Since Lilith Fair and DIY movements like the Riot Grrrls disbanded in the ’90s, there hasn’t been much in the rock community to take their place. Testosterone-driven festivals rage on, and women get stuck with Sarah Palin. Thankfully, local music promoter Chrystal Hartigan realizes the importance of estrogen-friendly events and…
Every good guy needs a nemesis – someone to bash him when he’s down, to kick sand in his eyes, and to generally piss people off. Which isn’t to say we always hate these jerks; sometimes, they’re damn funny. Which must be why veteran local comic Lisa Corrao is hosting…
Tod’s rose to the upper echelons of the shoe kingdom with their pebble-soled driving shoe that debuted in the 70s. The Italian luxury brand has since strayed past loafers and become an accessories powerhouse – period – including the latest line; the G-Bag and JP loafer collections, as well as…
Two Chefs is a South Miami culinary mecca. They’ve been plating their innovations in contemporary American cooking for 15 years and are known for having some of the best souffles in town. Sous Chef Jose Guerrero leads a cooking class of up to ten people once a week on Saturdays…
Florida has already taken quite the axe to its government funded arts spending, but legislators already are looking for more ways to tighten the budget. They’re debating whether or not to cancel any artwork purchased under a law that requires public buildings to set aside 1/2% of their budget, but…
In 2006, Dontrelle Willis, his Blood Alcohol Content reading like Emlio Bonifacio’s batting average, staggered from his double-parked black Bentley, took a piss on a South Beach wall, and got arrested for a DUI. The bust not only set off D-Train’s inexplicable career slide, which has had him pitching for…
Living in spring break central when you’re stuck working makes Riptide feel like the crabby chaperone of a high school dance: left out of the party and slightly bitter about the whole thing. So when we heard the Mondrian South Beach — the sparkling, chandeliered $700-per-night waterfront hotel on West…
After the advent of Von Dutch, Ed Hardy and a million other tattoo artist inspired life style brands, we’re not exactly hot on the idea of any more inksters moving beyond the branding parlor into other aspects of culture. Don’t get us wrong, we’re thankful for the Miami Ink guys…
Pop quiz, hot shot. Two independent film events, one night (Thursday, April 9). What do you do?Choices after the jump…
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have transformed some of the saggiest, most clichéd genres with smarts, non-screechy politics, superb acting, and visual beauty. Though, on paper, its premise could have easily elicited groans, Half Nelson — their 2006 feature debut (that Fleck directed and the two co-wrote) about a white…
The Grill on the Alley is known for prime steaks, chops, seafood, and cocktails, but on April 15, it’s going to be offering tax relief à la carte: The restaurant will pick up sales tax on all drinks, appetizers, entrées, and desserts sold that day (11 a.m. to 10 p.m.)…
Hindsight can be kind to pioneers in the arts, overlooking the scandal and outrage that accompany bold defiance of social mores. The life story of “The Queen of Latin Soul,” Victoria Guadalupe Yoli — known affectionately as “La Lupe” among fans — is one such narrative of daring amid moral…
Journey, AC/DC, and The Crue may be the planned framework behind the Feelgood’s musical vibe, but local house heads kept showing up to the bar and demanding a night to serve them. Thanks to Inbal Lankry, now they’ve got it and it’s called Retox. “The crowd is Miami locals and…
Miami’s Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. can now add “novelist” to his repertoire with the recent publishing of Before I Forget, his auspicious fictional debut. Pitts’s novel tells the story of several generations of black men who — through time and estranged distance — are compelled to face the…
We don’t need to tell you why you should spend a little time at a spa — just ask the calluses on your feet and the golf ball-size knots chillin’ on your upper back. Maybe they’re there because of the time you spend hunched over the computer on your never-ending…
For a land mass measuring only 9,600 square miles, Sicily has more than pulled its weight in global cultural inventiveness, having given birth to Archimedes, Pirandello, and most important, the world’s perfect dessert: the cannoli. The island also has a strong lineage in America, taking credit for directors Martin Scorsese…
It might be hard to fathom, but an evening of your roommate’s Rock Band jam session is no competition for a few hours of an actual musician creating fabulous noise on the instrument of his or her choice. So try Live @ Buck15, a weekly party that brings local acts…
Looks like your Miami Heat is playoff bound. That’s the good news. Now these final three games are about playoff seedings, which could very well be the bad news. If Miami falls to the sixth seed, it would face either the dangerous Orlando Magic or the defending NBA champion Boston…
Between the jelly beans and chocolate eggs, E.B. could probably use a little R&R. Sure, he works only one day out of the year, and it’s usually just the daytime shift, but every bunny needs a break. Miami Seaquarium has added a new feature to its annual Easter Celebration —…
The White House’s efforts to distribute tickets online to the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn have been marked by site crashes and some very overwhelmed Easter Bunnies manning whitehouse.gov. Your holiday doesn’t have to be so disappointing or high-tech, because Miamians celebrate Easter in ways that…
What if, at the dawn of 1985, Swedish guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen had joined up with Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore for a side project titled “Enjoy the Violence”? The result might sound a lot like Brooklyn’s Ratatat. Just the third band in history to perform inside the Guggenheim Museum in…
The Wynwood arts crawl has gotten smarter, but not because Mensa members have invaded the hood. Instead, the New Times’ own Scott Cunningham has established the University of Wynwood, an unpretentious seat of higher learning where creative types can discuss cultural projects over complimentary wine. Cunningham has enlisted curators, filmmakers,…
