If you’re nostalgic for the punk of the ’90s, when it still had some muscle (despite the osteoporosis that was setting in), catch Margate punk band The Shakers, a group that formed in 1994 and whose blend of punk and hardcore would have been an appropriate addition during the Warped…
If you’re nostalgic for the punk of the ’90s, when it still had some muscle (despite the osteoporosis that was setting in), catch Margate punk band The Shakers, a group that formed in 1994 and whose blend of punk and hardcore would have been an appropriate addition during the Warped…
Much about the overall aesthetic of new Fort Lauderdale favorite Murderous Rampage can be gleaned from the band’s new video, for its song “Programmed to Kill.” The stars therein are topless zombie chicks who are way more brutal than Jenna Jameson (no matter how much Nietzsche she reads). They don’t…
Mr. Entertainment and the Pookiesmackers’ Socialismo AmericanoHollywood band Mr. Entertainment and the Pookiesmackers have remained a recognizable presence on South Florida’s music scene for over a decade. They’ve released three records, and have a fourth on the way called ¡Socialismo Americano!, due out Thanksgiving week. For a peek into the…
Russ Rogers Kill Miss PrettyBoynton Beach’s raunch-punksters Kill Miss Pretty announced Sunday via Twitter that they are giving away their two albums, Permission for Strange and 2006 EP Bite Your Tongue, for free. The trio, which consists of vocalist Alicia, guitarist Russ, and bassist Martin, blend indie rock and electro…
William Murderface, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Nathan Explosion, Pickles, and Toki WartoothLate Generation X’ers and Gen Y blasted the notion that cartoons are only for kids. Maybe we didn’t want to grow up, or maybe we just didn’t want to trade creativity and imagination for the drudgery of every-day adulthood. Either way mature…
The Lilith Fair has officially announced 18 dates for 2010, none of which include South Florida. But for the last three years, we’ve had our own all-women’s music fest. FemmeFest has hosted xx-staples like Zombies! Organize!!, Astari Nite, and The State Of in the past. This year the two-day fest…
The Lilith Fair has officially announced 18 dates for 2010, none of which include South Florida. But for the last three years, we’ve had our own all-women’s music fest. FemmeFest has hosted xx-staples like Zombies! Organize!!, Astari Nite, and The State Of in the past. This year the two-day fest…
The Lilith Fair has officially announced 18 dates for 2010, none of which include South Florida. But for the last three years, we’ve had our own all-women’s music fest. FemmeFest has hosted xx-staples like Zombies! Organize!!, Astari Nite, and The State Of in the past. This year the two-day fest…
South African contemporary artist William Kentridge made Time’s list of “100 Most Influential People” this year. However, being listed among such heavy hitters as Hillary Clinton, The Twitter Guys, and Paul Krugman wasn’t the most impressive part. The person who wrote the item that gushes praise for the artist is…
In what may have been the most prescient theatrical adaptation in years, playwright David Mamet revived the 1905 work The Voysey Inheritance in 2005, four years before Bernie Madoff pled guilty to 11 federal offenses including securities fraud and money laundering. The play, a fusion of Wall Street-style financial drama…
In a hilarious New Yorker cartoon sent out via newsletter earlier this month, a woman and her dog sit across from one another enjoying dinner at an upscale restaurant. Both sip wine as a vague city outline peeks through a window, providing a swanky background touch to an evening out…
Jewel’s new album LullabyAlthough Jewel became commercially successful at the age of 19 after releasing her thoughtful, melodic, and grrrly brand of Americana folk Pieces of You in 1997, she had already attained a lifetime of experience to draw from. Since her days hobo-ing around (she carried a knife and…
The season for spooking is here, and to help awaken your inner ghoul who’s been lying dormant, here is a list of ten songs to celebrate the holiday. Some are obvious, some have loose, vague, or quirky affiliations with Halloween themes (you’ll be hard-pressed to find some of these on…
Poet Muriel Rukeseyer once asked “What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?” If the opening-weekend audience at Naked Women Fully Clothed is any indicator, the world would share a hearty laugh. This production by the Women’s Theatre Project is a series of shorts that, at…
Chess hasn’t been this sexy or subversive since The Thomas Crown Affair. A French film directed by Caroline Bottaro, Queen to Play follows a middle-aged hotel maid Hellene (Sandrine Bonnaire) who, after seeing a couple engage in some seriously, sexually tense chess on their hotel balcony, decides to take up…
Cody Unser became paralyzed in 1999 when her immune system attacked her spinal cord. She developed an intense headache, and numbness crept up from her legs to her hips and finally to her chest, all in under an hour. The symptoms were part of an uncommon neurological disorder called transverse…
The perennial free street party Moonfest will feature eight bands including Astari Night, Leading the Heroes, Nothing Rhymes with Orange, Mission Veo, and Surfer Blood, the last of which — if you haven’t been following South Florida music — seems positioned as our next rock heroes, receiving favorable reviews from…
This Halloween, indie space the Bubble will be a hub for local art, rawkin’ local bands, and DIY attitude. Some of the bands/acts include: Sweet Bronco: Largely the solo project of Chris Horgan, Sweet Bronco delivers the kind of lyric-centric, expressive folk reminiscent of early ’90s indie. Literate, authentic, and…
“A Nightmare on J Street” gives us another awesome event to celebrate Halloween. For the occasion, Propaganda (6 South J. Street, Lake Worth) will host sexy-indie favorites The Freakin’ Hott, raw-rock Yeah Yeah Yeahs-influenced Bonnie Riot, and bluesy Boca-based rockers Stonefox. Yet the acts that most evidently embody the spirit…
If you were born in the late ’80s, your exposure to Styx may only consist of a snippet of “Mr. Roboto” on VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of the ’80s. Basically, the band broke out in 1975 with the single “Lady,” which introduced the soaring harmonies for which the band is…
Cody Unser became paralyzed in 1999 when her immune system attacked her spinal cord. She developed an intense headache, and numbness crept up from her legs to her hips and finally to her chest, all in under an hour. The symptoms were part of an uncommon neurological disorder called transverse…
