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Los Amigos Invisibles at Grand Central Miami: A 10-Photo Recap

Los Amigos Invisibles With Mr. Pauer and Me vs. Murphy Grand Central, Miami Saturday June 8, 2013 Over the weekend, just as Venezuelan party band Los Amigos Invisibles promised, the crowd at Grand Central in Miami was left "sweating from so much dancing." The fiesta started with DJ-producer Mr. P ... More >>

Zak The Baker Plans Storefront; Bread Now Available at Books & Books and Oak Tavern

Zak Stern is an enigmatic man. He wears suspenders, raises baby Alpine goats, and bakes organic sourdough bread -- Miami's best sourdough bread, to be exact. He also enjoys listening to Taylor Swift, but more on that later. In February 2012, Zak the Baker installed an oven in his Hialeah garage a ... More >>

Ten Reasons the Grammys Actually Didn't Suck

We're experiencing a lot of weird feelings right now. We're not exactly sure how to cope with these emotions. But they say the first step to getting over your problem is admitting you have one. So deep breath ... Here we go. We actually enjoyed the 55th annual Grammy Awards. OMG, please don't ju ... More >>

Top Ten Pop Twitter Twats: From Bruno to Britney and Bieber

The battle of the mindless pop star drones is real and gory, and the bloody fields of war are found on constantly refreshing Twitter feeds. Lady Gaga and her little monsters have just been unseated as the most obnoxious and numerous fans on the planet. Justin Bieber and his army of Beliebers have s ... More >>

Marlow Rosado's Grammy-Nominated Salsa Coming to PAX Miami

For less than what'd it cost to sit in the last row of the American Airlines Arena to say that you saw Taylor Swift live and in-person, you and a date can dance rueda mere yards from Puerto Rican-born, Miami-based salsero Marlow Rosado. Apples to oranges, you say? Well, they're actually not th ... More >>

Harry's Pizzeria: My Favorite Miami Restaurant

"What's your favorite restaurant?" That question, recently batted around at our weekly editorial meeting, got us all thinking. If we had to choose one favorite at gunpoint, what would that restaurant be, and why? Each week, a different Short Order blogger will celebrate his or her favorite eatery -- ... More >>

Ten Black Pop Stars Who Should Go Country

Editor's note: Country Time is a new biweekly column for our sister music blog in Seattle, celebrating that city's favorite musical genre: mainstream country. With the nation's major-party political conventions drawing to a close recently with a rousing reelection appeal from the nation's first bla ... More >>

Is John Mayer Making His Weird Faces in Katy Perry's Bedroom?

It's on! Guitar-slingin' Petri dish John Mayer is supposedly dating Katy Perry. Hearing about this combination of America's favorite sugar-frosted singer and Mayer is about as appetizing as munching on a strawberry Pop Tart that's been used as a urinal cake. According to femalefirst.co.uk, Mayer ha ... More >>

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Go Hairless, Allegedly Prep Unicorn Sex Tape Sequel

Kim Kardashian's pubic preference is no secret. If you've watched her home movies with ex-boyfriend Ray J, you're fully aware that the middle Kardashian sister likes to keep things virtually hairless. However, it wasn't until earlier today that Kim's preferred method of personal grooming was broug ... More >>

Kanye West: Top Five Freak Outs, From Laser Pointers in Paris to the MTV VMAs

Riding the "Niggas in Paris" wave all the way to Europe, Kanye West and Jay-Z's Throne tour finally made it to France. The rappers performed two-sold out shows at the Paris Bercy over the weekend. And though the gigs were attended by the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, the NBA's Amar'e Stoudemire, and f ... More >>

Ten Best Live Music Venues in Miami

Legend has it that Ponce de León discovered Florida while searching for "the Fountain of Youth." Historians know, however, this is just a poor translation of "good tunes and a $6 PBR & Jameson combo." In any case, ever since April 2, 1513, Miami has been a hothouse for new musical strains and ... More >>

The 15 Richest Musicians: From Jay-Z to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Dr. Dre

Forbes just released its list of the "World's Most Powerful Celebrities," a somewhat arbitrary compilation that ranks everyone from athletes to movie stars to radio personalities "based on entertainment-related earnings plus media visibility (exposure in print, television, radio and online)." Acco ... More >>

Michael Bublé is Better Than Drake, According to Canada

​Is the proof in the proverbial Canadian pudding, the Juno Awards, Canada's equivalent to the Grammy's, that Drake is mad soft? Last night, while we watched Taylor Swift walk away with another Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year award, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Scien ... More >>

StubHub Names Miami the "Third Most Rockin' City in 2011"

​What does it mean to rock? That is the eternal question. And according to StubHub, "the world's largest ticket marketplace," it's all about a willingness to shell out obscene amounts of money (approx. $130) for resale tix to U2's 360° Tour at Sun Life Stadium. Earlier today, the "eBay company ... More >>

Is Emma Stone the New Tony Montana?

