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THE SHINS In “Name for You,” the poppy lead single off the Shins’ new album “Heartworms,” frontman James Mercer’s falsetto sounds like a joyful lullaby, making »
X Before hardcore, punk was a loose amalgamation of art and mutant forms of rock and roll. Sure, the bands could have all the bad »
THE DAMNED The Damned have the distinction of being the very first English punk band to have a recording. Sure, they followed the Ramones, New »
TOM PETTY The big vistas that fill Tom Petty’s rock ‘n’ roll portraits of American life don’t always shimmer. Dark streaks and detours are spread »
HOOT/WISDOM RECORDINGS “Hoot/Wisdom was created to provide students with the opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom in a real setting,” says Jennifer »
SURFER BLOOD play Respecs The thing about success is that it is not easy. Gained through hard work and perseverance, once achieved, it needs looking »
EVERYMEN ALBUM RELEASE Fame, fortune, and a private jet. The goals of many rock and roll bands include a life of celebrity and excess. Of »
Umphrey’s McGee Known for melding covers together to make genre-bending songs, in addition to playing two full sets at each show, unconventional jam band Umphrey’s »
Maxi Priest 19th annual Lake Worth Reggae Fest British pop-reggae crooner Maxi Priest has always brought the heaviest Rastaman vibrations to his ‘80s and ‘90s »
Aesthetics and Values @ FIU What started in 2006 as an exhibition in the Florida International University Wolfsonian Library has grown into a grand showcase »
SURFERS FOR AUTISM Hanging 10 with Surfers for Autism. Ten years ago, a group of local South Florida surfers banded together after seeing the impact »
FROTH play Respecs Like a lot of great bands, Froth started as a name and daydream. The fellas in Froth dreamt of putting out a »
