Mexican pop diva Paulina Rubio is hosting a special concert right here in her own back yard. Paulina and Friends, benefiting the Lili Claire Foundation, will bring a star-studded lineup to the Fillmore Miami Beach. But who are these friends? Oh, no one major. Just Fanny Lú, a Colombian hottie…
Hurry! Get to the Redland quick. Kendall is sprawling southwestward with the parasitic speed typical of suburban species. Where there used to be dirt roads, now there are Walgreens. Where there used to be two-lane straightaways, now there are stop signs. Where there used to be tomato fields, now there…
Hipster-hop isn’t exactly a new genre. Pioneers such as the Beastie Boys, the Roots, and OutKast have always appealed to eccentrics who want some substance with their big, fat beats. Hip-hop for white people? Maybe. But it was solid and indisputably good. Enter Brooklyn’s Theophilus London, whose This Charming Mixtape…
In this week’s issue of New Times, Natalie O’Neill profiles artist Romero Britto, a man who Miamians seem to have a love/hate relationship with. Er, well more like some people love him and some people hate him. In the past, we haven’t been shy of our disdain for Britto’s work…
You can take the expensive vehicles away from the flash-addicted former mega-producer, but you can’t… take the flash-addicted former mega-producer away from the expensive vehicles? Something like that. Sunrise kid Scott Storch lost his mansion, pawned his yacht, and had his exotic car collection– which included Ferraris, Rolls Royces and…
Ella Fontanals-Cisneros is the former wife of tycoon Oswaldo Cisneros, whose family owns a Latin America media and Pepsi bottling empire worth a cool $6 billion.In Miami, she’s one of the biggest art collectors in town, and the owner of the flossy flossy Cisneros Foundation. Nothing to be bummed about…
South Florida needs some help from the Theater Gods. First, the City of Miami let a gorgeous white-pillared building called the Lyric Theater crumble to shit. Then came the curse of the Hollywood Playhouse: There were years of ownership clashes, production flops and financial trouble.Now the Grove is hosting the…
On Monday, The New Yorker published the most anticipated listicle of the year: the 20 under 40 list, a grab bag of the best fiction writers under 40 in the country. It’s a veritable who’s that of the literary world, which includes such noted page-turners as David Bezmozgis and famous…
If mega-corporations insist on jamming their brands down our throats, then please let them continue doing it with a culture chaser. Recently, Heineken brought Miami a free Cold War Kids concert and a few months back, Diesel gave us a gratis performance of Santigold and Kid Cudi. And now, Ford…
It’s funny to think that rich, fancy folks pay for sweat lodges when all we have to do is step outside for the next 3-4 months. Are you feeling grateful yet? Yeah, us neither. As you’ll notice, all of this week’s free recs happen indoors. The days of moonlit concerts…
You’ve already moshed and chugged Busch beer and high-fived with the So Raw crew. But now you can fill your backpacks and shelves and drawers with awesome swank from someplace called the So Raw Store. It’s a rock ‘n’ roll shopping party! Setting up at NDS Shop (155 NE 38th…
We’re always on the lookout for art that seeps outside of the streets of Wynwood. This month, South Florida screen print artist Rocky Grimes is exhibiting and selling his one-of-a-kind designs at “Normal Absurdity,” an art show at Kidrobot in Miami Beach. What’s he doing showing multimedia videos, hand printed…
So you wanna know: What is the Miz? Well, he’s a hero. He’s a villain. He’s Mike Mizanin, a 29-year-old former frat boy turned reality TV star turned pro wrestler. Or, the way he puts it: “What isn’t the Miz? I like to say that the Miz is the grand…
Mother and Child grapples with adoption but glosses over abortion
Frost Art Museum displays shamanic objects that conjure potent magic
This week in theater: Offstage violence and sweaty predators
Ever since we saw Ben Affleck in Pearl Harbor, we’ve been investigating where exactly Hollywood went so wrong. Turns out the turning point was in 1927, when studio head William Fox invited German expressionist filmmaker F. W. Murnau to make an art film with a studio budget. The result, Sunrise,…
Think of this Saturday’s Sweet Treats Ride as a scavenger hunt for cavities. Beginning at 10 a.m., hungry two-wheelers will meet at the Douglas Road Metrorail station. From there, the first stop will be Chocolate Fashion in the Gables for ganaches, truffles, and tiramisu; next on to cupcake mecca Buttercream…
Chances are pretty damn good you’ve heard of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. But are you familiar with Los Auténticos Decadentes? If the answer is yes, you can feel free to either skip ahead or move on to whatever else you had lined up, such as grabbing a hot dog or teaching…
Not since the emergence of the Game on the national hip-hop scene has Los Angeles had such a promising new rapper as Nipsey Hussle. The onetime member of the notorious Rolling Sixty Crips from the Crenshaw and Slauson neighborhood of L.A. has steadily gained national attention over the past year…
With five ties and a win, the Miami FC Blues began the season on a six-game unbeaten streak. And although the team’s first victory didn’t come until its fifth match, the Blues continued to display their tough brand of defense, allowing just four goals in the first six games. Fast…
The Florida Marlins’ Jeffrey Loria might be known as one of the cheapest owners in baseball, but a look at his track record shows he’s not without generosity. Over the years, he has rewarded his players with gold coins, a blessed Saint Christopher medal, a diamond pendant, a Mercedes, and…
