Hector Lavoe

Marc Anthony at American Airlines Arena

Baru Urbano in Brickell Serves Up Eight-Hour Happy Hour

​The Place: Barú Urbano 1001 S Miami Ave., Miami305-381-5901barurbano.comThe Hours: Monday through Friday from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.The Deals: All wines and drinks are half off, with no exceptions.  Barú's menu breaks down every drink's price based on the liquor or wine of choice. Thus, wines wi ... More >>

Manicato at Transit Lounge Tonight

​If you're thinking this means Transit Lounge's little eats spot next door is now serving pasta, you're wrong. Or you could be right. Frankly, I've never really looked at the menu. It's my understanding the offer late-night pizza and chicken fingers to soak the booze in your belly, but that's not ... More >>

Dzine and La Coleccion Jumex at the Bass Museum

​If you're thinking this means Transit Lounge's little eats spot next door is now serving pasta, you're wrong. Or you could be right. Frankly, I've never really looked at the menu. It's my understanding the offer late-night pizza and chicken fingers to soak the booze in your belly, but that's not ... More >>

Old-school South Beach DJ Ruben Pagan returns as King Domino

​If you're thinking this means Transit Lounge's little eats spot next door is now serving pasta, you're wrong. Or you could be right. Frankly, I've never really looked at the menu. It's my understanding the offer late-night pizza and chicken fingers to soak the booze in your belly, but that's not ... More >>

Nightlife Review: Little Louie Vega at the Vagabond, November 28

Photo by Michael MaryanoffLittle Louie VegaThe Vagabond, MiamiNovember 28, 2009 Better Than: Any other house music night in South Florida.  The Review:  By now we all know the story: Louie Vega was born into a world of music. His uncle was the great salsa singer Héctor Lavoe, and his ... More >>

Rubén Blades slings salsa at the James L. Knight Center this Saturday

Photo by Michael MaryanoffLittle Louie VegaThe Vagabond, MiamiNovember 28, 2009 Better Than: Any other house music night in South Florida.  The Review:  By now we all know the story: Louie Vega was born into a world of music. His uncle was the great salsa singer Héctor Lavoe, and his ... More >>

Concert Review: Marc Anthony at American Airlines Arena, October 24

Marc Anthony​Marc AnthonySaturday, October 24, 2009American Airlines Arena, MiamiMelodramatic Latin tenor extraordinaire Marc Anthony was personally handed the keys to Dwyane Wade's house Saturday night. Wade, NBA star player of the Miami Heat, surprised Anthony on stage midway through the the sin ... More >>

Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony​Marc AnthonySaturday, October 24, 2009American Airlines Arena, MiamiMelodramatic Latin tenor extraordinaire Marc Anthony was personally handed the keys to Dwyane Wade's house Saturday night. Wade, NBA star player of the Miami Heat, surprised Anthony on stage midway through the the sin ... More >>

Dainamite: He's Explosive

Meet the hardest-working MC on the local reggaeton scene.

Club Review: Jellybean Benitez at the Vagabond, August 30

photo by Michael Maryanoff​Jellybean BenitezThe Vagabond, MiamiSaturday, August 30, 2009Better Than: Any other house music night in town.The Review:In the realm of cool and soulful DJs there will always be a warm place reserved for the fantastic Jellybean Benitez. As one of the most influent ... More >>

Willie Colon

photo by Michael Maryanoff​Jellybean BenitezThe Vagabond, MiamiSaturday, August 30, 2009Better Than: Any other house music night in town.The Review:In the realm of cool and soulful DJs there will always be a warm place reserved for the fantastic Jellybean Benitez. As one of the most influent ... More >>

Marc Anthony

photo by Michael Maryanoff​Jellybean BenitezThe Vagabond, MiamiSaturday, August 30, 2009Better Than: Any other house music night in town.The Review:In the realm of cool and soulful DJs there will always be a warm place reserved for the fantastic Jellybean Benitez. As one of the most influent ... More >>

Cuban Drama Queen Lives Again at Viernes Culturales

La Lupe, the patron saint of Cuba's Latin soul movement is being immortalized in film.La Mala is a Spanish drama based on the life of Guadalupe Yoli Raymond and named after one of La Lupe's most famous songs. In it, Miami's own Lena Burke puts on a hell of a performance trying to imitate La Lupe's t ... More >>

Marc Anthony and Alejandro Fernandez

La Lupe, the patron saint of Cuba's Latin soul movement is being immortalized in film.La Mala is a Spanish drama based on the life of Guadalupe Yoli Raymond and named after one of La Lupe's most famous songs. In it, Miami's own Lena Burke puts on a hell of a performance trying to imitate La Lupe's t ... More >>

Jenny Laura Takes El Exito

La Lupe, the patron saint of Cuba's Latin soul movement is being immortalized in film.La Mala is a Spanish drama based on the life of Guadalupe Yoli Raymond and named after one of La Lupe's most famous songs. In it, Miami's own Lena Burke puts on a hell of a performance trying to imitate La Lupe's t ... More >>

La India, Pitbull, and Menudo ...

Celebrate Carnaval Miami at Little Havana's Calle Ocho.

2007 Music Year in Review

It's all in the stars.

Strictly Roots

Conjunto Progreso brings back the heyday of classic Cuban son.

Last Night: J. Lo and Marc Anthony at American Airlines Arena

Conjunto Progreso brings back the heyday of classic Cuban son.

Spanish Harlem Orchestra at the Gusman

These guys are gonna make downtown shimmy. Ayayayayayay!

From La Calle to the Big Screen

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony spill on doing their hero, Héctor Lavoe, justice in El Cantante

Waiting for Lavoe

The elusive Héctor

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Marc Anthony Comes Close, but is no Lavoe

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Spanish Harlem Orchestra shines on United We Swing

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Summer: The Sequel

From Harry Potter to Homer Simpson, cool off at the movies

Same Old Story

Sequels, prequels, and threequels headline Hollywood 2007

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Life Is a Comic Strip

For Victor Muñiz it's a countercultural banquet with a sense of humor

Cellblock Salsa

Obie Bermudez, Jerry Rivera, and Vico C bring prison consciousness back to Puerto Rican pop

Hourglass

A glimpse into the art of house legend Little Louie Vega

Rhythm Freak

Wherever Ico Manzanero lays his feet, happy hoofers are sure to follow

Keeping Son Real

Conjunto Progreso does Latin like it should be

Bárbaro of Seville

Contemporary flamenco trades on the traditions and transitions of the new Spain

Mad music at the Miami Film Festival

Nat Chediak's jazz café is sorely missed, but there's still music in the air

Through the Looking Glass

Wherein the author learns that Arturo Sandoval is not a trumpeter, old is young, and tsetse flies don't bite

Wave Upon Wave

Salsa veteran Tito Nieves keeps up with changing rhythms

Shake

So Far from Elegguá

Shake

Is salsa bankrupt?

Say It Ain't So

Is Joe Arroyo losing it?

Prodigal Son

Salsa's melancholy daredevil: Victor Manuelle

Tito's Top Percussion

Salsa's melancholy daredevil: Victor Manuelle

Exile Blues

As a lead singer for Los Van Van, Israel Kantor was a star in his native country. But Miami isn't Cuba.