Last comic book convention I attended was just that: a comic book convention. A small room in a hotel filled with dealers of rare and not so rare comics with maybe one table dedicated to baseball cards. One artist would be there to sign copies of comic books, and maybe…
Sharon Needles The Manor, Fort Lauderdale Saturday, July 6, 2013 There was a shiny, white coffin in the middle of the bar on Saturday night at the Manor. I was wary at first, but reassured: don’t fear, Sharon Needles is here. The Manor fiercely embodies its name. The palatial grounds…
In the local hip-hop scene, a few names stand out in the positive light of hard work and artistic ambition. While there certainly is no short supply of MCs, DJs, and producers in our community, it is the sense of family and a staunch South Florida identity that separates this…
Beck hasn’t aged well. Physically he looks like he could be getting ready for his sophomore year of college, but his music lacks the respect it once seemed destined for. After “Loser” reached song-of-a-generation status, odds were, Beck would be a one-hit wonder, but then came Odelay. Sampling and innovating…
There is no effing way you haven’t heard of Krewella by now. Maybe you were ignorant this time last year, but not now. Their song “Alive” is inescapable, and even in February, they had the doors of Club Cinema on lockdown as literal hoards of hopeful ravers stood around chanting…
A queen is taking over Ft. Laudy. The self-proclaimed “stupid genius, reviled sweetheart, and PBR princess,” AKA Sharon Needles, will captivate the Manor in Wilton Manors in all her ghoulish, drag glory on Saturday. But before the ostentatious winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 4 “takes a poop on your…
Drowning in digital information as we are, and fast losing touch with the-condition-formerly-known-as-reality, reviving the lost art of letter writing sounds like a life saver. And Friday night revivals of that slow-form, intimate experience (sounds hot, huh?) are what’s now on the marquee once a month at the Jaffe Center…
First rule of Club Atrium’s Fight Night? Anyone? We don’t have an answer. If we had to guess, we’d say the rules break down something like this: 1. Pop it. 2. Pop her in the face. 3. Anything else, goes. Tonight, Club Atrium, the same Fort Lauderdale hot spot that’s…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares observations, insights, and updates relating to South Florida’s musical environs. This week, Lee proves he’s a really good listener. It may seem odd, but I can attest to the fact that interviewing artists is often like engaging in therapy, both for…
She is the Queen Bey of strong, independent ladies the world over. But that doesn’t stop haters from throwing shade whenever she proudly represents her famous hubby. Right now, Beyoncé is feeling pretty stoked about her personal life. The woman gave birth to her first child last year, and she’s…
There is an infinite number of ways to celebrate this fine country on the Fourth of July. Drag shows, twerking contests, pool party day raves? If these don’t immediately call to mind the Land of the Free, well, you’re simply un-American. As far as we’re concerned, as long as red,…
Kiss may very well be the most polarizing band in rock music. However, the hard rockin’ kings of glam showmanship have assembled a veritable army of makeup-caked fans, thanks to a 40-year career of loud rock ‘n’ roll delivered from stages littered with explosives, flames, comically large walls of amplifiers,…
Local rapper Orion is one of a handful of individuals making hip-hop happen in South Florida away from the glitz and schmaltz of crappy-ass mainstream music. Does this make him any less ambitious than other MCs out there, reaping the wealth of dumb-ass consumers? No, it doesn’t. It makes him…
We all love superheroes, and we all love the U.S. of A. And on this Fourth of July weekend, a.k.a. the most American weekend ever, quintessential Fort Lauderdale Beach club Exit 66 acknowledges this fact with a party dedicated to those with superhuman powers who save the world in their…
If you know who Soul Asylum are, you can now officially consider yourself middle-aged. But in 1993, they were amongst the biggest bands in America. The alternative rock band played President Bill Clinton’s first inauguration. Their lead singer Dave Pirner dated America’s sweetheart Winona Ryder, and their video for “Runaway…
E. Grizzly is one of the most diverse MCs to come out of the South Florida scene in the last few years. Unrestrained by the physical limitations of the state, he has forged an identity through works in Philaelphia, New York City, and South Florida. A Renaissance man of sorts,…
After all the late night weekend chugging and Sunday fundays, sometimes you just want to go to an event that you can feel good telling your mom about. Norton Museum of Art’s weekly Art After Dark is that kinda night. Sure it’s got the word “dark” in it, but it’s…
The hashtag #twerk is picking up a lot of traction lately, and not just because Miley Cyrus is twerking the hell out of the web. As a self-proclaimed twerker, I was all ears, butt, thighs, and eyes when I first found out that there was a whole class devoted to…
Maybe you have an uncle who mews like a kitty at the sight of milk, or a friend who talks to his feet, and you’ve thought before that they are the craziest people in the world. But then, you read about some ridiculous shit that Will.i.am is doing, and you…
Bass player George “Chocolate” Perry was on tour with Stephen Stills (of Buffalo Springfield), riding in a private 75-foot turboprop luxury airplane, when the pilot had a seizure at 34,000 feet. Amid the rock star excess of plush couches, and TV screens, the pilot lay shaking on the floor, foaming…
It was ten years ago this past June that Modernage first performed live in front of a South Florida audience. While the decade has not cemented the band into the annals of history or offered them riches and glory, their impact on the local rock and roll scene is undeniable…
Before Kimye “North” West emerged from the near perfect figure of Kim Kardashian, whenever someone asked what the baby’s name was going to be (as if I have the key to Kanye’s noggin), I would joke and say, “North.” And then about two weeks ago, North West was actually born;…
