Email Author Victor Gonzalez

2012 Stories by Victor Gonzalez

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  End of Days Party: Little Beard, Deaf Poets, the Apocalypse at Grand Central Miami

  published Dec 12, 2012

  Y2K didn't screw us. And that kooky Christian group was wrong about May 21, 2011, which came and went sans apocalyptic incident. The third time, however, is always a charm. And the world is almost... More >>

• Funkagenda at Gryphon December 15

  published December 13, 2012

  Funkagenda at Gryphon December 15 More >>

• KC & the Sunshine Band at Hard Rock Live December 15

  published December 13, 2012

  KC & the Sunshine Band at Hard Rock Live December 15 More >>

• Vince Neil at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek December 15

  published December 13, 2012

  Vince Neil at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek December 15 More >>

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  Jesse Perez's Mr. Nice Guy Records Dejan de Comer Tanta Pinga! Second Anniversary Party

  published Dec 11, 2012

  Once Miami succumbs to the polar icecaps and the city is well under water, only the 305's ass-clapping, booty bass legacy will float on. Well, maybe DJ Laz too. He's got a boat. And if he's lucky, ... More >>

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  Robert Rodriguez and Chingon "Tells the Whole Story of El Rey" in "Mestizo City"

  published Dec 10, 2012

  It's 3:30 on Saturday afternoon in Miami's Design District. A live rendition of "Cancion del Mariachi" drowns out the beep, beep, beep of delivery trucks backing into alleyways behind contemporary fur... More >>

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  Robert Rodriguez Punches New Times Reporter, Talks About His El Rey Network

  published Dec 10, 2012

  Bloggin' ain't easy. A common misconception is that bloggers spend their entire day sans pants behind their Macbook pros aggregating culturally relevant blog content to maximize web traffic. Au co... More >>

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  Rakim at The Stage Miami During Art Basel 2012: A Video Recap

  published Dec 10, 2012

  Rakim The Stage Miami Friday, December 7 Better Than: Getting Paid in Increments. It had been a long time since Rakim rolled through our hood prior to last night's performance at The Stage. See a... More >>

• "Mestizo City" Creator Henry Munoz Talks Art, Politics and Robert Rodriguez

  published Dec 07, 2012

  Jarritos, art, Breakfast Tacos at Tiffani's, and Robert Rodriguez's Chingon. Can Basel week get any betterr Representing the "vibrant and varied" influence Latino culture has played in the United S... More >>

• Game, Set, Match

  published November 29, 2012

  There are only about 37 cities around the world where outdoor tennis is an option in the middle of fall; it's far too cold everywhere else. But... More >>

• Fleetwood Mac "Never Break the Chain," Announce 2013 Reunion Tour

  published Dec 04, 2012

  Cancel whatever plans you've already made for Saturday, June 8, 2013, because Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks are getting the band back together. Fleetwood Mac annou... More >>

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  DMX Doesn't Understand How to Google: "There's Too Much Stuff!"

  published Dec 04, 2012

  DMX's first two records, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot and Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, were released in 1998, the same year Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google. But if you ask the "Rudol... More >>

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  Sweat Records Wins $140,000 Knight Grant as $2.8 Million Goes to Local Arts Projects

  published Dec 04, 2012

  Where local, state, and federal funding of the arts falls short, non-profits like the Knight Foundation are there to step in and help creative folks fully realize their dreams and influence society. ... More >>

• Sum 41 at Culture Room December 9

  published December 6, 2012

  Sum 41 at Culture Room December 9 More >>

• J Alvarez at La Covacha December 8

  published December 6, 2012

  J Alvarez at La Covacha December 8 More >>

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  DMX Goes Hard on "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Cover, Shuts Bing Crosby Down

  published Dec 03, 2012

  There's just 20 days left until Jesus puts on his red fat suit, dyes his beard white, and drinks a bottle of vodka in an effort to rosy his inexplicably anglicized, middle-eastern cheeks before delive... More >>

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  Chris Brown Reactivates Twitter Account, Smokes Weed with Rihanna

  published Dec 03, 2012

  Breezy's back! After about a week without degradation and demoralization at the rate of 140 characters or less per insult, Chris Brown has reactivated his Twitter account. And he's on the hunt for a... More >>

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  DJ Laz Does Peachfuzz! Da Pimp Wit Da Limp's Top Five Latin Booty Bass Bangers

  published Nov 30, 2012

  It doesn't matter who you are today so long as you never forget who you were back in the day. And in Crossfade's case, that was a horny 14-year-old chamaco trying to dry-hump a fine Cubanita at Hot... More >>

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  Luke Bryan Headlining Country Concert Before BCS National Championship Game in Miami

  published Nov 30, 2012

  Oh. My. God. The Orange Bowl Committee just announced via press release that Luke Bryan is going to headline the Bud Light Championship Game Day Fan Zone outside of Sun Life Stadium before the BCS N... More >>

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  Pitbull a Divar Joins Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus, Metric for VH1 Divas Special

  published Nov 30, 2012

  He's known as Mr. 305, Mr. Worldwide, and Dat Lil Chico ... But a diva, he is not. However, Pitbull is teaming up with VH1 Divas to help raise money for the network's Save the Music Foundation, as w... More >>

• Stinky Phins

  published November 22, 2012

  The good news: As a team, the Miami Dolphins are all on the same page. The bad news: That page is covered in crap, and the 2012 season is... More >>

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  Robert Rodriguez's Band, Chingon, Playing Henry Munoz's "Mestizo City" During Basel

  published Nov 29, 2012

  He's considered one of the most prominent creative forces behind independent, D.I.Y filmmaking, and an inspiration to aspiring filmmakers everywhere. But Robert Rodriguez also plays a mean "Malaguena ... More >>

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  Steven Tyler Says "I'm Not a Racist," Halfheartedly Apologizes to Nicki Minaj

  published Nov 28, 2012

  "Pink" may be Steven Tyler's "fav-o-rite co-lor, but the jury's still out on whether he's down with brown (skin). Current American Idol judge Nicki Minaj thinks that the former Idol judge and Aerosm... More >>

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  DJ Laz on Drugs: "I Did Ecstasy for About a Six-Week Period"

  published Nov 27, 2012

  We've all been there. And now we totally realize that two months' worth of rolling balls was a bad idea. But shit ... It was fun. And drugs are what your 20s are for, rightr DJ Laz did it. "When... More >>

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  J Alvarez Saving Lives With Reggaeton at La Covacha on December 8

  published Nov 27, 2012

  If there's one thing we learned from Cheers, it's that "sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name." And nowhere in Miami is that sense of belonging stronger -- especially for J Alvare... More >>