The First Annual Florida Burlesque Festival from Voice Media Group on Vimeo. Video by Mitchel Worley Every seat in the house was packed opening night of the first ever Florida Burlesque Festival at Fort Lauderdale’s Cinema Paradiso. Attendees scrambled to save seats for friends who were on their way. It…
Sometimes Hollywood, Florida, is a weird place. Sometimes you see things there that you never thought you’d see. Sometimes the streets are desolate with nothing but the neon lights and bits of music bursting from storefronts, lending breath to the boulevard. Sometimes the streets are packed beyond recognition. Wine-drunk and…
Hip-hop in South Florida continues to grow and evolve. Headline-grabbing, flash-in-the-pan acts aside, the underground movement is alive and kicking and it will be no time before the rest of the nation takes note. A newer addition to the growing roster of conscious and thoughtful hip-hop is Tha Wolf Pakk,…
This past Saturday was an unusually muggy night at West Palm’s Cruzan Amphitheatre, even for Florida. The air had the consistency of peanut butter. Maxi dresses and shirts clung to audience members at the Kings of Leon show, all wet from sweat and humidity. And God bless the brave souls…
Each year, Big Ghost Ltd, as “Ghostface Killah” does the world a great service by creating a well-crafted and deeply contemplated list documenting the “10 Softest Niggas (or Rappers) in the Game.” This July, the sixth annual hit the interwebs. Drake naturally made number three in 2014 and number two…
Disclaimer: Jason Handelsman will be exhibiting his artwork at this Echos Myron show. Did you know that one of the most evil men in the history of the world, who was culpable for the systematic slaughter of millions of innocent people, was a struggling multi-media artist like us? The…
5. Danny D’Brito Live at Il Bacio 10 p.m., Friday, September 5, at Il Bacio Restaurant & Lounge, 29 SE 2 Ave., Delray Beach. No cover before 11. Visit Facebook. Just because Labor Day passed and Starbucks is stocking up on pumpkin lattes doesn’t mean summer’s over just yet. Delray…
“Tonight, Anthony Jeselnik is going to leave his stamp on the roast. And tomorrow, he’ll use that stamp to buy food.” That’s how Seth MacFarlane introduced Anthony Jeselnik at Comedy Central’s Roast of Donald Trump. And while obviously a bit hyperbolic — like all good jokes — there was a…
All hail the first queen of comedic controversy, Joan Rivers, who has passed away at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan at the age of 81. The news, confirmed by her daughter Melissa and reported in the New York Times, comes after a hard week of medical stay. She was taken…
This state’s very first Florida Burlesque Festival will take place this weekend at Fort Lauderdale’s eccentric hot-spot Cinema Paradiso. Before you start thinking it’s just another cheap peep show adorned with pasties and glitter, executive producer Bambi LaFleur is quick to dispel any misconceptions. “As many people in Florida don’t…
It’s appropriate that two of Saturday Night Live’s most famous and fantastic comedic actors hit the Hard Rock Live stage in Hollywood, Florida, this Saturday night for a live show. Two of the Three Amigos, Steve Martin and Martin Short, are guaranteed to make more than a few in the…
Before answering Steve Martin’s phone call, you spend some time biting your nails, giggling nervously, and wondering which Steve Martin you’ll be speaking with at the other end of the line. He’s King Tut, but he’s also The Jerk. He’s dueled banjos with Kermit the Frog and even pissed himself…
The late ’90s in South Florida were a fun time to be part of the punk rock scene. There was a sense of camaraderie and community. Sure there were some meatheads who ruined it every-now-and-again, but overall, everybody got along and a lot of those friendships have continued to this…
Some would say the Kings of Leon never went away; others would argue the band is just coming back, and now some fans are simply crying in a corner. Recently, it was announced that the Nashville-based radio-friendly rockers canceled two weeks of shows so drummer Nathan Followill can recover from…
After the death of the Doors’ frontman, Jim Morrison, in a Paris bathtub in 1971, it was only natural that the three remaining members — late keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robbie Krieger, and drummer John Densmore — would attempt to carry on. It was also apparent that it would be…
With the news this weekend that Lake Worth’s Coastars Coffee Bar has shuttered its doors, alternative Palm Beach County has suffered a grievous blow. A 100% DIY affair, the South “J” Street boite’s proprietor-visionaries Chris Palacio and Liz Brach had sought to birth a nest for the new and the…
If you’ve come across a photograph of the Beastie Boys in the past 25 years, chances are the woman behind the lens was Sunny Bak. An acclaimed photojournalist and no stranger to the music industry, Bak also photographed such talents as Madonna and Jay Z, capturing fashion and music moments…
There are several reasons why the Doors were the archetypical band of the late ’60s. A singular, shamanistic lead singer, for one; a unique, indelible sound that was magical, mystical and mesmerizing; and a career path that involved drugs, decadence, and the kind of drama that was intrinsic to the…
Help Blowfly save his house! Give to the Indiegogo campaign by 3 a.m. tonight (midnight PST). The following is an account of the strangest routed tour in my 10 years with Blowfly through San Jose, Costa Rica to Baltimore, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Long Branch, New Jersey, Seattle, and in Canada, Victoria…
Art and music have long collided within South Florida. Well before Miami became linked with Art Basel and certain neighborhoods were taken over by galleries, South Florida’s arts scene was alive and vibrant, maybe not as in your face as it is now, but there nonetheless. Two artist/musicians who have…
Deep Purple Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino August 31, 2014 Better than: Anyone might have had a right to expect. It took awhile before the crowd was treated to one of the most famous riffs in rock history, the one that goes “Dum dum duuuuum…..
A cultural resource unique to Florida and rare anywhere in the U.S., Florida Atlantic University’s Arthur and Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts is the product of one man’s genuine enthusiasm. Arthur Jaffe’s 1998 donation of his personal collection of artist’s books has grown to become the centerpiece of a…
