Remember the 95 Express lanes, also known as the Lexus lanes? Well, here is hoping they figure out how to put the “express” back in the name because according to Some Cranky Guy, they aren’t exactly working out as planned: Before the 95expressNot lanes, I could easily do 30 or…
Rok Vegas in the New York New York Hotel & Casino. Remember Rokbar LA? No? Don’t worry, neither does anyone else. When Rokbar Miami flourish, owners quickly opened a Los Angeles version in Hollywood, competing with institutions like Viper Room and the Roxy. But the problem was that Rokbar was…
Jose D. Duran Soyka’s grilled petit filet mignon au jus. I must admit that I’ve gone to Soyka countless times before, never considering it too expensive that a Miami Spice prix fixe menu is needed. But my friends decided to have dinner there Wednesday night and I took it as…
Jipsy With this being Laundry Bar’s final weekend, Shelley Novak and friends decided to give the venue a proper roast. Patrons laugh and drank as Novak entertained the crowd the way only drag queen royalty knows how. Click here for the full slideshow. — Jose D. Duran…
We are hearing around town that Miami is in store for a busy fall and winter seasons. Big names are being tossed around and events are in the works — too bad we can’t tell you just yet, but you can rest assured we’ll be the first to let you…
Photo via Dirty Dining As glamorous as South Beach tries to be, there is still plenty of grunge to be found, especially in the kitchens and food prep stations of local restaurants. There is some leeway to be had, because one’s home kitchen is complete sterile either, but you still…
Gotta love the Designer Drugs. No not those designer drugs, we’re talking about Designer Drugs, the DJ duo from New York. The duo will stop by Miami September 8, as part of their mini-tour of Florida, where they will take over the decks of White Room’s Monday night bash Exposure…
Jacob Katel On 27th Street, between North Miami Avenue and NE 2nd Avenue, in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District, a set of railroad tracks faces the completely bombed wall of the Miller Machinery and Supply Co. building…
Lincoln Road’s Segafredo Cafe has always been sort of the place that you could only find in South Beach; it’s part Euro-centric cafe, part chic lounge. But even with its dual personality, it is as much as a place to party as it is a place to grab a bit…
There is no denying our love for Miami’s own Lazaro Casanova, so when he posted up a new track via his MySpace yesterday we were sort of excited to say the least. His first release “Venganza” was a dancefloor thriller that had us shaking the moment we heard it, and…
Photo via Wikimedia Commons Forbes, the business magazine that specializes in creating useless lists and manages to somehow still remain relevant, has bestowed Miami the honor dishonor of being the worst city to be a sports fan. Riptide couldn’t agree more, but for drastically different reasons. Forbes based their results…
In case you didn’t already make it (like me) or you’re blissfully unaware of anything happening around you (like me), you might not be aware that Miami Spa Month has been extended. Yes, much like Miami Spice Restaurant Month, Miami Spa Month is now a misnomer for almost-two months of…
Tap Tap’s house band. It’s sort of a shame that the most popular Haitian restaurant in Miami is in South Beach rather than, say, Little Haiti. But Moped Whitey’s fear of an unknown ‘hood isn’t the only reason — although it probably helps — for Tap Tap’s (819 Fifth Street,…
Is it WMC already? Nope, but LA Riots is coming to town anyway! Last time the Los Angeles duo were here was in March, playing multiple venues like The Vagabond and Rokbar. They return to The Vagabond (30 NE 11th Street, Miami) Friday, September 12 in what promises to be…
Miami’s heat index seems finally to be falling. Nights don’t feel like an asphyxiophilia’s (look it up) dream. While we still have a few more months of crazy weather and hurricane threats, the city’s low-season is finally coming to an end and with it come back the tourists and big…
Ernest Barteldes Still Black, Still Proud: The African Tribute to James Brown with the Spam All-Stars August 22, 2008 Lincoln Center, New York Shortly prior to nightfall in Manhattan, Miami’s own Spam All-Stars hit the stage during the last weekend of summer outdoor concerts at Lincoln Center to kick off…
Mark Mauer LA Weekly’s blog Play visits the wall where the late singer/songwriter Elliot Smith posed for his Figure 8 album. Since his death in 2003, it has become an informal memorial to Smith. According to SF Weekly, Miami Beach resident Chan Marshall, better known as Cat Power, is scheduled…
After reading about that prostitution spa scandal, it’s more than understandable why some Miami wives and girlfriends might raise an eyebrow if their fella expresses an interest in going to the spa. We’ll have you know, not every guy who makes an appointment for a treatment is looking for a…
Santiago Felipe Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan performed at Mizner Park Amphitheatre Thursday night. Click here to view the full slideshow. Smashing Pumpkins Thursday, August 21, 2008 Mizner Park Amphitheatre, Boca Raton Better Than: Not showering and looking for Molly for four days at a jam-band festival to get the…
Michael McElroy If you haven’t read our profile on local artist Clifton Childree, you are missing out on getting to know one of the city’s most inventive people. Childree’s work is mostly done via film, for which he creates elaborate sets, recreating silent-era imagery laced with juvenile humor. Just so…
ZOMG!!! Have you heard the news? Karu & Y and Bricks are being resurrected! Sorry, I got needlessly excited. The real question is why? They stood for everything that was so very wrong with Miami’s nightlife scene, and worse of all, they were so boring. Those are places I consider…
Crack dealers and suburban gangsters all over America are waiting to buy, download and ringtone Young Jeezy’s third studio album The Recession as soon as it drops. Last week he was on South Beach filming the video for one of the singles, “Vacation,” featuring Trey Songz. My homie Fresh Da…
