Image via FlickrTell us the best dance club in Broward and Palm Beach counties in the comments section below. Voting ends May 26.Need some suggestions? Click here for a directory of local nightclubs. And click here for a master list of all Readers’ Poll items…
courtesy of Danger VillageThe Coral Springs-based act MillionYoung has been hailed as South Florida’s own bona fide entry into what is cringe-inducingly called “glo fi” or “chillwave.” (The latter word actually started as a joke on the parodic blog Hipster Runoff.) In fact, impending blog hype looms. The one-man-band born…
NightWatch is a regular feature about bars and clubs by nightlife columnist Tara Nieuwesteeg.Mickey’s 19th Hole Bar & Grill2739 E Oakland Park Blvd, Fort LauderdaleCall 954-561-1911Mickey’s is the kind of place that doesn’t change much. Regulars are so comfortable, they’ll interrogate anyone whose face they don’t recognize. It’s nothing personal;…
For a while there the fourth day of the week sucked. Everyone was almost forced to watch TV. Lately, though, things are looking pretty good again. Sweat is back up and charging hard with arty/punky/noisy in-stores and weirdo movie screenings while, next door, old reliable Churchill’s has kept shit on lock…
Photo by Lex HernandezUh, Luther who?When LIV booked former 2 Live Crew member Luther Campbell for this past Wednesday’s Dirty Hairy party, they should have known it was going to turn into King of Diamonds meets Miami Beach luxury. Campbell had backup dancers that we’re pretty sure aren’t classically trained…
Here’s a Dade history doc I made about Hialeah horse racing at the Hialeah Park Race Track with an original soundtrack. Frank Sinatra and a lot of other famous people used to go to the Hialeah Park Race Track. It opened in 1921 and is one of the oldest recreational…
via myspace.com/monotonixWhen the paramedics arrived at Respectable Street Wednesday night to treat his injured leg, Monotonix frontman initially refused to leave with them. (For a full account of the incident, which cut the band’s headlining set short after four songs, click here.) By shortly before 1 a.m., it was clear…
Am I the only one shocked to find that January 2010 is already spent? Damn! It’s certainly not the first time I find myself assaulted by a sudden passage of time. Still, this time I was sober. At least for the better part of it. Anywho, one group for whom…
via @XChadballXNew Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert is enjoying a new found bill of health. Earlier this week he underwent surgery on his thyroid in order to have part of it removed. Doctors had feared that that part of his thyroid contained some potentially malignant cells. The surgery went fine,…
Keeping this short: Everyone’s favorite South Florida band, Surfer Blood, premiered its first-ever music via Pitchfork today. The video has the same surreal feeling as the track itself. From what we can tell it wasn’t filmed in South Florida, which is rather disappointing, but there are some the state references…
Kitchen Party is an intimate underground dance party based on the concept that a good house party always seems to end up in the kitchen. Founded by London-based DJ Brian Monaco in 2007, KP evolved from a literal house party for an intimate group of music-lovers congregating around a kitchen…
Photo by Ian WItlenMonotonix frontman Ami Shalev clutches his injured leg in pain as bystanders try to help.To view a full slideshow of photos from this event, click here.MonotonixWith Surfer Blood, Woodmen Hall, and Love HandlesRespectable Street, West Palm BeachWednesday, January 27, 2010The problem with being a performer known for…
You may believe you’re only just be getting acquainted with his name, but that’s something he promises to change very soon. And in truth, Yeyo’s been a lot closer than you may think for some time now, well within earshot, but just on the verge of something bigger. The Puerto…
Blast From the Past is a new occasional series on Crossfade, revisiting classic local albums from days of yore.Psycho Daisies, Sonicly SpeakingWe’re gonna kick these blasts from Florida’s past with a record that best exemplifies how easily the stuff gets lost in the swamp. I’m talking about one of the…
Night Watch is a regular feature about bars and clubs by nightlife columnist Tara Nieuwesteeg. Mugs2671 E Oakland Park Blvd, Fort LauderdaleCall 954-566-7782 or visit mugsbar.comI got a clear sense of déjà vu at Mugs, but only, as I realized, because I’d been taken there for dinner once by a lovely…
Berlin is a fascinating, postindustrial landscape of architectural reconstruction and musical deconstruction. With a Tetris-like, physically shifting backdrop, the city offers all manner of spacious cavities to inspire composers. Among those so inspired is American expat Troy Pierce, a rising star on the roster of the ultimate techno label, Minus…
Sunday night will be a real test as to whether South Florida’s public can separate politics from art. One of Cuba’s most legendary groups, Los Van Van, comes to town for a performance at the James L. Knight Center. It’ll be the group’s first appearance in the States in more…
Pity the hapless hipster who wanders into Sweat Records this Saturday night looking for a copy of Vampire Weekend’s “Contra.” In an unusual but welcome change, the evening’s in-store show takes a turn away from the mellow indie and toward the grimy in a four-band show organized by local trio…
It’s easy to look at Jencarlos Canela and get the wrong impression. People have been mistaking him for a telenovela actor turned musician since before he began storming the world of Latin pop with his hit single “Amor Quedate” last year. But there is one thing the first-generation Cuban-American wants…
If you’ve been out and about at any of the hipper venues that still allow live music, you’ve most likely seen Astari Nite swoop in and swoon through a few cool songs. You may have even wondered just what those songs were and where you might get your mitts on…
This six-piece melodic punk act from Arizona is oft labeled “post-hardcore,” but we think their pairing of fantastic riffs with serviceable vocals is reminiscent of early Metallica. Certainly, thrash is back — but not with kids this age. So they tended to claim more fashionable influences, and when the supercatchy…
Nothing about Friday night’s party at Revolution, presented in part by South Florida rave-scene stalwarts Culture, is forward-looking. Take the party’s deliciously ’90s-trip-tastic flier: It boasts, near the top, that it’s “at the old Edge building with the old Edge hours!” For everyone under, oh, 27 years old, the Edge…
