For perhaps the only time in Leslie Nielsen’s life of comedy, tears will come as news of his passing on Sunday spreads. The Canadian actor died Sunday in Fort Lauderdale after complications from pneumonia. He was 84. The Juice’s Mike Mooney has more on Fort Lauderdale’s favorite Canadian here.Although he…
Area synthesizer rock trio (and Zitfest organizers) the Jameses dominate “Fifth Dimension” live each time out. After hearing the song no fewer than a half-dozen times, easy access to a recorded version should up that count into the realm of daily stats we keep for “hours of sleep” or “tacos consumed.”…
View a slideshow from the concert here. Dashboard ConfessionalWith John Lefler and Cory BrananRevolution, Fort LauderdaleSaturday, November 27, 2010Better than: Listening to The Swiss Army Romance repeatedly on CD in your room when you were a teenager. The Review: Dashboard Confessional frontman Chris Carrabba had his work cut out for him…
Dancegiving Music Festival America’s Backyard, Revolution, Green Room, Fort Lauderdale Friday, November 26, 2010If there is one thing that South Floridians love, it is dance music. Post-Thanksgiving day, many found themselves giving extra thanks for Fort Lauderdale’s inaugural Dancegiving Music Festival — the perfect way to burn off those calories…
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 wandered Lake Worth Storage to see the 10X10 exhibit. Damn, a storage facility is an unlikely place to find an art show…
One of Thanksgiving’s most cherished traditions involves diners retiring to the couch after a hearty holiday meal, loosening their trousers, reclining on the sofa, and watching a football game. And then five minutes later, finding them all dozing off in a collective heap, snoring loudly enough to wake the neighbors…
Even in dire economic and political times, Americans have an enormous amount to be thankful for. But as South Floridians think over all that is good and hopeful this week, there probably won’t be nearly enough gratitude for Rob Van Winkle — the man you know as Vanilla Ice.It used…
In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, made Thanksgiving a national holiday — a day when we could pay tribute to everything we had: family, friends, a good harvest. A great deal of us will spend Turkey Day recuperating from the prior evening’s hangover — due to the unencumbering liberation one…
Thanksgiving is a time for family, reflection, a hearty meal… and gobblers. No, we’re not talking turkey. We’re referring to the temptations that gobble up our money on Black Friday. This year, as always, there are plenty of audible inducements to separate us from our hard-earned cash. As a public…
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Cox Radio has reformatted the 93.1 FM preset in South Florida cars once again. 93 Rock’s blast of Staind-friendly Mainstream Rock format has been put on blast in favor of a round-the-clock Christmas mix dubbed South Florida’s Official Holiday Music Station. Yes, among other things,…
Usually by November, critics are already done compiling their year-end best-of lists. But while indie rock blew its wad early in 2010, the last couple of months appear to belong to hip-hop. Spearheaded by a hype cycle led by a certain fellow who needs only to be identified by his…
The best Thanksgiving mix doesn’t have to be thematic — as with all music that accompanies a gathering like the one Thanksgiving requires, it should be easy to listen to, unrecognizably pleasant: background music. But our goal here isn’t necessarily to give you songs to accompany the event. It’s to…
Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba is generous with his words. Not only did Christine Borges get enough for this week’s big print feature with the man, she spilled the rest into a funny bonus Q&A over here. He loves the Jameses!Anyhow, the big news here is that The Swiss Army Romance,…
Amtrac’s recent emergence in the South Florida house/dubstep scene reflects the eclecticism of many young, post-Napster artists. Currently performing in venues up and down the Sunshine State with a focus on college towns such as Gainesville, Tallahassee, and Orlando, 23-year-old Caleb Cornett explains that his moniker, formerly Amtrak, comes from…
New rap meme, same as the old rap meme: form over content. So it’s useful to get this out of the way straight off: Waka Flocka Flame is not, in the parochial sense, a good rapper. That much has driven the conversation surrounding the Georgia-based MC since he began appearing…
Partying with Nashville garage rockers the Ettes would be great — judging by their entertaining nicknames alone. Nimble vocalist Lindsay “Coco” Hames, deft drummer Maria “Poni” Silver, resolute bassist Jeremy “Jem” Cohen, and recently added guitarist Johnny “Shoulders” Cauffiel currently fill out the quartet. Hanging out with a guy called…
During its short lifespan, West Palm Beach pop-punk act Hey Monday has weathered significant lineup changes. Both bassist Michael “Jersey” Moriarty and drummer Elliot James have departed in the past year or so. Still, with the core of vocalist Cassadee Pope and guitarists Mike Gentile and Alex Lipshaw intact, things…
Mayday Parade has spent much of its nascent career associating itself with the contemporary emo scene: The band’s been on the Warped Tour, sold CDs out of its van, signed with teen-girl-centric label Fearless Records, and toured with current pop-punk heartthrobs All Time Low. However, with the recent release of…
According to the title track on The Music Scene, New York beatmaker Blockhead’s latest solo endeavor, “the music scene has got [him] down.” Although his nine fine productions on Aesop Rock’s critically acclaimed Labor Days will never be radio-friendly or best Glee on the Billboard charts, Blockhead does his part…
It has already been a decade since Chris Carrabba began his solo side project separate from seminal emo-rock band Further Seems Forever. At first, Dashboard Confessional was simply private venting for the Boca Raton-based singer/songwriter. But his first full-length collection, The Swiss Army Romance, became a coveted item after the…
A bounty of local and semilocal musicians will converge upon Pompano Beach’s Edge Logistics — a killer name for a venue — for the Trash to Treasure event Saturday. With Orlando’s Emily Reo and her gossamer melodies plus soundscape virtuoso Sumsun leading the way, the night’s potential to take the…
Thanksgiving is a lot like courtship. There is the build-up of waiting to meet the most awesome meal of the year. Then, there are the second-guesses — will it be as good as the last time around? And of course, there are the friendly teases, like when that perfect bite…
