Conspirator 2011.10.08 Culture Room Fort Laudedale, FL

Words and Photos by Adam E. Smith
Videos by Adam at Cheesehead Productions.

The rain was relentless in East Fort Lauderdale as the midnight hour approached. A line of lively youth wrapped around under a small overhang at the entrance of the Culture Room. Mostly an attempt to stay dry, but more importantly, a last minute move of haste to get inside before the band came on stage. Hours previous, the same venue played host to (more…)

Square Grouper Songwriter Showcase ft. Gregg Crowe & Casek Derhak – Review

Songwriter Showcase ft. Gregg Crowe & Casek Derhak
Square Grouper – Jupiter, FL
Cinco de Mayo, 2011

Words by Tim Coffey

A commonality often found between tour kids or at least those of us that follow and support the tour scene, is a detachment from mainstream or pop music. This detachment has garnered not only the expectation, but often times an (more…)

Ultraviolet Hippopotamus Review – 4/29/2011 @ the Funky Buddha

Square Peg, Round Hole

If memory serves me right, ultraviolet light is actually found in sunlight as well as being the catalyst behind making objects glow in the dark. That seemed to fit the theme of my weekend. The concept of invisible wavelengths traveling all the way through space simply to give me a three day sun burn is flattering on one hand but also does its best job of slowing me down. No rest for the weary and my mood brightens as I see the neon blue sign above the edifice of the Funky Buddha Lounge & Brewery in Boca Raton, FL. Approaching the building with camera and a half finished Purple Haze in hand, I remember thinking that the music might have to carry me tonight. At this venue, the lack of patrons sitting around outside is typically a sign that the band inside is bringing it. This was the case tonight. (more…)

SunFest 2011 Review – Part 1

SunFest  - April 27^th-May 1^st, 2011 – Downtown West Palm Beach, FL – Part 1

Words & Photos by Adam E. Smith

Since its inception as a free street parade called The Royal Palm festival, SunFest has served South Eastern Floridians as a large scale annual arts exposition unlike any other in the region.  An impressive twenty-nine year track record boasts a history of acclaimed musicians and bands including names in the vein of Dizzy Gillespie, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Sly and the Family Stone, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, ZZ Topand Huey Lewis.

This year was the second SunFest of the twenty-tens and the five-day bill aimed to please with a fifty-two band lineup ranging from (more…)

Furthur @ Mizner Park 4/6/2011 Review

Further
4/6/2011
Schmidt Family Center For The Arts at Mizner Park – Boca Raton, FL

Words & Photos by Adam E. Smith
Videos by Cheesehead Productions

If I have learned anything about the South Florida music scene, it is this: never underestimate the draw of a Grateful Dead project. Whether it is a weekly residency by Crazy Fingers, a headlining spot for Dark Star Orchestra at the Garlic Festival or Further taking over Mizner Park, you can bank on two things – a solid turn out and something special happening.

I knew all of this yet I still had it in my head that I could exercise some good karma
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