Shakira at the American Airlines Arena, September 27

View photos of Shakira at American Airlines Arena here.Shakira American Airlines Arena Monday, September 27, 2009 Better Than: Driving to Palm Beach for a show, or Palm Beach in general. I’d be lying if I told you I’m familiar with the Shakira brand. Sure, I had heard some of her…

The Roots: Our Five Favorite Videos by Questlove and Crew

via their MySpace page​You might remember how ecstatic we got when we heard about a private party Hennessy was throwing with the Roots. Then we heard all about how RSVPing was “no guarantee” that we’d actually get accepted to be on the list. Wait, what?We wondered how exactly the good…

Dâm-Funk Enters the Boogie Zone at the Vagabond, September 23

Dâm-Funk The Vagabond Thursday, September 23, 2010 Better Than: Getting the high score on Miss Pac-Man while listening to Purple Rain. In an alternate universe, James Brown is John Lennon, Parliament Funkadelic is Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson is still making songs like “Rock With You,” and g-funk is grunge. On…

Good Charlotte Comes to Miami and (Literally) Goes to the Mall October 9

Next Saturday, you’re gonna be bumming around Miami International Mall anyway, right? So between stocking up on day-glo shoelaces, stuffing your face full of Cinnabon, and shoplifting calling cards from the One Stop Shop … Why not check out Mr. Nicole Richie (AKA Joel Madden) and his brother Benji of Good…

Rebel, Cheap Beer, and Rock ‘N’ Roll at the Vagabond Tomorrow

It’s almost the end of the week. And $2 PBRs, sloppy babes, dark dudes, and dirty leather jackets sounds like a good time. Well, start counting down the hours — roughly 10 — until 30 NE 14th Street fills with all your favorite Friday shit. For tomorrow night, Fridays at…

Oscar G Drops His Double-Disc Live From NYC at Mansion This Saturday

We here in Miami treat our homegrown party boys like kings of the club. And local house head Oscar G wears one of Miami’s biggest, shiniest crowns. He’s led a thousand wild warehouse orgies at Space, launched Billboard destroyers (“Fired Up” with Ralph Falcon) and underground booty bombs, and repped…