Dialect, a monthly event put on by the Twilight Notes DJ crew at Brew Urban Cafe, could hang with events of its kind down in Miami. But in downtown Fort Lauderdale — where in most bars the best art on display are the labels on vodka bottles — it really…
Nobodys Hero frontman and Against All Authority founding member, Joe Koontz is punk rock. If you spend any time driving between Coral Way and South Miami you’ll see Koontz on his skateboard, wearing a sleeveless T-shirt and headphones affixed deeply into his ears. Whether he’s tearing up Sub-Humans, Judge or…
Last week, we examined the Drug Czars’ first EP and since then I took some time to evaluate the fact that the poor Drug Czars have as yet to reap the benefits of benevolent uncle Jello Biafra who’s Alternative Tentacles Records did a magnificent job of bringing to the masses…
There are three things that Lady Gaga loves — wearing crazy (and sometimes edible) clothes, her “monsters” and Tweeting. So it should be no surprise that Lady Gaga just Tweeted the full lyrics to “Born This Way,” the title song from Gaga’s much anticipated third album, set to be released…
Need a kick in the pants to get out and be with some people? Spend some time with a gent County Grind holds in high regard: Lex One, an integral part of the South Florida/London hip-hop collective Wizard Sleeve. It’s his birthday tonight, and a party with a purpose is…
County Grind attends and details some of the finest — and occasionally subpar — events from a given week. Rebecca Dittmar crashed the Books & Books opening reception at the Museum of Art|Fort Lauderdale. I’ve made pilgrimages to some of the greatest museums in the world — New York to…
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Punk god-fathers NOFX, led by infamously outspoken and shamelessly open singer/bassist Fat Mike, attack Fort Lauderdale this Friday. As we came to understand in this week’s print feature, Mike and NOFX don’t give a fuck about what anyone thinks of them and that they love being NOFX. NOFX’s live shows…
Gladys Horton, who boasted a scratchy, soulful voice as co-founder and lead singer of Motown group the Marvelettes, has passed away at the age of 66. The Detroit group is best known for the single “Please Mr. Postman,” which features Horton charming her way through.According to the Detroit Free Press,…
Late Wednesday afternoon, South Florida phones, e-mails and social networks blew up with the news that there would be a “secret” show tonight at Propaganda featuring the talents of Surfer Blood, who last week debuted new material at Respectable Street.This was not to be. Also, will the Palm Beach Gardens…
Apparently when Sleigh Bells isn’t using Derek Miller’s guitar work on a track, he might as well be dead. Anyhow, that’s the implication in the “Rill Rill” clip, another great single from last year’s Treats, that just popped up. How far can he fall after the fiery triumph of “Infinity…
Considering their geographical origin and their more obvious influences, the comparisons between Atlanta group Carnivores and their scene predecessors Black Lips are inevitable. Like the Black Lips, this quartet plays lo-fi rock that’s more than a little informed by psychedelia and garage. …
American Idol has never exactly been Masterpiece Theatre, nor has it ever been known to be cool and trendy (Rock Star Supernova please come back). That hasn’t stopped it from being a worldwide phenomenon and the top rated television show in the United States since its inception in 2002. In…
For most, being a punk rocker is a phase you grow out of. But for San Francisco punk-rock giants NOFX, it’s a blueprint for living and growing up. When punk was exploding all over the mainstream’s chest in the mid-’90s, NOFX passed up the move to a major, stuck with…
While the pairing of thinking man’s mainstream rapper Wale and ATL crunk up-and-comer Roscoe Dash may seem like a bit of a stretch, the two have recent collaborations together that suggest otherwise. Wale and Dash’s appearances on Waka Flocka Flame’s smash hit, “No Hands,” and the Roscoe-laced chorus on Wale’s…
Have you ever visited Little Dragon land? It’s a magical musical netherworld located halfway between creepy and cutesy, where the wind whispers and rages in strange songful bursts of art rock, R&B, and electro-pop. If you wander its caves long enough, you’ll inevitably find a bunch of hipsters making out…
Guitarists who have been tagged as Jimi Hendrix’s heir apparent include Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joe Satriani, but Robin Trower was the first to earn that distinction almost immediately after Jimi’s demise. Although Trower’s guitar work was a distinctive element in early Procol Harum, he consolidated his sound with his…
Fans of distinctive female vocalists will find much to love in the Saint Paul, Minnesota, duo Daymoths, which makes its South Florida debut at Little Munich. Frontwoman Emily Dantuma and musical partner Ollie Dodge have been writing music together under a variety of guises for a decade, and this latest…
If Lake Worth sounds like an unlikely destination for good underground hip-hop, then you haven’t been paying enough attention to FootWork4Self. In 2010, the FW4S crew racked up frequent-flier miles gigging in Michigan, Minnesota, and Idaho while simultaneously opening local doors to notable out-of-towners like Rhymesayers Entertainment artists Toki Wright…
Hear Hums’ blend of experimental sounds and visuals constructs a portal for travel beyond the realm the listener currently inhabits. Begun as the solo music project of Mitch Meyers, the idea evolved into a multimedia exercise in consciousness alteration when Kenzie Cooke and (now former member) Marcos Gasc brought their…
Tokyo Police Club is far from the first Canadian band to market music to the U.S. masses and be blessed with a cult following before hitting its prime. Somehow between the full-lengths, EPs, and relative fame, the Ontario quartet has solidified its sound and audience. Even if the guys aren’t…
UPDATE: An update recently posted on Jimmy’s Margaritaville website states that “Jimmy has been released from the hospital and is doing well”. Jimmy Buffett fell off the stage at the end of his Sydney, Australia concert last night and was rushed to the St. Vincent’s hospital with a head…
