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John Hood

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Wynwood Radio's Michael Dittner and Tanya Valiente Talk Tunes on the Internets

    Electrobunni doing her pinup thing for some lucky dude.​Let's face it: Radio in South Florida these days sucks. Your choices are few, and the options aren't good. You can either listen to DJ Teja talk about the golden days of Hot Wheels freestyle between 17 plays a day of Rihanna's latest track, o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Concert Review: The Swell Season at the Fillmore Miami Beach, May 24

    photo by John HoodThe Swell Season's Glen Hansard​The Swell SeasonThe Fillmore Miami BeachMonday, May 24, 2010Better Than: Any heady lullabies you've ever heard. The Review: There was an air of quiet excitement at the Fillmore Miami Beach Monday night, in advance of the Swell Season's Mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Music In This Week's Print Edition of Miami New Times

    photo courtesy of Mischa RichterGil Scott-Heron​While we update Crossfade a bunch of times a day, the Miami New Times still features a fresh crop of music news weekly, including features that go into more depth than the usual blog post.This week, Steve Almond talks with legendary poet / spoken-wor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Jersey to SoBe: Midnight House Mafia Holds Sway at Gemma Lounge

    John HoodDon't think for a second that this house throwdown has anything at all to do with the knuckleheads from that inexplicably popular show Jersey Shore; in fact the keen cats behind this action are about as far-removed from those dimwits as one could get and still be in the Garden State. The li ... More >>

  • Music

    December 3, 2009

    A guide to the major music events during Art Basel Miami Beach

    John HoodDon't think for a second that this house throwdown has anything at all to do with the knuckleheads from that inexplicably popular show Jersey Shore; in fact the keen cats behind this action are about as far-removed from those dimwits as one could get and still be in the Garden State. The li ... More >>

  • News

    August 20, 2009

    Letters from the Issue of August 20, 2009

    "Why is George Burgess still the county manager when he can't manage the budget worth a sh**?"

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Concert Review: Tori Amos at The Fillmore Miami Beach

    Photo by John HoodTori Amos performing at the Fillmore Miami Beach Thursday night.​Tori AmosThursday, July 29, 2009The Fillmore Miami BeachBetter Than: You can imagine -- twiceHard to say which was better: sitting in the front row next to a dynamite dame for Tori Amos's Fillmore Gleason show, or c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Last Night: Ray LaMontagne at The Fillmore Gleason

    Ray LaMontagneApril 30, 2009The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason TheaterBetter than: Hearing a gruff James Taylor front The Band in the early '70s -- had you never seen either James Taylor or The BandJohn HoodI'm gonna get a lot of flack for this, but here goes:Last night Ray LaMontagne pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Saturday: Nick Catchdubs at Poplife

    Ian MeyerIf you missed Fool's Gold co-founder, Nick Catchdubs, during Winter Music Conference, don't make the same mistake twice. Not going to rehash too much on why Catchdubs holds a special place amongst many blog-house (electro-house/nu-rave/whathaveyou) fans, except that he is genius when in con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Saturday Night: Tom Jones at The Fillmore Gleason

    John HoodTom Jones performs at the Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday night.Tom JonesSaturday, April 25, 2009The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason TheaterBetter Than: A time-capsule set to 1971Of all the many remarkable things to be said about seeing Tom Jones stage these days -- and trust me, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Over the Weekend: Swamp Stomp, Tom Jones, and Miami Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

    The humidity stayed away all weekend, so the weather was as perfect as it gets in Miami, so let's hope all the swine flu hysteria didn't keep you indoors. But in case you spent the weekend spraying disinfectant on all the pork products in your refrigerator, here is what you missed over the weekend:S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2009

    Last Night: Amanda Palmer at Culture Room

    John HoodAmanda Palmer projected on the screen at Culture Room.Amanda PalmerSaturday, March 28, 2009Culture Room, Ft. LauderdaleBetter Than: A televised confessional.If there's a better way to preface a Culture Room show than by hitting the legendary Mai-Kai, I don't know what it is. When that show ... More >>

  • Music

    March 19, 2009

    Miami According to Brooklyn

    The man about town sounds off on new projects.

