The idea of peace, love, and rock’n’roll is still alive — at least you can harness it around your neck. Miami designers, Tini Courtney and Jason Masik, have channeled their passion for nature into a collection of jewelry inspired by Native American designs. Their line, H.O.W.L., is full of character…
Commonly known as Miami’s most underrated band among local music insiders, King Bee has been a finely tuned and respected enigma for years. These bearded rock ‘n’ roll workhorses have put out three albums with a fourth on its way. They have an award-winning video, a brand-new booking agent, and…
The Sundance Film Festival, which began January 20 and ends January 30, self-identifies as a “discovery festival,” meaning that it embraces its own legend of being a place where, over the course of a single screening, an unknown can transform into an industry-redefining star–even as that fantasy seems increasingly out…
Does Barry Manilow even exist? Or was the Manilow concept brewed by aesthetes in the Laboratory of Cool to give record store clerks and music snobs a clear enemy to rail against? Something like Saddam Hussein circa 2002, only instead of WMDs, we’re dealing with the globally relevant threat of…
Women’s roles have been constantly evolving but it seems we’ve always to be all and do all. We have to head to work and be the briefcase-baring business ingénue; then do the baking, cooking, laundry, dishwashing as the happy homemaker; only before being the purrrfect negligee-wearing, sexy time sex kitten…
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.30. McLaine Oberhellmann This punk rock girl has a style all her own. McLaine Oberhellmann is…
Punk bands don’t get more punk than Tyvek. First, the Detroit band copped its name from a registered corporate product. (Tyvek is a semi-permeable synthetic material manufactured by DuPont that–among other uses–is wrapped around buildings under construction.) Second, the six-year-old group’s latest release, Nothing Fits, has a strange cover image…
Say you’re one of those people who gets dragged, kicking if not screaming, to dance events who would rather lie down on a bed of nails listening to a Sarah Palin speech than sit through an evening of contemporary dancing. Kate Weare might change your mind.Check out her New York-based…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, 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.32. Annie HollingsworthAnnie Hollingsworth is a visual artist, dancer, choreographer, and writer who says she is a Brooklyn…
Jesse Marco Ransom Mondays Monday, January 17, 2011 Mokai Better than: Another trip to the airport. Ransom Mondays at Mokai are supposed to be “industry” parties. That refers to the hospitality industry: bartenders, concierges, waiters, etc. It would seem, though, that the only industry that might unify the patrons on…
A self-proclaimed city kid from New York’s East Village, Jesse Marco took a free fall into the music business at the age of 18 when he began an internship with British music mogul Mark Ronson. He gained recognition after taking a number of opening slots at New York clubs. A…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, 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.35. David Josef TamargoIf you are into Miami’s art scene, you would be hard pressed to not have…
Today marks the year anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti. The 7.0 magnitude quake took the lives of over 230,000 people, injured 300,000 and left hundreds of thousands homeless. This catastrophe brought international attention to this small country and the world has come to its aid. With the heavy…
When punk started brewing in the late ’60s and exploded in the ’70s, no one could have predicted the exponential permutations the genre would unleash. But as it turns out, the next 40 years were a total landslide of sub-subgenres and multigenerational spinoffs. Like what? Well, see the cut ’cause…
There’s always a chance that Tyvek’s Nothing Fits was a painstakingly assembled second record. Perhaps every player utilized the greatest precision and grace when performing every note. The resulting album, however, sounds like the complete opposite of a work of effort. And contextually, it couldn’t get more glorious. The Motor…
Take some Afro-Colombian rhythms, mash in a bunch of American and European break beats, plus just a hint of dance-y grooves … And blammo, here comes Palenke Soultribe. Six years ago, the band was formed in Los Angeles by two Colombian musicians, Juan D. Borda and Andres Erazo. Soon, the…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, 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.40. Heather Maloney Heather Maloney is a performer and choreographer who grew up on an idyllic, organic farm…
With all that’s going on in the Miami, it seemed inevitable that the region’s stable of talented photographers would begin to rival the most varied and talented across the globe. In 2011, local talented photogs will continue shooting a variety of subjects, styles and situations. Maybe, it’s time you became…
Nowadays, every TV viewer has an idea of what a dance audition looks like: a series of technical feats to a snippet of a pop tune in front of a cranky trio of judges, one of whom might burst into tears at any moment. But this weekend, young dancers are…
A sleepwalker, cowboy, and a baker’s dozen walk into a saloon… Actually, they walk into the Ziff Ballet Opera House starting this Friday as the Miami City Ballet celebrates 25 years of dance with its second program of the 2011 season. The MCB Program II will feature three pieces –…
To the outside world, Miami isn’t particularly known for its punk history. We weren’t part of the first wave (New York City, Los Angeles, London), we didn’t invent hardcore (Washington D.C.), and we burn through venues so fast that we’ve never managed to forge a long-term institution like the Gilman…
The Miami scene can be described as a “Babe in the Woods.” Or at least a babe with a mustache and guayabera. So yes, we admit it: Our city is only now growing out of relative infancy and moving into musical toddlerhood. But maybe, bands and fans, we should just…
