PUREHONEY 12

RSC: 25 Years of Oblivion Respectable Street celebrates “25 Years of Oblivion” on August 25 with its annual block party. The mainstay indie rock venue’s anniversary party will feature 25 bands on four stages, an open bar for one hour (8-9pm) as well as a midnight cannon blast that will distribute colored ping pong balls redeemable for prizes (such as drink tabs) to partygoers.

It’s not the prizes that will draw the event’s usual hordes to Clematis Street.

It’s the oblivion and the music.

Horror punk legends The Misfits will lead this year’s line-up of standout local bands. The Band in Heaven will blast its psychedelic shoegaze, femalefronted Darling Sweets will bring the folk punk, and Retrocities will deliver a nostalgic drone of postpunk. Other wellknown local outfits, such as Lavola, Leading the Heroes, Symbols and The Hard Richards will represent the gamut of indie rock subgenres on the event’s four stages.

Between the stages, amid the noise and among the throngs of patrons is the other part of the oblivion: the crowd.

From the mid-40s set who’ve been patronizing the club since the early days to the newly-legal indiephiles who flaunt at Flaunt, Respectable Street is home to locals who dance to and celebrate original, independent rock music.

The landmark 25th anniversary seems an appropriate moment for reflection, but what’s to ponder when the club’s culture has been fairly steady from conception? “It hasn’t changed as much as most people think,” says Respectable Street owner Rodney Mayo. “The music is indie rock. The crowd is still a mix of older people and younger kids. If you’d asked me during the grunge years, you probably would have gotten a different answer. There’s no more moshing or slam dancing. Over the last couple of years, it’s closer to the music that we played when it first opened.“ While you’re partying, take a few moments to notice Respectable Street’s new look. The club will be closed for one week prior to the party to hang this year’s installation of fresh art by local artists.

Respectable Street’s 25th Anniversary Block Party starts at 8pm on Saturday, August 25. Bands include: THE MISFITS, ORDINARY BOYS, RIBBON DANCER, THE WRONG, BAND IN HEAVEN, SYMBOLS, DARLING SWEETS, LEADING THE HEROES, FEROCIOUS STONES, OLD HABIT, SWEET CHARIOTS, LUNA REX, THE HARD RICHARDS, RAGGY MONSTER, IN BOXES, FALL OF OLYMPUS, THE RIOT ACT, LAVOLA, HOWLING WINDS, RETROCITIES! ~ Courtney Hambright

HIT & AHOL

RUN Exhibit by SNIFFS GLUE Earlier this year our dear friend and beloved local artist, Ahol Sniffs Glue, showcased a series of works dedicated to the working class hero in his exhibit, Ahol: Full Time.

Ahols upcoming exhibition, Hit & Run (named after a recent traffic accident from which he is still recovering) continues to explore the everyday struggles of the middle class.

How long have you been working on this exhibit?

This has been an ongoing body of work I have been creating for quite sometime.

Some are newer than others but all never seen before.

What is the concept behind the artwork you will showcase?

The idea behind this show is that anything goes. I am always working and creating and so this show was bound to happen. I couldn’t be more thankful than to have the opportunity to show it in Greggs Gallery.

How many pieces will you be exhibiting?

A bunch. The place is huge!

What different media/mediums will you be incorporating?

Paintings, drawings, mixed media, sculpture and a lot of surprises.

What message are you trying to convey through this work?

Creating is full-time. The mind never stops. Forward is the only way regardless of the speed bumps life puts in your tracks.

