The Sweet Chariots’ Album Release PartySaturday, September 1Propaganda in Lake WorthBetter than: French fries on a grilled cheese sammich.Walking down the street on an otherwise unassuming downtown Lake Worth Saturday night, the muffled rumbling of rockabilly filled the the air. As if by magic, Propaganda’s facade appeared, nestled between an…
Black Friday at Green Room will host one of its most impressively interesting events to date. The weekly goth fest is the set for the filming of Hollywood suspense thriller Exposure. The filmmakers, we are told, are hitting up the South Florida party looking for the most worthy goths and…
Straight off the Black Locust Society “Sunshine State Tour,” local hip-hop MC Protoman released a new track, “Live Fast,” with New York DJ Angston. This song has next-level swag. Hip-hop meets EDM? There’s oodles of dance potential here.”Live Fast” has a party energy and touch of the experimental that is…
It’s impossible to deny the abundance of homegrown talent budding in our very own backyard. Miami quartet Krisp, comprised of Andres Ledesma, Jason Mavila, Alex Lopez, and Charlie Woods, is blooming under the South Florida sun and thriving in the scene. They make boogie ready music that is both chill,…
Kevin Hart is the latest comedian to be crowned host of the MTV Video Music Awards. In the past, this honor was granted to funny folks from Chris Rock to Arsenio Hall to Chelsea Handler, and even to no one in 2007 (#fail). But unlike those other people who actually…
Better than: Richard Simmons’ Sweatin’ to the OldiesEver wanted to know what canned sardines trapped shoulder-to-shoulder with stranger fish in a salty grave feel like? We had a pesca-claustrophobic experience on Saturday night at Mai Kai’s soulful rockabilly dance party Exotica A Go Go. The intensely populated Molokai Bar and Lounge held…
Wayne Hancock Diabo Dimes and Cupcake BurlesqueFive Points LoungeFriday, August 10Better than: Sleeping with all the lights on.Wayne “The Train” Hancock is not your typical country music singer, nor is he a backwoods, to-backy-chewin’ redneck. His style of music is unique. It’s a quality ode to an era when musicianship, tradition, and…
We may live in a dog-eat-dog world, but the folks at Green Room in Fort Lauderdale are all about the cats, so much so that they will be turning the posh nightclub into a kitty paradise on Saturday for the first installment of Caturday Saturday. Alongside the cat-themed artwork displayed…
Safon Floyd and her art-savvy team have put together an epic open-mic tradition at Tempo Live in Hollywood every first Thursday of the month. Rough Draft, as it is appropriately called, caters to “writers, poets, musicians, dancers, recording artists, visual artists, fashion designers, practically any art form you can think…
It’s not often someone goes by the name of an appliance, but tattoo artist Dan TV does. Growing up in York, Pennsylvania, he says, television was his babysitter. The nickname was given to him by a friend who, Dan relays, “said I reminded him of Mike TV from the original…
Fort Lauderdale is best-known for its swimmable beaches, year-round sunshine, and a spring break that’s well-attended by douchebags. But over the past year, Black Friday has attempted to add a much darker element to that list. The weekly goth party brings the vamps, freaks, fetishists, and buxom beauties of burlesque to…
Each tattoo, even the grody tramp stamp of a Mexican worm that appears in Bridesmaids, has its own story. And, since the tattoo taboo has melted away, it seems everyone, even the most powerful celebrities, sports stars, and musicians have at least one. One day, we’d love to ask Lil…
Bleubird, Armageddon Man, GallimimusThe Speakeasy Lounge, Lake WorthFriday, July 20See alsoRapper Bleubird’s Top Five Cat Video PicksBetter than: Spending Friday night in a hot tub.It’s mid-July in South Florida, and in case you haven’t noticed, it’s hot. Really fucking hot. There’s no escaping the sweltering heat either. You can hold…
If, in your life, you haven’t wept, laughed, or danced mournfully to the Smiths or Morrissey, you might want to get your head checked. Since you’re not likely that heartless a monster (spawned in November?), you’ll enjoy local band Ordinary Boys, which covers all things Morrissey. Ordinary Boys officially became…
Kevin Richardson has finally stopped playing games with our hearts and the wallets of the rest of the Backstreet Boys. He’s back with his blue eyes and raven, spiky hair to complete the original lineup of the pop quintet. The band just announced that its comeback premiere performance will take…
Maya Arulpragasam, better-known by her alias M.I.A., is definitely one of the world’s baddest bitches. After killing off gingers in her “Born Free” video and flipping off the football-loving grandmas of America on Super Bowl Sunday, she solidified her place in world history as such.Today, she celebrates her 37th birthday…
News broke just before the weekend that rock ‘n’ roll legend Steven Tyler and everyone’s favorite Latina big-booty superstar, JLo, will both be abdicating their pop-royalty thrones on American Idol. Part of the Idol family since 2011, Tyler said in a news release that he was returning to his first…
The Unitarian Fellowship of South Florida will bring the spirits together, reading auras and seeing into the past, present, and future with runes and tarot cards from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday for the Summer Psychic Faire. There will be several divinations to choose from, making the psychic experience easy…
When you think of a subculture, the first thing that probably comes to mind is some under-the-radar gaggle of weirdos who keep to themselves and make your mom nervous. But what happens when a group of locals whose passion for music and their community gather forces and insist that their…
Previous Tattoo TuesdaysDJ LinderSMASH’s Gothic Fashion GuidebookMichael “Pooch” Pucciarelli says he was raised “on a diet of Godzilla films, H.P. Lovecraft novels, and Walt Disney World.” This multi-instrumental musician, fine artist, tattooer, and owner of West Palm’s Altered State Tattoo is bringing what he calls a mix of “modern dark…
Last month, we introduced you to Subculture, a company of community organizers and music enthusiasts led by Phillip Roffman. In our interview with Roffman, he expressed a desire to band together likeminded locals from various artistic scenes, and mount cross-disciplinary events. Now, the first of these is coming. Mark your…
What happens when two of South Florida’s best MCs combine forces to bring the best of what the Miami and Fort Lauderdale hip hop scene has to offer? For those of you who were stumped, the answer is Alligator City.An undeniable reference to the notoriously aggressive predator of the ‘Glades…
