If you just got an iPad for the holidays and are trying to figure out what to download on it, you might want to peep Gorillaz’s new album, The Fall. Or you can just stream it from their website. Whatever.Our favorite cartoon characters turned musicians claim all tracks were written…
Lewis Black is that grumpy uncle we wish we had. We were really looking forward to complaining about Christmas and watching someone else vent all of their frustrations concerning the holidays and politics. We were planning on reciting I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas in unison when Lewis Black came…
Cotton candy, funnel cake, amusement rides, and the judging of sheep and other assorted farm animals just makes us downright happy. We’re not entirely sure why, but walking through hay to reach a Ferris wheel makes us wish we were raised in the real suburbs, you know, where milking cows…
Ahhh, Jeff Daniels. What a perfect conglomeration of artistic talent, musical ability, and comical prowess. Wait, you didn’t know he’s been playing guitar for the past 30 years? Did you completely forget about movie gems like Dumb & Dumber hidden behind way-too-family-friendly films like Because of Winn-Dixie and 101 Dalmations?…
Artopia is guaranteed to be an explosive mix of art, music, food, drinks, and interesting people. Il Bacio in the heart of Delray Beach’s coolest drag, Atlantic Avenue, is a perfect fit for the event. This elaborate restaurant/bar knows how to party and how to make a spectacle. For a…
Blowfly The Weird World of Blowfly (Weird World Records) www.blowfly.com There’s not much we could say about the great Clarence Reid (A SOUTH FLORIDA FUCKING TREASURE) that hasn’t been said already by me or my peers. But taking a page out of his alter-ego’s playbook, I vow to spread my…
If you’ve tuned in to Fox News lately — or its regularly scheduled skewering via the Daily Show — you may have heard that there’s a war on Christmas. Apparently, what the liberal pagans who secretly run this country from a clandestine bunker under New York City really want is…
Known for her soulful voice and her prolific body of work, American R&B icon Teena Marie passed away yesterday. As a white singer in a predominantly black genre, she paved the way for many of today’s stars: Pink, Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, and Faith Evans. Rick James produced her…
We’ve all been there: There are a dozen good concerts taking place in the same month, each with a hefty $50+ price tag, and you’re not balling enough to pay for all of them. Unless you’re a music writer that rarely gets to review shows for concert tickets, that turns…
Judson Rodgers, the mastermind behind the spacy swirl of West Palm Beach electro act Sumsun, leads a new night of experimental dance music to Lake Worth’s Propaganda. They’ve been all up in the Hype Machine koolaid recently, labeled everything from “non-menthol dub” to “jungle industrial electropop fun dance,” but Sumsun’s…
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 looks back on his most memorable musical conversations. One of the best perks about being a music journalist — aside from all the free music…
It’s a sign the South Florida bass scene has finally arrived (again!) that a once-fringe dubstep act now promises to fill Revolution on December 30 — 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…
It’s Christmas Day, and our brains have been flooded with beautiful songs that bring a smile to our faces and confusion to our brain zones. We all sing along joyfully, because we know that the best way to spread holiday cheer is to sing loudly. But really, what the hell…
As Frank Sinatra and Mariah Carey’s holiday ouvres are hitting critical velocity, we got a little curious about all the holiday hits left by the wayside. Given how bad a lot of popular holiday music is (not to be a Grinch), it seems like the Christmas singles judged unlistenable would…
So it’s that time of year again; tacky decorations abound, people in malls start to get that panicked look in their eyes, and every grocery store, gas station, and Starbucks blasts the same, tired old holiday songs (which is the most likely culprit for the season’s elevated suicide rates). Because…
The inescapability of holiday music is already starting to make me despise the (less) balmy winter months in SoFla. It’s become impossible to step foot within a Starbucks or Best Buy without hearing Harry Connick, Jr.’s rendition of “The Christmas Song” or “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” And up…
Wanna talk polarizing figures in the landscape of American music? You can have your say about any yahoo in the mainstream media for the last 50 years, but when you dig into the meat of things you’ll find a cast of outsiders who really paved the way musically. While Frank…
Invisible Music’s John Ralston gets into the holiday spirit with the b-side off his new single “Jesus Christ” single, “A Marigny Christmas,” which has all of the acoustic warmth of a solid-stone hearth — even if that isn’t all that necessary in sub-70 degree South Florida weather. With some lightly…
Anyone who drove on US-1 near Ponce De Leon Blvd. in Coral Gables two years ago is familiar with Pepito. This young dashing canine was the face of Laser Eye Center Of Miami. He did it all, he wanted Lasik, he got Lasik, he rode jet skis, went to outer…
In mid-August 1969, a three-day rock event in a small upstate New York town tagged as the Woodstock Music & Art Fair made headlines around the world. Although it effectively overshadowed every other musical gathering that year, it wasn’t the only one of significance. Here in Florida, away from the…
The methodology for this list was simple: Any local recording that made a huge impact in 2010 would be considered. This included EPs, mixtapes, Mediafire .zip files, Bandcamp profiles, split cassettes, and ringtones. Music consumption in South Florida shouldn’t be confined by technicalities or “official release dates” — that would…
Port St. Lucie/St. Petersburg pop-punk act VersaEmerge just released its first full-length album, Fixed at Zero, this summer. “I’m still young at heart and in my head — we all are,” singer Sierra Kusterbeck says of the self-reflecting album about going through so much at a young age. “Half the…
