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 […]

Gaelic Storm
1/12/2011
Event Rating: ★★★★☆
Venue: Culture Room (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

Gaelic Storm came prepared. Spoon solos, bagpipe chimes, accordion drones, harmonica hums, guitar strums, and fiddle bows filled the intimate space of the Culture Room on January 12.

Brewing with anticipation well before the first act even left the stage, the crowd was ready too. With cup-fulls of […]

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 […]

Sugarland (w. Jake Owen)
9/24/2009
Event Rating: ★★★★½
Venue: Bank Atlantic Center – Sunrise, FL
Presented by: AEG Live

As Jake Owen is new to the scene of Country music and riding the coat tails of Sugarland, Jake is actually quite funny. Jake is very personable and even though he is utilizing the Sugarland name, Jake really engages with his fans […]