Music

Local hard rock-rap band Purple Popcorn does, in fact, rock but has gotten most of its recognition from stomping all over pop hip-hop. In the early days of its formation two years ago, the band pummeled both Soulja Boy’s “Crank That” and Chris Brown’s “Kiss Kiss” and in doing so…

You wouldn’t think right off the bat of the Upstairs at the Van Dyke for a venue in which to enjoy the energetic, infectious and heavily rhythmic amalgam that is Bachaco’s music. But then again, Lanzallamas Monofonica will be taking the same stage one night prior, and it’s not their…

On Friday, September 4, The Talent Farm (a.k.a. Broward-Palm Beach New Times’ Best Music Venue) is hosting Every You’s CD release party. Every You plays a cleaned up style of radio friendly rock and roll tinged with lyrics the heartfelt, emotional lyrics you’d expect from the genre. The Fort Lauderdale-based…

“Electroclash” is just a hipster punchline at this point, but around the turn of the millennium, it was this new, fresh niche thing birthed at the old club night Berliniamsburg, at the old club Luxx (now Trash Bar, I think) in W-burg Brooklyn. (Also, back then it was still kind…

The State Of, the indie-pop duo that’s maintained a busy schedule constantly playing for crowds from Miami to Palm Beach, will celebrate their CD release September 19 at the Awarehouse before they head out on tour. After the party, they’ll make stops in D.C., Georgia, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Iowa, among others. Two years…

You may remember rising local R&B queen Shonie from an episode of Prunk TV here on Crossfade from last May. Since then, she’s been working on material for her upcoming debut album, to be released on Slip N Slide and Def Jam, for now titled Passionate… Pieces of Me. Recently,…

No not on the same ticket, but The Bravery and Perpetual Groove have both announced dates at the Culture Room. Rock and Roll darlings The Bravery, fresh off a stint opening for Green Day, are coming to Culture Room on October 16. They’ll surely be trying out songs off their…

On this, Gene Simmons’ 60th birthday, the greatest gift any of us could give him is this: buy tickets to the upcoming Kiss tour. Unfortunately, there is not an exact date for when tickets go on sale, but the show will take place on October 22 at the BankAtlantic Center…

Tune in, freak out, get naked. That’s Marujah’s motto. And theirs is music as befitting of public nudity as any. But the unique blend they call world-step/dub-funk/electro-rock is not exactly what you’d expect of a band hailing from Tennessee.Almost equal parts rock, reggae and Latin, the songs that comprise Marujah’s…

Respectable Street’s 22nd AnniversaryClematis Street, West Palm BeachSaturday, August 22, 2009Better Than: The 21 previous Respectable Street anniversary parties (probably)The Review: It’s been 22 years since Rodney Mayo bought an old  Salvation Army soup kitchen at 518 Clematis Street in West Palm Beach and converted it into the punk rock…

It’s shaping up to be a busy end of the year at Revolution Live. Here are the most recent show announcements.Definitely not a band to eschew corporate sponsorship, Bowling for Soup is undertaking the clunkily named Bowling for Soup Presented by 7-Eleven Slurpee, Flavored by Coke tour at Revolution Live…