Best Love-for-Local-Artists Radio Show


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Readers' picks

Best Bar
 The Poor House, Fort Lauderdale

Best Concert Venue (Tie)
 Culture Room and Revolution, Fort Lauderdale

Best Rock Club
 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale

Best Strip Club
The Cheetah III, Pompano Beach

Best Coffeehouse
 Chocolate Moose Music Café, Davie

Best Sports Bar
 Bru's Room, various locations

Best Movie Theater
 Muvico, various locations
 
Local Love Show
X102 (WMBX, 102.3-FM), www.thenewx1023.com

Debuting this year, X102's Local Love Show has already welcomed up-and-coming South Florida acts such as Unique, Dirtbag, Triple J and Suave Smooth. "We also have producers and DJs who are experienced in the business, so we can be informative and teach people about this business," host Dady Phatts says. "Our mission is both to promote and educate local artists." Because the show is on the air only from 10 p.m. to midnight Sundays, Phatts recently started continuing it in clubs -- currently Pure Nightclub in West Palm Beach -- so immediately after a broadcast, fans can see a featured local hip-hop or rap act. "This is just the beginning," Phatts says. "We've got so many good artists down here, and there's all kinds of ways we can help in the struggle.