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Punk R Us Tobacco Road : 9:00 p.m. May 26
For the past 100 years, Tobacco Road (626 S. Miami Ave., Miami) has kept legions of city dwellers drunk, fed, and soaked in music. And given the recent announcement of the property’s sale, you have only three more years to enjoy it in its current state of glorious historic-dive-itude.... More >>
Out of Town	Music

Dance Ritual featuring Louie Vega The Vagabond : 10:00 p.m. May 26
Louie Vega was born into a world of music. His uncle was the great salsa singer Héctor Lavoe, and his father was an in-demand jazz saxophone player. Immersed into the rich rhythms of his beloved New York City, early on Vega formed half of the production duo Masters At Work, and became... More >>
Downtown/Overtown	Nightlife, Music

Best of the Best Concert Bicentennial Park : 12:00 p.m. May 27
Since the mid-'90s, Miami Beach has welcomed some of hip-hop's biggest names during Memorial Day Weekend for an alcohol-fueled, four-day throwdown, commonly referred to as Urban Beach Week. The climax? Best Of The Best at Bicentennial Park. Hosted by Funkmaster Flex, this year's Best of the... More >>
Downtown/Overtown	Nightlife, Music

Memorial Day Comedy Fest James L. Knight Center : 8:00 p.m. May 27
Memorial Day, arguably the most somber federal holiday of the calendar year, honors the men and women who’ve lost their lives fighting for our country. Without their heroic efforts, the United States would not be the great nation it is today, a 3,794,101-square-mile global superpower.... More >>
Downtown/Overtown	Theater, Comedy

'90s Homecoming The Vagabond : 10:00 p.m. May 27
What do Euro Disneyland, the film The Cutting Edge, and Jeffrey Dahmer’s life sentence have in common? (Besides the tragedy of their existence, of course.) Each of them turned 20 years old this year. Yup, it was 1992 when Disney poured a fortune into an ill-conceived Paris theme park, we... More >>
Downtown/Overtown	Nightlife

KULCHA SHOK Reggae Sundays 5 Years Strong As Lions Jazid : 10:00 p.m. May 27
Anyone who knows Lance-O of Kulcha Shok can attest that he's one of the hardest working local DJs in the business. Hell, to call him simply a DJ seems limiting since he not only plays out at bars and clubs on a weekly basis, but also does radio, promotes shows, and that's probably still just... More >>
Out of Town	Nightlife, Music

Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals Marlins Park : 1:10 p.m. May 28
The Miami Marlins handed shortstop Jose Reyes a six-year, $106-million contract this past winter so he could leave the division rival Mets to play for the Fish in their new digs. It was an expensive gesture to bring Reyes on board, and one that risked alienating the Marlins’ very own... More >>
Little Havana	Sports - Spectator

Innasense Blue Martini : 9:00 p.m. May 28
Without a word or sign, the band Innasense assembles onstage, each musician moved by some inner guide, like iron filings before a magnet. The music starts with the same spontaneous ease, effortlessly sliding from one reggae dancehall song to another as if the band were one musician. This is a... More >>
Little Havana	Nightlife, Music

Uncle Luke's Lingerie Freakfest SoBe Live : 10:00 p.m. May 28
After 72 sleepless hours of non-stop champagne drankin', ass shakin', mischief makin', cash wastin', and coochie poppin', most people would be ready for a nap. But not booty bass pioneer, 2 Live Crew legend, and New Times columnist Luther R. Campbell, AKA Uncle Luke. Still as nasty as he... More >>
Out of Town	Nightlife, Music, Memorial Day

Future Revolution Live : 7:00 p.m. May 29
It took six mixtapes, a fake Cuban accent, and a sizzurp high before Future landed a record deal with Epic. Now the Atlanta-based rapper is one of the Dirty South's most promising artists. "I'm just coming out, but if you go anywhere in the South," he says, "I get that love and respect like I... More >>
Fort Lauderdale	Nightlife, Music

Yannis Pappas Show Starring Maurica Grand Central : 8:00 p.m. May 29
Maurica (pronounced mo-ree-sa), formerly known as Maurice Rodriguez, is a Puerto Rican transsexual project chick from Manhattan’s Lower East Side whose YouTube channel, song on iTunes, and giant personality have made her a viral sensation on the Interwebs. In high school, she was an... More >>
Downtown/Overtown	Comedy

E.T. SoundScape Park : 8:00 p.m. May 30
For children of the ’80s, nothing brings back the days of playgrounds and juice boxes like Steven Spielberg’s E.T. This epic tale of an unlikely friendship is the quintessential throwback to pre-CGI filmmaking and a pre-rehab Drew Barrymore. Some observers claim the film has a... More >>
South Beach	Film

