There is nothing not to like about surf rock. “Wipe Out” comes on and our human bodies are hardwired to flail about stupidly, with the pure pleasure of a child. People who don’t like surf are wrong. Sad and wrong. Miami hasn’t had a night to celebrate the genre in…
Have you not heard of the Have-Nots? They produce comedy with a purpose, according to their mission. Miami comedians have joined forces to form a tribe of talent, putting on shows of the highest quality.They’ve asked Johnny Trabs — extremely funny guy, CBS Miami’s “Best Comic in Miami 2010,” SunPost…
Delicious vegan cookies? You say impossible! Well, now that Miami has Om Nom Nom cookies, no one will be able to question the tastiness of a vegan treat.Spotted by Short Order at Panther Coffee, these desserts lack animal products, but they lose nothing in flavor. Panther has an impressive selection…
Peachfuzz at Grand Central January 6
Miami band Ice Cream moves to New York City
Do you know Domingo Castillo? If so, then you probably checked out his recent exhibition Duets at Dimensions Variable in the Design District. If you don’t know him, you might have ended up outside of the gallery, alone, banging to get inside, experiencing the true art of the whole affair…
If you say you’ve never bought an album because it had a sweet cover, you’d be a giant, fake-cool liar. The saddest part of downloading music isn’t just the demise of the music industry. It’s that we no longer get to enjoy amazing cover art or oddly personal liner notes…
Who knew the film of the New Year would be one that’s (gasp) both silent and black-and-white? Even while everyone is running out to slap on their 3-D glasses and peep Hugo, they’re keeping their eyes on the past with the surprise hit The Artist.The drama captures a potential romance…
[NAME] Publications offers certain Miami artists the opportunity to freely create content within two hard covers. Founder Gean Moreno relinquishes editorial control over each book. He says, “I think of them as an architecture that you give someone and they basically fill it. It’s their responsibility to make it interesting or…
Man, Miami, you’re sort of awesome. There’s so many things to love about you! Look at all of that warm sand and water, and the Everglades with its alligators. So cool. Palm trees are the best, aren’t they? The rest of the U.S. is so envious of yours. There’s art…
The New Year is upon us, once again!This one is noteworthy because it is the last on the Mayan calendar. What does that mean? Nothing really. Remember in 1999 when the media convinced us that Y2K would end life for us as we know it? Well, the Mayans did the…
After all the corny Christmas blockbusters — Oh, you bought a zoo? No one cares — a documentary about a somber topic will be mentally refreshing. Into the Abyss is Werner Herzog’s newest documentary, an examination of one violent crime and the many people it affected. Subtitled A Tale of…
Other cities drop balls at midnight on New Year’s Eve. But in Miami, we drop a giant neon orange. That’s right, we tropical folks lust for an over-the-top fireworks display and laser show. Every December 31, hordes of South Floridians head to Bayfront Park to watch the big fruit in…
Tracy Young’s Genesis IX New Year’s Day party at Mansion, January 1
General Practice is an abode located a little bit north of 36th Street that doubles as a gallery. Miami-based artist Carlos Rigau runs the space and will exhibit the five-artist show Sections this Thursday. He’s played host to an R. Kelly/Valentine’s Day-themed dance party, eardrum crushing metal shows, and this…
Some of the perks of Peachfuzz include free entry, sweaty dancing bodies, flyers designed by Pres Rodriguez featuring a different ’90s hip-hop vixen each week, and Raul Sanchez’ huge Yo! MTV Raps video collection. Isn’t that enough to entice you to attend the new-ish weekly night at The Garret? It…
Ice Cream is a local band with a deliciously sweet name and a curiously exciting sound. But sadly, the five-guy psychedelic rock crew is skipping town for good. After tearing up eardrums across South Florida for the past two years, Ice Cream’s Thomas Kennedy, Justin Anthony Rivers, Roy Neil Hunter,…
The past 365 days have been packed with some seriously questionable pop star looks. Sure, most of them have been perpetrated by Lady Gaga and whatever little monster dresses her. But Ms. Germanotta isn’t the only one who’s played the fashion game and lost miserably. Maybe it’s just that we’re…
Maybe you spent Christmas night digesting the pig and/or turkey you’d been scarfing down all day. But we spent it dancing off our 20 meals to Questlove’s DJ set at Wall Lounge. Nowadays, even your mom knows about Questlove, thanks to Jimmy Fallon. Yet somehow, the drummer and producer manages…
As 2011 comes to an end, we’re getting all nostalgic about the great moments in Miami culture that took place over the past year. And we know we’re not alone. So we’ve asked some of Miami’s top artists, writers, film producers and other cultural geniuses about their favorite 2011 memories…
Miami’s club owners and party promoters toil day after day, year after year, planning your nightlife adventures. They give you exciting stories to brag about for decades. And lucky for Miami scenesters, we have a dedicated stable of nightlife overlords who make this city one of the Planet’s most exciting…
During the final moments of Lifetime’s Project Accessory, Miami’s fashionistas and design junkies held their breath as judges Kenneth Cole, Molly Sims, and Ariel Foxman decided the fate of two of our own.South Florida was represented by both Nina Cortes and Brian Burkhardt, there to prove their obvious and immense…
