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New Indie Night at American Rock Bar Features Boxwood and Casey Hopkins Duo

By Alex Rendon Thu., Feb. 21 2013 at 8:36 AM
Categories: Local Music, Looking Good , Night Watch, Nightlife
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The musical void between Delray Beach's Dada and Fort Lauderdale's Green Room is being filled by a new indie night at Deerfield Beach's American Rock Bar and Grill. Northern Broward music fans, rest assured. You can now avoid traveling on I-95, at least for one night, and still catch a show with worthy, original local acts.

Aleks Violet Holubowic -- the former promotions director and current DJ on FIU's student-run radio station WRGP Radiate FM (95.3 FM at the Modesto Madique Campus, and 96.9 FM at the Biscayne Bay Campus) -- is heading up the booking for this new event. It's clear, listening to her radio show, Local Radiation, that this dedicated music devotee has a knack for picking out capable bands from South Florida.

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Thanksgiving 2012: What to Do in Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach County This Holiday Weekend

By Betsey J. Denberg Fri., Nov. 23 2012 at 10:30 AM
Categories: Night Watch
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Once all the turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes have formed a mountain of food in your stomach, we know you'll want to spend the long weekend conquering the difficult challenges of shopping for deals and partying hard. We hold the flattering nickname Fort Liquordale for a reason. 

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- DJ Irie Hosts Black Friday Festival with Kendrick Lamar, Talks Bottle Service, Alonzo Mourning, and the Miami Heat

And because there is no shortage of happenings around Broward and Palm Beach counties, New Times has complied the ultimate Thanksgiving holiday weekend guide for you.

It'll be updated daily, so don't forget to check back. If you feel like we've missed any events, please let us know by emailing music@browardpalmbeach.com.
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Off the Hookah to Move to Old Voodoo Lounge; Currently Hiring

By Kareem Shaker Thu., Jun. 28 2012 at 8:20 AM
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The new location will be more upscale than the existing.
Best Broward Dance Club 2012

When Off the Hookah burst onto the scene in 2007, it quickly became a Las Olas favorite, especially on its Thursday ladies' nights. The décor and outdoor lounge area, along with the free-flowing drinks for women, quickly brought in a female crowd to the riverfront location weekly, like clockwork.

People started talking about the fire-breathing bartender and different flavored tobacco to smoke from the hookahs. It was then that Fridays and Saturdays started getting packed. Next thing we knew, there were four locations strewn across South Florida and Virginia.

All that started at 300 SW First Ave. in Fort Lauderdale.

So what do you do with the location that started it all? You pack up and leave, of course.
"It's time for a change," said district manager Alex Passakos. "This is going to be a club like Fort Lauderdale has never seen."
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Totally Tuesdays '80s Music Video Party at Respectable Street Tonight!

By Devin Desjarlais Tue., Oct. 25 2011 at 8:02 AM
Categories: Night Watch, Video
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​Remember when MTV played actual music, feathered bangs were sexy, and scrunchies were the hottest fashion craze?

Neither do we.

Thankfully Respectable Street is hosting a party to remind people of a time when Jersey Shore was only an area and pop stars didn't need vocal synthesizers to sound good.

The "Totally Tuesdays '80s Music Video Party" is a weekly party that Respectable Street has added to its repertoire of popular parties, like Flaunt Thursdays and Vinyl Fridays.

We got in touch with Kendall Courtney, one of tonight's DJs, and found out what videos they plan to play for the intimate crowd. Check it out after the jump.

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Night Watch: Brewzzi

By Tara Nieuwesteeg Fri., Jul. 29 2011 at 7:23 AM
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​Brewzzi
2222 Glades Road, Boca Raton.
Call 561-392-2739, or visit here.

