Table 8, the chic-Los Angeles import tucked into the Hotel De Soleil at the north tip of Ocean Drive, isn’t too coy on its Miami Spice preview page about why you should pay a visit: the chef, Govind Armstrong, is “famous”, the ambience is “trendy”, and the “celebrity fan-base” includes…
Seeing as Miami Spa Month’s hourglass was about to run out, and yours truly just became the author of the award winning blog Pretty in the City (thanks to the South Florida Black Journalists Association), I figured what better time than the present to treat myself to one of Miami’s…
I walked into the historical landmark known as Churchill’s Pub at 1:30 p.m. on a recent Saturday afternoon. Bad Brains front man HR was sitting on the stage and waiting for me. I introduced myself, as he pulled me close. “Lets go to the backyard,” he whispered into my ear…
While we are sorry our Haitian neighbors had to bear the brunt of a strong Hurricane Ike, we are happy that we dodged that bullet. Instead, we were met with clear blue skies and rather cool Miami weather. It sort of feels like the city is finally waking up out…
Natalie O’Neill Amazon Lindsay getting ready for a video shoot. This past week, I accepted an invitation to hang out on the set of an erotic video shoot, in order to do research for a story. There would be no actual sex, I was told, but I’d be in for…
For everyone looking forward to the New Times’ Iron Fork event next week at the Miami Science Museum, it pains us to say that it has been postponed to October 30. Yes, we played a game of chicken with Hurricane Ike and we lost. But no worries, hold on to…
Local indie rock band Modernage has just released a new music video for their new song “7/9/12” off of their soon-to-be-released EP Sirhan Sirhan. The song is classic Modernage punched up with an electronic beat. It reminds us a bit of The Postal Service, which is not a bad thing…
Time to have bizarre celebrations, because Athens, Georgia, band Of Montreal is returning to South Florida December 6. The psychedelic indie rock outfit will be gracing the stage at Revolution (200 W Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale) as part of thier tour in support of their ninth album Skeletal Lamping, which…
Sayre Berman Dear Kathy Griffin –- you dirty, skanky, goddamn, whore, I am writing you this fan letter to commend you on starting out your show last night at the Seminole Hard Rock Live with the word “pussy.” And not just a little pussy, a whole “bucket full of pussy.”…
Anthony Green Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: Those love poems you wrote in eighth grade about Julie, er, or was it Sarah? One thing is clear: Anthony Green has found love. Well, that’s not just because he really did recently marry his longtime on-again, off-again…
I arrived at Uncle Luke’s house at 2 p.m. on a recent Friday afternoon. He started talking as we sat down, and began the interview. At around 4 p.m., my digital audio recorder beeped, notifying me that it was full. The interview was not over, however. I asked Uncle Luke…
Seems like only yesterday the Marlins were coming back against teams, overcoming seemingly insurmountable deficits and generally making life miserable for the Mets and Phillies while making a run at history. The Marlins were within grasp of the NL East. Now, they’re a walking disaster. Coming out of the All-Star…
Photo via Flickr The future home of Maison d’Azur? Last month, we reported the sudden closing of Maison d’Azur at the Angler Resort on South Beach. Some comments were left saying Maison d’Azur isn’t closing but instead moving to the Sagamore. Is the rumor true? Well, yes and no. The…
Simon Hare We were more than surprised when Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink (130 NE 40th Street, Miami; 305-573-5550), located in Miami’s Design District, was noticeably absent from the Miami Spice participating restaurants list. We wondered if all the accolades, including a mention in the New York Times’ “Coast to…
While Gustav missed us completely, the storm made for one gloomy Labor Day weekend. The sun finally managed to come out on Labor Day, thankfully, because we were about to declare this weekend a bust solely on the fact that its was almost completely sunless. But despite the lack of…
Justin Namon With no work Monday, the partygoers came out in droves to South Beach Sunday night. We could have focused on capturing one party, but with so much happening it was hard to do. So check out the action at Bella Rose, Buck 15 and Laundry Bar. Click here…
Ivon David Rojas Mansion consistently books big names to take over its decks, and the Labor Day weekend was no different as New York house music legend Roger Sanchez got the South Beach set dancing. Click here to view the full slideshow. — Jose D. Duran…
Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert August 29 & 30, 2008 Club Cinema, Pompano Beach Better Than: Recreating the soundtrack to 21 Jump Street. The second annual Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert (a mouthful, right?) rocked through Club Cinema this past Friday and Saturday nights, gathering some of the best bands…
Justin Namon Leave it to Otto Von Schirach and Jose El Rey to put “bass” in “Miami bass.” The pair, along with Peasant With Feathers, Notorious Nastie and El Tigre, took over PS14 in Downtown Miami for Club Jupiña Colada. Click here to view the full slideshow. — Jose D…
My Morning Jacket at The Fillmore Friday, August 29, 2008 The Fillmore Miami Beach Better Than: Bare-knuckle boxing a grizzly bear punch-drunk on thunderous riffs and silky falsetto funk. My Morning Jacket wandered past a strange crossroads straight into Miami’s Fillmore Theater on Friday, finding themselves somewhere between the epic…
Rebecca Smeyne The Village Voice documents the last party at the infamous McCarren Pool with Yo La Tengo. Houston Press’ Rocks Off blogger Chris Gray loses his Guitar Hero cherry. SF Weekly does its best to capture the odd fashion choices at Outside Lands. Warning: it ain’t pretty. Check out…
Julie Thomson Halo Lounge on Lincoln Road. Perhaps you didn’t notice, but last Friday Booze Hound was M.I.A. — or more specifically, was in MIA, checking a $15 bag (damn you, American Airlines!), getting bumped up to first class (thank you, American Airlines!), receiving a 6 a.m. buzz courtesy of…
