As we have already pointed out, Saturday marks the TopSpot USA showcase featuring Vega Under Fire, New City Lions, So Long Davey, Easton, and Not Here Now at the Talent Farm (20911 Johnson St., Ste. 111, Pembroke Pines). Not only does the concert show the talents of TopSpot USA founders…
Music news didn’t entirely dry up when Lil Wayne went to prison, and by the way, we have this great beat that we’ve been messing with in Garage Band that sounds a lot like crickets chirping. Fortunately, Weezy has enough people on the outside working for him that WeezyThanxYou.com could…
An impressive slate of shows roll through South Florida this weekend, and of them all, blues-rock legend Leon Russell is far and above the most photogenic of the bunch.As our writer Lee Zimmerman says, “Leon Russell and the Abominable Snowman appear to have a lot in common. Both are legendary,…
Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications’ music sections. Just for kicks. Here’s last week’s entry.Owl City has a song called “Hello Seattle” and Seattle Weekly likes that fact.The story behind Sonny Smith’s 100 Records, an exhibit of fake album covers, resides in…
The Broward-Palm Beach Crossfade contingent is definitely the opposite of emo about our feature, “TopSpot USA Showcase Punks Up the Talent Farm” in this week’s music section.We caught up with TopSpot USA founders Sean Russell and Frankie “Famous” Nobile preparing for their first industry showcase at the Talent Farm this…
Miami avant rockers Rebel will play the first of two nights in Fort Lauderdale at 1921 (at 1921 S. Federal Highway), one of our favorite local underground venues. The bold DJ Mig Lauderdale will also be on hand for the gig, which is Friday, April 16. As the flyer says,…
The previously hyped debut of West Palm rap group Karbeen Mafia’s No Nutz No Money mixtape, mixed by DJ Killa K & Krunch One, is now upon us. The 22-track opus, showcasing Karbeen members Schife, Toedown, and G-Boi’s rhyming skills, also includes guest spots by Joe Boom and K.A.I.N.O.After some…
Gotta hand it to tastemaker and trendsetter Carles over at Hipster Runoff for declaring “Pitchfork gives MGMT’s Congratulations a perfect 10.0” today, but there was something in the tone of Citylink’s April Fool’s Day gag, Jake Cline’s “Surfer Blood bassist eats sandwich, inspires trend,” that kept us reading. A few…
Finally, someone is trying to find out what is holding back Fort Lauderdale’s favorite post-grunge outfit Nonpoint from all of the accolades they deserve. Phoenix New Times writer Craig Outhier begins his piece “Uncovering the Vast Conspiracy to Kill Nonpoint” by admitting that he had never heard of the band…
In this week’s SF Weekly music section, the focus of their concert preview is that Surfer Blood frontman J.P. Pitts “was just a semester shy of a degree in secondary education from Florida Atlantic University when he decided to drop out last August and pursue a different career.” We have…
Love him or abhor him, John Mayer as an interview subject makes for a good read. His detailed masturbation stories, dubbing Jessica Simpson “sexual napalm,” and, of course, his Benetton heart/David Duke manhood conflicts in a recent Playboy interview ensured that plenty of folks who have never heard anything past…
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.Quoting Ramirez: “What’s up with the number 2 this week?!?!” We agree 200 percent about that. Apparently record buyers like sequels to…
Naughty by NatureRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleThursday, March 25, 2010Expecting spontaneous freestyles, special guests and tons of new material at a Naughty by Nature show? After a 15-year wait since my last opportunity to see the New Jersey rap act who got big via heavy MTV rotation of “O.P.P.” and “Hip…
It is with great pleasure — and a bellyful of hops — that we announce that Fort Lauderdale rock and soul masters Community Property will open up Beerfest 2010.As you may have heard, New Times Broward-Palm Beach teamed up with Revoution Live to host a Battle of the Bands on…
Let the jockeying officially begin! After carefully considering more than 20 local acts in the running, New Times Broward-Palm Beach can announce the roster for this year’s Battle of the Bands. The show, judged by your loyal BPB Music Editor Reed Fischer and Revolution Live Marketing Manager/Talent Buyer Craig Hammon,…
Here begins the short, sad tale of how I missed a Naughty by Nature concert almost a decade-and-a-half ago. I’ve saved a lot of stubs over the years, but very few unused tickets. One exception (see above) is for the July 17, 1995 Naughty by Nature show at First Avenue…
Our esteemed Lee Zimmerman caught up with Rodney Atkins and confirmed that the “It’s America” singer is every bit as laid-back as he seems. One thing Thursday night’s audience at Round Up can expect is someone who doesn’t want to spend all of his time in the dressing room getting…
Forget what it says on the marquee — the venue is undoubtedly Amerykahn Airlines Arena when neo-soul queen Erykah Badu is in town. The striking singer, with her beehive headgear and enormous Afro wigs, is touring in support of the freshly released New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh),…
Just a few items we wrestled from the jaws of this week’s New Times Broward-Palm Beach print edition.In Music: Aside from massive WMC/Ultra coverage from Miami, Lee Zimmerman confirms that Rodney Atkins really is just a simple guy and Gilberto Gil rolls through the Broward Center.In News: Fighting crime does…
Although we already discussed SunFest’s New Music Night offerings, it would be poor form to let the day’s other additions go unmentioned. For the youth contingent, 20-year-old Sean Kingston already has a wealth of Caribbean-flavored catchy melodies in his arsenal. “Fire Burning” is the one that raised Stephen Colbert’s ire…
Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications’ music sections. Just for kicks. Here’s last week’s entry.An in-depth look back at N.W.A. frontman Eazy E resides in Phoenix New Times.SF Weekly goes deep with indie darlings of the moment the Morning Benders and Washed…
Photographer Ari Justin got a lot of quality shots at Tuesday night’s massive post-hardcore showcase featuring Alesana, A Skylit Drive, Of Mice and Men, the Word Alive, and We Came as Romans at Culture Room.Take a peek at the slideshow over here. …
