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Blog of the Day - Colombian Hot Dogs Land in Miami

Undercover Miami Beach cops don camouflage and ski masks, scare shit out of everybody present

Old Wives Tale to Play CD Release Party at the Vagabond This Friday

The Weston-based indie up-and-comers Old Wives' Tale are nothing if not professional -- the band's entire existence argues further for the end of record labels. Its web site and debut disc are snappily designed and art-directed by the band itself, with a high-gloss, New Wave style much like the band ... More >>

Old Wives' Tale

The Weston-based indie up-and-comers Old Wives' Tale are nothing if not professional -- the band's entire existence argues further for the end of record labels. Its web site and debut disc are snappily designed and art-directed by the band itself, with a high-gloss, New Wave style much like the band ... More >>

Darren Emerson

The Weston-based indie up-and-comers Old Wives' Tale are nothing if not professional -- the band's entire existence argues further for the end of record labels. Its web site and debut disc are snappily designed and art-directed by the band itself, with a high-gloss, New Wave style much like the band ... More >>

Darren Emerson

The Weston-based indie up-and-comers Old Wives' Tale are nothing if not professional -- the band's entire existence argues further for the end of record labels. Its web site and debut disc are snappily designed and art-directed by the band itself, with a high-gloss, New Wave style much like the band ... More >>

Violent Jewelry Thieves Prowl South Florida

They give new meaning to the term blood diamond.

Social Distortion

Miami transplant Social Klash crafts electro en español.

Hit the Calle

Miami transplant Social Klash crafts electro en español.

Carlos Vives

Miami transplant Social Klash crafts electro en español.

Guerrillas of Peace

Colombia ska upstarts Skampida hit Miami in search of social justice and a record deal

Gag Order

A woman chugs drugs to save her family in Maria Full of Grace

BEST LOCAL SONGWRITER

Fernando Osorio

Superlitio

Tripping Tropicana (Cielo Music)

Q&A

Why novelist Alberto Fuguet likes free trade

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Why novelist Alberto Fuguet likes free trade

South American Style

Colombia spawns its own posse of angry young rappers

Liberating the Truth

A Colombian actor decides to dump his role and become Símon Bolívar

Populist Pasta

What price pasta at Archie's? Not much, and it's good

Velvet Offensive

Forget crossover: Selling a Colombian rock band in the United States is a mission for the custodians of culture -- or a very powerful magician

Play It en Español

Isn't It Romantic?

Hole in the Wall

Roberto Poveda wallows at El Hueco

Headbang in Bogotá

The other Plan Colombia

Sidestepper

More Grip (Palm Pictures )

Alt- America

A report from the Latin Alternative Music Conference

Frog Princess

Shakira's Amphibious Tour 2000

Call Me Negro

Grupo Niche says it loud and proud with salsa

Prodigal Son

Salsa's melancholy daredevil: Victor Manuelle

News of the Weird

Salsa's melancholy daredevil: Victor Manuelle

Colombian Gold

Salsa's melancholy daredevil: Victor Manuelle

Head Spins: DJ David Solano

A house-kicking Colombiano.

Bomba Estereo Drops On Miami

Pardon the cheesy pun, but Bomba Estereo is blowing shit up! The Colombian outfit has made quite a name for themselves internationally since forming in Bogota. After letting the creative juices simmer abroad, 2009 is the year they finally take over the States, winning over fans with their unique ... More >>

They Got That Boom Boom Pow

Pardon the cheesy pun, but Bomba Estereo is blowing shit up! The Colombian outfit has made quite a name for themselves internationally since forming in Bogota. After letting the creative juices simmer abroad, 2009 is the year they finally take over the States, winning over fans with their unique ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Pauer

Miami's resident internationalist.

WSJ: Fontainebleau on the Verge of Defaulting On Huge Loan

It's been a tough summer for Miami Beach's most iconic hotel. via Wikimedia Commons ​The global Arma-recession has grounded flocks of would-be vacationers at home in Hamburg and Milwaukee and Bogota. A massive storm collapsed the roof at LIV. And Ben Novack Jr., heir ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch: Zen, Ice Cream, Bullets, Burgers, Dirt, and Power

Food philosophy, simplicity, culinary Zen. [Chadzilla]Eating ice cream in Tel Aviv. [AllPurposeDark]Kitchen Inquisition with Giancarla Bodoni of Escopazza. Cooking osso buco for Gorbachev. [NBCmiami]Six-year-old boy, Italian tourist, catches stray bullet while eating with family at Mai Tardi in Desi ... More >>

Miami International Film Festival 2010 goes for the little guy

Food philosophy, simplicity, culinary Zen. [Chadzilla]Eating ice cream in Tel Aviv. [AllPurposeDark]Kitchen Inquisition with Giancarla Bodoni of Escopazza. Cooking osso buco for Gorbachev. [NBCmiami]Six-year-old boy, Italian tourist, catches stray bullet while eating with family at Mai Tardi in Desi ... More >>

