Email Author Jacob Katel

2010 Stories by Jacob Katel

• A Look Into Artist Collective Thread Nectar's Headquarters

  published Jul 13, 2010

  ARTSCAM will take you into the workspaces of artists all over Dade County. This is the first piece in the series.Thread Nectar is a new art collective by Arthur Baute (AKA MXYTSPLYK), Desi Cuevas, and... More >>

• Crossfade Live: Mayday's Set at Get Some at the Electric Pickle

  published Jul 12, 2010

  This past Saturday, Get Some at the Electric Pickle hosted Mayday for an hour-long set in the upstairs of the club. Wynwood was banging from a heavy-traffic art walk, the night was steamy as a hot bat... More >>

• Latin Burger and Beer Truckr Vote for Your Favorite Brew

  published Jul 12, 2010

  rWe ran into the Latin Burger and Taco truck on the streets of the Design District Saturday during the art walk and asked co-owner Jim Heins: "When are you gonna get some beer on this thi... More >>

• Middle East Best Food Makes the Best Pita Bread in Miami

  published Jul 09, 2010

  Ali Aziz of Middle East Best Food says, "I make best pita in all of Miami, whole state, maybe whole country." The humble baker has almost 40 years' experience as a shop owner and baker in Miami.But hi... More >>

• Working With a Monster

  published July 8, 2010

  Ours is long and strong with a big, fat head. Lots of people have told us it’s the largest one they’ve ever seen, even large enough to... More >>

• Giveaway: Free VIP Tickets for Diddy Concert at Marlins Super Saturday

  published Jul 08, 2010

  Marlins Super Saturdays are an awesome series of post-game concerts that happen on Saturday ballgames played in Miami. No bullshit, they are a great show.  Fireworks explode in an amazing pyrotec... More >>

• Top 10 Foods That Can Get You High

  published Jul 07, 2010

  Are you boredr Hungryr Want to eat your way to intoxicationr We've scoured the world for the top 10 foods that'll get you high, exposed the rumors and lies, and now we can explain why some of these ca... More >>

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  Get Totally Guitarded at Bar Tonight, Q&A with DJ G Or Die

  published Jul 07, 2010

  "Totally Guitarded is a punk rock night at a cool Bar with cheap drinks. It's the only punk night with all DJ's, no bands." That's according to DJ G Or Die who later got so mad at us writing down ever... More >>

• Video: Think Tank Reps Omni Heavy in "Gun In My Hand"

  published Jul 07, 2010

  Think Tank, a project of the Llamabeats and Parable MC, have a new video out for their song "Gun In My Hand" all shot in the City Of Miami in and around the Omni area of Biscayne and NE 2nd Ave South ... More >>

• Behind the Line: El Pimiento in Miami Lakes

  published Jul 06, 2010

  El Pimiento in Miami Lakes is an owner-operated Spanish tapas restaurant. Mylo Gonzalez is the dude in charge, but don't call him chef -- he prefers culinary director. Mylo says, "I never went to culi... More >>

• Infamous Internet hooker-rapper Memphis Blac explains "Got Dat Work" video

  published July 8, 2010

  Infamous Internet hooker-rapper Memphis Blac explains "Got Dat Work" video More >>

• Borscht Film Festival Answers Your Questions About Music Submissions

  published Jul 02, 2010

  If you could go back in time, would you kill Stalin before he ruined the communismr Do you live in a state of perpetual war against all that sucksr Is your total commitment to the cause what keeps yo... More >>

• Mango for It

  published July 1, 2010

  India is home of Ganesha, the Hindu deity who places and removes obstacles from our path. It’s also the native land of the mango. From the... More >>

• Mango for It

  published July 1, 2010

  India is home of Ganesha, the Hindu deity who places and removes obstacles from our path. It’s also the native land of the mango. From the... More >>

• MP3: New Dead Prez Track "This Is Life," Produced by Miami Beat Wave

  published Jul 01, 2010

  It's still bigger than hip-hop for Dead Prez. Just listen to their new Miami Beat Wave produced track "This Is Life," with lyrics like, "In your chromosomes, buried in your DNA, is somebody that's wai... More >>

• Video and Q&A: Maybach Music's Gunplay, of Triple C's, Talks "Cigar Fare & Hardware"

  published Jun 30, 2010

  Rick Ross's homie, Maybach Music's Carol City Cartel member Gunplay a.k.a. Don Logan, takes his name seriously. Just watch this new Dre Films video production to confirm the dude's firepower, whi... More >>

• Top 5 Miami Gas Stations to Eat At

  published Jun 30, 2010

  Sure, there's that pesky oil spill dumping hundreds of millions of gallons of deadly crude into our fish basket. But when all the seafood is dead or infected, we can find sustenance in the i... More >>

• Askultura's You Stank, We Skank EP Release Show July 9

  published Jun 29, 2010

  Last time we spoke to Askultura they were telling us about their new EP, You Stank, We Skank. Well, now the band is ready to release it, and in case you've never heard their music we've got their trac... More >>

• Throwback Video: Miami Disco Band Hemlock Performs on KidsWorld, 1979

  published Jun 28, 2010

  Hemlock was a Miami disco band in the late '70s that had a hit dance single called "Disco Break." It got them a 12-inch record pressed by Warner Bros., and a soundtrack credit on a teen comedy called... More >>

• Maki House, El Rey Latino, El Portal, El Polinesio on the Roach Report

  published Jun 28, 2010

  Roaches. They're not shy, they love to eat, and some can even quote Kafka. But none of that makes them a good dinner date. So what are they doing at our local restaurantsr The same thing as everybody ... More >>

• Cacique's Corner in Downtown Miami in Pictures

  published Jun 25, 2010

  Cacique's Corner is a Cuban coffee shop and cafeteria that has stood at SW First Avenue and Flagler Street under the same ownership in downtown Miami since 1987. When Selim Diaz and his family emigrat... More >>

• G2: Miami-Cuban Punk Rock Goes Hard In the Magic City

  published Jun 25, 2010

  Miami New Times editor-in-chief Chuck Strouse has limited us to six F-words per post (what is he, the state policer), so we'd just like to say fuck communism, fuck Fidel, fuck censorship, fuck politic... More >>

• Dirty Dayglow

  published June 24, 2010

  Those triple-stacked rows of yellow dynamite might have come from Israel in the briefcase of a thugged-out Hasid. They could have come from... More >>

• Mary's Coin: Best Place for Laundry, Food, and Coffee

  published Jun 24, 2010

  Mary's Coin Laundry and Cafeteria opened in 1982 as a simple wash house. It had been converted from a plant nursery and Bahamian-style wooden shack that had been around for 55 years. Then, Victor Sanc... More >>

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  Memphis Blac & Smokahontas Jones Speak: "Got Dat Work" Hooker Rappers' Top 50 Interview Quotes

  published Jun 24, 2010

  Memphis Blac (a.k.a Arapahoe) and her niece, Smokahontas Jones, are blazing up the viral charts with their song "Got Dat Work." It's a street hooker's anthem empowering the women of the oldest profess... More >>