Tough Times

Tough Times Since Forever.
★ Music Venue ★ Bar ★ Patio ★
Booking: [email protected]
Tues - Sat 8PM-2AM

We’re up in Boca now ! Hit us up there !
10/27/2025

We’re up in Boca now ! Hit us up there !

🖤 EMO NIGHT IS BACK - louder and more alive than ever.This isn’t some theme night. It’s a bloodline.This is where we scr...
08/07/2025

🖤 EMO NIGHT IS BACK - louder and more alive than ever.

This isn’t some theme night. It’s a bloodline.

This is where we scream every word like we wrote it.

Where 180 x Summer went from house band to house hood name - and now they’re home again.

Thursday, August 14 • 9PM • Free Show

📍 Whistle Stop Public House

Tough Times Nomad Project merch pop-up in the room.

Let’s laugh, cry, and destroy the dance floor together.

THIS FRIDAY • TOUGH TIMES NOMAD PROJECT @ WHISTLE STOPFASTWALKER - relentless alt‑rock energy, these guys show up swingi...
07/29/2025

THIS FRIDAY • TOUGH TIMES NOMAD PROJECT @ WHISTLE STOP

FASTWALKER - relentless alt‑rock energy, these guys show up swinging every single time.

DEVIN MICHAELS BAND – you’ve seen them own the cover band circuit with DNA, now it’s about their own sound. Their new originals will be front & center.

SOPHOMORE YEAR - back in the room for an acoustic set while Joey is out on tour. Different look. Same heart.

🔥 We keep stacking nights like this because these are the bands shaping what comes next. 🔥

🎤 NEXT FRIDAY, July 18th: A Reunion of True Indie Rock Voices 🌟Prepare for an unforgettable evening featuring three of o...
07/11/2025

🎤 NEXT FRIDAY, July 18th: A Reunion of True Indie Rock Voices 🌟

Prepare for an unforgettable evening featuring three of our most captivating acts:

🔫 Toy Gun Club
Hard-hitting indie rock with depth - introspective lyricism meets driving guitar riffs. Heavy thematic content, powerful choruses, and emotionally resonant performances that stick with you.

🏠 Behind the Houses

South Florida homegrown sound blending surf‑tinged indie rock with warm folk-pop undertones. Expect breezy vocal harmonies and reflective rhythms - perfect for intimate yet infectious live energy.

🎸 Like Pirates

Heartfelt indie rock with rich, narrative-driven lyrics. Think poetic storytelling, emotional guitar and keyboard layers, and raw performances that leave you hanging on every word.

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📣 These aren’t just shows - it’s a gathering of voices that shaped our past and continue to define our story.

Come feel the emotion, grab the memories, and live the moment. 💫

THIS THURSDAY • TOUGH TIMES Nomad Project @ WHISTLE STOPBAD LUNGS - One of Florida’s most vital post-punk bands. We’ve d...
07/01/2025

THIS THURSDAY • TOUGH TIMES Nomad Project @ WHISTLE STOP

BAD LUNGS - One of Florida’s most vital post-punk bands. We’ve done countless shows together. I’ve backed them with design, branding, and even jumped behind the soundboard when venues couldn’t keep up. They always deliver.

MYKEADELIC - South Florida’s psych-rock shapeshifter. No band has played more shows with us—especially at Tough Times. Known for closing nights with absolute chaos and crowd-fueled jam sessions. Always evolving, always electric.
We’re not new to this. I’ve spent years pushing this scene forward and standing behind the artists who actually matter. If you remember, you’re already there.

If you don’t - welcome to the reset.

EMO NIGHT. NOT A TREND - MORE LIKE A BLOODLINE.We didn’t jump on the hype; we lit the fuse. was born at Tough Times, a b...
06/18/2025

EMO NIGHT. NOT A TREND - MORE LIKE A BLOODLINE.

We didn’t jump on the hype; we lit the fuse.

was born at Tough Times, a band forged in our room and built from the ground up as part of what we were doing; thinking; and feeling.

Watching them go from essentially our house band to headliner has been wild.

Emo Night was never a gimmick - it was energy, sweat, and catharsis. It was a family gathering AND NOW it’s got a new home.

🖤 EMO NIGHT IS BACK 🖤 Expect a proper show !

Couldn’t say too much until just now—but now it’s finally time to make some noise.Since I had to keep the move to Boca u...
04/23/2025

Couldn’t say too much until just now—but now it’s finally time to make some noise.

Since I had to keep the move to Boca under wraps, I didn’t want to be standing here alone on night one. So what better way to kick off this new adventure than with a Tough Times Reunion. (of sorts)

Whistle Stop is now open daily at 11AM.
Happy Hour from 11AM–7PM.
Kitchen’s open late - ‘til 11PM.

Big changes are coming. Come be a part of the story !

We’re keeping the weekly programming, so old-school Bingo runs 7–9PM,
then we turn it up:

and perform live starting at 9PM.

Let’s GO !

Six feet under ground, but still ALIVE.
10/09/2024

Six feet under ground, but still ALIVE.

I wrote a caption just now and my phone died. I talked about what's happened to me with my previous businesses. I talked...
09/28/2024

I wrote a caption just now and my phone died. I talked about what's happened to me with my previous businesses. I talked about how everyone takes what is mine and tries to make it their own. How I thought I'd found the one place nobody could ever take simply bc nobody would ever want it.

It was angry and it was amazing.

I even had End of the Road cued to something like 2:57.

Really tho, I just never coulda imagined how many people I've brought together and in some ways I know I've even helped myself. Even if I can't quite see it yet.

I get hurt, but I heal and I come back stronger.

Tough Times was always about how you handle the hard s**t and who you become so maybe this always had to happen.

I'll see all my friends tonight and we'll close out this chapter, but I don't know if I'm ready to be finished writing new ones.

Open @ 8, Live Band Karaoke with begins at 9 !
09/26/2024

Open @ 8, Live Band Karaoke with begins at 9 !

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537 South Dixie Highway East
Pompano Beach, FL
33060

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Thursday 7pm - 2am
Friday 7pm - 2am
Saturday 7pm - 2am

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