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Jamaica

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Shaggy on Memorial Day Weekend: "Alcohol's Involved, Law Enforcement Might Overreact, It's a Disaster Recipe"

    Shaggy gets around. You might see him eating teriyaki chicken on South Beach. Or hitting the stage in Eastern Europe. Or headlining a show at the Olympic Games. But this weekend, he'll be in Downtown Miami at Bicentennial Park for the Best Of The Best fest, partying, picking up chicks, and avoiding ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Jamaican Bees, Fruit and Herbs

    All photos by Laine DossBob Marley eternally give his "one love" salute at the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston.​Short Order was recently invited to tour Jamaica, where we visited parts of the island not usually on the tourist radar. Yesterday, we shared our experience on a coffee plantation in the B ... More >>

  • Music

    June 9, 2011

    Black Uhuru at Grand Central June 15

    All photos by Laine DossBob Marley eternally give his "one love" salute at the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston.​Short Order was recently invited to tour Jamaica, where we visited parts of the island not usually on the tourist radar. Yesterday, we shared our experience on a coffee plantation in the B ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2011

    Double Helping of Footsies

    All photos by Laine DossBob Marley eternally give his "one love" salute at the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston.​Short Order was recently invited to tour Jamaica, where we visited parts of the island not usually on the tourist radar. Yesterday, we shared our experience on a coffee plantation in the B ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2011

    All-Star Review

    All photos by Laine DossBob Marley eternally give his "one love" salute at the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston.​Short Order was recently invited to tour Jamaica, where we visited parts of the island not usually on the tourist radar. Yesterday, we shared our experience on a coffee plantation in the B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Bob Sinclar Talks French Touch, Reggae, and Good Vibes

    Dance Messiah Bob Sinclar: he even looks like Jesus​Last week we previewed the upcoming February 11 performance by French superstar DJ-producer Bob Sinclar at SET.And if you thought we were kidding about this guy being the Jesus of dance music, just wait until you get a load of this interview, whe ... More >>

  • Music

    November 18, 2010

    Toots and the Maytals at Bayside Rocks Festival November 20

    Dance Messiah Bob Sinclar: he even looks like Jesus​Last week we previewed the upcoming February 11 performance by French superstar DJ-producer Bob Sinclar at SET.And if you thought we were kidding about this guy being the Jesus of dance music, just wait until you get a load of this interview, whe ... More >>

  • News

    June 10, 2010

    Shower Posse, the gang holding Jamaica hostage, has bloody Miami roots

    Dance Messiah Bob Sinclar: he even looks like Jesus​Last week we previewed the upcoming February 11 performance by French superstar DJ-producer Bob Sinclar at SET.And if you thought we were kidding about this guy being the Jesus of dance music, just wait until you get a load of this interview, whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Jamaican Drug Lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke Has Bloody South Florida Roots

    Christopher "Dudus" Coke​The standoff over Jamaican drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke, who has turned a Kingston slum into his own personal bunker to avoid extradition to the U.S, has forced his country into a state of emergency. To local law-enforcement officials, the situation is all too ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Jamaica State of Emergency Explained; Best of the Best Concert Still On

    Christopher "Dudus" Coke​As we posted yesterday, Kingston, Jamaica still remains under a state of siege by gang members, and both they and Jamaican officials have blockaded streets throughout the capital city. At the center of it all is Christopher "Dudus" Coke, a notorious drug lord with bloody l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Music Newsletter: iLa Mawana at the Funky Buddha on Saturday

    ​Trusted scribe Alex Rendon puts out a rock-solid music e-mail newsletter for New Times Broward-Palm Beach every week, which you can sign up for right here. Here's one stimulating entry from this week's edition.Ace local booking source the Honeycomb brings massive, nationally-touted reggae ensembl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Song Spotlight: Jovi Rockwell - "Applebum (Remix)"

    ​Jovi Rockwell is one of the most talented people you'll meet. Hailing from Jamaica, her island roots are deep and intact to her sound and her presence. She has been in between Miami and Jamaica for a number of years now, but does call Miami her "home..." Well, at least when she's in the States. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Legalizing Pot Will Fix the Economy

    Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. Up this week, Luke makes the case for legalizing marijuana across the nation, beginning in Miami-Dade County.Off the bat, I am not a weed he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    More SunFest Additions: Iyaz and Sean Kingston Give the Lineup Some Pop

    Although we already discussed SunFest's New Music Night offerings, it would be poor form to let the day's other additions go unmentioned. For the youth contingent, 20-year-old Sean Kingston already has a wealth of Caribbean-flavored catchy melodies in his arsenal. "Fire Burning" is the one that rais ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Bachaco Playing UM Thursday, DWNTWN Series Friday

    ​The members of Bachaco are going to be busy little bees over the next few days. Well, ants maybe. Because, as you know, their name refers to a Brazilian leafcutter ant. Entomology lessons aside, the SoFla-based fusion group is going to be performing live at UM for the Patio Jam tomorrow. Then on ... More >>

  • Music

    November 19, 2009

    Ska Is Dead tour lands at Culture Room this Thursday

    ​The members of Bachaco are going to be busy little bees over the next few days. Well, ants maybe. Because, as you know, their name refers to a Brazilian leafcutter ant. Entomology lessons aside, the SoFla-based fusion group is going to be performing live at UM for the Patio Jam tomorrow. Then on ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2009

