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Happy Birthday, Dave Matthews!

Despite his penchant for easy, engaging acoustic melodies and a cheery blend of pop, folk, soul and a jam band aesthetic, things haven't always been so sublime for Dave Matthews, His albums have sold millions of copies and made him a populist hero of sorts, but his personal life has...
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Sweet Chariots’ Bad Man Streaming

For those of us who were out of town or just out of commission on Black Friday, the day signaled a new era for South Florida rockabilly fans. Sweet Chariots, whom Betsey Denberg interviewed with hair-raising results, released a debut album titled Bad Man and celebrated with a show at...
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Live: Dropkick Murphys at Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, March 3

​Dropkick Murphys with Frank Turner and the Sleeping SoulsPompano Beach AmphitheatreSaturday, March 3, 2012 Better than: A House of Pain show. The Dropkick Murphys experience started long before the seminal Boston six-piece hit the stage and blasted into a raucous performance of "The Irish Rover." There was a tangible carnival spirit in...
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Skipping Dinner Is a Becoming a Trend

As tiresome as the prevalence of small plates may be, it seems they're in response to a downsizing trend. In the past year, more people are cutting back on going out to dinner or are cutting out dinner entirely, reports Small Business Trendcast.Restaurant News reports that 40 percent of consumers...
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Boise Bob Benefit Tonight: Do Something Nice for a Hometown Boy

Boise Bob isn't just a guy who sings songs about 'possum meat and swamp living. He's a South Florida staple. Bob has been integrated into the local music scene since the late 1970s, playing everywhere from dive bars to art galleries. He's certainly dazzled you with Americana music and hillbilly humor,...
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Pyrex Cures What Ails You

Shopper's remorse: Everyone suffers from it from time to time. Usually, it's the low that results from checking one's bank after the exhilarating high of a shop-a-thon, but there's another, more-insidious type. It's the feeling that comes from walking away from a one-of-a-kind item. Maybe it was that constellation-pattern Pyrex...
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Florida Law Makes Serving Local Fish an Increasing Challenge

Ice crunches underfoot in the freezing walk-in at Florida's Finest, a boutique seafood vendor in Lauderhill with 150 clients around Florida. What had been an 80-pound yellowfin tuna has been sawed in half and placed in giant bins filled with ice shavings. Its carcass rests on ice, skin down, meat...
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The Dewars’ “Toys Boise the Boys” Makes Us Miss Them More

We'd like to say that Auggie living hasn't changed the non-conjoined twins. We have to admit, after hearing their brand new tune, "Toys Poise the Boys," it sounds like they've been hitting up the fudge shops on St. George street during the day, and hopping the ghost train in the...
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MegaUpload Versus the U.S. Government Versus a Girl Crying About Sopa

​If you were trying to watch season one of The Wire yesterday afternoon on MegaUpload, you were probably left with a lot of time on your hands to wonder why the site wasn't working. The major file-sharing website was shut down this afternoon by the U.S. Department of (in)Justice (we kid, we kid...
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Live: Marc Maron at the South Beach Comedy Festival, March 1

Marc MaronThe Colony Theater, Miami BeachThursday, March 1, 2012Better Than: Spending an evening alone on TwitterMarc Maron -- despite the fact that he's based in sunny Los Angeles -- projects an image that's almost the antithesis of South Florida. His comic persona is constructed around being an over-thinker, a self-sabotager,...
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Most Manly Restaurant in America Found in Fort Lauderdale

Men's Health announced today the most manly restaurants in America. And according to the results, the criteria are the following: 1. To be a manly restaurant, the place must feature foods that don't require utensils, except when it comes to barbecue. 2. If the restaurant isn't named after a man -- Jack,...
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The Food List Challenge, Round Two

Last week, we told you about the Food List Challenge, the Facebook app of 100 dishes and drinks to prove you're a foodnik. So far, 335,345 people have tried it, including former food critic for the Washington Post Phyllis Richman (97) and former New Times critic Gail Shepherd (85). Some...
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Red-Light Cameras Capture Highlight Reel of Florida Car Crashes

Place a few all-watching eyes at intersections throughout South Florida and reckless driving takes on a whole new meaning.American Traffic Solutions -- the Big Brotheresque company that operates about a dozen red-light cameras in Broward and another 26 in Miami-Dade -- scoured its footage for the best accidents and close...
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The New’s Lori Garrote Begins Anew

​If music were all about what was laid down on tape, then the formula to success would be much easier than it is. For Lori Garrote, lead singer and guitarist for the New, her role within the South Florida music scene has been both as musician and outspoken voice within a...
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Have You Ever Picklebacked?

On Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Rachel Maddow introduced him to a new discovery of hers -- the pickleback. Maddow explained that the drink -- part whiskey, part pickle juice -- is a shot that cures what ails ya. She's not crazy -- she's got a point! As an ultra...