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James L. Knight Center

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Betty Wright: "Every Time I Start Singing They Say It's R&B"

    Last week, Miami soul queen Betty Wright opened up about her recent collaborative album with the Roots, Betty Wright: The Movie; her unlikely friendship with Lil Wayne and Birdman; and the meaning of Mother's Day, which she'll honor this year with a co-headlining show at the James L. Knight Center w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Top Ten 4/20 Parties in Miami

    Oye, burnout! Did you know that 4/20 isn't just a day for getting stoned? It's also that time of year when millions of human beings all around the world light a plant on fire at the same time, fewer people get killed, and more food is cooked. Yes, the world is a much chiller place for 24 hours. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Boyz II Men Bring the Science of Panty Droppin' to Miami November 5

    Boyz II Men have announced a Miami stop on their latest tour, along with fellow 90s smooth-crooner Keith Sweat and gangsta diva Faith Evans. And Crossfade anticipates the concert will be a top-shelf seminar in panty droppin'. Yeah, yeah, yeah ... Boyz II Men can sing. They broke Billboard records h ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2011

    Kiki-ing and Screaming

    Boyz II Men have announced a Miami stop on their latest tour, along with fellow 90s smooth-crooner Keith Sweat and gangsta diva Faith Evans. And Crossfade anticipates the concert will be a top-shelf seminar in panty droppin'. Yeah, yeah, yeah ... Boyz II Men can sing. They broke Billboard records h ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2011

    Big Momma in the House

    Boyz II Men have announced a Miami stop on their latest tour, along with fellow 90s smooth-crooner Keith Sweat and gangsta diva Faith Evans. And Crossfade anticipates the concert will be a top-shelf seminar in panty droppin'. Yeah, yeah, yeah ... Boyz II Men can sing. They broke Billboard records h ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2011

    Ven Bailalo!

    Boyz II Men have announced a Miami stop on their latest tour, along with fellow 90s smooth-crooner Keith Sweat and gangsta diva Faith Evans. And Crossfade anticipates the concert will be a top-shelf seminar in panty droppin'. Yeah, yeah, yeah ... Boyz II Men can sing. They broke Billboard records h ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2011

    Reality Kings

    Boyz II Men have announced a Miami stop on their latest tour, along with fellow 90s smooth-crooner Keith Sweat and gangsta diva Faith Evans. And Crossfade anticipates the concert will be a top-shelf seminar in panty droppin'. Yeah, yeah, yeah ... Boyz II Men can sing. They broke Billboard records h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Raphael Is Still Alive and He's Coming to the James L. Knight Center March 19

    via raphaelnet.comRaphael, AKA El Divo de Linares.​Did anyone else see this concert listing on Ticketmaster and say to themselves, "Holy shit! Raphael is still alive?" Though, in retrospect, there's the distinct possibility that if you're familiar with this 67-year-old Spanish singer, you might b ... More >>

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    February 10, 2011

    Alimony Moaning

    via raphaelnet.comRaphael, AKA El Divo de Linares.​Did anyone else see this concert listing on Ticketmaster and say to themselves, "Holy shit! Raphael is still alive?" Though, in retrospect, there's the distinct possibility that if you're familiar with this 67-year-old Spanish singer, you might b ... More >>

  • Music

    November 4, 2010

    Grand Concierto Bailable at the Knight Center November 5

    via raphaelnet.comRaphael, AKA El Divo de Linares.​Did anyone else see this concert listing on Ticketmaster and say to themselves, "Holy shit! Raphael is still alive?" Though, in retrospect, there's the distinct possibility that if you're familiar with this 67-year-old Spanish singer, you might b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Will Ludacris Bring Nude Waterskier Enrique Iglesias to His Miami Show November 11?

    ​Not only is OG Dirty South spitter Chris "Ludacris" Bridges the star of such upcoming films as Fast & the Furious 5, chairman of the non-profit Ludacris Foundation, and a connoisseur of fine cognac. But he has also become an unlikely mentor to former Latin heartthrob and nude waterskier Enrique I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Ten More Killer Halloween Parties: Greasers, Lingerie, Ciara, Teairra Mari, and Casual Sax

    Image via mptvimages.com Get down like a greaser. ​If our first list of Halloween shindigs wasn't enough to satisfy that party craving, check out ten more gatherings that may do the trick. It's Crossfade's treat. Halloween at Buck15. Sunday, October 31, at 10 p.m. The best costume of the nigh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    The Kings of Rap Concert Originally Scheduled for September 18 Rescheduled

    ​The Kings of Rap Concert scheduled for this Saturday with Ludacris and Rick Ross has been canceled. We started to get a bit suspicious when we saw the James L. Knight Center's site mention that Rick Ross will no longer be performing, but kept our hopes up, anyway.We've just received confirmation ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Video: Memorial Weekend Comedy Festival, Who's Funny?

