Andrew Fletcher, Dave Gahan and Martin Gore of Depeche Mode.Music: Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher have been making music together for nearly 30 years as Depeche Mode, and currently the English electronica band (Personal Jesus, People Are People) is in the middle of a very successful tour to support its newest album, Sounds of the Universe. The band plays Tampa on … [Read more...]
Music review: Senior-citizen CSN proves the best wine is vintage
Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and David Crosby, at the Seminole Hard Rock on Thursday night.(Photo by Tom Craig/Seminole Hard Rock)By Thom SmithDo, do, do-do, do, do, do-dah-do, do, do. Not a hint of Judy's blue eyes. No holding anyone close before the fire. Nothing about Chicago or Ohio or Woodstock.But with Crosby, Stills and Nash, so much water has moved underneath their … [Read more...]
Music review: Dave Matthews shows who’s king of the anthill
Dave Matthews Band in action Friday at the Cruzan.(Photo by Thom Smith)By Thom Smith Driving in on this highwayAll these cars and upon the sidewalkPeople in every directionAnd all the little ants are marchingRed and black antennas wavingThey all do it the sameThey all do it the same way – from Ants … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: August 13-16
Womanchild, a sculpture by Armory student Vivian Wang.Art: You can see what the kids got up to at summer camp Friday night when the Armory Art Center showcases the work of 700 of its summer students from kindergarten through high school. Participants in classes such as Adventure in Art and Studio Artshops for Teens produced work including drawing, painting, mixed media, … [Read more...]
Theater review: ‘Mamma Mia!’ is a hit — and a miss
The cast of Mamma Mia! in action.(Photo by Carol Rosegg)By Hap ErsteinThat much-maligned theater stepchild, the jukebox musical, is built from used parts, involving the meticulous selection and insertion of existing songs into a story line to make a cohesive whole.But if a careless mess like Mamma Mia! can run for years on Broadway, generate road companies all over the globe as … [Read more...]
Music feature: Jazz DJ keeps the flame alive in WXEL show
Stu Grant, jazz deejay.By Bill MeredithFor someone who isn't a professional musician, jazz deejay Stu Grant sure sounds like he's crafting a restaurant gig set list -- rather than a radio playlist -- for his Jazz Impressions show on WXEL 90.7 FM."I look at the first hour of the show as the dinner hour, and keep it lighter," he says of the weekly Saturday evening broadcast. "As … [Read more...]
ArtsPaper Interview: Maude Maggart, chanteuse
Maude Maggart.(Photo by Monique Carboni)Vocalist Maude Maggart may not be quite as well-known as her younger sister, pop singer/songwriter Fiona Apple, but that's because the two have always pursued music from different perspectives.They were born two years apart in New York City in the mid-1970s to Broadway performers Brandon Maggart and Dian McAfee, who'd met while in in the … [Read more...]
Theater feature: Florida Stage gives look of love to soundtrack of the ’60s
Dana Dawson and Chris McGovernin Florida Stage's Some Kind of Wonderful.(Photo by Ken Jacques)By Hap ErsteinWhere were you from 1960 to 1965, and what were you listening to on the radio?That's what Florida Stage is asking audiences with its world premiere revue, Some Kind of Wonderful, opening Friday in Manalapan. In celebrating those Camelot years, the company reaches slightly … [Read more...]
Music review: Skynyrd, Kid Rock show energizes the faithful
Lynyrd Skynyrd on stage Friday night at the Cruzan.(Photo by Thom Smith)By Thom SmithLimos and pickup trucks. Harleys and Hondas. High heels and flip-flops. Halter tops and tattoos. Beer and booze. City and country.Yessir, a little bit of everything could be found among the more than 18,000 fans who converged on Cruzan Amphitheatre on a muggy Friday night to worship at the … [Read more...]
Music feature: Delray trio Viva le Vox wants to be voice — and guitar, bass and drums — of the people
Rock trio Viva le Vox.(Illustration by Pat Crowley) By Marya SummersMusical voodoo from the urban swamp that is South Florida, Viva Le Vox is a full-body, religious experience.The band moves its congregants to the sort of ecstasy you’d find if you crossed a charismatic church with a smoky blues club. At Vox shows, everyone is visibly possessed by the spirit, and it manifests … [Read more...]