Texas Hippie Coalition’s moniker shortened to an acronym is THC, which is cute and makes sense with hippies. However, these fellas are darlings of major “biker” events and cruise with brute-leather know-how and a rather unhippie musical mentality. The only real tie with the hippie tag: the massive amounts of…
Fusik (pronounced “few-sick”) has its roots in the South Florida break-dancing scene, and the band isn’t shy about bringing hip-hop fundamentals to the masses. Without MCs or Froot Loop-y beats, Fusik digs below the surface of hip-hop. Formed in 2005, the five-piece band’s Latin-tinged, instrumental funk brings to mind Medeski,…
Local hip-hop label Footwork4Self has amassed an impressive lineup of underground rappers for Saturday night’s State Re-Session show at Propaganda. In a few short months, this West Palm Beach indie label has pounded the pavement for its two signature artists, DJ/MC duo DJ Dee Dubs and Jabrjaw, and ruffian lyricist…
Fort Lauderdale’s Black Sun Alchemy takes its cues from Werner Herzog films and delivers desperate screams of neo-power-violence over straight vocal cadence. Plus, the requisite juxtapositions of Bush administration follies as detailed in the video for “Into the Storm.” It’s easy to get a strong feel for Satan’s Pimp Records-era…
Via the wonderful pipes of Maurice White and Philip Bailey, Earth, Wind & Fire has put an indelible stamp on the month of September with its signature song of the same name. Formed in 1969 with a disco/funk focus, the group has been an accolade-garnering powerhouse ever since. Aside from…
West Palm Beach’s Surfer Blood is giving back to the Florida coastline that in many ways is the band’s identity. Drenched with beach imagery formed on local shores and uplifting indie-rock tropes, Astro Coast earned the band a national following (and New Times’ Best Album of 2010) and significant cachet…
Even without the best waves in the world, South Florida has a thriving surf culture, with enthusiasts ranging from “super kook” to “full on ripper.” That’s one reason world-famous pro surfer and musician Donavon Frankenreiter is kicking off his summer tour with a two-night stand at the Culture Room in…
I’d been wandering around America’s Backyard for a while. I was misdirected twice by bartenders and nearly knocked out by some unwieldy dancing college kids; I’d been tempted with alcohol and distracted by gorgeous women dancing on the bar. Yet I was determined to find the Green Room, a sexy…
Vampire Weekend, the New York indie rock act that probably should have been soundtracking every aspect of the World Cup, is coming to South Florida on October 13. The gig is down at the Fillmore Miami. With the relaxing, ethereal (I avoid saying chill) vibes of Beach House opening up,…
“Hi fi never sounded so lo fi” — this is the tagline on Last Phone Booth’s MySpace. That tagline is a requisite space to be filled, but if we are speaking literally, it ought to be reversed; Last Phone Booth sounds pretty hi-fi for a band with such lo-fi influences…
This week, we published a list of the top 50 happy hours in Broward and Palm Beach counties, and we admittedly left off one of our favorite drinking spots: the Square Grouper. The problem is that the famous strip of sand with a Tiki hut doesn’t technically have a happy…
Night Watch is a regular feature about bars and clubs by nightlife columnist Tara Nieuwesteeg. Tim Finnegan’s Irish Pub 725 S Federal Highway, Delray BeachCall 561-330-3153, or visit here.Gentle reader, I have downed many Guinnesses and feigned (terrible) Irish accents on many occasions. I’ve sat at dark-wood bars and gazed…
Momentary self-righteous soapbox moment: I didn’t hesitate to purchase a ticket for the Oil.Spill.Benefit show at Propaganda Wednesday, June 30 — nor should you. Not only is a $10 to $15 ticket range completely reasonable to witness the live grandeur of Surfer Blood, the Dewars, the Jameses and Chill Pillars…
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: Witnessing a Beach Boys brouhaha. The Beach Boys have always been a band wracked by contradictions. Although outwardly exuding vibes beaming with sunshine and harmony,…
The electro-savvy Briton DJ Deekline’s international following pulls his bass-heavy, hard-core jungle rhythms back and forth over the Atlantic. His breakbeat prowess was even put to work to remix Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s biggest hit, “Got Your Money,” featuring Kelis.Deekline is a delight live when he gets that sweet vibe going,…
Evan Rowe again makes good on his promise that musical formats as we know them are dead with another “burst” of a track that is as much music as it is his idea of what images should be made an association with. Keeping in the same vein of the last…
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 Wednesday, she hit up the “7 Deadly Sins” live art show at the Lounge in West Palm Beach. Two people didn’t want their picture…
Another day, and more fruit from the poisonous Mango Festival tree, courtesy of Tom Francis’ expert reporting at the Juice.On Monday night, the Deerfield Beach Commission met to discuss the aftermath of last weekend’s music festival that was filled with unhappy vendors, but not much music at all. A lot…
Not only does Carlos Charlie Perez make cool music videos, but he reps his old home, South Florida. Last week, some guerrilla reporting yielded details of Perez’s filming of a music video for Lake Worth band Guy Harvey at Respectable Street last week. Speaking as an up-close observer, this is…
Over at the Juice: Rapper and occasional Plantation resident Fat Joe was recently accused of sexual assault in Wisconsin and was apprehended after a 33-year-old woman filed sexual assault claims against members of his crew. They were all released early Monday morning; no arrests were made.He flew back via Chicago’s…
In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.In addition to the usual hip, young buzz bands, this week’s top sellers feature two bands that have managed to remain cool…
Friend of County Grind and generally inspiring local figure Garo Gallo not only oversees the Fort Lauderdale art space the Bubble but he fronts the fab rock act Dooms de Pop. Normally, Gallo and his band are thrashing through their songs with a lot of fuzz coming through the amps,…
