Zach Deputy
2/10/2011
Event Rating: ★★★★☆
Venue: Culture Room (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
There are few people who when they enter any room instantly become the focal point. Zach Deputy is such an individual. During the opening band’s set, Deputy casually makes his way through the Culture Room, smiling and hugging anyone who asked him with a big smile on […]
Jimmy Eat World
2/3/2011
Event Rating: ★★★½☆
Venue: Revolution Live (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Presented by: Live Nation
Jimmy Eat World has been around for what one could call a long time. The band formed in 1993 in Mesa, Arizona, and hasn’t looked back since. With hit after hit, the band has amassed a huge following that seemed to make […]
Linkin Park- “A Thousand Suns” North American Tour
1/20/2011
Event Rating: ★★★★☆
Venue: Bank Atlantic Center (Sunrise, FL)
Presented by: Live Nation
With anything from blue hair to black lipstick, fans decked out in LP t-shirts arrived in droves at the Bank Atlantic Center as rock band Linkin Park kicked off its “A Thousand Suns” North American tour in Sunrise, […]
Does it Offend You, Yeah? and Pendulum (Opening acts for “A Thousand Suns” Linkin Park Tour)
1/20/2011
Event Rating: ★★★½☆
Venue: Bank Atlantic Center (Sunrise, FL)
Presented by: Live Nation
“Hi. We are Does it Offend You, Yeah? and we’re from England,” front man James Rushent yelled from the stage of the Bank Atlantic Center on January 20.
The rising electronic […]
An Evening with Cake
1/14/2011
Event Rating: ★★★½☆
Venue: Sunset Cove (Boca Raton, FL)
Presented by: AEG Live
Thick bass lines, funky in your face guitars strums, calculated jazzy drums. Quirky little instruments you haven’t seen since you were a kid. These things are what make up the classic Cake sound, not to mention the gestural front man John […]
The Short Straw Pickers
1/12/2011
Event Rating: ★★½☆☆
Venue: Culture Room (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
This seven-man South Florida based bluegrass group definitely brought hope to the stage. Whether that hope was realized, is another story.
Speckled with harmonies gone bad and a few pitch misunderstandings, the performance certainly had its lows. The band basically showcased its talent during numbers […]
Make: Wurlitzer
Model: U-348
Price: ~ $5,100
(Image is Baldwin B252E which is similar in appearance to the Wurlitzer U-348)
Some would refer to this piano as an “upright grand”. If you like the deep melodic sound of a grand piano but you you have limited space. This is a piano for you.
The Wurlitzer U-348 has the romantic feel […]
Make: Norman
Model: 1972 Special Series Hand Made B50
Price: Unknown [on newer models (image below) ~$600]
This is as tough as it gets for acoustic guitars. Models like this are priceless.
Since 1972 and despite physical abuse the featured guitar has an unbelievable clear soft sound. It’s delicate tone and clear strong acoustics makes this guitar a great heirloom.
The […]
Make: Gibson
Model: Les Paul Studio
MSRP: $1,799
The Studio Les Paul holds true to what you would expect from a LP Thick, heavy, meaningful tones, reasonable sustain, but, has the versatility to give you twang when you need it and subtleties when appropriate – what you may not experience in the same way on a standard LP.
Right […]
