Charlie Pickett

Last Night: Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert at Club Cinema

Over the Churchill

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Musicians Day Jobs

Musicians Day Jobs

Charlie Pickett Gets His Due

About 20-some-odd years after the fact, Dania Beach alt.country.punk.roots pioneer, Charlie Pickett, is finally getting some of the props in mainstream media that he deserves. South Florida natives and music nerds that are in the know have been clocking this guy's career since the late 1970s when h ... More >>

Charlie Pickett & The Eggs Buy Heroin From Overtown

      As long as we're talkin about Charlie Pickett getting his due, here's one of the reasons why, this video for the song "Overtown" written by Dave Froshneider and performed by "Charlie Pickett and The Eggs" is some real pioneer shit. Now, I'll admit it, I ... More >>

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      As long as we're talkin about Charlie Pickett getting his due, here's one of the reasons why, this video for the song "Overtown" written by Dave Froshneider and performed by "Charlie Pickett and The Eggs" is some real pioneer shit. Now, I'll admit it, I ... More >>

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      As long as we're talkin about Charlie Pickett getting his due, here's one of the reasons why, this video for the song "Overtown" written by Dave Froshneider and performed by "Charlie Pickett and The Eggs" is some real pioneer shit. Now, I'll admit it, I ... More >>

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      As long as we're talkin about Charlie Pickett getting his due, here's one of the reasons why, this video for the song "Overtown" written by Dave Froshneider and performed by "Charlie Pickett and The Eggs" is some real pioneer shit. Now, I'll admit it, I ... More >>

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      As long as we're talkin about Charlie Pickett getting his due, here's one of the reasons why, this video for the song "Overtown" written by Dave Froshneider and performed by "Charlie Pickett and The Eggs" is some real pioneer shit. Now, I'll admit it, I ... More >>

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      As long as we're talkin about Charlie Pickett getting his due, here's one of the reasons why, this video for the song "Overtown" written by Dave Froshneider and performed by "Charlie Pickett and The Eggs" is some real pioneer shit. Now, I'll admit it, I ... More >>

Glory Days

It's time for early-Eighties nostalgia, thanks to a record store's anniversary celebration of Miami's rip-roaring rock

Church Music

The Hideaway branches out without sacrificing its roots

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The Hideaway branches out without sacrificing its roots

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The Hideaway branches out without sacrificing its roots

Letters from the Issue of April 2, 2009

"It is harder and harder to find live pigs in Miami for tasty traditional Cuban cooking."

A Bloodshot Records Anthology Resurrects Charlie Pickett

See him Tuesday at Radioactive Records in Fort Lauderdale.

Eat Your Heart Out

A vintage punk reunion at Churchill's this weekend.

Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert

A vintage punk reunion at Churchill's this weekend.

Rock vs. Art III

A vintage punk reunion at Churchill's this weekend.

BEST LOCAL ROCK BAND

Psycho Daisies

BEST LOCAL BAND OF ALL TIME

The Eat

Cheers to Churchill's

Happy 23rd birthday to the Brit pub that still rocks

BEST JUKEBOX

Churchill's

Best Local Rock Band

Psycho Daisies

Best Punk-Rock History Lesson

Killed by Florida

Bangers, Mash, and Feedback

Churchill's celebrates twenty years as Miami's underground rock epicenter

With a Song in My Court

Churchill's celebrates twenty years as Miami's underground rock epicenter

Calendar for the week

Churchill's celebrates twenty years as Miami's underground rock epicenter

Reverb

Churchill's celebrates twenty years as Miami's underground rock epicenter

Reverb

Churchill's celebrates twenty years as Miami's underground rock epicenter

Into the Night

Churchill's celebrates twenty years as Miami's underground rock epicenter

Sittin' to the Rock of the Bay

What accounts for the alarming shortage of happy feet among South Florida's rock crowds?

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What accounts for the alarming shortage of happy feet among South Florida's rock crowds?

Prisoners of Rock and Roll

Cell 63 free themselves from the retro morass

Pour and Tour

You can get embalmed where you used to get bombed. You can buy something to shoot where you used to buy shots. A booze cruise along Bird Road.

