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Florida Bong Ban Bill Passes Senate 31-2 But Now Doesn't Actually Ban Bongs

A day after a bill that would ban the sale of bongs and certain pipes in Florida overwhelming passed the Florida House, its sister bill found similarly broad support in the Senate. The bill passed the legislative body 31-2 today, and will now head to Gov. Rick Scott. Though, the bill has been cons ... More >>

New Bill Would Ticket Floridians for Driving Slowly in the Left Lane

Sorry snow birds, the Florida Senate is mulling whether to pass a law that would directly target one of your worst driving habits. A part of a new bill would make driving slow in the left lane a ticketable offense, meaning going 50 in the left lane on the interstate could have bigger ramifications t ... More >>

Kratom Comes to Florida: Is the Next Big Drug Craze Dangerous?

Weird Wives and Luma Junger Square Off Against Alligator Alley, Wise Wizards, and Gulf Coast Fauna (Plus Free Music!)

Fear, loathing, and boiled peanuts in Sarasota, Florida.​Alligator Alley, the artery connecting lower Southwest Florida with the Gulf Coast b/w The Everglades, is so flat, straight and strikingly unremarkable that it takes on the vertiginous qualities of the most hypnogogic labyrinths. That is to ... More >>

Cop City, This Heart Electric, Luma Junger, and the New Wave of South Florida Rock

​For 31 years, the numerous, ever-increasing stages at gritty, surreal, and spectacular Churchill's Pub in Little Haiti has been where Miami rock music goes to define itself. A quick scan of the assorted press and awards (including endless clippings for Miami New Times Best Rock Club nods) reveal ... More >>

Cop City/Chill Pillars at Churchill's Pub January 13

Medical Marijuana Amendment Gets Sponsor in Florida State Senate

​The first steps towards the possibility of legalizing medical marijuana in Florida are underway. Last month State Rep. Jeff Session, a Democrat from Lake Worth, introduced a resolution that would allow Floridians to vote on the matter in 2012. Now, state Sen. Larcenia Bullard, a Miami Democra ... More >>

Everymen, the Wholetones, Brain Chips, and Uncle Scotchy as part of the Crossfade music series at the Stage July 28

Vans Warped Tour 2011 at Cruzan Amphitheatre July 30

Everymen Talk When Water's Thicker Than Blood, Fire Breathing, and Finding Freedom

Photo by Tunebox Photo​Good times can be dangerous. We know it. So does six-man punkabilly band Everymen. And this Thursday, the Lake Worth crew and the Crossfade music series -- along with The Wholetones, Brain Chips, and Uncle Scotchy -- plan to fill The Stage with fun and flames. Thus, ... More >>

Get Hick With Everymen, Wholetones, Brain Chips, and Uncle Scotchy July 28

Photo by Ian WitlenIf you like fire, you'll love Everymen.​Last month, your favorite Miami music blog (i.e. us) hooked up a drunken, debaucherous night of black-out rock 'n' roll at the Stage. Tall boys were guzzled and crushed. Speakers were scorched by Furious Dudes, Bulletproof Tiger, and Se ... More >>

Everymen at Propaganda July 8

Democratic Rep. Pushes for Amendment to Legalize Medical Marijuana in Florida

​With a recent poll showing 57 percent of Floridians favoring legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, state Rep. Jeff Clemens (D-Lake Worth) has introduced a resolution to put an amendment on the 2012 ballot that would do just that. Clemens claims that the move could bring in $5 to $12 million ... More >>

Davila 666 at Churchill's Pub March 1

Beings, Bulletproof Tiger, Cop City/Chill Pillars, and Axe and the Oak at Cinema Sounds #7

Can you guess this Cinema Sounds movie?​Everybody loves beer, movies, and music, right? OK, well, maybe not every single human being on Planet Earth (e.g. straight-edge punks without eyes or ears), but the crowd at Roofless Records' Cinema Sounds #7 was definitely down with the program. Fed on ch ... More >>

