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Lake Worth's indie-music hot spot, Propaganda has the monopoly on good local, original music most nights of the week. If a local band hasn't played the spot, it won't be long. Even Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional has been known to drop in for a surprise show. The Soviet-themed décor recalls Socialist propaganda posters: drowned in red, lots of salutes, war planes. Except at Propaganda, the guy saluting has a bottle of Stoli vodka in his hand. Sure, Socialists actually thought alcoholism was a huge drain on the state, but the club is an important part of South Florida's creative base. If supporting local artists is important to you, there are few places more dedicated to the cause than Propaganda.
The Coconut Creek Casino isn't just about gambling. The venue's Nectar Lounge provides a high-energy environment for live musical performances, savory cocktails, and sushi. A long marble bar winds through the front with a platform stage behind. Colorful light boxes illuminate the back wall of the stage, many filled with various top-shelf liquors. Red geometric shapes dangle above the scattered tables in the low-lit bar, and a brown leather booth divides the room. A circular portion of the side bar has electronic gambling machines in case someone wants to try her luck. With happy-hour specials, a variety of musical acts, and a 6 a.m. closing time, the Nectar Lounge is rarely quiet.
A 5,500-seat indoor stadium provides the perfect staging, acoustics, and ambiance for an epic evening of music on any given night at the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Casino in Hollywood. Whether it’s Lionel Richie, OneRepublic, Hall & Oates, Diana Ross, or Loretta Lynn, each act that graces the stage at Hard Rock Live is guaranteed to provide a rock-star-worthy night of hits. Depending on who’s in town, the crowd can range from a set of seniors who still like to kick it, shaking their booties till past their 9 p.m. bedtimes, or a younger set of folks who are down with the big-name pop-rock acts that make their way on tours. If you’re lucky, you can even catch the occasional preshow meet and greet, where band members often take pictures with fans as they hand over autographed personal memorabilia to the Hard Rock vaults.
It's hot, loud, and way too crowded. But would you expect anything less from a rock club? The Culture Room books an eclectic mix of bands. On any given week they might have David Allan Coe, the Misfits, Johnny Winter, a local group of hardcore rockers, and northern Europe's meanest-sounding death metal makers. What sets the Culture Room apart from the other hot and sweaty clubs around, though, isn't necessarily what goes on atop the large stage; it's the nice, refreshing atmosphere just outside the main concert room. If you don't care so much about seeing your favorite rock stars up close, in the flesh, you can still rock out a few feet away, under the beautiful Florida sky — and watch a video projection of the show while you sip a beer. Or if you're really hardcore, as you pound Jägermeister and break the bottle over your own head.