Jose Duran

Daft Punk at Ultra 2013: Five Signs the Robots Are Coming to UMF!

What are the odds of electro-mechanical machines (manufactured in France) descending upon Ultra Music Festival 2013 to enslave the EDM generation? We'd say the chances of a sudden and unsuspected robot invasion at UMF probably hover around 13 percent. Oh ... You mean the likelihood of notoriously ... More >>

Reader Mail: Bud Selig Gets What He Deserves

Forbes Millionaire Robert F.X. Sillerman Invests in Mansion, Set, LIV, and More

Art Basel in Midtown: Where to Eat, See and Be Seen

The weeklong, orgiastic mash up of artistic intellectual elitism is upon us. On December 5, Art Basel Miami Beach will begin with a VIP preview, also known as a vernissage. It's a quiet affair where only those with buying power are invited inspect what's on exhibit and make their purchases before us ... More >>

At Miami Polling Sites, Long Lines, Lengthy Waits, But No "Major Issues" So Far

At 7 a.m. this morning, 829 polling sites opened in schools, storefronts and churches around Miami-Dade County. And despite the fact that almost half of likely Florida voters have already cast ballots, imposing lines quickly formed, snaking out front doors and down sidewalks -- and forcing some to a ... More >>

Cooper Avenue Opens Today In South Beach (Photos)

Amir Ben-Zion's long-awaited eatery, Cooper Avenue, finally opens today. What started as Gigi Village has now morphed into a new concept that features New American cuisine -- contemporary dishes with a few twists.Last night, we were invited to the friends and family preview, which allowed us to scop ... More >>

Ten Best Miami Bands of All Time

50 Best Miami Bands of All Time: From 45 to 41

Yesterday, we here at Crossfade went bangin' on the beach with Miami Bass Warriors and even enjoyed some bathroom fellatio with Rat Bastard's Scraping Teeth. But that was just the beginning of our weird and wild ten-day trip through the MIA's long and varied musical history. For today's edition ... More >>

50 Best Miami Bands of All Time: From 50 to 46

Welcome to Miami. The beach is bangin'. Ditto the babes of both sexes. And the music is the effing best, bro. But while the rest of America might want to limit the MIA's music scene to its coked-out clubbers, horny Calle Ocho party crews, and ass-blasting rappers, Dade County has always been rife ... More >>

Yacht Created a Temporary Autonomous Zone at Bardot Miami, June 2

Yacht With Onuinu Bardot Miami Saturday, June 2, 2012 Better Than: Watching a PowerPoint seminar ... in a classroom. At 12:04 a.m. on Saturday night, a little piece of dance heaven landed at Bardot. It arrived from Portland, Los Angeles, and Texas after more than 200 miles of driving and about 58 o ... More >>

Marlins Stadium Morass: We Race From Downtown by Bike, Kayak, and Rickshaw

Video: Neon Indian at Ultra Music Festival 2012

​The collective celebration of electronic dance music (otherwise known as Ultra Music Festival) finally kicked off yesterday at Bayfront Park. And a few hiccups aside, everything seemed to go smoothly. We had gotten so used to the layout at Bicentennial Park that first thing we did was survey the ... More >>

Bromantic Wednesday Night: The Ultra Movie, Swedish House Mafia, and Getting Hard

​Even though Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week have turned into a nine days of EDM, we've keep it pretty low key. Until last night. First stop: The world premiere of Ultra Music Festival's Can U Feel It concert documentary. Standing there on the red carpet was sort of surreal -- mainl ... More >>

15 Tip and Tricks For Surviving Miami

​By now, you probably know that you can bring wine and get boozy in the grass while watching a free movie with the New World Center wallcasts. And you're also likely aware that -- although it used to be easier -- a determined drunk can definitely get sloshed for free on the Second Saturday Art Wal ... More >>

Miami's best albums, EPs, and mixtapes of 2011

Simian Mobile Disco at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day Two, March 26

Photo by Jose D. DuranSimian Mobile Disco at Ultra 2011.​It seems like Simian Mobile Disco has taken a bit of a tumble lately. In shedding their electro-house sound and adopting a darker techno approach, it seems they've lost quite a few fans. We remember a few years ago, in 2008, when the duo ... More >>

Cut Copy at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day Two, March 26

Photo by Jose D. DuranCut Copy at Ultra 2011.​Maybe it was the unbearable heat at their last Ultra performance, but Cut Copy seemed rather reserved this time around.Still, with pop gems that would make Depeche Mode jealous, the Aussie band gave the kids what they wanted: polished songs with unbeli ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2011 is more diverse than ever

Uffie at the Standard Miami Beach, March 9

Photo by Jose D. DuranUffie​UffieWednesday, March 9, 2011The Standard, Miami BeachBetter Than: Not sure it was "better than" anything. Definitely reminded me of being on some kind of bender.The Parisian-by-the-way-of-South-Florida singer Uffie really came out of nowhere in 2006, having lucked out ... More >>

Dispatches From South Beach Wine & Food Festival 2011

Photo by Jose D. DuranIce sculptors at SoBe Wine & Food Festival's Let Them Eat Cake event. ​It's over. The gluttonous celebration of food known as South Beach Wine & Food Festival is now in the books. History books? Maybe. Cookbooks? Absolutely.Yep, the festival celebrated its 10th annive ... More >>

Miami's best albums, EPs, and, mixtapes of 2010

Art Basel's best bands and DJs

Pubbelly Finally Opens on November 23

Jose Mendin, Sergio Navarra, Andreas Schreiner​Overly eager business owners and publicists are notorious for announcing new restaurant births only to have the public wait, and wait, and wait for an actual opening. Pubbelly, Miami's newest Asian-inspired gastropub, is no exception.We announce ... More >>