“The Beat Who Cheated Death: How Bass Shaped Miami” with Dave Tompkins Miami Art Museum : 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. May 31
Dave Tompkins, music journalist, historian, and author of "How to Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder from World War II to Hip-Hop," leads a discussion on the history of Miami bass and its cultural, political and geological impact on the Magic City. Lecture begins 6:30pm. (Doors open 6pm. Seating... More >>
Out of Town	Lectures

Taste of the Gables Westin Colonnade : 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. May 31
Coral Gables changes its nickname from “the City Beautiful” to “the City Foodiful” this Thursday when the fifth annual Taste of the Gables sweeps into the Westin Colonnade Hotel (180 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables). From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., eventgoers will be able to sample... More >>
Coral Gables/South Miami	Food & Drink

Cannes ACID Program Miami Beach Cinematheque : 7:00 p.m. May 31
Each year at the Cannes Film Festival, the international glitterati line up at the jury box, and a European who’s who of actors and directors files its much-expected RSVP to the invitation-only event. Many veteran directors and producers are accustomed to this fawn-and-camera-pose routine... More >>
Out of Town	Film - Events

Kurtz and Bomber Bardot : 9:00 p.m. May 31
This dynamic duo features local hipsterville DJ Troy Kurtz and live-show electronic ingenue Panic Bomber making a world of pounding bass and throbbing deep house with a techno party heart. This debut of their new live show will be more full of surprises than Christmas at Santa's house. So,... More >>
Midtown/Wynwood/Design District	Nightlife, Music

2012 Greenraiser Skydeck : 7:00 p.m. June 1
Remember when mom kicked you out of the house? You'd been freeloading off of her and living in her basement for four more years than is socially acceptable. She said, "get your ass out unless you start earning your keep!" Damn, should of done something to avoid that. Mother Earth is the same... More >>
South Beach	Green Events, Activism

Sounds Of The Walls Launch Party Wynwood Walls : 8:00 p.m. June 1
Tony Goldman didn't build New York City, but he did help make it a lot cooler. And the art inspired real estater hoping to do the same for Wynwood has just been honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. To celebrate, he's throwing a free party at the... More >>
Midtown/Wynwood/Design District	Nightlife, Music

Cultura Profetica and Gondwana La Covacha : 9:00 p.m. June 1
Cultura Profética don't mind if you smoke a spliff, bone your chick, or fight oppression while they beat up the speakers at La Covacha. They record with Bob Marley's engineer, tour the world spreading conscious music, sing in Spanish, and rep Puerto Rico to the fullest. Guitarist Eliut... More >>
West Dade	Nightlife, Music

Summer Jamz Concert and Car Show Sun Life Stadium : 3:00 p.m. June 2
Your gray 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer has 150,000 miles. A broken radio antenna dangles lifelessly from the back windshield; it’s the car’s only definable feature. To say your Lancer is generic would be putting it mildly. Unwashed and rather forgettable, it could be any number of... More >>
Miami Gardens	Festivals

Deaf Poets 7" Release Party Churchill's Pub : 8:30 p.m. June 2
What's got six strings, four hands, a kit full of skins, and a fuzz box? The Deaf Poets, a two-man band from the MIA featuring guitarist-songwriter Sean Wouters and drummer Nicolas Espinosa. The duo's catchy garage sound tempers lo-fi wildness with digital recording value for an ear-friendly... More >>
Midtown/Wynwood/Design District	Nightlife, Music

Yacht with Sven Bardot : 10:00 p.m. June 2
In 2009, YACHT -- Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans -- stepped into the indie music spotlight with its fourth album, Sea Mystery Lights. Sea Mystery Lights appeared on nearly every hipster blogger's best of '09 list -- not to mention the Critic's Choice list at the New York Times. The group's... More >>
Midtown/Wynwood/Design District	Nightlife, Music

Miami Marlins V. Atlanta Braves Marlins Park : 7:10 p.m. June 5
The Miami Marlins were not shy about spending money to help build their new team for Ozzie Guillen. They gave Jose Reyes and Heath Bell fat contracts and were fairly aggressive in chasing Albert Pujols. Some critics say the Marlins’ front office was a bit reckless with those moves.... More >>
Little Havana	Sports - Spectator

Lil Jon at LIV LIV : 11:00 p.m. June 6
When historians look back at turn-of-the-century music at the dawn of Y2K, Jonathan Smith’s name will surely be mentioned. How could it not? He’s a composer, producer, and musician who has been perfecting his craft for more than a decade. He’s even a monarch with powers to... More >>
Mid/North Beach	Nightlife, Club Events

300 Years of Japanese History in its 60th Year Lowe Art Musuem : 7:00 p.m. June 22
Have you ever been to Tokyo? At night the city is just as alive as it is during the day. The Meiji Shrine there has a wall of sake barrels waiting for your straw. If you don't think Japanese history is cool enough already, you should visit the 300 Years of Japanese History exhibit. It'll take... More >>
Coral Gables/South Miami	History, Cultural Events