I go to Heidy’s Cafe (2804 NE Second Ave., Miami) for the $6 special. The portions are generous and the food delicious. Today, the daily special features carne asada, white rice, refried beans, and spaghetti. I add on Honduran cheese, mantequilla, spicy vegetables and habanero salsa…
Antoine Asseraf Je suis fashionable. Ze French iz always at ze forefront of — how do you say? — ze fashion. This iz why French chanteuse Yelle wants you to, eh, wear ze mask she gives online. Silly Americans can hide their fat faces they stuff with ze McDonald and…
Logan Fazio Jay-Z came out to support Barack Obama at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami Sunday night. Click here to view the full slideshow. Jay-Z Monday October 6, 2008 Bayfront Park Ampitheatre, Miami Better Than: A McCain-sponsored get-out-the-vote concert. No offense, Daddy Yankee. Jay-Z kicked off last night’s show with…
Did you cry your poor little eyes out because you waited in line for hours and hours but didn’t score any tickets for Sunday’s Jay-Z concert? Well, rejoice because Hov has added a second show in support of Obama for Monday afternoon at Bayfront Park. Doors will open at 11…
The Hot Chef of some anonymous New Timer’s dreams. Miami has been doing pretty good for itself in the Bravo TV reality show arena lately, with Kendall-ite Dee Adames being crowned Shear Genius. Though we don’t have a horse in the Project Runway race this season (which is fine, considering…
Jay-Z + Obama = Party in Bayfront It’s a celebration, bitches! The good folks at Obama For President just made your week. Jay-Z will play a free show in Bayfront Park Amphitheater this Sunday at 8:30 p.m. to drum up voter registration for his favorite presidential candidate. A quick call…
Click the flier for full view. Last time the Scion A/V Tour came to Miami, it brought with it Frankie Chan and Drop The Lime to celebrate the release of the IHEARTCOMIX compilation. We attended the party , but don’t ask how it was; many drinks were consumed to the…
[jump] 10. “Dangerous” Kardinal Offishal featuring Akon This is one is a pure ego booster for the ladies. When it comes on, the lucky girl working the pole at that time probably feels like a star. It’s all about the baddest woman in the room and according to DJ FattBoi…
Churchill’s (5501 NE Second Avenue, Miami; 305-757-1807) Monday night Jazz Jam, winner of our 2007 Best of Miami award, is not a well-kept secret. It’s more like an institution. But a reminder is still in order: if you haven’t gone, you’re missing some of the best regularly-scheduled live music in…
Sayre Berman Fergie performs as the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, as part of the Ambassadors of Rock Tour. Click here to view the full slideshow. Fergie Ambassadors of Rock Tour And VIP Party Friday, Sept. 26 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, Hollywood Fergie’s The Duchess. Fergie’s a fashion…
Jason Handelsman Cash Money Records CEO and co-founder, Ronald “Slim” Williams. Last night, Miami’s Hobie Beach – located on Virginia Key, just over the Rickenbacker Causeway — was filled with tour buses, Maybachs, an orange Lamborghini, a couple of Bentleys, and some limousines. Lil Wayne was in one of the…
We’re exhausted just thinking about the packed weekend schedule ahead of us that we aren’t sure if we’ll survive come Monday. But that’s the fall season for you. Things are finally in full swing and there are so many things to do that we’re sure we are leaving out plenty…
It was really cool talking to Henry Rollins over the phone. The man has the gift of gab, and he spoke non-stop for almost twenty minutes. In this episode of PrunkTV, we talk about last week’s guest, HR of the Bad Brains, and pumping iron. He also told me about…
We know that the South Beach Food & Wine Festival isn’t until next year — February 19 thru 22 to be exact — but tickets for the event go quicker than cake at fat camp. So be aware that tickets for all the Food & Wine events goes on sale…
Dixon spins at Aquabooty at The King Is Dead. As our economy takes a turn for the worse, there are still people out there who know what people want to do to forget that their life savings are going to shit — drink and dance. So it isn’t a surprise…
Ten things I really hate: 1) The insanity-evoking act of sitting in rush hour traffic 2) The Abelam Tribe of New Guinea (screw you and your giant, painted yams!) 3) The smell of chicken on my fingers 4) The Hills 5) Eating after midnight (because if I do, I tend…
Argentine rocker Fito Paez made a rare U.S. appearance at Miami’s Knight Concert Hall. Fito Paez Friday, September 19, 2008 Knight Concert Hall, Miami Better Than: Listening to one of those “Rock en Español” anthology CDs. This being my fifth time seeing Fito Paez live, my expectations were very high…
The musical darlings of the Village Voice Media. Rob Harvilla over at the Village Voice reviews Metallica’s latest offering Death Magnetic only after playing it on Guitar Hero III. The album was offered on the day of its release as a 11-track download for the game. Riverfront Times’ A to…
The fall season is here! Yay! “Why ‘yay?'” you ask. Well in addition to bringing cooler temperatures and hurricane season coming to an end soon, it seems like nightclubs and promoters are waking up from their summer hibernation. The only thing that might rain on this nightlife parade is the…
Last year, Langerado Music Festival got plenty of national attention, particularly because of its strong lineup which included R.E.M., Beastie Boys, Matisyahu, 311, The Roots and Ani DiFranco. However, the festival couldn’t escape the logistical nightmare that was Big Cypress Indian Reservation. The 15-mile single lane highway leading up to…
South Florida, but Miamians in particular, always whine that the area never gets it fair share of national acts coming into town. So when CrossFade received an e-mail announcing a free — yes, free — performance by New York indie rock band The Walkmen, we couldn’t help to feel a…
Yes, you could say we have a small obsession with local DJ/producer Lazaro Casanova, so we’ll keep it short this time. Casanova has a new Perfect 10 mix available for download. When describing the mix series via his blog he says, “I take 10 songs I’m adamant about currently and…
