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David Von Bader

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Miami Pays Tribute to the Carter Family This Friday at Gramps

By David Von Bader
Oct 22, 2015

As we make the final trudge through October towards Halloween, we enter a magical time of the year when a fever pitch of grousing and adulation about the infiltration of pumpkin-infused everything is met, and when local bands start hassling you to come out to their impending Misfits cover shows...
This Former Cop Left the Force to Make Some of Miami's Best Guitars

By David Von Bader
Aug 31, 2015

Despite what insiders and locals know of Miami’s thriving and eclectic rock ‘n’ roll scene, the area is not exactly a known hub for guitar culture. However, things might be changing on that front thanks to a former Dade County police officer who decided to follow his dreams. Rick Sell’s...
Eighty-Sixed Records Hopes to Expose South Florida's Hardcore Scene

By David Von Bader
Aug 26, 2015

Under the moniker Breakeven Booking, promoter John McHale has tended to the fires of South Florida's hardcore, metal, and punk scenes for more than a decade. McHale's work booking national touring acts and showcasing up-and-coming locals has enriched the area's music community immensely over the years, and his consistency has...
War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel Talks Lost in the Dream and the Next Album

By David Von Bader
Jun 2, 2015

The War on Drugs is still very much Lost in the Dream of its breakout year. Since the release of its gorgeous, expansive, and undoubtedly brilliant album in 2014, the Philadelphia band has spent the majority of its time dancing on the positive side of almost every critical tongue and clocking...
Poison the Well’s Hiatus and Reunion: “We Had No Idea It’d Be Five Years”

By David Von Bader
May 20, 2015

It seems like every day in recent memory has been met with the announcement that another iconic music group is getting back together, despite so many of these acts having so often addressed the possibility of a reconciliation with a "highly unlikely" or "no, never!" Between the draw of reunions for...
Why Ryan Adams Is a Modern American Musical Treasure

By David Von Bader
May 1, 2015

It really is a crying shame how the blogosphere treats Ryan Adams these days. Seems as though everyone is so completely distracted by the prolific singer/songwriter's (admittedly hilarious) antics and private life that they've forgotten why we all give a shit in the first place: He's a modern musical treasure...