Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is hitting the road with his band at the end of the month, and so the restaurant he co-owns, Rock ‘n’ Roll Ribs, is throwing a Memorial Day Weekend bash on May 30. Broward-Palm Beach Food editor John Linn has more details here and a…
We’re going to make this quick: if you fancy yourself a Little Monster, the floodgates open at 10 a.m. today for Lady GaGa tickets. The Monster Ball Tour is coming to South Florida next year on April 12 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and April 13 at American Airlines Arena…
Everyone dying to hear the XX’s “Islands” performed live in South Florida this fall can likely get their wish by attending one of Shakira’s two concerts in the area: September 25 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, and September 27 at American Airlines Arena in Miami. You see, as several folks…
Lilith Fair’s August 10 tour stop at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach features Gossip, Corinne Bailey Rae, Norah Jones, Court Yard Hounds, Sia, Sarah McLachlan, Martina McBride, the Rescues, Ceci Bastida, Katzenjammer, and the winner of a local talent competition judged by fans.Artists must submit their finest original song…
Those of you that miss your weekly dose of acoustic bliss no longer have to fret. Sweat Records is bringing Miami’s beloved “Can You Rock a Little Softer” back. Bands slated to perform on Thursday include Rachel Goodrich, Animal Tropical, and surprise guests–and of course it’s hosted by Raffa &…
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…
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…
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 York City’s hardcore legends Agnostic Front will be touring in support of the 25th anniversary of their classic Victim in Pain album, considered by many to be one of the definitive albums of the genre. The band will be playing the entire record–from start to finish–along with other classic…
Sleigh Bells, which we think you should be listening to out of a sense of South Florida pride, and because Treats is a phenomenal mix of beats, ragged guitars, samples and Alexis Krauss’ versatile voice, is coming to West Palm Beach’s Respectable Street July 8. Do not sleep on buying…
We’ve just heard the Second Annual Miami Music Festival will be taking place November 12-14 as a key part of Live Music Month in Miami. More than 500 performances by new and developing artists will be showcased throughout South Florida that weekend, with two daytime sessions on five stages in…
Here’s a video of Southern Bred live from Headz Up Barbershop in Miami Lakes. He’s a founding member of Groundhoggz. If you’ve never heard of Groundhoggz, they are a local rap group that has been putting in work on the streets of Dade for about the past 12 years. They’re…
Imogen Heap is best known through her previous band, Frou Frou. Their most popular song off of their first and only album, Details, was featured in countless TV shows and movies like Garden State, Shrek 2, and The Holiday. Heap’s second solo album, Speak for Yourself, really launched her into…
