Can’t wait to hear what lead singer Craig Finn had to say to our Broward-Palm Beach music editor, Reed Fischer, when he interviewed him for next week’s paper? Shaking in your shoes at the thought of waiting another week to see The Hold Steady perform live next Friday at The…
Two local concerts of note for those making important Friday night decisions include a slate of fabulous local indie rock talent at Propaganda in Lake Worth led by West Palm Beach’s the Jameses, and a spiffy pair of guys called Two Man Gentleman Band (“a fusion of vaudeville, early jazz,…
If you are a big fan of 103.5 The Beat and their hip-hop and R&B format, you may have noticed something different when you turned on the radio this afternoon. The Beat’s yet another in a slew of stations to be taken over by Spanish radio. Now replaced by “103.5…
Cage the Elephant’s self-titled debut album has held steady on the Billboard 200 chart for 52 consecutive weeks already, and their first single “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” has a catchy chorus that talks about societal flaws while still showing off their youthful energy. With a sophomore album slated…
Like many of you, I had the immense pleasure of hearing Ryan Elliott spin at White Room last May, and witnessed a DJ at the peak of his powers. The Spectral Sound label man crafts truly spellbinding live sets that are dually physical and mental — “body music for the…
Recently reunited South Florida blooz-rawk trio Stonefox has posted a missive to its Facebook friends requesting assistance booking gigs up and down the East Coast in September. The shows would ideally occur September 17-19 in New York, and October 13-17 in Orlando, Atlanta, Raleigh, and Baltimore. UPDATE: the fellas just…
Swoon, y’all. Our number one crush Tamara Sky has sort of been laying low lately from spinning at local clubs, and now we know why. She’s been busy traveling around the world. She was at LA club Cinespace last month showing America’s worst (we have a natural hatred for Angelenos)…
After conducting several highly scientific polls at downtown Fort Lauderdale watering holes, we are convinced that Tears for Fears’ August 31 concert at the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts will be off the chain. Tickets are available today.Few bands can boast a body of work…
Ice Billion Berg is the young Trick Daddy protege on a trajectory to becoming a major name in the rap game. He has over 12,000 twitter followers, a dedicated fan base around the world thanks to the web, and Dunk Ryder Records behind him. Ever since “Fuck The Other Side,”…
— Pitbull revealed yesterday that he was going to be canceling his May 31st show in Phoenix, Arizona. The cancelation comes as an open call for a protest of Arizona, after their state legislature passed the controversial Immigration Bill that has caused furious battles between liberals and conservatives across the…
Click here to view all the photos from this event.10 X 10 Miami MAM Contemporaries SocialMiami Art Museum, Miami Thursday, May 13, 2010Better than: Ben Stiller’s Night at the MuseumThe Review:10 x 10 is a concept lecture series featuring ten up and coming local creative minds, who each show and…
The weekend is at long last upon us once again. Perhaps, you had a few cross words with days Monday through Wednesday this week, sullenly gave Thursday a wary, sidelong gaze whilst tiptoeing around it, and now find yourself damn near giddy as a schoolgirl for the arrival of dear…
Music aside, visuals have played an important role in the Switch and Diplo side project, Major Lazer. From the ’80s Saturday morning cartoon-style of Jamaican zombie comando Major Lazer himself to the odd-ball music videos. The man responsible for most of the music videos is director Eric Wareheim — better…
Local artist Francesco LoCastro recently held a photo shoot with Boynton electro raunch-pop act Kill Miss Pretty. Broken up into three parts, with a fourth coming in a week or so, each set of photos is equal parts titillation, art, and theatrics, featuring the trio in masks, industrial garb, and…
Symmetry, a new compilation curated by W Hotel’s Global Music Director Michaelangelo L’Acqua, made the rounds at Winter Music Conference, and now there’s an event planned for Fort Lauderdale’s W Hotel at Living Room (401 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.) May 21 at 7 p.m. Miami New Times’ esteemed Jose…
The past few months have produced something akin to Surfer Blood fatigue — and Crossfade’s up-to-the-minute coverage isn’t exactly changing that — at least among locals. But it’s really not the group’s fault. For a band that’s barely old enough to drink, they’ve seemingly done everything right: They’ve promoted themselves…
Bands like Locos Por Juana, Arboles Libres, Omine Eager, AT Molina, Vincent Raffard, The State Of, Ketchy Shuby, Jan Sebon Jose Elias, Elsten Torres, Xperimento, Bayonics, and Michelle Forman started donating one hour of their time every Tuesday at the Easter Seals of South Florida Memory Gym to perform for…
If catching waves–or listening to chill music you’d probably hear in 60’s surfer movies–is your thing, has Bar got the thing for you tonight. They’re suggesting you “Hula Hula” on down with all your best dudes and chicks for a night filled with hanging ten at the one night only,…
New Times Broward-Palm Beach Calendar Editor Mickie Centrone has the enviable job of knowing about every event that happens within the boundaries of the two counties, and then some. When she attends some of the finest events from a given week, we’ll post the details of her travels here. On…
Trusted scribe Alex Rendon puts out a rock-solid music e-mail newsletter for New Times Broward-Palm Beach every week, which you can sign up for right here. Here’s one stimulating entry from this week’s edition. The sludge flung from speakers this Friday night at West Palm Beach all-ages punk venue Ground…
Emeric Dally’s only been living in Miami for six months. A Paris native (that’s France, not Texas or Illinois), this Frenchman’s already landed himself a residency at recently opened Bar 721. He’ll be spinning Electro and House with quite a few DJs on Saturday, May 22, for KICK (b)ASS. He…
Talk about a come-up. Ross Ford started his Miami art career in 2006 by selling his paintings on Lincoln Road and in front of Bayside Marketplace. From there, he moved into alternative spaces and live-painting in nightclubs, then representation from a gallery, and finally his own studio in an artist’s…
