Oktoberfest comes around like cuckoo clockwork FRI 10/14 At precisely 7:30 Friday evening, a procession will march down a wooded path, past an authentic German chalet, carrying a parade of flags. Then, with the gravitas that accompanies such official ceremonies, one of the marchers will execute a sacred autumn ritual…
Heat plays for good cause MON 10/10 The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has led to more than $1 billion in donations. If you’ve yet to donate money to the relief efforts through a charity, at the supermarket, through your house of worship, on the Internet, during telethons, at one of…
Gabrielle Union and 112 host a post-hurricane jam SAT 10/8 She’s one of those actresses who keeps popping up: First on Saved by the Bell in 1989. Then as “the black girlfriend” on an episode of Friends (in 1994). Film roles in Bring It On, Cradle 2 the Grave, and…
Let’s get this straight. Space-age surf music is an authentic part of tiki culture. Pro surfers Kelly Slater and Laird Hamilton are not. Pineapple juice — tiki. Cranberry juice — not so much. Carved wooden masks are tiki, while Jimmy Buffett — well, “Those two words are actually kind of…
Marlins pray for playoffs FRI 9/30 This wasn’t supposed to be the Atlanta Braves’ year. They didn’t have the bats, they didn’t have the bullpen, and as they sat near the bottom of the standings early in the season, pundits patted one another on the back for predicting the fall…
THU 29 You might think it’s a strange idea to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with a topless party, but if you’ve ever seen Salma… What’s that? You say it’s a tapas party. Ohhh. That makes loads more sense for an event hosted by the Boca Raton Museum of Art…
Against the dying of the light SAT 9/24 How many DJs does it take to unscrew a light bulb… or at least help shut off the lights? Apparently, 65. Club X-it (219 N. 21st Ave., Hollywood) is being forced to close down by October 1 because of a city ordinance…
“They call me Dr. John, known as the Night Tripper,” growls the good doc on “Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya-Ya,” the tune that introduced him to the world. If “you got a bad woman you can’t control,” he chants hypnotically, “I got just the thing for ya.” Alas, the bad woman’s name…
Hip-hop’s happy-happy joy-joy SAT 9/17 First of all, it’s not “meena-meena”; it’s “m’nah m’nah” (like “phenomena”). The name of the Atlanta-based foursome Minamina Goodsong comes from the 1976 song “Mahna Mahna,” sung in the first series of The Muppet Show by a creature called a Mahna Mahna and two Snowths…
Phillies and Fish meet for three FRI 9/16 With just over two weeks left in the regular season, the National League Wild Card race has turned into a five-team game of musical chairs. The standings shuffle more than Jack McKeon, and there’s no telling which team will end up with…
Cowboys and cowgirls strut their stuff at the South FRI 9/16 Boot, scoot, and boogie on down to Manhattan South (6890 Powerline Rd., Fort Lauderdale) Friday if you really want to learn to take a bull by the, uh, horn. Loosely translated, this predominantly gay bar is hosting Rodeo Night…
Ohmigosh! We heard that there are, like, other countries out there besides the United States. For real! There’s a whole bunch tucked down under Mexico! We know about tequila, and we’ve heard of sinsemilla, and we’ve definitely heard of vaqueros crossing the border and stealing jobs from Americans. But who…
Four cool exhibits at FAU FRI 9/9 There’s a running joke that FAU stands for “Find Another University,” not Florida Atlantic University. But it would be hard to find another university — in these parts, anyhow — that’s so bent on proving its dedication to the arts. Its league may…
High-definition films on the big screen FRI 9/9 With 500 lines of resolution, digital video makes movies appear hyperreal. But DV’s techier cousin — high-definition video — has 1,080 lines. So when you’re watching Canadian Zombie on the big screen, you might get truly scared. Just hope there aren’t any…
Jack Johnson stars in The Accidental Rock Star TUE 9/6 Why this dopey little, monkey-headed, acoustic-guitar-playing guy is selling gazillions of records is anybody’s guess. Is it because he’s just so damned likable, with his bare feet and his beach vibe? Or because he’s just so damned cool, having grown…
A rock star and two eight-balls, sittin’ in a tree… FRI 9/2 When Phil Varone was a student at Coral Springs High, “I was into playing the drums and trying to get chicks,” he says. But he grew up to join Saigon Kick and Skid Row, and while on tour…
Can you handle the dancehall? SAT 9/3 In 1994, Spragga Benz was a short-haired, handsome, young dancehall star whose string of Jamaican hits landed him a deal with Capitol Records. He’d started out as a DJ (or “selector,” as they’re called in Jamaica), then unexpectedly became a singer (“deejay”) after…
A chick who really does rock THU 8/25 In the song “The Best Thing,” Abby Gennet, singer/guitarist for the band Slunt, steals a dude’s money, steals his car, blows out its stero system, and makes off with homeboy’s best friend and later, his dad. The tune will make you remember…
Bring cash, show skin FRI 8/26 This weekend, you might want to put on your South Beach best and roam Collins Avenue with your cell-phone camera. Of course, plans will shift and updates will be Blackberried across Miami, starting with Friday’s BMI Awards at the Fountainebleau Resort and continuing through…
“I was doing a set in Vancouver and people thought my name was Edgar Five,” laughs DJ Edgar V. Dance music junkies from South Florida would never make such a rookie mistake. Mr. V (for Villamil), now 31, spun his way through the South Beach club scene before landing a…
These trucks could eat you FRI 8/19 When Tom Meents, the six-time world champion monster truck racer, built a new house, he wasn’t quite sure what to do with the old one. “I built a ramp in the backyard,” he says, then got in his truck (named Maximum Destruction) and…
If you want to become a surf filmmaker, 28-year-old Jessie Marley has this advice: “Good luck. You’ve gotta be friends with [the pro surfers]. A lot of them have that too-cool attitude. I met a lot of them when I rode for Volcom. I put in my time with all…
