The Miami Herald is reporting that Gloria and Emilio Estefan will be among the 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom award, the United States’ highest civilian honor. Though an official announcement of the nominees is expected later this afternoon, the Herald says a source tipped them off to…
Mitch Albom is a renaissance kind of guy. A best selling author, a humanitarian, a musician, radio host, screenwriter and all around inspiring individual, his words have touched the hearts and minds of millions, 35 million at last count. Music has always been of interest to Albom. He’s a steadfast…
Somewhere in an upper-middle-class neighborhood in Lake Worth, sledgehammering his way through dusty concrete, a pop culture icon recognized the world over struggles with his friends to meet a renovation deadline. “I did ‘Ice Ice Baby’ when I was 16 years old,” the rapper-turned-reality star renovator says. “If you would…
YoungArts Salon Series with Fab 5 Freddy. Wednesday, November 18, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Jewel Box at National YoungArts Foundation, 2100 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-377-1140; youngarts.org. Tickets cost $20 to $35 via eventbrite.com. Fab 5 Freddy may be considered one of the godfathers of rap and hip-hop, but the musician is,…
Miami Beach has more contenders for newest, “coolest” hotel than the Republican Party has presidential candidates. And much more attractive ones too. But with its one year anniversary concert last night, the Thompson Miami Beach proved it was the clear winner in the categories of style and party production. Part…
A military brat, Markus Schulz was born and raised in Germany before moving to Phoenix for his teenage years. He didn’t speak English very well and spent a lot of time alone in his room listening to the radio. Music inspired him, as a teenager he played eight-hour sets on…
Days after video showed a man falling overboard on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, a search is on for another cruise passenger who went overboard during the EDM cruise Mad Decent Boat Party. Yesterday, Mad Decent issued the following statement: Thursday, November 12 during the chartered cruise on Norwegian Pearl,…
The National YoungArts Foundation was founded in 1981 to identify emerging talent in artistic disciplines such as visual, literary, design, and performance. That same year, the herald of New Wave, Blondie, introduced the general public to a man who was working outside the commonly accepted boundaries of contemporary art: Fab…
My Electric Heart. With DJ Jared Col. Friday, November 13, 11 p.m. Kill Your Idol, 222 Española Way, Miami Beach; 305-534-1009; facebook.com/killyouridolmiami. Admission is free. Ages 21 and up. It may be a “Long Way Home,” but with My Electric Heart, you know it’ll be a smooth ride. Having performed at Y-100’s Jingle Ball…
Krisp had a somewhat meta approach to songwriting on their latest album, Sonic Monarch. “A lot of the songs, we’re talking about making the songs in the songs,” Juan Ledesma tells us. Krisp will be debuting its vinyl release when they participate in Sweat Records’ Live at Sweat series this Saturday,…
“I wanted to pay homage to my city, Miami.” Toto Gonzalez says. That was his goal on, Orange, the second album he’s released as Mr. Pauer. “Everyone who was part of the album lived in Miami at the time it was recorded. Twelve nationalities are represented and we have songs…
Though he had made several albums, become a regular on the coffeehouse circuit in his native Hawaii, and attained the status of a popular concert draw in Japan, ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro was virtually unknown as far as the rest of the world was concerned. Then a YouTube video of…
The one thing Pitbull loves more than mamis, “Culo,” y “Calle Ocho” is New Year’s Eve. Last year, dat chico Pit celebrated el Año Nuevo at the Thompson Hotel in Miami Beach with Pitbull’s New Year’s Eve Revolution – which was televised nationally on FOX. He later ended la noche with a…
Brothers Ali and Basti Schwarz have had over three decades to build up a widespread loyal following under the Tiefschwarz banner. Which is still saying a lot, considering the pair’s relentless stylistic mutations over the years. From the mellow deep house of their early DJ days in Stuttgard, Germany, to…
After the U.K. punk revolution, we needed a break. Because when the anarchy ended and the dust settled, the world realized something: we were sad. That’s when the Cure came along. The four-piece schoolmates from Crawley, West Sussex, England, tapped into a long-neglected nerve in music fans across the globe…
“Our daughter, Zéa Joli, was rushed to the emergency room on June 6, when she was running a temperature of 106°,” says Chris Graham. “She was admitted to the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and a team of specialists began extensive tests to determine the cause for the fever. Three days…
In life, there are ups and downs. So when we posted a list of the 15 greatest moments in Miami music history back in September, it got us thinking about the darker times. And Miami has seen plenty of those. Not to imply that any one death is somehow sadder…
Your imaginary friend Slow Magic loves playing Bardot so much that not even the threat of a shanking can scare him away. “There was this guy who was dressed up with a top hat and was really weird,” the mysterious masked man remembers of his last trip to the lounge…
When you go to summer camp as an adult, it’s already pretty clear that you’ve refused to grow up. So, naturally, you’ve got to have theme music to accompany your fairytale life. That’s where Magic Giant comes in. For the last two summers, Magic Giant has played private concerts for…
Hip-hop is the number one exported culture in the United States,” DJ EFN claims. “It can connect us and bring down any barriers in between.” As a vet of the 305 rap scene who, along with fellow local rapper Garcia and the Crazy Hood Film Academy, has documented the underground…
By the sound of it, George Lewis Jr. has just woken up. He’s on the West Coast, meaning the relatively early scheduled interview might be cutting into his sleep. “Hey, what’s up?” he says after a long sigh. It’s not that Lewis is being rude. For the next 15 minutes,…
“We enjoy the tradition of record-shop in-stores,” Lauren Reskin, owner of Sweat Records, says. “We wanted to honor that and take it up a notch.” After receiving a grant from the Knight Foundation in December 2012 and ensuring that the sale of Churchill’s Pub would not cause their shop to…
