Email AuthorReed Fischer
Featured Entry
Howler clears New York Times hurdle handsomely
January 20, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Peter Van Hattem?It's time to stop claiming Howler as our own, Minneapolis. Once you have the erudite vocabulary and muscular verbiage of New York Times' Jon Caramanica exploring...
Featured Entry
Prince, Replacements, & First Avenue tattooed on St. Paul man
January 19, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Here's part of the design inked by Minneapolis' Twilight Tattoo artist Shane Wallin.?It's one thing to talk about Minnesota pride, but it's another altogether to ink it permanently to your...
Brother Ali on losing his father and Eyedea during one tour
January 19, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Bon Iver ninth-best in Pazz & Jop 2011 Poll
January 19, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Featured Entry
New music editor Reed Fischer and the great divide to the Twin Cities
January 19, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Semisonic's Dan Wilson was my highway companion.?Earlier this week, I drove 1,752 miles prior to my start as City Pages' new music editor. This three-day journey came right after I...
Featured Entry
The Original 7ven confirm Jesse Johnson's departure from band
January 18, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Steve CohenJesse Johnson, on the right, has left the Original 7ven.?The Original 7ven, formerly known as Prince-created Time, is now down to slightly less funky six. In a...
Featured Entry
Not a Goodbye to County Grind but a See You Later
January 12, 2012 in County Grind
Photo by Crissy Borges, I think.Notepad, pen, earplugs, overpriced cocktail, pastel-colored T-shirt? Check.?On my final day as New Times Broward-Palm Beach's music editor, I can say with certainty that County...
Featured Entry
Surfer Blood's Prank Call to New Times (Audio)
January 12, 2012 in County Grind
Facebook.comHave these guys called you yet??Fair warning to my soon-to-be-announced replacement at New Times: if Surfer Blood gets a hold of your phone number, there's a good chance that you'll...
Featured Entry
Red Hot Chili Peppers U.S. Tour Postponed While Anthony Kiedis' Foot Mends
January 11, 2012 in County Grind
?Add a new chapter to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' nearly three-decade history of highs and lows: Anthony Kiedis has a bum foot, and the band's U.S. tour has been...
Featured Entry
Blonds Profess Beach Love in "Kite (Acoustic)" Video
January 11, 2012 in County Grind
?It can be either edifying or aggravating to see a couple who seem to be so perfectly in love frolicking together on the beach, so take the video accompanying local...
Holy Ship! Slideshow: Skrillex, Fatboy Slim, & Uh, These People
January 10, 2012 in County Grind
Featured Entry
County Grind Live Music is Saturday: Bleeding Palm Preview & Free Tickets
January 10, 2012 in County Grind
A preview of Bleeding Palm's trippy plans for Saturday.?On Saturday, the Green Room in downtown Fort Lauderdale becomes a sonic-visual haven for area music fans as the inaugural County Grind...
Featured Entry
Surfer Blood Gets the Jimmy Fallon Bump (Video)
January 10, 2012 in County Grind
Photo by Monica McGivernSurfer Blood performing at Respectable Street on New Year's 2012.?It's not every day that a South Florida-bred band enjoys the mass-exposure of late-night television, but Surfer Blood...
Featured Entry
Holy Ship! Boat Runs Aground in Bahamas, Drinkers Mostly Unfazed
January 09, 2012 in County Grind
Photo by Ian WitlenFive tugboats work to pull the Holy Ship! out of some holy shit in the Bahamas on Saturday.?The inaugural Holy Ship! cruise, which sailed this past weekend...
Hear Hums' "Toad Licking," From Sumsun-Curated Sample Based Life Vol. 2
January 09, 2012 in County Grind
Featured Entry
Train's "Drive By" Beats "Hey Soul Sister" But That's About It
January 09, 2012 in County Grind
Probably the most truthful representation of depth of the Train aesthetic is captured in this still from the "Drive-By" promo clip.?Some people reading that headline will probably think they've stumbled...
Featured Entry
Snooze Theatre Raided by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
January 06, 2012 in County Grind
?Essential local DIY live-music venue the Snooze Theatre had its Monday-evening entertainment cut short by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office this week. The Lake Park venue, which was previously...
MP3: The Goddamn Hustle's "Summer's Over Brah"
January 06, 2012 in County Grind
Featured Entry
Is Van Halen's 2012 Reunion Album and Tour Actually a Reunion?
January 06, 2012 in County Grind
Does this name still mean what it once did??Van Halen's reunion with David Lee Roth has officially kicked off. There's a tour coming up, and there's the first DLR/VH album...
Featured Entry
County Grind Live Music at Green Room January 14: Visual Artists Announced
January 05, 2012 in County Grind
Monica McGivern takes cool pictures like this one of This Heart Electric all the time. Imagine what she can do when curating a show of artists.?People, we're just over a...
Featured Entry
Creed at 15: Pretty Tolerable Without Music Videos
January 05, 2012 in County Grind
Clockwise, from upper left: "One Last Breath," "Take Me Higher," "My Sacrifice," and "What If."?Creed's debut album, My Own Prison, will be 15 years old in 2012. To celebrate, the...
Featured Entry
My Favorite South Florida Concerts of 2011: Bruise Cruise, Watch the Throne, and Death to the Sun
January 04, 2012 in County Grind
Photo by Ian WitlenSwans rattled my intestines and made my year.?Another fine year of live entertainment in South Florida is now in the books. This is an especially bittersweet collection...
Featured Entry
Plains Unveil Florida Tour Dates for January
January 04, 2012 in County Grind
Photo by Javier SanchezThe great Plains.?Miami's emerging indie darlings Plains, who released New Times Broward Palm Beach's favorite album of 2011, continues its victory lap with a four-date trek northward...
Featured Entry
Scott Stapp Wants to Sell You His Studio Gear
January 03, 2012 in County Grind
?Creed frontman and Boca resident Scott Stapp has decided to do a massive amount of purging for 2012 and is liquidating a ridiculous collection of studio gear. (This comes not...
Featured Entry
Is Anyone Up? New Year's Celebration at Speakeasy Lounge
January 03, 2012 in County Grind
Photo by Ian Witlen?Is Anyone Up? New Year's CelebrationHosted by Hunter MooreSpeakeasy Lounge, Lake WorthSaturday, December 31, 2011Better than: Sitting at home in front of a MacBook, we guess."You guys...
