Last year, when we saw M.I.A. live in concert at Studio A, we met an adorable young girl who commanded us to shake it to the ground and then to bring it back up and twirl it all around. That girl was Baltimore wunderkind Rye Rye. Her story is pretty…
Really? Heathrow, WTF? Where are you getting these bookings? We aren’t worthy of your mercy. Let’s recap: Chromeo, Crookers, Switch in December, and now we find out, via MiamiNights, that MSTRKRFT is coming? Now, we’ve personally seen the Canadian duo spin a bajillion times (yes, bajillion is a number), but…
Earlier this week, we wrote how Opium Group’s newest lounge Louis is opening this weekend. Well according to our sources, it’s a maybe. Why? Not sure, but the anticipation is killing us. Work faster Opium Group! Still, there is plenty to check out this weekend and look for our special…
John Hood Seventy-eighth Street east of Biscayne was like a rock concert parking lot last night, albeit a rock concert full of sophisticates. I’m talking a mob scene the likes that block hasn’t seen since forever. And while the crowd in question wasn’t really there to hear their favorite band,…
Roxy Cottontail is getting you high at The King Is Dead Friday. Are we in a recession? Because the nightlife industry sure hasn’t gotten the memo. In fact, this week the much delayed opening of The King Is Dead is finally happening. The venue is rumored to officially open tonight…
Chromeo, Crookers, and now Switch? Whoever is responsible for the string of bookings at Heathrow Lounge deserves a gold star because it’s getting ridiculous. It almost seems like Heathrow is quickly becoming the Studio A replacement we hoped for — except it’s ill equipped to handle any kind of live…
Joe Jackson Saturday, November 15, 2008 The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater Joe Jackson has always occupied an upper strata in the world of rock, an artist who’s daringly dabbled in a variety of seemingly disparate genres and pulled each off with convincing aplomb. He took flight…
Elyse Wanshel Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain at the Miami Book Fair International Thursday night. Although former junkie/gutter chef, Anthony Bourdain claims that his life is “all rainbows and unicorns” ever since the birth of his baby daughter, many of his random comments during last night’s “Evening With” talk with…
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Thursday, November 14, 2008 BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Better Than: A piping mug of hot chocolate and a handful of candy canes on a warm South Florida day. Before mentioning the jolly thrashing Trans-Siberian Orchestra dispensed at the BankAtlantic Center last night, it should be noted that I have…
ADULT. is coming to Miami! And what better week to visit the Magic City than during Art Basel? We told you that Basel has the habit of attracting plenty of musical acts to the city during the week its here, and ADULT. is definitely a rare treat. The duo was…
Last weekend was a busy one, but there is still plenty of momentum going in the nightlife scene to keep things going. The highlight this weekend of course being the reopening of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, the hotel is celebrating its reopening…
Put your hands up for Fedde le Grand. Everyone knows Fedde le Grand, the Dutch DJ/producer who burst onto the mainstream dance scene with “Put Your Hands Up For Detriot.” It was one of those tracks everybody easily loved. It had awesome hook, dirty beats, and an outrageous climatic peak…
Salman Rushdie will be in town to close up the Miami Book Fair, but his ex-wife Padma Lakshmi will be on television across the nation tonight hosting the season premier of “Top Chef: New York.” We’ve already introduced you to contestant Jeff McInnis, dubbed “hot chef of our dreams” in…
Elyse Wanshel Parma, Ohio’s Porky-N-Beans won best ribs at Miami-Dade Parks’ Ribfest 2008. Ten bucks and then you get to eat all the free ribs you want? Sounds too good to be true. And it is, busting open the word-of-mouth myth that, last Saturday, lured me down to Homestead Air…
With Art Basel only three weeks away, there is plenty of reason to be musically excited about South Florida. Why? Because art isn’t the only thing that rolls into town. Plenty of musical acts also stop by that week to entertain the crowds. In previous years Peaches, Iggy Pop, Justice,…
Hailing all the way from Milan, Bot and Phra, who together make up the DJ duo Crookers, prove that globalization, at least when it comes to music, isn’t such a bad thing. Arguably, its been the Internet that has given them the power to become more popular than they are…
With record labels going the way of the dinosaur these days, it’s hard to fathom why anyone would want to go into the music business. But popular Los Angeles DJ and entrepreneur Franki Chan and his crew are thriving while other labels have caught the blues. In fact, after founding…
Kevin Rudolf is an adorable young man. The Cash Money Record’s pop-star took me out to lunch, drove me around in his Lambo, introduced me to his model girlfriends, and at around 3 a.m., took me to Cash Money’s studio in North Miami, where he introduced me to Lil Wayne,…
ZOMG, ya’ll! It’s Tuesday, so what the hell is On the List doing up so early in the week? Well, in case you didn’t know, today is Election Day, and whether your candidate of choice wins or loses, there will be plenty of alcohol flowing and music pumping in the…
Justin Namon Last night’s Iron Fork event was a sold out affair that pack the Miami Science Museum. There was plenty of food and drinks to go around, plus we got to feel like we were 10 again walking through and interacting with the Music Musica exhibit at the museum…
Boo ya’ll! It’s Halloween. Time of year when girls dress like total sluts by wearing lingerie and some kind of animal ears. “Look at me! I’m a sexy mouse.” Sure you are. While we appreciate a bit of sexiness during Halloween, we also appreciate a bit of creativity too. But…
Ah, Oktoberfest: beer, greasy food, and brawny men in tight overalls dancing the Higglety Pigglety. We had a few local ‘Fest options this weekend, but we went with beer company Hoffbrau’s Bayfront Park shindig because their website has tinny accordion music and many typos, thereby convincing us of its authenticity…
