At 11:30 p.m., a gaunt, bespectacled Phil Collins walked on to the stage of the Fillmore Miami Beach, flanked by his ex-wife Orianne Collins-Mejjati and their young son, to tell the sold-out Little Dreams Gala crowd that he had to cancel his performance. It was to be Collins first concert…
“Back in 2006, I had no band, no car, and a lot of free time,” says Miami musician Jose Flores. “So I was doing hundreds of home recordings. I always thought freestyle and Miami bass were these fun and lost genres. I noticed that the simpler, funny bass-heavy jams were…
Novy Græy is an enthusiastic young man, talented and spiritual. While emerging with Quarter Horses as an intricate, self-described “Gospel Noir” outfit, he’s also been the main driving force behind the technical and experimental project {in-boxes}. We had a chance for a lengthy discussion about spirituality, music and the creation…
Please don’t let us down. We begged. And pleaded. But sadly, Solange Knowles (AKA Beyoncé’s sis) is canceling her Art Basel Miami Beach week music series at Select Art Fair 2014. The Saint Records founder was supposed to be headlining and curating six nights of free Basel parties, starring label…
Gloria Estefan is passionate about many things. One of those things is the 305. No matter how many shiny awards the “Get On Your Feet” singer may stack on her shelf, or the number of successful businesses she runs with hubby Emilio, Miami remains, and always will, at the center…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. When Sofy Encanto was a child in Tegucigalpa, her babysitter forbade her to go out. Trapped inside…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. From winning a national televised singing competition as a teenager in Cuba to being selected to play…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. As a Grammy-winning singer, Latin Songwriters Hall of Famer, successful businesswoman, and local activist, Miami’s favorite cubanita…
Goodbye penny beers? Over the weekend, Sandbar Sports Grill, a beloved college kid and locals hangout in Coconut Grove that’s famous for its one-cent Miller Lites, was invaded by Spike TV’s Bar Rescue. Hosted by bar-and-club expert Jon Taffer, the reality show specializes in “giving failing nightlife establishments one last…
#459515396 / gettyimages.com Even if you don’t particularly like Pitbull, you have to admit, we got dude on stage hosting the American Music Awards. That’s pretty baller. Armando Christian Pérez has come a long way from his M.I.A.M.I. days. He represents the 305 worldwide. You don’t have to love him,…
“Come on, shake your body, baby, do the conga.” That’s what Miami’s Cuban princess Gloria Estefan demands of you when she, her husband Emilio, and the Nederlander Organization bring the Estefans’ autobiographical musical, On Your Feet! to Broadway next fall. “I’m so excited!” la cantante expresses. “We have a dream…
The Road is rubble. Last month, the infamous century-old boozing establishment at 626 S. Miami Avenue slung its final beer and a shot. The Last Call Closing Party ended with bleary eyes and empty glasses at 5 a.m. on a Sunday morning. Over the weekend, Miami’s Oldest Bar celebrated its…
“Whatever happens, we feel we already won,” says Palo! pianist Steve Roitstein from Las Vegas as he waits to find out whether his Miami Afro-Cuban funk five-piece’s record Palo! Live will win the 2014 Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Tropical Album. “Submitting the album was daunting. Not the process, which…
The duke of food porn meets the godfather of punk. As Miami New Times food blog Short Order reports, Anthony Bourdain has been spotted lurking about our subtropical shores shooting a likely Miami episode of his enormously popular CNN show, Parts Unknown. So far, Bourdain’s scarfed a medianoche sandwich. He’s…
“Rozay, how you lose all that weight?” He once tipped the scales at 160 kilos. (Or 350 pounds for those hustlers not “in the distribution.”) But big homie’s recently shed the equivalent of a modest midweek cocaine shipment. And in a new workout video for Funny or Die, Rick Ross,…
As Bob Marley once said: “Herbs are good for every-ting.” Indeed, mon. And now Momma Marley and many of Bob’s children have actually gotten into the ganja-selling game. The family just launched Marley Natural, “the world’s first global cannabis brand,” set to start peddling product to potheads and Rastas in…
Crows squack. Doves coo. Turkeys gobble. Birdman goes brrrrrr. We’re talking about that big boss dawg Baby Birdman of the Cash Money crew, and he’s ready to act fowl all over the streets of Miami. No, he’s not bringing any static, but he is bringing 1,000 turkeys to needy families,…
#HeatNation… The Bawse got your back. Even though he admits LeBron is “one of the greatest, if not the greatest ever,” it ain’t gonna stop big homie from plotting the demise of King James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. In fact, during a recent interview with Funkmaster Flex on NYC’s Hot…
The life of the party is in the hands of the DJ. They play the cuts that keep the people dancing, moving, and shouting along. They are also in charge of bringing the newest sounds of the streets into the clubs and onto the radio. DJ Bre is an up-and-coming…
Has it always been your dream for someone to pay attention to you? Perhaps your parents ignored you as a child? Or you were too afraid to speak up during those awkward teenage years? Well, that’s why God created music journalism, so we could compartmentalize all the painful trials and…
Going from dirty clothes to filthy rich isn’t easy, but Fort Myers’ Pretty Boy Gangsta has done it by traversing Alligator Alley to Miami for more than a decade. The rapper whose brother built the label and studio that made Plies famous is about to star in his own MTV…
Haochi Waves has been living up to the second part of its name for some time now. From the ashes of Pretty Please, husband-and-wife creators Juan Oña and Ana Farina Mackliff reemerged, joined again by Didi Aragon. And now they’re poised to release their latest band’s first full-length album, Peggy…
