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Ana Gabriel Comes to Miami for Valentine's Day

Ana Gabriel is a living legend in Mexican music, having repeatedly conquered pop, rock and regional charts in her native country, the U.S. and Latin America over the span of her illustrious 42-year career--a career that has borne 38 albums to date.  The singer-songwriter, born María Guadalupe ... More >>

Gilberto Santa Rosa and Victor Manuelle At James L. Knight Center This Saturday

Two of the biggest names in the genre are sharing the stage at the James L. Knight Center this Saturday, when Gilberto Santa Rosa and Victor Manuelle make a stop in Miami on their La Historia Continua tour. The two first made history when they united for the Dos Soneros, Una Historia tour back in 20 ... More >>

Franco De Vita comes to Miami

Franco De Vita is the Latin Billy Joel.  That's not an exaggeration.  Anyone who knows Latin music can back it up.  And unfortunately I can't take credit for the comparison, I'm actually quoting, unofficially and without her knowledge or consent, an old boss and mentor from my very fi ... More >>

Let’s Sing About Food, Baby

Freddie Jackson croons of love. And we’re hungry.

Laughs for the Working Stiff

Because you deserve to cackle till your sides ache.

Bigger, Stronger, Hotter

Only the hardest hard-bodies make it to Universe Weekend.

No Passport Needed

Bruce Bruce and friends are importing the laughs.

Say “I Do”

You don’t even have to give back the ring!

One Hot Ticket

Check out Spiegelworld before it’s gone.

Get Pumped

The contestants at Universe Weekend are here to flex

Scandal Miami

The contestants at Universe Weekend are here to flex

Buzzed

Musician still has bite

Shake

Spanish things

Fancy Footwork

After being banned in Cuba, kickboxing is making a run for South Florida fight fans

Best Urban Bike Ride

Venetian Pool to Bayfront Park

Hurricane Van Van

Promoter Debbie Ohanian stared down the City of Miami and won a victory in the area's latest absurdo

Rockinvasion!

Promoter Debbie Ohanian stared down the City of Miami and won a victory in the area's latest absurdo

Stereo Tonic

Promoter Debbie Ohanian stared down the City of Miami and won a victory in the area's latest absurdo

Concert Calender

Promoter Debbie Ohanian stared down the City of Miami and won a victory in the area's latest absurdo

A New Edition to Your Weekend

Promoter Debbie Ohanian stared down the City of Miami and won a victory in the area's latest absurdo

Paloma San Basilio: From Madrid to Miami

With 30 years under her belt as a singer and an actress, Paloma San Basilio is something of a Spanish icon. She's starred in such theatrical revivals in Madrid as The Man of La Mancha, My Fair Lady, Victor/Victoria and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita and she's released close to 30 records since her ... More >>

See Spanish Royalty Rock

With 30 years under her belt as a singer and an actress, Paloma San Basilio is something of a Spanish icon. She's starred in such theatrical revivals in Madrid as The Man of La Mancha, My Fair Lady, Victor/Victoria and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita and she's released close to 30 records since her ... More >>

Luis Fonsi Comes to James L. Knight Center on August 22

​In case you hadn't noticed, throughout the course of the last year Luis Fonsi has vaulted to the much sought after and seldom attained elite status in the Latin Pop world, to stand among the heavyweights in the genre. It almost seems as though he's achieved this rather quietly, lacking the genera ... More >>

Archive Diver: Concert Calendar for August 1988, AC/DC, Beatlemania, Steven Wright, The Vandals, James Taylor

image via New Times archives​ Back in August 1988 South Florida had a pretty good line-up of shows at venues from the Hollywood Sportatorium to the James L. Knight Center to the Kendall Town and Country Mall to the Fontainebleau back up to the Button South.The Dope Jam brought together Eric B and ... More >>

