Scotland

Throwback Tuesdays: Average White Band

Over the Weekend - Irvine Welsh, L.A. Riots, Earthdance and Clifton Childree

Close to the Edit

The Glimmers and Optimo mix it up

Jingle Hell

A holiday truce quells the horrors of war in the masterful Merry Christmas

Everything But The Squeal

Pigging Out for the Holidays.Pictured above: The 35 pounds of pork I got in the mail from Heritage Foods USA this week, fully one quarter of a Six Spotted Berkshire hog. Price: $235. I'm determined to cook most of it to feed the extended family over the holidays, beginning of course with a fresh C ... More >>

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Pigging Out for the Holidays.Pictured above: The 35 pounds of pork I got in the mail from Heritage Foods USA this week, fully one quarter of a Six Spotted Berkshire hog. Price: $235. I'm determined to cook most of it to feed the extended family over the holidays, beginning of course with a fresh C ... More >>

Hammering Hearts

Pigging Out for the Holidays.Pictured above: The 35 pounds of pork I got in the mail from Heritage Foods USA this week, fully one quarter of a Six Spotted Berkshire hog. Price: $235. I'm determined to cook most of it to feed the extended family over the holidays, beginning of course with a fresh C ... More >>

Here Comes the Bride. Yawn.

McDreamy tries to win over his engaged gal pal in My Best Friend's Made of Honor Wedding.

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Doomsday

Go Folk Yourself

Fairport Convention's lasting influence.

Harlem-upon-Avon

Romeo, Juliet, and Melvin Van Peebles pop into the Carnival Center

Arab Strap

The Last Romance (Transdreamer)

Paint by Numbers

The Last Romance (Transdreamer)

The Bravery

The Last Romance (Transdreamer)

Dance, Dance Revolution

This was the year electronic dance music got its head -- and its ass -- out of the past.

Snow Patrol

This was the year electronic dance music got its head -- and its ass -- out of the past.

After the Fall

Temptation flourishes in the garden of Young Adam

This Week's Day by Day Picks

Temptation flourishes in the garden of Young Adam

Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand (Domino)

Video Eye For Basel

From lounges to guerrilla projection, it's all focused on the lens

Orange Alert

Pumpkin lovers return to the patch

BEST LOCAL BOY MADE HEAVEN

Kid Gavilan

Arab Strap

Monday at the Hug & Pint (Matador)

Passion Moot

You know, when Pre-Raphaelite plotlines fall flat and dull

South Beach North

On the South Beach of the Carolinas -- Southern charm, water views, no alcohol ...

The Making of a Manatic

Fellow travelers, it's time to talk about the mango

Bard Company

Macbeth meets the classic-rock block in Scotland, PA.

Foodaholics Anonymous

It's all there, and you never knew!

The Beef on Tainted Bovine

Mad cow disease, part 3

Randy Armstrong

Dinner on the Diner (Ellipsis Arts)

Better Scotch

Orphans

Charmed Circle

My Life So Far

Rotations

My Life So Far

Method Men

My Life So Far

News of the Weird

My Life So Far

Century Fillage

My Life So Far

News of the Weird

My Life So Far

Rotations

My Life So Far

Tuesday Night: Average White Band and War at Hard Rock Live

Average White BandWar and the Average White BandHard Rock Live, HollywoodTuesday, June 30, 2009  Better Than: Hearing both of these groups play in another 10 years. The Review: With a bill of two of the funkiest multi-cultural groups from the late 1960s still alive and kicking, the Hard Rock pr ... More >>

Giveaway: Win A Pair of Free Tickets to See Paolo Nutini at the Culture Room, August 31

photo by Kevin Westerberg​The 22-year-old singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini confounds most expectations, from his name on up. Despite its Mediterranean sound, Nutini hails from Paisley, Scotland (though his father's side of the family is Italian, a few generations back). And despite his early shaggy, ... More >>

Show Me the Way to the Next Whisky Art

photo by Kevin Westerberg​The 22-year-old singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini confounds most expectations, from his name on up. Despite its Mediterranean sound, Nutini hails from Paisley, Scotland (though his father's side of the family is Italian, a few generations back). And despite his early shaggy, ... More >>

Paolo Nutini

photo by Kevin Westerberg​The 22-year-old singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini confounds most expectations, from his name on up. Despite its Mediterranean sound, Nutini hails from Paisley, Scotland (though his father's side of the family is Italian, a few generations back). And despite his early shaggy, ... More >>

Great Scot

photo by Kevin Westerberg​The 22-year-old singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini confounds most expectations, from his name on up. Despite its Mediterranean sound, Nutini hails from Paisley, Scotland (though his father's side of the family is Italian, a few generations back). And despite his early shaggy, ... More >>

License to Kilt: Waxy O'Connor's Opening Party

It took just over two months to get it together, but Waxy O'Connor'​s Irish Pub is throwing a Grand Opening soiree this Thursday, November 19th, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The pub and eatery, located downtown on the Miami River, will feature an open bar for the first two hours, followed by "kill ... More >>

Local Motion: Jon Cougar Concentration Camp and Graham Marshall

My Hair Hurts​Jon Cougar Concentration Camp  My Hair Hurts (Livid Records) jccc.com Admittedly, this LP (vinyl-only) release came out late last year but I had been waiting to pair it up because it is a release by local label Livid Records. San Diego's Jon Cougar Concentration Camp (JCCC) has ... More >>

Flyer of the Week: Scotland's Blue Sabbath Black Fiji at Churchill's June 24

A freaky flyer by local genius Jay Hines​Hey ... Can you hear that rumbling, squawking, searing sound that seems to be emanating from Scotland's west central lowlands? Is it getting closer and closer and closer? Is this freaking you out, too? Blame Glaswegian noise duo Janin and Charles of Blue Sa ... More >>

Official Halloween Blended Whisky: The Black Grouse

Lee KleinNice gift to find under the Halloween tree!The black grouse is the newest addition to  The Famous Grouse whiskey family. It is touted as having the richest, smoothest flavor of any blended Scotch. Jim Murray's Whisky Bible (whisky bible?)  describes it as "so gentle, with waves of ... More >>

Sustain Restaurant & Bar Opens This Saturday

Mia GuerraExecutive Chef Alejandro Piñero​Sustain, in Midtown Miami, opens its doors to the public this Saturday, December 18. The concept of the restaurant is: sustainable, seasonal, and simple. The focus on sustainability is supposed to encompass both the food and the physical space.Executive C ... More >>

Phallic Panic

Mia GuerraExecutive Chef Alejandro Piñero​Sustain, in Midtown Miami, opens its doors to the public this Saturday, December 18. The concept of the restaurant is: sustainable, seasonal, and simple. The focus on sustainability is supposed to encompass both the food and the physical space.Executive C ... More >>

George Espie: Whiskey's Master Of Wood

The Macallan George Espie, "Master of Wood" for The Macallan Scotch company. ​George Espie is The Macallan Master of Wood, which means, A) he is a scotch fanatic, and, B) he probably gets picked on a lot during recess at the corporate playground. What it really means, is that he is responsible for ... More >>