Opening Reception Thursday, August 9, 7-11pm at Gregg Shienbaum Gallery in Wynwood. After-Party hosted by (((Shake))) Thursdays at The Vagabond in Downtown Miami from 10pm-5am. by Stef Vidal for TROPICULT For full interview and photo gallery visit http://tropicult.com

Wednesday, August 1 BLUES @ Dada

Thursday, August 2

GIRLS ON THE BEACH @ Respectable Street EVAN TAYLOR JONES @ Dada BEAR IN MIND @ Propaganda REKS ALBUM RELEASE @ Green Room

Friday, August 3

SKINNY JIMMY & THE STINGRAYS @ Dada EVERYMEN CD Release Party, NERVOUS ATTACHMENTS, THE DARLING SWEETS, THE HOWLING WINDS, COP CITY CHILL PILLARS, LOS BASTARDOS MAGNIFICOS, MATT SIX @ Propaganda RAGGY MONSTER, FIRESIDE PROPHETS, NEW N USED @ Swampgrass Willys ZOOGMA, STOKESWOOD @ Culture Room SOUTHSIDE DUB, BAM MARGARA, BRANDON NOVAK @ Longboards 80’S PARTY, ORDINARY BOYS @ Green Room

Saturday, August 4

THE HARD RICHARDS @ Dada INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE TOUR: HUMAN FACTORS LAB, FRACTURED FAIRY TALES, TEN CENT TOYS, FORCE IS MACHINE, KRIS GRAVES, Burlesque performances by GRINDER GIRLS @ Propaganda ROD STEWART, STEVIE NICKS @ BankAtlantic Center THE VERY WELL HUNGARIANS, JASON CARDINAL’S BDAY BASH @ Swampgrass Willys DOOMS DE POP CD RELEASE: JELLYFISH BROTHERS, NEW GUY, LOXAHATCHEE SINNERS UNION, THE SHAKERS, THE ASTROKATS, RETROCITIES, JESSE JOYNT @ The Bubble THE GODDAMN HUSTLE, THE MIDNIGHT HOUR @ Green Room CHRIS ALVY BAND @ Kill Your Idol FERO LUX, REVERIE, THE HOSPITAL BLUES, GHOST AVIARY @ Ravenswood Warehouse JAYMESTOCK 2: DOGBALL, OFF CONSTANTLY, INSOUCIANCE, ‘84 SHEEPDOG, THE RUDE HECKLERS, YEAH CAT, THE ADAM KENNEWAY EXPERIENCE, PALEO ESKIMO, THE FUNKY NUGGETS, THE HOWLING WINDS, MADDIE BESSER, MATTHEW SYDNEY, BRIAN COLBY JONES, MEGAN WHEELER, ARIEL EISEN, JESUS VALDES @ Florida Gardens SWEET CHARIOTS @ O’Shea’s

Sunday, August 5

COMEDY SPECIAL @ Dada “SUNDAY SPOT” ACOUSTIC & OPEN MIC @ Propaganda RYAN STORY @ Swampgrass Willys Monday, August 6 TRIVIA CHALLENGE @ Dada B-SIDES @ Propaganda

Tuesday, August 7

POETRY SLAM @ Dada DIRTY PROJECTORS, POP ETC @ Culture Room TED NUGENT @ Revolution Live KILLS AND THRILLS, RISE ABOVE THE RUINS, DENOUNCER, VOLATILE, KEYHOLDER @ Propaganda

Wednesday, August 8

BLUES @ Dada BIZ MARKIE (DJ SET) @ Green Room

Thursday, August 9

CHIEF KEEF @ Revolution Live GIRLFRIEND MATERIAL @ O’Shea’s SPRED THE DUB @ Propaganda

Friday, August 10

BEACH DAY @ Dada NEON TREES @ Revolution Live SWEET CHARIOTS @ Longboards THE JAMIE RUSSO BAND @ O’Shea’s $UPER GENIU$, BEAT THIEF, PRIZM, MILKY, DUNCAN BEATZ, DROMATIC @ Propaganda CHAIN REAXION @ Swampgrass Willys

Saturday, August 11

ASTREA CORPORATION @ Dada JASON ALDEAN, LUKE BRYAN @ Cruzan Amp BIG K.R.I.T. @ Revolution Live CATURDAY SATURDAY, RADIOBOXER @ Green Room ORDINARY BOYS @ Kill Your Idol THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS, SET IT OFF, JUNIOR DOCTOR, THE LIGHT WITHIN, WE KILL GIANTS, REMAIN CALM @ Propaganda BEN WILSON, THE MIDNIGHT HOUR, LOXAHATCHEE SINNERS UNION @ Swampgrass Willys

