Feel the wrath of Lewis Black SAT 10/1 Listening to an angry 57-year-old white guy shout obscenities about his discontent with pretty much every aspect of Western civilization sounds more exhausting than entertaining, more frightening than funny. It definitely does not seem like an activity someone would partake in by…

And pray to the Wrong-Eyed Jesus THU 9/29 Amid the calamitous ruins left by Hurricane Katrina, there’s one cover that should have been blown off long ago — New Orleans’ famous “party town” façade. Only now is the world having to face the rampant poverty of the American South. There’s…

Praisin’ and roof-raisin’ FRI 9/30 Billed as the largest party of the year for grown folks, the Jubilee Groove Fest is a weekend-long celebration of comedy, music, fashion, poetry, and worship. Worship? Not in the hushed, monastery sense of the word but the fun, hands-in-the-air kind of worship. The party…

You’d think that in an age of South Park, Eminem, and Grand Theft Auto, the only way an entertainer could be shocking is to be just totally inoffensive. But then you tune in to Comedy Central and see the Friar’s Club Roast of Pamela Anderson, where a scowling, loud-mouthed comic…

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…

It’s been roughly a month since Katrina made waves in the Gulf Coast, but the effort to assist evacuees has only begun. Though our commander in sleep took his sweet time before stepping in, the American Red Cross was on the scene to do what it could with what it…

HorrorPops bring it on SUN 9/25 After years of enthralling European fans with their ghoulish-yet-lively stage shows, Denmark natives the HorrorPops took up residence in Los Angeles. The move paid off; the band landed a spot touring with the Offspring, managed to sell out the Troubadour in West Hollywood, and…

Fins try to make Panthers extinct SUN 9/25 With the exception of the curse of Tutankhamen, the Heisman jinx, and possibly the curse of the Black Pearl, nothing foreshadows impending doom faster then finding yourself on the cover of Sports Illustrated. So after nailing the newsstands as the cover boys…

Nearly a decade has passed since the tragic death of Pennywise bass player and founding member Jason Thirsk. And although the fast-driving SoCal punk band chose to carry on, releasing six more albums and taking part in many a Warped Tour, Thirsk’s passing left a deep hole in the group…

Norton ponies up the sculptures SAT 9/17 From the polo fields of Wellington to the horse-friendly McDonald’s in Davie to the backstretch at Gulfstream, South Florida has got to be the equestrian capital of the United States. Of course, states like Montana have some horse history of their own, and,…

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…

Much can be said about the ska-punk revival of the mid-’90s, and it has — from rock critics who think it’s kitschy kid’s stuff to older punks making fun of so-called rude boys who wear baggy skater pants (even if the first three letters of skate are s-k-a). But the…

Paula Poundstone balances kids and comedy FRI 9/9 Long before Brit gender-bender Eddie Izzard was performing his comedy routine in a dress, heels, and makeup, Paula Poundstone was getting laughs in the not-so-ladylike fashion of a suit and tie. “I guess I am the ‘woman in the tie,'” says the…

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…

History dictates that once a rock band conquers the world — like Nirvana did in the early ’90s — it’s all downhill from there for individual band members; splinter groups formed after the band’s demise are doomed to forever stand in its shadow. For the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, the…

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…

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…

On August 12, Ozzy Osbourne announced that after ten years of headlining Ozzfest, the Black Sabbath front man is finally taking his day of rest. Osbourne still plans to make scattered appearances on future tours, though only in select cities. Sure, that’s big news and all, but real news came…

You’d think that after mainstream rock critics had finished fellating Conor Oberst, the glum-faced troubadour in Bright Eyes, they’d forget all about the aging punks in Green Day. After all, didn’t their 15 minutes end five years ago? And besides, what could a three-chord rock band offer in 2005 that…

From Havana to Miami THU 8/25 When director Lisandro Pérez-Rey was 5 years old, Fidel Castro opened Cuba’s harbors, and 130,000 Cubans fled to Miami. This six-month-long event in 1980 was known as the Mariel Boatlift, chronicled in the opening scene of Scarface and elsewhere. Twenty years later, Pérez-Rey began…