Sumsun’s Judson Rogers has been busy with two upcoming releases detailed here, and taking his sparkling, R&B-inspired magic (thanks to syrupy vocals by Cleverly Hustle, AKA Beverly Russell) to more northern sects of the state. Still, he found the time to remix Young Jeezy’s “And Then What” featuring Mannie Fresh.Considering…
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.Local bros the Jacuzzi Boys not only have a winning album cover for the limited-run Bricks or Coconuts three-track vinyl (Ratatat’s new…
In anticipation for their show tonight night with Lagues at Propaganda, it is important — necessary — to get oneself into the right headspace for the Band In Heaven. Indeed “headspace” is the right term for such foggy, fuzzy stuff recalling both outer space and My Bloody Valentine, the Orlando-based…
Keeping this short, because there’s no reason to be long-winded about a well-known rapper like 50 Cent. He needs no introduction, so I won’t bother with one. Remember when he and Kanye West had a pointless retail war on the date that Graduation and Curtis were released a couple of…
Reggae fans excited to see one of the true legends of the movement will have to wait. Bunny Wailer, who along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh formed The Wailers back in the 60’s, was scheduled to bring his vintage Rasta vibe to Revolution in Fort Lauderdale this coming Thursday…
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: Bob Dylan stumbles, Roger Daltrey fumbles, Keith Moon crumbles… but the band(s) play on!Some of the most memorable concerts I’ve attended are those in which…
Considerable excitement in these cluttered, whiskey-stained cubicles today as we present the Best of Broward-Palm Beach, the 2010 edition. Our music experts slaved especially hard and even took up typing to bring you a dedicated snapshot of what’s happening in Broward and Palm Beach counties’ music scene, and we’re having…
At the tail end of their Fishscales tour (this is not a pun), Lagues are playing alongside the equally fuzzed-out the Band in Heaven, though the latter’s namesake is a hint to its distortion being of a softer, prettier variety. Lagues, a husband-and-wife duo from Orlando, plays gritty (awesome) psychedelica…
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 Thursday, she crashed the Hukilau Room Crawl at the Bahia Cabana Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. When you get hundreds of Aloha shirts together, somebody’s…
In anticipation of Maxwell’s performance tonight at American Airlines Arena in Miami with Jill Scott, Miami New Times devoted some space. The neo-soul singer left a huge gap between 2001’s Now and last year’s BLACKsummers’night, but it was well worth the wait — a career statement that shows that the…
Charlie Pickett “If This Is Love, Can I Get My Money Back?/Slow Death” (Open Records) One of the beautiful things that we can wholeheartedly enjoy here while County Grinding is the fact that we don’t necessarily have to come up with explanations from the get-go. I’ve been enjoying a good…
Poplife Anniversary Party With Surfer Blood, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Hooray for Earth Grand Central, Miami Saturday, June 12, 2010 To be fair, most of the details of this concert worth noting — from hipster couture to Ronettes covers — are over at Crossfade, courtesy of…
While Christian metalcore band Gwen Stacy takes its lyrical work seriously as a means to express its beliefs, the music clearly nods to the more polished version of metal as it conveys elements of hardcore. Posicore? The band named after Peter Parker’s girlfriend hails from Indianapolis and is well-versed on…
As we previously announced, Surfer Blood will indeed play a benefit show in South Florida June 30. The event, presented by TheHoneyComb.com, is going to be in Lake Worth, though, at Propaganda. Area acts the Jameses, the Dewars, and Chill Pillars are on board for the show, dubbed the Oil.Spill.Benefit…
Brooks & DunnWith Jason Aldean and Tyler DickersonCruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm BeachSaturday, June 12, 2010They could have just gone their separate ways, traveling that red dirt road into the sunset.But instead, Brooks & Dunn chose to take fans one more time down memory lane, and a capacity crowd at West…
West Palm’s indie-rock lovelies Surfer Blood, who need little introduction in these pages, are back from their European vacation. They’ve packed two fabulous bands in their suitcases that should make showing up early to the Poplife Anniversary party even easier.First, New York’s the Pains of Being Pure at heart are…
This past April the long awaited release of Mike Mineo’s debut album was celebrated with a big party at the Funky Buddha Lounge in Boca Raton. For the show, Mineo assembled a seven-piece band to rock, waltz, laugh, and groove through all 18 songs, in order, from the wildly eclectic Eccentricity…
Anyone with any doubt about the broad appeal of country music need look only to Brooks & Dunn for proof of its popularity. Aside from the fact that they’re the biggest selling duo in the genre’s history, they’re also credited with outselling every other musical duo overall, competition that includes…
The Hukilau, named after the traditional Hawaiian fishing village festivals of old, has been netting in Tiki-philes and Polynesian Pop enthusiasts from all over the world to the sunny shores of South Florida since 2003. Co-founder and Producer/Organizer Christie White aka Tiki Kaliki has been busting her ass for the…
The Surfer Blood bros get a lot of love and affection from the County Grind, but it doesn’t mean that they don’t still face human hardship. Vans break down, band members face violent threats, and then the police get involved. Here are some selections from what County Grind will label…
Impose Magazine deemed Lake Worth’s the Jameses “another reason Florida doesn’t completely suck”; this is slightly true. They’re deserving of a headline based less on the supposed suckiness of their surrounding environment and more on the quirk-and-catchiness of their banging lo-fi, which Impose went on to fairly acknowledge.It’s the nature…
The Resolvers have brought solid reggae music to the people of South Florida for more than three years now. It’s only been very recently, though, that they’ve upped their contribution by adding a horn section and a couple of lovely background singers to the mix; doubling the size of the…
