Can a hog’s breath possibly produce a pleasant sound? It can in Key West, from today through May 6, when the famous saloon plays host to the twelfth annual Hog’s Breath Key West Songwriter’s Festival. A songwriting festival? Isn’t that sort of like a celebration of the faceless, a nod…
As the revelers on South Beach are just ordering breakfast at Jerry’s Deli and harried commuters are braving I-95, you can be in your personal zen paradise doing Sunrise Yoga at the Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove. The 7:00 a.m. skies over Miami look as if they were yanked out of a…
There’s something so wonderfully decadent about hookah-smoking. It’s a concept that originated in Eastern cultures, where taking time out from a busy work day to smoke flavored tobacco from an ornate water pipe is a daily ritual not to be missed. In 1775 famed English memoirist William Hickey wrote: “I…
What is it about Shelley Novak that we love so much? We’re big fans of the hilarious drag queen with the ratty blond wig, the frumpy frocks … and of course that ever-present facial stubble, fighting its way through the countless layers of makeup shellacked onto his (her?) face. We…
It’s all in the mix these days. With the purchase of just one mp3 player, Blackberry, or cell phone, you get a multitude of options. Don’t you just love that every gadget comes with a navigation system, internet access, and a built-in camera? Buying a ticket to “The History of…
Everyone knows the best reason to have kids is so you don’t look like some kind of weirdo or pervert when you attend events like the twelfth annual National Children’s Theater Festival. Sure, the kids will love meeting the Junior Orange Bowl court and seeing a magic show, but can…
Relay for Life is running, jogging, and walking into Coral Gables today, passing the baton on to you to raise funds to support the fight against cancer. But this isn’t the race you remember from the P.E. classes of your youth. Here your team will camp out at the relay…
You’ve been practicing your Jim Jones “Balllinnnn!” fadeaway for months, and your two-step is damn near perfect, so the time has come to show the world what you’ve got. And what better place to do that than at the 2007 Springfest? Over 30 hip-hop, R&B, and reggae performers will hit…
Miami women are notoriously chic. Check out the scene on Lincoln Road on the weekend, and you’ll find hot mamas of all ages, shapes, and skin tones strutting like it’s fashion week. Lucky ladies, mark your calendars this weekend. There are two must-attend events for any fashionista worth her oversize…
Been lured by a buffet of funk-fueled entertainment, only to discover the hype you swallowed delivered a load of gas? Ditch those Rolaids; these artsy events promise the whole enchilada and more. Beginning at noon the Museum of Contemporary Art (770 NE 125th St., North Miami) celebrates Magic City youth…
Forget yelling at the TV screen like you did during the 2006 NFL draft. This year you can be up close and personal when Coach Cameron chooses the next Miami Dolphin you’ll love to hate. The team is hosting its very own draft party in the practice bubble at the…
What’s tall and bald and brown all over? No, not that. Get your mind out of the gutter. We’re talking about Damon Wayans, a member of the side-splitting Wayans clan, a family that has written, produced, and starred in some of the funniest comedies of the last twenty years. Remember…
Mariah Fox’s dreams must sound like a Rastafarian drum circle or a Jamaican dancehall circa 1978. The esteemed illustrator and artist creates multimedia works inspired by drowsy fantasies and pop culture legends. Jim Morrison, Andy Warhol, and Jean Michel Basquiat all are paid tribute in “i am i,” her multimedia…
“Healthy” is a relative term when you’re on tour, and the four food groups carry a different meaning. In fact they can be re-categorized as: vegetable-flavor, barbecue, chocolate-covered, and MSG. “Yeah, we try to eat healthy — mostly candy bars and bread from gas stations. Our roadie buys these fuckin’…
We don’t think there is a more romantic event this week than the Evening Under the Stars, the tenth edition of this annual Vizcaya fundraiser. Presented by the Vizcayans (the main fundraising committee for the estate), the annual event is one of the largest fundraisers for the historic estate, with…
Did you know that Miami got a new professional soccer team just last year? They’re called Miami FC, and they play in the United Soccer Leagues. I see you are reacting with indifference. Well, we think we’ve figured out how to get you into soccer. It’s not David Beckham. It’s…
The idea of Tigertail releasing a fifth-anniversary “best of” volume of its annual poetry periodical was concieved early on in the publication’s life. “It was Mitchell Kaplan’s idea,” says Mary Luft, founder of the local cultural institution. It’s only fitting that tonight, Tigertail will celebrate the launch of its fifth…
Some ten years ago, Captured! By Robots lead singer and “puny human” JBOT made the unspeakably foolish decision to create two robots, DRMBOT0110 and GTRBOT666, to replace his former human bandmates. Inevitably they enslaved him. Now Captured! By Robots is on tour to celebrate (or in JBOT’s case, lament) ten…
Esteemed choreographer Ray Sullivan was a young ballet school student in New York City during the most fearful years of the AIDS epidemic. “If someone didn’t come to class, you were afraid to ask why. They might have been in the hospital,” he recalls in a voice still shaking with…
MCR lead singer Gerard Way Photo by Santiago Felipe So how does a vaguely punk-oriented band, bred in the usual circuit of grungy clubs, adapt to platinum-sales and an arena tour? On Sunday night at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, warning signs taped to the entrance doors offered a clue:…
Take a very young baseball team that has not yet matured into their prime, and a very old rock band that has ripened way past theirs. Put the two together, add fireworks, and you’ve got Super Saturdays, a promotional night meant to plump attendance at Florida Marlins games. It worked…
Loft. Ego Miami. These are just two of the ambitious titles that have folded in efforts to dethrone Ocean Drive as Miami’s quintessential city magazine. Now comes 944 Miami, a hipster magazine with editions in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County. Where others have crashed and…