Sunday, August 12

JASON CARDINAL @ Dada TURBULENCE: END OF SUMMER PARTY @ Revolution Live “SUNDAY SPOT” ACOUSTIC & OPEN MIC @ Propaganda

Monday, August 13

TRIVIA CHALLENGE @ Dada B-SIDES @ Propaganda

Tuesday, August 14 OPEN MIC @ Dada

Wednesday, August 15

BLUES @ Dada STEVE VAI @ Revolution Live JASON MRAZ @ Cruzan Amp SKI BEATZ @ Green Room

Thursday, August 16

THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS @ Propaganda

Friday, August 17

ROCKY HORROR NIGHT @ Green Room SPRED THE DUB @ Longboards STRANDED AT SEA, OMISSIONS, WOLVES AT THE GATE, ALSAKA YOUNG, GLACIAL, VACATE THE THRONE @ Propaganda DHARMATA, ABSOLUTE ASYLUM, SILENMARA @ Propaganda THE WRONG, THREE LEGGED FOX @ Swampgrass Willys

Saturday, August 18

MERRY FRANKSTERZ @ Dada ONE YEAR ANNIV w. PROJECT X, TBA @ Longboards DOUG STANHOPE @ Culture Room KETCHY SHUBY @ Green Room GIRLFRIEND MATERIAL @ O’Shea’s REBOOT, DnB, Dubstep @ Propaganda NO ONE’S HERO, THE SIDEKICKS, SLUSH, OPERATIVE ME, NAKED IN 8 DAYS, ELEPHANTGUN @ Swampgrass Willys

Sunday, August 19

JASON CARDINAL @ Dada “SUNDAY SPOT” ACOUSTIC & OPEN MIC @ Propaganda

Monday, August 20

TRIVIA CHALLENGE @ Dada B-SIDES @ Propaganda

Tuesday, August 21

OPEN MIC @ Dada CONFLICT RHYMES @ Propaganda

Wednesday, August 22 BLUES @ Dada

Thursday, August 23

BOYNTON BEACH ART WALK @ Boynton Art District BOBBY LEE RODGERS @ Green Room

Friday, August 24

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW @ Respectable Street THE MISFITS @ Revolution Live BONNIE RIOT, RADIOBOXER, THE DARLING SWEETS, STEPH TAYLOR @ Propaganda FALSE FLAGS ALBUM RELEASE @ Green Room BLACK FINGER, 900 SECONDS, THE MOBILE HOMIES @ Swampgrass Willys

Saturday, August 25 25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY BLOCK PARTY w. THE MISFITS, ORDINARY BOYS, RIBBON DANCER, THE WRONG, BAND IN HEAVEN, SYMBOLS, DARLING SWEETS, LEADING THE HEROES, FEROCIOUS STONES, OLD HABIT, SWEET CHARIOTS, LUNA REX, THE HARD RICHARDS, RAGGY MONSTER, IN BOXES, FALL OF OLYMPUS, THE RIOT ACT, LAVOLA, HOWLING WINDS, RETROCITIES! @ Respectable Street CHRIS PICKERING @ Dada

UNIVERSAL CITIZENS @ Kill Your Idol THE JAMIE RUSSO BAND @ O’Shea’s THE LAZY RIVERS, NEW N USED @ Swampgrass Willys SINCERE Mix Tape Release Party @ Propaganda

Friday, September 14

Sunday, August 26

September 16-19

JASON CARDINAL @ Dada “SUNDAY SPOT” ACOUSTIC & OPEN MIC @ Propaganda

Monday, August 27

TRIVIA CHALLENGE @ Dada B-SIDES @ Propaganda

Tuesday, August 28

‘PANDORA’S VOX: THE ART AND TIMES OF MUSIC’ @ Howley’s OPEN MIC @ Dada

Wednesday, August 29 BLUES @ Dada

Thursday, August 30

RAGGY MONSTER @ Respectable Street GIRLFRIEND MATERIAL @ O’Shea’s LIONIZE, THE SHEFFIELD CREW @ Propaganda

