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​Green Room has quickly established itself as the indie/artsy (dare we say hipster?) spot to go to on any given night of the week. But, on Wednesday night, the venue kicked it up a notch with the debut of Brown Bag Wednesdays, a weekly hip hop party. And to say it went off with a bang is an understatement.

The narrow hallway lined with mirrors was packed with street wear, the scent of Black & Milds, and a screen printing set up towards the back. Inside the two story club, there was barely enough room to stand, let alone to get a drink. But, hey who is complaining? Wall to wall, groups of guys and a few ladies sprinkled throughout, were either immersed in conversations, singing lyrics to one another, or sipping on 32oz glass bottles of Colt 45. Yes, Colt 45.


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Someone got drunk and crazy on Photoshop.

Men like football. Gay men love Madonna. Super Bowl night in Wilton Manors seemed to support these statements. The bars were bumping with buff dudes who looked shiny and ready to watch the throwing of pigskin and, of course, to sing along with Madge. More >>

The next level seems forever

​These days, most gamer socializing happens through headsets and an internet connection. Back in the day, though, there were spots called arcades where peeps would hang out together, in the real world, and play videogames. 

Lately, there has been a resurgence of interest in the old, pixelated classics. South Florida got on that bandwagon with the newish monthly event that caters to the strained-eyed enthusiasts. 

Friday night, Steve Kleisath, of Further Seems Forever fame, cohosted the third Retro Arcade Night at Arcade Game Sales in Fort Lauderdale. 

For this gathering of gamers, the shop, which typically repairs and sells machines, takes on an arcade-like form. Players pay just ten bucks at the door and have unlimited access to the treasury of retro arcade games, from Ms. Pac-Man to Dig Dug, as well as pinball machines, foosball, and more. 

January's game night was a huge success with folks of all ages swept up in the captivating magic of the electronics and one another's company.

County Grind was on the scene to interrupt potential record-breaking plays for the sake of getting some silly questions answered. 

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​Machine Gun Kelly
Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale
January 26, 2012

Better Than: Staying in to watch another reality show.

Cobain's back! Cobain's back! Well, not really, but anyone could have been fooled when the crowd was shouting, "MGK!" started to amp up when the DJ dropped the intro for "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Then, from out of back, the slim, tatted up Cleveland native Machine Gun Kelly rushed out to welcome the audience by stage diving.

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Selfclicker drawing by Alexia Hemingway

Two of the KeroWACKED crew: Lea Vendetta and Rolando Chang Barrero.

​A review of the ActivistArtistA's Art Walk at the Boynton Beach Arts District, AKA the District in Boynton Beach.

Last summer, the warehouses off Industrial Avenue in Boynton Beach were full of machine parts, but now, they're full of art.

To get to them, head to the street called Industrial Avenue off the I-95 ramp. If you're heading from any exit south of Boynton Beach, you keep going west. But just one light. 

Although a couple of high-end galleries have been there since the mid-'80s, the ActivistArtistA's Art Walk is in its infancy. You can tell already that this baby is going to be real special.
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Monica McGivern

Bodypainting by award-winning artist Georgette Pressler brings a whole new dimension to "live art."

​Within minutes of walking into Respectable Street last night, a red envelope was placed in our hands with no explanation. The mysterious exchange became less so when we recognized the bestower of the traditional Chinese good-luck gift as none other than Art Nouveau creator and curator of events Teresa Korber.  More >>

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​George Porter Jr. and Runnin' Pardners 
Bamboo Room, Lake Worth 
January 6th, 2011 

Better Than: Anything going on in New Orleans that did not have George Porter Jr. on bass.

Lake Worth's premiere music venue, The Bamboo Room, was invaded by South Florida's pocket of funk enthusiasts last night. Coming to town as a preemptive strike before boarding Jam Cruise, an amphibious music festival with a legion of national talent, George Porter Jr. rounded up a squad of all-star New Orleans musicians to get the party started. Porter Jr., a bass legend and funk godfather of the Meters fame, combined with The Running Pardners - Brint Anderson (guitar/Coupe de Ville), Michael Lemmler (keyboards/Brasilliance!), Khris Royal (saxophone/Dark Matter/Rebelution) and Terrence Houston (drums/Dark Matter) - are a balanced mix of old school royalty and up-and-coming Louisiana prodigies.

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​Is Anyone Up? New Year's Celebration
Hosted by Hunter Moore
Speakeasy Lounge, Lake Worth
Saturday, December 31, 2011

Better than: Sitting at home in front of a MacBook, we guess.

"You guys are awkward as fuck," Is Anyone Up? revenge porn site founder Hunter Moore said at one point from the stage as he looked over the Speakeasy Lounge's mix of college-aged scene kids who know who Skrillex is -- the guys wore stocking caps; the girls wore as little as possible -- and a few men who looked like they were in their 40s rolling solo. Yes, somehow a New Year's Eve party dedicated to a bunch of voyeuristic nude iPhone photos posted without permission was awkward.

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​Matisyahu
With Adam Weinberg on acoustic guitar
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach
Thursday, December 29, 2011

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Better than: Hanging out at your university's Hillel on a chilly Thursday evening.

It's easy to sum up last night's intimate Matisyahu show at West Palm's Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in one word: underwhelming.

Billed as an acoustic show with the Hasidic (ex? -- we're still not sure) Jewish hip-hop and reggae artist with an attached question-and-answer session, the concert was ideally a platform for fans to reach out and create a discussion with Matisyahu on topics of music, spirituality, and how the two intertwine.

Unsurprisingly to us, given his pithy attitude of late, that discussion never happened, and the questions fans submitted before the show were pushed to the wayside.

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