Rock N’ Roll Hi-Fives Play Three Free All-Ages Shows

For some families, summer vacation means homemade ice pops and trips to the zoo. For the Centeno family, it means taking the band out on tour. New Jersey’s Rock N’ Roll Hi-Fives is a four-piece alternative/glam rock band made up of husband Joe on guitar, wife Gloree on bass, and…

The Eagles Really Do Play the Same Set Every Night

Last week, Charles Cross predicted in these digital pages that when the Eagles brought their show to Miami’s American Airlines Arena on Friday, July 10, they would play the exact same set they did on November 22, 2013, the last time the band was in Miami. “Because that’s what they…

Foreigner Open for Kid Rock at Coral Sky, Thursday Night

You might not know its members by name or remember their MTV videos, but Foreigner recorded a slew of recognizable, era-defining hits. Songs like “Urgent,” “Cold As Ice,” and “I Want to Know What Love Is” remain rock radio staples and have made the band a significant concert attraction nearly…

Steel Pulse Brings Politics, Urban Reggae to Revolution Live

“Everyone looks up to America. When they see these things happening — people shooting in churches, schools, movie theaters — the rest of the world is confused,” says David Hinds, lead singer and guitarist of the British reggae band Steel Pulse. “How can you be police of the world when…

FTLiens Show Love to a City That Doesn’t Get Anywhere Near Enough

“Ridiculous.” That’s the ever-present adjective when Bleubird describes FTLiens, the DIY rapper’s Broward-centric LP project, produced by fellow Ft. Lauder-loiter Numonics, is available now on iTunes. It’s fitting diction when one considers the inspiration. South Florida as a whole is known for it’s quirky-but-murky personality, but at least West Palm…

Neon Trees Gets Intimate With Fans at Revolution Live

Neon Trees returned to Fort Lauderdale’s Revolution Live for their third time in four years, Thursday night. This time, the Provo, Utah four-piece was in town for their Intimate Nights Tour and the show truly lived up to its title. Having seen Neon Trees every time they’ve performed at Revolution,…

HITS 97.3 Bringing Adam Lambert to Stache on July 13

HITS 97.3 is back with its (in)famous HITS Sessions, the intimate and occasionally bizarre concert series has brought acts like David Guetta, Carly Rae Jepsen and Pitbull into one room with DJ Laz and a handful of fans. This time HITS Sessions welcomes American Idol sweetheart Adam Lambert to Stache…

American Dick: Kid Rock Brings His Cheap Date Tour to Coral Sky

He doesn’t give a good goddamn that civil rights activists from his home state (it’s Michigan, btw) asked him to distance himself from the Confederate flag after the tragic, race-motivated shooting in South Carolina fueled an uproar against the relic. Nope. He simply hit up Megyn Kelly at Fox News…

Blistered Brings “Unrelentingly Heavy Hardcore” to Churchill’s

Ten years ago at Walter C. Young Middle School, across the street from C.B. Smith Park, 13-year-old Lennon Livesay took the stage with two friends to perform as a nameless band for the school’s talent show. They covered Green Day’s “Brain Stew.” “Obviously, it was terrible,” Livesay says of the…

Finally Happy, the Violent Femmes Play Sunset Cove Friday Night

Sure, the Barenaked Ladies are headlining, and it’ll be awesome to sing along to “chickity china, the Chinese chicken” — but has any rock band ever captured adolescent angst quite like the Violent Femmes? Songs like “Blister in the Sun” and “Add It Up” have helped at least two generations…

Five Best Music Events in South Florida This Week

Neon Trees “I think when you are honest and open in general, people can’t find fault in it if it is the real deal,” Neon Tree’s lead singer, Tyler Glenn told New Times in an interview last year. “There is really nothing left to judge.” That, and many more life-isms,…

The Naked Truth: Barenaked Ladies Are Mostly Misunderstood

Admittedly, Canada’s Barenaked Ladies aren’t in the best position to be taken seriously. For starters, there’s their handle, chosen when school chums and founding members Ed Robertson and Steven Page initially exchanged ideas for band names. And then there’s the signature songs on which they built their decidedly wacky reputation…

The Warped Tour Class of 2015

Warped Tour is a rite of passage — and not just for teenagers who attend but also for the scores of acts that play the summer festival each year. Though there’s a lack of the kind of old-school punk acts that came of age with Warped — NOFX, Pennywise, Bad…

Five Best Music Events in South Florida This Week

Dierks Bentley. There’s nothing more American than drinking booze out of red Solo cups and getting “Drunk On A Plane” to some good ‘ol country songs. So for this week’s pre-Fourth of July shenanigans, we’re gonna pour some “Coke and whiskey,” jam to the Sounds of Summer with Dierks Bentley,…

Why You Should Get Warped This Independence Day

Warped Tour is always a sight: the crowd, primarily a teen base, comes dressed in their best band tee, scuffed converses and spiked/dyed hair, all complemented with a look of preadolescent angst. Warped Tour 2015 comes with an interesting twist: it lands on Fourth of July. So, we decided to…

Interview: Taylor Hicks on the Zodiac, BBQ, and Roadhouse

Taylor Hicks’ energy and variety on American Idol made him a fan favorite. His appearance earned comparisons to Leno, Donahue, and Clooney. With that winning combo, Hicks ran away with the win in 2006 in the show’s fifth season. Although the show that made him famous is about to fade…