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Saturday Night: AC/DC at BankAtlantic Center

    Sayre BermanAC/DCSaturday, December 20, 2008BankAtlantic Center, SunriseBetter Than: Volume itself.To say that AC/DC were loud Saturday night is kinda like saying the sun set and the sky turned dark; a statement of fact, perhaps, but pretty much unnecessary. To say that AC/DC were louder than any sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Friday Night: Revolution Fight Club at Gusman Center

    Revolution Fight ClubDecember 19, 2008Gusman Center for the Performing ArtsBetter Than: Who knows?Forgive me, but I don't have any photos of Friday night's Revolution Fight Club. No, I didn't lose my camera. And no, it didn't break. And I wasn't shirking my assignment, either. I don't have a snap be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    Last Night: Conor Oberst at Culture Room

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Q&A with LMFAO

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2008

    Last Night: Rufus Wainwright at The Fillmore Gleason

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Break In at Sweat Records

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Break In at Sweat Records

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008

    Last Night: Chris Isaak at Pompano Beach Amphitheatre

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2008

    Last Night: Eddie Izzard at The Fillmore Miami Beach

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2008

    Over the Weekend - Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, Miami Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, and Modeselektor

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2008

    Bill Maher Tells Us Everything We Know

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

    Last Night: Caribou at the Culture Room

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2008

    Last Night: The Mars Volta at the Fillmore Miami Beach

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2008

    Last Night: Jose Gonzalez at the Manuel Artime Theatre

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2008

    Last Night: Leon Russell at the Culture Room

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2008

    Kimbo Takes Tank - in 43 Seconds!

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2007

    Last Night: Youssou N'Dour at the Gusman Theatre

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2007

    Last Night: Annie Lennox at the Carnival Center

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2007

    Last Night: Juliette & the Licks at Culture Room

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2007

    Last Night: Evanescence at the BankUnited Center

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2007

    More on Hot Hot Heat at Culture Room

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2007

    Last Night: James "Blood" Ulmer at the Colony Theatre

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2007

    Last Night: Interpol at the BankUnited Center

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • Music

    July 12, 2007

    Starlight Mints

    John Hood Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: The Eagles after they slept with Leonard Cohen. This should really be called The Night Before Last Night seeing that ol’ Bright Eyes’ boy wonder played on Tuesday rather th ... More >>

  • News

    September 29, 2005

    Lotus-Eaters and Literati

    Novelist Bret Easton Ellis has skewered the demimonde of Los Angeles and New York City. So what about South Beach?

  • News

    November 6, 2003

    In Search of the Great Miami Novel

    Surely there's more to local literature than crime and exile

  • News

    December 23, 1999

    Goon Over Miami

    Chris Paciello, the dangerous darling of the SoBe nightlife set, has a reputation for fisticuffs. And mob ties.

  • News

    August 8, 1996

    Paradise Found

    British author Alexander Stuart exiled himself to South Beach before writing the aptly titled Life on Mars

  • News

    September 7, 1995

    Swelter 21

    British author Alexander Stuart exiled himself to South Beach before writing the aptly titled Life on Mars

  • Film

    June 1, 1995

    From Swan Lake to Swan Song

    British author Alexander Stuart exiled himself to South Beach before writing the aptly titled Life on Mars

  • News

    August 31, 1994

    Swelter 20

    British author Alexander Stuart exiled himself to South Beach before writing the aptly titled Life on Mars

  • News

    July 6, 1994

    Swelter 12

    British author Alexander Stuart exiled himself to South Beach before writing the aptly titled Life on Mars

  • News

    September 29, 1993

    Swelter 24

    British author Alexander Stuart exiled himself to South Beach before writing the aptly titled Life on Mars

  • News

    September 15, 1993

    Program Notes 22

    British author Alexander Stuart exiled himself to South Beach before writing the aptly titled Life on Mars

  • News

    May 12, 1993

    Swelter

    British author Alexander Stuart exiled himself to South Beach before writing the aptly titled Life on Mars

  • News

    May 5, 1993

    Swelter

    British author Alexander Stuart exiled himself to South Beach before writing the aptly titled Life on Mars

  • News

    November 11, 1992

    Swelter

    British author Alexander Stuart exiled himself to South Beach before writing the aptly titled Life on Mars

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