Dashboard Confessional

Interview: John Ralston

Q&A with Secondhand Serenade, Performing Tonight at Revolution

Initial Lineup Announced for Langerado 2009: Snoop Dogg, Chromeo, Bad Brains, Public Enemy, Cafe Tacuba, and More

After much Internet gossip and rumor-mongering, the folks behind Langerado announced they would release the first phase of the festival's 2009 lineup yesterday morning. That didn't happen, with a delay as organizers "finalized last-minute details." Still, this morning they've come forward with a few ... More >>

New Found Glory Never Fades

After 12 years, South Florida's best pop-punk export is still going strong.

Return of the Fiddler

Queen of the Fiddler Records empire, Amy Fleisher, comes back to the music biz.

Rock Band Rocks the House

Queen of the Fiddler Records empire, Amy Fleisher, comes back to the music biz.

Sad Little Rock Boys

Get emotional at Rock Band Live.

With Guitar Hero: World Tour, a Series Shreds Its Momentum

Get emotional at Rock Band Live.

Secondhand Serenade

Get emotional at Rock Band Live.

John Ralston

Get emotional at Rock Band Live.

John Ralston

Sorry Vampire (Vagrant)

Dashboard Confessional and John Ralston

Sorry Vampire (Vagrant)

Truthier Than Thou

Is honesty the best policy? Just ask the members of Underoath, a fractious hardcore Christian band that lit up the Billboard charts

Ratatat

Is honesty the best policy? Just ask the members of Underoath, a fractious hardcore Christian band that lit up the Billboard charts

Cru Jones

A Roadside View (Undecided Records)

Screaming Fidelities

This fan has her own Dashboard Confessional to give

Irony Loves Company

You like this CD? So, uh, do you actually like it or do you just sorta -- oh, never mind.

X Spots the Mark

Don't expect gray-haired Exene Cervenka to drag X quietly into the future

Further Education

Passengers got on and off, but Pompano's Further Seems Forever finally arrives

Session Road

Pain and suffering only strengthen the Remedy Session's resolve to rock

Onward, Chris's Soldiers

Sadness is joy. Vulnerability is power. Dashboard Confessional is already bigger than Jesus -- the world just doesn't know it yet.

Miami According to Brooklyn: The Cinema Paradiso Record Swap

To read past installments of South Florida According to Brooklyn, click here. Last Sunday I went to the Cinema Paradiso record swap that was put on by Mark Pollack of New Art School. Three local bands played: the first was No Class Action, the second was Band Number 12, and the third was the Shakers ... More >>

Propaganda's Grand Opening Will Feature a Week of Free Local Music Starting Sunday

Miami's Ex-Norwegian channels power-pop of the past.​Starting Sunday, the local-music haven Propaganda will officially celebrate its grand opening with the best recent lineup of South Florida acts I've seen since the opening of the IWAN concept facility theBUBBLE. Sure that wasn't too long ago, bu ... More >>

Concert Review: Alex Nelson and Viva Le Vox at Dada, August 7

via myspace.com/vivalevox​Viva Le Vox and Alex Nelson Dada, Delray BeachFriday, August 7, 2009  Better Than: Anything else going down on Atlantic Avenue on Friday nightThe Review:Once the waiters start clearing the tables away from the front entrance of Delray hotspot Dada, it's clear that it ... More >>

Pompano Beach's Band Number 12 Plays the Vagabond This Friday, August 21

via myspace.com/bandnumber12​Pompano Beach-based threesome Band Number 12 is largely an under-the-radar local act for now. But the band boasts a serious appeal that lies in its overall mood, a sort of wistful, drink-dampened nostalgia for relationships that were probably actually never that good i ... More >>

Watch Local Boys Make Good Music

via myspace.com/bandnumber12​Pompano Beach-based threesome Band Number 12 is largely an under-the-radar local act for now. But the band boasts a serious appeal that lies in its overall mood, a sort of wistful, drink-dampened nostalgia for relationships that were probably actually never that good i ... More >>

Band Number 12

via myspace.com/bandnumber12​Pompano Beach-based threesome Band Number 12 is largely an under-the-radar local act for now. But the band boasts a serious appeal that lies in its overall mood, a sort of wistful, drink-dampened nostalgia for relationships that were probably actually never that good i ... More >>