Fanny Lu Joins Fonsi at the James L. Knight Center

​Remember her? Yes, that's right--the super sexy blond cutie aka Colombian bombshell from here. Well, clearly she's just as hot now as she was last time we brought her to your attention...only somehow even hotter musically.Fanny Lu has spent much of the last year tearing up the charts not only in ... More >>

Catch a Hot Show

​Remember her? Yes, that's right--the super sexy blond cutie aka Colombian bombshell from here. Well, clearly she's just as hot now as she was last time we brought her to your attention...only somehow even hotter musically.Fanny Lu has spent much of the last year tearing up the charts not only in ... More >>

Good Vibrations

​Remember her? Yes, that's right--the super sexy blond cutie aka Colombian bombshell from here. Well, clearly she's just as hot now as she was last time we brought her to your attention...only somehow even hotter musically.Fanny Lu has spent much of the last year tearing up the charts not only in ... More >>

Jose Luis Perales Live at the James L. Knight Center Saturday

​Jose Luis Perales is what you might call a living legend. The title seems fitting. Perhaps you don't think you're familiar with his work, but if you have parents from Spain or Latin America then rest assured you most certainly do. And if perhaps you yourself are a died-in-the-wool grownup from sa ... More >>

The Over-the-Hill Gang

​Jose Luis Perales is what you might call a living legend. The title seems fitting. Perhaps you don't think you're familiar with his work, but if you have parents from Spain or Latin America then rest assured you most certainly do. And if perhaps you yourself are a died-in-the-wool grownup from sa ... More >>

R. Kelly's Body, Still Calling Folks

​Jose Luis Perales is what you might call a living legend. The title seems fitting. Perhaps you don't think you're familiar with his work, but if you have parents from Spain or Latin America then rest assured you most certainly do. And if perhaps you yourself are a died-in-the-wool grownup from sa ... More >>

Riptide Rides Van Van Protest Bus

Los Van Van landed in Miami like a lit match dropped on an ancient anthill.Erik MazaRuckus at the concert​On Sunday, hundreds of grizzled Cubans came out of the woodwork -- Westchester, Little Havana, Hialeah -- to protest the popular band's concert at the James L. Knight Center.They came bearing ... More >>

Please Don't Laugh

Los Van Van landed in Miami like a lit match dropped on an ancient anthill.Erik MazaRuckus at the concert​On Sunday, hundreds of grizzled Cubans came out of the woodwork -- Westchester, Little Havana, Hialeah -- to protest the popular band's concert at the James L. Knight Center.They came bearing ... More >>

Go Get Sweat-y

Los Van Van landed in Miami like a lit match dropped on an ancient anthill.Erik MazaRuckus at the concert​On Sunday, hundreds of grizzled Cubans came out of the woodwork -- Westchester, Little Havana, Hialeah -- to protest the popular band's concert at the James L. Knight Center.They came bearing ... More >>

Victor Manuelle Brings the Salsa to the James L. Knight Center This Sunday

It's refreshing to see a young salsero stick to his guns. Largely ignoring the route that most of his contemporaries have taken (well, excluding his brief cameo as Rubén Blades in 2007's El Cantante), Victor Manuelle continues to forge his identity as a pure sonero while still exploring within th ... More >>

Pass the Courvoisier

It's refreshing to see a young salsero stick to his guns. Largely ignoring the route that most of his contemporaries have taken (well, excluding his brief cameo as Rubén Blades in 2007's El Cantante), Victor Manuelle continues to forge his identity as a pure sonero while still exploring within th ... More >>

Praise Mama

It's refreshing to see a young salsero stick to his guns. Largely ignoring the route that most of his contemporaries have taken (well, excluding his brief cameo as Rubén Blades in 2007's El Cantante), Victor Manuelle continues to forge his identity as a pure sonero while still exploring within th ... More >>

