Ultra 2014: M.I.A., MGMT, Basement Jaxx

Photo by George MartinezM.I.A. at Ultra 2014. Much like the actual weather in this era of global warming, the emotional climate at Ultra Music Festival’s live stage is wildly unpredictable. The fans might love it. They might hate it. It’s always tough to predict. But the fervor and size of…

5 St. Patrick’s Day Party Tips

If you really dig fun and love to booze, then March 17 is likely your favorite time to party. Saint Patrick’s Day is a fantastic time to revel in pure drunkenness dressed like a deranged leprechaun. Sure, it’s about being “Irish,” but let’s be honest, you’re probably not Irish. You…

Ten Best Acts to See at SunFest 2014

Every year, SunFest sweeps through West Palm Beach, bringing with it plenty of new and classic acts that draw both the youngest and oldest music fans of the tricounty area. This year, the lineup stays true to those of the past. It keeps it balanced so that your grandma, your…

Pawn Shop Lounge Opens Tonight; We Scored Preview Photos!

Tonight, the formerly bumping and alarmingly kitsch downtown Miami club Pawn Shop is opening its doors again in West Palm Beach. The old place was housed in an actual pawn shop and was very much one of the the finest club spots in South Florida for many years, hosting some…

Murphy’s Law Block Party Brings St. Paddy’s Day to Hollywood

You know what the second best thing you can possibly experience on Saint Patrick’s Day is? Catching U2 by UV’s Michael Schmidt — a Bono look- and sound-alike — live, dominating U2’s classic tunes at Murphy’s Law in Hollywood. The first, of course, is actually watching Bono belt out “Sunday…

10 Essential Spring Break Fashions

You’ve been working that treadmill for months and going hard with all those WODs, because for one week in the middle of winter, your body flesh can experience the warmth of the South Florida sun. That wonderful week is called Spring Break. And because this is such a significant moment…

SunFest 2014 Lineup: Kid Rock, Robin Thicke, J. Cole, Austin Mahone

Every year around this time, we spend hours staring at the computer, hitting refresh, waiting for the lineup for downtown West Palm Beach’s most massive music festival to hit the web. And finally, this morning, SunFest announced the schedule for the acts that’ll be performing seaside at the 32nd-annual blowout…

Death Jam Posse and Laser Wolf Records Release Death Wolf on Vinyl

“Our mission is to resurrect the bass gods and have coochies popping worldwide,” Da $wap $hop Kid says of his new project, Death Jam Posse. Three dudes you might recognize as Bleubird, Jabrjaw, and Protoman have taken on entirely new personas: Young Lauderdale, Mr. Belvedere, and Da $wap $hop Kid…

Five Ways to Score With a Hot Spring Breaker

Though South Florida has the hottest natives anyplace outside of Brazil, sometimes the sexy pot can feel a bit lacking for locals. You end up making out with the same old rotation of regulars every other week (or every night of the week, if you’re newly divorced or still in…

Churchill’s Pub Owner Dave Daniels Accepts Offer to Sell

In Churchill’s Pub, Dave Daniels established and maintained a safe space for musical and artistic expression, the watching of international soccer games, and drinking heavily in the heart of Little Haiti for 35 years. But, at 74, Daniels tells us: “It’s time for me to move on.” An undisclosed investor…

Shirley Temple, RIP

To so many, Shirley Temple is merely the name of a sirupy cocktail chugged by children who want to feel like a drunk adult. But the real Shirley Temple was a woman who started out life as the most charming child star possibly of all time who later became a…

Bruce Springsteen Is Coming to South Florida!

There’s “big news” and then there’s BIG NEWS! When you hear Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are coming to your town, it’s the latter. And yes, South Florida, we’ve got the Boss coming our way, not once, but twice, this Spring. Praise be! See also: Thoughts on Hero…