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Comedian Steve Berke Running for Miami Beach Mayor Again, Raising Cash With Kickstarter

In 2011, he brought the Sexy Sax Man to a city commission meeting, pot decriminalization to the debate, and a surprising 23 percent of voters to the polls. Steve Berke, a comedian and YouTube marijuana advocate, came in second to incumbent Matti Herrera Bower in that campaign. Now, with Bower term-l ... More >>

Mistaken Identities

Johnnie Walker Teaches New Times How To Make Bitters

Growing up in a Nicaraguan household, my first introduction to hard liquor came from my dad's bottle of Johnnie Walker Red. Nicas love hanging out with Johnnie. He's a smooth cat who's been the master at concocting aromatic, amber spirits since the 1800s. At the tender age of 13, I became a full-fle ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern's Truck and Many More on Midtown Tracks for SoBeWFF

For more on the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, check out New Times' Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. By the time 2012 was upon us, more than 100 food trucks were rolling around Greater Miami. It seemed only natural some of them should feed the gastrophilic masses of the Sou ... More >>

The Perennial Plate: This is What All Food and Travel Shows Should Look Like (VIDEO)

Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine do not curse on-air. They don't film extended reels of themselves, eating late-night street food across Japan. While shooting in India, they don't murmur hyperbolic "mmm's" between bites of panipuri. And they definitely don't ramble about the nuanced flavors in a well-exe ... More >>

Rakontur Alums Evan Rosenfeld and Jenna Moshell Tackle American Football In India

Shortly after leaving his gig last year as producer for Miami-based documentary maker Rakontur, the company that brought the world Cocaine Cowboys and The U, Evan Rosenfeld went on a journey to the Far East in search of a project for his directorial debut. "I took a trip to India, Nepal, Thailand, V ... More >>

Of Montreal at the Stage Miami November 28

Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes Talks Touring, Depression, and Song Dynasties Documentary

It took Haruki Murakami three years to complete 1Q84, the Japanese author's nearly 1,000-page surrealist novel set in a fictionalized 1984 Tokyo. He described his creative process in a 2011 interview with The Guardian as "routine," waking each morning well before sunrise, diving straight into his "s ... More >>

Black Moth Super Rainbow and Freaks Frotting in Unicorn Costumes for Halloween in Miami

Black Moth Super Rainbow With Casket Girls, Ark IX, and Mr. Feathers The Stage, Miami Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Better Than: Having frotteurs dressed as unicorns, human fruits, and Batman characters rub against you in eerie silence. Last night, Sweat Records brought Black Moth Super Rainbow to The ... More >>

Black Moth Super Rainbow: Record Labels "Don't Have the Balls to Talk to Us Now"

Sexy kittens and Mad Men characters, you had your fun this weekend at the family-friendly Halloween parties. But when Sweat Records brings Black Moth Super Rainbow to The Stage in Miami tonight, there won't be any peeled grapes or cold spaghetti. This time, it will be real-deal eyeballs and guts ... More >>

Miami's Best Cookies: Ten Places to Feed Your Sweet Tooth

​Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com. Sesame Street's most relatable character, by far, was ... More >>

Aksultura's Superpunks: "Politicans Say 'F#$% the Public,' I Say 'Anarchy and Legalize Weed'"

Ascolta is Italian for listen, and that's exactly what local punk crew Askultura want you to do. "Listen to the culture," says the band's founder Andrew, a Lakota Nation warrior poet. He and his nine cohorts -- two chicks, six dudes, and a beast named Captain on the washboard -- are releasing a ne ... More >>

Om Nom Nom Cookies Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Miami has its fair share of delectable desserts. From Hedy Goldsmith's homemade Nutter Butters to Icebox Café's Chocolate Delight, we've got enough goodies to keep local dentists on their toes. But there's only one cookie company whipping up sweet treats that bear the distinction of being cruelty-f ... More >>

picklePeople: Chef Jeremiah Promising Alliteration and Proper Pickles

Do you have what it takes to be a Hipster Venture Capitalist? Of course you do, because you make it rain on Kickstarter, a website that helps small entrepreneurs get their ideas funded through crowdsourcing. One of the latest Kickstarter projects to come out of Miami, picklePeoples, is yet another ... More >>

Askultura's Kickstarter: Support Ten Strong Superpunk Skarantella Reggae Rumba Fury!