Concert Announcements: Dashboard Confessional, Forever The Sickest Kids, Norma Jean, Megadeth

​Emo/Alternative rockers Dashboard Confessional are slated to release their sixth album "After the Ending" on November 10 and will be playing Pompano Beach Amphitheater a couple weeks later. If you're in the mood for heart wrenching Chris Carrabba penned songs, and New Found Glory, Never Shout Nev ... More >>

AFI, Dashboard Confessional, Dethklok Two-For-One Ticket Deals

​We know you've got at least one friend. Now's the time to hit that friend up for a little cash so you can pick up tickets to some of the biggest shows coming to local amphitheaters on the cheap.Until midnight tonight, tickets for shows like AFI, Dashboard Confessional, and Dethklok are buy one ge ... More >>

Dashboard Confessional Postpones Tour; Show with NFG at Pompano Beach on Nov. 27 is Off

​The upcoming national outing headlined by New Found Glory and Dashboard Confessional was going to be a showcase of '90s Broward and Palm Beach County heroes made good. But this past Friday, Dashboard had to suddenly drop off the tour, which was scheduled to land locally at Pompano Beach Amphithea ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Porn Star Ball, Modernesque and Dashboard Confessional

We were more excited this weekend about the upcoming long weekend plus all the Basel fun that will follow. Still there were a few things that caught our attention. So here is what you missed over the weekend:Vivid Video Porn Star Ball at CameoPhoto by Logan Fazio​Vivid Video sure gets around withi ... More >>

Help Mend a Heart: New Found Glory Singer's Mom Sick, Without Insurance and Needs Your Help

​If you've lived in South Florida for any length of time, chances are, there are fewer than six degrees of separation between you and the tight-knit Pundik family. Of the three creative Pundik kids, Jordan is the singer for New Found Glory (and is currently on tour with his friends in Dashboard Co ... More >>

Miami Music Festival Previews: Carlos Bertonatti, Alex Nelson, and Shonie, All Playing Tonight

Here are a few randomly selected recommendations among the many acts playing the Miami Music Festival. Visit MiamiMusicFestival.org for individual venue details. Many of these funky-named places you've never heard of are subdivisions of real venues, with made-up names just for festival pur ... More >>

Concert Announcements: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Seminole Casino, Dashboard Confessional with Bon Jovi

via Flickr user daneen_vol​If you're not already excited about the Bon Jovi show on April 18 at BankAtlantic Center, there's something wrong with the musical part of your brain. Even if you discount the fact the band has sold over 120 million records, you'll never be able to deny the brilliance of ... More >>

Video: Dashboard Confessional on Jimmy Kimmel Live

courtesy of Sneak Attack Media​Poor Chris Carrabba. In the early-00s, when his project Dashboard Confessional first appeared, he was hailed as the bard of the overly-self-analyzing generatio, an acoustic troubadour reviewed in the pages of too-hip mags like Nylon. But that was before "emo" -- whic ... More >>

Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba Hosting Benefit Honoring Memory of Lynn University Students Lost in Haiti

Photo by Ian Witlin​Boca Raton's Lynn University was hit especially hard by the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake -- four students and four professors who were tragically killed there while providing care as part of the Journey of Hope course. Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba, who lives locally, dec ... More >>

Contest: Win Free Tickets for Dashboard Confessional's Lynn University Memorial Shows April 30

Photo by Ian Witlen​Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba is doing Lynn University a solid following a tragedy that rocked the Boca Raton campus earlier this year. The January 12 earthquake in Haiti claimed the lives of four students and two professors who were in the country providing care to t ... More >>

Reminder: Dashboard Confessional Ticket Contest Ends Today at Noon

​Just a quick reminder to get your entries in for a chance to win tickets to see Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba perform on Friday, April 30 at Lynn University in Boca Raton.Two events are planned for Friday, April 30. The first is a VIP affair at 6 p.m. featuring Carrabba unplugged in th ... More >>

Boys Who Cry Wolf

​Just a quick reminder to get your entries in for a chance to win tickets to see Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba perform on Friday, April 30 at Lynn University in Boca Raton.Two events are planned for Friday, April 30. The first is a VIP affair at 6 p.m. featuring Carrabba unplugged in th ... More >>