Friday, August 31

CITIZEN COPE @ Revolution Live CHRIS ISAAK @ The Fillmore SPRED THE DUB @ Longboards IL VOLO @ The Fillmore

Sunday, September 16

“SUNDAY SPOT” ACOUSTIC & OPEN MIC @ Propaganda

Monday, September 17

TRIVIA CHALLENGE @ Dada B-SIDES @ Propaganda

Tuesday, September 18

JETHRO TULL’S IAN ANDERSON PLAYS THICK AS A BRICK 1 & 2 @ The Fillmore OPEN MIC @ Dada

Wednesday, September 19 BLUES @ Dada

Friday, September 21

JACUZZI BOYS, ENOUGH, AND POOL PARTY @ Churchill’s Pub

SPRED THE DUB @ Longboards GUNFIGHT, COLDSIDE, OLD HABITS, THE DEAD LEGS, NEMESIS, VOLATILE, NEBRASKA BRICKS @ Propaganda JUNKIERUSH @ Swampgrass Willys

Saturday, September 22

Saturday, September 1

Sunday, September 23

THE REUNION @ Revolution Live FIRESIDE PROPHETS, SOUTH SIDE DUB @ Swampgrass Willys

Sunday, September 2

SUMMER JAM: WE KILL GIANTS, DHARMATA, B-LIMINAL, NONPOINT, JJ GREY AND MOFRO, SEVEN MARY THREE @ Meyer Amp “SUNDAY SPOT” ACOUSTIC & OPEN MIC @ Propaganda

Monday, September 3

SUMMER JAM: ROOTZ UNDERGROUND, THE SUPERVILLAINS, KY-MANI MARLEY, SHAGGY, TOOTS & THE MAYTALS @ Meyer Amp TRIVIA CHALLENGE @ Dada B-SIDES @ Propaganda

Tuesday, September 4 OPEN MIC @ Dada

Wednesday, September 5 BLUES @ Dada TRAIN @ Mizner Amp

Saturday, September 8

OWL CITY @ Revolution Live

Sunday, September 9

“SUNDAY SPOT” ACOUSTIC & OPEN MIC @ Propaganda

Monday, September 10

TRIVIA CHALLENGE @ Dada B-SIDES @ Propaganda

Tuesday, September 11

AMON TOBIN @ The Fillmore THE ADICTS @ Culture Room THE SUPERSUCKERS @ Churchill’s Pub CIRCA SURVIVE @ Revolution Live “SUNDAY SPOT” ACOUSTIC & OPEN MIC @ Propaganda

Monday, September 24

TRIVIA CHALLENGE @ Dada B-SIDES @ Propaganda

Tuesday, September 25

‘CREATURE FEATURE: THE ART OF CLASSIC MONSTERS’ @ Howley’s OPEN MIC @ Dada

Wednesday, September 26

BLUES @ Dada M83 @ The Fillmore FLORENCE & THE MACHINE @ BankAtlantic Center

Thursday, September 27

FLAUNT REDNECK RUMBLE @ Respectable Street BOYNTON BEACH ART WALK @ Boynton Art District

Friday, September 28

METRIC @ The Fillmore SPRED THE DUB @ Longboards

Saturday, September 29

THE SLACKERS, THE DUPPIES, AND ASKULTURA @ Churchill’s Pub

Sunday, September 30

“SUNDAY SPOT” ACOUSTIC & OPEN MIC @ Propaganda

Friday, October 5

VICTOR WOOTEN @ Culture Room

BUILT TO SPILL, HELVETIA, SISTER CRAYON @ Culture Room OPEN MIC @ Dada

Sunday, October 7

Wednesday, September 12

Saturday, October 13

BLUES @ Dada TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASH @ Churchill’s Pub

