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Chronic Cover Songs for 420: Brothers Newbill Do Brewer and Shipley's "One Toke Over the Line"

By Liz Tracy Fri., Apr. 20 2012 at 1:23 PM

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Editor's note: If you grew up in South Florida, you've lived a delightfully half-baked existence. You've definitely smoked the stickiest crippy and the worst Jamaican schwag. County Grind got all stoned and thought, why not ask these toasty South Florida musicians to give us a taste of their favorite pot-inspired songs in preparation for 420? This Chronic Cover series introduces you to both songs about weed and local talents. For the full list, click here.

County Grind is an unabashed fan of one of our most delightful writers Travis Newbill. The musician joined vocal forces with his brother Brady, who also played the organ for this cover of Brewer and Shipley's classic "One Toke Over the Line." Travis and Brady remade this folk country ditty -- off their 1970 album Tarkio -- and made it way more intimate and even a teeny bit spooky. There's nothing like family singing together -- two brothers getting emotional about pot. That's what America is all about.

It was recorded at, they say, Mom's House Studios.

Travis notes, "Brady has been much more active musically than I have recently. He is currently recording an EP with one of his bands, North Atlantic Space Company, and preparing to record another one with Dooms De Pop." Both are kind of also County Grind faves. Brady is working on some solo work due to be released eventually.

You can catch Travis performing at Dada, 52 N. Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, on Monday, and you should, because it'll be his last gig before skipping town to go somewhere in Colorado (we'll miss you, Travis!).

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Chronic Cover Songs for 420: Mike Mineo's a Cappella Take of Bob Marley's "Kaya"

By Alex Rendon Fri., Apr. 20 2012 at 12:25 PM

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Editor's note: If you grew up in South Florida, you've lived a delightfully half-baked existence. You've definitely smoked the stickiest crippy and the worst Jamaican schwag. County Grind got all stoned and thought, why not ask these toasty South Florida musicians to give us a taste of their favorite pot-inspired songs in preparation for 420? This Chronic Cover series introduces you to both songs about weed and local talents. For the full list, click here.

A Chronic Cover compilation would be insignificant if it did not include at least one Bob Marley number. Seriously, can you think of any other artist in the history of herb culture that is more synonymous with ganja living than Mr. Marley? Like peanut butter and jelly, Bob Marley and weed are tied together in the psyche of music fans and bong aficionados alike.

The momentous aspect of Marley is that his music and message transcended pop culture. Sure, today Legends is a staple at frat-party keggers and smogging sessions done in teenyboppers' parents' Volvos, but don't let that deter from the fact that he turned cannabis-smoking into something spiritual and life-affirming. With his Rastafarian roots and devotion to Jah, Marley was considered by many to be a prophet, not your common-day pop idol by any means.

With that said, Boca Raton's "subtropic pop" sensation Mike Mineo showed great foresight in being the first to select a Marley song for this compilation when New Times asked contributors for their preferential choices. Mineo proves to be particularly astute with his choosing of "Kaya" from Marley's catalog. Thankfully, one of a handful of Bob Marley tunes not entirely played-out. More »

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Chronic Cover Songs for 420: Sophie Sputnik Launches Into Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize"

By Alex Rendon Fri., Apr. 20 2012 at 11:08 AM

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Editor's note: If you grew up in South Florida, you've lived a delightfully half-baked existence. You've definitely smoked the stickiest crippy and the worst Jamaican schwag. County Grind got all stoned and thought, why not ask these toasty South Florida musicians to give us a taste of their favorite pot-inspired songs in preparation for 420? This Chronic Cover series introduces you to both songs about weed and local talents. For the full list, click here.

So, "Do You Realize," our favorite tune off of the Flaming Lips' tenth album, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, might not deal directly with marijuana matters, but we felt it an apt entry into our Chronic series for a multitude of reasons. We'll tell you why. First and foremost, candidly (as we would never lie to you, faithful reader) New Times was desperately in need and want of a contribution from a female musician, so when we received word from spunky and wistful Deerfield Beach singer/songwriter Sophie Sputnik at the 12th hour that she had completed a song for us, we were more than flexible.

Besides, Sputnik's undertaking of recording her debut album, The Chase, live before an audience at Radio-Active Records last October enamored us with its guts and gusto. This is a woman who commands respect but at the same time doesn't take herself too seriously. We dig that. More »

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Chronic Cover Songs for 420: The Shakers Do Up Murphy's Law's "Quest for Herb"

By Liz Tracy Thu., Apr. 19 2012 at 3:32 PM

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Editor's note: If you grew up in South Florida, you've lived a delightfully half-baked existence. You've definitely smoked the stickiest crippy and the worst Jamaican schwag. County Grind got all stoned and thought, why not ask these toasty South Florida musicians to give us a taste of their favorite pot-inspired songs in preparation for 420? This Chronic Cover series introduces you to both songs about weed and local talents. For the full list, click here.

