Florence and the Machine Make U.S. Debut

The 23-year-old Brit lives up to her overseas buzz at the band's intimate New York City show.
Florence and the Machine / Photo courtesy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldofrandsom/sets/72157622557133757/" target="_new" rel="nofollow">Randy Haecker</a>

On paper, flame-haired 23-year-old Brit Florence Welch seems just one of a dozen would-be divas to wash up on our shores this year. Fortunately for her, and for all of us, Welch’s charms are not best experienced on paper. Rather, they are best experienced in the cozyish 550-capacity Bowery Ballroom on Manhattan’s Lower East Side on a grimly rainy Tuesday in October.

Florence and the Machine, 'Lungs' (Universal/Island)

Flame-haired flamethrower sets alt-rock boys ablaze.

Calling all crazy ex-girlfriends: If you’re gonna keep up with Florence Welch, you might need stronger meds.

Breaking Out: Florence and the Machine

Former choir girl wins Brit Award for her lively art rock after getting discovered in the loo.
Photograph by Ellis Parrinder

The bathroom isn't usually a place where a girl wants to draw attention to herself.

Razorlight's Johnny Borrell Writing for New Band

Click here to find which up-and-coming group the divisive Brit frontman is writing songs for!
Johnny Borell / Photo by Mitchell Frye

You've got to hand it to Razorlight's Johnny Borrell: He's nothing if not self-aware.

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