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…

Nealon’s back on the road THU 8/18 For every Saturday Night Live star who finds success post SNL (like Rob Schneider), there’s an equal number who leave the cast only to embarrass themselves (Jimmy Fallon). Then there’s the case of Kevin Nealon. After the longest stint of any SNL performer…

Sandhill cranes migrate to Delray FRI 8/19 It’s hard to understand sandhill cranes if you’re a city dweller. With that in mind, photographer Diane Farris moved to rural Gainesville three years ago, where, in a mood of poetic reverie and vivid beauty, she captured their subtle interaction. The results can…

Vampire games at Rose & Crown FRI 8/19 For the past two years, the walking undead have gathered together at Sonar Nite Club in Hollywood to dance, drink, and be dark. But now tanned, bureaucratic big shots have decided to keep Goth and fetish fanatics from having any fun. Recently,…

Wilby comin’ ’round the island FRI 8/12 Wilby Island fits all the stereotypes of the quintessential small town: a haughty distrust of outsiders, a need to sweep the dirt under the carpet, and a dyslexic sign-painter named Duck MacDonald. OK, so that guy’s a little odd. But the rest of…

Tequila Ranch has one for ya THU 8/11 Until now, Thursdays were reserved for your weekly escapade with a bottle of domestic beer and a private screening of Urban Cowboy in your living room. Maybe it’s the dream of falling in love while two-stepping at a honky-tonk that gets you…

Oakerson’s no Winnie the Pooh comic THU 8/4 When “Big” Jay Oakerson dropped out of college to pursue a career in standup comedy, his mom’s response couldn’t have been harsher than if he’d taken a job bouncing for strippers at bachelor parties; she kicked him out of the house until…

Enter cheek-to-cheek competition FRI 8/5 Your chiseled body is poised like the mighty Atlas — glutes glistening, calves clenched. At this moment, your shimmering shoulders could bear the world’s weight, but that burden is not yours. You have been chosen for a different task: You must model men’s biker shorts…

Last year’s Warped Tour was rainier than the prince of Monaco (that’s the late Prince Rainer III, but you knew that). Like a game of musical tents, concertgoers found themselves scrambling around every 20 minutes or so, frantically seeking shelter in one of the tour’s many tents. Others simply went…

Respectable Street hits the big 1-8 SAT 7/30 Local promoter and Closer magazine co-founder Steve Rullman has been drifting around Clematis Street for more than a decade, stirring up bands to play at club-king Rodney Mayo’s many venues, which include Respectable Street (518 Clematis St., West Palm Beach). Rullman has…

Filmmakers FLEX their creative muscles WED 8/3 If you think David Lynch’s films are strange, check out Rob Tyler’s Magic Hostess: The Electric Can Opener. The four-minute flick — which extols the virtues of said household appliance — contains enough subtle humor and surprises (Mr. T makes chili?) to leave…

And have some java too THU 7/28 Getting your drink on around Fort Lauderdale’s Himmarshee Village doesn’t necessarily mean downing Jack and Cokes all night and dancing to booty music (though that is loads of fun). Sometimes that drink is nothing more than a latte at Brew Urban Café (209…

Adolescents bring in the kids FRI 7/22 Orange County, California, punk veterans the Adolescents were gearing up to record a new album last year, O.C. Confidential, when guitarist Rikk Agnew’s penchant for tossin’ ’em back got him tossed from the band. Meanwhile, Frank Agnew — Rikk’s brother and the band’s…

Pickin’ and paintin’ at the Hard Rock THU 7/21 Not all rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia is destined for “do not touch” status on the walls of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (1 Seminole Way, Hollywood); some of it’s there for you to pick up and — if you…

Wormhole turns 2 WED 7/20 It’s hard to imagine that ten years ago, downtown West Palm Beach wasn’t full of torn-up sidewalks and half-built condos. Even stranger is that alternative culture existed east of the train tracks — that live music, poetry, and philosophical discussions were as common to Olive…

A most immodest proposal FRI 7/15 Here’s a dilemma you’re unlikely to face in your lifetime: Your boss informs you that your job has been eliminated. But rather than making you redundant, he offers you a new position — and quite a few positions for your spouse as well. Yes,…

ZSG brings out the stars THU 7/14 Despite what you may have heard from disgruntled basketball fans in New Jersey and Toronto, the Heat’s Alonzo Mourning is one of the NBA’s most selfless players. Besides donating his salary this year to charity, he runs Zo’s Summer Groove, a community staple…

So there’s a new pair of rock DJs coming to town. Great, like we really need more so-called hipsters playing Duran Duran and looking like something out of a John Hughes film. Wait a second… the Jacques Chirock DJs — aren’t these the same guys who used to do Real…

Off-off-Broadway THU 7/7 After continually being called to audition for roles such as “Gangster Number One,” Edwin Sanchez, then an actor, grew tired of being typecast. Since he didn’t see many juicy roles for people of color, gays, lesbians, and general misfits, he’d write his own darn plays. Moving off…

Festival of made-in-Florida films FRI 7/8 Lots of unholy things have come out of Florida in the past decade or so (hanging chads, Marilyn Manson, Carrot Top). But now we have an export of which we can be proud — “The Best of Florida: Made in Florida” video competition. Showing…

News briefs. Short films. Short… sentences. After more than half a century of television imposed on the national attention span, we’re only a few commercials away from needing CliffsNotes to watch full-length movies. While that’s an obstacle for anyone hoping to create the next big Broadway play, it’s a good…

A spirited exhibit THU 6/30 With our new national pastimes of waging illegal wars, sending jobs to India, and telling everyone else to screw off, it’s easy to think of the American spirit as something to read about in history books. But the exhibit “Salute to America: A Celebration of…