June 2000, Carefree Theatre, West Palm Beach, Fla. While growing up in Miami didn’t allow for live access to alternative and hugely popular bands in the ’70s and ’80s —
MogwaiMogwai
May 2006, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga. Just before Mogwai walked on stage, a guy wearing black glasses and a T-shirt with the word STAFF across the front took the mic,
B-52sB-52s
April 2004, Gulfstream Park, Hallendale, Fla. At this point, having lived and been around Athens as long as I have, you’d think I would have seen The B-52s more than
ColdplayColdplay
January 2003, University of Miami Convocation Center, Coral Gables, Fla. I like to say that Gwyneth Paltrow destroyed Coldplay because, well, she did. Before she came along and stole away
BuzzcocksBuzzcocks
June 2006, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga. The immediate thing I remember about that night, aside from the all-star crew of Athens musicians who came out to witness the Buzzcocks’ first
RooneyRooney
June 2004, Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Sometimes an album hits you in a certain way, captures you even though it may not be something you would normally gravitate to.
The English BeatThe English Beat
July 2003, Respectable Street, West Palm Beach, Fla. It was 1984, and I was over at a friend’s house while his older brother was playing I Just Can’t Stop It