OK, I lied. The MoCA Book Club will not actually go to Italy Wednesday night. Nor will it really follow up with a trip to India. But if the reports of Geoff Dyer’s Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (Pantheon, $24) are even half-accurate, the club will immerse in a…
J.J. Colagrande is an adjunct professor at Miami Dade College. His first novel, Headz, was just released by Buffalo, New York-based publishing house BlazeVox Books, and this Tuesday, Colagrande will give his first official reading in Miami at — where else? — Books & Books in the Gables (265 Aragon Ave.) at…
This time next week, (let’s hope) you’ll be basking in the glow of a three-day weekend, but for now, let the threat of showers make you glad you flaked on that visit to the car wash yesterday. Because former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham doesn’t care if your whip is sparkling –…
Former Miami New Times staffer, Palmetto High grad, and current New Yorker editor Ben Greenman will read from his new book, Please Step Back, this Saturday at 5 p.m at Books & Books Coral Gables (265 Aragon Ave.).If you missed our review of the book — a retrospective of the ’60s and ’70s…
That tired old adage “Those who can’t do, teach” has never been true in the art world. If you can get accepted to a topnotch MFA program, you can study with John Baldessari (UCLA), Michael Asher (CalArts), Peter Halley (Yale), or a myriad of other well-accomplished men and women, some…
Those who frequent too many Internet gossip sites might forever (in Internet years, anyway) associate Cisco Adler with a certain waist-down photo that circulated a couple of years ago. That’s OK, though. Here in South Florida, land of a thousand chances, blog notoriety guarantees the opportunity to appear in expensive…
Books & Books has, perhaps unwittingly, created a perfect pairing of authors to headline Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Both writers live in Florida, but that’s where the similarities end. J.J. Colagrande is a Miami native whose debut novel, Headz (BlazeVOX Books), is a kaleidoscopic romp through modern-day America’s music festival…
Books & Books has, perhaps unwittingly, created a perfect pairing of authors to headline Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Both writers live in Florida, but that’s where the similarities end. J.J. Colagrande is a Miami native whose debut novel, Headz (BlazeVOX Books), is a kaleidoscopic romp through modern-day America’s music festival…
The art of ballet is one that can be performed against a backdrop of hip-hop or classical, and if you think your bones are too old and too stiff to create a masterpiece, the International Ballet Festival of Miami aims to show you how it’s done. Beginning this Tuesday and…
If you listen to the radio, you might have heard the voice of Paolo Nutini. Hits such as “New Shoes” and “Last Request” have been getting regular airplay, and at 22 years old, Nutini is Atlantic Records’ new boy wonder. He has already shared the stage with the Rolling Stones,…
If it weren’t for United Airlines, Americans might remember George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” for what it really is — a definitive American classic — instead of as a psychosomatic feeling that your legs are cramped and you’re eating honey-roasted peanuts. Post-’80s babies fortunately don’t have that problem, but for…
Despite what the fitness industry tells you, transportation is still the best workout, provided you leave the automobile in the garage and use your feet. And what if every time you jogged to the grocery store, former Miami Heat point guard Tim Hardaway trotted beside you? Well, you’d be participating…
Folks like to call Jamie Foxx a triple threat for his abilities as an actor, singer, and comedian. But after seeing his penis a few weeks ago on the Internet, we’ve forgotten he does anything more than take pics of his naked bod in the bathroom mirror. Luckily, he’s on…
Tired of mutha f**king indie rock? Mutha f**king hip-hop? Mutha f**king Jimmy Buffett? Indra Lounge says it’s time for some Mutha F**king House Music. Beginning this Saturday night at 11 and every Saturday thereafter, DJ Doc Brown will spin progressive, techno, electro, and yes, house music all the way till…
Yes, your favorite ’70s reggae flick has been adapted for the stage and will land at the Adrienne Arsht Center this Saturday. The Harder They Come tells the story of a young Kingstonian whose climb to the top of the musical charts lands him a spot as Jamaica’s most notorious…
Following their six-week skinny-dip into skull-staving retro-kitsch, the TM Sisters will unleash their highly anticipated Hilger Artist Project Award exhibition at Miami’s vaunted alt space, Locust Projects. Over the summer, the talented homegrown collaborative, comprising Monica and Tasha Lopez De Victoria, has been busy decking out Locust in a kooky…
Popular wisdom dictates you avoid entering government buildings. Why? Because inside those official chambers is a slow, viscous bureaucracy that favors inaction and inefficiency — a waist-deep pool of metaphorical molasses. But former U.S. senator and veteran Florida politician Bob Graham hopes to dispel such a bleak view of public…
The Van Dyke Café might not be the only place on Lincoln Road for live music, but it sure is the most likely location. After 15 years, the café continues to bring the music down from its second-floor lounge to the street, with its monthly Twilight Series. This Friday, Kawan…
Some people say it feels like a ton of bricks; others compare it to the smack of a Mack truck. But we at New Times have never had the pleasure of a fist to the face, so we have no clue what it feels like. (A kick in the pants…
Because you’ve been diligent with your downward dogs and wellness ways, we prescribe a night of (tame) debauchery at Green Monkey. Here, balanced living is the name of the game, so it’s only fitting to have a little fun-toxification to counteract your detoxification. Perks of this Friday night’s Yoga Party…
You damn kids and your Pitbull music, your Culture Room, and your Vagabond. Where’s the Friday-night music event that will soothe us and booze us without raping our earholes with 150-decibel 808? Does no tonic exist for Miami’s relentless assault of crunkism? And if that tonic does exist, can we…
It happens every week. You get all dolled up for a night on the town, and as soon as you make a move toward the door, your precious beagle Lucy howls up a storm. Feel guilty? Pulled in two different directions? Don’t be. It’s time for Lucy to hit the…