    You’ll Laugh, You’ll Wine

    ​The members of Bachaco are going to be busy little bees over the next few days. Well, ants maybe. Because, as you know, their name refers to a Brazilian leafcutter ant. Entomology lessons aside, the SoFla-based fusion group is going to be performing live at UM for the Patio Jam tomorrow. Then on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Jamaican Me Hungry, Part 3: Lunch at Little Ochi

    Cooking at Little Ochi​Little Ochi Seafood Restaurant in Alligator Pond Manchester is reputedly the best restaurant on Jamaica's south coast, and has also been mentioned as the finest seafood establishment on the entire island; it was certainly the finest we tried. Evrol "Blackie" Christian starte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    Lamoy's Living Food is Raw, Vegan, Organic, Alive

    Jacob KatelLamoy's living eggplant salad. Lamoy Andressohn is a dedicated raw food lifestylist. Her specialty is preparing all raw, vegan, organic meals from scratch. She says "the idea behind my food is health, wellness, and simplicity. It's all my own creation. I've been raw for 9 years and I than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Jamaican Me Crazy: Appleton Estate Rum

    Jamaica's orange and vanilla scented Appleton Rum is the taste of smooth sophistication. Coming in on a wave from our friendly neighbors to the south, this sweet brand has flooded Miami hot spots like the Fontainebleau while making frequent trips into the mouth of this thirty Booze Hound, who very m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Get Shiprocked with Queensryche, Skid Row, Tesla and More

    Looking to go on a music cruise but can't stand the sight of hippies? Well the Jam Cruise is out of the question, but Shiprocked could be right up your alley. Departing on Sunday, November 15, Shiprocked will head to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Georgetown, Grand Cayman before returning to Port Everglades ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Sound Tribe Sector 9 Announces Pre-Jam-Cruise Show at Revolution, January 2, 2010

    How's this for advanced notice? STS9 has announced a January 2, 2010 show at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale. The electronic rockers, who have a massive following in both the dance circuit and the jam circles, are giving fans plenty of notice for their upcoming show, presumably so you can make yo ... More >>

  • Music

    March 20, 2008

    Ojos de Brujo

    Techari Live (Six Degrees)

  • Music

    February 28, 2008

    Miami Movement

    Our guide to the 15th annual Caribbean Festival.

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2008

    Jose El Rey rules the House of Sex

    Our guide to the 15th annual Caribbean Festival.

  • Calendar

    November 22, 2007

    Double the Dreadlocks

    Ziggy Marley by day, Fitzroy by night

  • Calendar

    November 8, 2007

    Arty Parties

    Downtown and in the Grove

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2007

    Last Night: Second Annual Jamaican Vintage Music Festival

    Downtown and in the Grove

  • Music

    October 18, 2007

    B-Side Players

    Downtown and in the Grove

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2007

    Reggae Artists Sign Anti-Homophobia Pact

    Downtown and in the Grove

  • Calendar

    December 14, 2006

    We Love That Jerk

    Downtown and in the Grove

  • News

    November 9, 2006

    Beach Reads

    Big names? Big Deal. An alternative take on the Book Fair.

  • Calendar

    September 21, 2006

    We Be Jammin’!

    Big names? Big Deal. An alternative take on the Book Fair.

  • Calendar

    September 21, 2006

    Pirates Know Best

    Big names? Big Deal. An alternative take on the Book Fair.

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2006

    We're Pirates, Mon!

    Big names? Big Deal. An alternative take on the Book Fair.

  • Calendar

    May 4, 2006

    Caribbean Seams

    Big names? Big Deal. An alternative take on the Book Fair.

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2005

    Night&Day

    Big names? Big Deal. An alternative take on the Book Fair.

  • Music

    September 16, 2004

    Lady Saw

    Strip Tease VP Records

  • Music

    June 17, 2004

    Hype Man

    Leon Coldero carries the soca flame from Florida to Trinidad

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2004

    Two Toned

    Father and son perform brilliantly

  • Music

    November 7, 2002

    Check Out Our Ting

    Sean Paul don't mind as long as hip-hop pay respect to dancehall

  • Music

    June 27, 2002

    Lucky Blow

    Mr. Vegas is still Damn Right

  • Music

    August 30, 2001

    Everything Irie

    Watcha gonna do, Inner Circle, make one of the hottest recording studios in the nation?

  • Music

    January 4, 2001

    Buried Treasure

    Take a tour of South Florida's best roots stash

  • Dining

    March 11, 1999

    West Indies Meets East

    Take a tour of South Florida's best roots stash

  • Dining

    September 3, 1998

    Fast, Cheap, and Out of This World

    Take a tour of South Florida's best roots stash

  • Music

    October 10, 1996

    Rotations

    Take a tour of South Florida's best roots stash

  • Calendar

    August 1, 1996

    Calendar for the week

    Take a tour of South Florida's best roots stash

  • News

    January 5, 1995

    Dread Reckoning

    Dub architect, crossover dreamer, music exec, and all-around nice guy, Mikey Dread has kept the reggae fires burning for almost twenty years

  • News

    March 18, 1992

    Let's Get Together and Deal All Right

    After six years of litigation and millions of dollars in legal fees, one strand of Bob Marley's tangled estate has been sorted out. Almost.

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