Halloween Weekend: Gatsby Gone Goth, Masquerade Motel, Steve Aoki, and More

Photo by Lex HernandezEvil clowns overran Keys 'N' Krates.​Somewhere right now, a Halloween moon is still rising. And evil clowns, half-naked ladies, and psychopathic serial killers are raging through their 60th hour of candy- and cocaine-fueled mayhem in a (literally) underground club. But if yo ... More >>

Frodnesor Responds to Cobaya Post

Frodnesor, a damn good food blogger whose work I respect, published a lengthy response to a post of ours yesterday. He accused of us of censorship because his comment wasn't published.Note to Frodnesor: We don't censor. Never. No how. Unless something is libelous an ad hominem attack, of course. Wha ... More >>

The Daily Creative Food Co. Now Serves Dinner

Photo by Jose D. DuranThe Daily's meat loaf with mashed potatoes and spinach.​The other day, we walked into the Daily around 5:30 p.m. to grab a sandwich to go before closing time and were instantly assaulted by signs announcing that the Omni-area eatery was now serving dinner Monday through Satur ... More >>

Golden Filter Hosts Soundtrack Listening Party at W Hotel Fort Lauderdale

Symmetry means that it sounds equally awesome in each ear​Symmetry, a new compilation curated by W Hotel's Global Music Director Michaelangelo L'Acqua, made the rounds at Winter Music Conference, and now there's an event planned for Fort Lauderdale's W Hotel at Living Room (401 N. Fort Lauderdale ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Pan Con Bistec at Enriqueta's Sandwich Shop

Photo by Jose D. Duran​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.

The Lounge at Tempo Miami Scores Big With Delicious Drinks, Panoramic Views

Photo by Jose D. DuranWild berry mojito ($12) at the Lounge at Tempo Miami.​Sexy, modern, and sleek are all words that would appropriately describe the lounge inside Tempo Miami, the hotel located within the Marquis building in downtown Miami. If you haven't heard about it, don't worry, you aren't ... More >>

WMC Thursday Night Recap: Candy Ravers at Cinema, Ed Banger Party at Bar, and Nothing at Space

photo by Jose D. Durana wall by Reas at Bar​I had big hopes for yesterday evening, hoping to check out most of the downtown circuit. There was the Louie Vega WMC party at the Vagabond, the free Ed Banger party at Bar, the Smog vs. Basshead party at White Room, Steve Lawler's Viva party on the Spac ... More >>

Todd James, Reas International, Gives Bar a Makeover

Photo by Jose D. DuranAin't she pretty?​Last night, Crossfade stopped by Bar (28 NE 14th Street, Miami) to check out its new look it debuted in time for Winter Music Conference. Gone is the black-and-white decor by local artist Alvaro Ilizarbe, AKA Freegums, replaced by the work of Todd James. The ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Chicken Spinach Panini at Lemoni Cafe

Photo by Jose D. Duran​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.

Reasons Not to Make Fun of the New Lilith Fair, Which Has a West Palm Beach Stop This Year

via lilithfair.comLoretta is betta!​In no particular order:1. Cat Power 2. The Gossip3. Erykah Badu4. Jill Scott5. Metric6. MARY J. BLIGE7. Tegan and Sarah8. Emmylou Harris9. Ximena Sarinana10. Sia11. Chairlift12. Nneka13. Marina and the Diamonds14. Janelle Monae15. La Roux ........and, my persona ... More >>

South Florida Voters and Winners in the Village Voice's New Pazz Jop Poll

​It's January, which means it's time for another edition of the Village Voice's annual Pazz and Jop poll of music critics. Yes, it's probably the latest, high-profile wrap-up of the best music of 2009, but it's also the biggest in sheer number of voices -- some 697 voters submitted ballots this ye ... More >>

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

Poplife Says Goodbye to White Room

Photo by Jose D. DuranPoplife founders Barbara Basti and Aramis Lorie.​Poplife has never really been a faithful lover, so White Room should have seen this coming from a mile away. We heard the rumors weeks ago, but we were told it was off the record. However, today we received word via press relea ... More >>

Bobby Flay Says El Rey De Las Fritas Makes Best Burger In Florida

image via Hearst Magazines On May 5th, Food Network Magazine will hit newsstands with a feature declaring Miami's own El Rey De Las Fritas as maker of the best hamburger in Florida; and that's according to celebrity chef Bobby Flay (and food critics across the country).In a recent Short Order ... More >>

Chuck Rules, Bill Bites

Today Bill Cooke at Random Pixels took a shot at New Times and editorial jefe Chuck Strouse. He wrote: I used to love Miami New Times. When I lived in Coconut Grove I knew where the paper was delivered on Wednesday and usually snagged a copy by early afternoon. Since editor Jim Mullin's departure a ... More >>

New Times on Plum TV (Shameless Self-Promotion)

When Plum TV execs asked us to appear on their new show, Juice, I asked the producer if she was sure. See, Plum is a classy affair, and we aren't 944 (not that we'd want to be that hot mess of a magazine) or Ocean Drive; we write about stripper murders and mixed martial arts being super gay. T ... More >>

The Pun is Dead, Long Live The Pun

The Second Wynwood Art Walk Still Holds Its Charms

Last Night: Jose El Rey at Poplife

Coconut Grove Arts Festival, a Poor Man’s Art Basel