#459515396 / gettyimages.com Even if you don’t particularly like Pitbull, you have to admit, we got dude on stage hosting the American Music Awards. That’s pretty baller. Armando Christian Pérez has come a long way from his M.I.A.M.I. days. He represents the 305 worldwide. You don’t have to love him,…
“Come on, shake your body, baby, do the conga.” That’s what Miami’s Cuban princess Gloria Estefan demands of you when she, her husband Emilio, and the Nederlander Organization bring the Estefans’ autobiographical musical, On Your Feet! to Broadway next fall. “I’m so excited!” la cantante expresses. “We have a dream…
We don’t need a giant turkey to remind us of how lucky we are to be living in the Magic City. All we need is some good music. Just check out the five best concerts going down in the 305 this Thanksgiving week, from Uncle Luke and 2 Live Crew…
Did you get the chance to see Outkast during this summer’s great revival tour? If not, you missed out. If so, you were probably wondering about that weird black jumpsuit André 3000 wore with the cryptic message on it. Always a pillar of unique and thoughtful style, André 3000 wore…
Upon first listen, many people assume that James Blake is black. And when they do set eyes on the 26-year-old white Englishman singing, they’re taken aback. “He’s like a white Erykah Badu,” one smitten YouTube user commented on a video clip of Blake’s 2013 live performance on the Late Show…
Psyched because it’s finally Friday? So are we! That’s why we’re hooking you up with the ten best parties going down this weekend. And the greatest part of it all, they won’t cost you more than a Hamilton. Check ’em out, from alternative indie Latin with Elastic Bond at Ball…
The Road is rubble. Last month, the infamous century-old boozing establishment at 626 S. Miami Avenue slung its final beer and a shot. The Last Call Closing Party ended with bleary eyes and empty glasses at 5 a.m. on a Sunday morning. Over the weekend, Miami’s Oldest Bar celebrated its…
Still breathing? Good. ‘Cause Look Alive Fest is back. Last year, this “homegrown, alternative festival” popped up for its inaugural, two-night Art Basel Miami Beach week edition with Detroit noise-rocker Wolf Eyes, Houston’s Indian Jewelry, and a bunch of locals like Teepee, Cop City/Chill Pillars, Lil Daggers, and Nerve City…
“Whatever happens, we feel we already won,” says Palo! pianist Steve Roitstein from Las Vegas as he waits to find out whether his Miami Afro-Cuban funk five-piece’s record Palo! Live will win the 2014 Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Tropical Album. “Submitting the album was daunting. Not the process, which…
Feeling like a big, fat stuffed bird? About to explode with cranberry sauce? Having way more pumpkin pie than you can handle? All that, and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet? If you answered yes to any of these questions, chances are you’re suffering (or shortly will be) from what’s been…
Mobilee Records will be celebrating its first ten-year run soon, and so far, it has been a formidable one indeed. Cofounded by Berlin DJ-producer and longstanding radio show host Anja Schneider in 2005, the label has managed to position itself at the helm of the international underground house and techno…
The duke of food porn meets the godfather of punk. As Miami New Times food blog Short Order reports, Anthony Bourdain has been spotted lurking about our subtropical shores shooting a likely Miami episode of his enormously popular CNN show, Parts Unknown. So far, Bourdain’s scarfed a medianoche sandwich. He’s…
Pyrite bars. And booty-quaking beats. Yep, the Fool’s Gold crew is ’bout to be back in the 305 for some Basel madness. For the last several years, label boss A-Trak has regularly skedded his ratchet hipster dance party, Day Off, during Miami’s artiest week. And yeeeaaahh, it’s all set to…
“Rozay, how you lose all that weight?” He once tipped the scales at 160 kilos. (Or 350 pounds for those hustlers not “in the distribution.”) But big homie’s recently shed the equivalent of a modest midweek cocaine shipment. And in a new workout video for Funny or Die, Rick Ross,…
As Bob Marley once said: “Herbs are good for every-ting.” Indeed, mon. And now Momma Marley and many of Bob’s children have actually gotten into the ganja-selling game. The family just launched Marley Natural, “the world’s first global cannabis brand,” set to start peddling product to potheads and Rastas in…
If you’re a real house head, you’ve probably got love for Loco Dice. You’re more than likely to have a few Timo Maas records in your collection. And you just may harbor a serious music crush on Martin Buttrich. Not only is he a decorated electronic producer in his own…
Flamenco is the historic folk music of the Andalusia region in southern Spain. It is known for its use of the guitar, cajón, castanets, and clapping. Its singing, el cante, is evocative, heartfelt, and profoundly infused with pasión. Originally introduced to a wider audience in the late 1700s, flamenco did…
Pop That Turkey… It’s not some weird Japanese game show. It’s the most wobble-gobble way to twerk off a million calories before you stuff your piehole with — you guessed it — pie. The night before Thanksgiving, you can ready your gullet with ear-shattering, booty-sweat beats from your pals 12th…
It’s a good time to be a hip-hop fan. All over the country, artists and MCs are coming together to produce some of the most ambitious and memorable rap music since the ’90s. New York, in particular, is a hotbed of activity, and two of Brooklyn’s most heavily hyped crews,…
Get ready to pull out your “Me So Horny,” “Pop That Coochie,” and “We Want Some Pussy” dance moves, because the 2 Live Crew’s Fresh Kid Ice, Brother Marquis, and Uncle Luke are reuniting for “one night only” this Thanksgiving’s Eve at LIV Miami. The crew has not performed with…
Working as a nightlife entertainer seems like a pretty sweet job. Getting paid to wear extravagant costumes, dance alongside world-class DJs, meet celebrities, score free drinks… It’s like a dream come true. Yes, there may be an endless list of perks. But truth is, having a career in the nightlife…
Crows squack. Doves coo. Turkeys gobble. Birdman goes brrrrrr. We’re talking about that big boss dawg Baby Birdman of the Cash Money crew, and he’s ready to act fowl all over the streets of Miami. No, he’s not bringing any static, but he is bringing 1,000 turkeys to needy families,…