​Greed. Corruption. Mountains of cocaine. If you read those three words and the image that pops to mind is of Emma Stone, we are genuinely concerned for you. But we also know you're not alone. Stone recently signed on to play a wild child who travels to Miami to sell a million-dollar stash of coca ... More >>

Porky's BBQ in Homestead: Where Pig is King

Photo by Ben GuzmanPorky's "Flinstone" Beef Rib is crazy huge​Homestead may have Sonny's BBQ and the Pit, but those places need to make room for a new top dog. Porky's BBQ just opened shop and is is preparing to take the Homestead barbecue throne.Vegetarians, take cover, because at Porky's it's al ... More >>

Diddy Apologizes for "Ignorant" Comments and Five Other Funny Pop Star Apologies

​All was well and good at an Atlanta nightclub this weekend until Sean "Diddy" Combs spotted some dude drinking Grey Goose at his Cîroc sponsored party. "Put that shit down," he yelled, "you in my house." Since 2007, Diddy's been moonlighting as a premium vodka spokesperson, pouring Cîroc do ... More >>

Five Reasons Jay-Z and Kanye's "Otis" Video Totally Sucks

​Earlier in the week, Crossfade reported on the new Hova-slash-Yeezy collabo "Otis" and how the track totally misses the point of the original Otis Redding song it samples. Put simply, this pair of premiere rap man-baby millionaires has, quite predictably, substituted soul for swag. Well, MTV d ... More >>

Chris Brown, Rihanna, Drake, and Four Other Totally Awkward Award Show Moments

​The BET Awards were held this past Sunday and some really confusing, awkward shit went down in the middle of granting the Viewer's Choice Award. Some fans were invited onstage to announce this year's winner, which at first was Chris Brown. But only a few seconds after Brown received the award f ... More >>

Katy Perry and the Y100 Jingle Ball at BankAtlantic Center December 11

Five Predictions for Drake's New Year's Eve Party at WALL Lounge

Photo by Ian WitlenDrake on tour in Miami. ​It's Drizzy, baby! and he's declared Miami his new home. He opened his tour here, celebrated his 24th birthday at Arkadia and King of Diamonds, and now he's hosting a New Year's Eve Party at WALL Lounge. It's been a hell of year for everyone's favorite b ... More >>

Vampire Weekend and Beach House at the Fillmore Miami Beach, October 13

Photo by Ian Witlen​Check out the full 30-photo Vampire Weekend slideshow.Vampire WeekendWith the Very Best and Beach HouseWednesday, October 13, 2010The Fillmore Miami BeachBetter Than: Madras cocktails and self-loathing at a WASP family gathering. (Probably?)Enough verbiage has been devoted to p ... More >>

MP3: New Kanye West "Power Remix;" Yeezy to Release New Song Every Friday 'til Christmas

​Kanye West has been busy lately. Of course there was the day he released his video for his first single "Power" the same night as Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie," his impromptu performances, and his infamous new Twitter account. Now comes his most recent announcement: He's releasing a n ... More >>

Kanye West "Power" vs. Eminem/Rihanna "Love the Way You Lie": Which Wins?

​No two songs have gotten more music publicity lately than Kanye West's "Power" and Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie." We've been hearing about how good their videos will be for weeks now, but what will make this showdown possibly even bigger than the Kanye vs. 50 Cent Rolling Stone cover? It's defi ... More >>

Valentine's Day has too many stars and too many story lines

Super Bowl 2010: Rihanna, Nas, Pitbull, Black Eyed Peas and More Performing this Weekend

We gotta feeling it's going to a jam-packed music weekend.​So it's coming: a giant tsunami of NFL athletes, super fans, and über-celebrities that's about to engulf the magic city with over-the-top poolside parties and non-stop open bar access. And as much as Super Bowl XLIV weekend is all about t ... More >>

Miami Book Fair: Poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi on Miami and Bee Charmers

Poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi​Born in Central Connecticut, poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi now lives in Los Angeles and teaches. Her accolades are numerous--Stegner Fellowship, Jones Lecturer, Rona Jaffe Women Writer's Award, Bernard F. Conners Prize, Connecticut Book Award--but even they don't prepare ... More >>

Miami Book Fair: David Hajdu

​Take a look at the biographical blurb and accompanying author photo on the back cover of David Hajdu's latest book, Heroes and Villains, and you'll discover that not only is Hadju a professor, but he looks like one. Smiling wryly behind frameless spectacles, the 54-year-old prof (and music critic ... More >>