It’s easy to forget that our human melodramas, joyful and bummeriffic, are happening as vibrations in the infinite cosmos. And that these vibrations — the vibrations of our orgasms, breakups, and boredom — were apparently created by the same occurrence, 13.7 billion years ago, that formed our sun, planet Earth,…

Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers are two venerated “California acid heads” on a mission: to have fun, expand consciousness, and bring the blues into the 21st Century. “We’ve run the 1-4-5 chord changes,” says Manzarek. “We’ve all done that, and that’s marvelous. But we’re just looking to expand the paradigm.”…

Supervillains Culture Room Friday, April 13, 2012Better than: Smoking weed on your couch, imagining that you’re hanging out with Bradley Noel. There’s plenty of philosophical discussion about whether any given performer’s work has artistic merit. All that will be said in that vein, in response to the Supervillains performance at Culture Room…

The term singer/songwriter typically conjures an image of a pensive soul, clad in bohemian garb, with an acoustic guitar slung over one shoulder. New-school singer/songwriters, though, like Coral Springs’ Mike Diaz, AKA Millionyoung, fit that description only partially. Diaz is of the pensive variety, and his fashion sensibility is of the…

If you play or attend local music events, you have probably seen Tim Hicks on the dance floor. He moves like a jellyfish in the shifting and unpredictable currents, somewhere in between the dark depths and glimmering surface. He shows no preference as to what sort of music is being played…

As this popular internet meme so adeptly illustrates, there is a big difference between what a touring band actually does, and what society and the band members’ mothers and lovers think that they do. Some members of society may be even more prone to projecting fantasies onto a band named Yo…

​The legendary Iggy Pop has been known to, well, pop up at events in South Florida, especially down in the 305. However, he has yet to be spotted hanging around downtown Fort Lauderdale. According to some rumors floating around, though, that just might change this weekend. A source who prefers…

​Ultra Fest is like candy for the senses, one of which is, of course, sight. While the sternum vibrates with each bass hit and the ears are tickled by tweaks, blips, and beeps from the towers of speakers, the eyes are dazzled not only by the trance inducing visuals on the…

​Whether you spend this weekend losing your mind at Ultra down in Miami or partying elsewhere, by the time Sunday evening rolls around, you just might find yourself in need of some nourishment. If so, you may find what you’re longing for up at the Hurricane Bar and Lounge in…

While the reggae scenes in surrounding areas like Boca and Miami have been maturing like young dreadlocks, with lots of shows from up-and-coming local bands at spots like the Funky Buddha, the scene in Fort Lauderdale has been less natty. The beloved Fourth Dimension rocks Fat Cat’s downtown once a…

​By the time the sun rose on the final day of Aura Fest, heavy clouds had filled the sky, shielding recovering partiers from its brutal heat. A steady drizzle continued throughout the morning and for much of the day. This made for optimal sleeping conditions, which were much needed for…