Review of the Tech N9ne show at Club Cinema.Before his epic concert last night at Club Cinema in Pompano, we jumped at the chance to chat with Strange Music mogul Tech N9ne about the Hostile Takeover Tour and his recent outspoken defense of hip-hop leading man Lil Wayne. Tech, born…
View photos of Tech N9ne and Machine Gun Kelly at Club CinemaFull pre-show interview with Tech N9ne here. Read more about Mayday! and a Machine Gun Kelly at Revolution Live review.Hostile Takeover Tour 2012Featuring Strange Music artists Mayday!, Stevie Stone, Tech N9ne, and Machine Gun KellyClub CinemaJune 26, 2012Better Than: Madonna…
Though Jackson Valiente, AKA Kreepy Tiki Jaksin, has been tattooing for over a decade, he reveals, “My first job as an artist was as a tiki carver.” Luckily for tattoo collectors, especially those fortunate enough to have a piece of this hellcat’s work on their flesh, the new millennium had…
The historic Cinema Paradiso movie house opened its doors to throngs of blood-thirsty horror buffs, freaks, and geeks for the first ever Splatter-Rama. This Sunday night monthly is hosted by Radio-Active Records and Blindspot Productions. And though this is a new event, the ghouls and ghosts of Fort Lauderdale turned…
Green Room’s weekly Black Friday event is letting those six feet under rise again on June 22, for the Dead Celebrity party. Partygoers are asked to dress as their favorite deceased musician, artist, or pop-culture icon, or hell, even a zombie, and dance the night away to the Goth anthems…
Tech N9ne, the Kansas City native who heads up the Strange Music record label, and Cleveland wild boy Machine Gun Kelly joined forces to bring the “Hostile Takeover Tour 2012” around the country and also to Club Cinema on Tuesday, June 26.The notoriously out-of-control duo are attempting an aggressive touring schedule, performing over 90…
Flavor Flav, formerly of the influential hip-hop group Public Enemy and the undisputed king of reality TV, made a special appearance on Saturday June 16 at the Seminole Casino Hollywood. While the tension in the press area was high because of the celeb’s tardiness, the waiting crowd were busy getting pumped…
Editor’s Note: Tattoo Tuesdays highlight Broward and Palm Beach counties most beloved tattoo artists and shops. “I started hanging around tattoo shops when I was 16,” Tattoo artist and Reno, Nevada, native Gwen Gersich, AKA “GiGi,” says laughingly, “I ditched school on my 18th birthday to get my first.” While she admits that the…
After a yearlong weekly gig at the Green Room Nightclub, the Reckless Dames have parted ways with their burlesque home-base venue. According to a Green Room rep, “We [Green Room] decided to stop doing the weekly burlesque because we want to stagger our entertainment.” The spokesperson continued by saying, “We…
With the quickly approaching June 15 release of the major motion picture Rock of Ages starring Hollywood heavy-hitter Tom Cruise, Revolution Live, the epicenter of the film’s the Bourbon Room scenes, will play host to the official Rock of Ages Release Party on Friday courtesy of Annette Work Productions and…
When you think of subculture, the first thing that probably comes to mind is some under-the-radar, fringe group of folks who seem to keep to themselves. Those involved probably make your mom a little nervous. But what happens when a group of locals whose passion for music and their community…
The lights were dim and Green Room was pulsing, alive with the spirit of the weekly Goth-night extravaganza Black Friday. By the time the party really got going, it was 2 a.m., and though it was past bedtime, even for some of the most seasoned Goths, the crowd didn’t seem…
Gothic culture is alive and well in South Florida. This is apparent based on the droves of black-clad and be-masked partygoers who make their way to Green Room every week for Black Friday. The extravagant event is hosted by scene elite and resident Black Friday DJ Mike LinderSMASH. Though every Black…
Dig those vinyl, latex, and mesh costumes and ensembles – the ones you probably haven’t worn in years – out of the closet, because Black Friday, a weekly Fort Lauderdale-based party geared toward the local goth scene, will be hosting a midnight madness event at Green Room nightclub. Black Friday…
Better than: Finally finding the needle goddamn in the haystack.Kathy Griffin brought her saucy one-woman act to the Hard Rock Live this Saturday night. We brought you an inside look at Griffin’s life in an interview last week on County Grind, and figured you’d want more. The gigantic stadium that is…
Kathy Griffin, sensational comedian and notorious foul-mouthed Queen of Mean, is bringing her solo act to the Hard Rock Live, and no celebrity is safe. “I’ve played more cities in Florida than in any other state,” Griffin says. “But you guys are sick bastards — I think that’s what it…
Recent cuts to women’s health programs affected us in South Florida, as the Susan B. Komen Foundation withdrew all of its financial support for breast-cancer screenings with Planned Parenthood. Srsly, WTF? With the political clusterfuck surrounding funding drama for Planned Parenthood nationwide, it only makes sense that a group of powerful,…
JAMS Memorial Day weekend shindig took place on a bright, sunny Sunday afternoon. The talented group of DJs brought a sizzling line-up of funk, surf rock, and hip-hop to the lawn of everyone party kid’s favorite neighborhood bar, Laser Wolf.The center courtyard was transformed into a perfect summertime picnic/BBQ/pool-side wonderland,…
Better than: a South Beach happy hourCheck out the full slideshow here. Last week, County Grind gave you a touch of what to expect from the first ever Weeping Willow event. Friday night at Radio-Active Records featured out of this world experimental noise organized by Richard Vegez of dark synthy act…
Green Room nightclub, the growing epicenter of the Fort Lauderdale’s live music scene is hosting a girls’ night of rock on this Saturday. The event, appropriately called “Ladies That Rock,” is a tribute to all of the fabulous female-fronted bands of yesterday, today, and tomorrow who have helped shape the often…
The widely recognized dreamy indie musician/songstress known at St.Vincent is debuting her latest album Strange Mercy to a Miami audience, finally, thanks to the movers and shakers of Mute Miami, on May 31 at The Stage. Last week, our sister blog Crossfade broke the news on this hot upcoming affair. Mute Miami has…
Radioboxer, a Miami-based, self-proclaimed “bipolar pop” band that brings fake blood and real guts to the stage, is headlining Green Room’s upcoming Back To The Future-themed party on June 2. The nightclub will transform itself into Hill Valley High’s gymnasium for a Fort Lauderdale-style Enchantment Under the Sea prom. Pretend…