Vinyl & Kai on the Happy Hour Hunt

Vinyl & Kai1131 Washington AveMiami Beach305-531-2640 / vinylkai.com​The Deal: Monday-Friday, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., half off drinks and appetizers. A second In the Biz happy hour kicks off at 2 a.m. - 4 a.m. with a pay stub or business card. Drink specials include domestic beers for $2, imports for $ ... More >>

Video: Chris Carrabba Performs at Lynn University on Friday

Photo by Ian WitlenTrue Grit: Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba​Boca Raton native Chris Carrabba and his band, Dashboard Confessional, gave back to the community with two passionate concerts on Friday at Lynn University. Proceeds from the shows will benefit a memorial scholarship fund honori ... More >>

Photo Gallery: Dashboard Confessional at Lynn University Shots at Spin.com

Photo by Ian WitlenDashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba gives back to Boca Raton​Friend of New Times Ian Witlen took some excellent photos at Friday's Dashboard Confessional extravaganza at Lynn University in Boca Raton that are now up at Spin.com. Read our wrap of the event, which honored the ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Arsenal 88 - "Open Wound"

​Arsenal 88 is one of these bands I've been seeing on flyers a lot lately, and I'm pleased to share this MP3 with you, our valued readers. Looking over their factsheet I'm impressed by the local pedigree the members bring. Andres Aguero, vocalist, sang for Foolproof; pianist / guitarist / vocalis ... More >>

The Agency Reunion Show at Transit Lounge

​Arsenal 88 is one of these bands I've been seeing on flyers a lot lately, and I'm pleased to share this MP3 with you, our valued readers. Looking over their factsheet I'm impressed by the local pedigree the members bring. Andres Aguero, vocalist, sang for Foolproof; pianist / guitarist / vocalis ... More >>

Mike Marsh of Dashboard Confessional Talks About The Agency's Reunion This Saturday at Transit Lounge

Cheers, Miami, FL - 1995​If you were lucky enough to be in Miami in the mid to late '90s and of drinking age (okay, truth be told, anyone could get in anywhere back then), there's a good chance you know exactly what Arsenal 88 vocalist Andres Aguero means when he says, "I grew up singing along to ... More >>

Last Night: The Agency at Transit Lounge, September 11

(Blurry to accurately share my POV)​The Agency at Transit Lounge, MiamiSaturday, September 11Better Than: I could have even hoped.The Review:If you read my Q&A with drummer Mike Marsh earlier this week, you know I was pretty psyched to see this show. Having attended high school (or various hig ... More >>

Dashboard Confessional's Mike Marsh Launches His Solo Project Paper at Transit Lounge

Mike Marsh goes solo.​Miami native Mike Marsh is no stranger to South Florida's music scene. After all, the Dashboard Confessional drummer grew up here, cutting his teeth on Rush covers while still a student at Sunset Senior High. And eventually, the trio of Marsh, guitarist Klaus Ketelhohn, and ... More >>

Mike Marsh's solo project Paper at Transit Lounge February 12

Mike Marsh goes solo.​Miami native Mike Marsh is no stranger to South Florida's music scene. After all, the Dashboard Confessional drummer grew up here, cutting his teeth on Rush covers while still a student at Sunset Senior High. And eventually, the trio of Marsh, guitarist Klaus Ketelhohn, and ... More >>

Atmosphere's MC Slug and Ant Gonna Paint That Shit Gold September 16

Atmosphere's MC Slug knows what to do when life hands you lemons.​The sensitive MC has always been a rare figure in hip-hop. While the early 2000s did see a spike in "politically conscious" backpack rappers like Talib Kweli and Mos Def (both of whom took a page from Common's socio-empathetic rhy ... More >>

Atmosphere at the Fillmore Miami Beach September 16

Atmosphere's MC Slug knows what to do when life hands you lemons.​The sensitive MC has always been a rare figure in hip-hop. While the early 2000s did see a spike in "politically conscious" backpack rappers like Talib Kweli and Mos Def (both of whom took a page from Common's socio-empathetic rhy ... More >>