The toilers here at County Grind got emails from our mothers on New Year’s Eve. Their pleading was reminiscent of numerous protective parents on the eve in which many drunk and dangerous drivers are on the road: “Park your butt somewhere for the night and don’t move until morning.”So what…
Scaring the Children featuring Bob Weir, Jay Lane, and Rob Wasserman Revolution, Fort Lauderdale Monday, January 3, 2011 The chance to see Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir in a rare, stripped-down ensemble was enough to bring out the locals. Plenty were there to start the Jam Cruise right here on…
Avant-garde pop sensation and New Times’ Best Male Rock Vocalist winner Mike Mineo is diligently wrapping up his next album at Pompano Beach’s Power Station Studios in the new year. Beach Guava is scheduled for release on March 25, with plans for a CD release shindig on said date at…
Carlos Charlie Perez wants to make a feature film someday. The South Florida native who specializes in music videos told us as much in a music feature last fall. During our visit to his New York studio space, plans were beginning to come together for his collaboration with Opening Ceremony,…
Now listening to M.I.A.’s second mixtape of her career, Vicki Leekx. This 36-minute single track emerged over the weekend, and it seems to be no less fiery than MAYA, an album we actually liked in spite of the massive truffle fry inconsistencies (“Born Free” video wasn’t exactly kind to ginger-haired…
Before we get to Enrique Iglesias’ ribald new single, let’s think back to 1997. At that time, we were entering a brave new era when mainstream R&B singers could be just as lascivious and graphic in their lyrics as they were as people. No more clever metaphors, no more beating…
After a string of hits in the mid-’90s, there were few people who had not been touched (or perhaps irritated) by the Goo Goo Dolls. For several years following their breakthrough, their raspy, dramatic pop songs seemed to appear during every sappy moment on TV and in the movies, as…
After joining the New Times Broward Palm Beach music section in late February, it has been a humbling year of catching up. There were bands that I probably should have first caught back before I was old enough to drink (Smashing Pumpkins and Naughty by Nature), a few concerts in…
Over the course of a year, County Grind offers up a lot of music at the affordable price of free. Much of this tuneage is home-grown, and reflects the boundless interests of the local freelance corps contributing to the blog. Area hip-hop, goth, electronica, punk, folk, and ska all got…
Let’s stroll to the rooftop of the indie world of music venue 1921 for a New Year’s party fit for anyone who’s up for a little adventure just finding this Fort Lauderdale haunt. Our best guess is here. Anyhow, three bands will perform on the roof: hardcore punk band Mute…
Oh, has the world changed, or have we changed? Arguably, it’s a bit of both coming to play in West Palm Beach rock trio Lavola’s latest single, “The Queen Is Dead.” Just to get the question on newcomers’ minds out of the way, no, this is not a cover of…
On this second to last day of December, there are plenty of reasons to cling onto the last scraps of 2010. After all, this was the year of County Grind’s birth — as well as Celine Dion’s twins. However, there’s a seedier side of this idyllic paradise we call home…
This generation’s celebrities are terrible at reclaiming their stories. Vows to fight back against gossip outlets and the bloodthirsty public result in tell-alls that tell little, on-camera sniveling about the perils of being on camera (see authorized documentaries of Paris Hilton or Britney Spears), and harrowing continuations of the cycle…
One need only to look at the annual installments of Moonfest, or of its own rowdy anniversary parties, to know that Respectable Street knows block parties. The Clematis Street club’s been running longer than some of its legal patrons have been alive, and along the way, its party-throwing has been…
It’s a sign the South Florida bass scene has finally arrived (again!) that a once-fringe dubstep act now promises to fill Revolution — and with only local supporting acts, to boot. Frequent attendees of parties like Get Low in Miami will recognize recurring favorite Borgore. But this gig (presented in…
The Beach Boys were the quintessential American band even before they were featured in Malcolm Leo’s 1985 documentary, An American Band. As the soundtrack to so many memories, the band’s pioneering pop is not music you hear just during summertime. It’s the season’s embodiment: a slice of Americana honoring simpler…
Few MCs these days would want to describe anything that would deflate their larger-than-life images. But if commercial rap is aimed at selling product to the masses, Protoman aims to actually be relatable to the masses. Protoman rhymes for the Everyman, exploring life’s angles, both humorous and serious. He can…
Our gut reaction to San Francisco-based hardcore punks the Dead Kennedys making a stop in South Florida was this: Yes. Then we remembered former frontman Jello Biafra (born Eric Reed Boucher) is just that, a former frontman. He called it quits with the band in ’87 to pursue “greener” pastures…
Grateful Dead fans know that Bob Weir has been scaring children for decades with his crazy screams, terrifying knowledge of guitar chords, and most recently, with his wild beard. So when he began playing shows with RatDog cronies Jay Lane and Rob Wasserman over the past couple of years under…
There’s definitely something Phishy about the Heavy Pets. However, any tie-dyed elitists out there quick to write off the SoFla favorites as knockoffs should consider increasing the dosage of their preferred method of consciousness expansion. Certainly, the Fort Lauderdale quintet follow a lineage that traces back to the Grateful Dead,…
Click here to check out more photos from the Dewars Winter House Festival.The Dewars Winter House Festival, Winter Edition 2010with The Dewars, Hear Hums, SumSun, Guy Harvey, The Band in Heaven, and moreIn West Palm BeachTuesday, December 28, 2010 The Dewars brothers have become known for their house shows. At…
Sure, January is only a few days away, technically. But that’s still a lot of partying and show-going before we ring in 2011 and start going to so many shows that our ears start to bleed. There are so many punk shows headed to our neck of the woods next…
