Backstage in South Florida

On to the Next: The Reckless Dames Leave Green Room

By Lizzie Rae Fri., Jun. 15 2012 at 9:00 AM
Categories: Backstage in South Florida, Change of Venue, Dialed In
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courtesy of The Reckless Dames
The Reckless Dames aren't afraid to play with fire and never get burned.

After a yearlong weekly gig at the Green Room Nightclub, the Reckless Dames have parted ways with their burlesque home-base venue.

According to a Green Room rep, "We [Green Room] decided to stop doing the weekly burlesque because we want to stagger our entertainment." The spokesperson continued by saying, "We love the Reckless Dames... They've helped shape Green Room's identity from the inception of Saturdays, and we will continue to work with them by adding them to selective nights." Essentially, this is just a hiatus so that Green Room can expand its entertainment showcases, including live music. They added that they will host "selective nights that solely feature their burlesque troop."


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Backstage in South Florida

What Is Subculture? CEO Phillip Roffman Sets the Record Straight

By Lizzie Rae Tue., Jun. 12 2012 at 8:58 AM
Categories: Backstage in South Florida, Dialed In
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CEO Phillip Roffman repping Subculture at Record Store Day.

When you think of subculture, the first thing that probably comes to mind is some under-the-radar, fringe group of folks who seem to keep to themselves. Those involved probably make your mom a little nervous. But what happens when a group of locals whose passion for music and their community come together and insist that their beloved "subculture" go mainstream? South Florida native, CEO, and local scene starter Phillip Roffman and his team of talented movers and shakers are here to break through the ceiling of normalcy with Subculture.

Created roughly a year and a half ago, Roffman says, Subculture "was born out of the idea that local businesses, vendors, artists, et cetera -- both known and underground -- could come together for the purpose of putting together significant events." Leading up to the formation of Subculture, the company, Roffman attended various local and national music festivals, like Lollapalooza. "It's truly inspiring," he says, "to see hundreds of people come together for one band or one artist. I wanted to start something that could be a part of that." Thus, Subculture was born.


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Best of Broward-Palm Beach

Black Friday's Midnight Market - Green Room - June 8

By Lizzie Rae Mon., Jun. 11 2012 at 11:26 AM
Categories: Best of Broward-Palm Beach, Dialed In, Nightlife, Over the Weekend
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Joshua Little

The lights were dim and Green Room was pulsing, alive with the spirit of the weekly Goth-night extravaganza Black Friday. By the time the party really got going, it was 2 a.m., and though it was past bedtime, even for some of the most seasoned Goths, the crowd didn't seem anywhere near the point of calling it quits. Couples were grinding on the dance floor as guest DJ Alex Delliance pumped out a variety of industrial remixes of Goth favs.

Last week, resident DJ LinderSMASH -- who won the 2012 New Times Best Of award for Club DJ -- provided us with a what-to-wear guide for Goth newbies. "That's the thing with Goth kids," LinderSMASH jokes, "They don't show up before midnight no matter what the fuck you do."
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Concert Review

Kathy Griffin (with Gloria Estefan) - Hard Rock Live, Hollywood - June 2

By Lizzie Rae Mon., Jun. 4 2012 at 9:10 AM
Categories: Comedy, Concert Review, Dialed In, Over the Weekend
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Better than: Finally finding the needle goddamn in the haystack.

Kathy Griffin brought her saucy one-woman act to the Hard Rock Live this Saturday night.  We brought you an inside look at Griffin's life in an interview last week on County Grind, and figured you'd want more. The gigantic stadium that is the Hard Rock Live was packed to the brim with the all-but-expected crowd of gays, groups of "ladies night" cougars, women-who-dragged-their-husbands, and grandparent-aged patrons... And us. Griffin wore a fierce leopard print wrap dress and crocs. Yeah, crocs.



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Kathy Griffin on Cher, Judge Judy, the LGBT Crowd, and The Kathy Show

By Lizzie Rae Thu., May 31 2012 at 9:34 AM
Categories: Comedy, Dialed In, Heads Up
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Courtesy of Mike Ruiz
From Kathy Griffin's "For Your Consideration" campaign. Not how we're used to seeing her, but we're not complaining!
Kathy Griffin, sensational comedian and notorious foul-mouthed Queen of Mean, is bringing her solo act to the Hard Rock Live, and no celebrity is safe. "I've played more cities in Florida than in any other state," Griffin says. "But you guys are sick bastards -- I think that's what it is." The native Chicagoan-gone-L.A. leading lady is ready to bring her steamy show south once again, saying, "I don't know how much my hair is gonna frizz, but I'm willing to give up a good flat iron just to make everybody laugh." 
 
Over the phone, Griffin is just as hilarious as you'd expect. Right off the bat, it's as if we've known each other for years, chatting over a stiff drink at a smoky bar. 

"I love that I started you young with my profanity and inappropriate stories," Griffin says. One early Kathy Griffin memory, however, was wildly mild: Watching the sitcom Suddenly Susan, where Griffin played pessimistic food critic Vicki Groener alongside castmate and friend Brooke Shields. "It was so much cleaner then," she admits. "It's all changed!" Cue maniacal chuckles. We're not offended by the torrents of f-bombs and R-rated stories she's become synonymous with, and as a matter of fact, we love it.