Eros Ramazzotti, Dropping Panties at James L. Knight, This Friday

​Ever notice how Italians think they're so cool, what with their incredibly delicious food, super sleek sports cars, their country shaped like a boot and their immigrants dealing in "waste management?" Not to mention the way they're always so suave with the ladies. Case in point, Eros Ramazzotti.A ... More >>

Remember to Laugh

​Ever notice how Italians think they're so cool, what with their incredibly delicious food, super sleek sports cars, their country shaped like a boot and their immigrants dealing in "waste management?" Not to mention the way they're always so suave with the ladies. Case in point, Eros Ramazzotti.A ... More >>

Isaac Delgado, La India, and Tito Nieves Perform Together at the James L. Knight Center, August 6

​Salsa lovers of the world unite! There's going to be a whole lotta cadera- (hip-) shaking at the James L. Knight Center on August 6, during the show dubbed "Juntos Por Primera Vez" (Together for the First Time).The tropi-tune extravaganza will feature a few fan favorites from the salsa realm: Isa ... More >>

Drake Adds Second Miami Show (First One is Sold Out)

image CC by 2.0, via Lunchbox LP on Wikimedia Commons​Need more proof that it's Drake's year? The singer/rapper/actor is approaching Lady Gaga status -- just like that diva, he's been almost forced to add a second Miami show after the first sold out quickly. Yes, tickets for his first announc ... More >>

Pass the Grits

image CC by 2.0, via Lunchbox LP on Wikimedia Commons​Need more proof that it's Drake's year? The singer/rapper/actor is approaching Lady Gaga status -- just like that diva, he's been almost forced to add a second Miami show after the first sold out quickly. Yes, tickets for his first announc ... More >>

Cirque du Soleil on Elm Street

image CC by 2.0, via Lunchbox LP on Wikimedia Commons​Need more proof that it's Drake's year? The singer/rapper/actor is approaching Lady Gaga status -- just like that diva, he's been almost forced to add a second Miami show after the first sold out quickly. Yes, tickets for his first announc ... More >>

El Gran Combo Turns 50 and Celebrates with Sergio Vargas November 5

Via imgartists.comEl Gran Combo de Puerto Rico​El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico is considered the epitome of the salsa orchestra, so much so that the big band was given the title of the La Universidad de la Salsa (which translates to The University of Salsa) back in the early '80s. Together they have ... More >>

American Idol diva Fantasia Barrino Is Out of the Hospital and Working Again

​You know what's funny about primetime pop pageant American Idol? (Nope, not ex-panelist Ellen Degeneres.) It's that the biggest star to ever shoot out of that black hole was a loser named Jennifer Hudson. Of course, there's an argument to be made for Season One winner, Kelly Clarkson. And if you ... More >>

Erykah Badu's Concert Tonight at James L. Knight Center Canceled

Photo by Kenneth CappelloErykah Badu's Miami concert has been canceled.​Call off your trip to New Amerykah 'cause Crossfade just received official word from the James L. Knight Center's assistant marketing director Roxy Este that tonight's Erykah Badu concert has been canceled. According to Este ... More >>

Salt-N-Pepa Gonna Throw an Old-School House Party at James L. Knight Center

Salt, Pepa, and Spinderella say: "Push it!"​If you can believe it, there was a time, commonly called back in the day, when a female with a microphone could be cute, dirty, sexy, funny, and smart. This was before Lil Kim and the boom of the MC slut. And back then, the undisputed rap scene queens ... More >>

Obama Is in Miami Today (and Might Mess Up Your Drive Home)

President Barack Obama will be in town today to deliver the commencement address to Miami Dade College's North Campus graduates at the James L. Knight Center. Which is great, but unless you're graduating from Miami Dade, there's nothing really in it for you except maybe some bad traffic.

Comedy for Fools

President Barack Obama will be in town today to deliver the commencement address to Miami Dade College's North Campus graduates at the James L. Knight Center. Which is great, but unless you're graduating from Miami Dade, there's nothing really in it for you except maybe some bad traffic.