Was it just us, or did it seem like every time we turned around this year, we caught a glimpse of Miley Cyrus’ nips making headlines? Don’t get us wrong, we’re far from prudes. The Free the Nipple movement is an important one. But, you can’t deny that it must…
With all this holiday time spent praising Jesus, why not take a break from the holy and indulge in the devilish this weekend? Relax, County Grind hasn’t gone all Satanic on you, we’re just suggesting you check out the witch house-infused project of local emcee Jabrjaw and experimental beatsmith Mike…
Oh là là, it’s a French party at the Delray Beach Playhouse. Get ready to pop bottles of French bubbly and sing along to some transatlantic delights during A Musical Midnight in Paris. Bestselling French recording star Liz Brady will entertain audiences with her coquettish croons. Born in Egypt to…
Think of it as Tchaikovsky’s greatest hits, all in one night. The prestigious State Ballet of Russia, under the tutelage of awardwinning dancer Nikolay Anokhin, highlights excerpts from the most renowned works from one of ballet’s most prominent composers. With scenes from Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s…
Forget about misbehaved kids receiving coal for Christmas. What if all the naughty ones were dragged to Hell by a horned, fanged beast? A little extreme, you think? Not to Alpine cultures, where German folklore dictates that right before Saint Nick arrives, spreading all of his Yuletide cheer, a devilish…
West Palm Beach pedal-heavy fuzz-rockers the Band in Heaven is back at it again. The group released a new 7″ last Tuesday on Chicago imprint HoZac Records. It expands on the four-piece’s psychedelic, black-leather swagger. This nifty two-song release is also seeing the light of day via cassette tape on…
It’s that time of year again folks, when all us music critics get on our little soapboxes and decide what music was relevant or “worth it” in the past year. We are tastemakers, after all (at least in our minds), so crafting these year end lists is why we make…
This Friday night, a deluge of Santa Claus- attired revelers invades Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach as part of the second-annual Delray Beach SantaCon. “Ho, ho, hos” will be heard far and wide in downtown as these red-suited partygoers partake in a Yuletide bar crawl spanning four Delray hot spots…
What was a one-time performance last year stretches into three this time around as Delray Beach’s Arts Garage brings back its popular live radio performance of the cinematic holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life. Taking the Frank Capra-produced and -directed movie and giving it a nostalgic twist, the ensemble transforms…
There is no greater indicator that it’s the holiday season in South Florida than a procession of yachts emblazoned with shimmering lights and ornaments cruising down the Intracoastal Waterway. Yes, there are a number of holiday boat parades to choose from on our shores, but only one is touted as…
Usually reserved as a destination for delectable cocktail crafts, this Thursday night, Fort Lauderdale’s Bar Stache 1920’s Drinking Den will also be serving some serious laughs. Claiming to be the only night of comedy available in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Comedy at Stache of Laughs brings an assortment of the area’s…
Looking for a little knickknack for that history buff in your family? If so, there will be tons of storied treasures to see and buy Sunday at Fort Lauderdale Historical Society’s Holiday Craft Fair. Not only will the historical society’s home base, the Museum of History at the New River…
In its second iteration, America’s Backyard’s monthly First Friday Street Festival comes festooned with Yuletide cheer, just in time for the holiday season. Vendors and artisans alike will be lining the street directly outside the open-air downtown venue as well as inside its doors. Kids of all ages are encouraged…
For those wanting to dip their toes in all the Art Basel hullabaloo that’s going down in Miami over the next few days but not fully commit, Radio-Active Records is offering a viable solution. Instead of having to schlep past the Golden Glades Interchange, you can show up at Fort…
One does not need to endure a 15-hour-plus plane ride to witness the sheer majesty of an authentic Tibetan monk performance. The Mystical Arts of Tibet: Sacred Music Sacred Dance, brings members of the Drepung Loseling Monastery, in all their full regalia, to our shores. Endorsed by the Dali Lama…
With a raspy voice and snarky, in-your-face style, Scarsdale, New York’s Bobby Slayton has earned a reputation as the “Pitbull of Comedy” through his illustrious 20-plus-years as a standup comic. While pacing the stage, Slayton delivers mile-a-minute laughs with a ferocity and no-holds-barred nature that’s unlike any other comic today…
A comic-book extravaganza of gigantic proportions, Marvel Universe Live swings through South Florida this week in the midst of its 85-city jaunt across the U.S. Think of it as Comic-Con on steroids, as everyone’s favorite superheroes — including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Thor, and even the Hulk — all partake…
Chris Evert’s Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic returns this weekend for another three days of fun-filled high jinx in and around the tennis court. Since 1989, tennis legend Evert has been hosting this celebrity-filled event, which has raised more than $21 million to combat drug abuse and child neglect in Florida. This…
Vampires are passé these days; it’s zombies that are all the rage. With the popularity of AMC’s Walking Dead series, the prevalence of city-sanctioned zombie walks in every major town across the country, and the recent 2013 remake of the cult classic Evil Dead, the wobbling undead are experiencing a…
English rock guitarist Robin Trower may not be as big a household name as Eric Clapton, but in the world of rock guitar heroes, the two are equally heralded. Trower is considered an ax man’s ax man who crafted a unique style of psychedelic blues in the late ’60s that…
New York City may have its Rockefeller Christmas tree and all, but the City of Fort Lauderdale has no reason to be envious. With the marvelous ten-week celebration of glistening holiday lights and garlands known as Light Up Lauderdale, our town has its own rightful celebratory holiday seasonal gem. Presented…
Nobody defines the sensitive singer/songwriter more than American musician James Vernon Taylor. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a warm, approachable singing style, Taylor took a different approach to music than that of the ’60s protest folk singers. Rather than chanting about oppression, the maladies of society, or the violence…
