YesJulz Gives Back With the Monthly Hashtag Lunchbag

Few people have perfected the art of the party like Julieanna Goddard, AKA YesJulz. The 25-year-old has already built a small empire on showing people a good time, and now is the self-proclaimed Director of Vibes at Yes Julz Agency, her own blossoming group of media-savvy women who dabble in everything…

The 2016 Groove Cruise Offered Endless Beats and Lost Teeth

Groove Cruise founder Jason Beukema took the mic for the morning announcements: “Good morning, Groove Cruisers! Today’s costume theme is pinup pool party and tonight is cartoon characters. We have deep house yoga today, we have a DJ soccer match — team Dada Life versus team Dash Berlin gets started…

The Mavericks Earn Two Grammy Nominations for Mono

The Mavericks have never been the kind of band that readily fits one simple and convenient niche. “We never got picked up by the mainstream country market,” singer/songwriter/guitarist Raul Malo told us in an interview last September. “Of course, you can argue that we never were part of it. The…

Concert Pick of the Weekend: Chrome Sparks at Bardot

If chillwave is as dead as the blogosphere claims, someone forgot to tell Chrome Sparks. Born Jeremy Malvin, the Pittsburgh-bred and Brooklyn-based musician, best known for his viral hit “Marijuana,” will perform at Bardot as a three-piece band this Friday after opener Moon Diagrams. If it were possible to genetically…

Eight Things the Rest of the World Gets Wrong About Miami Nightlife

Ask the world to close its eyes and say the first thing that comes to mind when it thinks of Miami nightlife. Chances are you’ll get a lot of Scarface, boobs, EDM, bottle service, and the occasional naked, ketchup-covered woman twerking at a Johnny Rockets.  All of these things are technically…

DJ Khaled for Dummies

Tony Robbins, Wayne Dyer, and Zig Ziglar could have never foreseen that the most well known motivational speaker of the last fifty years hasn’t penned a single self-help book (although don’t rule out the possibility).   In 2016, Snapchat brought to the forefront a man who’s become so popular for…

Remembering the Most Notorious Dive Bars in South Florida History

For months, Miami Beach has been locked in a contentious argument over Ocean Drive, with critics blasting sidewalk bars as sources of non-stop debauchery and crime. The City Commission even enacted a 2 a.m. ban on outdoor alcohol sales on Ocean Drive, with Mayor Philip Levine telling reporters, “We believe it’s…

Michael Brun Traveled to Haiti and Came Back With a Song

Miami-based DJ and producer Michael Brun has become an international presence over the past five years via progressive house hits such as “See You Soon” and “Tongue Tied July.” But one particular spot on the globe still holds sway over his heart — his native Haiti. Though he’s long incorporated…

The Third-Annual Miami Beach Jazz Festival Goes Global

In a world where entertainment has become transient and the performer with the most outrageous outfit garners instant accolades, it’s sometimes difficult to get attention for music that really matters. So any event that celebrates “serious” music — jazz in this case — begs attention. Jazz’s roots reach back to…

DJ Khaled’s Journey of Success Began Long Before Snapchat

“He was quiet.” Imagine that. Of all the words in all the land one could use to describe DJ Khaled, Gary Holzenthal chose “quiet.” It would have been less jarring to learn that his best friend was a llama. “We have had our fair share of characters, but as far…

DJ Khaled’s Seven Most Essential Keys to Success

Perhaps you’ve been wondering why we haven’t really been covering DJ Khaled’s spectacular rise from zany hip-hop character to national icon. He’s a Miami-based artist. He’s ridiculous and fascinating. His story is important and hilarious and inspiring all at once. He meets all our criteria.   Well, for the last…

Fundraising Campaign for Blowfly’s Funeral Needs Your Donations

Since Clarence Reid died last Sunday from liver cancer and organ failure, the Miami legend’s stage persona, Blowfly, has been eulogized in Rolling Stone and the New York Times. Celebrities from Ice-T to the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea to Run the Jewel’s El-P have paid tribute to Reid on…

Miami’s Ten Can’t-Miss Concerts of the Week

10. Spam Allstars. Performing on the Fountain Terrace. Saturday, January 30, 9 p.m. Hialeah Park Race Track, 2200 E. 4th Ave., Hialeah; 305-885-8000; hialeahpark.com. Admission is free. In case you were looking for a legit reason to hit up Hialeah’s best nightclubs, now is your shot. Turn up with Agua de Poço from the Spam Allstars as…