Features

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  The Gentleman Classicist

  Chris Isaak keeps his croon intact

  By John Hood

  Thursday, September 04

  It's been almost 25 years since Chris Isaak slipped his debut album, Silvertone, on to the pop music scene, but it could just as easily have been... More >>
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  Takin' Care of Business

  A changing music industry means business as usual for All That Remains frontman Phil Labonte

  By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni

  Thursday, September 04

  All That Remains frontman and bandleader Phil Labonte has no worries about how recent changes in the music industry have made it increasingly... More >>
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  Brazilian Forró Star Chico César Returns

  By Jonathan Cunningham

  Thursday, September 04

  For a variety of reasons, Latin American proponents of music from the native lands often pretend that race and class aren't relevant when it... More >>
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  Enough With Bossa Nova

  Brazilian guitarist Lulu Santos rocks South Florida after a four-year absence

  By Ernest Barteldes

  Thursday, September 04

  Legendary guitarist, singer, and songwriter Lulu Santos can no longer bear to hear about the 50th anniversary of the bossa nova movement, an... More >>
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  No More "Sweet Home Alabama"

  Local cover band Panic Disorder finally releases an album of originals

  By Jonathan Cunningham

  Thursday, September 04

  One unfortunate aspect of South Florida's music scene is that there isn't nearly enough room for bands making original music to thrive... More >>
• Subterranean Finds

  Exceptional new albums you should check out that reside well below the surface...

  By Lee Zimmerman

  Thursday, September 04

  The Avett Brothers The Second Gleam Yours truly first discovered this North Carolina trio — two brothers and their buddy on bass —... More >>
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  Gator Is a Vegetable

  One way to lose the blues is singin' the blues. Or sparring with Kilmo at the Alley.

  By Tara Nieuwesteeg

  Thursday, September 04

  There are days that just fucking suck. Maybe you notice some weird rash after a recent one-night stand. Maybe you lose your job and come home... More >>
• Howl at the Moon

  By Bryan Falla

  Thursday, September 04

  Even as the recession sweeps Fort Lauderdale bare of cash-spending nightwalkers, Howl at the Moon manages to bring out a raucous crowd. By... More >>
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  Buika

  By Mark Keresman

  Thursday, September 04

  Buika (pronounced BWEE-kah) was born María Concepción Balboa Buika on the Spanish island of Mallorca. If that's not spicy enough... More >>
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  Roach Motel

  By Abel Folgar

  Thursday, September 04

  If you know your Florida punk rock, you'll know the mighty Roach Motel, the Sunshine State's highly un-PC answer to Minor Threat. This CD... More >>
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  Frank Zappa

  By Mark Keresman

  Thursday, September 04

  Sometime in the early 1970s, Frank Zappa wearily stated during a TV interview that average rock fans generally liked music they didn't have to... More >>
• Yellowman

  By Lady English

  Thursday, September 04

  Preparing for a bout of sexiness, the original "King of the Dancehall" — Yellowman — returns to South Florida's shores with his slack... More >>
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  Rachid Taha

  By Braden Ruddy

  Thursday, September 04

  Rachid Taha's music treads a distinct line between two worlds, rooted in his experiences as an Algerian immigrant living in France. For those... More >>
• Marc Anthony

  By Ernest Barteldes

  Thursday, September 04

  The mixed response that Nuyorican actor, singer, and songwriter Marc Anthony received for his role in last year's El Cantante (the much-hyped... More >>
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  The Baseball Project

  By Mark Keresman

  Thursday, September 04

  Long before sports strikes, steroid scandals, and Madonna trysts reared their homely heads, baseball was considered America's great national... More >>
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  Shwayze

  By Ben Westhoff

  Thursday, September 04

  Most everything you need to know about horny, go-getting Los Angeles newcomer Shwayze can be gleaned from lines like this one from "Polaroid":... More >>
• Bendy Pastorius Group

  By Jonathan Cunningham

  Thursday, September 04

  The Bendy Pastorius Group isn't playing straight-ahead bop by any means, but its funk-tinged electric jazz still swings, and it's lively enough... More >>
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  Don't Ask, Don't Tell

  Maybe it was Fay's mind-warping approach, but something fishy was going on at the Palm Grill

  By Tara Nieuwesteeg

  Thursday, August 28

  Twas the night before Tropical Storm Fay, and already the sky looked dark and gloomy. I'd seen the advertisements for Palm Grill's drink deal... More >>
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  Fire in the Bloodlines

  Exploratory jazz band the Bendy Pastorius Group finds a deeper groove

  By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni

  Thursday, August 28

  Fusion. Within music, it's practically a dirty word. Though the term is intended to suggest the magic of endless possibilities, it has an... More >>
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  Kill Miss Pretty Returns to the Stage

  By Jonathan Cunningham

  Thursday, August 28

  The past 15 months have been a bit turbulent for the band Kill Miss Pretty. In 2007, the group was enjoying plenty of attention within local... More >>