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Big Poppa E, Miami Bluesman, Dead at 64 After Sudden, Apparent Heart Attack

This past Saturday, legendary bluesman and longtime local music fixture Musi "Big Poppa E" Faisal died suddenly after suffering an apparent heart attack, according to Tobacco Road's Oski Gonzalez. He was 64 years old. "I might be the hardest working blues man in the whole South," Faisal quipped in ... More >>

Tudor House Gives Damn Good Vegan

​There's a perception that the vegan diet, which excludes all animal products, is incompatible with fine dining. In this new series, the Beet Reporter aims to see whether Miami's tastiest restaurants are prepared to feed vegans with something more than boring garden salads.Celebrity chef Geoffrey ... More >>

Summer Movie Salvation

The Terminator is back. Plus 39 other movies we can't wait to see this season.

Saturday Night: Tom Jones at The Fillmore Gleason

John HoodTom Jones performs at the Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday night.Tom JonesSaturday, April 25, 2009The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason TheaterBetter Than: A time-capsule set to 1971Of all the many remarkable things to be said about seeing Tom Jones stage these days -- and trust me, t ... More >>

Poppa E at Casa Panza

Jacob KatelPoppa E is a bad motherfucker. Find out for yourself every Wednesday night at Casa Panza, where he has a residency, and he and his band play three or more sets of jazz, blues, and R&B songs you already know the words to. Some people might think it's strange to put a blues night in a L ... More >>

Poppa E

Dubbed Out

Budding Prospects

Basehead's Michael Ivey continues to work toward the day when committed groove-pirates of any stripe will be the nation's drug of choice

Do The Knight Thing

Short on the sides and leave a little on top today, please, Professor. And give me a little of that Sicilian Defense while you're at it.

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