Music

West Palm Indie Faves, Surfer Blood, Paddle into their Second Decade By David Rolland Growing up in West Palm Beach, John Paul John was writing songs as soon as he picked up a guitar. “Once I learned I could record my music on a computer I never looked back,” John recollects to Atlantic Current. When …

15 Years of Good Pickin’ By Darien Davies If you’re one of the lucky ones, you’ll have spent your life living out your passion. If you’re one of the ultra-lucky ones, this would entail traveling, jamming out on stage, sharing good vibes with thousands and thousands of people and making life-long friendships — all in …

West Palm Beach Distillery Mixes Sounds with Drinks by David Rolland When Steel Tie Spirits first opened its doors in West Palm Beach, the focus of founders Ben Etheridge and his father, Clint Etheridge, was on the drinks they served. As their website — steeltiespirits.com — proudly proclaims, “Step into our historic West Palm Beach building and …

Guavatron Releases Momentous Debut Album By David Rolland It was a long time coming, but after nearly a decade of being Palm Beach County’s preeminent jamtronica band, Guavatron finally released a proper album into the world with the release of “Momentous” on April 28, 2022. “We had a lot of funny things happen to us …

West Palm Music Fest Spotlights Indie Music By David Rolland The sixth annual Bumblefest will take over the 500 block of Clematis Street in West Palm Beach on Friday, Sept. 2 and Saturday, Sept. 3 beginning at 6 pm. Tickets are available now at eventbrite.com with a one day pass going for $20 and a weekend pass for …

Logan, how you been? Oh, I’ve been good. A little sleepy. We’ve been in this van now for just over a month. I can imagine. You guys are on tour right now? Yeah, we’re on tour with this band called Bumpin Uglies. So it’s like a three-band-bill that we’re on. And I think we left …

PEACE, LOVE, AND SOUTH FLORIDA REGGAE by Nicole Danna Self-taught, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Joey Calderaio remembers the moment he fell in love with reggae. It was Guanabanas in 2012, where two bands — Iration and Ballyhoo! — were playing live. “Both were fairly new — I had only discovered them a few weeks prior — and …

MUSIC VETERAN OF BOXELDER FAME GROWS UP by David Rolland Photos: Anthony Ceccarelli Bryce Allyn Rutkowski was living the rock star dream for more than a decade starting in the late ‘90s, first with Jupiter reggae rock band Boxelder, and then with B-Liminal. But for a man growing up and planning to be a dad …

Mathews Brewing Company Plays Live Music, and That’s a Brewtiful Thing by Natalya Jones  Photos: Hunter Hutchings Politics and religion. Plaid and stripes. TikTok and Gen X. Some things just don’t pair well with each other. But what does indisputably go together is craft beer and live music. Mathews Brewing Company in Lake Worth offers …

By David Rolland   You only have one last weekend to enjoy The Funky Biscuit. The beloved Boca Raton concert venue and restaurant announced on its Facebook page that it will be temporarily closing after its final show on Monday, Aug. 31. “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce that …

The New Music By David Rolland Featured in the Digital Edition Music to our ears They say hindsight is 2020, but from this side of the quarantine it seemed in early 2020 South Florida really might have had a golden age for local live music. There were plenty of great musicians, lots of cool venues, …

The Funky Biscuit celebrates its ninth anniversary in quarantine. By David Rolland   This was supposed to be a great weekend for Albert Poliak’s live music venue, The Funky Biscuit. The Boca Raton music hotspot is set to host its nine-year anniversary party with two nights of Mike Zito shredding some blues guitar on Friday, …

How We Won’t Let Coronavirus Stop the Music   by David Rolland It has been over two months now since anyone’s been to anything resembling what we once called a concert.  Even with businesses starting to open up, six foot social distancing and facemask mandates make it difficult to imagine the rituals we’ve come to …

Sierra Lane, Feet Grounded But Flying High by David Rolland Photos: Jakob Takos  It was hard for singer/guitarist Sierra Lane to pick what was most surreal of playing in front of thousands of people on the main stage of last December’s Riptide Music Festival. “I always go to music festivals and concerts. To be part …

Hell & Hollar: Dirty and Loud Rock & Roll by David Rolland Photos: Jakob Takos Blake Burns wants to make sure people know the correct spelling of his rock band Hell & Hollar. “Hollar has an a. That puts a Southern drawl on an old term that means piss and vinegar.” It’s a fitting emphasis …

