Playing With Fireworks

What’s Fourth of July without fireworks? Humans are indescribably attracted to anything shiny, and this holiday represents the most democratic indulgence in our love for sparkles; everyone can afford to enjoy fireworks since they’re free. After the musically synchronized fireworks display Friday, stroll into the Seminole Hard Rock for a…

Mucho Camacho

Before the straw-haired singer-songwriter Jim Camacho was one of South Florida’s acoustic darlings, he fronted one of the most exciting South Florida bands, the Goods, during one of the most exciting eras of South Florida music, the early ’90s. Delivering melody-driven garage rock, the band developed a rabid fanbase almost…

Fought Under the Collar

What is a collar? It’s a part of the figurative work shirt, a socio-economic idiom used to show class status: blue or white. It works as a device to control your pet, represents a place to grab your misbehaving child, or signifies cornering someone in conversation. It’s also a fashion…

Kings of the Skies

Remember the movie Honeymoon in Vegas? No? The one in which Nicolas Cage dived out of a plane to stop Sarah Jessica Parker from marrying the man he lost her to in a bet? Still nothing? Ok sure, the movie’s not very memorable, but the people with whom Cage skydived…

Ex Norwegian Plays Propaganda

The local, non-Scandinavian band Ex Norwegian will bring its power-pop to Propaganda Saturday along with Orlando band Mike Dunn & The Kings of New England and Boca’s Alexander. Citing that the band names Badfinger as an influence, New Times music editor Arielle Castillo wrote in February, “Ex-Norwegian has absorbed that…

Saturday Night: Florida? Yeah! at The Poorhouse

Florida? Yeah! A New Start, Boise Bob and His Backyard Band, Fleez, and The BikesThe PoorhouseSaturday, June 27, 2009 Better Than: Anything going on in any other bar in downtown Fort Lauderdale The Review: For at least 10 years, Garo Gallo has worked zealously to keep the fabric of Fort…

The Killers Will Play AAA October 3

via myspace.com/thekillersLas Vegas post-punk glamazons The Killers almost lost the pop honors they earned with Hot Fuss when they decided to get serious with the Americana travesty Sam’s Town. Coupled with inflated egos (Lead singer Brandon Flowers said Sam’s Town would be “one of the best albums of the past…

In the Dollhouse

The first guest in the new StitchBird Stuffed Artist series, Rosanna Pereyra seems like the ultimate DIY artist. If you look on her website, you’ll see a giant doll house she’s working on, beautiful, delicate little masks, and a membership to Much Ado about Dolls. For the upcoming workshop, which…

Gaelic Pride in West Palm

I dated an Irish guy who once told me about an extensive network of Irish people prepared to help their brethren and sistren at the drop of a hat. There are people all over the world, he said, ready to get someone situated or give him or her a job,…

Bringing Sappho to South Florida

Virginia Woolf once said, “All women together, ought to let flowers fall upon the grave of Aphra Behn… for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.” Restoration humorist, Earl of Rochester enthusiast, and noted lady lover, Aphra Behn was one of the first professional female…

Get Your Grooves

In the land of iPods and iTunes, CDs are passe and eight tracks are prehistoric. But to music geeks, nothing can replace the rich sound quality of records – or the implication of elitism that a 10,000-piece-and-growing vinyl collection affords a person. In a format that will bring South Florida…

Miami’s BFGF Brings Electro-Dance to the Brick Rock Bar on Wednesday

Miami’s retro electro-dance duo BFGF will bring the party to Fort Lauderdale’s Brick Rock Bar Wednesday, performing their blend of minimalistic electronic instrumentation and Casiotone-loving Fischerspooner clash. While songs like the cheeky “Electric Supermodel” and “Super-dude-fuckin-A-licious” are more accessible for those craving dance-floor pop tunes, the group’s more experimental, spookier…

Local Songwriter Jim Camacho Playing Two Shows in July

Melodic and pop-driven, Jim Camacho’s music has been featured on several films including Tom Dowd & the Language of Music, Pledge This, and Fatboy and captures the catchy, soft folk-rock instincts of Elvis Costello and Jack Johnson, with occasional riffs that conjure up Oasis acoustic sessions. The Miamian songwriter, who…

Father’s Day Formula

If you’re the reason your dad had to sell his Chevy Camaro, the day you were born coincides with the day he died a little inside. He forgave you a long time ago, but you can make up for it in a big way this Father’s Day when you bring…

Life Orientation

Trying to figure out what to do after college is difficult enough. Now imagine a postgrad who, in addition to working in a crappy entry-level position, is unsure whether he’s straight or gay. So goes the narrative of The Art of Being Straight, a laid-back comedy about 20-something lady’s man…

Clean Fun at the Beach

Living in South Florida, we’re lucky that we can head to the beach any time of year. In other words, we should keep it clean. Surfrider South Florida hopes you’ll celebrate our coastline and International Surfing Day by doing just that. There will be nine challenges, such as making the…

New-Age Benefits

Balance, find your center, and open your ears and lungs to the sounds of Serpentine Arborvitae, the new-age spiritual-trance songstress and National Endowment For The Arts grant recipient who will be leading a “Chant Dance” at Art Serve Saturday to benefit yoga teacher Jess Elizabeth. Elizabeth, who started a community…

Food For Thoughtfulness

Dad’s day can be tricky. Just like there are cliched gifts for Mother’s Day, during Father’s Day, the sales of ties, ever-larger Swiss Army Knives, and whatever gadgets make watching sports a more comfortable, bone-atrophying experience go through the roof. Another holiday staple is the Father’s Day dinner. But considering…

Boobs and Benefits

Breast cancer’s a bitch. Organizations like the National Breast Cancer Foundation do great things by keeping awareness alive and funding much-needed research. But let’s be frank: traditional fundraising parties can be a bit boring. No Hard Feelings Tattoo Gallery is putting its own spin on the process Saturday with its…

Surf and Turf

Anyone who grew up hanging out under Commercial Pier, around Villas, or at Second Street in Pompano during the late ’90s and ’00s knows Dutch, the scruffy, beach-blond manager of South Florida surf staple B.C. Surf & Sport. It’s not that we saw him at Commercial or Second Street. Instead,…