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Concert Review

Rock 'n' Roll Ladies Night with Avenida Zero, All the Pretty Cars, The Reckless Dames, and DJ Sweetswirl

By Lizzie Rae Fri., May 25 2012 at 10:31 AM
Categories: Concert Review, Dialed In, Glimpses of the South Florida Scene, Heads Up, Local Music, Memorial Day Weekend

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Joan Jett, bad-ass leading lady of all time? Probably.

Green Room nightclub, the growing epicenter of the Fort Lauderdale's live music scene is hosting a girls' night of rock on this Saturday. 

The event, appropriately called "Ladies That Rock," is a tribute to all of the fabulous female-fronted bands of yesterday, today, and tomorrow who have helped shape the often male-dominated music industry. Think bad asses like Joan Jett and The Runaways circa 1976 meets No Doubt and Paramore -- need we say more?

The line-up of fierce performers are all headed up by lovely and talented ladies. There's Latin pop/punk five-some Avenida Zero, fronted by lead singer Lisa Abreu. Abreu agrees that Joan Jett exudes everything that is bad-ass, noting the frontwoman's influence on her own music. Madonna is another leading lady that Abreu admires, saying, "When I first discovered her (at age 8), I knew I wanted to be an artist/performer for the rest of my life." No arguments there. We think Madonna rules too!


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DJ Mix

JAMS Brings DJs, Live Hip-hop, and American Pride to Laser Wolf for Jamburger Hill This Memorial Day

By Lizzie Rae Tue., May 15 2012 at 9:00 AM
Categories: DJ Mix, Dialed In, Heads Up, Just In
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Clear your holiday weekend calendars, folks. The epic DJ collective known as JAMS is bringing record heat to local watering hole Laser Wolf for a Sunday afternoon Memorial Day bash. The party goes by the brilliant name: Jamburger Hill. 

DJs Esoteric, Kristof, Damask, and Mikey R. of Radio-Active Records will be pumping out surf rock, house, hip-hop, and funk all day long as the patio area at Laser Wolf transforms into a beach day barbecue -- kiddie pools and beach balls included. JAMS will serve up Americana food favorites like hot dogs and hamburgers -- but of course -- provided by area food trucks. 



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Dialed In

7 Rap Lyrics Decoded by Grandma

By Devin Desjarlais Thu., Jan. 6 2011 at 12:00 PM
Categories: Comedy, Dialed In
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We're down with rap, yo.
​Rap music fuses street slang with a heavy hip-hop beat, but the lyrical nuances are often too nuanced for our painfully Caucasian brain to decode. We grew up in the era of Biggie, Snoop, and Puff Daddy -- is he going by a different name now? -- and you'd think we could decipher the tones our home boys have put out there. Thank goodness for UnderstandRap.com, and its accompanying tome, which professes to offer "Explanations of Confusing Rap Lyrics You & Your Grandma Can Understand."

Our Grandma came of age in the Big Band era, which we're pretty sure has its fair share of sultry crooners, a bit of trombone and a giant spoonful of romanticism -- as opposed to a life of MAC-10's, being "a couple bands down," or having their "whole click stuntin'."

So, does she need the Understanding Rap book as bad as we do? We tested her on seven perplexing lyrics from Drizzy, Weezy and more.

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103.5 The Beat is No More; Spanish Station Super X Takes Over as of Noon Today

By Christine Borges Fri., May 14 2010 at 3:50 PM
Categories: Dialed In
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​If you are a big fan of 103.5 The Beat and their hip-hop and R&B format, you may have noticed something different when you turned on the radio this afternoon. The Beat's yet another in a slew of stations to be taken over by Spanish radio.

Now replaced by "103.5 Super X" as of noon today, they already have a fully functioning site, and promises to play Spanish hits from the '80s, '90s, and today. That sounds an awful lot like 97.3 The Coast's old slogan, doesn't it?

"Based on the South Florida population being over 50 percent Hispanic and growing, adding a second Spanish-language format to the cluster provides us the best opportunity to mirror the South Florida market," Clear Channel Radio/Miami President/Market Manager Brian Olson says. "The addition of 103.5 Super X will strategically complement Mega 94.9. The combination of these two radio stations will provide an unparalleled reach of Hispanic adults 18-54."

Any guesses on which (if any) station will be next to undergo a transformation?

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Dialed In: Last Week's Top Ten From UM Radio "The Voice"

By Claudia Santana Wed., Dec. 9 2009 at 9:45 AM
Categories: Dialed In
Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists on South Florida's campus radio stations.

Top Albums for the Week of November 30 - December 5

University of Miami- WVUM 90.5 FM, "The Voice"

The voice is not your typical college radio station. They pride themselves on introducing new and innovative music to the greater Miami area while offering a refreshing alternative to commercial radio. Their daytime programming focuses on electronica and Indie and their evening specialty shows range from Underground dance music, to local favorites, spoken word, blog remixes, and obscure disco.
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WVUM is still singing the praises of Ernest Greene's one-man electro band, Washed Out
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  1. Life of Leisure [EP], Washed Out​
  2. Psychic Chasms, Neon Indian
  3. A Strange Arrangement, Mayer Hawthorne
  4. Ayrton Senna EP, Delorean
  5. Seek Magic, Memory Tapes
  6. East Of Eden, Taken By Trees
  7. What Will We Be, Devendra Banhart
  8. My Guilty Pleasure, Sally Shapiro
  9. Yes!, K-OS
  10. How to Make Friends, FM Belfast

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