Hurricane Party, Freakin’ What They Feel by Darien Davies Photos by Roberto Badillo If you can understand and fully decipher their music, you’re missing the point. The lyrics just sort of happen, the shows are a product of the energy, and the beat never stops, which produces a sound that can’t easily be duplicated and …

West Palm Beach Record Store Brings A Vinyl Revival  By Sean Gordon  Photos by Alexis Paige Founded in 2014 by vinyl enthusiasts, Jesse and Melanie Feldman, Rust & Wax is West Palm Beach’s destination for vinyl records and vintage pieces. What began as a labor of love through online stores and occasional pop-up stands on …

Brian Trew began his love with the music world at age 11 when he first picked up the viola in his middle school orchestra. Instantly hooked, he and his friends created an Irish folk group, Celtic Rogues, and were heavily influenced by Celtic groups such as The Chieftains, Altan, and The Clancy Brothers, as well …

Prolific Multi-Instrumentalist Brings the Soul By David Rolland Photos by Alexis Paige When Matt Brown rattles off what he’s been up to lately, you wonder how the local soul, funk, and R&B musician has the time to conduct this interview. Besides keeping to the strict schedule of writing, producing and releasing a new single the third Friday …

South Florida Sunshine Soul By Adam Sheetz Local musician, Jakob Takos, has been bringing good vibes across South Florida with his particular sound of sunshine soul. Bright and beachy, with a tinge of soul and blues and an undertone of folk, Takos has created a unique sound of melodic instrumentation and tight rhythms.  Takos has …

SunFest with the Best By Darien Davies You know what summer smells like? SunFest. Well, to be specific, it’s loud music, louder screams, glitter, sweat, beer, grass, suntan lotion and more beer, on repeat. SunFest is back, baby, so plan for music and plan for fun. Regardless if this is your first go at being …

THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC AT GUANABANAS AND ROOTS MUSIC, INC. By Stella Alves The producer, guitarist, band manager, event coordinator and recording label head has been sharing his love of music and advocating raw talent for decades. For Matt Cahur, music has never seemed to escape his life, even when he’s off stage. After …

KEEPING THE FUNK HOT, HOT, HOT By David Rolland Last summer Haute Tension found the perfect exercise to test their endurance as a band. They would play 31 South Florida shows in 31 days. “It was a challenge to book it until we said there’s no limit to where you can play,” said guitarist Alexandre …

Spinning That Ass, Over and Over By Darien Davies Photos: Ryan Noeker Regardless if you like to tap the drums, slap the bass, or stroke the chords, Artikal Sound System will get you moving in all the right places. The team of multi-faceted musicians blends unique harmonies and mellow melodies with a fat ounce of …

OWNER MIKE GOODWIN BRINGS CRAFT BEERS & JAMS TO BOCA By David Rolland “My nieces and nephews always called me Crazy Uncle Mike”, Mike Goodwin tells The Atlantic Current while mopping the floor of his new Boca Raton spot, Crazy Uncle Mike’s, named after his pseudonym. He makes sure to clarify — “not crazy like …

Atlantic Avenue’s Newest Venue For Food, Drinks & Live Music By David Rolland Tin Roof Delray Beach bills itself as “a live music joint”. Located on 8 East Atlantic Avenue, Tin Roof does its darndest to fill their concert calendar with a different musician each of the seven days a week it is open. The first …

New Weekly Party is Brainchild of Local DJ Kasha McKee By David Rolland   “People get intimidated when they hear house music or electronic dance music. I wanted to have a night where we just break it down to dance music. We want to play music with melody and big bass beats,” said Kasha McKee …

Revolutionizing West Palm’s Music and Retail Experience By David Rolland When Danni Zelaya moved back to her hometown of West Palm after years of art school in New York City, she found herself feeling a little down. “I was excited to be back with my family and my then boyfriend, now husband, but I was …

Guanabanas Brings The Irie Vibes In A Big Way by David Rolland Guanabanas Restaurant and Bar is going to be jammin’ on Sunday, October 7. Starting at 12:30 in the afternoon, the Jupiter hangout will be hosting the 6th annual Dirty River Reggae Fest. The free event is open to guests of all ages has …