Art BattlesWith an acoustic set by AlukardEazy Street Gallery, MiamiSaturday, February 27, 2010Better Than: Watching The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross on PBS. The Review:Art Battles started nine years ago as a one-off event for promising artists to showcase their skills in downtown New York. It’s now become a full-blown tour,…
Last week, I asked New Times Miami Music Editor Arielle Castillo if we should track down the dentist who gave Lil Wayne his eight root canals for the jaw-dropping sum of reportedly $150,000. Her response was rational: “doctor-patient confidentiality, right?”Fortunately for all of us, no one’s lips stayed sealed for…
Say what you will about the commercial trappings of the “Swedish House Mafia”, but they currently rule the international dance music mainstream, so whatever they’re doing, they’re doing right. Although with that said, who are we kidding? Everyone knows that the recipe for commercial success in the world of electronic…
Anyone who has swung through Miami’s Design District on any given Tuesday over the last two years would have noticed a fair bit of bedlam. Not that there have been riots — but there has been the kind of heavy traffic that comes about when something successful is going down…
Props to Michael J. Mooney, blogger over at our sister blog the Juice, for spotlighting the plight of Chrissy Benoit, who owns Havana Hideout in Lake Worth. Basically, local officials were riding her pretty hard to pay an “Entertainment Fee” aka “Dancing Tax.” Benoit countered that she does not charge…
Miami, do you miss the days of Studio A? Tired of trekking up to Fort Lauderdale or West Palm Beach to see a show just because Miami lacks a mid-size venue? Did you feel some shows scheduled north of the county line, like Peaches, the Virgins, Of Montreal, and more…
Over at New Times Broward-Palm Beach sister blog the Juice, we find that heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne is to join the illustrious company of Miami’s own Pitbull as a recipient of a city’s key. Osbourne is in West Palm Beach tonight for the honor, “in recognition for his many…
Crossfade can exclusively confirm that Drake will not perform at Karu & Y on March 12. According to Drake’s manager Cortez Bryant, who spoke with New Times Friday afternoon, the concert continues a trend of shady promoters impersonating members of his team. The story is developing, so keep checking this…
Friday, February 26*Crossfade favorites Arboles Libres play Fridays at the Vagabond tonight. Cover is free before 11 p.m., $5 after. Click here to visit the Vagabond’s web site.*BFGF, This Heart Electric, and Melting Mandarin play the Born Electric one-off party tonight at the Guest Lab, a cool warehouse spot on…
Even after watching Lil Wayne’s interview with Katie Couric last year with a bucket of popcorn and tears in my eyes, I somehow forgot: this guy is a self-proclaimed gangsta. “I don’t take nothin’ from no one, I do what I want to do,” he told Miss Katie. “And I’m…
Pitbull had already crowned himself the king of Calle Ocho, the street (and symbolic home of just about everything he represents). So it was just a matter of time before Calle Ocho, the festival, acknowledged his coronation — and all the free advertising on “I Know You Want Me (Calle…
After only 18 tweets, and what must be an inordinate amount of Internet heckling, Lil Wayne has decided to close his freshly augmented trap. After expressing yesterday that Weezy’s introspective side was helping me settle in at New Times Broward-Palm Beach, I will now have to resort to following Justin…
To read past installments of Blast From the Past, click here. Jaco PastoriusJaco Pastorius (Epic Records)One of my first charges here for the Miami New Times sheriffs all the way back in September of 2003 was a review for the Jaco Pastorius tribute CD, Word of Mouth Revisited, on the Heads…
Manuel Valera’s one of those young guys out there in the jazz circuit who has paid his dues and has toured supporting some stellar names. These past couple of years he’s come into his own. His compositions for trios and quartets, as well as his inviting and symbiotic manner on…
Sure, both of these earth-shattering events happened on Monday. I’m still taking daily solace being in sync with my South Florida neighbor’s unfolding Twitter platitudes as I settle in as Music Editor at the New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Fans should not be surprised that Weezy’s typical crass bravado (“I’m on…
We get to see an awful lot of Locos Por Juana around town, as they gig consistently, giving localvores frequent opportunities to catch them at favorite watering holes. But one shouldn’t overlook the fact that, while they’re extremely proud to rep the 305, they’ve extended their reach far beyond our…
Current NPR darlings Surfer Blood already got a co-sign from Brooklyn electro-house producer Drop the Lime when he spoke about the bands he spins when not spinning for cash in an interview last year. Now the DJ, who rolled through Miami last month, has taken his adoration to the next…
And to think it was only a year two years ago that Calvin Harris was playing for the Poplife crowd at White Room. Early tracks like “Acceptable in the ’80s” and “All the Girls” may have been hipster dance jams, but his latest album, last year’s Ready For the Weekend, pushed…
Miami New Times is looking for freelance writers and photographers familiar with the local Latin music scene to contribute to both the print edition and our music blog, Crossfade. Candidates must be local to Miami-Dade county, and should ideally have some professional journalism experience. Please send your five best clips…
One+One, James Zabiela’s beloved collaboration with Nic Fanciulli, is long done. But Zabiela, the flaxen-maned, one-time-wunderkind, is doing more than fine as a solo star. Only 30 years old, but already a pro for the last 10 years, each year sees him developing his technical wizardry further. His musical background…
There are seven dirty words that got George Carlin arrested for disturbing the peace while doing a stand up comedy routine in 1972. In the ’90s, Luther Campbell, or Uncle Luke to you, white boy. who put them into action and made a world famous career out of them.Obscenity? Fuck…
Rachel GoodrichSweat Records, Miami Saturday, February 20, 2010 Better Than: Listening to old Raffi CDs as an adult. The Review: More than 100 fans crammed into Sweat Records Saturday night for a performance by Miami’s own “shake-a-billy” star, Rachel Goodrich. The event was part video contest award ceremony, part in-store dance…
