Halloween Roundup: The Anti-Survival Guide

We don’t give a shit whether you believe the origin of Halloween came from the Celtic festival of Samhain, which celebrates the end of the summer; or if you believe it came from the festival of the dead, which celebrates the miraculous dead; or if you just think it’s a…

Halloween Takes the Fetish Party Up a Notch

Costuming can be about embracing your alter ego. Or it can be about a shitty downgrade. Your choice. For Fetish Factory’s Halloween Fetish Ball at Exit 66 on Saturday, anyone in costume gets in. But here’s a hint: At fetish parties, it’s all about becoming your alter ego. Your alter…

The Zombies

There are no rules on Halloween: If it’s an event in October, you are allowed to dress up. Committing crimes that follow the protocol of what is expected at a zombie dance-off are totally allowed. See, for Halloween, our friendly tiki mecca on U.S. 1 is celebrating all things horror…

A Halloween Treat

If women shaking their hips majestically in such serious repetition hypnotizes your soul and gets your heart pumping, shimmy down to Lotus Dance Studio on Saturday for the dark and the gothic belly dancers. We were privileged to watch them perform a couple of weeks ago — and never were…

Hit the Boulevard

The Las Olas Art Fair needs no introduction unless you’re a first-time tourist from Canada reading this — which you’re not. Call us out if we’re wrong — we’ll see all you Canadians soon enough. Going on for 24 years, the Las Olas Art Fair is just another reason to…

Village of a Million Corpses

The south tip of the USA has always been possessed: South Florida greed, South Florida debauchery, the mayhem. The Sunshine State can be dark, horrific, and haunting — as will be seen at the War Memorial. The Village of Horrors has gotten inspiration from many dreadful places such as the…

Downtown Fort Lauderdale Becomes One Giant Art Gallery

Art lovers, get ready to prance around downtown Fort Lauderdale via free trolley buses. Art Fallout’s back, and for its second year — for “Art Fallout: Unframed” — it’s gotten bigger. Park for free at FAT Village, located at NW First Avenue between NE Fifth and Sixth streets, or across…

It’s Like a Carnival for Zombies

Been zombie-drunk before? That feeling where you’re nowhere and everywhere at once? It’s not the spinning effect — that means you’re going to throw up. It’s like your brain is dead — in a good way. With shoulders hunched over, you might be drooling. All that’s cool — when you’re…

“It Seems Unhealthy Here.” “It’s Just a Party, Janet.”

Get out of those dirty polyester seats and kiss that stale movie-theater air goodbye, because the interactive Rocky Horror Picture Show will now be performed. Inside. A. Bar. Enter the dancing-and-drinking ($3 “Frank-N-Furter” shots) world — the smoky-aired castle Respectable Street. Really, Rocky Horror Picture Show was meant to be…

Live: Duran Duran at Hard Rock Live, October 11

​”All You Need Is Now” Tour, Starring Duran Duran Hard Rock Live, HollywoodTuesday, October 11 Better than: Five million times better than watching them at this past year’s Ultra. The review: From the constant virtual flames — full fires to the tops of lit candles — Duran Duran was out to…

Photos: Fetish Factory Halloween Fashion Show at Green Room

Friday, Mickie Centrone attended the Fetish Factory Halloween Fashion Show at the Green Room. Ever worn a costume out of a bag? Of course you have. This year maybe buy some clothing that won’t fall apart by 3 a.m.? Ever been inside Fetish Factory off Oakland Park Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale? You…

Get Prepared: Rocky Horror Picture Show at Respectable Street, October 14

et out of those dirty polyester seats and kiss that stale movie-theater air goodbye, because the interactive Rocky Horror Picture Show will now be performed. Inside. A. Bar. Enter the dancing-and-drinking ($3 “Frank-N-Furter” shots) world — the smoky-aired castle Respectable Street. Really, Rocky Horror Picture Show was meant to be performed…

What’s on the Boob Tube?

A woman needs to take care of her body, her breasts especially. They want to be taken care of, felt. They need a checkup, and October is a good month to do so, you know, because it’s Breast Awareness Month. Is there a more suitable place to put the tits…

Cheers to the New Haus

Scoff at a corporate coffee establishment, sure. Get the caffeine fix and move on, or, yeah, work in there — it has the equivalent coldness of a cubicle, in a building one step up from a warehouse. Work in the new Undergrounds Coffeehaus (just moved) if you crave a little…

Large Family Reunion

One of the pleasures of living in South Florida is that we’re a diversified people, so absorb how awesome it is that the money gained from this festival is dedicated to youth stilt dancers. In Florida, we really like to celebrate — as do the Caribbeans. Expect upward of 3,000…

Live: Weird Al Yankovic at Hard Rock Live, October 4

Weird Al YankovicHard Rock Live, HollywoodTuesday, October 4Better than: Finally getting to see that one Simpsons episode you missed from 1994, so you can say you’ve seen every single Simpsons episode.If you love TV, you love Weird Al Yankovic. If you hate TV, you love Weird Al Yankovic. That, Weird…

Lady and the Vamp

How to prepare you without scaring you off — that is the question. Think of Key West’s Fantasy Fest, where tons of folks are half-naked, drinking, having a merry time. There, everything goes. You sign up to see some skin, to see some wild activity, people all over one another…

The Closest Thing to a Beer Museum

Did you know that FIU has a beer lab? Yeah. What cool scientists are named B.R.E.W. FIU? The Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management brews craft beers, teaching their students — yes, educating them — on exotic beer flavors. They live in a beer world, and we get to…

Photos: Steampunk at the Bubble, Explained in 11 Steps

Mickie Centrone attended the Steampunk Extravaganza at the Bubble in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday. Few people jumped for joy when it rained Saturday, the day of a warehouse party that will be sans air-conditioning. But there could have been no better setting for a performance by Loxahatchee Sinners Union –…

Muppets to the Rescue

It sucks when we get sick, but when the little rugrat falls ill, damn, that’s a total disaster. They need to remain healthy for your sake — they need to start creating healthy habits on their own. Don’t even try to teach them. They’re not going to listen to you…

1900s-Themed Party

Steampunk — just as popular as ’70s-, ’80s, ’90s-themed parties. ‘Tis true. How has it become so damned trendy? Because it is not just a costume party — a zombie prom is a costume party. It’s a mind trip. When you go to an ’80s party, you take on the…