“I’m fair puckled!” That’s Scottish slang for being short of breath, which is how the audience will be at Fort Lauderdale Comedy Club from the effects of the extreme hilarity of Scottish standup comedian Luke Francis. This Glasgow native throws nonstop jokes for endless guffaws that will leave the audience…
Those familiar with mad genius laptop musician Otto Von Schirach know the dude and his IDM sounds can be a bit intimidating. This breakcore artist is merely a backdrop to the two blood-curdling slasher flicks (Re-Animator and Night of the Creeps) at this month’s edition of Splatter-Rama. The monthly cinema…
During this week of goblin and ghoul revelry, do something a little different and putt your way through an apocalyptic zombie attack. Artists Lauren Van Arman and Glen Nelson (AKA Digsy) have staged the Soul Focus Haunted House, a haunted mini putt-putt golf course in their gallery, as part of…
It’s been a while since we’ve heard any news from Coral Springs computer music whiz Millionyoung (a.k.a. Mike Diaz) Turns out the young musician has been busy, locked up in the studio working on his next release. His new full-length album will be titled Variable, and is coming out February…
Perhaps you thought you were wasting your time as a youth, spending hours upon hours trying to reach the next level on Super Mario Bros. Guess what? You were not. You were an active participant in one of modern society’s most expressive artistic media, videogames. Beginning Wednesday and lasting until…
A show by Virginia tunesmith Phil Vassar, with his foot-stomping hits like “Carlene” and “Six-Pack Summer,” would be enough to befit a proper shebang thrown by local country station 99.9 FM. KISS Country fans are in luck, however, because the ever-popular ten-gallon-hat-loving local radio station has flown in not one…
Followers of the local music scene will have no trouble recalling the echoes of West Palm Beach’s Doorway 27. Embracing an eclectic sound that was alternative, indie, surfer, and mainstream all at once, the band had a far-reaching fan base. Although they have since parted ways, lead singer Bryan Wohlust…
Those planning to attend “Full Frontal Thursdays” at Hollywood Rooftop Resort’s Club Eden better be prepared to leave their inhibitions at the door. Matter of fact, be prepared to leave your socks, sneakers, and skivvies there too. As the name implies, “Full Frontal Thursdays” gives Club Eden clubgoers the chance…
Nothing signifies the start of the holiday season like having the pants scared off you by a blood-encrusted, brain-munching zombie. Flesh-eating goons can be as comforting as a warm glass of eggnog in that regard. As such, families fueled with fall-time ghoulish zeal will go out in droves to “Fright…
Save the gas money and catch top-shelf South Beach beats simultaneously with the uncanny techno groove of renowned DJ Alej Varez. This Friday presents a rare opportunity to bump and grind close to home, to the sounds of this premier South Beach maestro, who has made a name for himself…
On Friday, we gave you a roundup of all the 2012 Oktoberfests in South Florida. This week, we get into the delicious details. Although beers get all the glory in Oktoberfest celebrations near and far — from Munich to Topeka to Oakland Park — it’s the spectacular German food that…
Oktoberfest is here again, folks. It is the time of year to party like a German in brown leather pants, guzzling endless liters of barley and malt brews. We know — sporting lederhosen in South Florida’s penetrating heat is not a logistical reality, considering the risk of massive chaffing and…
Fans of Renaissance festivals and Jethro Tull take note: Your two whimsical, chimerical worlds collide with Psychedelic Mist this Saturday night at Kevro’s Art Bar in Delray Beach. Psychedelic Mist is not some sort of fragrance laced with psychotropic agents, however; it is the moniker of a band that shells…
Fishing is not a pastime one often associates with being extreme. Do not, however, mention that sentiment to the 100 competitors of the third-annual Extreme Kayak/Paddle Board Fishing Tournament. On Saturday, these brave souls will paddle offshore in search of as many dolphin, wahoo, kingfish, and black and yellowfin tuna…
Although $3 Colt 45s and Gin & Juices are incentives enticing enough to amass a crowd at Green Room’s weekly Wednesday-night underground hip-hop night, Brown Bag Wednesdays, it is the topflight regional and national talent that keeps everyone coming back for more. On deck this week is hot-to-trot mix-master Shawn…
Ladies, here is your chance to swoon over fine firemen for an entire evening without having to feel once ounce of remorse. Join more than 20 brave, brawny firefighters at this year’s unveiling of the South Florida Firefighters Calendar at Seminole Paradise at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino…
First and foremost, we’d like to congratulate you, Congressman Ryan, on the Republican vice presidential nomination. Rep. Ryan, you’ve moved up the party ranks with the stealth of one of those hidden weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Good for you! We know you’re not just a handsome face. You…
In the cutthroat nightlife world, it’s a big huge deal when a venue survives two or three years, let alone 25. West Palm Beach’s alternative rock club Respectable Street Café managed to endure just that many as of this Saturday. It’s comparable only to the legendary heights of clubs like…
Are you on the lookout for some prime artwork but nothing’s been tickling your fancy lately? Or perhaps those snooty higher-brow-than-thou galleries, with their ostentatious prices, are not your thing. If so, we’ve got good news on both fronts: the 50/50 interactive arts event, occurring Saturday at West Palm Beach’s…
Misfits’ bassist and current vocalist Jerry Only (born Gerald Caiafa) has made a career out of playing dress-up. With his ghoulish getups and pointy, trademark Eddie Munster tribute “devilock” ‘do, Only sports one of punk’s most recognizable looks. His band is an innovator of the horror-punk movement, an antiestablishment culture…
Misfits’ bassist and current vocalist Jerry Only (born Gerald Caiafa) has made a career out of playing dress-up. With his ghoulish getups and pointy, trademark Eddie Munster tribute “devilock” ‘do, Only sports one of punk’s most recognizable looks. His band is an innovator of the horror-punk movement, an antiestablishment culture…
Chris Carrabba’s short time in influential posthardcore group Further Seems Forever amounted to a mere blip in the group’s seven-year history. But those formative days held great value for the singer/songwriter. Carrabba sang lead on The Moon Is Down. Released in 2001, it is considered the preeminent album of the…
