Who the funk is Lo Down Loretta Brown? She is Erykah Badu’s DJ’ing alter ego. And she’s coming for Art Basel Miami Beach week. With just days till total Basel madness, Ms. Low Down Is packing her bags, picking her wigs, and stacking her wax for an #ABMB set as…
I cleaned some sprouts off some red potatoes, and they sat in the sink, wet and glistening like pomegranate seeds. It was a fleeting thought, them looking that way. A thought I found amusing and privately poetic. I had recently heard that Jeff Tucci had passed. I didn’t know the…
Art Basel has fallen upon the 305. To help get you juiced up for the arty party madness, we’re hooking you up with Miami’s five best concerts this week. Check ’em out, from James Blake at National YoungArts to Yung Lean at Basel Castle to Carlos Vives at the AAA…
With the tents going up in Midtown, Wynwood buzzing with activity, and new restaurants and hotels opening in Miami Beach, it can mean only one thing — Art Basel Miami Beach is making its way back to the Magic City. And so are the parties. Now, some will lament the…
Prom was just better in the ’80s. Haven’t you seen John Hughes movies? Unlike the plot of some ’80s films, going back in time is impossible. The closest thing we can get to it is theme parties, and theme parties only work if people get on board with the theme…
If you grew up in South Florida in the late ’80s, Uncle Luke and his 2 Live Crew are nothing short of legendary. Their fun-loving, filth-ridden bass music was once considered so vile, they would get arrested just for performing it. Even by today’s standards, the lyrics are blush-inducing. Nasty…
Black Friday takes on a whole ‘nother meaning in Miami. While the rest of the country is up before the crack of dawn in hopes of snagging a $100 iPad, us here in the Magic City are partying it up with cheap booze and wild Turkey Day parties. Just check…
It’ll be a long time till Miami becomes synonymous with motorcycle culture. But as it stands, the Dirty South’s largest city is rapidly on its way to forging an identity within the two-wheeled lifestyle. And this Sunday, Will Call will host the third Black Sunday Vintage Motorcycle Swap and it…
Pavo. Puerco. Pumpkin pie. As residents of that fantastic land known as Miami, we are often accused of living in some foreign country where summer never ends. And yet, we give thanks for the bounty of the autumn harvest, just like the rest of y’all yanquis. However, unlike most citizens…
Gloria Estefan is passionate about many things. One of those things is the 305. No matter how many shiny awards the “Get On Your Feet” singer may stack on her shelf, or the number of successful businesses she runs with hubby Emilio, Miami remains, and always will, at the center…
Chaz Bundick doesn’t really need another moniker. As Toro y Moi, he’s released three albums to plenty of critical acclaim and fan adoration. Still, he is looking forward to introducing the world to his latest alter ego, Les Sins. “There’s some sonic difference,” Bundick says. “I don’t know if I…
Gratuitous tongue wagging. Thong onesies. Human-sized bananas. Where are we? An Art Basel Miami Beach rager? Or a Miley Cyrus arena show? Exactly. And that’s why it is almost no surprise that America’s most ratchet former Disney starlet is bringin’ dem Bangerz to Basel week. She has just been confirmed…
Your kid drops out of high school to start an Internet-driven music career, rapping about video games, hard drugs, sadness, and Arizona Iced Tea. As a parent, you may raise an eyebrow. Lucky for Yung Lean, he doesn’t have any parents. That’s obviously not true, but the 18-year-old Swedish stream-of-conscious…
Grab a feathered friend and do the turkey wobble! Not only is it Hump Day — it’s Thanksgiving Eve. That means that in less than 24 hours, you’ll be home free, stuffing your face with gravy. But before you do, check out the six best club parties going down in…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. When Sofy Encanto was a child in Tegucigalpa, her babysitter forbade her to go out. Trapped inside…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. From winning a national televised singing competition as a teenager in Cuba to being selected to play…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. Clubland might not seem like the best place for an art project. But Sean Wildchild crash-lands his…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. “When you find a beautiful woman,” Mac Klein advises, “never change a hair on her head.” That…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. As a Grammy-winning singer, Latin Songwriters Hall of Famer, successful businesswoman, and local activist, Miami’s favorite cubanita…
After bassist Gerard Smith’s 2012 death from lung cancer, TV on the Radio almost called it quits. “At the end of the last album and tour cycle I was on the page of, ‘We could put this down right now and I’d feel really good about what we’ve done,'” TVOTR…
It’s Art Basel Miami Beach’s de facto VIP room. And in its ten-year history, Le Baron has served as the clubhouse for creative types. But even though celebrities like Demi Moore, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Pharrell Williams have made cameos at the hot spot, star sightings are not why throngs of…
Goodbye penny beers? Over the weekend, Sandbar Sports Grill, a beloved college kid and locals hangout in Coconut Grove that’s famous for its one-cent Miller Lites, was invaded by Spike TV’s Bar Rescue. Hosted by bar-and-club expert Jon Taffer, the reality show specializes in “giving failing nightlife establishments one last…