Charlie Pickett, Maggotron Make Spin Mag's List of "The Hundred Greatest Bands You've (Probably) Never Head"

photo by Steve Satterwhite, from New Times archivesJames McCauley, a.k.a. Maggotron​ The latest issue of Spin is on the newsstands, and there are a few shout-outs to South Florida. Besides a peek inside Iggy Pop's clubhouse (disclaimer: I wrote it), a couple locals are mentioned in one of the maga ... More >>

Cleberate 30 years of Churchill's, 30 years of Rock! Saturday, September 12

30 Years of Churchill's​Jim Hayworth has been manning the helm at Slammie for a decade plus with varying partners and people helping out along the way.  Now he has put together a show to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Churchill's Pub.  Rumor has it that long time proprietor Dave Danie ... More >>

Come Hither, Ye Olde Punk

30 Years of Churchill's​Jim Hayworth has been manning the helm at Slammie for a decade plus with varying partners and people helping out along the way.  Now he has put together a show to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Churchill's Pub.  Rumor has it that long time proprietor Dave Danie ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Future Classic Festival, Churchill's Pub and Bruce Springsteen

The weekend was definitely a busy one. And while the skies poured over South Florida Saturday and Sunday, things didn't seem to slow down. But in case the deluge kept you away from the action, here is what you missed over the weekend:Glass Candy at the VagabondPhoto by Michael Maryanoff​It seems l ... More >>

Blast From the Past: Psycho Daisies, Sonicly Speaking

​Blast From the Past is a new occasional series on Crossfade, revisiting classic local albums from days of yore.Psycho Daisies, Sonicly SpeakingWe're gonna kick these blasts from Florida's past with a record that best exemplifies how easily the stuff gets lost in the swamp. I'm talking about one o ... More >>

Reader's Poll: Which Broward-Palm Beach Band is the Most Overrated?

zaZEE"That chillwave band is so overrated compared to that glo-fi band."​Just so everyone is prepared to throw a fit and/or send us big, sloppy e-kisses, New Times Broward-Palm Beach's Best Of issue is out June 17. Until then, we'd like to get some information from you, faithful readers. Which of ... More >>

Another Reunion Show at Churchill's: Washington Square's 20-Year Shindig, Saturday

Look at all that local love!​The never-old argument of South Florida's geographical isolation is null and voided from what I've been witnessing via social networking sites (Facebook, et al) as of late. Still, as much as I'd like to sit here and spout holier-than-thou bullshitisms, I can't deny the ... More >>

Celebrate 31 Years of Churchill's on September 4

​Last year, when Little Haiti's best and only sort-of-English pub turned 30, we got a little worried. Would Dave Daniels take the milestone as an opportunity to finally sell Churchill's? The answer was no, and though it seems like Daniels is perennially talking about ridding himself of it, Churchi ... More >>

31 Years of Churchill's

​Last year, when Little Haiti's best and only sort-of-English pub turned 30, we got a little worried. Would Dave Daniels take the milestone as an opportunity to finally sell Churchill's? The answer was no, and though it seems like Daniels is perennially talking about ridding himself of it, Churchi ... More >>

Johnny Salton and the Reactions' The Reactions Love You

​The Reactions The Reactions Love You (Reaction Records) While we're all still reeling from Johnny Salton's passing, I have to admit that it has been a real pleasure to revisit the music that the man left behind. Without a doubt, the Psycho Daisies are one of Florida's most criminally underr ... More >>

The Essentials' Fast Music in a Slow Town EP

kbdrecords.com​The Essentials Fast Music in a Slow Town (Safety Net Records & Tapes) The Essentials were part of the early South Florida punk explosion of the late '70s and early '80s. And this EP, Fast Music in a Slow Town, is a sweet blend of straight-up punk rock with touches of hardcore a ... More >>

The Chant's Two Car Mirage is Rock and Roll Goodness

​The Chant Two Car Mirage (Safety Net Records) The Chant's Facebook page It is no secret that I usually do these things backwards, starting with third and second releases before tackling debuts. But there's a reason for that approach: I usually do it by matter of personal acquisition. Hence why I ... More >>

The Crumbs' I Fell in Love With An Alien Girl

​The Crumbs I Fell in Love With An Alien Girl 7" (Recess Records) recessrecords.com Admittedly, I had some grandiose ideas for this Blast From the Past. But now that I am thick in the drink and have spent the better part of the last hour grinding my needle into the beautiful marble-grey grooves o ... More >>