Email Author Victor Gonzalez

2011 Stories by Victor Gonzalez

• Now That’s What We Call a Music Festival

  published December 29, 2011

  The Orange Drive Music Festival lineup reads like a Now That’s What I Call Music compilation, a Top 40 extravaganza fit for... More >>

• Occupy MangoHead

  published December 29, 2011

  It’s been heralded as the Tournament of Roses Parade’s outrageously inappropriate Cuban-American cousin, a frighteningly satirical... More >>

• NYE, Dutch-style

  published December 29, 2011

  Tiësto. Unless you've lived under a soundproof rock since the mid '90s, you know that this Grammy-nominated Dutch beat maker is one of the... More >>

• A New Year's Eve TV Guide for Proud Homebodies and Couch Potatoes

  published Dec 30, 2011

  VIP this, general admission that ... New Year's Eve is totally overrated. Why deal with hoards of drunk buffoons sporting ridiculously goofy 2012 sunglasses, overpriced prix-fixe menu options, and ... More >>

• Ten Best Things to Do This Weekend in Miami

  published Dec 30, 2011

  It's the last weekend of 2011/first weekend of 2012. If you haven't already spent your Christmas bonus on a gaudy pair of Tory Burch flats (ladies) or bulky Air Jordan XI Concords (fellas), there are ... More >>

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  Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do This Weekend Under $10: New Year's Eve Edition!

  published Dec 30, 2011

  We did it, y'all. We survived another year, managed to dodge creditors and demented ex-girlfriends, held a steady (albeit low-paying) job in a recession. We even occupied Wall Street. With just two d... More >>

• Happy Birthday, Uncle Luke! The Funniest and Filthiest Moments From Luther Campbell's 2011

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Can a columnist get a table dancer One-time 2 Live Crew capo and Miami-Dade County mayoral candidate Luther Campbell celebrated his 51st birthday last week. But the New Times contributor isn't callin... More >>

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  Rick Ross Goes Vegan and Four Other Bogus Music Predictions for 2012

  published Dec 29, 2011

  With just a few days left in 2011, we can't help but predict what 2012 has in store. Will the world come to an endr Maybe. Will Barack Obama be re-electedr Hopefully. Will the Miami Heat dominate the ... More >>

• Pool, Poker and Pain Creator Talks Gambling and Fighting

  published Dec 29, 2011

  A waft of stale Coors Banquet and Camel cigarette smoke smacks you like a schoolyard sucker punch, temporarily clouding your vision and watering your eyes. A generic blend of 1970s Americana shuffles ... More >>

• Bardot Continues Love Affair with DFA Records, Adds The Crystal Ark to Living Room Sessions

  published Dec 28, 2011

  Bardot and DFA Records sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G... After celebrating its 10th Anniversary with Holy Ghost!, Nancy Whang, and Juan MacLean at Bardot, DFA Records' love affair with the Midtown... More >>

• Tiesto at LIV December 29

  published December 29, 2011

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• LA Riots Erupt at Arkadia on January 6

  published Dec 27, 2011

  Often associated with violent street crime, urban decay, and N.W.A., South Central Los Angeles is generally considered a residential wasteland, the type of gritty, big-city neighborhood where dreams d... More >>

• Gilbert Gottfried: Unfiltered and (Almost) Always Unapologetic

  published Dec 26, 2011

  Gilbert Gottfried is a Jewish-American institution. He's not just any Jew, but the self-proclaimed "most obnoxious" one in the world, a role Gottfried says he's "fighting to keep" after more than 30 y... More >>

• Miami Music's Funny Face

  published December 15, 2011

  Though making weird faces is commonplace among singers, awkward facial contortions and bizarre muecas are critical elements of Albert... More >>

• Ten Best Things to Do This Weekend in Miami

  published Dec 23, 2011

  It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas -- and Hanukkah. Quite literally, actually. We're in the middle of the Festival of Lights and just two days away from Jesus' alleged birthday. Whether you... More >>

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  Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do This Weekend Under $10

  published Dec 23, 2011

  What'd your Christmas list look like this yearr We asked Santa for web hits, a pay raise, and a three-and-a-half foot masseuse on 24-hour standby. Wishful thinking indeed! But a blog can dream, can't ... More >>

• Sweet Deck

  published December 15, 2011

  Skateboarding is not a crime — not even in Cuba. In fact, it’s encouraged by Amigo Skate Cuba, a Miami-based non-profit whose mission... More >>

• Rick Ross Parties With Dan Marino: Our Favorite Ricky Rozay Miami Moments of 2011

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Rick Ross. Two words, two syllables, and one hardcore boss. Over that past 12 months, the Maybach Music capo effortlessly managed to make 2011 his bitch, surviving two seizures and a Kreyashawn diss... More >>

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  Lenny Kravitz Announces First US Tour in Five Years, (Funk) Rocks Miami Beach February 25

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Christmas came early indeed. According to a press release sent moments ago to Crossfade, Lenny Kravitz "is pleased to announce dates for his first American tour in five years!" Best of all, dude's g... More >>

• Miami Dolphins Co-Owner Marc Anthony Ready to Square Off Against Jennifer Lopez in Family Court

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Miami Dolphins celebrity co-owner and Tom Berenger's co-star in The Substitute, Marc Anthony, is reportedly fighting for custody of his three-year-old twins. According to US Weekly, the former Mr. J... More >>

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  A Skrillex Christmas and Ten Other Outrageous Light Displays Synched With Crappy Music

  published Dec 21, 2011

  For Crossfade, Holiday spirit consists of little more than a pair of reindeer boxer shorts and a couple of gag gifts. Decoratingr That's an upper-middle class game, the type of shit you find in gate... More >>

• Tool 2012 Tour: South Florida Show Sandwiched Between Bojangles and UCF Arena

  published Dec 21, 2011

  High atop the list of shit that South Florida doesn't need is another tool. The Tri-County Area is littered with them. But come early February, four more will make a pitstop in west Broward. Though ... More >>

• Tiesto Is the Messiah of Club Life! Witness at LIV on December 29

  published Dec 20, 2011

  Tiesto. Unless you've lived under a soundproof rock since the mid '90s, you know that this Grammy-nominated Dutch beat maker is one of the biggest electro acts of the modern dance era. He's been cro... More >>

• Best Albums of 2011: Cults' Cults

  published Dec 20, 2011

  This time of year, hipsterdom's virtual playground -- i.e. the blogosphere -- is littered with arbitrary "best of" indie music lists. Everyone from NPR to Pitchfork, our sister blogs around the Villag... More >>

• Miss Jewish South Florida 2011: Babes and matzo balls

  published December 22, 2011

  Miss Jewish South Florida 2011: Babes and matzo balls More >>