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Perez Hilton Picks a Fight
Haters and lawsuits threaten Miami's infamous celebrity gossip export.
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The Murder of Master Do
Ten murders and Haitian gangs roil the quiet town of North Miami.
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Poisoned Well
What was contaminating our drinking water? Who knows - Dade officials stopped looking.
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A Felony with That Croqueta?
Criminals are everywhere at the nation's best-known Cuban eatery.
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Che Guevara Who?
Cubans get pissed, an artist gets even, and the supreme prosecutor of the Cuban revolution gets booted from Dadeland.
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A Pregnant Pause (12)
Drink heavily and don't worry. That baby will be fine.
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Sour Milk (7)
Tennessee Williams gets walloped in the Design District.
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Carbonell Cold Shoulder (7)
We're all losers at South Florida's biggest awards show.
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Poisoned Well (6)
What was contaminating our drinking water? Who knows - Dade officials stopped looking.
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Perez Hilton Picks a Fight (6)
Haters and lawsuits threaten Miami's infamous celebrity gossip export.
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Winter Music Conference
Everything you ever, ever wanted to know about the spin event of the century.
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Barack Obama Naked!
If you could enjoy sensual pleasure with Hillary Clinton, would you? Really?
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A Pregnant Pause
Drink heavily and don't worry. That baby will be fine.
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I'm a WMC Survivor
The highlights of this year's Winter Music Conference.
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Beyond the Ultra World
The legendary Ultra Music Festival celebrates its 10th birthday.
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Two Covers Are Not Better Than One
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Magic City Kitty - Phone Banging
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Jake Long Is Not Too Fired Up About Becoming a Dolphin + The Dolphins' Schedule
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The Rock Three-Year Anniversary Blowout Tomorrow!
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Bruce Springsteen Supports Obama for President
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Jazz Singer Carmen Lundy in South Florida Tomorrow Night
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By Keegan Hamilton
When you first pop in Cat Shell's debut disc, Cat's Outta the Bag, you can't help but notice the retro sound of the lead-off track, "I'm Torn." It's full of simple and subtle guitar work, winsome sax, and the alluring vocal style that Shell is turning into her trademark. Although this singer/songwriter calls Boca Raton home, she's got a sound that seems like it was nurtured in the juke joints of Louisiana or Mississippi. With jazz, blues, and folk-style musicianship, the disc is a nice addition to South Florida's music scene and helps give it some well-needed depth.
Songs such as "Night at Noon" and "After Midnight" take on love and relationships; the latter is the best tune here. But this isn't the kind of pillow-talk, baby-baby-baby-style crooning that's hard to stomach if you're not in love. The songs hit with aplomb and fit most of the scenarios that love will drag you through. Even the tune "Peanut Butter & Jelly," which sounds like an outtake from a G. Love & Special Sauce track, delves into the joy of first connecting with a true love, but it's funny enough to avoid being cheesy. There's more to this disc than just amor, and "Category 5" is one of the bluesiest hurricane odes you'll ever hear. As a whole, Cat's Outta the Bag sounds like it was written strictly on feel and emotion, which isn't as common as it used to be. There's nothing intentionally poppy about it; you can think of the 10 songs on this disc as bedtime lullabies for adults.
