Lewis Black has made a career of artfully losing his shit. His red-faced, spittle-flecked, and highly articulate comedy is a furious fusion of the indignant Howard Beale, the wry Lenny Bruce, and the apoplectic Winnebago salesman of YouTube lore. Black actually began his career as a dramatist, writing and producing…
Bridesmaids: A movie made worse by and for me
Wynwood’s May 14 art walk tricks the eye
Celebrity Autobiography at the Arsht Center May 12-15
Thor is a bore
Five courses, five hot chefs, Roederer champagne, and support for the American Association for Cancer Research are all on the menu at Chefs for a Cure,a benefit dinner and silent auction scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at 1500 Degrees. Behind the stoves at the swank…
Nostalgic for the sights and sounds and tastes of Cuba? For three days in May — Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the 20th through the 22nd — the 13th annual Cuba Nostalgia delivers a vision of the island before “The Beard,” with pan con lechón, media noches, croquetas, and other Cuban…
Between Mixed Culture and Jahfe, there’s enough Caribbeanism to send the night into a tropical inspired musical experience that can only be had in Miami, where Trenchtown meets South Beach. These two bands explore the heritage of sounds from countries like Jamaica, Haiti, Brazil, and Puerto Rico. They make unlimited…
Across the street from Maurice Gibb Memorial Park, this long running local’s bar is a late night institution for dancing, drinks, and ladies. On Monday nights, if you want reggae, dis be de place. Jean Pokito is the bandleader for Jean P. Jam, a world beat rockin’ band playing “deep…
DJ Skribble may be Italian-American, but that didn’t stop him from spinning in a group called Young Black Teenagers in the early 90s. From there he went on to work on Wyclef’s first album, to releasing MDMA, Essential Dance 2000 on Atlantic Records. You may also know him for teaming…
Good news for local lovers of live music: Transit Lounge (rises again! Though the club itself was doing brisk business, earlier this month owners announced that the building form which they rent the space had gone into foreclosure and would be sold by the bank. Thanks to some last-minute wrangling,…
Think you’re a social outcast? Consider the vegetarian piranha who dines sheepishly on kelp while his cohorts feverishly tear into an unsuspecting swimmer. And while you’re no nature anomaly, you’ve likely found yourself pining for inclusion — even if it means a bloody feast of human flesh. Such separation anxiety…
Following the massive earthquake of January 2010, Haitian artists have persevered through unimaginable conditions. They’ve proved that the creative spirit is indomitable and that artistic expression is not a luxury but a basic human need. As Port-au-Prince-based choreographer Jeanguy Saintus said, “Some of us want to go away while others…
Phil Spector was a dabbler. He dabbled in little things such as legendary pop music production (his credits include the Beatles’ final album, Let It Be, and the Top Gun ballad “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ ”), mad scientist hairstyling, and murder. Oh, how he loved murder. And as an American…
A seven-trey Chevrolet rolls up to a ’66 Bonneville, spits on its windshield, kicks it in the rims, rips off its spoiler, breaks an axle, and dents the doors. The Bonneville strikes back, chucking spark plugs through the windows, cutting off the break lines, snatching the motor mounts, and leaving…
Brain guy Oliver Sacks discovered that the right music can “unlock” people frozen by Parkinson’s disease, allowing them to sing or dance. The Miami Light Project is likely hoping for a similar mobilization with its Dance Your A$$ Off fundraiser. Saturday a heady local soundtrack by Brimstone127, Papa Keith, Barrie…
Nightingales in large cities have learned to belt out 95-decibel songs (i.e., as loud as a chain saw) in order to make themselves heard over the everyday clamor. And it’ll take a similar effort for the Brickell Bazaar to get noticed in flashy, reggaeton-thumping Miami. Presented by DJ Oski, Queen…
Do you love Italian cuisine but think all the ricotta and mozzarella leave you with cottage cheese thighs? Do you enjoy serving your family delicious, home-cooked meals in your foreclosed home? Do you have a normal human hairline but wish it were a bit more ape-like? Good news, because one…
They say the two best days in the life of a boater are the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it. If that’s true, plenty of salty dogs will have good days at the Miami Marine Flea Market beginning Saturday at 9 a.m. on Watson Island…
Kids don’t know nothing. Such is the premise behind the Promethean Theatre’s latest endeavor, Three Days of Rain, premiering Friday at 8 p.m. at Nova Southeastern University’s Black Box Theatre. Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard Greenberg’s two-act play tells the story of three adults and their respective…
Pro baseball in Florida has long been the new kid at school who is openly mocked for no other reason than being new. He’s nerdy and prefers to be left alone. And he has no friends, which only makes the bullying worse. Maybe he gets in a few classic comebacks,…
Porn has very real roots in male chauvinism. Another large part is based purely on female objectification. And all of it has its foundation in the most basic, primal horn-doggery. But, hot damn, it sure can be fun and arousing. And when something like Exxxotica Miami Beach rolls into the…
