The original run of “The Toners LIVE!”, the debut show of the theatre group foryoucansee, sold out its initial three-day run at the New Theatre this past June 26-28, so the show’s back this weekend.A self-described hybrid party-play-concert, “The Toners LIVE!” follows the adventures of a Reggaeton group who gets…
Finding chill, locals-focused venues on the water is surprisingly difficult in Miami, given we’re all basically living below sea level. (And after a hard rain, so are our cars.) That’s why discovering places like Finnegan’s River is so valuable. Nestled against the Miami River, just out of reach of the…
Once a year, they gallop along U.S. 1 in Key West like a herd of white horses fleeing the 21st Century. You know them by their beards — one long cirrus cloud of chin that snakes down Duval Street and enters Sloppy Joe’s Bar and Grill (201 Duval St., Key…
Some events don’t require much of you: Show up, have a free cocktail, sit passively, go home. If that’s your idea of a good time, you should probably stay away from the 11th annual IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance Festival, beginning this Friday at the Arts & Mind Center. The perfect day…
With lyrics that seem lifted from some dusty leather volume hidden on an out-of-the-way shelf, Raffa & Rainer make music that writers love — full of characters and stories wrapped in a modern wit and a classic sense of harmony. Along with Rachel Goodrich and Jesse Jackson, the duo has…
A close reading of the average Miamian’s living room would suggest that the most important glass in the room isn’t a window — it’s the TV screen. Finches in the bougainvilleas? No, that’s just John Stewart’s 5-o’clock shadow. From locales of deep conversation to passive stations for image dumping, the…
Pronounce, now, the names of the great lizard champions of the past: Rocky Reptiliano, Iguana Ali, Sugar Ray Lizard, Evander Scalyfield. Think your cold-blooded pet has what it takes to join their ranks? Find out this Sunday when the Miami Science Museum hosts its annual Lizard Day from 10 a.m…
Strip away the money and the hype from the art world and what you’re left with is a bunch of nerds who never stopped coloring, or so says Beautiful Losers, a 2008 film that’s this month’s Arthouse Film Series pick at the Standard Hotel & Spa. The film draws a…
Are you that unique combination of single and charitable? How’d you like to score a date with Dino D., the TV producer and bodyguard? Or Melissa R., the pediatric oncology nurse who says she loves UFC fighting? But what if, by going out on that date, you were also helping…
I just got an email from one of the many important cultural organizations (name withheld) that keep this city from becoming a barren wasteland of empty condo units and traffic jams (BTW: How those two things manage to co-exist in one metropolis is a logical puzzle for some burgeoning mathmetician…),…
Advisory for Miami-Dade County: Beware of roving bands of comedians temporarily ensconced in Coral Gables for the 2009 Miami Improv Festival. If you see a pack of three or more hyperactive, poorly dressed, predominantly male adults who seem to share an overwhelming number of inside jokes and references to syndicated…
At the second annual BBQ Throwdown, you cannot get just one rib, and no one will pour Coke into your hands for a dime. This is a back-yard barbecue contest thrown by the Miami Light Project, the über-classy arts nonprofit responsible for 20 years of kick-ass (excuse us, impeccable) cultural…
Contemporary art is too expensive for the average person. At best, it’s an innocuous diversion for bourgeoisie academics and the filthy rich. At worst, it’s a perverse justification for the inequities of capitalism. If you believe any of these statements, you need to see the film Herb & Dorothy this…
Tortuga, 1761: A pirate with a small, spherical hat and long, curly dreadlocks walks into a bar. The bartender says, “Argh, Cap’n. How goes it?” The pirate says, “Never better.” The bartender asks why, and the pirate says, “Some gonif just stole my buried treasure.” Bartender: “What a scurvy dog!…
I don’t know but I’ve been told, abstract painting looks mighty old. Oh, we could make “If the art world ran the Army…” jokes forever. The uniforms would be all-black pantsuits made by Prada. All the bases would be in picturesque European cities, and the generals (Gagosian, Landesman, Hirst, Deitch)…
Reports this morning say L.A. Lakers owner Jerry Buss has withdrawn his offer to NBA forward Lamar Odom after Odom’s agent didn’t contact Buss with an answer. The offer was for four years/$36 million or three years/$30 million. Apparently, Odom is holding out for a five-year/$50 million deal.Teams in the…
Forget Brüno. Forget Moon. Forget Public Enemies. Forget Harry Potter, Ice Age, Away We Go, Transformers, The Hangover, etc.The movie you need to see this weekend is Rahim Bahrani’s Goodbye Solo.Don’t believe me? Go to Metacritic and keep scrolling until you find a rating under 100. (It will take you awhile.)…
Big win for the Marlins last night–14 answered runs–team record 10 run 8th inning…blah, blah, blah. The real story is what we learned about Marlins team chemistry.You know how it works, SportsFans. Every team needs a least couple “grinders” who provide the “glue” to stick the team together. You can…
I never liked the Biblical story of Jesus overturning the moneychangers tables. Why punish small business owners for setting up shop where they know there’ll be optimal foot traffic?A bunch of Miami businesses you know and love are taking a similar approach this Saturday for the (hopefully) inaugural Art &…
ArtCenter/South Florida, that trusty cultural oasis on Lincoln Road, is looking for more artists. The 25-year-old nonprofit sent out a news release this week advertising its short-term residency program, which is different from its three-year, juried residency program.”The short-term residency program is great for artists looking to try out the…
As Noah Lennox and his Animal Collective cohorts have proven, ’50s harmonizing is back. But, hey, for those who lived them, those soulful tunes never went out of style, did they? The musical comedy Forever Plaid takes that theme and runs with it, imagining a foursome of clean-cut boys —…
Woe are the parents with children who are filmmaking prodigies. At least if Junior is playing soccer, the most he could possibly ask you to shell out for is a pair of new Copa Mundial cleats. But if he’s a budding Scorsese? “Hey, Mom, I need a new Panavision, an…
