Gloria Estefan

Calle Ocho 2012 music and entertainment guide, March 11

Calle Ocho 2012: An 11-Stage Music and Entertainment Guide

​It feels like only yesterday that we were shaking our hips with Gloria Estefan in a record-breaking 119,969-person conga line at Calle Ocho. But that was March of 1988, Reagan was in still office, and Miami New Times was only a fortnightly newspaper, not the massive multimedia empire that it is ... More >>

Obama Throws Up "The U" at the University of Miami: A Video Recap

via Twitter​President Barack Obama was in Coral Gables yesterday to shoot the shit with students at the University of Miami. With his presidential charm and that DC swagger, No. 44 addressed our country's energy crisis, took subtle jabs at the GOP presidential hopefuls and yes, threw up the U ... More >>

Ten Things You Learn Serving Miami-Dade Jury Duty

​Silently judging other people is one of my top ten favorite activities of all time, but I was still a bit nervous when I found out I'd been called for the very first time to the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building to serve my civic duty of jury service.Well, yesterday I showed up, sat in that bi ... More >>

Selena Gomez's Death Threat and the Ten Creepiest Pop Star Stalkers of All Time

​Barely legal teen pop queen (and Justin Bieber's girlfriend) Selena Gomez received a seriously threatening letter from a superfan-turned-stalker named Thomas Brodnicki and Crossfade can't help but wonder if those naked gold statues had anything to do with it. Regardless, it's ridiculous for a 46 ... More >>

Gloria Estefan Brags About Emilio's Penis; Hubby'd Have Sex With Castro to Free Cuba

​Gloria Estefan. We've never met her, but we know Miss Little Havana well. Maybe too well. She's like Miami's really cool tía, the type of woman that never raises her voice and has an infectious laugh. But like our favorite aunt, sometimes she says shit that fucks up our heads. Usually it hap ... More >>

Otto Von Schirach remixes Gloria Estefan's "Wepa"

​Gloria Estefan. We've never met her, but we know Miss Little Havana well. Maybe too well. She's like Miami's really cool tía, the type of woman that never raises her voice and has an infectious laugh. But like our favorite aunt, sometimes she says shit that fucks up our heads. Usually it hap ... More >>

Jacuzzi Boys release Glazin' at Churchill's Pub August 27

​Gloria Estefan. We've never met her, but we know Miss Little Havana well. Maybe too well. She's like Miami's really cool tía, the type of woman that never raises her voice and has an infectious laugh. But like our favorite aunt, sometimes she says shit that fucks up our heads. Usually it hap ... More >>

Soul Clap Give Us Their Top Ten Miami Jams

​Read Crossfade's preview of this Saturday's party with Soul Clap at the Electric Pickle. If Bostonian power duo Soul Clap are known and revered for one thing, it's an infectious passion for old-school jams. Eli Goldstein and Charles Levine have turned '90s music appreciation into an institut ... More >>

Do That Conga

​Read Crossfade's preview of this Saturday's party with Soul Clap at the Electric Pickle. If Bostonian power duo Soul Clap are known and revered for one thing, it's an infectious passion for old-school jams. Eli Goldstein and Charles Levine have turned '90s music appreciation into an institut ... More >>

Cuban Cougar on the Prowl

​Read Crossfade's preview of this Saturday's party with Soul Clap at the Electric Pickle. If Bostonian power duo Soul Clap are known and revered for one thing, it's an infectious passion for old-school jams. Eli Goldstein and Charles Levine have turned '90s music appreciation into an institut ... More >>

The 10 Sexiest Miamians

Tipdrill​When people think Miami, the first thing that pops into their mind's eyes is boobs. Big, beach ball boobs. But we're so much more than that. We are also crazy-huge booties and rock hard six-pack abs. We are tans the color of Key Biscayne sunsets and weird Barbie hair that breaks apart if ... More >>

President Obama Returning to Miami For Fundraiser with Alonzo Mourning

Following his stops at Gloria Estefan's house and a fundraiser at the swanky Fontainebleau President Obama is coming back to Miami for the the third time this year for yet another cash grab. Miami Heat legend Alonzo Mourning will host the even at this house on October 11.

LeBron James' Handy Miami Primer

​Hey there, LeBron, why are you riding your bicycle around Opa-Locka? What's that, you're lost and disoriented? Well, fold this handy primer into your pocket and South Florida will seem just like home, you'll see! "Cleveland rocks": "I'm in Miami Bitch" Polish: Cuban Pasty whiteness: Orange ... More >>

Bill Clinton to Party at LIV with Pharrell for Fundraiser

​Days before Fountainbleau's nightclub LIV sinks to a new low by hosting Michelle "Bombshell" McGee, they'll be welcoming a slightly higher profile bold face name who was caught up in a super-sized infidelity scandal of his own: Bill Clinton.

