Bachaco Plays the Van Dyke This Saturday

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…

Every You CD Release Party at The Talent Farm on September 4

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…

The A.R.E. Weapons Show at PS14 on Thursday is a No-Brainer

“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 Celebrates Its CD Release at the Awarehouse on Septemebr 19

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…

Kiss Announces Tour, October 22 Date at BankAtlantic Center

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…

Get Naked with Marujah at Transit, This Thursday

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…

Concert Review: Respectable Street’s 22nd Anniversary

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…

Concert Review: The Jonas Brothers at BankAtlantic Center, August 19

To view a full slideshow of photos from the concert, click here. The Jonas BrothersBankAtlantic Center, SunriseAugust 19, 2009Better Than: The Backstreet Boys, N Sync, and NKOTB put together.The Review:I felt a little ashamed as I slinked up to the BankAtlantic Center for the Jonas Brothers concert on Wednesday night…

Vivian Girls to Play Propaganda October 21

Damn Son!  Vivian Girls are playing Propaganda up in Lake Worth in October.  I don’t know if Steve is doing these shows or what, but this place is really coming into its own with this booking.  This band is pretty damn good and in my mind sounds like the glorious…

OP Presents Tour Coming to Revolution/LA Guns Tour Delayed

The OP Presents tour is making a stop at Revolution Live on November 5. That means those of you who missed Boys Like Girls (who are slated to release their next album, Love Drunk, on September 8), Cobra Starship, or The Maine last time they came have a second shot…

Bloody Mary at Electric Pickle this Friday

Marjorie Migliaccio, a.k.a. Bloody Mary, is Berlin techno’s newest femme fatale. The French-born DJ/producer first signed to Sender Records in 2006, and after three years of hard work, staking her place in the European underground dance scene, she is now touring the globe in support of her 2009 release of…

Totó la Momposina y Sus Tabores

Colombian performer Totó la Momposina specializes in tribal, Afro-Caribbean, and indigenous sounds. The songs of her collective discography, which spans more than 25 years, thrum with congas and distinctly island-style percussion. Backing vocals in the form of chanting echo some of her lyrics while sidestepping others. When I first discovered…

Jacobs Ladder

Local progressive/rock/whatever trio Jacobs Ladder just does not stop. When we last checked in with these 23-year-olds this past May, they were debuting some tracks and setting off on a tour through New England and the South. Apparently one national summer tour is not enough for this band, because Jacobs…

Band Number 12

Pompano Beach-based threesome Band Number 12 is largely an under-the-radar act, but the group’s appeal lies in its overall mood, a sort of wistful, drink-dampened nostalgia for relationships that in retrospect were probably never that good. So it’s no surprise the band was born, more or less, in the infamous…

Mayer Hawthorne

Music and fashion go ’round in circles, with ’80s-style stunna shades and keyboard rhythms the trend in 2009. But one musical era will never go out of style: ’60s doo-wop and soul. Enter Mayer Hawthorne, a singer, producer, and hip-hop head who grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, making spacey…