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…
What are you doing from 8 to 10 p.m. tonight? If you’re on Miami time, probably nothing — so if you’re in the central part of the city, be a good freeloader and head to AE District Gallery, 3852 N. Miami Ave. No really, although this announcement is last minute…
The Culture Room is filling up their fall schedule with show announcements. Here are a few you might want to plan on checking out:On Thursday, September 24, The Almost, This Providence, Anarbor, and The Dares are going to try to make you cry all night long. Tickets go on sale…
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…
August’s edition of the monthly event Florida? Yeah! will feature singer-songwriter Alex Nelson and Gallo’s band Dooms de Pop. Nelson crafts lo-fi acoustic numbers infused with keyboards and topped with emotional and sincere lyricism. Dooms de Pop is the opposite. Noisy, but not sloppy, Dooms de Pop mixes heavy, crunchy…
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…
Those who frequent too many Internet gossip sites might forever (in Internet years, anyways) associate Cisco Adler with a certain waist-down photo that circulated a couple years back. That’s okay though. Here in South Florida, land of a thousand chances, the one thing blog notoriety guarantees is the opportunity to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
