With a beard like tar-soaked cotton candy and a mouthful of 24-karat dental work, Alouishous San Gomma is hard to miss. And lucky for our cultural landscape, the Hialeah-born artist and winner of Colt 45’s Ink the Can Contest produces pieces that are just as loud — his weapon of…
Annette Soler would make a kick-ass comic book character. The librarian by day/bodybuilder by night makes you wonder if she’s sporting a Superwoman costume under her white collared shirt. Though she’s not the largest of the oiled-up figure competitors, the formerly obese 32-year-old has overcome the most to produce her…
On May 29, 1913, Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring debuted in Paris. By intermission, the police had been called in break up the riot that was going on in the aisles of the Theatre du Champs-Elysees. The dissonant harmonies, combined with the pagan narrative of a girl dancing…
Quick show of hands–who loves a good block party? Yeah, me too. Alright, now who loves drinking from the daylight hours ’til the wee hours, making a sloppy, slurring spectacle of themselves in the process? Uh huh…uh huh. That doesn’t really surprise me. Now who loves the Spam Allstars? Well,…
Retox Wednesdays at Feelgood’s (formerly Blue) is hosted every week by DJs Inbal and Baby Sean, and showcases house music talent from Miami and beyond. Tonight they present a special guest set by NYC producer Scott Wozniak, a veteran session player and prolific industry figure who has worked in the…
This Thursday, your friends Friendswithyou are throwing a launch party and art show at the Kidrobot store in South Beach. They are launching a line of 29 little dudes that you can take with you anywhere for good luck and happiness. The zipper-pulls are called The Luckies, and I can…
The current season of the hit culinary show, “Hell’s Kitchen,” features two Floridian chefs going head-to-head for the crown: Danny Veltri, Executive Chef at Flip Flops Chill and Grill, and Paula DaSilva, Chef de Cuisine at 3030 Ocean. Well, the latter’s feeling pretty confident because she’s hosting not one, but…
During the early ’90s, Kevin Arrow spent a year in the Himalayas helping Bhutanese artisans spruce up the shrine rooms of ancient Buddhist monasteries. Living in one of the remotest regions of the world, Arrow often went weeks without seeing another Westerner. “I have always been fascinated with that culture,”…
Led by DJ Le Spam, the Spam Allstars will be performing live, delivering their trademark improvs blending funk, jazz, hip-hop, electro, Afro-Cuban, Latin jazz, and dub to get you and your honey shaking your asses into the wee hours. The ensemble released a new album in late August of last…
It’s increasingly difficult to know what to expect from Trent Reznor and crew, but recent reviews suggest that concertgoers are in for one of the most visually stunning stage shows that any band has ever produced. NIN gigs as of late have featured roughly two hours of music spanning the…
One has to wonder why Tony Rock decided to follow in brother Chris’ footsteps. Living in a sibling’s shadow is never an easy thing, but when he’s one of the world’s most recognized and adored comics it’s damn near impossible. Tony hasn’t let that deter him from attempting a stand…
Fresh of their meteoric rise to stardom/sellout status thanks to their song about flaming sex, Kings of Leon, the Tennessee bred band of brothers (3/4 have the same parents and the fourth shares grandparents with the rest of the band) is playing tonight at the BankUnited Center with NYC indie…
Break out your straw hats, your spoons and those coveralls you wore with one strap down back in middle school because it’s time for a good old fashioned hoedown. From Friday May May 8 through Sunday May 10, Hollywood Beach will be home to some of the finest banjo picking…
Miami’s hardest-working MC, Garcia, has never made any bones about the fact that he loves porn. His promo photos are often full of booty-licious, scantily clad women (just look at the background on his MySpace page), and his last album, Life Unscripted, featured a track whose refrain went, “I wanna…
So Alain Maximilien, a.k.a. the Haitian Hillbilly, is throwing down what he refers to as “an extended version of a soundtrack to a Quentin Tarantino movie” tonight, and hopefully every Monday forthcoming, at SoBe’s Buck 15. As usual there is no cover at the cozy bar located on top of…
Got money? Drink wine? Support the Make-A-Wish foundation? Prove it this May 13 at Morton’s The Steakhouse in North Miami Beach when Duckhorn Wine President Alex Ryan hosts an exploration of his company’s vineyards with wines from the Goldeneye and Paraduxx collections paired with a five course dinner. Guests are…
When “Miami” and “art” are mentioned in the same utterance, it’s typically a reference to yet another massive Britto pimple oozing into the public’s line of sight. But the Big Orange is also gaining a reputation as a portal for emerging artists throughout the Americas. This Friday Floyd and Gaby…
One fateful day in the late 1960s, a genome research team was commissioned by the United States Paranormal Comedy Department (USPDC) and given one mission: Genetically engineer the perfect comedian. From one canister containing a sample of George Carlin’s sperm (found on a Sears-Roebuck catalogue in a Howard Johnson in…
It’s difficult for this longtime Trekkie to review J.J. Abrams’s relaunching of the U.S.S. Enterprise. It’s difficult to dispassionately dole out compliments and complaints per the job description. Because, yes, the professional critic understands: This is Paramount Pictures’ latest effort to jump-start a profitable but long-stalled franchise, to do for…
Without fail, the dullest installment in any superhero movie franchise is the origin story, during which audiences eagerly awaiting The Big Bad Guy have to suffer through, yaaaawn, scenes of childhood trauma, romantic tragedy, and other expository effluvia, by which point the closing credits are fast approaching. Alas, the X-Men…
Your moose-hatin’ cousin from Alaska comes to Miami to party at a club with four floors, 13 in-house DJs, and the intimacy of a sardine can, but you have more sense, dear little party animal. You prefer a soiree filled with people who are too cool for McClubs, and even…
Legendary New Orleans musician Dr. John and The Lower 911 are bringing a whole new type of funk to the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. Dr. John mixes jazz, funk, R&B, and psychedelic rock, then cooks it up with some serious voodoo vibes and captivates audiences. Joining Dr. John is Fort…