Ever since Against All Authority screamed, "I'm a fucking timebomb waiting to explode," backed by a sax, the world has felt the fury of ska punk from Miami. Keeping the spirit of the streets alive with a positive message is Askultura, a ten-piece band that combines DIY punk roots and the sounds of ... More >>

Teepee Touring East Coast, Slinging Hugs, Playing Show for Kickstarter Donors

Welcome back, Teepee! Last week, at his first Miami show in two years, Crossfade's favorite banana-fueled noisenik totally El Kabonged the crowd at Churchill's Pub, debuting ferocious songs from his second album, due later this year. And this Saturday, you'll have another chance to check out his n ... More >>

Black Moth Super Rainbow Announces 2012 U.S. Tour, Releasing Freaky Wearable Album

For the longest time, recorded music's biggest limitation has been that you can't jump from behind a corner while wearing it and scare people into squirting their drawers. Well, prepare to squirt them drawers, people near corners. The awesomely noisy weirdos in Black Moth Super Rainbow are releasin ... More >>

The Foxorcist: A Miami Native's Deranged Political Horror Film

The Foxorcist: Miami Filmmaker Mashes Horror and 2012 Politics

There's an undeniable element of skin-crawling terror to the downward spiral of modern American politics. And who hasn't felt like projectile-vomiting all over their dashboard while listening to Rush Limbaugh's radio rants? So kudos to a proud Miami auteur for dreaming up The Foxorcist -- a mashup ... More >>

Sweat Records' Customer Loyalty Card Contest

​After enduring hordes of beat freaks who plundered its dollar bins, Sweat Records continues to live up to its namesake, working hard to keep the party going through the rest of the month and well through April. Little Haiti's favorite indie music store, vegan coffee shop, and all-ages event spac ... More >>

Miami Filmmaker Marilu O'lyaryz on Miami Love and Adorable, Endangered Cheetahs

​Goddamn the early 20th century and its irresponsible demand for luxurious fur. Thanks to the old-timey 1%, the cheetah population across Asia and Africa has dwindled down to remarkably low levels. Among those working to restore those numbers is the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre in South ... More >>

Sol Ruiz's album fundraiser at PAX February 10

Sol Ruiz's New Album Promises Postcolonial, Horny Cuban Blues

​"Playing in Cuba was more than just a gig," says postcolonial and quirky acoustic songstress Sol Ruiz. "It was spiritual. It brought meaning to my existence." In keeping with the passionate reverence she expresses toward performing music in the ancestral homeland that she has long been barred fr ... More >>

South Florida rapper Bleubird releases debut album Cannonball!!!

Donate to Dino Felipe's Kickstarter Tour Fund and He'll Record a Song Just For You!

​Our very own weirdo genius Dino Felipe is getting ready to hit the road. And he needs our help, i.e. $$$. Hence, a Kickstarter campaign. At the end of September, he and his sidekick This Heart Electric (AKA Ricardo Guerrero of "Miami Venues Suck Dick" fame) plan to load their crap into an old Ch ... More >>

iPhone Case That Also Stores Blunt Birthed By Ingenuity of Miami Designers

​Update: The funding campaign seems to have been suspended by Kickstarter's staff.Wanna get high? There's not an iPhone app for that yet, but thanks to the ingenuity of Miamians there is now an iPhone case for that. A couple of local guys, according to their Kickstarter page, are trying to raise f ... More >>

Mac'n Truck is All Vegan; T.O.W. Finds a New Home UPDATED

Vegan food truck Mac'n is rolling out tonight​Mac'n, Miami's first all-vegan food truck is finally set to roll out tonight. You may recall the Miami New Times reporting back in February that truck hopefuls Francesca Lacuesta and Mark Jennings were trying to raise capital to refurbish their t ... More >>

British millionaire Ben Way wants a floating island in Miami's back yard

"Arc Island": English Millionaire Ben Way Has an Idea We Can All Laugh at Together

​From a subtropical ski slope to a spinning skyscraper, Miami is the nation's capital of obscenely audacious projects that never come to fruition. Why not a sovereign, moving island the size of Manhattan? English multimillionaire Ben Way, we get the feeling, is the sort of fellow who would demand ... More >>

Mac'n Vegetarian Food Truck Close to $ Goal; Tasting Event at Sweat Records Mar. 12

​A couple weeks back, we introduced you to Francesca Lacuesta and and Mark Jennings, proprietors of the upcoming Mac'n Vegetarian Soul Food Truck. It'll be the first totally meatless truck to hit the local mobile food scene. And with most menu items also available in vegan, and even vegan gluten-f ... More >>

Donate to the Mac'n Truck Kickstarter Fund, Get Double Pledge Dollars Back in Food

Mac'n cheese (or faux cheese!) from the Mac'n food truck​Francesca Lacuesta, a 28-year-old, full-time student, dedicated yogi, and vegan, has a dream: to get Miami's first all-vegetarian food truck on the road. She's almost there. She hopes to get her Mac'n Food Truck rolling by March, but with li ... More >>

Anti-LeBron Documentary Gets Funding Through Kickstarter

​Because LeBron hate apparently can't be contained to the internet, sports pages, radio, and ESPN, a new documentary hoping to chronicle "NBA superstar LeBron James' first season with the Miami Heat, through the eyes of the fans he left behind," has just meet its goal on Kickstarter. Yep, LeB ... More >>

Jared McKay of Coral Morphologic Talks Discosoma Records and Random Fandom

Get Guy Harvey and other awesome stuff at Discosoma's official website.​You might have visited Coral Morphologic/Morphologic Studios (AKA Jared McKay and Colin Foord) during the third leg of the Weird Miami tours. Or maybe you checked out the duo's recent zoanthid photo show at the Biscayne Nature ... More >>