concert! The winner will be chosen at 5. Good luck! Your favorite Canadian indie-rock stars are leaving the big country for…
The toys you got to play with as a wee lad or lass might have a lot to do with your feelings about Joy Division. Did you collect Cabbage Patch Kids or Garbage Pail Kids? Were you into Lego or the far more subversive Playmobil people?That second question didn’t seem…
No one’s going to literally force Forgiveness Rock Record down your throat, but just imagine Broken Social Scene’s latest ebullient album throwing the biggest party ever in your body cavity. Maalox moment? Maybe a safer bet is just to experience the band at Revolution on Saturday and let it all…
For an artist whose career spawned such wide-ranging diversity and whose circle of collaborators included some of the biggest names in rock, Gary Moore never became more than a cult hero outside of his native Britain. Yet the news of his passing this past Sunday while on holiday in Spain…
New Times Broward-Palm Beach Calendar Editor Mickie Centrone attends and details some of the finest — and occasionally subpar — events from a given week. On Saturday, she went to “A Clockwork Orgy” at Club X-it in Hollywood. Another guy approaches me. He sits next to me on the couch…
There’s hardly a day that relies more on gender stereotypes than Valentine’s Day. Lingerie, flowers, and expensive dinner tabs, we’re told, make Cupid’s aim a sure thing. But thankfully, Broward’s foremost indie gallery, the Bubble, will offer an alternative to the endless dinner specials and pink balloons that ostensibly appeal…
It’s going to be a while before anyone lets Christina Aguilera sing in public again — or, until the Grammys this weekend. Despite the fact that the gifted singer had a widely maligned off night in front of more than 100 million people, this is actually not cause for worry…
In January, area singer/songwriter fella Mike Mineo went mobile to really tap into his soulful side up in Nashville. Photographer Alex Markow hopped in the van with Mineo and his brother Johnny for the excursion.The resulting product was a four-track EP, titled B Is the Key, created specially for U.K…
The biggest deal about the New Pornographers releasing a video for “Moves,” the most excellent song off last year’s Together, is exactly that. Not sure why it only gets the video treatment now — unless it’s strictly a product of the 8,034 or so cameos in the clip. This plays…
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: crazy characters from the world of radio. In just a few months, I’m going to experience a major dose of déjà vu. It centers around…
Not a sports blog, gang. But there were a couple of interesting things that came out of yesterday’s “big game.” One was obviously the photograph of Lil Wayne decked out in green and yellow to support the Packers, who beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in semidramatic fashion and prevented the night…
For those who plan to be in Austin next month, either physically or emotionally, County Grind recently received word that Millionyoung has been invited to showcase at South by Southwest as our cosponsored act. Coral Springs-based Mike Diaz’s shimmering electronic music project has long been a regular discussion topic in…
Everymen’s Show for CowboyPropaganda, Lake WorthFriday, February 4, 2011View a slide show from the concert here.Handmade washboard key chains, washboard T-shirts, and a book signed by too many to count told part of the tale of Friday’s benefit show for critically injured and hospitalized Cowboy, washboard player for area swamp…
Yonder Mountain String Band Revolution, Fort Lauderdale Friday, February 4, 2011 “[It’s been good] over the years to learn that there is a home for this band here,” said Ben Kaufmann, bassist for Yonder Mountain String Band. “I heard what kind of music comes out of South Florida… and it…
While most South Florida hip-hop fans might have some legitimate gripes concerning the amount of touring artists that bypass our isolated peninsula, fans of the Rhymesayers label have nothing to complain about. In less than a year, the area has hosted shows from Toki Wright, Grieves & Budos, Musab, and…
Especially with the addition of Collide Factory, the FAT Village Art District is shaping up to be a vibrant magnet for fringe culture in the warehouses located on NW 1st Ave between Sistrunk and NW 5th Street in Fort Lauderdale. At the monthly Art Walk last Saturday night, it was…
No-brainer, folks. Get thee out to Propaganda tonight to support Everymen’s hospitalized washboard player Cowboy. Yesterday, we spoke to Everymen frontman Sergio Witis about how the band’s holding up, and he gave some inspiring words about the love felt within the music community since Cowboy’s accident.Please attend, and give generously…
Definitely check out Frank Alvarado’s excellent interview with 2 Live Crew vet Luther Campbell — a funny, talented guy with a civic mind. On March 15, Miami-Dade County will have a recall vote for present Mayor Carlos Alvarez, and Uncle Luke wants to step in and clean house.Campbell plans to…
As we mentioned earlier in the week, the Driven Music + Art Conference attracted many serious artists/musicians to the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood last weekend. Sponsor and local haven for artists ArtServe was setting up for the conference bright and early by putting together an exhibit and handling registration. The exhibit…
People who actually remember the ’90s — i.e., people over the age of, let’s say, 25 — rejoice! Here’s something to make you happy but feel old at the same time: The Beavis and Butt-Head series is back. If their cameo appearance in the latest Jackass movie gave you hope they…
Artopia is New Times Broward-Palm Beach’s annual injection of all things cultural and sensational. On February 23, the bold assortment of over-the-top fashion, art, live music, and dancing hits Delray Beach’s Italian restaurant and lounge Il Bacio.Due to the marvelous Deal of the Day, the $20 admission to this hub…
There are rumors abound that the Rolling Stones are planning a 50th Anniversary tour — but not firmly. True, they’re probably older than your parents and are in the age bracket where they’re more likely to be interested in reverse mortgages and pre-need cremation services than iPhones and Twitter. But they’re the Rolling Stones!…
