Aspiring rapper Raymond Edwin Adderly Jr. was fatally shot in front of his family during a home invasion robbery in his Miramar home Tuesday evening, according to his brother-in-law. The father of three and his wife had just returned from a Christmas play at the time of the attack. He…
“Is there a non-local photon field around ‘Coatman’ for which there is ‘no time’?” — Dennis “Coatman” Marsella, December 2010Doubtless you too have asked yourself this question repeatedly since first seeing the “trick marathon runner” slowly but relentlessly jogging his way down Broward Boulevard with a streamered tray full of…
With Shake Off the Dust… Arise’s release in 2005, Matisyahu initially seemed like a cultural hybrid who could exist only as a postmodern gimmick: a Phishhead who became a Hasidic Jew rapping in Rastafarian inflections. Here’s the thing, though: He’s so earnest, so true to his faith, and such a…
In front of Lake Worth’s Little Munich, the Jameses’ Dan McHugh politely endures one of the longest conversations he’s ever had about his band. While smoking nearly a pack of cigarettes in the sub-50-degree air, he seems less than eager to unpack the influences behind the whirring delight of organ…
All right, all right. Hanukkah 2010 was officially a wrap on December 9, but don’t tell the organizers for Fedstock. A highlight of the “2 days of love and nachas” is a performance by Matisyahu, a dude with hockey skills and a serious dedication to his faith. Or at least…
After sitting vacant for nearly two years, the space formerly known as City Limits in Delray Beach has been brought back to life as Pineapple Groove. Brothers Mitch and Richard Clarvit bought the 8,000 square-foot facility that lies just east of the train tracks at 19 NE 3rd Ave. and…
The Panics S/T 7″ (Superdisc Records) Here’s a band from the Fort Myers area that shatters the idea of easy, Gulf Coast living. While little known outside of the KBD and Florida scenes, this EP is the first of three 7-inchers they would release before a full-length effort materialized in…
Packy’s Sports Pub 4480 N. Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point. Call 954-657-8423, or visit here. If the sign facing Federal Highway can be trusted, “Packy” is a violent-looking, biceps-flexing, auburn-bearded Irishman. His bar, Packy’s Sports Pub, occupies the building next to the now-defunct John L. Sullivan’s. A few months ago, that…
In the latest instance of South Florida scratching its own back: the chill waves of Millionyoung get linked up with ANR (Awesome New Republic) for a remix of “Weak Ends.” The track is originally from last year’s Sunndreamm EP, and was already touted on Pitchfork by County Grind pal Jonathan…
I guess it’s no secret that we are pretty excited to hear that a recorded effort by Fort Lauderdale’s happening roots reggae/ska outfit The Methodaires will soon be spinning in our homes. I’ve mentioned Florida’s contributions to the ska scene over the years and always point to my disappointment regarding…
In the “Cosa Nostra” of South Florida hip-hop, veteran crew Crazy Hood are definitely holding down a seat at the head of the table. And here C.H. kingpin DJ EFN makes you an offer you can’t refuse consisting of a free download for the newly leaked gangster homage “Corleone” off…
Another weekend, another tweak to the WHDR-FM radio formatting. Yes, the holiday music continues at 93.1, but now the ad bumpers refer to the soft and easy mix that will be taking over beginning December 26: Easy 93.1.Just before Thanksgiving, the changes began, and your County Grind correspondent spoke to…
“Moving Units” has many connotations, including this crappy dance-punk band and selling mad records, but herein is an album that moved Radio-Active Records’ Mike Ramirez and County Grind to have an effusive discussion about it.The setup:No shocker that Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was a top-seller at Radio-Active…
It was 35 years ago, in a dirty, smoky, subterranean dive bar in Boston known as “The Rat.” Located in the basement of a restaurant in Kenmore Square, The Rathskeller is where a lot of people say the punk music movement in this country was born. The venue, which is…
National Lampoon Underground Comedy Club & Grill 900 Sunrise Lane, Fort Lauderdale. Call 954-306-2689, or visit here.Bikers, booze, and belly-laughs: a combination you can’t get just anywhere these days. Throw in some sexy local stand-up comics, a huge mural of Animal House, plus plenty of “Red Death” shots — and…
I’m happy to announce to our foreign readers that legendary hardcore/thrash/power-violence act Asshole Parade will be making it across the bigger pond and hitting Japan and Australia for some tour action next year as well as playing some West Coast dates. Well-known and respected outside of Florida, these moneymakers for…
Some folks will hem and haw at pop icon Miley Cyrus lifting herb smoke into her lungs from a glass bong, but prudishness is not how County Grind got started. Yes, it could be salvia, according to TMZ, but that’s seems unlikely and irrelevant. The pantheon of pop stars definitely…
The $13.2 million the 1-800-411-PAIN Referral Service has spent on advertising in the past dozen years has not gone to waste. The Broward-based company — which solicits clients who have been in car accidents and refers them to chiropractors and personal injury lawyers — is popular enough to have more…
This week marks another enormous explosion of pop music courtesy of the Y100 Jingle Ball at the BankAtlantic Center. We already broke down the lineup, and rated our preferences for the evening. One performer with a local tie is Miami-bred Enrique Iglesias, and Christopher Lopez’ story about the man makes…
By now, news of Jim Morrison’s imminent pardon is making the rounds. Gov. Charlie Crist did his fellow Florida State University attendee a solid and backed the measure, which would lift an indecent-exposure conviction handed down in Miami four decades ago. We did not agree that this was worth the…
Here’s Clarence Reid’s bizarro comedy album, The Butterfly, co-emceed by longtime associate The Butterfly, Milton “Butterball” Smith, who’s sadly no longer with us… but he’s with us on the Tarzan of the Apes routine… seriously, white folks want everything… and now they want to come to Florida and get what…
It’s easy to forget that Enrique Iglesias is essentially a Miami boy. After all, his reach is global. He boasts a decade-and-a-half-long career of musical success in both English and Spanish, racking up chart-toppers (21 number-one songs on Billboard) and accolades in the process. He counts several Grammys, multitudes of…
