Photo by Marta Xochilt Perez We all know the words to the song. But is Rihanna telling the truth? Is it really possible to find love in a hopeless place? Ultra Music Festival can sometimes seem to be as hopeless a place as any for finding a true connection. You’re…
Head cam! Our girl’s the one on the left. If you think rave culture is about the music or drugs, you’re so very wrong. Above all, it’s about the look. And at a rave: the freakier, the finer. Year after year, fans of EDM and friends of Molly help the…
5. Neon Rodeo at Cowboy’s Saloon 10 p.m., Friday, March 28, at Cowboy’s Saloon, 1805 South University Dr., Davie. Visit this site. No cover before 11. Don highlighter bright clothes you wouldn’t be caught dead in anywhere else for the Neon Rodeo. Glow sticks and cowboy boots may seem like…
The sound of the ukulele simply harkens Jazz Age college swains courting flapper damsels in canoes or Tiny Tim on The Tonight Show (and where is Miss Vickie now)? Wrong. There’s a whole lot more to the teeny, tiny instrument than fits the stereotype, according to the folks at the…
A multi-year project exploring the art and culture of tattoo takes center stage at Florida Atlantic University tonight in what’s becoming an annual event. This year’s show, “Academic Ink,” includes tattoo-inspired work by faculty from the school’s theater, music, and dance programs; a display of photographs featuring inked-up faculty and…
The Janglin’ Duo have been around about a year, and they’re knocking out local dates. There’s two this weekend — at Poorhouse and Propaganda — and more planned for next month. With their diverse sound, it’s easy to see why they’re in high demand. Chuck (Jangle Leg) Callaway is the…
Do not refer to Get the Led Out as a tribute band; you will greatly upset its gracious lead singer, Paul Sinclair. Though the act plays only songs by classic-rock gods Led Zeppelin, it believes it serves a nobler purpose than mere imitation of the Rock and Roll Hall of…
Things are going pretty damn well for Icona Pop. The duo, comprised of Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo, just wrapped up their tour with twerking queen Miley Cyrus and are currently in South Florida to perform at the Winter Music Conference. Not to mention, both ladies are still benefiting from…
Lily Tomlin is a bonafide comedy legend. While her face is immediately recognizable to everyone with their eyes open, pinpointing your standout Tomlin moment can take some consideration. And that has everything to do with the fact that her comedy career started all the way back in 1970. Since then,…
Punk rock and Broadway. The two go together like peanut butter and rattlesnakes, which is to say, they really don’t. Or at least that’s what most people thought until American Idiot took over the St. James Theater in New York City on April 20, 2010. Now, two Tony Awards and…
South Florida’s nightlife scene can be fickle. What once was your favorite alterna-electro joint flipped to a merengue and bachata club overnight. Sure, the beats are still good, but you haven’t the slightest idea how to move your hips so fluidly. And you miss your favorite DJs. Where did they…
Next weekend, Theoryon Records will relaunch its weekly Hangover Sundays at hopping hot-spot PRL Euro Cafe off Hollywood Boulevard. If you’ve been to PRL — and you likely have — you know that atmosphere is abundant at the cozy hangout. That’s a principal reason why the label’s Ryan De La…
John Wylie, the local hardcore musician and established entrepreneur, gives corporate synergy a good name next Saturday. One of his current influential record labels, Wayward Parade (the other is Eulogy Records), and his tattoo shops, Aces High, present the now-annual Aces High Music Festival. It features nine bands on two…
They don’t practice Santeria. They don’t have a crystal ball. But they make more than a million dollars a year touring as the world’s greatest Sublime tribute band. Badfish was born in Rhode Island when two college buds taking classes in computer science got together and started jamming. Soon they…
Photo by George Martinez Ravers are like snowflakes, right? Wrong. It’s actually not uncommon to find two (or 12) who look (and sometimes behave) almost exactly alike. In fact, we’ve spent a lot of time wandering around EDM fests in a state of perpetual déjà vu, encircled by thousands of…
On a recent sunny day, our videographer Kathryn Sotolongo and I drove down to where bloated alligators are pecked on by starving vultures and sawgrass’ll take off a finger if you’re too handsy with it. Out on Loop Road, where the Everglades becomes Big Cypress National Preserve, Lucky Cole and…
Humble Suwannee Springfest has yet to reap the recognition and appreciation that some of the bigger festivals have managed to attain. Being that it’s in its 18th year, it can only be attributed to the fact that it still seems so local to us Florida folks. Indeed, it boasts a…
On Friday night, darlings of the experimental heavy metal community, Deafheaven, took the stage at Fort Lauderdale’s Revolution Live as direct support for progressive metal heavyweights, Between the Buried And Me. The buzz surrounding Deafheaven since the release of its critically acclaimed album, Sunbather, last June has been absolutely astounding…
We just read the very sad news today that the great Oderus Urungus has left this scummy planet for good. Dave Brockie was found dead in his Richmond, VA home, according to TMZ…
Partying in Fort Lauderdale. It’s like eating bread in Paris, surfing in Malibu, or being depressed in Moscow. It’s just what the city was designed to best offer humanity. Sure, there are reasons not to party in Fort Lauderdale. You have work tomorrow, you’re broke, Hector is still actively looking…
It is a truly arduous task finding a fresh statement in heavy music. Genres have splintered into sub-genres which have given way to a deluge of predictable, formulaic, and, if I may be honest, mediocre fare that sneaks by on the often-blind enthusiasm of the metal community. If it’s heavy,…
Don’t miss Hot Creations label boss Jamie Jones at Ultra 2014. No matter what you tell yourself, there is absolutely no way to catch every act that you want to see at Ultra Music Festival. Never mind the overlapping set times, just trying to traverse Bayfront Park is a daunting…
