Last year, during England’s under-appreciated holiday, National Pancake Day, we woke up drunk in the parking lot of Churchill’s Pub. We went inside and had an awesome flapjack breakfast even though it was afternoon. This year, we’re doing it again, but we’re going to use Guinness instead of maple syrup…
We’re not saying heavy metal is the devil’s music, but if Satan doesn’t have a Pantera tape or two in his boombox, then the world’s really gone to hell. And if your feet feel like they’re already on fire, conquer your destiny this Saturday at the fourth annual Kryptonite Metal…
DJ Heavygrinder is a sexy Japanese schoolgirl who loves Cannibal Corpse, house music, and making people dance (in blood up to their ankles). She’s played in cities from Atlanta to Ibiza, and this Saturday, the L.A. party girl will be one of 60 performers at Spirit of Sound Gathering: Pisces…
Hey, we’re no gang of psychics. But somehow we were right in our prediction about Friday night at Club Play being full of sexy women, lots of liquor, and hip-hop royalty. Cash Money was definitely in the building and Birdman even autographed an airbrushed portrait of himself.Sometimes we wonder if…
“You ever been to Pleasure Island? I hear its a swell joint. No school, no cops, you can tear the place apart and nobody says a word. Plenty to eat, plenty to drink, and it’s all free…”- Lampwick in the Disney cartoon movie PinnochioWynwood at a fever pitch feels like…
Greetings Artopians. Here are some physics. All mass has gravity. The bigger an object is, the more it draws to it, and the bigger it grows. Get the point? Wynwood is attracting new galleries, and a new one opens this weekend, all the way from France.J.G. Platform is dedicated to…
Who is Phil the Mayor? He is a nationwide party promoter, and the Thursday-through-Sunday boss in Miami.What’s happening this Friday? His birthday.Why should you care? Well, it’s at Club Play on South Beach, you’re invited, and Cash Money Records’ Birdman, the legendary Biz Markie, Superbowl winner Atari Bigby, and the…
Most major cities have publicly funded museums, giant freaking buildings full of art. We do things different in Miami, where private citizens with great art collections step up to the plate, open them to the public, and offer tours for school kids. That’s culture, baby. For instance, the De La…
According to this year’s Forbes Magazine misery index, Miami is the second most miserable city in the United States. The publication cites our city’s overwhelming political corruption (referencing Miami’s 404 government officials convicted of such) as a major misery factor. But Miami-Dade Transit’s Black History Tours program proves that not…
Local artist Aholsniffsglue’s signature eyeballs splack the side of a warehouse facing I-95 in Wynwood. Inside, the Margulies Collection’s “New Exhibition” will leave your optics in the same wide-eyed state of wonder. The show is programmed by longtime Margulies curator Katherine Hinds to “activate the space” via video works and…
Betty Wright is a legendary, Grammy-winning, Miami-based singer-songwriter who has released 16 albums.She scored her first big hit in the ’70s at the age of 17 with the million-selling “Cleanup Woman.” Later, she became the first black woman to release a gold record on her own label. In hip-hop, her…
Welcome to the era of the children of the Basshead. Just let your brain swim through the hurricane.The future is yesterday. A 16-year-old skater kid from Miami makes balcony rap with production value worthy of A Tribe Called Quest.Born in 1994, positive Kendall realist Lowercase just dropped his Village South album…
If you’re one of the first 100 guests at the “Scoop on Poop” exhibit at Zoo Miami (12400 SW 152 St., Miami), you’ll score a free T-shirt that reads Poop Happens. But don’t get it twisted — this crappy way to spend a day is full of fun and entertainment…
When world-renowned harpist Victor Espínola floats a chord, the wind makes love to the trees. He plays music so romantic that Adam and Eve booked him for their garden party. Espínola’s acoustic virtuosity has likely soundtracked more baby-making than Al Green, Sadé, and Faith Hill combined. The Russian government may…
Rara Kuyu is one of the artists responsible for the incredible muralization of every surface in Miami Beach Haitian restaurant Tap Tap. He got the name Rara at a young age from neighborhood friends who couldn’t pronounce Gerard, and has run with it ever since.Tap Tap curators Gina Cunningham and…
To Be Hated, Fortitude, ENOUGH!, Gorilla Pussy, and The 707’s: These South Florida hardcore punk rock bands play hard, fast, and because they love it.If you want to enjoy the sound and the fury of America’s fastest form of rock’n’roll, then go to Churchill’s Pub next Friday when all those…
Roa is a Belgian street artist famous around the world for his animal graffiti. There’s even an entire Flickr group of thousands of images dedicated to documenting his work. This past December, he killed a football field worth of wall at Biscayne and 37th St for Primary Flight 2010.You gotta…
Here’s our spatial description of South Florida: beaches to the left and right, islands to the south, and a great big road to Nowheresville due north. We may have failed sixth-grade geography, but some of the earliest maps of Miami describe it the same way. In fact, map nerds the…
Don Omar is a platinum-selling reggaeton artist based out of San Juan, New York City, and Miami. He’s also the guy who trumped Britney Spears for most albums sold during an in-store appearance at Disney World’s Virgin Megastore. And now the Puerto Rican playa and owner of Orfanato Music Group…
If you were at Eve a couple Saturdays ago for Jakwob’s U.S. tour kickoff, then you might have caught a set from Miami’s own Caligula. The Overthrow-affiliated dubstep duo reps our city heavy in the Rick Ross “B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast)” remix they produced last year. It sounds like cocaine and…
In honor of our Artopia party on February 10, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys.29. Daniel “Krave” FilaLook around the streets of Miami and your bound to see Daniel Fila’s…
Don Omar is a platinum-selling reggaeton artist based out of San Juan, New York City, and Miami. He’s also the guy who trumped Britney Spears for most albums sold during an in-store appearance at Disney World’s Virgin Megastore. And now the Puerto Rican playa and owner of Orfanato Music Group…