Members of the Shakers are no newbies to making music around these parts. All have been in other bands over the years, too many for even them to name. The Shakers have existed since 1994 in one form or another and with the current lineup for the past four. This fine group of men includes Pat Stahl, Jon Stahl, Chris "Spikey" Goldbach, and Joe "Jit" Marino.

These Pompano Beach dudes have already released four EPs and two LPs and are working on more audio that you can purchase and enjoy at your leisure. Their punk/hardcore act has opened for Less Than Jake, Guttermouth, and Agent Orange, among others.

Here, you'll find a solid cover of Murphy's Law's "Quest for Herb." It's a condition we've all been stuck in. Running missions for some green. Certainly, this isn't your typical stoner song, but maybe if ya smoke a doobie after a few drinks, the desire for this hardcore gem will grow inside you, you'll lean over your vaporizer and press play.

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Chronic Cover Songs for 420: Routine Scheme Re-Create Cypress Hill's "Hits From the Bong"

By Liz Tracy Thu., Apr. 19 2012 at 3:17 PM

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Editor's note: If you grew up in South Florida, you've lived a delightfully half-baked existence. You've definitely smoked the stickiest crippy and the worst Jamaican schwag. County Grind got all stoned and thought, why not ask these toasty South Florida musicians to give us a taste of their favorite pot-inspired songs in preparation for 420? This Chronic Cover series introduces you to both songs about weed and local talents. For the full list, click here.

No genre gets you feeling that raw adolescent emotion, the one that's so deliciously satisfying in every way, like punchy punk rock. Lake Worth's three-man outfit Routine Scheme is keeping this authentic kick-around-the-club punk alive in South Florida. On Caston St. Records, they were formed in November 2005, and ever since, Andy Johnston, John Guerro, and Ferris have been writing, recording, performing, and touring.

Band interests on Facebook indicate that besides food, traveling, and The Simpsons, they favor "free drugs" and "sharing drugs." So, Cypress Hill is a likely choice for their 420 cover song. They, like in the original "Hits From the Bong," sample Dusty Springfield's "Son of a Preacher Man"; you hear the bubbling of the bong water and someone getting high. This is a totally punk interp of this homage to the girl we all love, Mary Jane. There's also a last-minute mention of Catherine Zeta Jones. You figure that one out.

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4/20: A Short and Heavy Stroll Down Stoner-Rock Lane

By Abel Folgar Thu., Apr. 19 2012 at 6:38 AM

Categories: Happy 420, Stoners, Local Music, Talking Shit, Useless Lists, Video

Here we are, another year, another April, and another April 20. Does this mean anything to you? Should it? Aren't most holidays really just a bunch of nonholidays anyways? Do you feel a little Irish when St. Patrick's comes about? Do you claim to be an observant Jew when Yom Kippur rolls around? Did you try to pull a Kwanzaa stunt this past winter season as a means to scrim on that paperwork your boss demanded?

In the end, holidays are holidays, and sometimes they are just so to a specialized crowd. This 4/20 thing, let's be honest, like stoners need a recognizable date to celebrate? Could they even remember through the sticky haze? Do you care? Do we even care, for that matter? No. But to us, this is just another wonderful excuse to put up some relevant music videos for you to enjoy at work or home (certainly not school, because County Grind supports your educational endeavors to the fullest, even if you're half-baked at the moment).

So instead of the usual Rasta-oriented music, let's take a short stroll through stoner-rock history after the jump!

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Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Bongzilla, Cavity, Floor, Kyuss, Sleep

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Chronic Cover Songs for 420: Chris Horgan, AKA Sweet Bronco, Slowburns Neil Young's "Roll Another Number (For the Road)"

By Alex Rendon Thu., Apr. 19 2012 at 6:08 AM

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Editor's note: If you grew up in South Florida, you've lived a delightfully half-baked existence. You've definitely smoked the stickiest crippy and the worst Jamaican schwag. County Grind got all stoned and thought, why not ask these toasty South Florida musicians to give us a taste of their favorite pot-inspired songs in preparation for 420? This Chronic Cover series introduces you to both songs about weed and local talents. For the full list, click here.