    If you think about it, Memorial Day, which commemorates fallen soldiers, is a bit of a downer. Comedian Mark Curry has the right idea: Send all the jailed gangbangers, crackheads, and pedophile priests to fight in Iraq - and their lawyers too. Curry, that affable guy from Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, is ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    Pray Ball

    If you think about it, Memorial Day, which commemorates fallen soldiers, is a bit of a downer. Comedian Mark Curry has the right idea: Send all the jailed gangbangers, crackheads, and pedophile priests to fight in Iraq - and their lawyers too. Curry, that affable guy from Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, is ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2009

    Laugh Till It Stops Hurting

    If you think about it, Memorial Day, which commemorates fallen soldiers, is a bit of a downer. Comedian Mark Curry has the right idea: Send all the jailed gangbangers, crackheads, and pedophile priests to fight in Iraq - and their lawyers too. Curry, that affable guy from Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Toto La Momposina Comes to Miami on August 21

    ​Say, have you ever heard of Toto La Momposina? No? Well neither had I, until my editor put me onto her. So I set out to see just who that was, and thanks to the modern marvel that is Google, within minutes my office was filled with tribal, Afro-Caribbean and indigenous sounds from this excellent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Ruben Blades Announces Todos Vuelven a Miami

    Though some may consider J Lo's attempt at juggling music, acting and varied entrepreneurial endeavors to be noteworthy, let's face facts. Nine out of ten people either snicker at the mention of her music, chuckle at the reference to her acting, or both (...much as I want to poke fun of the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2009

    Stir It Up

    Though some may consider J Lo's attempt at juggling music, acting and varied entrepreneurial endeavors to be noteworthy, let's face facts. Nine out of ten people either snicker at the mention of her music, chuckle at the reference to her acting, or both (...much as I want to poke fun of the ... More >>

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    June 11, 2009

    A New Edition to Your Weekend

    Though some may consider J Lo's attempt at juggling music, acting and varied entrepreneurial endeavors to be noteworthy, let's face facts. Nine out of ten people either snicker at the mention of her music, chuckle at the reference to her acting, or both (...much as I want to poke fun of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Rosario Flores and Antonio Carmona: Parte de Nosotros Tour Comes to Miami

    ¡Joder tio!  ¡La ostia!  Do you ever find yourself longing to get in touch with your true roots and reconnect with the motherland?  I'm not talking about Cuba (or Puerto Rico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, or any other Latin countries represented in our fair city). I'm talking abo ... More >>

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    April 2, 2009

    Pour on the Gasolina

    ¡Joder tio!  ¡La ostia!  Do you ever find yourself longing to get in touch with your true roots and reconnect with the motherland?  I'm not talking about Cuba (or Puerto Rico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, or any other Latin countries represented in our fair city). I'm talking abo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    Willie Colon Pays Tribute to El Cantante Hector Lavoe

    Hector Lavoe wasn't just a Puerto Rican singer with giant funky gold-rimmed glasses, a violent marriage to a crazy woman named "Puchi", and more money in coke than Neville Isdell (he's the CEO of Coca Cola, in case your subscription to Forbes is on hold for non-payment). He was a Salsa god long ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    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 >>

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    February 26, 2009

    He Cut the Rug, but His Jokes Aren’t Bald

    They’re actually hairy and hilarious.

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2009

    Tap Tap Sunday

    This Sunday evening, recording artist Farah Juste will be at Tap Tap Haitian Restaurant on South Beach for "a CD signing and celebration". Ms. Juste's career as a passionate singer of Haitian folk songs took off with her debut solo album in 1977, and since then she has performed from Paris to Switze ... More >>

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    March 6, 2008

    We Love the Eighties

    We’re New Jack swingin’ at the JLKC, baby!

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    January 31, 2008

    Better than eBay

    Find good old crap at the antique show.

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    November 1, 2007

    Better than Match.com

    Find whatever you want at the Knight Center

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    September 27, 2007

    Say “I Do” to The Divorce

    You don’t need a prenup to enjoy this play

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    September 13, 2007

    Ready for a New Sensation?

    Glynn Jackson is looking for Miami’s most Sensationnel ladies

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    May 17, 2007

    Pimpin Ain’t Easy

    But Katt Williams sure makes it funny

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    August 3, 2006

    Steady Pimpin’

    Snoop Dogg and Ice-T know it’s necessary

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    July 28, 2005

    Everybody Dance Now

    It's a three-hour halftime show

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    June 16, 2005

    Free to Party

    It's a three-hour halftime show

  • Film

    April 21, 2005

    Golden Girl in South Beach

    Bea Arthur glitters at fest opener

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    March 31, 2005

    Fields of Green

    The Marlins swing their moneymakers

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    January 20, 2005

    Party by Design

    The Marlins swing their moneymakers

  • Music

    December 30, 2004

    Farah Juste

    The Marlins swing their moneymakers

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    September 30, 2004

    Night&Day

    The Marlins swing their moneymakers

  • Music

    June 17, 2004

    Local Heroes

    The Marlins swing their moneymakers

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    May 20, 2004

    Getting Real

    Local wordsmith jams true

  • Music

    May 13, 2004

    Local Heroes

    Local wordsmith jams true

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    May 6, 2004

    Sounds Like Home

    Duo tunes into our past

  • Music

    November 27, 2003

    Everybody Looks Like a Rock Star

    This fall in the subtropics, guitars are finally drowning out the clave

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    November 13, 2003

    Animal Dance

    Brazilian puppets billow big

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    October 30, 2003

    Mix Master Deluxe

    Federico Aubele blends tunes beautifully

  • Music

    March 28, 2002

    No More Resistance

    Lovers rocker Beres Hammond is back in Jamaican hearts

  • News

    September 23, 1999

    Kulchur

    How about a little music with your drama?

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    September 24, 1998

    Night & Day

    September 24 - 30, 1998

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