Sonic Reducer — Propaganda’s first dance party — is going to have an incredible kick-off party, which we’ve just been informed about by Sumsun himself. It’s super last-minute, and we’re still super amped. More awesome still is that it’s Two Dollar Tuesdays — that’s a $2 cover, $2 wells, and…
Wiz KhalifaWith Numonics and Phresh JamesRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleSunday, June 20, 2010 No, there were no fog machines running in Revolution during the Wiz Kalifah show, not a single one. No, the low-lying cloud settled on the sold-out crowd of skinny jeans, fitted hats, and colorful shoes was completely man-made…
Glimpses of the South Florida Scene is a weekly column devoted to the artists thriving within Broward and Palm Beach counties featuring interviews with the folks making it happen. This week, Alexander.Ryan Alexander is a superhero. When I met with him to ask him about his band (entirely his brainchild),…
Evan Rowe is a local songwriter and performer best-known as Catalonia, a professor of political science and history at Broward College, and a small-d democratic strategist with no party affiliation. Each week, we surrender our space for his thoughts on the music industry and how they relate to our region…
Here’s an idea: First, promise Deerfield Beach residents that Monica, Omarion, Chrisette Michele, Bobby Womack, and other stars of R&B and jazz will provide musical entertainment for Father’s Day weekend at a festival named after a delicious refreshing fruit held at Deerfield Beach’s West Side Park. Next, charge VIP ticket…
After winning American Idol in 2007, Jordin Sparks hasn’t attained Carrie Underwood-level success, but she’s fared far better in her pop career than Idol alums like Taylor Hicks. Her self-titled debut album featured two smash singles, “Tattoo” and a duet with Chris Brown, “No Air.” Both songs showed that Sparks…
Possibly no other band can combine punk with disco, new wave, garage, metal, and classic-rock undertones quite like the Electric Six. The Detroit six-piece gained notoriety in 2003 when rumors spread that its hit single “Danger! High Voltage” had backup vocals sung by a then-unknown Jack White. They weren’t true,…
Regular County Grind readers will remember that our esteemed colleague Mickie Centrone braved the Fort Lauderdale Bus Loop back in late April, and discovered that the bus drivers will let you spill drinks on them — and they might even like it. Today, upstart culture blog FTL Collective equates the…
Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes will make a special visit to the Lake Worth community on August 7 for the day-long, bang-out Lake Worth-It 2010 fest. A new album from the Athens, Georgia resident and his band titled False Priest is scheduled for release in the fall. Every bit is a…
Viva le VoxWith the Royal Tinfoil and EverymenRespectable Street, West Palm BeachSaturday, June 19, 2010 When a Viva le Vox show flyer mentions little more than a free CD and cupcakes, it’s hard to know what to expect. The band went all out for their CD Release Party at Respectable…
Regular readers of our Moving Units column know that we regularly get down with Radio-Active Records’ Mike “Mikey” Ramirez to rap about the best-sellers at the store. We’re juiced to announce that the already well-documented revelry of Tuesdays at the Monterey Club has been co-opted to commemorate Ramirez crossing the…
It might be hard to picture “Redneck Yacht Club” singer Craig Morgan and his rugged brand of country in upscale CityPlace, just up the road from Palm Beach and its real-life megayachts. But boat owner or not, everyone will be welcome at Morgan’s show on the plaza at 7 p.m…
Freaks and fans alike can brace themselves for Lake Worth act Viva le Vox’s upcoming CD-release party, a spectacle some might refer to as a “hillbilly zombie circus.” Freaks aside, the band is a local work of art worth checking out if you want to feel scared and uncomfortable yet…
So maybe Crossfade and County Grind are living separately, but our split was completely amicable. Here are a few stories reported recently via Miami’s raddest music blog that we want to make sure our readers see.School of Seven Bells: ethereal, gorgeous melodies featuring a dude from Secret Machines and On!Air!Library!…
This Saturday and Sunday, the Mango Festival in Deerfield Beach offers a wealth of R&B and jazz, and for the most part, County Grind’s priorities match the size of the text corresponding with the artist on the poster. Silk, best known for the mid’-90s R&B smash “Freak Me,” B2K graduate…
Here at the New Times, we’ve decided to give you a countdown to Warped Tour. Exactly five weeks and one day till 100-plus bands rock out at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in an all-day bash that many bands are classifying as their own personal punk rock summer camp. What better way…
Propaganda is going to host a night of drunken, monster-inspired ridiculousness – and there’s free pizza.* Zombies! Organize!!’s 8-bit high-pitched raps about brains and liking turtles will be buoyed by The Freakin’ Hott’s sultry powerpop — before they combine forces to unite as supergroup Dick Knuckle, which will surely prove…
Still feeding off the glistening energy from Memorial Day weekend’s Amberland, Perpetual Groove gifts South Florida with two nights of feel-good tunes. The band, which schedules its annual visit to SoFla each December, is serving up another double-dose for fans at the Culture Room Friday, June 18 and Saturday, June…
Come check out Lake Worth’s closest musical act to a Vaudevillian freak show, Viva le Vox, Saturday, June 19 at 9 p.m., at Respectable Street Cafe in West Palm Beach. The band is headlining the release party for their newest CD, Wayward Ones, along with South Carolina duo, the Royal…
Guy Harvey’s “The Rope” Video ShootRespectable Street, West Palm BeachThursday, June 17, 2010Video director Carlos Charlie Perez flew down from New York earlier in the day to capture the loose-limbed Lake Worth quartet Guy Harvey barreling through a catchy post-punk set in West Palm Beach on Respectable Street’s back patio…
Tracy Morgan, who needs no introduction as one of the stars of Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock, is bringing his act to West Palm Beach’s Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theatre, a frequent stopover for celebrity funnymen. Warning: Morgan is in the business of unalloyed crudity. Deformities, crabs, and…
Country music has more than its fair share of tough guys, and Toby Keith might be the biggest and baddest of them all. Keith’s latest disc, 2009’s American Ride, yielded such testosterone-laden chart-toppers as the title track and “Every Dog Has Its Day.” He will have sidekick Trace Adkins in…