Since returning to his native Fort Lauderdale in 2007, Chris Horgan has been a fixture in the music scene throughout the many dives and haunts that make up the Broward and Palm Beach County divide. Horgan came back to Fort Lauderdale after a stint in a popular L.A. shoegazey band Eskimohunter to start a new outfit called Sweet Bronco. At its height, the band was a three-piece that consisted of melodic electro-thrills over acoustic sentiments, a style Horgan described as "disco folk-rock with a message."

Over the years, Horgan has played under many different monikers (his most recent being the high-powered "space pop" of North Atlantic Space Company) and with the likes of several of South Florida's most notable musicians (John Ralston seems to be his favorite musical companion).

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Chronic Cover Songs for 420: Spred the Dub Does Up Sublime's "Legal Dub"

By Liz Tracy Wed., Apr. 18 2012 at 11:32 AM

Categories: Happy 420, Stoners, Local Music

Editor's note: If you grew up in South Florida, you've lived a delightfully half-baked existence. You've definitely smoked the stickiest crippy and the worst Jamaican schwag. County Grind got all stoned and thought, why not ask these toasty South Florida musicians to give us a taste of their favorite pot-inspired songs in preparation for 420? This Chronic Cover series introduces you to both songs about weed and local talents. For the full list, click here.

Would it be possible to ask a group of musicians to cover songs about drugs and not end up with something by Sublime? No, sir, it wouldn't. So right here, Palm Beach onetime 12-piece crew Spred the Dub delivers its interpretation of a song with a name, "Legal Dub," relevant to its own title.

These creators of "good-time reggae" dubbed the shit out of this dubbed-out version of Peter Tosh's pot classic "Legalize It." It plays like a sunny day at the beach. Imagine the delicious feeling of a solid roasting on the sand with a spliff in one paw and Visine in the other.

Catch Spred the Dub at its weekly Monday-night gig at Reef Road Rum Bar at 223 Clematis St., West Palm Beach, and at an upcoming show at Churchill's Pub, 5501 NE Second Ave., Miami, on May 9 with the Aggrolites & Old Man Markley. The band is planning on releasing an EP this year, so get stocked up on some good-ass crippy and wait till the dub reveals itself to you.

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Chronic Cover Songs for 420: The Dewars Swing in "All the Jive Is Gone/Reefer Man" Banger

By Alex Rendon Wed., Apr. 18 2012 at 11:20 AM

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Editor's note: If you grew up in South Florida, you've lived a delightfully half-baked existence. You've definitely smoked the stickiest crippy and the worst Jamaican schwag. County Grind got all stoned and thought, why not ask these toasty South Florida musicians to give us a taste of their favorite pot-inspired songs in preparation for 420? This Chronic Cover series introduces you to both songs about weed and local talents. For the full list, click here.

We were bummed to hear that our favorite musical identical-twin brothers, Anthony and Zachary Dewar, were leaving their suburban West Palm Beach abode to the even more suburban, cutesy, bed-and-breakfast-filled Spanish colonial town of St. Augustine. This was both for the group's eclectic, off-centered Leonard Cohen-meets-Syd Barrett tunes as much as for their infamous band-filled house parties.

The affable duo, however, has kept the 561 close to its hearts by making frequent appearances at its former stomping grounds, with one gig each at Lake Worth indie dive bar Propaganda this past February and March and a forthcoming performance at Respectable Street's weekly PBR throwdown, Flaunt, this May 10 with Atlanta exploratory rockers Carnivores. Perhaps the reality that the Dewars have left has not really sunk in.

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Chronic Covers for 420: Luna Rex Performs Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit"

By Alex Rendon Tue., Apr. 17 2012 at 12:06 PM

Categories: Happy 420, Stoners, Talking Shit

Editor's note: If you grew up in South Florida, you've lived a delightfully half-baked existence. You've definitely smoked the stickiest crippy and the worst Jamaican schwag. County Grind got all stoned and thought, why not ask these toasty South Florida musicians to give us a taste of their favorite pot-inspired songs in preparation for 420? This Chronic Cover series introduces you to both songs about weed and local talents. For the full list, click here.

Lake Worth quartet Luna Rex is one of the most unclassifiable bands we have going in the Palm Beaches. They are a little too funky to fit in nicely within the county's burgeoning indie scene, just too quirky to be placed among more straight-up rock acts, and simply not that aggressive to fit on a punk bill.

Luna Rex vocalist/guitarist Jon Glassman voiced his frustration about not finding the right act to gig with a few months back when we caught up with the salt-and-pepper-bearded musician at Lake Worth dive-music joint Speakeasy. Although his argument made sense, we both concurred that his band's ambiguous, hard-to-pin-down nature made the group all the more memorable and was surely a positive attribute.

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