GOTYE @ Klipsch Amp, Bayfront Park ALLEN STONE @ Culture Room JOURNEY @ Cruzan Amp NIGHTWISH @ Revolution Live

Monday, October 15

THE SWANS, A HAWK AND A HACKSAW @ Respectable Street

Friday, October 19

THE TOASTERS, THE HARD RICHARDS, GOOD SHEPARD @ Respectable Street

Saturday, October 20

ASSEMBLAGE 23 @ Respectable Street

Monday, October 22

DIE ANTWOORD @ Culture Room Thursday, October 25 BOYNTON BEACH ART WALK @ Boynton Art District

Tuesday, October 30

‘DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: AN EXHIBITION OF LIFE & DEATH’ @ Howley’s

Friday, November 9

DR. DOG @ Culture Room NEEDTOBREATHE @ Revolution Live

Adam Sheetz Ain’t Pretty 23 short years of life has equated to 23 long years of observing a generation chock full of instant gratification, possessing a depth no greater than face value.

Excess has become t h e yardstick by which our success is measured, w h i l e humility remains the feeble antiquity of generations p a s t .

Having said this, I can now better explain my work and myself. Nothing is pretty. Pretty is pointless, pretty is fake, pretty is a distraction; therefore, pretty will never make its way into my work, for it is a waste of both time and ink. My work is intended to reveal all that is hidden beneath the surface, to shred through the wool that’s been stretched across our eyes and force some glimpse of ugly truth into the consciousness of those that can spare a precious moment. Look closely, no matter who you are you will find yourself in my work – if this makes you uncomfortable, good.

Comfort is the last thing one should find amidst a splattered work of crude lines spilled from a cynical heart. If you are offended by my work, there is probably a reason – you’ve been coddled far too long; no one has made you see things as they are. My work is intended to be the Benzos pumped down your throat to rip you out of whatever trip has you thinking that your world is perfect and pretty. The world in which we live seems to be nestled somewhere uncomfortably at the crossroads of whimsy and terror, and that is where you will find me, pen in hand, and ink in my veins.

PureHoney

Turns

One

Rarely have I skimmed a letter from the publisher that I actually enjoyed reading. They always seemed, for the most part, bloated and overly pompous. With PureHoney, I purposely avoided this until now and simply allowed the content to speak for itself.

One year ago I was relatively jobless. After returning from tour with The Dewars, Surfer Blood and The Drums I had a very difficult time getting back to the reality of being back in South Florida. I was bouncing around with a few odd shows at different venues: Little Munich, Propaganda, Dada, Speakeasy, Respectable Street, and working with Longboards when they first opened, when I suddenly decided to launch a print publication. Crazy right?

Who reads papers anymore?

Far too many to thank individually, I am extremely grateful to everyone who has participated in this weird little experiment. I totally appreciate everyone who has contributed stories, songs, art, time, press, advertisements etc.

That said, having a full time job, it’s often been a struggle. Every now and then I’ve asked myself “Should I keep doing this? Should I focus on some other personal hobby?” Each month, without fail, I’ve been greatly encouraged time and time again by the overwhelming response PureHoney receives.

People seem to genuinely appreciate the simplicity of having a physical monthly to pick up to find out what’s happening. Many others, of course, turn immediately to the centerfold see what that months poster looks like. Since last August, the monthly music compilations have had over 22,000 plays and 5000+ downloads. At the end of the day, this was the primary goal... to get more people to see and hear cool under-the-radar stuff. Awesome!

PureHoney still needs your support and is searching for an experienced advertising salesperson. Someone who can pull in local businesses, national sponsors and festivals. We’d love to continue publishing but breaking even is only fun for so long. We would also love to go full color and increase our distribution in the coming months. To accomplish this, we need your help! Please encourage local businesses to sponsor us. Or... if you personally have deep, deep pockets and want to truly support the underground arts community… we welcome your gift.

Perhaps someone out there would like to help launch a kickstarter campaign. Your thoughts and ideas are welcome. Thanks again! ~steev Sketch by Paul Simundich