News Roundup: Estefan Joined by Other Singers in Little Havana March

Gloria Estefan led a march in support of Cuban dissidents yesterday and was joined by Pitbull, Willy Chirino, Natalia Jimenez, and Luis Fonsi. [AP]A Miami woman is charged with trying to drown her two kids and commit suicide in a local park: "A witness told police she saw the woman on the seawa ... More >>

Gloria Estefan to Lead March in Support of Cuban Dissidents

Gloria Estefan, perhaps the most famous Cuban exhile, announced today she will lead a march in support of Cuban protesters in Little Havana.The Ladies in White, or Damas de Blanco, are the wives and relatives of jailed Cuban dissidents. They marched on the Capitol last Wednesday to protest ... More >>

CBS Evening News and Early Show to Broadcast from South Beach Next Week

​Next week CBS and its Super Bowl crew will invadeMiami and they're bringing their news shows along, and it's a homecoming of sorts for two of the eye network's biggest stars. The shows will also bring live performances to South Beach from Gloria Estefan, Justin Bieber and Wynnona Judd and Wyclef ... More >>

Gloria and Emilio Estefan Open Cuban Cafe at Seminole Hard Rock

​Is it possible to start out a blog on Gloria Estefan without some sort of allusion to rhythm and its getting you? Is it even possible to avoid aforementioned allusion when the place is called Bongo's? Considering how inescapably annoying that song is, probably not. But here's an attempt: In ... More >>

Gloria Estefan Grills Obama About Important Santa Claus-White House Policy

​Last night, Univision aired Gloria Estefan, the queen of Miami, interviewing Barack Obama, the president of the United States, during which she made Obama pledge to bring about a free Cuba by the end of his first term, provide a path to citizenship for all undocumented workers, and vow not to sig ... More >>

Would You Like a Song with That Steak?

​Last night, Univision aired Gloria Estefan, the queen of Miami, interviewing Barack Obama, the president of the United States, during which she made Obama pledge to bring about a free Cuba by the end of his first term, provide a path to citizenship for all undocumented workers, and vow not to sig ... More >>

Gloria Estefan Is In Fact Ready For Some Football

Gloria Estefan recently recorded a colabo with Hank Williams Jr. for the football classic, "Are You Ready For Some Football", which will open all three nationally televised games this year (two on ESPN and a Monday Nighter against the Jets on October 12). It should be fun to hear her legendary v ... More >>

Goodbye, Kath & Kim, You Strange Little Show

When Kath & Kim debuted, we were pretty sure the show was set in South Florida. There was talk of driving on I-95 and Gloria Estefan Boulevard, and a deal was in the works to include the Marlins in an episode, but by the end of the season, the characters were talking openly about living in Cen ... More >>

The Grove Has the Biggest Box

Photo via Coconut Grove Grapevine Yesterday somebody plunked what looks like a ten-by-eight-foot wooden box down in the middle of CocoWalk, with a sign on it that says, “Open December 9.” Like a bunch of kids at Christmas, Grovites were placing bets on the contents of the mystery package last ... More >>

Last Night: Gloria Estefan at Seminole Hard Rock

Photo via Coconut Grove Grapevine Yesterday somebody plunked what looks like a ten-by-eight-foot wooden box down in the middle of CocoWalk, with a sign on it that says, “Open December 9.” Like a bunch of kids at Christmas, Grovites were placing bets on the contents of the mystery package last ... More >>

Gloria Estefan

Photo via Coconut Grove Grapevine Yesterday somebody plunked what looks like a ten-by-eight-foot wooden box down in the middle of CocoWalk, with a sign on it that says, “Open December 9.” Like a bunch of kids at Christmas, Grovites were placing bets on the contents of the mystery package last ... More >>

In Sarah Palin's World Tony Sparano is Torpedo Vindicator

Photo via Coconut Grove Grapevine Yesterday somebody plunked what looks like a ten-by-eight-foot wooden box down in the middle of CocoWalk, with a sign on it that says, “Open December 9.” Like a bunch of kids at Christmas, Grovites were placing bets on the contents of the mystery package last ... More >>

History’s New Beat

Drumming and gyrating at the Afro-Cuban Dance and Music Festival.

The Party Crasher - Gloria Estefan Mingles with Celeb Chefs at Rachael Ray’s SoBe Soundcheck

Drumming and gyrating at the Afro-Cuban Dance and Music Festival.

Do That Conga!

Drumming and gyrating at the Afro-Cuban Dance and Music Festival.

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Kerry Gruson and Karen Mitchell

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Double Cross

Is prime time really ready for Latin music?

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How to win friends and influence people, el exilio style

DeFede

Y2K Disaster Strikes Miami

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Willy Chirino gets slippery

Rotations

Willy Chirino gets slippery

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Willy Chirino gets slippery

Believe the Buzz

Willy Chirino gets slippery

Shine On, Crescent Moon

Love him or hate him, Miami Sound Machine architect and Crescent Moon Records visionary Emilio Estefan is a major force in contemporary Latin music

Swelter

Love him or hate him, Miami Sound Machine architect and Crescent Moon Records visionary Emilio Estefan is a major force in contemporary Latin music

Everything for You

Love him or hate him, Miami Sound Machine architect and Crescent Moon Records visionary Emilio Estefan is a major force in contemporary Latin music

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Love him or hate him, Miami Sound Machine architect and Crescent Moon Records visionary Emilio Estefan is a major force in contemporary Latin music

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Love him or hate him, Miami Sound Machine architect and Crescent Moon Records visionary Emilio Estefan is a major force in contemporary Latin music

Swelter

Love him or hate him, Miami Sound Machine architect and Crescent Moon Records visionary Emilio Estefan is a major force in contemporary Latin music

Square Deal

Washington Square comes out of the dark with a live CD

Program Notes

Washington Square comes out of the dark with a live CD

Cracking Up

Washington Square comes out of the dark with a live CD