Brewzzi sounds like the second name of a rapper. You know, about the time his ego has grown to epic proportions and sometime after said rapper has enjoyed moderate success with his first name. Snide remarks aside, I cracked open the bright-orange menu and was whisked away into a decadent world of enticingly titled drinks (Irish Trash Can Punch? Yes, please). In addition to the brews that keep Brewzzi legit, the place vends a mean Planter's Punch, plenty of margaritas, spicy bloody marys, and something called a Palm Beach Mojito, which is less overpriced than the name implies. In addition, Brewzzi boasts the usual dining-room fare: burgers and salads and pizzas and sandwiches and nothing worth more than a dismissive hand wave. After all, we came for the beer.

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Night Watch: Bash of Boca

By Tara Nieuwesteeg Wed., Jul. 27 2011 at 11:14 AM
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​Bash of Boca
5970 SW 18th St., Boca Raton.
Call 561-447-7171, or visit here.

"What's a 'Brazilian'?" a woman to my left asked.

"It's when they do all of it," her brunet friend replied.

She recoiled. "Ooh, I had that once -- never again. From now on, I just keep things neat down there."

I was seated in the "sports bar" area of Bash: a large, high-ceilinged room at the front of the establishment that is composed of dining tables, a big ol' blocky bar, and flashing flat screens in every direction. I was studying a drink menu.

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South Florida's Ten Best Cocktails

By Tara Nieuwesteeg Wed., Jun. 8 2011 at 2:48 PM
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​It might be that cocktails are easy to come by. Or it might be that South Florida is difficult terrain to safely navigate while sober. But it's probably just that we fucking love to drink. Because we all love to drink, and because there are so many venues in which to do it, the despots heading up New Times decided we ought to make things easy for our readers.

So we compiled a list of ten good cocktails, some with secret and complicated recipes, some simple and straightforward, all tasty and drunk-inducing. If you derive any pleasure whatsoever from Night Watch, our regularly appearing nightlife column, you should read this now. Consider it your guide to South Florida cocktail-culture. More »

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Night Watch: Rok:Brgr Burger Bar & Gastropub

By Tara Nieuwesteeg Tue., May 24 2011 at 3:52 PM
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​Rok:Brgr Burger Bar & Gastropub
208 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale.
Call 954-525-7656, or visit here.

Rok:Brgr is revitalizing the stretch of Himmarshee Village that's home to otherwise boring boozeholes and tired dives. This gastropub vends excellence in the form of sundry beers, potions, bacon-flavored bourbon, and of course, the highly moonshine-shot-soaked cherries. (Backwoods drinking never felt so classy.)

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Night Watch: Wild Olives by Todd English

By Tara Nieuwesteeg Mon., May 16 2011 at 7:57 AM
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​Wild Olives by Todd English
5050 Town Center Circle, Ste. 245, Boca Raton.
Call 561-544-8000, or visit here.

Wild Olives by Todd English: The best of Boca's booze-slogging crowd comes out to sip wine, sample flatbread, and shoot the shit. Possibly, they also come to peek at the epic cleavage that belongs to the blond bartender who came limping in shortly after I'd taken a seat at the big wooden bar to stare pensively at the cocktail menu.

"What happened to you?" a regular slouched over his drink asked her immediately.

"They're rough on me here!" The bartender, Anne, laughed and put her crutches down. She was slender with a magnificent rack and the kind of face you can stare at for awkward lengths of time. "I think it's time to quit your part-time wrestling gig," he joked.

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Night Watch: Absinthe Lounge

By Tara Nieuwesteeg Thu., May 12 2011 at 5:05 PM
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​Absinthe Lounge
5150 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton.
Call 561-392-4600, or visit here.

"People come in here all the time asking questions about absinthe," said Mike, the dark-haired, black-clad bartender.

"They want to know -- 'Is it legal?' 'Does it really make you go crazy?' "

"Wait, it makes you go crazy?" I asked. (Besides, after a certain amount, doesn't all liquor?)

"People think that drinking absinthe caused Vincent van Gogh to cut off his own ear, but that's all myth," Mike said exasperatedly.

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