​One of the most lovable blogs on the internet is Men Who Look Like Old Lesbians. Don't lie, you love it. It's not nice, but not totally vicious. It's like if a picture of your dad ended up on there, you might be like, "Hm. He does kind of look like an old lesbian in that one." Besides, there's seriously nothing wrong with old lesbians, it's just funny that these guys look like them, and that is funny.

Enter Girls That Look Like Skrillex. When everyone got finished talking about girls who look like Bieber, we were granted with yet another feminine looking music man. Dubstep golden child Skrillex has the appearance of, well, a woman. A gothy old raver lady.

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Jonas Stein on the mic with Turbo Fruits playing last year's preshow at Grand Central.

​Bruise Cruise organizers Michelle Cable and Turbo Fruits' Jonas Stein suggest bringing a few essentials on the boat this year. 1. a Speedo, 2. sunglasses, 3. a fanny pack ("Even though it sounds unhip, it was actually our saving grace," Cable advises.), 4. vitamins, 5. formal wear, and 6. An open mind.

"You've got to be down for anything," she said. "People just got cheesy and let their guilty pleasures come out. Dancing to Top 40 hits, letting their hair down, and not caring about how they look in their bathing suit anymore." That's right, even grungy rock guys will feel comfortable in their banana hammocks.


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Propaganda serves cheap booze and shows.

​Friday, February 3

*The Snooze Theatre has reopened! Celebrate tonight with Weird Wives and Low Level Radiation. Exact cover charge is murky, but it should be well under $10. Click here to read more about the Snooze reopening.

*We loved both the name Severe Disappointments and the band's punk rock 'n' roll when we heard it. It's local icon Chuck Loose's new act, and it plays tonight at Propaganda with Black Seal, Instant Whips, and Symbols. Again, why can't local bands put more detailed cover information on their websites and fliers? Whatever. This should be under $10. Click here to stream some Severe Disappointments tunes.
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Super Bowl XLVI

​Let's be honest, Madonna isn't quite the rager you had in mind when getting pumped up for Super Bowl XLVI this weekend. Luckily, we've taken the time to construct a more appropriate 10-song playlist to get the football flavor flowing.

Get ready to put this madness on blast, both leading up to and during the big game where the New England Patriots prepare for a rematch against the New York Giants. And, feel free to mute 'ol Madge and crank up our ditties instead, in case you're in a bit of a half-time slump.  

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​You probably already read here on County Grind that 12th Planet's End Is Near tour is coming to Fort Lauderdale tonight. The tour kicked off at Miami's Grand Central yesterday. There will likely be a flock of mega-charged fans finding their way north for a double-header. 

12th Planet is a music-maker that won't stay out of the limelight for much longer. Besides his immense talent, he's also a pretty swell guy. I know this because he called me the other day (his manager made him) and now we're friends (Facebook counts!).

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The Pine Hill Haints christen the new 5 Points Lounge on February 17.

​When the late Monterey Club opened, the relationship between it and adjoining Kreepy Tiki Tattoos was definitely symbiotic. If you were at a show early enough, you could wander into the shop -- the connecting door was usually open -- and check out the rotating art shows there or make an appointment. Still, though they shared a certain retro-cool aesthetic, and many friends and fans, they were distinct businesses. When Monterey shuttered, Kreepy Tiki remained in its same location, still enjoying brisk business. More >>

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​Despite fading from the headlines, the people-powered protest movement known as Occupy Wall Street that sprang up in New York City's Financial District this past September and spread like gangbusters from coast to coast, is still alive and well right here in Palm Beach County. Occupy Palm Beach County (OPBC) is the sole remaining "Occupy" movement in South Florida with a permanent encampment, and one of the longest-running protest campsites of its kind in the United States.

Unlike the original Occupy Wall Street location at Zuccotti Park and others in Oakland, L.A., D.C., and Norwich, Connecticut, that were ultimately evicted from their campground sites, OPBC has persevered.
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Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon usually get the most visual time due to a weird flux of romance, musical chemistry, and pale-facedness. It has always been the more astute individuals who've commented that the actual reasons, the true-deal reasons as to why Sonic Youth has chugged along for three decades, gaining momentum, fans, and accolades, was because of Lee Ranaldo's quiet glue.

He is their Lebowski Rug.

He is their raison d'être, their drive, their focusing stone. Regardless of whichever way you'd like to look at it, there's no simple way Sonic Youth would be Sonic Youth if it hadn't been for the matched virtuosity of Ranaldo and Moore's guitars.

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​For close to three years, Brew Urban Cafe has been regularly transformed into something of an art-crowd clown car, with art-loving folks packed in and spilling out of its doors and into the street to enjoy a night of art, music, and hanging out put on by the DJ collective Twilight Notes.

The wildly popular "Dialect" event has always been an occasion -- monthly in the beginning, now several times a year -- for art appreciation and uplifted mingling. Now, the location itself is being elevated from the street by the railroad tracks to the terrace at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. "The move was just a natural progression," says Twilight Notes owner and DJ Adam Foster. "'Dialect' had been getting a little big to stay at Brew, and the terrace at the museum is a beautiful location, literally in the middle of the city."

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via Izzy and the Catastrophics' Facebook page

​No matter what group of able players is backing him, Izzy Zaidman -- known just as Izzy on swingin' circuits -- is a one-man powerhouse of retro guitar fun. As the longtime axman for Wayne "The Train" Hancock, he perfected a rollicking style of guitar-picking that sounded like it was swiped straight from the Sun Records vaults.  More >>