July 1995, Rose’s Bar & Music Lounge, Miami Beach, Fla. It was love at first sight. Miami has never been a town that fosters a live music scene (sit down
The Outfield, The FixxThe Outfield, The Fixx
June 1986, Six Flags Atlantis, Hollywood, Fla. I did a review a few years back for the latest Outfield album and your response — “There’s a recent Outfield album” —
No DoubtNo Doubt
May 2002, Sunfest West Palm Beach waterfront, West Palm Beach, Fla. Normally I wouldn’t go see No Doubt, not because I think it’s a bad band, but because I’m indifferent
Thompson Twins, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThompson Twins, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
January 1986, West Palm Beach Auditorium, West Palm Beach, Fla. Thompson Twins was a tweener — it rode the line between popular and alternative (Howard Jones is like this too,
Fugees, A Tribe Called QuestFugees, A Tribe Called Quest
October 1996, Rec Hall, State College, Pa. I got into trouble with this show, not for what I did but for what I wrote. I was working for the State
The Call, The Screaming Blue MessiahsThe Call, The Screaming Blue Messiahs
September 1986, Stamp Student Union, College Park, Md. My first semester in college — my first month in college — and a flood of music opened up for me. More
Red Hot Chili PeppersRed Hot Chili Peppers
June 2003, Sound Advice Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, Fla. If you’re looking back for years with great albums, 1991 is a pretty good place to stop. Nevermind, Gish, Out of