America and Three Dog NightThese two bands, as pointed out by New Times, “helped pioneer the jangly-guitar-and-falsetto-harmonies revolution of the ’70s.” And this week, America and Three Dog Night will be sining to all the “Lonely People” of South Florida at the Hard Rock Live. While their show is aimed…
When Brooklyn party-starters Matt and Kim come to town, concertgoers are in for a serious dance party — one in which confetti and colorful balloons fill the room as the alternative-pop duo perform their catalogue of butt-shaking material. The longtime musical couple possess a level of positive energy that’s so…
“Mama Told Me” to ride in on a “Horse With No Name” and check out two bands who helped pioneer the jangly-guitar-and-falsetto-harmonies revolution of the ’70s — a sound that’s still recognizable today in the music of indie-pop bands the Lumineers. If you’re into the above play on song titles,…
John Lydon, more infamously known as Johnny Rotten, earned his place in the books as lead singer of the Sex Pistols, but last night at Fort Lauderdale’s Culture Room, the legendary punk rocker proved his “secondary” band, Public Image Ltd, are second to none. Lydon walked on stage at…
Everyone knows Florida as a strange place, one that’s churned out its share of boy bands, punk rockers, and booty-bass at varying points in its relatively brief musical history. A physically long state with what can often seem like a longer list of embarrassments to its name, Florida has carved…
Like the mythical Pied Piper, who lured and hypnotized followers with the sweet sounds of his magical flute, the dance-band duo from Brooklyn known as Matt and Kim have that same capacity to take hold of their audience. With charming smiles, saccharine, almost childlike demeanors, and the fortitude to crowd-surf…
It’s hard to tell whether Broncho’s Ryan Lindsey is joking when he explains the success of the band’s ear-wormish hit “Class Historian,” which has clocked nearly nine million plays on Spotify. “There’s an online course that’s not as expensive as the number I’m gonna give you when you think about…
The California Honeydrops’ lead vocalist and major multi-instrumentalist, Lech Wierzynski, was born in Warsaw, Poland, and drew his appreciation of American music from listening to Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Louis Armstrong. Like the other current members of the band — drummer Ben Malament, sax and clarinet player Johnny Bones,…
Back in July, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. changed their quirky name to the simplified JR JR, it must have seemed like a curious move for both admirers and music critics. But as with anything the Detroit pair do, there was careful thought and consideration in the move. In a…
The last time we spoke to Corey Harris, things didn’t exactly get off to a promising start. The interview, scheduled for an unrealistic 8 a.m. his time, only got so far as his answering machine. We could have guessed that’d be the result. After all, musicians are not especially known…
As with an electric Jimi Hendrix lead or a crooned Frank Sinatra bar, as soon as a melody from the Growlers begins, fans know it’s them. With a playful, full-bodied bass up-front and acidic vocals over top, the California-based indie-rock band has honed a distinct and infectious sound. Sporting a…
Albert Castiglia works the room like a prodigal son at his first family reunion. The air of familiarity and fandom is unmistakable. Several people in the crowd are wearing Castiglia t-shirts. Others remark about how many of his shows they’ve seen, several insisting they’ve followed him up and down the…
By the time Mark Knopfler gets to Fort Lauderdale Halloween night, he will be very well rehearsed. His show at the Au-Rene Theater will be the 86th of his current tour and the last North American date in support of his eighth solo LP, Tracker. But the 66-year-old former Dire…
Any story about New Brunswick, New Jersey ska-punk heroes Streetlight Manifesto is really two stories. One is a story about music, a decade’s-worth of intelligent, clever, and genuinely fun albums that kept the flame going for third-wave ska (a flame vocalist/bandleader Tomas Kolnaky helped ignite in the late ’90s with…
When Brooklyn’s Pro Era poster child Joey Bada$$ talks about energy, he’s not just trying to get the crowd hyped. At 20, he might be young, but the rapper who’s known for his technical flow and old-school flavor is also pretty damn spiritual. When he’s not taking reporters crystal shopping…
Perfect Vodka Amphitheater was jam-packed with flannel, cowboy boots, and camouflage as attendees eagerly awaited Jason Aldean’s presence on Saturday. Parking had been redirected into an angry slew of stop-and-go to other parking lots after the main lot filled early on. Sure, there was a carnival and fright night-esque event…
A bit after 8 p.m., what sounded like an automated female voice said over the Hard Rock Live loudspeaker, “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage the best fucking rock band you’ve ever seen — Cheap Trick.” That might be a bit of hyperbole, but last night, the aging Midwestern…
Thank you, Taylor Swift, for not destroying the world. What? You don’t think she could if she wanted to? Oh, really? Did you know that T-Swift has more followers across social media than the population of Germany? And do you remember what Germany was able to do back in the…
Twenty-year-old Brooklyn rap traditionalist Joey Bada$$ joins a clutch of young, like-minded New York MCs and buzzing Floridian Denzel Curry onstage at Revolution on Friday as part of Bada$$’s World Domination tour. Since breaking out in 2012 with his “Survival Tactics” single and subsequent, acclaimed 1999 tape, Joey’s throwback sensibility…
Unlike many who try, Rob Thomas has achieved substantial solo success after maintaining his day job at the helm of Matchbox Twenty, the Orlando ensemble that launched his career. In the world of rock, that’s something of an anomaly. All one has to do is consider the number of famous…
Buddy Guy says he was “born to play the guitar,” but after watching him at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood last night, I’m convinced he was already playing it in the womb. He treats his instrument like a best friend, and picks it as if it were another natural…
Mumford & Sons, Kendrick Lamar, and Skrillex have been announced as headliners for the highly anticipated new three-day festival Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, slated for March 4 to 6, 2016 at Florida’s Sunshine Grove. The event, which promises to be Florida’s biggest-ever camping festival, will include five diverse stages featuring…
