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Lee Zimmerman

Lee Zimmerman

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Local Music Review: New Singles and Reissues From Forward Motion Records

By Lee ZimmermanSeptember 2, 2010

This week on Crossfade, we’ve been taking a look at a number of recent releases from local label Forward Motion Records, headed by Fernando Perdomo. Here’s the last of the round-up.Jorge Moreno”Thank You” (single)This single is culled from his upcoming English-language debut, Grammy Award-winner Jorge Moreno makes a powerful case…

Local Album Review: Kingsley & Perdomo – Fake Smiles

By Lee ZimmermanSeptember 1, 2010

This week, Crossfade is taking a look at a number of recent releases from Fernando Perdomo’s new local-centric label, Forward Motion.Kingsley and PerdomoFake Smiles(Forward Motion)Judging by the cover photo, these bearded, shaggy-haired minstrels could pass themselves off as twin sons from different mothers. In fact, one listen to this superb…

New Video and Local Album Review From Jill Hartmann

By Lee ZimmermanAugust 30, 2010

Fernando Perdomo is not only one of South Florida’s most prolific musicians and producers, he also now operates what is arguably becoming our most impressive local label. This summer, his imprint, Forward Motion has unveiled a stunning array of new releases well worth exploring. This week on Crossfade, we’ll be…

Concert Review: Robert Plant at Bayfront Park Amphitheater, July 31

By Lee ZimmermanAugust 2, 2010

Robert Plant and the Band of JoyBayfront Park Amphitheater, MiamiSaturday, July 31, 2010Robert Plant is born again. Well, okay, perhaps not in the religious sense…. Although in Saturday night’s spectacular showing, he and his magnificent Band of Joy did a fair amount of testifying via some gospel-tinged material. Rather, he’s…

Deer Tick

By Lee ZimmermanJuly 22, 2010

Any attempt at narrowing down the sound of the Providence, Rhode Island-based quartet Deer Tick ultimately comes up short. The fact that the foursome often falls back on an alt-country approach might enter the equation, but equally important are elements of punk, grunge, and, on occasion, unapologetic sentiment. Deer Tick’s…

Local Album Review: Albert Castiglia – Keeping On

By Lee ZimmermanJuly 14, 2010

​Albert CastigliaKeeping On (Blues Leaf Records)albertcastiglia.comThose familiar with Albert Castiglia’s frenetic local live performances generally get the impression that the guitarist only operates in a playful mode, whether he’s segueing into a string of obscure oldies or wandering out to the curb while flailing away undeterred. However, his recorded offerings…

Notes from the Nuge

By Lee ZimmermanJune 17, 2010

Ted Nugent’s bad-boy persona is stamped with a sneer and swagger, a combination that defines the distance between him and other rockers who came of age in the late ’60s and early ’70s. The difference is clear not only in his unapologetic disdain for drugs and his unabashed enthusiasm for…

MP3 of the Day: “Sun Street” by Deer Tick, Playing White Room July 28

By Lee ZimmermanJune 15, 2010

Any attempt at actually narrowing down the sound of the Providence, Rhode Island-based quartet Deer Tick ultimately comes up short. To the band’s credit, that’s because it actually defies definition. The fact the foursome often falls back on an alt-country approach may enter the equation, but equally important are elements…

Together Again

By Lee ZimmermanMay 20, 2010

Did we wake up in the early ’70s? The nation is polarized by internal rage and fierce divisions, American troops are caught in a never-ending conflict overseas, another Nixon is running for office (yup, Tricky Dick’s grandson is making a bid in Connecticut), and James Taylor and Carole King are…

Backstage in South Florida: Avoiding Exile by the Rolling Stones

By Lee ZimmermanMay 18, 2010

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, a cutting remark from Keith Richards during a chance encounter with the Rolling Stones.With all the hoopla about the reissue of the Rolling Stones’ epic…

Concert Review: Van Morrison at Hard Rock Live, May 5

By Lee ZimmermanMay 6, 2010

Van MorrisonHard Rock Live, Hollywood Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Preceded by a reputation as one of contemporary music’s most distinctive voices – as well as one of its most curmudgeonly characters — Van Morrison’s first visit to South Florida in recent memory promised to be an auspicious event. After all,…