Yankee Tavern is a new play by Texan playwright Steven Dietz that proposes a universe where Occam’s razor rubs backward, and a boring, factual explanation of anything must be a lie. In Yankee Tavern, we might all be controlled by Lizard People, things not run by Lizard People are probably…
Don’t believe in the power of the rap battle? Check out the videos on grindtimenow.com, the self-proclaimed World’s Number One Rap Battle League, and you’ll find more footage of dudes tearing each other apart than the entire back catalogue of UFC fights. From Los Angeles to New York to Minnesota,…
Hearing these angelically voiced Irish lasses Celtic Woman live is clearly the best way to discover their music. The ladies generously tip their hats to Enya (who helped cement the popularity of Celtic music worldwide) with a remake of her “Orinoco Flow” that sounds much like the original with the…
Anyone who knows the Secondhand Outfit’s Jasper Delaini knows his tastes are more eclectic than just hip-hop. The one-man operation behind Audio Thrift Shop Records is into everything from rock ’n’ roll and garage to punk and vintage electronic music. It’s something he’ll remind anyone who attends this Friday’s opening…
When it comes to getting your hands on the most obscure, adventurous, and interesting craft beer, BX Beer Depot is the place to go. No, the tiny beer shop does not have the breadth of choices of, say, a Total Wine. But what they lack in volume they make up…
Neil LaBute is not a good Mormon. In college at Brigham Young University, he was given the superlative of “most promising undergraduate playwright.” The Mormon university probably didn’t expect him to run off and write a play about misogynistic businessmen abusing a deaf woman, or another play about a ring…
The new public library in downtown West Palm Beach will turn into a sanctuary for green-loving, tree-hugging do-gooders Wednesday when it broadcasts the first of a series of satellite lectures held at the New York City-based 92nd St. Y. “A Forum on Sustainable Global Enterprise,” featuring a discussion about issues…
Exemplifying the woeful second act to the Marlins’ quick start this season was their performance against Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who, until he took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Marlins, had sported the worst road ERA in the Major Leagues. At least the guy who broke up…
When cigars enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s as a glamorous and trendy accessory, Tony Soprano-wannabes and the cigar bars and cigar-friendly restaurants they frequented seemed to proliferate like cigarette butts at a poker game. Some felt it was a status symbol; elegant and cool. But smoking cigars really only…
If you’re not excited for this Saturday’s Andre Berto vs. Juan Urango fight at Hard Rock Live, you’re A) not into sports, and B) not proud of South Florida. Winter Haven-born, Miami-raised Andre Berto is not only the undefeated WBC welterweight champion, but he’s incredibly personable and down-to-earth. In short,…
For years, Jimmy Fallon was known as that guy on SNL who constantly broke character by cracking up in the middle of his sketches. It became such a regular occurrence – Fallon cracking up during the famous “More Cowbell” sketch; Fallon setting off chains of laughter while trying to fold…
Division 1 Pro Wrestling, the local league of muscle-bound heroes, devious villains, and the vixens who love them, is back in action this Saturday for its latest night of bone-crushing entertainment, Against the Wall. Screw Vince McMahon’s little league: a night of D1PW has more twisted plot turns than an…
Donning costumes designed by the ghost of Freddie Mercury, the L.A.-based artist collective My Barbarian seems about as far away from a group of art school hipsters as one can get. How many tortured MFA grads do you know who would have the gall to get on stage wearing a…
In 1513, Ponce de Leon wanted to stop the aging process, so he made a dodgy voyage across the Atlantic in search of the Fountain of Youth. The legendary spring he found is located in St. Augustine, but, spoiler alert: no one leaves there younger. We may not be able…
It’s hard to look at the crumpled black form that seems to be crashing toward the bottom of the canvas in Cleve Gray’s Death of the Eagle (1977) and not see the eagle of the title. If Gray had given the big acrylic one of his more generic titles, we…
There are ordinary framers, and then there is the Art & Frame Shop and the Williams Gallery in Davie, where owner William Bock is an artist himself and brings his well-trained eye to bear on what he frames. He does exceptional work. He also shines the occasional spotlight on the…
Both warning and advertisement, the Terminator films are technophobic teases, selling tickets by promising this decade’s model of killing machine: the classic V8 1984 Schwarzenegger; the bullet-streamlined, liquid-metal ’91 Robert Patrick of T2: Judgment Day; Kristanna Loken’s 2003 T-X (with burgundy pleather upholstery). Terminator Salvation, a departure in many ways,…
Rudo y Cursi Not quite The Further Adventures of Cain & Abel, the second coming of Beavis & Butt-head, or Peyton Meets Eli, but energetic fun nonetheless, Rudo y Cursi is a multiple-brother act: It’s written and directed by Carlos Cuarón and produced by elder sibling Alfonso, director of Y…
Dumb Show is the “small, light show” Joe Penhall wanted to write after the “big, dark show” Blue/Orange. The Promethean Theatre has always been better at darkness, so its successful Blue/Orange four years ago was no surprise. I am delighted to announce, however, that it has now dispatched both Penhall…
Since SoFla strippers are adept at defying gravity in oh-so-many ways, it takes a lot to impress folks ‘round here. But when Cirque du Soleil comes to town, all bets are off. Each show offers vivid costumes, intense musical scores, and acrobats who lack fear and possess elastic cartilage. Saltimbanco,…
Revanche has all the elements of a thriller: an ex-con, a prostitute, a bank heist, and a getaway. But this isn’t your typical action movie with throwaway dialogue punctuated by gunfire and explosions. Revanche is an Austrian arthouse film, shot in that slow, considered European fashion that divides American audiences…
The VIP culture of modern day clubs has come full circle — new digs opening up in Broward still have that South Beach influence, to be sure, but these joints are also sporting a dose of down-to-Earth reality. For example: Exit 66, the newly-opened nightclub from the creators of Crobar…
