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The Shooting of Estefano One of Miami's best-known songwriters was nearly killed in a possible contract hit.
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Ay, Papi Wondering what to do for Dad’s special day? We got you.
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Shark Huggers Tourists can't wait to get next to them — even if they are eating machines.
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Sexual Healing
For Florida's sole remaining sex surrogate, love is a many splintered thing.
By Michael J. Mooney
City Pages
Your Friendly Neighborhood War Profiteer
It's not just giant companies cashing in on America's defense industry.
By Jeff Severns Guntzel
The Pitch
Supersizing Sonic
How a throwaway idea at the Barkley ad agency became the "Sonic Guys."
By Justin Kendall
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Temples of Tex-Mex
A diner's guide to Texas's oldest Mexican restaurants.
By Robb Walsh
We Love the Eighties
We’re New Jack swingin’ at the JLKC, baby!
By Raina McLeod
Published on March 06, 2008
It was the late Eighties when your high-top-faded, parachute-pants-rockin’ best friend popped a tape in the boombox and the sound that floated from the tinny speakers was both fresh and familiar. It fused Motown-ish harmonies with hip-hop beats and R&B grooves. You called it “bangin’,” but the real name for it was New Jack swing. Tonight at 8, three pioneers of the sound -- Keith Sweat, Bell Biv DeVoe, and Tony! Toni! Toné! -- will be hitting the stage at the James L. Knight Center and taking you on a trip down a musical memory lane for the Ladies Night Out Tour.
Sweat will bring his signature whine and implore you to “Make It Last Forever,” and Tony! Toni! Toné! will remind you of the weather in Southern California. Sure they’ve all had hits since their late-Eighties/early-Nineties heyday, but we’ll still be more than a little upset if BBD doesn’t advise us to “never trust a big butt and a smile.”
Fri., March 7, 8 p.m., 2008
Show PagesSweat will bring his signature whine and implore you to “Make It Last Forever,” and Tony! Toni! Toné! will remind you of the weather in Southern California. Sure they’ve all had hits since their late-Eighties/early-Nineties heyday, but we’ll still be more than a little upset if BBD doesn’t advise us to “never trust a big butt and a smile.”
Fri., March 7, 8 p.m., 2008
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