Cynthia Gauthier Is Breaking Monster Truck Stereotypes One Thrill at a Time

Speaking with Cynthia Gauthier immediately breaks all preconceptions of who monster-truck drivers are or can be. And it isn’t because she’s a woman: Any ’80s child who watched the cartoon Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines and witnessed the antics of twin sisters Red and Redder knows that ladies are as capable of driving heavy machinery as well as any musclebound man.

Director Tod Lending Premieres the Resilient Saul & Ruby, to Life! at Miami Jewish Film Festival

Nearly a century onward from the Holocaust, filmmaker Tod Lending figured every story about the atrocity that claimed the lives of 6 million Jews had already been told. That was until he heard about Saul Dreier and Ruby Sosnowicz. The two, who reside in South Florida, survived the religious persecution of the Nazi regime and went on to form a klezmer act the Holocaust Survivor Band 70 years later.

The Best Miami Concerts and DJ Sets of the 2010s

Even as the last ten years saw Miami’s music and nightlife scenes undergo a series of seismic shifts, the city still made time to host a number of incredible shows. Although the DJ reigns supreme here, a number of live acts also left their mark on the minds and memories…

Fifteen Pivotal Miami Music Moments From the 2010s

It seems as though that old saying — nothing lasts forever — rings more true in Miami than it does elsewhere. Our music culture is no exception: The city’s scene endured a number of heavy losses over the last ten years, from the passing of young artists before their time to the shuttering…

Five Reasons to Attend Overtown Music & Arts Festival

Overtown has a proud history as the celebrated center of Miami’s African-American community. Some of the 20th Century’s most beloved performers played in Overtown, including Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and Aretha Franklin. To honor that acclaimed musical history and to bring new eyes to the…

6th Degree Burn Brings a Taste of Burner Culture to Wynwood

Black Rock Desert in northwest Nevada, home of the countercultural festival Burning Man, is quite a distance from South Florida. But for those who can’t make the cross-country trek but still want a taste of the desert, a group of dedicated “burners” will bring the spirit of Burning Man…