photo from kingbeehive.comFinalists in New Times’ 2009 Battle of the Bands, Miami group King Bee plays heavy alt-rock that feeds off a bluesy underbelly. The scruffy trio are masters of the subtle build-up, hitting their stride with wail-out sessions that creep up faster than you can say crescendo.I caught the…
The Broward Folk Club will ring in another year of membership Sunday at Cinema Paradiso. Never heard of the Broward Folk Club? It’s a non-profit dedicated to promoting folk and acoustic music, and it holds open mics throughout the year as well as “jam in the park” events. The group will…
photo by Jim Rassol via myspace.com/theheavypetsThe Heavy Pets had really seemed to hit their stride earlier this year when they enlisted Felix Pastorius on bass. The son of bass legend Jaco Pastorius, Felix is a respected musician in his own right who has shared the stage with bass greats Victor…
Garlic’s nutritional benefits are steeped in myth. People thought it helped them avoid getting the common cold or contracting the Plague. People also use it to repel mosquitoes, which brings up another problem: It also repels people. But it’s freakin’ delicious so who cares. Wednesday, Chef Michelle Lynn will prepare…
“New York, New York” bubbles with human activity through colorful, vibrant renderings of the world’s most exciting city. A 1919 painting by Jerome Myers titled Concert in the Park, New York employs an impressionistic, fantasy-style approach that, while seemingly a historically accurate depiction of a day in a park, also…
Picketing, boycotts, sit-ins, marching… Protests can take many forms, although most, with the exception of the bumper sticker, involve some sort of action-oriented defiance. In 1969, however, Yoko Ono and John Lennon proved yet another advantage of being famous. While the rest of us risked rubber bullets and pepper spray…
Arts 9 Muses Art Center 7139 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Call 954-746-2055. Daily: Created to give those suffering from psychological disorders a creative outlet and an artistic road to recovery, 9 Muses features the work of local artists coping with mental illness. Armory Art Center 1700 Parker Ave.,…
photo provided by myspace.com/raffaandrainerMiami duo Raffa and Rainer will bring their quirky folk to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Lauderdale, a place bustling with yogis, peaceful meditation classes, and humanist causes. The show will be at the Church’s Labyrinth Cafe on October 10. For those unfamiliar with one of…
Ben Thacker Marilyn Manson performs at Cruzan Amphitheatre August 12RollingStone.com reported Friday that South Florida’s favorite homegrown freak, Marilyn Manson, contracted swine flu. According to the article, Manson made the announcement via his Facebook page, saying, “So I have officially been diagnosed, by a real doctor, with THE SWINE FLU. I know everyone will suggest…
photo by Stephanie Rosenblatt via myspace.com/thestateofmusic Nabedi Osorio (left) and Steph Taylor One of my favorite South Florida groups, the dark indie-pop duo The State Of officially start a national tour for their new record Day of Abandon October 1. I e-mailed the pair, made up of pianist/vocalist Steph Taylor and drummer/vocalist Nabedi Osorio, a few…
Alligator Alley has a stacked lineup for Saturday, which includes the most rawkin’, grrrliest band in South Florida, Angry Pudding. The foursome is one of the best punk groups around, playing with a femme-driven grit that, well, is sort of hard to find in these parts. I admit, I have a…
Alligator Alley has a stacked lineup for Saturday, which includes the most rawkin’, grrrliest band in South Florida, Angry Pudding. The foursome is one of the best punk groups around, playing with a femme-driven grit that, well, is sort of hard to find in these parts. I admit, I have…
September’s edition of Florida? Yeah!, the monthly event brought to us by Garo Gallo and Yvonne Colon, will feature indie rockers Matilda Lights, Gallo’s band Dooms de Pop – if you haven’t heard them in a while, they have a new bassist and a new sound – Boise Bob and…
Churchill’s will feed the fires of hell Friday when they invite Murderous Rampage, the Fort Lauderdale metal group with a penchant for bloody brutality, to play along with metal group Howitzer and South Florida punkers No Class Action. Murderous Rampage writes songs about food, drinks, and bodily functions like in…
It’s hard not to gush over the Fort Lauderdale venue/gallery/space-for-all-things-DIY known as the Bubble. Kick-ass art by various local creative types litters the walls. Impressive local, eclectic musical lineups help pass the time. And the space’s owners, Garo Gallo and Yvonne Colon, never charge more than $10, which gets you…
The debate between Elvis fans and Beatles fans over which rock god/gods were more important or influential has been waging for half a century. “Paul is still making music!” “Elvis died a has-been on a toilet!” “Elvis shook the establishment!” “Elvis is king!” “Elvis was the hillbilly cat, and the…
via myspace.com/lazerbeastbandLazer BeastHelp! Featuring Sloane Peterson, Lazer Beast, Flees, Dooms de Pop, Alex Nelson, and Sweet BroncoThe Bubble, Fort LauderdaleSaturday, September 19, 2009 Better Than: Later that night at the Poor House, where the Bubble crowd usually gathers and where the lead singer of some unnamed cover band – gasp! -…
In this economy, people are struggling to keep their homes and jobs, and businesses are closing. If people are investing, they’re doing so carefully and conservatively. So it may not have seemed especially prudent when promoters Garo Gallo and Yvonne Colon opened the Bubble four months ago. Outside of the…
Local artist Paul Frank McEnery takes inspiration in part from his early childhood struggling in rough areas of Brooklyn with overcrowded schools and crime-ridden neighborhoods. He moved to Coral Springs when he was 13, but never forgot his past (at the age of 4, he stumbled across a dead body…
Picketing, boycotts, sit-ins, marching; protests can take many forms, though most, with the exception of the bumper sticker, involve some sort of action-oriented defiance. But in 1969 Yoko Ono and John Lennon proved yet another advantage of being famous. While the rest of us risk contending with pepper spray and…
www.myspace.com/bythewaymusicproductionsIn this economy, people are struggling to keep their homes and jobs, and businesses are closing. If people are investing, they’re doing so conservatively. So it may not have seemed especially prudent when promoters Garo Gallo and Yvonne Colon opened the Bubble four months ago. Outside of the rock-club trifecta…
If you haven’t heard of Fort Lauderdale’s premier venue for all things indie, The Bubble, and you’ve resolved yourself to the notion that the city is just an artistic black hole, you’ll be happy to know things are getting organized. The Bubble, founded by promoter power-couple Garo Gallo and Yvonne…
