Five Things to Do This Weekend Under $10

5. Flaunt Presents Sunghosts with Peace Arrow Thursday, August 7. Respectable Street, 518 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. No cover. Visit Facebook. A familiar event for those who regularly read our five under $5 lists, Flaunt is a dance party well worth the hype. The usual cheap drinks abound: $2…

Big Smo on Hick-Hop and His A&E Reality Show

Twelve years after releasing his first album, the man known as Big Smo has become a superstar. He mashes country and rap into what the mammoth Tennessee native affectionately calls hick-hop. After years of struggle, Big Smo has used every medium at his disposal to finally catapult himself to fame…

Summer Soundtrack Pop-Up Series Hits Fort Lauderdale Today

One minute it’s a parking lot, the next, poof, it’s a full-on concert, hosting some of South Florida’s top musical acts with cocktails, swag bags, and all the fixings. That’s the concept behind Summer Sountrack’s weekly pop-up series, taking over secret locales in Fort Lauderdale this month. Pop-ups are instant…

Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor Is the King of Reinvention

Who would have ever predicted that Trent Reznor would be the artist of his generation to age most gracefully? Absolutely no one, that’s who. Of course, the Reznor of yore was famously driven by his demons, fueled by addiction, and virtually burning to make artistic statements on a level that…

Barre at the Bar Proves Nightlife Fitness Is Here to Stay

Usually, C&I Studios is a establishment reserved for cool kids clad in tight pants, slathered in red lipstick after roaming art walk. Last night, however, upbeat music played where typically indie tunes rule. Yoga mats covered the floor where Toms and Chucks often walk, and women in tight workout gear…

T-Pain Says, “I May Get Into Some Gypsy Shit” Next

To say that T-Pain’s upcoming Drankin Patna Tour is a natural part of the Tallahassee-bred hitmaker’s progression is kinda like saying strippers dig it when rappers make it rain. Both are perfectly true, of course. But neither takes into account the many dips and curves it takes to do what…

We Like Linkin Park, and We Will Not Apologize

Chester Bennington is kind of a genius. Maybe you don’t agree, but back in 1999, when Linkin Park emerged on the scene, you put your hat on backward and jammed to this nu-metal rap shit. The California-based band’s rap-rock tunes were part of your real emotional life. Hybrid Theory landed…

Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor Is the King of Reinvention

Who would have ever predicted that Trent Reznor would be the artist of his generation to age most gracefully? Absolutely no one, that’s who. Of course, the Reznor of yore was famously driven by his demons, fueled by addiction, and virtually burning to make artistic statements on a level that…

Boynton Beach Arts District Monthly Art Walks Back On

Boynton Beach Arts District’s acclaimed monthly art walks will live to see many another day! We hit up BBAD’s outspoken leader Rolando Barrero yesterday and found him to be in great spirits about the outcome of his meeting with the City of Boynton Beach on Friday. Barrero met with Boynton…

Yes – Hard Rock Live Hollywood – August 1

The last time I saw Yes perform live was a year ago. It also marked the first time I saw this legendary prog-rock group. I then declared myself “won over” by a band I had never paid much attention to despite many years of love for peers like King Crimson,…

Ten Signs South Florida’s Music Scene Is Thriving

A month ago, two of the most prolific musical brothers in the state, Audio Junkie’s Greg and Eddy Alvarez, wrapped up a wild, packed weekend of musical Independence Day fun at Gramps in Miami. Drinks were poured; songs were shared. It got us thinking about our South Florida music scene…

Ten Musicians Besides James Brown Who Deserve Biopics

The trajectory of the life of a rock ‘n’ roll star and the Hollywood movie go hand in hand. Our protagonist is often a tortured genius, raised from the gutter to the glitz and glamour of fame, drunk on its toxic alchemy of drink, drugs, and destructive romance. There might…

Five Things to Do Under $5 This Weekend

5. Jude Performance with Special Guest Sur Back 8 p.m., Friday, August 1, at Harold’s, 509 Northwood Rd, West Palm Beach. No cover. Visit Facebook. West Palm Beach coffeehouse Harold’s is gonna rock this Friday night, and when we say rocked, we mean gently pulse with dreamy, ’90s influenced electronica…

Ten Best James Brown Appearances in Movies and on TV

With Get on Up opening tonight movie audiences will be reintroduced to the hardest working man in show business, the Godfather of Soul, Mr. Dynamite, and yes, this is all the same person: Mr. James Brown. Though early reviews of the film are solid, the fact that it’s directed by…