Pizza, Bagel Joints Feud Over Holy H2O

Lee KleinOriginaly Brooklyn Water Bagel Company coming to Miami Beach​Water is at the center of a legal food fight between a Delray bagel shop and a Lake Worth pizzeria. But it's not South Florida water that heating up. It's the New York tap H2O that does miracles for pizza and bagel dough. Or so ... More >>

Underground and Local: Diet Cokeheads, White Execution, and Bone Owl

​Diet Cokeheads' Nasal EP (Drugged Conscience) Gainesville's Diet Cokeheads is one-third of Florida's holy triumvirate of new, damaged rock 'n' roll. (Lake Worth's Cop City/Chill Pillars and Tampa's Neon Blud comprise the other 2/3.) If you didn't already know, D.C. features Palm Beach expatriate ... More >>

The Jameses

Riddles, Rat People, and Rock ’n’ Roll

UPDATE: Stonefox Leaks New MP3, Help Them Book Fall East Coast Tour

Photo by Ian WitlenLocal motion: Stonefox ​Recently reunited South Florida blooz-rawk trio Stonefox has posted a missive to its Facebook friends requesting assistance booking gigs up and down the East Coast in September. The shows would ideally occur September 17-19 in New York, and October 13-17 ... More >>

Sweet Bronco Covers John Ralston at Propaganda Saturday

Propaganda in Lake Worth celebrated its first year on the planet Saturday night, and one of the night's performers, Fort Lauderdale's Sweet Bronco, decided to personalize the night with a tribute to another local institution, John Ralston. "The Only Evidence," posted on Sweet Bronco's MySpace page, ... More >>

Hump Day by Roofless Records

Tonight! Fire Zuave, the Dewars and Goolsby at Propaganda

Photo by Monica Kustra​After a year of playing and touring out of Athens, Georgia, former South Florida act Fire Zuave is coming all the way back down the peninsula to show locals what time in a little rock 'n' roll college town can do for you. After releasing two albums, Sand Fastened in 2008 and ... More >>

Celebrate Hump Day With Roofless Records at the American Legion, April 14

For those of us sadly toiling, at least occasionally, in a cubicle, Wednesday is a shining beacon -- if you can just grasp onto your sanity until this day, everything will be okay. Actually, chances are, if you're part of the crew that frequents the shows at the American Legion, you may not have the ... More >>

The Juice: Palm Beach County Will Exempt Certain Businesses From "Dancing Tax"

​Props to Michael J. Mooney, blogger over at our sister blog the Juice, for spotlighting the plight of Chrissy Benoit, who owns Havana Hideout in Lake Worth. Basically, local officials were riding her pretty hard to pay an "Entertainment Fee" aka "Dancing Tax." Benoit countered that she does not c ... More >>

Head Spins: Dubstep ambassador the Reazin plays the Vagabond

Video: Vivian Girls Live at Pulse Art Fair 2009

Vivian Girls played Pulse Art Fair at the Ice Palace on Thursday night to a small crowd. They are an all girl 3-piece rock band from Brooklyn, NYC.The Vivian Girls shouted out a show they recently played in Lake Worth that they described as a lot of fun. They'll be on the road in the UK all Januar ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Porn Star Ball, Modernesque and Dashboard Confessional

We were more excited this weekend about the upcoming long weekend plus all the Basel fun that will follow. Still there were a few things that caught our attention. So here is what you missed over the weekend:Vivid Video Porn Star Ball at CameoPhoto by Logan Fazio​Vivid Video sure gets around withi ... More >>

Ten Under $10 For the Weekend of November 20 - 22: 2 Live Crew, Tobacco Road's 97th, and More

​Friday, November 20*Everyone raised here likes 2 Live Crew, pretty much. So everyone we've mentioned this party to is excited about the fact that the group is playing for just $10 tonight at White Room in Miami. Click here for full details.  *Tonight is day one of the 97th birthday ... More >>

