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2009 Stories by S. Pajot

• The Intervention

  published December 17, 2009

  Traditionally, Wednesdays are a social dead zone. So you've got a routine: Cozy up at home and sip a little white wine while obsessively browsing... More >>

• Lost Weekends

  published December 31, 2009

  If ever there were a night made for the kind of brain-bashing mayhem that results in permanent memory loss, it’d be Saturday. And if ever... More >>

• MP3 of the Day: "Cutting Teeth" by Diamond Hymen, Playing the American Legion This Saturday

  published Dec 31, 2009

  In this 21st century world where even your grandmother's getting busy with the Facebooks, MySpacies, and Ashley Madisons, there's something mysterious and exotic and enticing about a young lady who ca... More >>

• Party for Free at Respectable Street

  published December 31, 2009

  Why is it that everyone expects New Year's Eve to be so awesome when the preceding 364 days sucked so hard? Maybe all this emphasis on the End is... More >>

• NYE 2010: Party for Free at Respectable Street

  published Dec 29, 2009

  Why is it that everyone expects New Year's Eve to be so awesome when the preceding 364 days sucked so hardr Maybe all this emphasis on the End is just some banal expression of Western Civilization's a... More >>

• Nighttime Delight

  published December 31, 2009

  Ladies, it's a new year, but don't let that minor detail prevent you from indulging old habits, especially the bad ones. Just because you've aged... More >>

• Flyer of the Week: Late Night Smoker with St. Nick at the Electric Pickle Tonight

  published Dec 25, 2009

  There was a time, often called "childhood," when catching your unmarried moms making out with a fat, bearded guy in a red suit would've been a wonderful development of the most Christmassy proportions... More >>

• MP3 of the Day: Kid Cudi's "Day 'N' Nite," Remixed by Parable

  published Dec 23, 2009

  Whenever the web seems to have reached its peak of weirdness, the whole thing whirlpools into entirely new dimensions of the bizarre, revealing secret worlds where you can watch celebrity breakdowns s... More >>

• Snap Out of the Holidaze

  published December 24, 2009

  Don’t do it. Don’t pile high that umpteenth serving of Christmas leftovers. Don’t press play on your lonely, weekend-long holiday... More >>

• Canadian Songsmith Gordon Lightfoot Lands at Parker Playhouse March 11

  published Dec 22, 2009

  You wouldn't immediately assume it from the traditional balladry of "Sundown," but Gordon Lightfoot is a dark motherfucker. Like his most successful single, Lightfoot can seem out-of-date, boring, and... More >>

• Ancient Teen Idols Paul Anka and Franki Valli Check Into Hard Rock Live

  published Dec 21, 2009

  A few years ago, the world of every Gen X-er and quasi-'90s kid was unpleasantly rocked when 68-year-old teenager Paul Anka decided it was a good idea to cover Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Sur... More >>

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  Gainesville Legends Against Me! Come to Culture Room February 18

  published Dec 21, 2009

  When Gainesville anarcho-punks Against Me! released their fourth album, 2007's New Wave, the band's hardcore fundamentalist fans immediately swung into crisis mode, organizing counseling and puke circ... More >>

• It's a Beer Bonanza at Cervezas

  published Dec 18, 2009

  Two Saturdays ago, a beer bar with a no-bullshit name opened up in the shadow of the Shops at Sunset. From its trio of giant booze fridges, Cervezas (5835 Sunset Dr., South Miami) serves up an interna... More >>

• MP3 of the Day: "Alocatel" by Mexican Institute of Sound, Playing Ecco Lounge This Friday

  published Dec 16, 2009

  Despite its seemingly official, compendious name, the Mexican Institute of Sound is not some sprawling, south-of-the-border government entity all about the science of airwaves and eardrums. In fact, t... More >>

• Time to Bring Back the Sabbath

  published December 17, 2009

  Despite technically being part of the weekend, Sunday nights suck. It’s almost like they’re infected with a terminal case of the... More >>

• The Other Hammertime

  published December 17, 2009

  It’s a misnomer to call Brit bad boy Rusko, AKA Christopher Mercer, a disciple of dubstep. Sure, the 24-year-old DJ, producer, and... More >>

• Free Trees. Even More Fun than it Sounds

  published December 10, 2009

  It's inevitable ... Sometime this Saturday-night-slash-Sunday-morning your half-drunk ass will find itself wandering, like a partied-out zombie,... More >>

• Flyer of the Week: Get Low with UltraBlack at the Vagabond December 17

  published Dec 11, 2009

  If you thought Phoenix dubstep duo UltraBlack's minimal moniker was some kind of warning scream against the sleek and opulent evils of future technology, you were wrong. Truth is, Bryan Marek and... More >>

• Miami Music Festival and MP3: "Yellow Man" by Arboles Libres, Playing this Saturday

  published Dec 11, 2009

  It's inevitable ... Sometime this Saturday-night-slash-Sunday-morning your half-drunk ass will find itself wandering, like a partied-out zombie, through the near-abandoned labyrinth of weird, winding ... More >>

• Three Days, 75 Shows, 600 Hours of Music

  published December 3, 2009

  Unlike most massive weekend-long smorgasbords of tuneage, the three-day Miami Music Festival is almost entirely focused on the local scene. With... More >>

• How to Raise a Comedian

  published December 3, 2009

  Parents of the world, if you have an overly energetic child, hedge your bets by cultivating the kid’s ADD rather than crushing his ebullient... More >>

• Art Feast, Part Two

  published December 3, 2009

  Whether or not you’re still bloated from Art Basel Miami Beach, it’s time again to stuff yourself silly with enormous helpings of... More >>

• Light My Fire

  published December 3, 2009

  In certain circles it’s believed that the Christmas tree tradition dates all the way back to pagan times when merry bands of revelers would... More >>

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  Super Secret Craft Beer at Barracuda's

  published Dec 07, 2009

  Only a half-minute's drunken stumble from the touristy bummerfest of CocoWalk, there remains a relic of the old Grove. It's called Barracuda's. Long an after-dark hideout where shrimpers, college kids... More >>

• Flyer of the Week: Panic Bomber at White Room December 12

  published Dec 04, 2009

  In a digitally distorted blaze of electro-house glitch, local party starter Panic Bomber, a.k.a. Richard Haig, has spent the last year going supernova. First came his six-track EP effort, Calling in... More >>