“Liquor in the front, party in the rear.” That’s the motto of The Bend Liquor Lounge, a new ’70s-style boozing spot in Miami Lakes. But it’s also a snappy way to describe the former occupant of 6844 NW 169 St., a strip-mall dive (and 2013 recipient of New Times’ Best…
Back in 2013, Jason Baez was New Times’ pick for Miami’s Best DJ on the strength of his powers as a selector. By all accounts, he was one of the most popular and in-demand on the local underground house and techno scene. But while he already had a couple of…
Miami hip-hop unite! Crazy Hood’s DJ EFN has a new album, Another Time, that matches the best underground talent in America with some of the godfathers of the genre to make an indelible classic on wax, tape, CD, and digital. With two decades of mixtape mastery, artist management, marketing, promotions,…
Does Wynwood really need a piano bar? Well, Yvette Naranjo and the Cafeina Wynwood Lounge crew think so. And soon, enthusiasts of ivory tickling can spend one night a week on NW 23rd Street, singing along to Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” with a real-life piano man. “There’s no neighborhood bar…
With 52 years of experience, the Coconut Grove Arts Festival need hardly prove itself as a credible destination for artists, patrons, crafters, or appreciators. Tradition shows it’s a great place for families and friends to congregate and glimpse the colorful works and offerings of Miami’s many creatives. But what about…
Free drinks, free ice cream, and hot beats. What’s not to love about Sidebar’s new ladies’ night, Ice Cream Thursdays? It’s everything you’ve come to expect from the Chocolate Sundays and Peachfuzz Fridays crews. But now they’re double-swirling their talents and topping it off with plenty of sprinkles. “Wherever you…
Pitbull always bites back. Especially when you try to snatch his shades. Case in point: The Miami rapper (born Armando Christian Pérez) has filed a lawsuit in Florida federal court claiming that Oakley, the sports apparel company owned by Luxottica Group S.p.A., is infringing on his “federally-registered Pitbull trademark” by…
In the early-morning hours of January 12, Alex Omes died, suddenly and mysteriously, just hours before his lawsuit against Ultra Music Festival would finally go to trial. Four weeks later, the Miami-Dade County medical examiner has not determined the cause of the Miami nightlife icon and Ultra cofounder’s death. But…
Have you been to LIV or Story recently? They are making sooo much money off the uhntz-uhntz. Once again, SoBe’s most illustrious megaclubs make the bank and the cut, placing among the top ten in Nightclub & Bar Media Group’s 2015 list of the 100 Highest-Grossing Nightclubs, Bars, and Lounges…
If you follow internet rap, then chances are you’ve heard something from Miami’s latest underground phonk rapper, N3ll. Though he’s been making music since 2008, word has only started getting out about the young MC these past few years. His 2014 mixtape, Boyz N the Hood, was a SoundCloud sensation,…
Once upon a time, the Hotel Astor was a hotbed of activity amid a thriving alternative South Beach scene. Fast-forward a couple decades, and the glamorous spot has fallen off the map as well as SoBe’s “alternative” reputation. But culture, just like fashion, moves in circles. “Wherever there’s lack, there’s…
2 Live Crew got As Nasty As They Wanna Be in 1989, caused some booty drama, and took their right to bass to the Eleventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. Though they later won, the group called it quits shortly after. More than two decades later, these old…
Remember when Steam was Vagabond and Bounce Thursdays was serving up the heavy bass on a weekly basis? That was the ish, nah? It sucks those days had to come to an end. Syke! The old Bounce crew is getting the party back together, but it’s not going to be…
It was the song that blew up the radio last summer, earned Enrique Iglesias three Latin Grammy awards, including Song of the Year for 2014, and made Cuba’s Gente de Zona and Descemer Bueno international estrellas. But now there are two Miami musicians suing Iglesias, Gente de Zona, Descemer Bueno,…
Vinyl is mothafunkin’ back, baby! And soon, the Miami sounds of soul, funk, and disco, as globalized by the late great Henry Stone, will be coming to a store near you. Joe Stone has just inked a deal with U.K.-based Above Board Distribution to manufacture and distribute the entire TK…
Nine hours of hip-hop and EDM, free carnival games, and food trucks? Must be the Greatest Day Ever. Coming from the mastermind behind NYC’s BrunchBounce parties, Irvin Benitiez, as well as Henny Palooza, World Famous, Suave Haus, Apt 78, Ashley Outrageous, Norma Now, YesJulz, and Derick G, this Brooklyn-bred bash…
“Be patient and disciplined, and keep dreaming all the time.” That’s the most important lesson J Balvin has learned throughout his career, as he revealed to Crossfade in a one-on-one interview last summer, just a day before his first televised performance of the hit single “6 AM” on Premios Juventud…
Y los nominados son… Since being established in 2013, Miami’s Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame has honored those performers and composers who represent “the greatest Latin talents from all over the world in every genre.” In 2013, Latin Hall inductees included Julio Iglesias and José Feliciano. And last year, Miami’s…
UPDATE Uncle Luke and 2 Live Crew have started announcing tour dates. Check out the schedule so far. Booty, booty, booty, booty, booty, booty, booty, booty, booty. The godfathers of Miami bass are back. And there’s gonna be ass everywhere, from the 305 to the 310, and the U.S.A. (where…
Sweat Records was founded in 2005 by Lauren “Lolo” Reskin, along with Sara Yousuf, who had been a DJ on the University of Miami’s WVUM. They set up shop on NE Second Avenue near 24th Street. This was back when crack was still a hotter product on the streets of…
UPDATE The police have revealed that cocaine was found in Alex Omes’ condo after his death. Alex Omes had been missing for 12 hours. The morning of Monday, January 12, his big brother, Carlos, tried texting and calling. But there was no answer. Later in the day, Carlos texted and…
These hips real estate listings don’t lie. Wanna buy the 8,355-square-foot, six-bedroom, nine-bath home that Colombian pop superstar Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll has owned since 2001? Well, the Colombian pop superstar’s luxurious Miami Beach mansion will only cost you about $12.9 million. And that’s down from her 2013 asking price…
