Soca Paradise Presents: KES

Inspired by their native melting pot nation of Trinidad and Tobago, Kes fuses together a unique blend calypso, rock and reggae to bring the sounds of the Caribbean to the world stage. Kes the band’s unique blend of soulful vocals and calypso-inspired melodies, over a fusion of rock riffs and island beats, hints of soca and reggae, but can best be described as Caribbean Pop. This style has elevated Kes to stardom, allowing the band to become a household name in Trinidad & Tobago and throughout the Caribbean circuit, where they consistently win over audiences with their electric and high-energy performances.

Fort Laudi Gras 2017

Mardi Gras Fort Lauderdale

City favorite Fort Laudi Gras returns for its second year bringing fun, food, drinks and authentic music for the whole family to Downtown Ft. Lauderdale at Revolution Live & America’s Backyard, Saturday, February 25th, 2017 4PM-10PM
It’s carnival season, come feast on local cajun and creole flavors like #Gumbo, #Jambalaya, red beans and rice provided by Shuck N Dive! Immerse yourself in authentic #LiveMusic, jesters, mystique and more you’ll have to see to believe!

In the spirit of #MardiGras and New Orleans we’ll be featuring:
– Shuck N’ Dive will fly in a 1000 pounds of Crawfish boil and we’ll be shucking on fresh Louisiana oysters
– Louisiana’s drink specials like Hurricanes, Daiquiris, Ice cold beer such as Abita and more
– Krewe Stage with authentic New Orleans sounds, live music and pop up burlesque shows
– Crawfish Chow Down and Oyster Shucking contest
– Beads and a face painting station for the kids
– Inaugural Art of the Sazerac Mixology Competition
– The Bazaar, a marketplace full of top regional independent and craft artists will line up the streets
– Wrap up the Mardi Gras celebration at Shuck N’ Dive for Fat Tuesday March 28th

ST. Pauli Presents Less Than Jake & Pepper

Less Than Jake are back!
“But they never went anywhere, “you protest. Well reader, in that sense you are correct. But this fall they’re not only serving up their first full-length in five years, but-after more than two decades together­ also embracing a total back to basics approach .
Throughout a career that has run the gamut from salt-releases and small indie imprints to large independent labels and major music conglomerates, the band has always been more than the sum of its parts. Now more than ever, though, they espouse their stature as a DIV collective that works together-or at least in tandem with a few trusted allies-on every element of their creative output. Drummer Vinnie Fiorello recalls, “We started out very internal and nowadays we handle a lot internally again.”
The result of their old school approach is the old school sound of See The Light created without any external meddling from corporate lackeys. “Everyone had their alone time with chords and some quick structures; we all put our ideas down before we got together,” says Vinnie,” Then we sat at an octagon table in our warehouse and went through: this is what we think about this song, maybe we should do it ska maybe we should do it punk-true band songwriting in essence.”
Not only was the songwriting a true group effort, but -like the three EPs the band have released since 2008’s long-player GNV FLA -so was the actual recording of See The Light, which was tracked entirely at Gainesville’s The Moathouse, owned by LTJ bassist Roger Lima, who took lead production duties with communal input and assistance from his four band mates and live sound engineer.
“Roger has been recording our demos since the beginning of the band and steadily has worked his way up learning about studios from everyone we’ve worked with in the past “says trombone player Buddy Schaub. With no ticking clock and no studio fees piling up the band used their breathing room to create somewhat of a rarity in today’s prefab music world: a full-length album that gels as a complete thought, lyrically and musically, Buddy adds,”I think this is one of the closest representations of our band to date. We’re all really excited for this record t o get out into the world and we can1wait to hear what people thinkI”
Like 2000’s release Borders and Boundaries the new record was mixed at the famed Blasting Room by punk rock legend Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag) and Jason Livermore, but don’t let that lead you to believe that there’s anything same-ish about See The Light. ” f you’re expecting retreads and repeats,this record will disappoint,” exclaims Roger.” t’s all new songs and new vibes only recorded in our old school way.”
While some other bands of a certain vintage are latching onto musical trends you won’t find any dubstep beats or vocoder distortion on See The Light-a titie that nods to the band’s history of marrying dark lyrical content (the tunnel) to bouncy musical arrangements (the light at the end). Less Than Jake aren’t turning away from their roots, and echoing Mark Twain, Fiorello points out that the rumors regarding their genre’s demise are greatly exaggerated.” Punk has been declared dead every year for 30+ years and it’s still going stronger than ever. People like to declare things dead just because it’s dead to them but if bands are passionate about what they’re doing they’ll attract fans who are passionate.”
As fits a band born long enough ago to now be of legal drinking age, Less Than Jake pulls in a multi­ generational audience, which Vinnie notes is often a family affair, “Our crowd now is 16 to 40, and Ive met kids as young as eight or nine Dads bring their sons and it’s a weird rite of passage; moms bring kids in saying, ‘We’ve watched you guys for 15 years. ‘But will the band stick around long enough to draw in a third generation of fans? “I don’t know man, I think our guys on that would be NOFX and Bad Religion.
When you see Fat Mike or Bad Religion hang It up, maybe : but like them, we’re gonna ride that
out. “We’re glad to be along for the ride Hop on board when See The Light sees the light on November
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Fort Laudi Gras

FREE ADMISSION 3-11PM

Authentic New Orleans Music featuring: The Lee Boys, Parker Urban Band, and Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio

Hundreds or pounds of Crawfish and Oysters!

Family Friendly, All Ages Welcome

BEADS, BEADS AND BEADS COSTUME CONTEST

Crawfish Boil by Shuck and Dive

Street Performers

Fort Laudi Gras

FREE ADMISSION 3-11PM

Authentic New Orleans Music featuring: The Lee Boys, Parker Urban Band, and Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio

Hundreds or pounds of Crawfish and Oysters!

Family Friendly, All Ages Welcome

BEADS, BEADS AND BEADS COSTUME CONTEST

Crawfish Boil by Shuck and Dive

Street Performers

Web Machines by Q Branch