What a wonderful morning to listen to the blistering thrash punk of Weird Wives. As confirmed by the Turbo Fruits, this West Palm Beach quartet has some familiar faces and an unmistakable afro in the mix. Surfer Blood guitarist Thomas Fekete, bassist Brian Black, drummer/percussionist Marcos Marchesani, and a really fierce…
At this point, it might feel like the Black Keys, the raucous blues-rock duo of Pat Carney and Dan Auerbach, just rolled through Miami. True, but April 18’s stop at the Fillmore will feel like ancient history once South Florida is baking hot this summer.So, on September 17, when the…
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 honoring students and faculty who were tragically killed in the January 12 earthquake in Haiti.The evening…
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…
Let us begin this posting about two upcoming summer tickets by saying to anyone planning to attend both of these shows: we want to hear from you right away.The 2010 American Idol Live! tour ostensibly features the 10 up-and-coming pop performers that a feverish segment of the U.S. knows way…
The Romance in a Can European Film Festival commenced last Thursday at the Tower Theater (1508 SW 8 St), and while we’re not huge lovey-dovey advocates on Crossfade (romance, shromance!), there are two films on the slate this week that involve music directly in the plot. Here they are. For…
OrionEsperanza(O.E. Entertainment) www.orionhiphop.com Gauging from his work with Elastic Bond I could tell that Orion is the type of rapper who “gets it.” There is something innately eclectic from this young man that is refreshing and exciting and in his debut solo effort it comes through like an eighteen wheeler…
Remember indie-dance parties like Revolver, Spider-Pussy, and Vice? Well, Poplife may soon be joining them in the ranks of parties of clubland past. Poplife, the party, will official come to a close next Saturday, May 8 at Electric Pickle, while Poplife as a events and promotions company will continue to…
Evan Rowe is a local songwriter and performer best known as Catalonia, a professor of political science and history at Broward College, and a small democratic strategist with no party affiliation. From time to time, we will surrender our space for his thoughts on the music industry and how they…
— DJ Khaled continues to ride the wave of success that his song “All I Do Is Win” has garnered. Since releasing the song, he’s received tons of iTunes downloads for it. So I guess as a thank you of sorts, Khaled recruits pretty much all of the most relevant…
In spite of what some commenters told us earlier today, Iggy Pop will not be making a surprise appearance at SunFest tonight to replace the Flaming Lips.SunFest media rep Melissa Sullivan says regarding the flamboyant Miami resident, who theoretically could be in West Palm Beach tonight before starting a European…
Following yesterday’s announcement that the Flaming Lips will not perform at SunFest today, the band has announced that it will also miss a May 1 stop at the 2010 Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis.We already were aware that Flaming Lips’ multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd was recently hospitalized with an unknown…
It’s strange enough that the Flaming Lips will not perform tomorrow evening at SunFest due to an unknown medical emergency involving their guitarist. Follow that up with the revelation that a Buzz 103 morning DJ is the last-minute replacement.According to SunSentinal.com, one of the three hosts on Buzz 103.1’s “The…
A heartbreaking development just crossed our desk: New Times cover stars the Flaming Lips will not perform Thursday at SunFest due to the hospitalization of Steven Drozd. As we had reported in this week’s cover story, the Lips were expected to be the highlight of Thursday evening’s SunFestivities. Now, ZZ…
The Jonas Brothers aren’t currently sparking unrest in New Zealand like Justin Bieber, but you never know what sort of turmoil might follow these young heartthrobs when they hit hit the road at the end of July. Added teen tumult comes along with their opener, fellow Disney star Demi Lovato.Dates…
Apparently, still making song parodies. You might remember the Chongalicious Girls from their 15 minutes of YouTube fame. In fact, we even did a cover story about them at the height of their popularity in 2007. After their immensely popular parody of Fergie’s “Fergalicious,” “Chongalicious,” Mimi Davila and Laura Di…
The 1921 club (1921 S. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale) decor might remind some of an opium den, but we’re just gonna call the spot a den of social stimulants — a place where so much is happening that blinking is a highly risky behavior. Come Friday, April 30, BLORR –…
We’ll give you a moment to process that headline. Are you back with us? Great. Yes, the Overthrow staged a hostile take over — via a real estate agent and signed lease — of a castle located in Wynwood. Where is this castle located exactly?Well, we spoke to Overthrow co-founder…
Both Phresh James and Jigg have had previous “Song Spotlights” in the past. So it seems natural that they’re collaborative track gets a little notice as well. Phresh and Jigg are both working on their respective projects and are heavy in the recording process. Over the last week or so,…
Our bosom buddies over at the Juice have a nectar-filled tidbite regarding Madonna, and her latest real estate overture that would place her home address in the 33414 zip code, and might necessitate a gym membership at Ultima Fitness.In an entry titled “The Singer Who Cried Wellington,” Lisa Gartner uncovers…
Judging by how many vehement Danny Gokey supporters spoke out when they found out that his Culture Room show was nixed, hopefully we can bring some American Idol-fueled joy into the world with the following: Jordin Sparks will perform at Revolution on June 22. That’s right. Idol season six winner…
No matter what happens Saturday at Poor House (110 Nugent Avenue, Fort Lauderdale) on Saturday evening, the results will probably warrant another blog posting.Thanks to a tip from New Times shutterbug Ian Witlen, we discover an intriguing Facebook entry titled “FALCO” Plays The Poorhouse. The news comes a few months…