Concert Review: Moonfest 2009, Downtown West Palm Beach, October 31

Photo by Christina MendenhallKill Miss Pretty's Alicia Olink dressed as a sexy zebra.​To view a full slideshow of photos from the event, click here. Moonfest 2009Downtown West Palm BeachSaturday, October 31, 2009Better Than: Witnessing a scantily clad Tinker Bell getting spanked by Beaker the ... More >>

Wednesday Blog Watch: More on Alligator Alley's Closing, Fresh Basil Crew Wakes Up, and More

via freshbasilcrew.comCop this new mix from Sweet Dick Vega on the Fresh Basil Crew blog.*While Crossfade attended the Friday-night edition of Alligator Alley's closing party, Mood Vane went to the Saturday-night jam, featuring Stonefox. Check out a couple photos, a bittersweet recap, and a little l ... More >>

Metal at Propaganda! Miami's Vultures Are Wolves Play the Lake Worth Venue this Friday

via myspace.com/vulturesarewolves​Why try to originally opine on the sounds of the heavy Miami trio Vultures are Wolves, when the band's MySpace page is so darn descriptive? There, you will find that they tag themselves as being appropriate for fans of "repulsive uncontrolled chaos," and sounding ... More >>

Ten Under $10 For the Weekend of August 14 - 16

Dreaming in Stereo plays the Vagabond tonight​Friday, August 14*Local guitar whiz Fernando Perdomo's "progressive pop" band Dreaming in Stereo tonight plays at the Vagabond in Miami. Admission is free before midnight, $5 after. Click here to check out a video of the band playing recently on West P ... More >>

Propaganda's Grand Opening Will Feature a Week of Free Local Music Starting Sunday

Miami's Ex-Norwegian channels power-pop of the past.​Starting Sunday, the local-music haven Propaganda will officially celebrate its grand opening with the best recent lineup of South Florida acts I've seen since the opening of the IWAN concept facility theBUBBLE. Sure that wasn't too long ago, bu ... More >>

Top Ten Beers and Places To Drink Them In South Florida

image via nikonvscanon's flickr​ Today's top ten comes courtesy of Dave Crisafi, the dude behind the South Florida Beer Blog. He says "It's always good to figure out how to introduce the average beer drinker to new flavors. You have to know what everything tastes like and what it's similar to in o ... More >>

This Weekend in Broward and Palm Beach: The State Of, Nachtmahr and LA Riots

Tom Wilco Nabedi Osorio (left) and Steph Taylor of the State OfShows this weekend by local artists, or concerts that are otherwise under-the radar in Broward and Palm Beach. Friday:Piano and drums mixed with vocals that are simultaneously haunting and tough define the sound of The State Of, ... More >>

Raymond Burton Howard Dale's Organic Farming 101: Potatoes, Cowpeas, Corn, Tomatoes

Burton Dale is a frequent and insightful commenter and Short Order so I emailed him some questions. Check out this awesome story, the first in a series."What is my experience with organic foods? I worked as a chemist for Space Science Services that used to be in Philips Park in Riviera Beach. We wer ... More >>

Q&A With Lauris Vidal, Founder of the Citrus Circuit Tour

A number of rootsy rock bands from throughout Florida have banded together to carpool through the state, dubbing their rolling musical caravan the Citrus Circuit tour. It lands tonight in Miami at Tobacco Road, and Saturday at Propaganda; click here to read more about it.New Times recently spoke wit ... More >>

The Citrus Circuit Tour Is Juicy

And it's swinging through South Florida.

Fraudsters Arrested For Selling Native American Tribe Membership To Illegal Immigrants

Burger King Pitches Penny To Tomato Pickers

Miami's Best Albums of 2007

Suicide Blonde picks 'em.

John Ralston

Dashboard Confessional and John Ralston

A Push Toward Home

Death Warmed Over

The Lake Worth Playhouse can't breathe new life into Deathtrap

Best Surf Spot

First Street Beach

Deli Dancing

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