No Green Party, Twitter-Driven Miracle In Colombia as Santos Wins Big

Millions of Colombians turned out to the polls yesterday to elect a new president, and the environment, Facebook, and free-thinking lost out to security, money and familiarity.via Antanas Mockus' facebookMockus' Green Party captured just 21 percent of the vote in Colombia on Sunday.That's oversimpli ... More >>

A Possum Ate My Doily

Millions of Colombians turned out to the polls yesterday to elect a new president, and the environment, Facebook, and free-thinking lost out to security, money and familiarity.via Antanas Mockus' facebookMockus' Green Party captured just 21 percent of the vote in Colombia on Sunday.That's oversimpli ... More >>

This Weekend In Cocaine: Gigantic Narco-Sub, World Cup Made of Coke Seized By Cops

via DEAA 100-foot narco-sub packed with coke, anyone?​Amidst all the fireworks, Budweiser and drunken yells of "America, fuck yeah!" this weekend, our Independence Day festivities turned out to be a busy couple days for the drug that built Miami.Not only did Colombian cops seize a full-size, gold ... More >>

Terrorists Bomb Colombian Radio Station Just Before Riptide Is Scheduled for "Castro Death Meter" Interview: Coincidence?

AFP​This morning, Riptide was all set to go on Spanish-language Radio Caracol (1260 AM) to finally reveal how our Castro Death Meter really works. How do our high-priced scientists determine, with such accuracy and consistency, the precise level of Fidel Castro's death, time and time ag ... More >>

Mas Música, Maestro

AFP​This morning, Riptide was all set to go on Spanish-language Radio Caracol (1260 AM) to finally reveal how our Castro Death Meter really works. How do our high-priced scientists determine, with such accuracy and consistency, the precise level of Fidel Castro's death, time and time ag ... More >>

Marijuana Food and Drink To Heighten Your Day

Now comes the news that the U.S. Senate has voted to double penalties for mixing controlled substances with sweets. It's still not a law yet. Short Order believes this is a pot o' shit. Not only is a food-inspired high cleaner and clearer, it lasts longer. According to The Marijuana Food Handbook "s ... More >>

Colombian Pop Star Marre Rocks New Times Editorial Suite

​Shortly after moving into our swanky new offices at 4500 Biscayne, Crossfade saw the potential for a concert series. The premise was simple: Musicians come into our editorial suite and perform on a plush white couch overlooking the Ivax building's parking garage. We film the performance, post t ... More >>

Art After Basel

​Shortly after moving into our swanky new offices at 4500 Biscayne, Crossfade saw the potential for a concert series. The premise was simple: Musicians come into our editorial suite and perform on a plush white couch overlooking the Ivax building's parking garage. We film the performance, post t ... More >>

Bomba Estereo Drops a Bogotá Block Party on the Heineken TransAtlantic Festival 2011

​Back in the early '90s, almost no one -- except Pablo Escobar, his fellow kings of cocaine, and their constantly warring cartels -- would've ever willingly taken a trip to Colombia's 473-year-old subtropical capital, Bogotá. These days, though, the city is a dense urban hub that's home to seven ... More >>

Bomba Estereo at Grand Central April 14

​Back in the early '90s, almost no one -- except Pablo Escobar, his fellow kings of cocaine, and their constantly warring cartels -- would've ever willingly taken a trip to Colombia's 473-year-old subtropical capital, Bogotá. These days, though, the city is a dense urban hub that's home to seven ... More >>

Bomba Estereo at the Heineken TransAtlantic Festival 2011, April 14

Bomba Estereo's Simón Mejía and Liliana Saumet.​Bomba Estereo With Spam Allstars, Los Rumberos de la 8, and Mr. Pauer Presented by Rhythm Foundation Grand Central Miami Thursday, April 14, 2011 Better Than: Letting Los Perros or any other late-night South Beach hot dog joint be your only taste ... More >>

Venezuelan Hip-Hoppers Cuarto Poder Kick Off US Tour Tonight at PAX

​When someone says Venezuela, you probably don't immediately think hip-hop. After all, the South American nation has long been knows for its salsa. Oh, and a strange, insane little dictatorial ferret who's more than just a little bit acquainted with Castro's backside.But don't tell Cuarto Poder th ... More >>

Ayesha Niles, British Teen, Busted at MIA With 30 Pounds of Coke in Cake-Mix Boxes UPDATED

via Miami-Dade State Attorney's OfficeThat's not Rich 'n Moist cake mix inside.Last Friday, Miami International Airport officers inspecting the bags of a 17-year-old British girl headed back to London took a look at a couple dozen boxes of cake mix stuffed amid her clothes. They weren't full of red ... More >>